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Vera Scanlan studied and received her degree in mortuary science from the Worsham School, located in Chicago, IL in 1959. In 1923, Leonard Aune sold an interest in his funeral home and furniture store to Frank A. Schottle. Mr. Schottle was born in Iowa and came to Cottonwood County with his parents at the age of nine. He went through the Windom Public School system and then went on to become a funeral director. And Elsie Meyer on a farm southwest of Okabena in Alba Township, Jackson County, Minnesota. He lived on the farm until the family moved to Kinbrae.
Lee and Doris moved to the country to their farmhouse in Milaca, MN in 1995 and enjoyed the country life until her passing in 2014. He fought cancer 3 times, and moved back to Coon Rapid, MN in 2018 to Margaret Place Senior Apartments. Lee lived independently until September of this year, and he enjoyed the fun activities at the apartments and joined in the activities and was loved by all who knew him.
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Kenneth L. Witt is buried at the Lakeview Cemetery in Windom. Vincent Thorstad died on February 28, 1999 from cancer, at the age of 76. He had retired from the US Postal Service nearly 15 years prior to his death. Vince and his wife Helen lived in Storden until the mid-60′s and then they moved to Westbrook. After Mr. Anderson and Mr. Schmidt purchased the Hanson-Witt firm in August of 1979, they continued the Storden Funeral Home.
After his death his wife continued to be active in the business for a few years. In 1935 and 1936 the Aune-Schottle firm employed a young man by the name of Arthur Hanson, who would later return to Windom and buy into the business. In 1937 a young man by the name of Gerald Stempfley became employed as a mortician.
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The official date of change of ownership was October 1, 1955. Kenneth Witt and his wife, the former Bette Moore, wee both natives of Storden. Mr. Witt had served in the Army during World War II and was a Prisoner of War for 6 months.
At the age of 5, he started attending school at Lakeview in Worthington, MN. Tony loved when his mom would pick him up and bring him home for the weekend. Mark Willard Johnson, Age 41, passed away on March 22nd at The Pillars in Mankato, Minnesota. Mark was a wonderful, devoted husband, father, brother, son and friend prior to his battle with behavioral variant Frontotemporal Dementia, a relatively rare form of dementia, although the most common form for people under age 60. After a service of eight years with the Iowa Department of Social Services, Jerry attended Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago, where he earned a Master of Divinity degree in June of 1978. He married Kathleen Commander in 1967 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Sioux City, Iowa and this union blessed them with one daughter, Claire.
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So he was as far as can be deciphered, the second funeral home to be established in Windom, after Crane. It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Mark Raboin of Jackson, Minnesota, born in Slayton, Minnesota, who passed away at the age of 68, on December 11, 2022. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family. You may also light a candle in honor of Mark Raboin or send a beautiful flower arrangement to the funeral service.
In 2021, Ardoth moved to the Good Samaritan Society- Sogge Memorial, where she passed away on December 6, 2022. Through the years, Ardoth taught Sunday School and sang in the choir of St. John’s Lutheran Church in Luverne. Tom was preceded in death by his parents, Audrey & Lyle Jurgens and David & Marylin Hammett; in-laws, Joe & Flo Follen; and sisters, Vickie Schnepf and Debbie Brandmire. Beverly is survived by twins Barbara and Alfred Blum, and grandsons Gabriel and Avery Blum. A Celebration of her Life will be held on Saturday, December 17, 2022, in Stockton, CA. Following teaching stints, she became a co-founder of the new Planned Parenthood in Stockton, CA and served as the Executive Director of Planned Parenthood in the county for over 14 years.
Even though extreme accuracy of dates is not the most important part of this accounting, to this researcher’s knowledge the dates are believed to be correct. Verify the authentication setting for the resource and then try requesting the resource using that authentication method. Only integrated authentication is enabled, and a client browser was used that does not support integrated authentication. Tony Klaassen was born on December 20, 1967 in Madelia, Minnesota to James and Loni Klaassen.
Ardoth attended country school in her early years and graduated from Luverne High School with the class of 1948. She enrolled in the School of Cosmetology in Austin, Minnesota, and worked most of her life as a beautician. Darrel Bramstedt passed away with family by his side, on Wednesday, December 7th at Windom Area Health in Windom. Darrel Earl Bramstedt was born on March 3, 1937, to the late Gilbert and Iola Bramstedt in Alpha, Minnesota.
He was passionate about farming, raising calves and making corn mazes. Ronnie had a fleet of John Deere equipment, and he enjoyed owning classic cars. He had many collections, including baseball cards, hay bale hooks, and sledgehammers. RV looked forward to going to the monthly sale auctions in Storden. Arrangements are under the care of the LaCanne Family Celebration of Life Center in Windom. Condolences and memories of Ardoth may be sent online to
Each arrangement is guaranteed to be handcrafted and delivered fresh by a reputable local florist. Dave was a dedicated longtime member of the First Presbyterian Church in Windom and served as an elder, deacon, trustee and usher. He was also active in the American Legion Post #206 of Windom, Zuhrah Shrine, El Riad Shrine, and Prudence Lodge #97 of Windom. David served on the Board of Education of Windom School District # 177 from 1967 to 1974, during the time when the new middle high school was built. Dave farmed all his life, first with his dad and brothers, then with his sons.
The professional, devoted staff can assist you in making funeral service arrangements, funeral planning, and talk you through cremation options. Upon coming to Windom Mr. and Mrs. Witt lived in the apartment above the funeral home. The Witt Funeral Home continued the working relationship with Mr. Thorstad at the Storden Funeral Home. Mr. Witt was active in community and church functions and there is a city park named after him at the corner of 10th Street and 5th Avenue in recognition of his many years on the Windom Parks and Recreation Board. In 1961 Mr. Witt and Mr. Hanson, the other funeral director in Windom at the time, merged their respective funeral home business into one entity.
In the early 1960′s Mr. Thorstad became a full time rural mail carrier out of the Storden Post Office and this required that he turn over the complete operation of the Storden Funeral Chapel to the Hanson-Witt firm. As much as was possible, Mr. Thorstad would continue to assist the Hanson-Witt firm on funerals in the Storden area when his mail carrier duties did not interfere. In 1955 Mr. Scanlan sold the funeral home to a Storden native, Kenneth L. Witt. Mr. Scanlan then purchased the McCauley Funeral Home in Mason City, IA where he relocated with his wife, Vera.
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