Obituaries

Mass of Christian Burial for Marguerite Nuytten, 88, of Marshall, will be at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, January 26, 2019, at St. Eloi Catholic Church in Ghent. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment will follow the service at St. Eloi Catholic Cemetery in Ghent. Marguerite died on Tuesday, January 22, 2019 at Avera...

Joseph was born and raised on the family farm in Lyon County, Westerheim township to Anton and Mary (Hennen) VanUden on October 11, 1918. He attended school at Holy Trinity in New Ulm for 3 years, then continued at St. Agnes school in Ghent. On April 27, 1943 Joe married Bertha Louwagie at St. Clotildes Church in Green Valley. They...

Verva Ann (Knight) Wiltrout was born September 10, 1921 in Minneapolis, Minnesota to Stephen and Lilah (Rhomberg) Knight. She grew up in Minneapolis, graduating from Incarnation Grade School and Minneapolis Central High School. She worked in Minneapolis as a secretary for the Aetna Casualty & Surety Company and Radio Station WCCO. She and Irving J. Wiltrout were married in MinnEapolis...

Nancy was born April 9, 1941 in North Dakota. She was the daughter of Tom and Claire (Halter) Lorenz. Nancy grew up in Crosby, North Dakota; a stones throw from Canada and a Girl Scout canoe trip from Montana. She remained close to her roots in Crosby by reading the weekly publication of the Divide County Journal and by staying...

Helen Hall Schulte was born August 12, 1915, in Minneota to Carl and Susan (Hall) Anderson. She graduated from Minneota High School in 1933. Helen received a teaching degree from Mankato State Teacher’s College and taught school in Waseca and Blue Earth. During her summer visits back home, she met the love of her life, the local dentist, Dr. John...

Kathleen Ann Thooft was born on April 15, 1950 in Tyler, Minnesota to Henry (Hank) and Lia (VandenBroecke) Thooft. Kathleen attended Special Education Classes at Tyler Public School until 1971. In 1974, Kathy moved to Marshall and became part of the REM family. She worked at the DAC Redwood Falls and then with Service Enterprises of Marshall. Kathy’s favorite thing...

Rosie is survived by her daughters Rose Mohr and Donna Mohr Kinney (Stephen), sons Howard (Jody), Jack, and Paul, sisters Virginia Klemm and Betty Stanger, grandchildren Timothy, Alicia, Stephen, Cathleen, Laura, Shawn (Melissa), Nicole, and Susan (Jackson), and great grandchild Elizabeth. Rosie was born in Des Moines, Iowa, where she began her married life, and where, when widowed, she completed...

Bernadette Marie “Bernie” Buysse was born on Friday, February 15, 1952 in Marshall, Minnesota to Wilfred and Lucy (Bulcke) Buysse. She lived on the farm north of Minneota with her parents and siblings under her mother’s care until she was 60 years old. She attended the Willing Hands Workshop in Ghent. She worked for many years at the Marshall Lyon...

Mary Kathleen Bennett was born September 2, 1951 to Lawrence and Dorothy Marco in Worthington, MN. We lost our dearly loved Mary on May 18, 2007 at the Mortan Plant Hospital in Clearwater, FL, after a valiant battle with Scleroderma. Mary was a graduate of St. Adrian Catholic School in 1969 and continued her education in Psychology and Sociology at...

Frank A. Josephson passed peacefully on Monday, February 6, 2012, at Hendricks Community Hospital. Frank was born on Sept. 18, 1921, to S. Frank and Elin (Askdal) Josephson in Minneota. He was baptized, confirmed and a lifelong member of St. Paul’s Icelandic Church. He graduated from Minneota High School in 1938. After graduation he served in the US Army Air...

Albert was born on November 19, 1919, the fourth child of Henri Carrette and Elisa Van Nevel in Hansbeke, Belgium. With the sponsorship of Cyriel and Erma DePestel, Albert immigrated to the United States in January 1947 and made Taunton, MN his new home. Albert began farming by renting and later bought the DePestel farmstead in 1962 and remained there...

Marlene was born on November 24, 1934, in Lyon County to Carl and Irene (Peterson) Swanson. She was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith and was a long-time member of Hope Lutheran Church. Marlene graduated from Minneota Public School in 1952 and from the Abbott Hospital School of Nursing in 1955 as a registered nurse. Shortly after graduating from...

Agnes Frances Fezler was born on December 18, 1915 to Anna (Spinner) and Philip Fezler on a farm near Ivanhoe in Lincoln County. She was baptized and confirmed at St. John Cantius Church in Wilno, Minnesota. Agnes helped on the farm while attending country grade school and Ivanhoe High School. She then moved to Marshall and worked as a nanny...

Dorothy Lien, one of the finest and loveliest women ever, died Dec. 11 at a daughter’s home warmed by her adoring family. She was 79 and had courageously battled cancer for seven years. Known for her cheery outlook, she showed a selfless concern for a large network of family and friends and enriched the lives of all who knew her....

Marie was born to Ole and Julia Ramberg on July 11, 1920 on their farm in Nordland Township, south of Minneota, Minnesota. She lived with her parents, sister Alice, and brother Olai. She was baptized and confirmed at Hope Lutheran Church. Upon completion of her education, Marie was united in marriage to Edwin Amundson on September 28, 1940, also at...

On October 10th, 2007, Molly Linstrom, 53, of Marshall, surrounded by her loving family and supported by the prayers of her friends and family, passed away peacefully and with the dignity that defined her life. Funeral Service will be at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, October 15, 2007, at First Lutheran Church in Marshall. Visitation will be Sunday from 4:00 p.m....

Adeline “Pat” E. Deithman was born April 13, 1924 to Frank and Mary (Gross) Deithman near Wadena, MN. She attended Lyman Country School District 102. When Adeline was fourteen years old she moved with her one brother and parents to Coleraine – Bovey area. She graduated from John C Greenway High School in 1943 and move to Minneapolis. Pat attended...

John was born on August 19, 1922, in Swift Current, Saskatchewan, Canada to Wilbur and Agnes (Gorman) Markell where his parents homesteaded on the Canadian prairie. He moved to Green Valley in 1924 where he lived until 1995. John attended a two-room country school in Green Valley until 8th grade, then went on to graduate from Marshall High School in...