Local obituaries for Wing-Bain Funeral Home
Robert Jensen
Aug 21, 2013
Robert George Jensen was born on November 20, 1923, in Minneapolis. He was baptized in the Baptist Church in Storden, MN in 1931 where he moved with his family at age 5. In 1946, he was later confirmed in the Lutheran faith at Trinity Lutheran Church in Westbrook. He attended school in Storden. Robert served his country during WWII in...
George Barber
Aug 20, 2013
George Herbert Barber Jr. was born October 22, 1925 in Granite Falls. He passed away Tuesday August 20, 2013 at the VA Hospital in Minneapolis. George was baptized at the First Baptist Church in Granite Falls. In October 1943, at the age of 17, he left school as a high school senior and joined the U. S. Navy. He was...
Sara Blue
Aug 9, 2013
Sara Esther Blue "Wamnu", was born to William C. and Pansy V. (Ross St. Clair) Weldon on April 25, 1937, in Minnesota Falls Township, Yellow Medicine County, near Granite Falls, MN. She was baptized and confirmed in the Episcopalian faith and attended school in Granite Falls.As a teenager, Sara worked at the Granite Falls Sanitorium. She was united in marriage...
Mary Haugerud
Aug 9, 2013
Margaret Mary Haugerud was born June 29, 1934 in Marquette, Michigan, the daughter of Emery and Florence Chartier. She passed away Friday August 9, 2013 at the Clara City Care Center. Mary was baptized and confirmed into the Christian faith at St. Johns Catholic Church in Marquette. She attended St. Johns Grade School and later graduated from Baraga High School...
Audrey Jahn
Aug 2, 2013
Audrey Jahn, 87, of Montevideo, passed away quietly on Friday, August 2, 2013, at her home surrounded by her family. Audrey is survived by her loving and devoted husband of 67 years, Vernon Jahn, 11 children: Teresa Kinman, Patricia Cassell, Andrea Randello, Judith Jahn, Pamela Jones, Peggy Doukas, Jeffrey Jahn, L. Steven Jahn, Elizabeth Jahn, Joseph Jahn and Jacqueline Peacock,...
Marion Clark
Aug 2, 2013
Marion Melissa Clark was born on April 9, 1918 in Kensal, North Dakota, the sixth child of Samuel and Mary Atchison. On Friday, August 2, 2013, she died at the Chippewa County Montevideo Hospital at 95 years of age.Marion's family moved to Minnesota in approximately 1924 and she grew up in the Benson, Hancock area. She was united in marriage...
Ann Stevens
Aug 1, 2013
Ann Rachel Stevens, 79, of Granite Falls, died Thursday, August 1, 2013, at the St. Cloud Hospital. She was born May 14, 1934, the daughter of Rowland and Gertrude (Branum) Norman, in Montevideo. She was baptized and confirmed at Saron Lutheran Church. She graduated from Granite Falls High School with the Class of 1952, which continues to meet yearly for...
Ronald Molden
Jul 29, 2013
Ronald Arthur Molden was born on November 28, 1932, in West Bank Township, Chippewa County, MN, the son of Arthur and Agnes Molden. He was baptized on December 21, 1932 in Big Bend Lutheran Church and confirmed in the Lutheran faith on June 22, 1947, also at Big Bend Lutheran Church. He attended country school in Swift County, MN and...
August Donner
Jul 23, 2013
August Anton Donner was born June 1, 1914 in Louriston Township, Chippewa County, Minnesota, the son of August and Margaret (Fritz) Donner. He passed away Sunday evening July 21, 2013 at the Chippewa County- Montevideo Hospital. Sonny attained the age of 99 years old. Sonny attended the St. Clara Parochial School through 8th grade and went on to graduate from...
Mardell Rand
Jul 18, 2013
Mardell Elaine Rand was born to Herman & Rosella (Grove) Becker on October 25, 1941, in Clara City. She was baptized on November 30, 1941, and confirmed on April 3, 1955, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Clara City. She moved with her family in 1955 to a farm northwest of Sacred Heart. She graduated from Sacred Heart High School in...
