Obituaries

Russel Lee Reed, 74, of Dent, Minnesota, passed away in the company of his wife Harriett in Chandler, AZ on April 23, 2022. Russ was born in Kennebec, South Dakota on August 7th, 1947.

Bob Bruxvoort, 71, of Sioux Center, Iowa died, Thursday, April 21, 2022, at Sioux Center Health in Sioux Center. Robert Alan Bruxvoort was born on October 10, 1950, in Slayton, Minnesota, to Harvey and Henrietta (Vis) Bruxvoort.

Jerry Lee Kreun, 78, of Edgerton, MN was born September 4, 1943, in Pipestone County, to Lawrence 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.

Bob Dysthe was born on April 15, 1934, in Iona, Minnesota to Clifford (C.H./Tiffy) and Florance (Laible) Dysthe. He grew up on his family farm west of Iona and attended District #68 Country School. His mother was his teacher for a few years during the teacher shortage of WWII. He went on to attend Chandler High School and after graduation, Bob worked on the farm before volunteering for the Draft in the United States Army. After bootcamp and radio school at Camp Gordon in Georgia, he served 9 months in the Republic of Korea as a Forward Air Controller. He completed his military service in Honolulu, HI and was honorably discharged on February 15, 1955. Bob met the love of his life, Kathleen Tressa Douma on November 2, 1948, and they dated throughout high school. They were married at the newly built Chandler Reformed Church on May 17, 1955. Bob worked for McCormick Appliance in Slayton for two years, before they moved to the farm in 1957. They started their dairy operation with 2 cows and 2 bred heifers. Over the years, the herd expanded and upon their retirement they were milking approximately 200 cows. Bob was baptized and made Confession of Faith at the Iona Presbyterian Church. Once married, he became a member of the Chandler Reformed Church and over his 67 years of membership he served on Consistory for 27 years, taught Sunday School and Catechism classes, was an RCYF Sponsor, belonged to Men’s Brotherhood and served on multiple committees. Bob was also very involved in the Dairy Industry and served on multiple boards including AMPI Corporate Treasurer, DHIA, and Midland UDIA. While he enjoyed dairy farming, his first love was his horses and ponies. He got his first pony, Bess, when he was 6 years old and for the next 74 years, he had multiple horses and ponies. There were many horse, pony and pony cart rides enjoyed by all and he passed the love of horses down to his daughters. Bob loved spending time as a family showing cattle and horses at the local and state 4-H level. There were times that they had at least a dozen head of cattle at the fair. Once chores were done for the day, he enjoyed going to Lake Sarah to go boating and later bought a place on Lake Shetek to spend even more time on and near the water with family. He also collected classic cars and tractors. Bob passed away at the Murray County Medical Center in Slayton on Wednesday, April 20, 2022, at the age of 88.

Hermina Leysen was born on April 14, 1923, in Little Rock, Iowa to George and Sara Muller Tuin. Following the death of her father the family moved to a farm north of Slayton, MN. Hermina attended Lake Beauty Country School and graduated from Slayton High School. In 1941 she and Ralph Cochran were married in Slayton. Following their marriage, they made their home on a farm near Slayton. Ralph passed away in 1943, leaving Hermina with son, Gerald and baby, Ralph on the way.

Barbara Ann (Burch) Breuer was born on February 17, 1938 to Duane and Elsie (Quirk) Burch in Pipestone, Minnesota. She was baptized and confirmed at the First Presbyterian Church and attended school in Pipestone. On August 27, 1955, she was united in marriage to Gilbert Breuer.

Elsie B. Riddell, age 92 of Westbrook, passed away Tuesday, April 12, 2022 at Sanford Westbrook Hospital.

Kathleen (Kathy) M. Quade passed away Friday, March 18, 2022, at Sanford in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

Florence Tutt, age 95, of Lake Wilson, Minnesota, passed away peacefully at The Gardens of Winsted on March 27, 2022, with her family by her side. Florence Serene (Erickson) Tutt was born to Carl and Serene (Ness) Erickson on May 15, 1926, in Ellsborough Township, Murray County, Minnesota.

Jerry Phillip Nelson died March 13, 2022, under hospice care at Prairie View in Slayton, Minnesota. He was 75.