Local obituaries for Wing-Bain Funeral Home
Leon Velde
Mar 26, 2013
Leon Ellsworth Velde was born June 17, 1922, the son of Tolerius & Ella (Kalberg) Velde on the farm near Hanley Falls. He was baptized and confirmed at the Yellow Medicine Lutheran Church. He graduated from the Hanley Falls High School. Leon served his country overseas in the United States Army Air Corps. He was honorably discharged in October of...
Herman Schulz
Mar 25, 2013
Herman Carl Schulz was born in Fulton, South Dakota on March 25, 1929 to Carl and Anna Schulz. He grew up and attended school in the Fulton area and was baptized and confirmed in the Fulton Lutheran Church. He proudly served his country during the Korean War in 1951. On November 28, 1951 he married Rosella Heiman in Alexandria, South...
Donaven Flygare
Mar 22, 2013
Donaven Bernard Flygare was born on April 29, 1926, near Atwater, Minnesota, the son of Bernard and Emma Flygare. He was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Atwater and graduated from Atwater High School in 1944.Donaven served his country during WWII in the United States Army from 1944 ? 1946. Following his honorable discharge...
Ann Ruiter
Mar 21, 2013
Ann Ruiter was born on March 4, 1916, in Chandler, MN; the daughter of Henry and Martha Van Ruler. She was baptized in May of 1916 at the Chandler Christian Reformed Church and attended high School in Slayton, graduating in 1934. She then attended and graduated from Teacher's College in Slayton in 1935.On February 7, 1939, Ann was united in...
Meagan Siemieniewski
Mar 12, 2013
Meagan Elizabeth Siemieniewski was born November 2, 1996, the daughter of Wayne Siemieniewski & Lisa Ahl, in Willmar, Minnesota. She was baptized at the First English Lutheran Church in Sacred Heart in 1997. Meagan loved horses, wrestling and volleyball. She was a three time first place state wrestler and also participated in the tractor pedal pull from age 5 to...
Marian Harding
Mar 10, 2013
Marian Alice Harding was born July 27, 1917 in Montevideo the daughter of Ralph and Bess Lighter. She passed away Sunday March 10, 2013 at the Guardian Angels by the Lake Care Center in Elk River.She was baptized at the Church of God in Montevideo. Marian grew up in Montevideo and graduated from Montevideo High School with the class of...
Dennis Byrd
Mar 9, 2013
Dennis Harold Byrd was born January 26, 1933 in Maynard the son of Norman and Edna (Quast) Bird. He passed away Saturday March 9, 2013 in Montevideo at the Luther Haven Nursing Home. Dennis was baptized and confirmed in to the Christian faith at Maynard Lutheran. He grew up and attended school in Maynard. Dennis painted houses in barns in...
Marshall St. John
Mar 6, 2013
Born August 15, 1932 in Maywood, CA to Margaret and Roscoe R. St. John. He passed on to Glory on February 27, 2013 in Brainerd, MN with his family by his side. Marshall (Mike) St.John is survived by his wife Margaret Ann St.John, his children and spouses Marshall Robert St.John Jr. (Tracy) of Oakley, California, Yvonne St.John-Dutra (Rich) of Martinez,...
Justin Ross
Mar 6, 2013
Justin Wade Ross was born on December 17, 1973, in Granite Falls, MN, the son of John Ray Ross and Cynthia Rae (Frovik) Mulligan. He was baptized in Granite Falls Lutheran Church and was a 1992 graduate of MACCRAY High School in Clara City. Justin was employed in 1993 by Jackpot Junction Casino and also worked for a time at...
Yvonne Leith
Mar 2, 2013
Yvonne was born and lived most of her young childhood in the Upper Sioux Community. Some of her fondest memories are of those times. She moved to Sisseton, South Dakota, graduating from Sisseton High School in 1958. She went on to attend Haskell Indian University, earning a two year degree before moving to Washington, D.C. to work for the Bureau...
Kermit Olson
Feb 28, 2013
Kermit "Snoose" Stanley Olson, 82, of Granite Falls, MN succumbed to cancer on February 25, 2013 at Rice Memorial Hospital in Willmar, MN. Kermit was born on August 2, 1930 to Bert and Alma (Holtan) Olson in Stony Run Township, the fourth of six children. He graduated from Granite Falls High School in 1948. He served in the U.S. Army...
Matthew O'Malley
Feb 28, 2013
Matthew Paul O'Malley was born October 4, 1989 in Montevideo the son of Duane and Donna O'Malley. He passed away on Thursday February 28, 2013 in Montevideo. He was baptized at St. Joseph Catholic Church and grew up in Montevideo, receiving his education there and graduating from Montevideo High School. He was currently working for J & D Construction in...
Darell Swam
Feb 27, 2013
Darell Eugene Swam was born February 24, 1933 in Montevideo, Minnesota the son of Henry and Alice (Skrukrud) Swam. He passed away Wednesday February 27, 2013 in Granite Falls, Minnesota.He was baptized and confirmed in the Christian faith at Maynard Lutheran Church. He grew up and attended school in Maynard graduating with the class of 1951.Darell proudly served his country...
Marlys Johnson
Feb 27, 2013
Marlys Darlene Johnson was born April 3, 1932 in Montevideo, MN. The daughter of Arthur and Evelyn Himley. She passed away Wednesday February 27, 2013 at the Harmony River Living Center in Hutchinson, MN.She was baptized at Our SaviorÂ?s Lutheran Church in Montevideo, MN. and confirmed at Mandt Lutheran Church. Marlys attended school in the Montevideo area.On July 8, 1951,...
Ramona Larson
Feb 25, 2013
Ramona Marie Larson was born on April 19, 1933, in Marvin, SD, the daughter of Lawrence B. and Louise (Winters) Emmert. She was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith and grew up in the Marvin, SD area. On November 21, 1964, Ramona was united in marriage to Leo Larson in Hazel Run. She lived with Leo on a farm...
Millie Lee
Feb 19, 2013
Mildred Geneva Â?MillieÂ? Lee was born on January 19, 1930, in Westby, WI, the daughter of Oscar and Augusta (Johnson) Larson. She was baptized on June 13, 1945 at the First Lutheran Church in Renville and confirmed in the Lutheran faith on June 17, 1945 at the same church. Millie proudly graduated as salutatorian of Renville High School Class of...
Phyllis Kjos
Feb 18, 2013
Phyllis Irene Kjos was born December 23, 1923 in Brainerd, Minnesota. She died on Sunday evening, February 10th while a patient at the Granite Falls Hospital. Her parents were Clark and Belva Anderson. The family moved to Akeley, Minnesota after a short time and later to Boyd where Phyllis graduated from high school in 1941.She married Norman Kjos on November...
Robert Heidebrink
Feb 17, 2013
Robert Lee Heidebrink, was born on September 23, 1947, in Adrian, Minnesota, the son of Harm Sr. and Anna Marie (Boots) Heidebrink. He grew up in Rushmore and was a 1966 graduate of the Worthington High School. Robert was united in marriage to Rita Carlson on November 22, 1969, at the First Presbyterian Church in Rushmore. In June of 1974,...
Howard Knutson
Feb 15, 2013
Mr. Howard C. Knutson of Granite Falls, MN (lately of Lakewood, CO), passed away on February 2, 2013. Howard was born on April 24, 1916 in Canby, MN, the son of Oscar and Mina Knutson. He was a graduate of Granite Falls Public High School and Northwestern Bible & Missionary Training School in Minneapolis, MN. Howard and his brother Robert...
