William Leroy West was born on October 13, 1938, in Canby, MN, to Albert and Delores (Hoseck) West. He graduated from Canby High School and later obtained a degree in welding.   On February 4, 1961, he married Lola Pieschke of Clarkfield, MN, and they were blessed with 5 boys. Bill was a hard worker; some might say he was a workaholic. He worked at Rodger’s Hydraulic in Granite Falls for 10+ years. He also worked as a hired hand for Willis Johnson on their farm near Granite...

Janice Orlette Nelson was born on December 31st, 1938, at the hospital in Montevideo, MN, to Oscar and Bertha “Margaret” (Erickson) Lindquist. She was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith. In her lifetime, Janice was a stay-at-home mother to 8 children. She loved to teach Sunday school and enjoyed attending gatherings with her family and friends. Janice passed away on Thursday, April 4th, 2024, with family by her side at the Johnson Memorial Care Center in Dawson at the...

Zona Gayle (Rupp) Larson was born on December 28, 1938, to Vernon and Berdella (Raddohl) Rupp. She was a lifelong member of Hazel Run Lutheran Church where she was baptized, confirmed, and married. When she was very young, she lived in rural Granite Falls, Sioux Agency Township, where she had many fond memories. One of which was that her country schoolteacher knew that if she heard the outside door close, that Zona had snuck outside to go play.  Her family moved to Clarkfield when Zona...

Bruce Dean Albertson was one of nine children born to Archie and Gertrude (Blum) Albertson on July 3, 1944, in Springfield, MN. He was baptized on May 2, 1953, and confirmed on June 28, 1959, at Hazel Run Lutheran Church. Bruce and his family lived in Lamberton, MN, until they moved to the present-day farm site near Clarkfield in 1948. Growing up, Bruce worked for area farmers shelling corn. He graduated from Clarkfield High School in 1963 and after, enlisted in the United States Air Force...

Todd Dwane Eschen was born on May 31, 1968, at the Montevideo Hospital to Dwane and Loretta (Gebers) Eschen of Clarkfield. He was placed into God’s hands for his final trip home on March 5, 2024, at the Fairview Southdale Hospital, where he was surrounded by his family when he passed peacefully. Todd resided in the rural Boyd/Clarkfield area his entire life. He enjoyed his life as a truck driver, starting out helping his father with the family trucking business as soon as he earned...

Stanley Elroy Nelson was born August 26, 1947, to Harold and Margaret (Oman) Nelson in Dawson, MN. He was baptized and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church in Boyd and graduated from Dawson High School in 1965. Shortly after, Stanley enlisted in the United States Navy and served as an electrician on board the USS Waller during the Vietnam War. Following his honorable discharge from the Navy, Stanley obtained an associate degree in electrical technology from Southwest Minnesota State...

Scott Lancaster Shaw was born on February 23, 1952, in Fairmont, MN, to Dean and Bonnie (Lancaster) Shaw. The family moved to Clara City, MN, before eventually settling in Clarkfield. Scott graduated from Clarkfield High School as a member of the Class of 1970 and afterwards attended St. Cloud State University for business. On June 23, 1973, Scott married his high school sweetheart, Trudy Cornelius. The couple lived in Fairmont, MN, where they welcomed their daughter,...

Ronald Dean Johnson, 79, of Clarkfield, MN, passed away peacefully on January 8, 2024, at the St. Cloud hospital surrounded by family. Ron was born in Windom, MN, on March 30th, 1944, to Rollin and Doris (Karow) Johnson. He was baptized and later confirmed at the Red Rock Church. Ron was raised on a farm in Cottonwood County and is the oldest of eight children. He graduated from Jeffers High School in 1962 and from there he went on to work for Oak Grove Dairy. On June 13th, 1965, Ron was...

L. Sherman “Shermie” Winson was born on May 26, 1932, during the worst dust storm of the year to Clarence and Sylvia (Gunderson) Winson at their home in the Lac Qui Parle Village area. His aunt Florence (Winson) Sandager was there to catch him and would brag that she was the first one to hold him. He graduated from Clarkfield High School and attended Dunwoody College of Technology and obtained a degree in Machine Tool Technology. Shermie was married to Burdonna (Bruflat) and...

Bethal Zona Maursetter was born on November 30, 1935, in Clarkfield, MN, to L. Gifford and Ellnora (Gebers) Maursetter. She became a child of God through baptism and later confirmed her faith at Clarkfield Lutheran Church.  In 1953, Bethal graduated from Clarkfield High School.  At the state fair in 1950, Bethal met her life partner, Delmore Fenske.  They married on September 12, 1953, and started a dairy and grain farm and milked cows for over fifty years.  They were...