Local obituaries for Wing-Bain Funeral Home
James Ammermann
Dec 3, 2013
James was born on April 27, 1925 in Rheiderland Township, Chippewa County to Nan G. and Trena (Bohlsen) Ammermann. He graduated from Clara City High school in 1942. He went to Dunwoody Institute in Minneapolis and graduated with a degree in Diesel Mechanics. He served in the United States Army and Army Reserves for a period of seven years. On...
Alice Cronen
Dec 1, 2013
Alice Ramona Cronen was born November 19, 1929, the daughter of Thorvold and Anne Laumb, in Montevideo. She was the 13th of 13 children. She was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith at Mandt Lutheran Church. Alice grew up on the home farm in Mandt Township, rural Montevideo. She attended rural country school in District 54 in Mandt Township...
Phyllis Picht
Nov 27, 2013
Phyllis A Picht, 82, formerly of Marshall MN went home to the Lord on November 18, 2013 in the Granite Falls Manor. Phyllis was born on November 16, 1931 in Vesta MN, the daughter of Adolf & Hannah (Blankenhagen) Zimmer. She was baptized and confirmed at St John's Lutheran Church in Vesta and attended country school near Milroy. On September...
Etta Dieken
Nov 22, 2013
Etta Dieken was born December 21, 1922 in George, Iowa the daughter of Evert and Antje Reiter. She passed away Friday, November 22, 2013 at Rice Memorial Hospital in Willmar. She was baptized in George, Iowa and her family moved to a farm north of Clara City when she was an infant. Etta was confirmed at Bethany Reformed Church in...
Marlyn Slettum
Nov 19, 2013
Marlyn Dennis Slettum was born on January 13, 1938, in Turtle Lake, North Dakota. A 1956 graduate of Fargo Central High School and a 1960 graduate of Concordia College-Moorhead, he eventually settled in Montevideo where he worked for 34 years at Chippewa County Family Services. As a mental health, adult protection, and senior services social worker, Marlyn co-founded the Meals-on-Wheels...
Brenda Luepke
Nov 13, 2013
Brenda was born on March 14th 1963 in Granite Falls, MN, to parents Valgene and Judith (Wilson) Ryer. She was baptized and confirmed at Our Savior Lutheran Church in Sacred Heart, MN. She attended Sacred Heart High School and graduated in 1981.She married Lee Luepke in 1982 at St. Paul Lutheran Church. They had three children; Travis, Trevor and Ryan....
Lorraine Miller
Nov 12, 2013
Lorraine Marion Miller was born on April 1, 1926, in New England, North Dakota, the daughter of Fred and Dena Kunze. She was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith, grew up and attended school in the New England area before moving to Montevideo with her parents in 1940. Lorraine lived most of her adult life in the Montevideo area...
Ronald Dale Schuldt
Nov 10, 2013
Ronald Dale Schuldt (Chopper) of Fort Worth, Texas (formerly of Montevideo) passed away on November 10th, 2013 from a short battle of lung cancer. He is now joined with his twin brother Don (whom passed away 1 year and 5 days ago) and our Lord Savior. Ronald was baptized and confirmed at St. Pauls Lutheran Church in Montevideo, graduated from...
Violet Thorkelson
Nov 8, 2013
Violet Meta Lepler Thorkelson was born on March 21, 1917 near Clara City, Minnesota, to John and Justine Niemeyer Lepler. She was baptized at the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Clara City, Minnesota. She attended a country school and then High School in Clara City.On November 10, 1940, Vi married Burnett W. Thorkelson at the Parsonage in Clara City and moved...
Doris Solberg
Nov 7, 2013
Doris Solberg was born September 27, 1918, the daughter of Hans & Susan White, in Minneapolis. She was baptized in the Lutheran faith and confirmed at the Lake Nokomis Lutheran Church on May 17, 1932. She graduated from the Roosevelt High School in June of 1936. She was united in marriage to Walter Solberg on November 28, 1947, in Minneapolis....
