Henrietta "Louisa" Peterreins

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Family/Spouse: Frederick Carl "Fred" Bendix. Frederick was born on 5 May 1851 in Prussia, Germany; was christened on 18 May 1851 in Petznick, Pyritz, Pomerania, Prussia, Germany; died on 24 Mar 1947 in Minnesota, United States; was buried in 1947 in Echo City Cemetery, Echo, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Residence: 1895, Posen Twp, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, United States
• Residence: 1900, Echo City, Echo Twp, Yellow Medicine, Minnesota, United States
• Residence: 1910, Echo Twp, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, United States
• Residence: 1920, Prairie Farm, Barron County, Wisconsin, United States
• Residence: 1920, Springbrooke, Washburn County, Wisconsin, United States
• Residence: 1930, Posen Twp, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, United States
• Residence: 1940, Aurora Town, Taylor County, Wisconsin, United States
• Residence: 1940, Granite Falls, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, United States
• Residence: 1949, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, United States
• Residence: 4 Apr 1950, Walnut Grove, Redwood County, Minnesota, United States

Emma married William George Miller on 3 Jun 1908 in Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, United States. William (son of George Burns Miller and Ann Radford) was born on 20 Mar 1880 in Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, United States; died on 12 Aug 1929 in Boardman, St Croix County, Wisconsin, United States; was buried in Echo City Cemetery, Echo, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name: Allen Lovern Miller
• Residence: Granite Falls, Chippewa County, Minnesota, United States
• _UID: 735A125688CC4FEC9BDAB93E3C8AAAB75749
• Residence: 1910, Echo Twp, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, United States
• Residence: 1920, Springbrooke, Washburn County, Wisconsin, United States
• Residence: 1935, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, United States
• Residence: 1940, Granite Falls, Chippewa County, Minnesota, United States
• Military Draft Registration: 16 Oct 1940, Granite Falls, Chippewa County, Minnesota, United States

Allen married Lorena Elizabeth Kruse on 19 Jan 1931 in Granite Falls, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, United States. Lorena was born on 27 Dec 1912 in Renville County, Minnesota, United States; died on 22 Jul 1945 in Granite Falls, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, United States; was buried in St Paul Lutheran Cemetery, Granite Falls, Yellow Medicine, Minnesota, United States of America. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Allen married Deloris Rose Thoenebe on 3 Dec 1947 in Renville County, Minnesota, United States. Deloris was born on 29 Nov 1925 in Olivia, Renville County, Minnesota, United States; died on 26 Jan 2024 in Shakopee, Scott County, Minnesota, United States; was buried in St Paul Lutheran Cemetery, Granite Falls, Yellow Medicine, Minnesota, United States of America. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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ECHO -- Services for Ella Marquardt, 92, of Granite Falls and formerly of Echo, will be at 1:30 p.m. Monday at Peace Lutheran Church in Echo. Burial will be in the Echo Cemetery. Visitation will be from 1:30 -4 p.m. Sunday at the church. Visitation will continue Monday at the church one hour prior to services. Kulow Funeral Service is in charge of arrangements.
She died Thursday, May 8, 2003, at the Granite Manor.
She was born Nov. 6, 1910 in Echo Township, Yellow Medicine County, to George and Emma (Bendix) Miller.
Survivors include her brother, Jack Miller of New London; two sisters, Betty Zempel of Montevideo and Alice Mae Kuno of St. Cloud; and many nieces and nephews.
--Marshall Independent
May 10, 2003

