Amazing Wife, Mom, Grandma, Sister, Aunt, Seamstress, Homemaker, Cook, Baker, Gardener, Teacher and Friend. Eunice was born January 20, 1928 at Isle, Minnesota (Opstead Township), the third child to Edward Eugene & Inez (Winsor) Freer. She grew up on a dairy farm near Isle, attended Central (country) School and graduated from Isle High School class of 1945.  She lived with aunts & an uncle while working in an office in Chicago, IL, and later moved back to Minnesota and worked...

Jennie (Boresiuk) Skrien, 93, died Wednesday, June 30, 2021, at Morningside Heights Care Center in Marshall, Minnesota. She was born February 22, 1928, in Fort Frances, Ontario, Canada, and moved to International Falls a few years later, where she lived almost all of her life. On November 26, 1949, she married Vernon Skrien. She was a member of Zion Lutheran Church in International Falls. Survivors include three sons: Dale (Pam Blake) of Manchester, Maine, and Richard (Janet) and...

Betty Marie Bailie was born on April 23, 1928 in Granite Falls, MN to Joseph and Hazel (Shellenbarger) Bailie. She grew up with seven brothers and one sister. Betty was baptized on November 20, 1951 at the Granite Falls Lutheran Church. On December 29, 1944, she married Arvid “Bud” Severson in Willmar, MN at the Methodist Parsonage and the couple had two sons, Russell and Sheldon. The couple then resided on a farm near Raymond, MN until Bud entered the Army and served in Japan...

Theresa Lee Streff was born on August 10th, 1950 to Vernon and Eloise (Olson) Streff in Canby, MN. She graduated from Canby High School in 1968 and went on to college to obtain her LPN license from Worthington Community College. From there she worked at various nursing homes and assisted living facilities in Clarkfield, Minneota, and Dawson. Theresa welcomed two wonderful children into her life: James Paul in 1969 and Cindy Leigh in 1980. Theresa enjoyed her family and numerous friends she...

Peggy Ann Waller was born to Oscar Jr. and Phyllis (Berg) Waller in Clarkfield, Minnesota on March 16, 1954. She grew up on a nearby farm and was baptized and confirmed in the Christian faith. After attending Clarkfield High School, she obtained her RN degree from Methodist Hospital School of Nursing in St. Louis Park, Minnesota. A natural caregiver, she worked as a nurse for over 40 years, specializing in psychiatrics, and most recently as a home health nurse, which brought her...

Mae Irene Clara (Opager) Johnson was born on July 24, 1926 in Boyd, MN to Sina (Swenson) and Ole Laurits Gulbraudson Opager. Mae was baptized, confirmed, and attended school in Boyd, MN. After school she went to Minneapolis and worked for the Minneapolis Star in the mail department but decided big city life wasn’t for her and returned to Montevideo where the family now lived. Mae was united in marriage to Walter LeRoy Johnson on April 27, 1946 at the Trinity Lutheran Church in...

Elaine Emma (Pieper) Johnson was born on March 10, 1931, in rural Clara City, MN, to Herbert and Lena Pieper. She was baptized and confirmed at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Clara City. She grew up on the family farm west of Clara City with her six siblings and attended rural country school District 71 before attending Clara City High School. Elaine graduated from Clara City High School on May 27th, 1948, and graduated from Union Hospital School for Practical Nurses in New Ulm, Minnesota on...

Joshua “Bubba” Luke Grinager, a rambunctious child, was born on March 13, 1978 in Granite Falls, MN to Paul Grinager and Kathy (Jacobson) Peterson. He was baptized and confirmed at Hazel Run Lutheran Church and graduated from Yellow Medicine East High School in 1997. Shortly before graduation, in April of 1997, Bubba started working for BCH Enterprises where he was employed as a hog herdsman for 20 years before serving as a manager for the past 4 years. Bubba started dating his...

Lola Marie West was born on July 15, 1941 in Clarkfield, MN to Ted and Helen (Zietlow) Pieschke. She was baptized and confirmed at Zion Lutheran Church, Tyro Township, and graduated from Clarkfield High School. On February 4, 1961 she married William “Bill” West and they were blessed with 5 boys. Lola was a hard worker and she worked at the Clarkfield Care Center, the Clarkfield Café, and sold Avon while raising her family. She always had a big garden and had extra to...

Delmore Marcus Fenske was born April 25, 1932 to Ernest and Cecelia (Timm) Fenske at the home farm in Omro Township. He graduated eighth grade from St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran School and then graduated high school from Dawson High School in 1950. At the state fair in 1950, Delmore met his life partner, Bethal Maursetter and they married on September 12, 1953. They started a dairy and grain farm and milked cows for over fifty years. To this union, five children were born: Marcus,...