Gen Betzen
Nov 5, 2013
Genevieve L. "Gen" Betzen was born on November 5, 1936 in Breckenridge, Minnesota, the daughter of Michael and Madeline Casper. She passed away October 31, 2013 at Shoreview Senior Living. She was baptized and confirmed in the Catholic Faith at St. Mary Catholic Church in Breckenridge. She grew up and attended school in Breckenridge with the Class of 1954.On August...
Thea Kraakaas
Nov 2, 2013
Thea Rosella Kraakaas was born on April 14, 1909, at her home in Tyro Township, Yellow Medicine County, the daughter of August and Anna Marie Anundson. She was baptized at Clarkfield Lutheran Church and at the age of six, she started first grade at Tyro Township Country School. At age 10, she moved with her family to Stony Run Township...
Elizabeth Norton
Oct 31, 2013
Elizabeth "Betty" Ann Norton was born December 23, 1941 in Swift County, Minnesota the daughter of Sherman and Doris (Nelson) Hanson. She passed away on Thursday, October 31, 2013, at her home in Lake Crystal.She was baptized and confirmed in the Christian faith at Watson Lutheran Church and grew up in the Watson area graduating from Montevideo High School. On...
Theresa Smogard
Oct 30, 2013
Terry (Theresa) Smogard was born August 12, 1923 to Steve and Julia Fautsch in Benton County. At the age of 18, she headed for Minneapolis where she worked at various places. She married Kenneth Smogard in 1949 and moved to Clarkfield, where they owned and operated Terry's Café. After 5 years of hard work and long hours, they moved to...
Mickey Ostendorf
Oct 25, 2013
Marlyn "Mickey" Ostendorf was born August 9, 1939, on the family farm in Lone Tree Township, Chippewa County, the son of Harm & Martha Ostendorf. He was baptized and confirmed at Bethany Reformed Church. Mickey graduated from the Clara City High School in 1958. He farmed in Lone Tree Township his entire life. He worked for the Clara City Creamery...
David Erickson
Oct 20, 2013
David William Erickson was born on January 16, 1942, in Minneapolis, the son of Leroy M. and Viola M. Erickson. He grew up in the Minneapolis area. After graduating from high school, David began a long working career in the construction field. David was a hardworking man and in his free time he enjoyed riding horses and his mules. As...
Jon Moe
Oct 19, 2013
Jon Michael Moe was born August 11, 1973 to Michael & Joyce Moe. He joined his sister Kim and then a few years later Jenny graced our family. He died at home in Glenwood on October 07, 2013. Jon was baptized, confirmed and married at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Montevideo. While he attended school in Montevideo, at a young...
Dorothy Eliason
Oct 7, 2013
Dorothy Mae Margaret Eliason was born on July 22, 1927, in Sherburn, Minnesota, the daughter of Archie W. and Mabel Tanhoff. She was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith and graduated from Granite Falls High School. On November 22, 1945, Dorothy was united in marriage to Joseph A. Eliason. Dorothy worked hard all of her life. As a young...
Hilborg Ree
Oct 4, 2013
Hilborg Adele Ree was born December 13, 1913 in Leland, Illinois, the daughter of Halvor and Anna Soppeland. She passed away October 1, 2013 in Granite Falls at the Granite Falls Manor.She was baptized and confirmed in the Christian faith at the Eagle Grove Lutheran Church in Eagle Grove, Iowa. Hilborg grew up and attended school in Eagle Grove, Iowa...
Vernon Cobb
Oct 2, 2013
Vernon Glenn Cobb was born January 12, 1917, the son of Glenn & Verona Cobb, in Independence, Iowa. Vern was raised in Decorah, Iowa and graduated from the Decorah High School. He went on to attend Luther College. Vern served his country during World War II as a Navigator Bombardier. Vern was united in marriage to Agatha Miller on September...
