John Bolt Jr was born on May 30, 1939. He was the youngest of seven children born to John and Henrietta (DeGroot) Bolt on the Bolt farm northeast of Leota, MN. While growing up, John was no stranger to tragedies in his family. His sister Evelyn lost her life in a car accident and his father suddenly passed away at the age of 55 due to a heart attack. After graduating from Leota Christian Elementary school, he continued his education at Southwest Christian High School. He graduated in...

Teresa Joy Kooiman died peacefully, surrounded by family, on the morning of Thursday, September 7, 2023 after a courageous battle with cancer. Teresa was born on November 4, 1967 to John and Iris (Samuelson) Menning in Pipestone, MN. Teresa grew up on the family farm north of Edgerton, MN with her parents, younger brothers Jason and Jeremy, and sister Holly. She attended and graduated in 1986 from Edgerton Public School where she excelled at cheerleading and track. While in high school,...

Larry Arylan Bleyenburg was born March 18, 1944, to Dick and Cora Bleyenburg of Edgerton, MN. He graduated from Edgerton 
Public School and then took classes at Nettleton College for accounting. 
Larry married Lila Van Dyke on August 20, 1964. To that union, two 
children were born, Sandra and Loren. The couple made their home in Iowa and Larry worked at several bakeries. In 1965, they moved to Edgerton. 
Larry worked as a custodian for the Edgerton Public School  until 1978. He...

Lorraine Evelyn Berghuis was born on September 20, 1922 to Edward and Alice (Vander Sluis) Bylsma on their family farm near Edgerton, MN. Lorraine had one sister, Bernice. Lorraine was baptized and made profession of faith at First Reformed Church of Edgerton. She graduated from Edgerton Public School and was united in marriage to Leslie Brink on March 19, 1944, at the First Reformed Church of Edgerton. To this union one daughter, Gloria Beth, was born on December 31, 1944. Gloria Beth...

Helen Josephine Buysman Schuld was born January 24, 1924 to Frank and Hattie Pool Reinsma. She was adopted by Garrett (Gerrit) and Josie Pool Buysman and raised in the Chandler area. She went to country school (District 60) for eight years. On November 6, 1942, she married Nick Schuld in the church parsonage. To this union seven children were born. Nick and Helen were engaged in farming for 20 years. Helen also worked for Campbell Soup, Feckers, and  21 years at the Edgerton...

Eleanor was born August 13, 1941, on the farm near Rock Valley IA to Dick and Willie Hendricks.  Eleanor was followed by the birth of her brothers Dennis, Rick and her sister Donna.  The Hendriks family moved to Omaha NE, and then back to Rock Valley. They then moved to Inwood IA on a farm. While there, Eleanor attended country school and Inwood Christian. The Hendriks family moved to a farm in Luverne MN and again moved to a farm in Lake Benton MN. After high school, she worked at...

On July 13, 2023, Howard “Chic” Van Essen went to the loving arms of his Lord and Savior. He was 89 years old, a beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, and friend and will be missed by those who loved him. Howard Wesley Van Essen was born on May 4, 1934, to Henry Jr. and Frekea (Jelgerhuis) Van Essen on the family farm east of Edgerton. He had two older sisters, Grace and Gezena (Jo), one younger sister, Rose, and one younger brother, Larry....

Terry Neal Fennema was born June 27, 1956, to George and Wilma (Eizenga) Fennema in Roseland, Illinois. Terry was baptized in 1956 at Fourth Christian Reformed Church in Roseland. He attended school at the Roseland Christian Grade School and graduated from Chicago Christian High School in 1973.   When Terry was a young boy, his family spent many hours fishing, swimming, golfing, and taking long walks at Little Paw Paw Lake by Coloma, Michigan. He talked of these years often. Terry...

William (Bill) John Bleyenberg was born to Art and Carrie Bleyenberg on September 20, 1942 (80 years old) on the farm just outside Edgerton, MN. He attended grade school at the Free Christian School and later on, got his GED in the military. He joined the military in 1958 where he served for 6 years. Several years later, he met his beloved Jeanette Boeve. They married October 30 th 1962 and were just as in love 60 years later. Bill was an agricultural salesman and a history buff. He was an...

DENNIS “DENNY” Broekhuis was born to Arthur and Clarice (Vander Sluis) Broekhuis on June 5, 1952, in Pipestone, Minnesota. Denny started school at Pipestone Elementary in special needs class. He lived at home with his family in Edgerton on weekends and  in Pipestone with his Grandma Vander Sluis while attending classes. Eventually Pipestone elementary recommended that Denny should get his education at Hope Haven school for Handicapped Children. He was a student in the...