Local obituaries for Wing-Bain Funeral Home
Gloria Jacobson
Jun 26, 2012
Gloria Jacobson was born August 17, 1924 to Arne and Eva Skjelset in Griggs County North Dakota. She attended the Skjelset Country School through eighth grade and then enrolled in the Cooperstown High School, graduating in the class of 1941. She attended North Dakota State University in Fargo, graduating in 1945 with a degree to teach Home Economics. She taught...
Edna Cline
Jun 23, 2012
Edna Goodman Cline was born in Thomas, Oklahoma on December 20, 1908. Her parents were Van and Anna Goodman. She had five sisters and one brother. Edna's family were devastated by the dust bowl days, and finally sold their farm and moved to Idaho in 1929. Three sisters stayed in Oklahoma with their husbands. Edna finished her high school studies...
Sylvia Graves
Jun 9, 2012
Sylvia Graves, 97, formerly of Montevideo, died Saturday, June 9th at the Golden Living Center in Excelsior. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, June 13th at 11 am at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Montevideo. Burial will be held at Sunset Memorial Cemetery. Visitation will be held one hour prior to services at the church on Wednesday. Arrangements are...
Glen Olson
Jun 8, 2012
Glen Odean Olson was born on March 14, 1922 in Sioux Agency Township, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota to Olaf and Guro Olson. He was baptized and confirmed into the Christian faith at Rock Valley Lutheran Church. Glen attended school in the Sioux Agency Township in a one room school house. He grew up on the family farm in the Minnesota...
Lloyd Rasmussen
May 27, 2012
Lloyd Leo Rasmussen was born July 30, 1923 in Maynard, Minnesota the son of George and Mary (Christianson) Rasmussen. He passed away Sunday, May 27, 2012 at the Granite Falls Municipal Hospital.Lloyd was baptized and confirmed into the Christian faith at Maynard Lutheran Church. He grew up and attended school in Maynard, and obtained his GED through the Granite Falls...
Elizabeth Molde
May 25, 2012
Elizabeth Jeanette Coburn Molde, "Betty", was born October 21, 1922 in Schenectady, New York to Thyra E. Ney Coburn and Douglas F. Coburn. She was baptized at First English Lutheran Church. After graduation with honors from Mont Pleasant High School, Betty worked in the payroll department at the General Electric Company in Schenectady. She met Luthard Molde, "Lut", who worked...
Albert Dicks
May 17, 2012
Albert Robert Dicks was born February 8, 1931, the son of Roscoe & Elsie Dicks, at the family farm in Diamond Lake Township near Spirit Lake, Iowa. He was baptized at his grandparents? home in 1942. He graduated from the Lakefield High School. In 1951, Albert "Lefty" served his country in the United States Army and was honorably discharged in...
Joyce Allchin
May 13, 2012
Joyce Marie Borgendale Allchin was born to Ole and Clara Borgendale on August 3, 1927 near Boyd, Minnesota. She was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith at Trinity Lutheran Church in Boyd. In 1945, Joyce graduated from Boyd High School, after which she continued her education, graduating from Minneapolis Business College. For a number of years, she worked as...
Marlyne Dodd
May 12, 2012
Marlyne Mae Dodd was born April 15, 1933 in Montevideo, Minnesota. She passed away Saturday May 12, 2012 at the New Richland Care Center surrounded by her loving family.Marlyne was baptized and confirmed into the Christian faith at Bethany Reformed Church of Clara City. She grew up and attended school in Clara City and was raised in a loving home...
Betty Koenen
May 12, 2012
Betty Lou Koenen was born on July 19, 1938, in Lakefield, Minnesota, the daughter of Albert J, and Mathilda D. Miller. She was baptized on February 5, 1939 in Lakefield and confirmed in the Christian faith on May 13, 1951, at Riverside Lutheran Church in Dawson. She attended elementary school through eighth grade in Lac Qui Parle County country schools,...
Delores Holien
May 11, 2012
Delores Maxine Holien was born November 4, 1923 to Selmer and Hannah Jordet on the Jordet farm, Ericson Township, Renville Co., Sacred Heart, MN. She attended rural District 128 & Sacred Heart High School. After attending Montevideo Normal (teacher's training) school she taught in Districts 35 & 98 from 1941-1944. Delores married Bert Holien on June 17, 1944 at the...
Newell Skeie
May 10, 2012
Newell Berkley "Teak" Skeie was born on November 23, 1929, in Montevideo, the son of Newell G. and Clara B. Skeie. He was baptized on February 16, 1930 at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Montevideo. His family moved to Granite Falls, where he was confirmed in the Lutheran faith at Granite Falls Lutheran Church.From the age of 11, Teak spent...
Delmar Groothuis
May 10, 2012
Delmar Gordon Groothuis was born on June 4, 1963, in Montevideo, the son of Gordon and Lillian Groothuis. He was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Clara City, and graduated from high school in Clara City. Del went to school for the auto parts business and worked for a time in Sauk Centre in...
Elroy Burgeson
Apr 27, 2012
Elroy Burgeson was born March 28, 1930, in Ladysmith, Wisconsin, the son of Roy & Helen Burgeson. He attended Elementary School in Madelia, Jr. High in Minneapolis and graduated High School in Mankato in 1948. Elroy served in the U.S. Army as a Medic during the Korean War. He was united in marriage with Garnita Rosenberg in August of 1953,...
Gary Mitlyng
Apr 21, 2012
Gary Jerome Mitlyng was born on April 3, 1948, in Montevideo, Minnesota the son of George and Stella Mitlyng. He was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith at Bergen Lutheran Church and graduated from Clarkfield High School in 1966. Gary then attended Vocational College in Willmar for mechanics from 1967 Â? 1968. Gary joined the United States Navy in...
Don Ast
Apr 14, 2012
Donald Scott Ast was born May 18, 1965 in St. Paul, Minnesota. He was baptized and confirmed into the Christian faith at Maynard Lutheran Church. He grew up in the Maynard area and graduated from Maynard High School where he participated in wrestling, qualifying for the state tournament his senior year. Don continued his education at Ridgewater College graduating with...
Luella (Whittet)
Apr 9, 2012
Luella Mae Skjefte was born June 7, 1931, in Granite Falls, Minnesota, to Ellmond Johnson and Olive (Ross) Johnson. She was the oldest of three siblings, a sister Jean and a brother George, who lived with their Dad and Grandparents in rural Granite Falls. She was baptized and confirmed in the Congregational Church and remained active in her Lutheran faith...