Ella married CPL Elmer Fred Marquardt on 16 Oct 1950. Elmer (son of Living and Living) was born on 24 Jun 1905; died on 13 Oct 1967; was buried in Echo City Cemetery, Echo, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Wilfred married Duella Henrietta Thomasson on 11 Aug 1940 in Wegdahl, Chippewa County, Minnesota, United States. Duella (daughter of Halvor Thorvald Thomasson and Constance Katherine Fagerland) was born on 10 Aug 1919 in Montevideo, Chippewa County, Minnesota, United States; died on 25 Aug 1998 in Granite Falls, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, United States; was buried in St Luke's Lutheran Cemetery, Wood Lake, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Glen married Elizabeth Marie Baumann on 4 Feb 1965 in Lyon County, Minnesota, United States. Elizabeth was born on 1 Feb 1930 in Springfield, Brown County, Illinois, United States; died on 18 Sep 1994 in Garvin, Lyon County, Minnesota, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Sarah married Harold Arthur Weiss on 30 Jun 1935. Harold (son of Adolph Weiss and Dorothy Litschke) was born on 3 Dec 1907 in Echo, Redwood County, Minnesota, United States; died on 14 Oct 1978 in Granite Falls, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Margaret married Arthur Eleck Nelson on 5 Apr 1953. Arthur was born on 12 Dec 1914 in Walnut Grove, Wayne County, Minnesota, United States; died in Nov 1989 in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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John married Loretta Susan Bernardy on 27 Sep 1939. Loretta (daughter of Living and Living) was born on 9 Sep 1921 in Vail Twp, Redwood County, Minnesota, United States; died on 8 Dec 2008 in Coon Rapids, Anoka County, Minnesota, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Robert married on 11 Nov 1966 in Japan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Family/Spouse: Vernon Wilbur Zempel. Vernon was born on 19 Nov 1920 in Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota, United States; died on 12 Sep 2003 in Saint Louis Park, Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States; was buried in Terrace Lawn Memory Gardens, Montevideo, Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Alice married Lester Harold Kuno on 4 Jan 1948 in Granite Falls, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, United States. Lester (son of Living and Living) was born on 25 Nov 1925 in Montevideo, Chippewa County, Minnesota, United States; died on 8 Apr 2008 in St Cloud, Stearns County, Minnesota, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Mary married Marlious Leverne Aamot on 21 Sep 1947 in Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, United States. Marlious (son of Arthur Leonard Aamot and Nora G. Anderson) was born on 27 Oct 1927 in Graceville, Big Stone County, Minnesota, United States; died on 31 Jan 1998 in Edina, Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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From The Granite Falls News, Thursday, July 26, 1945 -

"Young Mother Drowns In Effort to Save Son. Swimming Party Sunday Ends in Tragedy on Hulke Bar; Third Drowning Narrowly Averted. A re-union of the Phillip Kruse family ended in tragedy Sunday afternoon when two members of the group were drowned and a third narrowly escaped death in the Minnesota River at the Hulke bar. Mrs. Allen Miller, 32, (Lorina Kruse) lost her life when she tried in vain to save her son, Allen Jr., 14, from the river. Both bodies were recovered two hours later. Miss Mable Kruse, 18, narrowly escaped death and was pulled from the river by Robert Lund. Ernest (Pat) Kruse, 29, had a difficult time getting back to shore after trying to help the others.

The Kruse family reunion was being held at the Kruse home on highway 67 across from the Granite golf course. The Ernest Kruse family was back from Wisconsin and Mr. and Mrs. Allen Miller and three children were there from their farm six miles south of Wood Lake.

About one thirty a swimming party was proposed and the group of eight started for the Hulke bar, about two miles down the river. The group included Mrs. Allen Miller and son, Allen Jr., Ernest Kruse and four-year-old daughter, Elaine, Miss Mable Kruse, Ervin Just, 30, and five-year-old daughter, Dolores, and Phillip Kruse Jr., 8.

There are two sand bars in back of Hulke's and this group of swimmers went in off the upper bar.

They hadn't been in the water five minutes, according to Ernest Kruse, when the little Miller boy got beyond his depth and caught in the undertow. He called for help.

Mable Kruse started towards the boy and caught hold of him. She got him almost to shallow water when she, too was pulled under by the swift current.

Ernest Kruse, who had been helping his little girl paddle about in the shallow water, hurriedly took her to shore so that he could help.

Meanwhile Mrs. Miller, Allen's mother, who was standing on the bank, rushed into the water to reach her son and her sister who were in distress just a few feet away.

From that point on the story is not too clear for no one knows just what happened. They all shouted "Help" in an effort to attract help.

Ernest said he reached the two girls but was dragged under and when he came to the surface they were beyond reach. The current is so stiff at this point in the river that it was difficult for an experienced swimmer to make any headway.

Robert Lund, son-in-law of Henry Hulke, was standing in back of the house, which is about 100 yards from the river, when he heard yells from that direction. He thought nothing of it at first because, as he told The Tribune, "Whenever people go in swimming down there they do a lot of yelling and make a lot of noise." Then he heard a call for help and he ran towards the bank, which weeds hid from his view.

"When I got to the river," Lund told The Tribune, "I saw two or three people standing on the upper bar and some others struggling in the water out from the bar. It's been a long time since I have done any swimming so I knew I would need a boat to help them much. There was a boat on the lower bar (about a hundred feet below the upper bar) and I ran down to get that but found it was chained and locked. Then I yelled for someone to help me get that boat. As I was tugging at that chain, I saw the two women come floating down the river. There was a rope in the boat and I grabbed that and threw it out, yelling to them to catch on to it. One of them did catch the rope and I pulled her out. The other woman floated past then when I looked again she had disappeared."

