Benson & Langehough Recent Obituaries

Date of birth:  Sun, 03/31/1935 Date of death:  Wed, 02/08/2012 Funeral:  02/11/2012 - 10:30 am Funeral Date:  Sat, 02/11/2012 - 10:30am Funeral Pending:  No

Gene Raymond Conklin was born March 31, 1935, in Waterford, Minnesota, to Raymond and Gladys (Rollins) Conklin.  He was raised in the Northfield area and graduated from Northfield High School in 1954.  Following his education he worked various jobs until being drafted into the US Army in March 1958 - serving in Alaska while it was becoming a state.

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Date of birth:  Mon, 07/29/1918 Date of death:  Wed, 02/08/2012 Funeral:  02/25/2012 - 2:00 pm Funeral Date:  Sat, 02/25/2012 - 2:00pm Funeral Pending:  No

Eldon A. Behr was born July 29, 1918, in Minneapolis to Elsie and Christian Behr. He attended the public schools and was valedictorian of his class at South High in January, 1936. He earned a B.S. in Forestry with honors from the University of Minnesota in 1940.

During World War II he served in the United States Navy at the Bureau of Ships in Washington, D.C. Following his honorable discharge from the Navy, he returned to the University of Minnesota and completed a PhD in biochemistry in 1948.

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Date of birth:  Fri, 05/27/1932 Date of death:  Mon, 02/06/2012 Funeral:  02/10/2012 - 11:00 am Funeral Date:  Fri, 02/10/2012 - 11:00am Funeral Pending:  No

Dale LeRoy Chambers was born May 27, 1932, in Leola, South Dakota, to Adrian and Christine (Gudvangen) Chambers.  He was raised in the Aberdeen and Faulkton areas of South Dakota and at age 8 moved with his family to Hazelwood.  In a short time they lived in Farmington and Dundas before moving to Hastings.  Following his education he worked various jobs until joining the US Army in March 1950.  He served in the Korean Conflict and following his honorable discharge moved to the Northfield area.  He married Joyce Diana Truair on May 18, 1957, at St.

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Date of birth:  Sat, 12/25/1920 Date of death:  Fri, 02/03/2012 Funeral:  02/08/2012 - 10:30 am Funeral Date:  Wed, 02/08/2012 - 10:30am Funeral Pending:  No

 

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Date of birth:  Wed, 12/19/1951 Date of death:  Thu, 02/02/2012 Funeral:  02/06/2012 - 11:00 am Funeral Date:  Mon, 02/06/2012 - 11:00am Funeral Pending:  No

Larry Eugene Foster was born December 19, 1951, in Rapid City, South Dakota, to Loyd and Patricia (Morgan) Foster.  At the age of 10, he moved with his family to Kalispell, Montana, and at age 16 to Northfield.  He graduated Northfield High School in 1970 and following graduation he returned to Montana.  He returned to Northfield in 1971 and began working in the auto parts business.  On October 19, 1977, he and Deb (Peterson) DeWolfe were married in Watertown, South Dakota.

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Date of birth:  Thu, 10/05/1933 Date of death:  Tue, 01/31/2012 Funeral:  02/07/2012 - 10:30 am Funeral Date:  Tue, 02/07/2012 - 10:30am Funeral Pending:  No

Carol Jean Sorenson, 78 of Northfield and Owatonna, passed away peacefully Tuesday January 31st with her loving family at her side at the Northfield Care Center in Northfield.

           Carol Jean was born October 5, 1933, in Greenvale Township and was the daughter of Harold and Verna (Howland) Muckey.  Carol was baptized at the Congregational Church in Northfield.  She graduated from Northfield High School in 1952.  Before and after graduation, Carol worked at the Chris Christensen Bakery in Northfield.

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Date of birth:  Fri, 06/30/1922 Date of death:  Tue, 01/31/2012 Funeral:  02/03/2012 - 11:00 am Funeral Date:  Fri, 02/03/2012 - 11:00am Funeral Pending:  No

Dominick Maurice Costa was born June 30, 1922, in Brazil, Indiana, to Giuseppe and Domenica (Marietta) Costa.  He was raised on the family farm at Brick Chapel and baptized and  confirmed at the Methodist church.  He graduated from Bainbridge High School in 1939.  Following his education he worked on the family farm until moving to Minnesota in the early 1940's.  He settled in the Rosemount/Farmington area and worked with electronics and as a mechanic, along with various other jobs.  He married Bergetta Mae Nelsen on May 13, 1944, at the Lutheran church in Rose

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Date of birth:  Mon, 09/14/1936 Date of death:  Wed, 01/25/2012 Funeral:  01/30/2012 - 10:30 am Funeral Date:  Mon, 01/30/2012 - 10:30am Funeral Pending:  No

Patrick James Meyer was born September 14, 1936, on a farm at Red Rock Ridge, Cottonwood County, Minnesota, to Arthur W.

