Albert Vander Haar was born on March 1, 1928, to Evert and Cornelia (Vander Braak) Vander Haar in Barenveld, Netherlands. His family immigrated to the United States in September, 1936, when Albert was eight years old and made their home in Chandler, Minnesota. He grew up in the Chandler/Edgerton/Woodstock area until he was a teenager when the family moved to California for two years before returning to farm by Woodstock, Minn. On July 15, 1949, Albert was united in marriage to Henrietta...

Henry “HANK” Klumper was born on April 17, 1934, the larger of twins born to Dick and Gertie (Jongetjes) Klumper at the family farm in Nobles County. Hank attended school in Edgerton, Minnesota, and during high school he was a member of the madrigal. He graduated from Edgerton High School in 1952. Following his graduation, Hank worked briefly at the Central Telephone Company and then began working at Peavey Lumber Yards. In 1956, Hank joined the United States Army and was...

Fannie Bernice (Gunnink) Post was born on January 3, 1922, to Jurry and Joanne (Eernisse) Gunnink at a home near Leota, Minnesota.  The family moved to Chandler, Minnesota, where she grew up on the family farm.  She attended country school near Chandler and graduated from Chandler High School.  She graduated from Calvin College with an elementary teaching degree and from the Reformed Bible Institute with a Bible degree.  She was united in marriage to Nelson Post on...

BARBARA HELEN NETTINGA was born on June 6, 1945, to Chris and Helen (VanderLaan) Nettinga in Pipestone, Minnesota. She was raised on the family farm near Edgerton, Minnesota and graduated from Edgerton Public High School in 1963. Following her graduation, Barb relocated to Sioux Falls, South Dakota and furthered her education at the Sioux Valley School of Nursing. Her career as a registered nurse at the Sioux Valley and later, Sanford Hospital, would go on for over 45 years prior to...

Peter “Pete” Vander Lugt, son of Hubert and Grace (Verbrugge) Vander Lugt, was born in Rock County, Minnesota on July 2, 1930. He lived west of Leota, Minnesota in his early years and attended Christian schools in Leota and Edgerton. Following that, he lived east of Edgerton, Minnesota until he received a draft notice for the United States Army. His tour of duty was from February 1952 to November 1953. He spent one year in the Korean Engineering section, including road work and...

Jeannette Ann Tinklenberg was born on February 4, 1965 to Martin and Jacquelynn (Glaze) Fisher in Buena Park, California, where she was raised. She attended school and graduated from John F. Kennedy High School in La Palma, California. Growing up she enjoyed animals, particularly horses, and was involved in motocross racing. Following her graduation, Jeannette continued her schooling at North Orange County ROP in Anaheim, California. She then went to work at a medical facility as an...

Bert Brouwer was born on April 24, 1931 to Arie and Gertie (Brands) Brouwer on a farm southeast of Inwood, Iowa. The family then moved to a farm four miles south of Chandler, Minnesota in 1936. Bert began country school and the family then moved to a farm three miles north of Edgerton, Minnesota. Bert completed the 8th grade and then began helping on the family farm. On February 1, 1954 he was united in marriage to Bernice (DeVries) Brouwer at her parents’ home in Pipestone, Minnesota....

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...