Obituaries
Kathleen Faye Schulz
Mar 28, 2015
Funeral services for Kathleen F. Schulz, 92, Truman, MN formerly of Amboy, MN will be held on Friday, April 3, 2015 at 11:00 am at St. John’s Lutheran Church-Willow Creek, rural Vernon Center, MN with Rev. John Bennett officiating. Interment will be at St. John’s Lutheran Cemetery-South Willow Creek, rural Amboy. Kathleen died on Friday, March 28, 2015 at Truman...
LuVerna Ida Kopischke
Mar 16, 2015
Funeral services for LuVerna I. Kopischke, 85, Huntley, MN will be held on Thursday, March 19, 2015 at 10:30 am at St. James Lutheran Church, Northrop, MN with Rev. Robert C. Trueblood officiating. Interment will take place at the church cemetery. LuVerna died on Monday, March 16, 2015 at Mayo Health Systems-Fairmont. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, March 18,...
Anna Mae Dorow
Mar 8, 2015
Funeral services for Anna Mae Dorow, 95, Truman, MN will be held on Thursday, March 12, 2015 at 10:00 am at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Truman with Rev. Nathan Rusert officiating. Inurnment will take place on Friday, March 13, 2015 at 10:00 am at St. Paul’s Lutheran Cemetery. Anna Mae died on Sunday, March 8, 2015 at Truman Senior Living....
Dennis Iverson
Mar 6, 2015
Funeral services for Dennis “Road Hog” Iverson, 54, will be held on Thursday, March 12, 2015 at 2:00 pm at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church, Ceylon, MN with Rev. Russell Reimers officiating. Interment will follow at Tennhassen Cemetery, rural Ceylon. Dennis died on Friday, March 6, 2015 at his home in rural Ceylon. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, March 11,...
Thomas Dale Ratcliffe
Mar 5, 2015
Private family memorial services for Thomas Dale Ratcliffe, 30, Truman, MN will be held on Friday, March 13, 2015 at Zaharia Family Funeral & Cremation Service of Truman. Thomas died on Thursday, March 5, 2015 at Underwood, IA. Visitation with the family will be held on Thursday, March 12, 2015 from 5-8:00 pm at Zaharia Family Funeral & Cremation Service...
Esther Wenzel
Feb 19, 2015
Esther Wenzel June 25, 1927 to February 19, 2015, Age 87 EDEN PRAIRIE - Funeral services for Esther Wenzel, 87, of Eden Prairie, long-time resident of Truman, will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday at St. Katherine’s Church in Truman. Visitation will be at Zaharia Family Funeral and Cremation Service of Truman on Wednesday 5-7 p.m. Interment will be in Ridgelawn Memorial...
Doretta Pegors
Feb 19, 2015
For Obituary Doretta Mae Pegors (Warnemunde) was born on March 30, 1923 on a farm near Winside, Nebraska, to Henry and Dora (Hood) Warnemunde. She attended country schools and graduated from Pierce High School in Nebraska. Doretta married Allen Pegors on February 14, 1943 at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Truman. They made their home on the family farm. She...
Dale Floris Kettner
Jan 25, 2015
Dale Floris Kettner was born on February 10, 1951 in St. James, MN to Floris and Dorothy (Schwanz) Kettner. He was baptized at Zion Lutheran Church in Lewisville, MN and confirmed at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Truman. Dale attended St. Paul’s Lutheran School in Truman and graduated from Truman High School. He then attended Jackson VoTech for carpentry. Dale...
Mildred LaFond
Jan 24, 2015
Memorial services for Mildred M. LaFond, 103, Fairmont, MN will be held on Saturday, February 28, 2015 at 2:00 pm at Zaharia Family Funeral & Cremation Service of Truman with Pastor Tony Fink officiating. Mildred passed away peacefully at Lakeview Methodist Health Care Center in Fairmont on Saturday, January 24, 2015 where she was a resident for fourteen years. Mildred...
Ruth Margaret Hendricksen
Jan 20, 2015
Ruth Margaret Andross was born on September 11, 1918 in Granada, MN to George and Mary (True) Andross. She was baptized in June of 1928. Ruth attended Granada Elementary and graduated from Granada High School on May 28, 1936. She attended Minnesota State Teachers College and graduated on June 8, 1938. Ruth taught at 3 rural schools in Martin County....