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Date of birth:  Fri, 02/06/1925 Date of death:  Mon, 01/23/2012 Funeral:  01/27/2012 - 10:30 am Funeral Date:  Fri, 01/27/2012 - 10:30am Funeral Pending:  No

Delores Margaret Balfe Weed was born February 6, 1925, in Kilkenny, Minnesota, to Michael and Hattie (Born) Balfe.  She attended St. Canice Parochial School and graduated from Montgomery High School in 1943.   She married Willis “Bill” Weed on October 25, 1947, and in 1948, they moved to Northfield.  They later divorced.  In 1968, Delores began working at St. Dominic’s Catholic Church and remained there until retiring in 1997.  Her service and dedication to St.

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Date of birth:  Wed, 03/18/1931 Date of death:  Mon, 01/23/2012 Funeral:  01/26/2012 - 10:30 am Funeral Date:  Thu, 01/26/2012 - 10:30am Funeral Pending:  No

Richard (Dick) Douglass, 80, died Monday, Jan. 23, 2012, after a long battle with cancer. His wife, Ellen, was by his side when he died at the home of his oldest son, Patrick, in Northfield, Minn.
Richard Haydon Douglass was born March 18, 1931, in Morris, Minn. to Frank A. and Beatrice (Haydon) Douglass. The family moved to Lakefield, Minn. in 1936. He graduated from the Lakefield Public High School in 1949 and from the University of Minnesota in 1953, the latter with a degree in journalism.

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Date of birth:  Sat, 03/29/1913 Date of death:  Fri, 01/20/2012 Funeral:  01/28/2012 - 2:00 pm Funeral Date:  Sat, 01/28/2012 - 2:00pm Funeral Pending:  No

 

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Date of birth:  Sat, 04/26/1919 Date of death:  Thu, 01/19/2012 Funeral:  01/23/2012 - 2:00 pm Funeral Date:  Mon, 01/23/2012 - 2:00pm Funeral Pending:  No

Alice Mae Gregerson Ims was born April 26, 1919, in Bert, North Dakota, to Norman and Norma (Knaus) Gregerson.  As a girl she moved with her family to a farm near Nerstrand and  attended country school.  She graduated from Randolph High School in 1937 and received her teacher’s training at Normal School in Red Wing.  Her first teaching job was teaching grades 1-8 at a country school near Dennison. She married Eugene Jerome “Gene” Ims on July 3, 1942, at her parent’s farm near Nerstrand.

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Date of birth:  Fri, 12/23/1927 Date of death:  Tue, 01/17/2012 Funeral:  01/21/2012 - 5:00 pm Funeral Date:  Sat, 01/21/2012 - 5:00pm Funeral Pending:  No

Wanda Marceil Pyle Wendland was born December 23, 1927, on the family farm near Bryant, Indiana, to Jesse and Bernice (Loyer) Pyle.  She was raised on the family farm and attended school in Bryant.  Following graduation from Bryant High School in 1945, she attended North Central College in Naperville, Illinois, where she received her bachelor’s degree in Education. 

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Date of birth:  Sun, 02/26/1928 Date of death:  Tue, 01/17/2012 Funeral:  01/21/2012 - 2:00 pm Funeral Date:  Sat, 01/21/2012 - 2:00pm Funeral Pending:  No

Jack Gordon Johnson, age 83 of Northfield, formerly of Babbitt, died Monday evening, January 16, 2012, at the care center of the Northfield Retirement Community.

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Date of birth:  Wed, 10/20/1915 Date of death:  Sun, 01/15/2012 Funeral:  01/20/2012 - 11:00 am Funeral Date:  Fri, 01/20/2012 - 11:00am Funeral Pending:  No

Ella Margaret Bjugan Aadahl was born October 20, 1915, on the family farm in Roscoe Township, Goodhue County, Minnesota, to Louie and Jertine (Trelstad) Bjugan.  She was baptized at home and confirmed at Stordahl Lutheran Church near Zumbrota.  She attended District #50 county school and graduated from Wanamingo High School in 1933.  After her education she worked for various families in the area as a housekeeper.  On June 26, 1940, she was united in marriage to Bennie Aadahl at Stordahl Lutheran.  After marriage they farmed Bennie’s home farm and later rented a far

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