Obituaries

Alan Dale Van Dam

Dec 12, 2021

Alan Dale Van Dam, 51, of Chandler, MN died on Sunday, December 12, 2021 at the Sanford Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD.  Visitation will be held at the Chandler Christian Reformed Church on Thursday, December 16, 2021 from 4:00 - 7:00 PM, and will continue on Friday, December 17 from 9:30 - 10:30 AM with the funeral service at...

Marvin DeGroot

Nov 4, 2021

Marvin DeGroot, 97, of Edgerton, MN, formerly of Chandler, MN, died on Thursday, November 4, 2021 at Edgebrook Care Center in Edgerton. Services will be held at 11:00 AM on Monday, November 8, 2021 at the Chandler Reformed Church in Chandler.  Visitation will be one hour prior from 10:00 AM to 11:00.  Interment will be at the Chandler Memorial...

Elke (Kannecht) Olivier

Oct 22, 2021

Elke (Kannecht) Olivier, age 75 of Pipestone, MN, died Friday, October 22, 2021 at Avera Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD.  She was born on January 21, 1946 in Söhren, Germany to Hedwig Fischer of Lubeck, Germany. She was the 3rd child of 5 in her family.

In her early childhood years, she moved to Stockholm, Sweden where...

Mary Ann Gunnink

Oct 11, 2021

On October 11, 2021, Mary Ann Gunnink entered her heavenly home. She is now, in her words, “at the cross of Calvary”. She is already missed beyond measure but her bravery in her final hours was remarkable.

Mary Ann DeRuyter was born August 31, 1933 to Dick and Lena (Kooistra) DeRuyter on the family farm...

Shirley Ann (Martens) Knapp

Oct 5, 2021

Shirley Ann Knapp, 83, of Alexandria, formerly of Lake Wilson, MN passed away on Tuesday, October 5, 2021, at the Alomere Hospital in Alexandria.

Shirley was born on September 19, 1938, to Anno and Etta (Huls) Martens in Rushmore, MN. She worked in various capacities throughout her life, but her love was as a learning disability teacher...

Franklin Edward Post

Sep 22, 2021

Franklin Post, 88, of Chandler, passed away Wednesday, September 22, 2021 at the Hospice House of Murray County in Slayton.

Franklin Edward Post was born on August 16, 1933. He passed away due to failing health in Slayton, MN at Hospice on September 22, 2021 at the age of 88 years. Frank was the 6th of 10...

Gertrude (Spronk) Krosschell

Aug 1, 2021

Gertrude (Spronk) Krosschell was born on July 3, 1919 to John and Gertie (Van Pykern) Spronk on a farm near Steen, MN.  Gertrude started country school at the early age of 5 because her parents didn’t want her brother, Hank, to attend alone.  Therefore, she graduated from the 8th grade at age 12.  Having four brothers and being the...

Christa Helen (Jacob) Sankey

Jul 31, 2021

Christa Helen Sankey was born on the 14th of December, 1933 to Helen (Metcalfe) and Arthur Jacob in Leicester, England.  She attended school and church in Leicester in her formative years. She graduated at age 17 and worked as a teacher’s assistant at a nursery school for a year before moving on to the Royal College of Nursing at...

Jolene Faye Groen

Mar 21, 2021

Jolene Faye Groen of Sioux Falls, SD, formerly of Chandler, MN, died at Ava's Hospice House in Sioux Falls on Sunday, March 21, 2021 at the age of 51 years old.

Jolene was born on Easter Sunday, April 6, 1969 in Pipestone, MN to John Henry and Joanne (Bothof) Groen.  She grew up on the family farm...

Frederic Heinze Berreau

Dec 8, 2020

Frederic "Fred" H. Berreau, 91, of Lake Wilson, MN, died on Tuesday, December 8, 2020 at his winter home in Donna, Texas.

In an effort to keep everyone safe a private family service will be held at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Lake Wilson on Wed. Dec. 16 at 1:00 PM with Father Thien Nguyen officiating.  Pallbearers...

Margaret DeGroot

Oct 2, 2020

Margaret DeGroot, 100, of Chandler, died on Friday, October 2, 2020 at the Pipestone County Hospice House, Pipestone, MN.  Services will be held on Tuesday, October 6, 2020 at the Chandler Reformed Church in Chandler at 10:30 AM with visitation one hour prior to the service.  Interment will be held at the Leota Cemetery, Leota, MN.

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Florence Alvina (Kooiman) Stoel

Sep 26, 2020

Florence Alvina (Kooiman) Stoel, 90, of Edgerton, MN, formerly of Chandler, MN died at Edgebrook Care Center on Saturday, September 26, 2020.Visitation will be held from 9:00-10:30 AM on Wednesday, September 30, 2020 at the Chandler Reformed Church.  Services will follow at 10:30 AM  Burial will be at the Chandler Memorial Cemetery.

*No lunch will...

Betty Jean (Weissenstein) Courtney

Sep 10, 2020

Betty Courtney, 90 of Pipestone, Minnesota died on Thursday, September 10, 2020 at Good Samaritan Nursing Home in Pipestone.   Services will be held on Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2020 at Saint Mary’s in Lake Wilson at 1:00 PM.  Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service.

Betty Courtney was born on April 3, 1930 in Arthur...

Johanna (DeKruif) DeGroot

Aug 18, 2020

Johanna DeGroot, 96, Edgerton, formerly of Chandler, died on Tuesday, August 18, 2020 at the Pipestone County Hospice House in Pipestone Minnesota.

JOHANNA “JO” DeGROOT, age 96, of Edgerton, died Tuesday, August 18, 2020, at the Hospice House in Pipestone. She was born December 12, 1923, in Maple Lake, MN, to John and Grace (DeVries) DeKruif. Jo...

John G. Vis

Jul 22, 2020

John Gysbert Vis was born March 22, 1930 to Peter and Alice (Groen) Vis Sr, at their home south of Chandler.  At age one, John and his family moved near Leota.  He went to the Leota Christian School until March of 1942 when the family moved to the home place south of Chandler.  John graduated from 8th grade in...

Abel Vander Burgh

Jun 12, 2020

Abel was born November 6, 1922 on the family farm 1 mile west of Leota in Nobles County Minnesota. His sister, Abelene age 5 remembered that the doctor came to the house with a little black bag and when he left, there was a baby boy.  She knew then that the doctor brought the baby in his black bag....

Sadie (Overman) Douma

Mar 31, 2020

Sadie Marie Douma was born on April 1, 1932 to Steve and Mary (Bilsland) Overman in Primghar, IA.  She was their only child, and as a family they moved a lot.  They lived in various cities in Iowa, Minnesota, Oregon and California, before settling in Chandler, MN.  During those years, Sadie attended 14 different schools and graduated from...