Local obituaries for Wing-Bain Funeral Home
Sigvart Fredrickson
Jan 25, 2009
Sigvart Fredrickson, 104, Granite Falls, formerly of Maynard, died Tuesday at the Granite Falls Manor. He was born January 19, 1905, in Lyngdal Valley, Norway, to Fredrik Andreas and Severine Grøvan. He grew up on a 9-acre farm in the valley, attended 7 years of grade school and was confirmed in the Christian faith at the Lyngdal Lutheran Church. At...
Gladys Nordstrom
Jan 21, 2009
Gladys V. Nordstrom was born April 26, 1920, the daughter of Louis & Ellen Theide, in Montevideo. She was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith. She graduated from the Montevideo High School. Gladys was united in marriage to Milton Nordstrom on July 2, 1948, in Montevideo. They made their home and raised a family on a farm south of...
Wilma Gorp
Jan 21, 2009
Wilma Mary Van Gorp, the daughter of William B. and Mina Mouw was born on March 26, 1921. She was raised in Sioux Center, Iowa, where she graduated from High School in 1939.On July 18, 1941 she married Earl E. Van Gorp in Sioux Center, Iowa. In Dec. of 1942 Earl was drafted into the military and Wilma as a...
Leslie Leese
Jan 10, 2009
Memorials to American Heart Association Leslie Leese was born September 12, 1957, in Benson, the son of Jacob & Janis (Larson) Leese. He was baptized at Kerkhoven Lutheran Church and was later confirmed at Maynard Lutheran Church. Les graduated from the Montevideo High School in 1979. He loved working with wood and all outdoor activities. He enjoyed spending time with...
Melvin Reinhart
Jan 9, 2009
Melvin Reinhart was born on April 27, 1922 in Carroll, Iowa, the son of Albert and Louise Reinhart. He was baptized in Carroll in 1922 and confirmed in the Catholic faith in Mt. Carmel, Iowa. He enjoyed life on the family farm with his two brothers Virgil and Ralph and two sisters Lois and Jean. He graduated from high school...
Ruby Kull
Jan 1, 2009
Ruby Marlene Kull was born on April 7, 1936 in Granite Falls, Minnesota the daughter of James and Mildred Laraby. She passed away on Thursday January 1, 2009 at the Renvilla Care Center in Renville, Minnesota. She was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith and was a member of Granite Falls Lutheran Church as a child. Ruby attended Granite...
Walter Olson
Dec 27, 2008
Walter Olson was born on September 6, 1920 in Westbank Township, Minnesota, the son of Martin and Clara Olson. He passed away Saturday December 27, 2008 at the Chippewa County-Montevideo Hospital.Walter was baptized and confirmed into the Christian Faith at Westbank Lutheran Church of rural Danvers. He grew up in Westbank Township of rural Danvers attending country school in the...
Grant Reiners
Dec 26, 2008
Grant died in Duluth, MN after a courageous battle with cancer. Memorials are preferred to St. Mary's Hospice of Duluth, MN, or the Dr. Lyle Munneke Scholarship UMD School of Medicine. He was born on May 11, 1960, in Willmar, MN, the son of Earl and Beverly Reiners. He was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith and grew up...
Marian Martin
Dec 3, 2008
Marian Louise Martin passed away Friday evening, November 28, 2008 at the Douglas County Hospital in Alexandria, Minnesota, having been a resident of Crestview Manor in Evansville, Minnesota. Marian was born June 15, 1924 in Springfield, Mo. to Norman and Omega (Garner) Franklin. She graduated high school in Springfield and then apprenticed at a beauty shop. On June 15, 1941,...
Cora Meyer
Dec 2, 2008
Cora Nellie Reinholt Meyer was born on January 25, 1915 in Maynard, Minnesota to Ben and Anna Schroeder. She was baptized and confirmed in Bethany Reformed Church of Clara City and received her formal education in rural country school and Clara City Public School. On October 6, 1937, she was united in marriage to Arthur L. Reinholt. This union was...
Stina Leiseth
Nov 30, 2008
Dear Stina,We thank God everyday for your wonderful presence in our lives. We first met you on July 9th, 1992 at the Chippewa County Hospital in Montevideo. You were welcomed into the world by your dad and mom, Richard and Rebecca Leiseth. They shared tears of great joy when you were placed in their arms. You are the most wonderful...
Dorothy Mclagan
Nov 24, 2008
Dorothy Alice McLagan was born on August 29, 1919 in rural Bellingham, Minnesota, daughter of Frank and Mary Witte. She was baptized and confirmed in the Christian faith at Zion Evangelical Brethren Church in Bellingham, Minnesota. Dorothy grew up in the Bellingham area attending country school through the sixth grade and graduated from Bellingham High School with the class of...
Adolph Martins
Nov 16, 2008
Adolph Arthur Martins was born July 7, 1918, the son of Fred & Anna (Ziehl) Martins, in Lone Tree Township, Chippewa County, Minnesota. He was baptized on August 18, 1918 at the Church of St. Clara. He received his formal education at the Chippewa County District 40 School. He was confirmed on March 17, 1940, at St. John's Lutheran Church...
William Warrings
Nov 7, 2008
William Bernard Warrings was born October 14, 1910, the son of Hilen & Anna Warrings, in Crate Township, Chippewa County. He was baptized and confirmed at Immanuel Lutheran Church. Bill graduated from the Clara City High School and went on to attend Augsburg College, where he participated in basketball and baseball. In 1933 he joined the Willmar Amateur Baseball League...
Leona Winslow
Nov 6, 2008
Leona Schutz Winslow died at the Luther Haven Nursing Home in the early morning hours of Thursday, November 6th, 2008. She was born on Sunday, March 5, 1922 to Christ and Mathilda Kirschenmann. She was baptized Leona Katherina and raised and educated near Eureka, South Dakota. She and Albert Schutz were married on April 5, 1942 in Eureka and their...
Erva Hokuf
Nov 5, 2008
Erva Hokuf died at the Chippewa County Montevideo Hospital early Friday morning, October 31st, 2008. She was born Erva Lucille Highum on February 7, 1916 in Granite Falls, Minnesota to parents Peter and Belle Highum. Erva was baptized and confirmed at the United Lutheran Church in Granite Falls. On September 28, 1940 she and Wilburn Hokuf were united in marriage...
Lyle Lanes
Nov 5, 2008
Lyle Lanes died on Sunday evening, November 2nd at the Chippewa County Montevideo Hospital at the age of 88 years.He was born on November 7, 1919 in Sparta Township to Harold B and Laura Lanes. Lyle was baptized on January 11, 1920 by Reverend Pederson in Black Oak Lake Lutheran Church and confirmed at the same altar on November 26,...
Marjorie Hammond
Nov 2, 2008
Marjorie Lorraine Hammond was born January 7, 1921, the daughter of Harold & Florence Bassett, in Gilmonton, Wisconsin. For a short period of time, she worked in St. Paul, during World War II. Marjorie was united in marriage to Richard Hammond on May 1, 1947, in Staples, Minnesota. They lived in Moorhead, Breckenridge, Coon Rapids, and in 1955 moved to...
Mae Saue
Nov 2, 2008
Mae Nora Saue was born at the Chippewa County Montevideo Hospital on November 27, 1913 to Andrew and Rena Saue. She was baptized on March 4, 1914 at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Montevideo and confirmed her faith at the same altar in April of 1928. She received her formal education in the Montevideo Schools. Mae worked in sales all...