Other people had been attracted by the shouts for help and a telephone call was made for the rescue squad. This call was received at about 2 o'clock or shortly after. The call was relayed to members of the fire department and to the swimmers at Memorial park beach. The fact that the call didn't locate the place other than "near Sebring"s" caused some delay.

The members of the fire department started for the drowning, as did also Philip Minelli, life guard at Memorial park, with a group of swimmers who were at the beach. Boats and drag hooks were taken to the river bank by the Formo dray.

For two hours the divers probed the 14-feet of water for 200 yards below the upper bar, while men in boats criss-crossed this stretch to drag the bottom. The current was so stiff that a number of expert swimmers told The Tribune they had difficulty in making any headway against it. Diving was also difficult because of the water-logged brush in the bottom of the river.

It was about 4 o'clock that Pfc. Bill Ross, son of Mr. and Mrs. Alex Ross, a wounded Indian soldier home on convalescent leave, recovered the body of the little boy in 14 feet of water from the upper bar and approximately in the place where he was seen to go down.

A few minutes later Eric Bakke, Northern States employee and expert swimmer, recovered the body of Mrs. Miller from eight or nine feet of water down the river about 150 yards from the upper bar.

It was a sad group that gathered at the Philip Kruse home after the bodies had been recovered Sunday afternoon. Friends dropped in to do what they could to alleviate the grief of the family, and of Allen Miller and his two remaining children, Joyce, 9, and Ernest, 4.

Funeral services were planned for this afternoon from the home and from the Posen church at 2 o'clock for both Mrs. Miller and son, Allen Jr. Interment will be in the St. Paul 's cemetery in Granite Falls ."

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The funeral service for Donald Miller, 79, of Wood Lake, will be at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, November 26, 2022, at St. Luke's Lutheran Church in Posen Township. Visitation will be Friday from 5:00 until 7:00 p.m. at the church, with a prayer service at 7:00 p.m. Visitation will continue one hour prior to the service. Interment will follow at St. Luke's Lutheran Cemetery. A recording of the service will be available later at www.sunsetfuneralassocation.com.

Donald George Miller was born on December 27, 1942, in Granite Falls, MN, to Wilfred and Duella (Thomasson) Miller. Donald grew up on a farm outside of Wood Lake. He attended St. Luke's Parochial School through the eighth grade, then graduated from Echo High School. On November 18, 1961, Donald was united in marriage to his high school sweetheart, Phyllis Hanson, at Rock Valle Lutheran Church north of Echo. The couple farmed until 1987, when they moved to Vesta. They owned and operated the Vesta Caf?e for twelve years, and then Donald worked for Hoffco until his retirement in 2008. Donald enjoyed camping and traveling to Branson, MO, and Medora, ND. He was very involved in the community, serving on the Echo School Board and Vesta City Council. He was an active member of St. Luke's Lutheran Church as an elder and chairman of the congregation, as well as singing in the choir for many years. Donald had a very strong work ethic which he was proud to have passed down to his children. His grandchildren and great-grandchildren were the light of his life, and he cherished time spent with family.

Donald died on Sunday, November 20, 2022, at Parkview Senior Living in Belview. He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Phyllis of Wood Lake; children Connie (Doug) House of Cottonwood and Kent Miller of Holmen, WI; grandchildren Thomas (Jenay) House, Kimberly (Casey) Becker, Kayla (Ryan) Fromm, and Joshua (April) Forer; great-grandchildren Caroline, William, and Jack House, Kinsley and Kylie Becker, Nolan, Tate, and Madden Fromm, and Kaylee, Blake, and Maya Forer; sisters Kathy (Lanny) Boelter and Donna (Michael) Hagen; brother-in-law Roger Boelter; sister-in-law LeAnn (Dwight) Kurtz; as well as many nieces, nephews, and other relatives. He was preceded in death by his parents, sister Diane Boelter, sister-in-law Katie Kraber, and brother-in-law Noel Hanson.

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Echo, Minnesota
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Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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(Research):married with one daughter, one son

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Boelter, Diane M., age 61 of Apple Valley passed away January 23, 2010. Preceded in death by her parents, Wilfred and Duella Miller. Survived by her husband, Roger; children: Michele (Dr. Tom) Traina and Tony Boelter; grandchildren: Chelsea, Tyler, Blake, and Natalie; siblings: Donald (Phyllis) Miller, Kathryn (Lanny) Boelter, Donna (Michael) Hagen; also by other loving relatives and friends.

Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Harold married Darlene Clara Galow on 10 Jul 1965 in Chippewa County, Minnesota, United States. Darlene was born on 8 Feb 1933 in Omro, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, United States; died on 27 Nov 2009 in Brookings, Brookings County, South Dakota, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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