Local obituaries for Wing-Bain Funeral Home
Gertie Rand
Apr 18, 2013
Gertie Henrietta Rand was born April 20, 1921 in Chippewa County, Minnesota, the daughter of Jake and Mamie Stegeman. She passed away April 14, 2013 at the Clara City Care Center.She was baptized and confirmed into the Lutheran faith and grew up and attended country school near Gluek.On November 18, 1940 Gertie was united in marriage to Fred Rand at...
Howard Klosterboer
Apr 17, 2013
Howard Klosterboer was born February 14, 1942, in Willmar, the son of Joe & Theda (Aeikens) Klosterboer. He grew up and attended school in Willmar. Howard worked in Minneapolis, Sioux City, Iowa, Redding and Yuba City, California. He owned the 21 Club in Yuba City prior to working in a Chrome Shop. He returned in Minnesota in 1997. Howard enjoyed...
Charles Williams
Apr 13, 2013
Charles Calvin Williams was born September 25, 1948 in Granite Falls, the son of Juel and Ella Williams. After a courageous battle with cancer, Charlie passed away on April 10, 2013 at the Chippewa County-Montevideo Hospital.He was baptized and confirmed into the Christian faith and later was baptized as a adult at Community Bible Church in Montevideo.Charlie lived in Wisconsin...
Angeline Janssen
Apr 12, 2013
Angeline Margerate Janssen was born on March 5, 1919, in Bejou, MN, the daughter of Benjamin and Anna (Uttermark) Janssen. She was baptized on August 20, 1922 in Bejou and confirmed on March 25, 1934 at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Clara City.Angeline attended school in Maynard and following her graduation, she attended beauty school in New York. She returned to...
Richard Dailey
Apr 11, 2013
Richard Edwin Dailey was born on August 13, 1931, in Osakis, the son of Charles & Delia (McCommas) Dailey. He attended school in Osakis. Richard was a professional truck driver most of his life. He retired from Tersteeg Trucking in 2009. Richard was united in marriage to Judy Jarveis on November 22, 1986, in Willmar. Richard loved camping, fishing and...
Betty Rice
Apr 1, 2013
Betty Ann Rice was born on October 19, 1932 in Peever, South Dakota. She was the daughter of Guiles and Leila Fonder. Betty was baptized on December 11, 1932 and confirmed in 1946 in Browns Valley. She received her elementary education through the 8th grade in Easter Township Country School and in 1983 proudly accomplished her G.E.D. in Granite Falls....
Crystal Elton
Mar 28, 2013
Crystal Gail Johnson Elton was born February 8, 1982, the daughter of Melvin & Norma (Blue) Johnson. She graduated from the Granite Falls High School. Crystal worked at the Prairies Edge Casino. She was active with her friends and family and enjoyed spending time with her children. She was very creative with her writing and poetry. Crystal is survived by...
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...
