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Timothy Thompson, 66
Timothy Thompson, 66 of Breckenridge, Minn., passed away Sept. 25, 2011 under the care of Riveredge Hospice.
The funeral is at 1 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 29 at Joseph Vertin & Sons Funeral Home in Breckenridge, Minn. The visitation is from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., prior to the funeral, at the funeral home. Officiating is the Rev. Mark Manning. Interment is at Riverside cemetery in Breckenridge, Minn.
Timothy Ned Thompson was born on Sept. 24, 1945 to Adolf and Marina (Stein) Thompson of Eau Claire, Wisconsin. He grew up and attended school there, graduating from Regis High School in 1965.
Tim started college but soon realized the need to enlist in the United States Air Force because of the Vietnam War. He continued the strong Thompson family tradition of military service. During his time in the United States Air Force, Tim obtained three different specialty codes which included becoming an instructor. From 1965 – 1969 he taught metal processing for the USAF at Chanute Air Force Base in Rantoul, Ill., and was granted key instructor status in 1968.
After leaving the military, Tim worked as a journeyman tool and die maker at A.O. Smith Corporation in Kankakee, Ill., from 1969 – 1972. Tim's passion for teaching led him to North Dakota State College of Science in Wahpeton, N.D., where he completed 36 years of distinguished service. He taught in the machine tool department and was department chair from 1985 until 1992. At that time, he created and implemented a new program, automated manufacturing technician. Tim retired in May 2011 from NDSCS.
Tim enjoyed fishing, hunting, working outside and spending time with family, especially Cory and Ryan, whom he helped raise and to whom he was a father figure. Tim loved teaching, helping others and making people happy. Tim affected many lives throughout his teaching tenure, not only with technical skills but also with common sense living and compassion.
Timothy Thompson, 66
Timothy Thompson, 66 of Breckenridge, Minn., passed away Sept. 25, 2011 under the care of Riveredge Hospice.
The funeral is at 1 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 29 at Joseph Vertin & Sons Funeral Home in Breckenridge, Minn. The visitation is from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., prior to the funeral, at the funeral home. Officiating is the Rev. Mark Manning. Interment is at Riverside cemetery in Breckenridge, Minn.
Timothy Ned Thompson was born on Sept. 24, 1945 to Adolf and Marina (Stein) Thompson of Eau Claire, Wisconsin. He grew up and attended school there, graduating from Regis High School in 1965.
Tim started college but soon realized the need to enlist in the United States Air Force because of the Vietnam War. He continued the strong Thompson family tradition of military service. During his time in the United States Air Force, Tim obtained three different specialty codes which included becoming an instructor. From 1965 - 1969 he taught metal processing for the USAF at Chanute Air Force Base in Rantoul, Ill., and was granted key instructor status in 1968.
After leaving the military, Tim worked as a journeyman tool and die maker at A.O. Smith Corporation in Kankakee, Ill., from 1969 - 1972. Tim’s passion for teaching led him to North Dakota State College of Science in Wahpeton, N.D., where he completed 36 years of distinguished service. He taught in the machine tool department and was department chair from 1985 until 1992. At that time, he created and implemented a new program, automated manufacturing technician. Tim retired in May 2011 from NDSCS.
Tim enjoyed fishing, hunting, working outside and spending time with family, especially Cory and Ryan, whom he helped raise and to whom he was a father figure. Tim loved teaching, helping others and making people happy. Tim affected many lives throughout his teaching tenure, not only with technical skills but also with common sense living and compassion.
Tim is survived by: his special friend Kara Gruenberg of Breckenridge, Minn.; his step-daughters Denise (Jim) Lande of Breckenridge, Minn.; Debbie (Tony) Rice of Fargo, N.D.; his brother Tom (Carol) Thompson of Blaine, Minn.; his sisters Margaret (Eugene) Engeldinger of Strum, Wisc.; Sis Thompson of Chippewa Falls, Wisc.; his six grandchildren Cory, Ryan, Eric, Jordyn, Madison, and Cole; his four great-grandchildren Carter, Kylee, Conner and Cooper; several nieces nephews.
Tim is preceded in death by: his parents Adolph and Marina Thompson.
Sharon Tillmann, 65
Sharon Tillmann, 65, Breckenridge, Minn., died Thursday, Sept. 29, 2011.
Funeral arrangements are pending with Joseph Vertin & Sons Funeral Home in Breckenridge.
Sharon Kay Tillmann, 65
Sharon Kay Tillmann, 65, Breckenridge, Minn., passed away in her home on Sept. 29, 2011.
Visitation is from 5 - 8 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 6, with a prayer service at 7 p.m. at Joseph Vertin & Sons Funeral Home, Breckenridge, Minn. There is also a visitation one hour prior to the funeral at the church.
The funeral is at 1 p.m., Friday, Oct. 7 at Bethel Lutheran Church, Wahpeton, N.D. Officiating is the Rev. Jim Gustafson. The interment is at Bergen Lutheran cemetery, rural Montevideo, Minn.
Sharon Kay Thomton was born on March 14, 1946 to Sherman and Glenna (Jackson) Thomton in Montevideo, Minn. She grew up on the family farm in Stony Run Township of Yellow Medicine County. Sharon was baptized and confirmed at Bergen Lutheran Church near Montevideo. She attended elementary school at District #4, a one-room country school, and graduated from Montevideo High School in 1964. Following high school, she worked for Metropolitan Life Insurance Company in Minneapolis, Minn.
