Phyllis Krosschell was born on a farm near Edgerton on September 28, 1927, to Conrad and Ella (Hofkamp) Schelhaas.  She was the oldest of the family and grew up with her four siblings on the farm. She attended a rural country school, graduating from the 8th grade.  She worked at several local cafes. The love of Phyllis’ life was Evert. What began as a friendship through school turned into writing letters back and forth as Evert left to serve in World War II,...

John Sas …was born on December 26, 1926, to Simon and Anna (Schaap) Sas on a farm near Leota, MN.  He lived there most of his life except for a year and a half when he was a child and they lived in California.  Then they moved back to the family farm by Leota.  John had 2 sisters, Hildred and Ruth.  John went to grade school at Leota Christian and high school at Edgerton Public.  He joined the army for a couple of years toward...

Shirley Vanden Bosch was born November 16, 1946, to Marinus and Janette (Scholten) Starkenburg in Bellingham, Washington. She grew up on a dairy farm near Everson, Washington, and went to Lynden Christian Grade School and Nooksack Valley High School.      After graduation in 1964 she went to visit relatives in Minnesota and met Rob Vanden Bosch and stayed.  They were married April 15, 1965, and were blessed with three children, Corey, Jeff, and...

Harold John Kortleever  was born October 28, 1938, to John and Myrtle (Uilk) Kortleever at home on the family farm near Edgerton, Minnesota.  He was baptized and confirmed at the Lutheran Church in Hardwick, Minnesota. He attended country school until he was in 8th grade. Harold was united in marriage to Gail Fey on December 22, 1970, at the First Christian Reformed Church in Edgerton. Together they were blessed with one daughter, Pam, and two sons, Nathan and Darrin....

Lester Vanden Berg was born December 1, 1928 to Teunis and Elizabeth (Nicolay) at the family home near Brooten, MN. When he was one year old, Les’ family moved to a farm near Edgerton. The seventh of nine children, he was the youngest boy, and two sisters were born after him. He completed 8 years of school, starting in a country school and then attending Edgerton Christian Elementary School. Many conversations with Les included stories of the good ole days at...

Roger William Post was born May 9, 1948 to William and Bertha (Blom) Post in Willmar, MN. He was raised on a farm NW of Prinsburg. Roger attended Central MN Christian School, graduating in 1966. He was baptized and made profession of faith at First Christian Reformed Church of Prinsburg. Roger joined the Army Reserves in September of 1966 and served until October of 1972. Roger married Lorna Behrends on August 16, 1968 at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Clara City, MN. They made their...

Anna Jean Beckering  was born to John and Henrietta (Achterhoff) Schoolmeester on July 2, 1930 on a farm near Chandler, Minnesota. When she was four years old, she moved with her parents to a farm near Edgerton, Minnesota where she attended school in District #44. She continued her education at Edgerton High School. After her high school graduation in 1948, she helped on her parents’ farm. On November 10, 1949, she was united in marriage to Richard Beckering in Edgerton....

Jerry Dean Brink was born on June 21, 1951 to Marion and Nellie (DeGroot) Brink at the hospital in Pipestone, Minnesota. He was raised in Edgerton, Minnesota and was baptized and made his profession of faith at Bethel Christian Reformed Church. He attended school at Edgerton Christian Elementary School and graduated in 1969 from Southwest Christian High School. In 1971, Jerry was drafted into the United States Army. He was honorably discharged in 1972 due to his father’s sudden death....

Milton Henry Schaap was born to Henry and Mary Schaap on the Arie Vis farm in rural Leota, Minnesota, on March 26, 1937, at the tail end of a March snowstorm. In fact, the doctor had to make a house call to the Schaap residence in a special “snow machine” just to deliver Milt. Milt grew up milking cows on his family’s small dairy farm in various locations in Murray and Nobles counties. When he had time, Dad loved to escape into the outdoors. He first shot a twelve-gauge...

Pauline Faye “Polly” Gorter Pauline Faye “Polly” Gorter was born into a loving home on August 15, 1959. This was her first blessing. She was further blessed when on October 4, 1959 she was baptized into Christ. Little did Polly’s parents realize what was to come with their newest child. Polly experienced the pain of living in a fallen world. Her extremely limited mental and physical capacities were part of her life. Her parents, siblings, and extended family...