Jacoba Maria (Jagt) Gorter passed away December 3, 2019. She was born July 3, 1931, on a farm near Holland, MN, to Marinus and Nellie (Van Essen) Jagt. When she was 3 weeks old, her father died of a stroke. Maria and her mother then moved into Holland to live with Nellie's parents, Ryer and Clara Van Essen. Maria lived with her grandparents while attending school in Pipestone. She married Clarence Gorter in 1948. Together they raised their eight children on farms near Russell, Lake...

Harvey Lee Sas was born August 3, 1931, to Dan and Anna (Tinklenberg) Sas on the family farm in Murray County, Minnesota.  He attended elementary school at the Leota Christian School and went on to complete the 10th grade at Nobles County School Distrist #58 while helping his parents on the farm.   He was drafted, and at Army processing he was selected to receive his training with the United States Marine Corp.  On April 3, 1952 he married Gertrude Koelewyn and one week...

Virginia May Griffin Petersen Wunder, 92, of Howard, SD passed away on Monday, November 11, 2019, at the Madison Community Hospital in Madison, SD. After 11 days of dealing with swallowing difficulties and pneumonia, she left her loved ones and passed peacefully to be with the loved ones who have gone before. Virginia May Griffin was born August 6, 1927, to Harry and Mabel Griffin on a farm near Havelock, Iowa near the Des Moines River. At the age of six months, her family moved to...

Joanne Marlene (Vis) Talsma passed away Wednesday morning, November 6, at the hospice house in Pipestone, MN, after a long and courageous battle with cancer at the age of 77 years, 9 months. Joanne was born at home in Murray County on February 9, 1942. Joanne was the daughter of Arie and Jennie (Vos) Vis. She attended Leota Christian School in Leota, MN, and Southwest Christian High School in Edgerton, MN. She graduated in 1960. She worked the summers while in high school as a hired girl...

Donald Zylstra, age 94, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, November 5, 2019.  Donald was born on April 15, 1925 in Ashton, Iowa, the son of August and Lena (Douma) Zylstra.   When Don was only 1 1/2 years old, when the family moved to Montana.  He attended two country schools and later went to a town school in Manhattan, MT where he finished the 8th grade.  In 1939 they relocated in Edgerton, MN, where Don worked on the farm with his father.  They moved briefly to...

Fred F. Seldon, was born on July 11, 1929, to Walter and Theresa (Schuller) Seldon in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and passed away with his family by his side on October 26, 2019 in Donna, Texas, at the age of 90. He attended Country School 39 and graduated from Edgerton High School in 1948. In October of 1950 he joined the U.S. Navy and served four years in the Pacific during the Korean War. He returned home after his service to work alongside his family on their farm near Edgerton. Fred...

Bertha Van’t Hof was born on November 21, 1934, to Evert and Nellie (DeKam) Bakker in Murray County, Minnesota. She was raised on a farm near Chandler, Minnesota, where she attended school through the eighth grade. Following her education, she remained busy helping on her parents’ farm along with doing housekeeping and child care work for the Cornie Van’t Hof family. It was through this that Bertha met Leonard Van’t Hof and on January 3, 1958, the couple was united in...

Samona Johana Gilman passed away on October 16, 2019, at Edgebrook Care Center in Edgerton, MN.  Samona was born September 27, 1921 to Edward and Johana Bakker. She received her education at the Edgerton Public School. She lived and worked at her parents home until December 13, 1941, when she married Peter Gilman, also of Edgerton. They spent their first years in Oregon while Peter served in the military.  Samona was a faithful member of the First Reformed Church in Edgerton. The...

RUTH NELVINA (VANDER WILT) SAS was born to John and Irene (Post) Vander Wilt December 18, 1928 on a farm near Doon Iowa. In 1939 they moved to a farm west of Ruthon, MN. and Ruth attended a country school. After graduating from Ruthon High School in 1946 she worked at the Jack Sprat Grocery Store and later was a dental technician at Dr. White’s office in Ruthon.  On January 10, 1951 she was united in marriage to John Sas and they moved to the Sas farm west of Leota. They lived...

Wilamene Schoolmeester was born on September 17, 1925, to John and Grace (DeVries) DeKruif near Maple Lake, Wright County, Minnesota. When she was three years old, the family moved to the Chandler, Minnesota area. She was baptized and confirmed in the Christian faith and attended school through the eighth grade. On March 26, 1943, Wilamene was united in marriage to Clarence Schoolmeester on her parents’ home near Chandler. Following their marriage, the couple lived on a farm near...