Eileen Joan (Prins) Sankey  was born to Gerrit and Josephine (DeJager) Prins on September 16, 1931, in Osborne Township, Minnesota.  She received her education at the Chandler Public School.  She worked at a grocery store for her uncle.      She married Willard Sankey on June 1, 1950, at her parents' house.  They lived by Chandler and then moved to Leota in 1952,  Where she was a member of Ebenezer Christian Reformed Church.  Willard...

Ryan Wilson Vanderby  went to be with his heavenly Father on Friday July 1, 2022. He was born November 5, 1971, in Bozeman, Montana to Wilson and Shirley Vanderby. Ryan was baptized in the Bethel Christian Reform Church in Churchill, MT. He lived his first seven and half years in Manhattan, MT.  His family moved to Edgerton in 1980. Ryan attended Southwest Christian schools and graduated in 1991.  On June 12, 1999, Ryan married Ronica Van Westen. They were blessed with...

James Vander Lugt, the son of Hubert and Grace Vander Lugt, was born on a farm near Leota, MN on June 3, 1938.  When he was three years old, his family moved to a farm near Edgerton, MN.  Jim attended the Christian schools in Edgerton.  He graduated from Southwest Christian High School in 1956.  He joined the United States Air Force in 1957.  Part of his service was in Turkey.  He received an honorable discharge in 1960.  Jim then moved to Denver,...

Gertrude Elaine (Haan) Raak was born February 26, 1938, in Chicago Illinois, to Leonard and Grace (Nymeyer) Haan. She graduated from Western Christian High School, Hull, IA, in 1955 and Dordt College Sioux Center, IA, in 1957. Irwin and Trudy were married June 4, 1958, in Sioux Center where they lived for the first ten years of their marriage. They then moved to their current farm near Jasper, MN, in 1969. Trudy was a nurse, a 5th grade teacher at Edgerton Christian Elementary School,...

Jerry Lee Kreun was born September 4, 1943, in Pipestone County, to Lawernce and Johanna (Beukelman) Kreun. He attended Edgerton Public School, he was a graduate of the Class of 1961. He was also active in band and choir. Jerry worked multiple jobs in high school. After graduation he worked as a janitor at the school. In 1963 he married Bev Lange. They were blessed with four children: Denise, Doug, Sheri, and Ross. For most of his life, Jerry lived and worked in Edgerton. He went to...

Clares Rodney Christians was born on September 10, 1931, in Murray County, Minnesota, to George and Mattie (Bolt) Christians.  He attended Edgerton Christian School through the 10th grade.  Clares met Dena Koelewyn at the roller rink in Edgerton where they enjoyed skating together after Young People’s Society.  Clares and Dena were united in marriage at Ebenezer Christian Reformed Church in Leota, Minnesota on February 5, 1952. Following their marriage, they lived...

Marianne (Nykamp) Westenberg, 90, entered her heavenly home on Monday, February 21, 2022. She was born in Murray County on January 18, 1932, to Gerrit and Gertie (Vos) Nykamp, their first child. She and her only sibling, Henry Nykamp, grew up on a farm north of Edgerton, Minnesota. At age 3½, she and Henry lost their father in a tragic farm accident. Their mother, Gertie, was then helped by her parents and eight younger siblings who moved in with them, joining their farming...

Donna Lee Knight (Vanden Berg) is the eldest of nine children and was born to Martha Mae Vanden Berg (Boer) and the late Jacob L. Vanden Berg on March 13, 1950. She was raised in the Pipestone, Minnesota area and attended both Pipestone Grade and High Schools, graduating in 1968. She went on to attend the Financial Secretary Course at a local vocational school and graduated from the program in 1969. Leaving home to search for work, she moved to Worthington, Minnesota. She met and married Mr....

Bernard Edwin Baker was born to George and Lena (Bakker) Baker on March 18, 1932 in Edgerton, Minnesota, where he was also raised. He attended Edgerton Christian School and graduated from Edgerton Public High School. In the army, he served his country from 1952-1954 at Fort Sill, Oklahoma and Fairbanks, Alaska. On August 30, 1956, he married Gertrude Sybesma.  Bernard farmed with his father for 13 years, then Bernard and Gert moved to the family farm, living on the home place for...

Gary Alan Bleyenberg was born to Arthur and Carrie Bleyenberg on April 5, 1957, in Pipestone, Minnesota. Gary passed away on Thursday, January 27, 2022, after fighting a long battle with cancer, and a final battle against Covid-19 and Pneumonia. He was 64 years old. He attended grade school at the Free Christian School and later attended the Edgerton Public High School. After graduating he lived on the family farm with his parents. When Art and Carrie moved to town, he remained on the...