Melvin Gillespie
Jul 17, 2013
Melvin Leroy Gillespie was born on December 27, 1925, in Redwood Falls, MN, the son of Albert and Salome Gillespie. He was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith and attended school in Redwood Falls. He served his country in the United States Army from April of 1946 to April of 1947 during which time he was in the post...
Dolores Haugum
Jul 15, 2013
Dolores was born on May 26th, 1928, in Providence Township, MN to Albert and Inez (Ellefson) Larson. In 1946, she graduated from Dawson High School where she enjoyed choir and cheerleading. She married Donald Haugum of Montevideo on June 1, 1947, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Dawson, MN. Don's occupation took their family to many communities in Minnesota including Montevideo,...
Dick Haats
Jul 15, 2013
Dick Haats was born in Raymond, MN on November 14, 1920, to Theodore and Adelaide Haats. He was baptized at the Bethany Reformed Church in Clara City, and confirmed in the Methodist Church in Raymond. He graduated from Raymond High School in 1938. Dick served in the United States Army from 1942-1945. On October 23, 1951, he married Myrtle Sell....
Ronald Lovehaug
Jul 8, 2013
Ronald "Ron" Lovehaug, 70, of rural Milan, formerly of Maple Grove, MN, died July 3, 2013, at the Clara City Care Center after a short illness. Ronald Dean Lovehaug was born on January 8, 1943, in his maternal grandparent's home in Milan. His mother always said he was born on the coldest day of year, the temperature getting down to...
Larry Dirksen
Jun 30, 2013
Larry George Dirksen was born December 7, 1946 in Montevideo to George and Grace Dirksen. He was baptized May 1947 at the Bethany Reformed Church of Clara City. He attended country school and graduated from Maynard in 1964. He was in the National Guard from 1963 to 1969. On July 26, 1969 he was united in marriage to Rebecca Lee...
Doris Brovold
Jun 8, 2013
Doris May Brovold was born on March 15, 1923 in Cottonwood, Minnesota the daughter of Oliver and Clara Martinson. She passed away Saturday June 8, 2013 in Robbinsdale, Minnesota at North Memorial Hospital.She was baptized and confirmed into the Lutheran faith at St. Lucas Church in rural Cottonwood. She attended country school until 8th grade and graduated from Clarkfield High...
Phyllis Ostensoe
Jun 4, 2013
Phyllis Audrey Ostensoe was born on July 3, 1917, in White Bear Lake, MN, the daughter of Carl and Emily (Westburg) Mattlin. She was baptized and confirmed in the Christian faith at St. John's in the Wilderness Evangelical Church in White Bear Lake. She completed elementary school and high school in White Bear Lake. Following her high school graduation, Phyllis...
Mae Alness
Jun 1, 2013
Mae Christine Alness was born on April 12, 1929 in Granite Falls, Minnesota. She was the daughter of John and Genevieve Reese. On Sunday morning, April 28, 2013, at age 84 years, Mae passed away, her children at her side during her final days. During her growing up years, she lived in Minneapolis, Granite Falls, and Clarkfield on her family...
David Dahl
May 17, 2013
David Dahl was born on September 2, 1952 to Irven and Evelyn Dahl. David died peacefully at his home with his family at his side on Friday, May 17, 2013. He is survived by his wife Myrna; their children: Rachel Dahl, Justin(Jeni) Dahl, Jason (Laura) Dahl; grandchildren: Madison Olivia and Landon; sisters: Jan Neudecker, Barb (Jeff) Tepfer, and Bonnie (Harvey)...
Tom Ross
May 16, 2013
Tommie Vincent Ross was born November 25, 1948, the first son born to Rufus Vanderbilt and Verna (Cavender) Ross in Granite Falls, Minnesota. He attended school in Granite Falls and Bemidji. Tom joined the United States Marine Corps in 1968 as a Field Radio Operator with the 5th MEB, 1st Battalion, 12th Marines in Viet Nam. He was honorably discharged...
