Local obituaries for Wing-Bain Funeral Home
Donald J Erickson
Dec 13, 2015
Donald James Erickson was born on March 8, 1933, in Stony Run Township, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, the son of Edward & Cora Erickson. He was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith. He attended country school and graduated from Wood Lake Public School. Donald proudly served his country during the Korean Conflict in the United States Army from 1953...
Ron "Buddy" Vanoverbeke
Dec 5, 2015
Ronald “Buddy” Julius VanOverbeke was born August 7, 1931 on the family farm south of Minneota, to Arthur and Josephine (Jennen) VanOverbeke. The family moved to the farm by Cottonwood/Green Valley on March 1, 1932, and then the Williams farm in 1945. Growing up, Buddy helped out with the family farm, milking cows at age seven, driving tractors at age...
Kathleen Louise Peterson
Dec 1, 2015
IN LIEU OF FLOWERS, MEMORIALS ARE PREFERRED. Kathleen Louise Peterson was born on January 21, 1952, in Granite Falls, MN, the daughter of Gordon and Pat (Burke) Phipps. She was baptized and confirmed at Granite Falls Lutheran Church and graduated from Granite Falls High School. She became Catholic later in life. Kathy (Kee-Kee) married the love of her life, David...
Jeannette "Dolly" Olson
Nov 26, 2015
Jeannette Koecher was born on December 28, 1920 at a farm near Echo, Minnesota, the daughter of Fred and Amelia (Bendix) Koecher. She was a grand-daughter of pioneers who settled Posen Township, Wood Lake, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota. As a young girl she acquired the nickname, “Dolly”. She attended the Echo Public school and was a member of the Methodist...
Arnold Ninneman
Nov 24, 2015
Arnold Clarence ‘Arnie’ Ninneman was born on Feb. 19, 1921, in Lakefield, MN, the son of Gustive and Ella (Ulfferts) Ninneman. He was baptized and confirmed in the Christian faith and proudly served his country during WWII in the United States Army. He was honorably discharged in February of 1946. On June 8, 1952, Arnie was united in marriage to...
John Ladner
Nov 18, 2015
John C. Ladner, 95, of Granite Falls, passed away Wednesday, November 18, 2015, following a brief illness. John was born on May 6, 1920 in Yankton, SD to Josephine and Alfred Ladner. The family lived in St. Cloud for several years before moving to Granite Falls in 1935 to open Ladners Our Own Hardware store on Prentice Street. In 1942...
Kari Jo Mcgraw
Nov 17, 2015
Kari Jo McGraw was born August 15, 1959, the daughter of Kenneth & Virginia (Beavers) Agre, in Minneapolis. She was baptized at the First Evangelical Lutheran Church in Belview and confirmed at Mount Calvary Lutheran Church in Excelsior. She attended school in Bloomington and graduated from John F. Kennedy High School in 1977. She worked at Andrew Residence in Minneapolis...
Ida Schuller
Nov 14, 2015
Ida Jane Schuller was born on August 24, 1920, at Havelock, Iowa, to Andrew and Maday (Gneupel) Smith. She was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith and as an adult was confirmed at St. Clara Catholic Church in Clara City. She attended school in Havelock and Pluver, Iowa and then attended District 80 in Chippewa County when her family...
Delores Hagemeyer
Nov 10, 2015
Delores Ann Hagemeyer passed away on Tuesday, November 10 after a 3 ½ year fight against cancer. She was born on September 2nd, 1929, near Clara City, MN to Brown and Amanda (Ennenga) Knoop. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 pm on Saturday, November 14th at Bethany Reformed Church in Clara City. Visitation will be held at the church...
John "Jack" Baker
Nov 4, 2015
John Francis “Jack” Baker, 86, of Granite Falls, passed away at his home on Wednesday, November 4, 2015. Jack was born on March 6, 1929 in Granite Falls to Ralph and Maud (Mooney) Baker. After graduation from Granite Falls High School in 1947, Jack ventured to Montana and worked various forestry jobs. He then enlisted in the United States Air...
Lilymae Kleene
Nov 1, 2015
LilyMae Sietsema Kleene, 95, was born in Renville County near Danube, MN, on May 6, 1920, to Dow and Minnie Hendricks Sietsema. She passed away at the Clara City Care Center on November 1, 2015. She was baptized on July 4, 1920 at Ebenezer Presbyterian Church near Renville. She attended country schools and graduated from Clara City High School in...
Mark Sampson
Oct 28, 2015
Marion Mark Sampson was born on August 15, 1955 in Jackson, MN to Esther (Carrison) and Marion Sampson. He grew up on the family farm in Jackson and graduated from high school there in 1973. He worked in a detox center and at a lumber yard in Willmar after high school. He married Marie Teas on May 25, 1979 and...
Ed Nystrom
Oct 24, 2015
IN LIEU OF FLOWERS, CHARITABLE DONATIONS MAY BE MADE TO THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY. Eddy Henry Nystrom was born on August 2, 1942 in St. Cloud, Minnesota. He passed away Saturday, October 25, in Surprise, Arizona from pancreatic cancer. Ed moved around a lot growing up, living in Minnesota and then for most of his childhood years in Oregon. He...
Harold Begay
Oct 22, 2015
Harold Graham Begay was born February 14, 1941, in Dennehotso, Arizona, the son of Graham & Phyllis (Featherhat) Begay. He graduated high school in Arizona. Harold was united in marriage to Shelia Good Bird in 1978, in Pierre, South Dakota. He was employed with Plews as a Machinist for 25 years. Harold loved to fish, watch football & baseball, play...
Mae Degrote
Oct 20, 2015
Mae ‘Clara Mae’ DeGrote was born on March 30, 1921, in Norman County near Halstad, MN, the daughter of Albert O. and Marie (Stennes) Gilbertson. She was baptized in Marsh River Lutheran Church on May 1, 1921 and confirmed in the Lutheran faith on Nov. 11, 1934, in the same church. Mae attended and graduated from high school in Halstad,...
Wayne "Moose" Ripley
Oct 15, 2015
Wayne Allen Ripley was born June 12, 1938, the son of Eldon & Hattie Ripley, in Sibley, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed in the Presbyterian Church in Dawson. Wayne graduated from the Dawson High School in 1956. Wayne was united in marriage to Elaine Greenwalt at the Maynard Presbyterian Church on October 28, 1961. Wayne served his country in...
Marvin Nordang
Sep 22, 2015
Marvin Nordang was born on June 16, 1932 to Peter and Inger (Ostenson) Nordang in Hawk Creek Township, near Granite Falls. He was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith and attended country school. He then attended public school in Granite Falls and enlisted in the United States Navy prior to his high school graduation. He earned his GED while...