Lorraine Clarice Vogt
Jan 16, 2015
Lorraine Clarice Vogt was born June 7, 1928 to Henry and Clara (Greier) Becker in Rutland Township, Martin Co., MN. She was baptized and confirmed at St. James Lutheran Church in Northrop. She attended St. James Lutheran School in Northrop and graduated from Fairmont High School in 1946. Lorraine was married to Vernon Vogt on June 8, 1947 at St....
Pierce Dean Ricard
Jan 16, 2015
Pierce Dean Ricard was born on December 21, 1925 in Armstrong, IA to Augustus Hiram and Laura (Lund) Ricard. They moved to a family farm in Nashville Township. Dean attended 8 years of country school and later graduated from Truman High School. He farmed with his father in Nashville Township. On January 15, 1953 Dean was drafted into the US...
Norma Lillian Grefe
Dec 28, 2014
Norma Lillian Becker was born on September 20, 1925 in rural Rutland Township, Martin County, MN to Henry and Clara (Greier) Becker. She attended school in Fairmont and graduated from Fairmont High School. On February 8, 1948 Norma was united in marriage to Arthur Dietrich Grefe at St. James Lutheran Church in Northrop. They lived and farmed in Westford Township...
Randall Erickson
Dec 22, 2014
Randall Erickson was born October 5, 1919 to Alfred and Lydia (Johnson) Erickson in a sod house in rural Grant County, ND. As a teenager, Randy went to live with an uncle in Garretson, SD. He attended school and graduated from Garretson High School. Randy served in the US Army from 1941-1945 serving in the Asia-Pacific Theatre during WWII. After...
Lester Breitbarth
Nov 23, 2014
Lester Breitbarth was born March 4, 1933 in Antrim Township, MN to Louis and Gertrude (Nessler) Breitbarth. He attended St. Paul's Lutheran school and Truman Public schools. On November 14, 1953 he married Sherry Beck at St. Paul's Church in Truman. Lester farmed with his dad and took over the farming operation when his father passed away in 1956. When...
Zola Marie Van Heuman
Oct 16, 2014
Zola Marie Van Heuman was born August 14, 1964 in Fairmont, MN. She was the daughter of Ronnie and Gloria (Johnson) Van Heumen and graduated from Ceylon High School. For the last 27 years, Zola has had a beloved relationship with Greg Anderson of Ceylon and was a homemaker. Zola passed away the morning of October 16, 2014 at the...
Bonnie Belle Grefe
Oct 13, 2014
Bonnie Belle Clow was born on February 23, 1927 in Madelia, MN to Roy B. and Josephine A. (Boesch) Clow. She was baptized on May 1, 1927 at St. John's Lutheran Church-Antrim. Bonnie lived with her parents on her grandparents farm (Henry and Belle Clow) until March 1929 when the family moved to the August Ebert farm in Pleasant Mound...
Betty Rose Nord
Oct 11, 2014
Betty Rose Nord, age 86, of Truman, died Saturday, October 11, 2014, at Lutz Wing in Mayo Health Systems in Fairmont. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, October 15, 2014, at 2:00 PM, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Truman, with Pastor Tony Fink officiating. Burial will be 11:00 AM Thursday, October 16, 2014 in Slayton Memorial Garden, Slayton. Visitation...
Sylvan Arthur Behrens
Sep 19, 2014
Sylvan Arthur Behrens was born on December 19, 1918 in Fraser Township, Martin County, MN to Julius and Dora (Schwieger) Behrens. He was baptized and confirmed at Zion Lutheran Church, Fraser Township. Sylvan attended parochial school at Zion Lutheran School. Sylvan entered the US Army on September 22, 1942 and served until November 5, 1945. Sylvan married Esther Wiebold in...
Rodney Heckman
Sep 19, 2014
Funeral services for Rodney F. Heckman, age 91 years, of St. James will be held at 10:00 AM on Monday September 29, 2014 at St. John's Lutheran Church at South Branch. Visitation will be from 4:00 to 7:00 PM on Sunday at Zaharia Family Funeral Home in Truman and one hour prior to services at the church. Burial will be...
