Local obituaries for Wing-Bain Funeral Home
Roger Reinke
Nov 18, 2018
Roger Dean Reinke was born on Nov. 8, 1939, in Hawk Creek Township, Renville County, MN, the son of Henry A. and Helen (Slattum) Reinke. He grew up in the Granite Falls area, attended country school and graduated from Granite Falls High School in 1958. Roger enlisted in the United States Air Force in 1959 and served his country during...
Shirley Thompson
Nov 14, 2018
Shirley Ann (Winge) Thompson was born on March 15, 1929, the daughter of Peter and Nettie (Lee) Winge in Fairfax, MN. Shirley’s family moved to Dawson, MN, where she was confirmed and graduated from Dawson High School. Shirley attended business school in Minneapolis, MN and returned to the Dawson area. In Dec. of 1950, Shirley was united in marriage to...
Phyllis Teichert
Nov 9, 2018
Phyllis Audrey Teichert was born October 2, 1932, the oldest of four children to Marvin and Cecil (Loland) Markgraf, in Wood Lake, Minnesota. She was baptized at St. John’s Lutheran Church and confirmed her faith there on May 12, 1946. She was crowned Homecoming Queen in 1950 and graduated as the Salutatorian of her class. After graduation, Phyllis worked at...
Allan Clausen
Nov 9, 2018
Allan LeRoy Clausen was born on May 31, 1946, in Dawson, Minnesota to George and Verna (Connor) Clausen. He was the 3rd oldest of six children, four boys and 2 girls. Al went to country school at District #26 in Maxwell Township through the 6th grade. He went on to graduate from Dawson High School and furthered his education by...
Dennis Groothuis
Nov 7, 2018
Dennis Eugene Groothuis was born May 19, 1933, in Chippewa County, Montevideo, Minnesota. To John and Inez (Underwood) Groothuis. He was baptized on May 29, 1949, with his family at home by Rev. John Walker and confirmed on April 2, 1950, at Rosewood Methodist Church. Dennis attended District #59 country school and graduated from Central High School in Montevideo in...
Vernon Priebe
Nov 7, 2018
Vernon Albert Priebe was born September 26, 1932, the son of Arthur and Clara (Harguth) Priebe, in Stoneham Township, Chippewa County. He was baptized, received his first communion and confirmed at St. Clara Catholic Church. He attended St. Clara Parochial School. As a young man, Vernon worked road construction for Fransen Construction in Maynard and later Berghuis Construction, building highways,...
Wally Sletten
Nov 4, 2018
Walter (Wally) Joseph Sletten was born on December 16, 1930 in Pierpont, South Dakota to Joseph and Josephine (Tastad) Sletten. According to the US Government his birthday was November 16, so for many years we celebrated twice. This family was blessed with seven children. Wally was baptized and confirmed at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Pierpont. He attended the one-room country...
Joyce Anderson
Oct 30, 2018
Joyce Audrey Brevig Anderson, age 87, passed away Tuesday, October 30th, 2018 while under Hospice Care at Rice Memorial Hospital in Willmar, Minnesota. Joyce was born March 19, 1931 in Granite Falls, Minnesota, to Lawrence and Christina "Babe" Brevig. She grew up in Granite Falls and graduated with the Class of 1949. Joyce married James W. Anderson on December 16,...
James Erickson
Oct 29, 2018
James Rayburn Erickson was born in Willmar, Minnesota, on January 22nd, 1950 to his parents Rayburn and Ione (Christiansen) Erickson. He was baptized and confirmed at Svea Lutheran Church in Svea, Minnesota. Jim graduated from Willmar High School in 1968 and two years later enlisted to serve his country at the age of 20. After serving 3 years in the...
Lucille Priebe
Oct 28, 2018
Lucille Marvis Priebe was born November 20, 1932, the daughter of Henry & Adela (Buccholz) Noor, in Raymond, Minnesota. Lucille was the second oldest of 15 children. She was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith. Lucille attended school in Murdock. She left home in 8th grade to work as a nanny and housekeeper. Lucille was united in marriage to...
Dean Thompson
Oct 23, 2018
Dean Wayne Thompson, age 72, passed away on Tuesday, October 23rd, 2018, at his home, lovingly surrounded by his wife and children, after a 20 month hard fought battle with cancer. Dean was a Valentine's baby, born on February 14th, 1946, at the Montevideo Hospital, to Floyd and Frances (Torgeson) Thompson. He was baptized at home on March 5th, 1946....
Alvin Syring
Oct 22, 2018
Alvin Gilbert Syring was born in rural Granite Falls to Bernard and Mabel (Johnson) Syring on August 28, 1925. He attended country school in District 81 on Highway 67 through the 8th grade. Due to his mother’s failing health, Alvin was raised by his uncle and aunt, Frank and Clara (Johnson) Syring, along with their family Harriet, Darrel, Harold and...
Janice Kietzmann
Oct 20, 2018
Janice May Cornelius was born May 21, 1921, in Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, to John and Mary (Amundson) Cornelius. She was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith by Rev. S. A. Haugland at Bergen Lutheran Church in rural Clarkfield. Janice attended District #77 Country school in Lisbon Township and then attended Clarkfield High School and graduated in June of...
Gladys Foss
Oct 18, 2018
Gladys Irene (Kruse) Foss was born April, 4, 1923, to John and Florence (Stewart) Kruse in Granite Falls, Minnesota where she lived most of her life. She graduated with the Class of 1941 from Granite Falls High School and went on to attend Northwestern College in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Gladys was united in marriage to Norman Foss of Hazel Run on...
Everett Standfuss
Oct 2, 2018
Everett Julian Standfuss Born 7/21/1940 – Died 10/2/2018 Everett was born on July 21, 1940 to Frederick and Lillian Standfuss, he was their cherished, only child. He first left home to serve in the United States Air Force. Upon his return home, he found his love and was married to Sharon Lee Kuester on June 14th of 1963. To this...
Lois Elinor Smith
Oct 1, 2018
Lois was born on January 7, 1923, in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, the daughter of Elmer Berdahl and Jennie (Martinson) Berdahl, second generation Norwegian immigrants. She was baptized in Sioux Falls and confirmed in her faith at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Minneapolis. Lois lived the formative years of her life in Minneapolis, graduating from Central High School in 1940....
Martha Ellingboe
Sep 27, 2018
Martha Mae Ellingboe was born April 3, 1925, in Swift County, Minnesota, to Albert and Mary (Chalupnik) Schulz. She was baptized and later confirmed in her faith at the Maynard Lutheran Church. Martha grew up on the family farm near Benson until her family moved to rural Maynard in 1938. Martha then attended school in Maynard, enjoyed participating in singing...
Hazel Harguth
Sep 17, 2018
Hazel Dorthea Harguth was born October 6, 1920, in Crate Township, rural Clara City, Minnesota, to John and Christine (Johnson) Uttermark. She was baptized on July 24, 1921, and later confirmed in her faith in 1934, both at the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Clara City. Later, Hazel joined the Catholic Church and embraced the doctrine. She grew up on the...
Jodi Korstad
Sep 14, 2018
Jodi Marie Korstad (Winona) was born November 7, 1972, in Granite Falls, Minnesota. She attended and graduated high school in Granite Falls, Minnesota. Jodi was a loving and caring mother and grandma. She truly loved her family more than anything. She loved each of her children and they all had a special place in her heart. Her kids always knew...