Sharon was united in marriage to James Tillmann on Nov. 20, 1965 at Bergen Lutheran Church. They lived in Mankato, Brooklyn Center, Waseca and Glencoe before moving to Breckenridge in 1973 where they made their home and raised their two children.
Sharon began her 28- year career with the Breckenridge School District in 1980 as the Middle School Media Center Director. She treasured her relationships with the students and staff members.
When she wasn't working, Sharon loved to read and travel. She has many fond memories of her travels with Jim on their AMBA (American Mold Builders Association) trips which took them all over the world.
She was a dedicated Twins and Vikings fan, but most of all, Sharon cherished her family. She attached great importance to time spent with family, establishing a building block of love and devotion. Sharon will be remembered for her kindness, thoughtfulness and generosity as a beloved wife, mother, sister, aunt and friend.
Sharon is survived by: her husband James Tillmann of Breckenridge, Minn; her daughter Darcy (Chad) Miller of Wayzata, Minn.; her son Andy (Steph) Tillmann of Duluth, Minn.; her four sisters Sally (Bob) Blank of Erie, Colo.; Janet (Ken) Kittelson of Montevideo, Minn.; her twin sister Susan Ranney of Albert Lea, Minn.; Mary Lou (Dick) Johnson of Brighton, Colo.; her brother Richard (Sheila) Thomton of Bemidji, Minn.; three brothers-in-law Chuck (Glory) Tillmann of Alexandria, Minn.; Jon Tillmann of Elk River, Minn.; Joe (Paula) of Tenino, Wash.; and many nieces and nephews.
Sharon is preceded in death by: her parents Sherman and Glenna Thomton; her mother-in-law and father-in-law Charles and Volly Tillmann; her sister-in-law Rachel Tillmann and brother-in-law Michael Ranney.
Olivia McFarland, 97
Olivia McFarland, 97, Breckenridge, Minn., died Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2011 at St. Francis Healthcare Campus, Breckenridge.
The funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Oct. 10, 2011 at Gustaf Adolf Lutheran Church, Gwinner, N.D.
Visitation will be held from 5-7 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 9, 2011 with a 7 p.m. prayer service. Visitation will also be held Monday at the church.
Dahlstrom Funeral Home in Milnor is in charge of arrangements.
Donnel L. Krueger, 73
Donnel Lee Krueger, 73, died on Saturday, Sept. 24, 2011 at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Fargo, N.D.
The visitation is from 5 p.m. - 8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 29 with a prayer service at 7 p.m. at Joseph Vertin & Sons Funeral Home, Breckenridge, Minn.
The funeral is at 11 a.m. Friday, Sept. 30, at Breckenridge Lutheran Church, Breckenridge. Officiating is the Rev. Mark Manning. The Interment is Tabor cemetery (near Fredonia, ND).
Donnel was born on July 12, 1938 in rural Fredonia, N.D. He was the eldest of eight children born to Fred John and Ida Munsch Krueger. He was baptized at the Tabor Evangelical Church and confirmed at the Fredonia Congregational Church. He attended Lautt Rural School until the eighth grade.
He worked on the family farm until entering the Army in 1957. After basic training at Fort Chaffee, Ark., and paratrooper training at Fort Benning, Ga., he served in Korea until he was honorably discharged at Fort Lewis, Wash.
Donnel worked on farms in the Fredonia area and did plumbing and road construction in Wyoming before settling in the Big Horn Valley of Montana where he began his 40-year career in the sugar industry. In 1961 he began working for Holly Sugar Corporation in Hardin, Mont.
On July 12, 1964 Donnel married
Ardella Eckman at the First American Lutheran Church in Hardin. They have three children: Carissa, Kirk and Suzanne.
Holly Sugar in Hardin closed in 1970 and Donnel transferred to their Herford, Texas plant. 1974 brought an opportunity to move to the Red River Valley to work for Minn-Dak Farmers Co-op in Wahpeton, N.D. where he retired in as shift superintendent in 2001 after his first stroke.
Donnel enjoyed all sports, especially baseball. Some of his happiest memories were playing for the Fredonia American Legion Team. He loved being outdoors doing yard work and tending his roses. Like all good fisherman he was known for his great storytelling abilities and liked nothing better than a new audience, as the nurses at the VA soon discovered.
Those that knew him and worked for him admired his work ethic, his honesty and straight-forward communication style. Those that love him and were loved by him benefited from his caretaking and valued his tenderness, loyalty and noted irreverence.
His family is grateful for the loving care he received for the last months of his life from the staff of the Fargo VA.
Donnel is survived by his wife of 47 years, Ardella (Dell) Krueger of Breckenridge, Minn.; his daughters Carissa Krueger of Breckenridge, Minn., and Suzanne Krueger of Captain Cook, Hawaii; his son Dr. Kirk Krueger and his wife Dr. Heather Muehler of Olympia Wash.; his half-sister Wionia (Merlin) Slaathaug of Karlstad, Minn.; his brother Lemore (Janice) Krueger of Clovis, Calif.; his brother-in-law Jerome Meidenger of Strasburg, N.D.; his sisters-in-law Rosemary Krueger of Fresno, Calif.; Esther Krueger of Ashley, N.D.; Patricia Krueger of Clovis, Calif., and many nieces and nephews.
Donnel is preceded in death by: his parents; his brothers Larry, Garry, Elmer, Harris, Rodney; and his sister Ilene Meidinger.
