Dianne Carlotta Moen was born on February 6, 1947, in Montevideo, MN, to Milo and Marvell (Estling) Moen. She and her three siblings were raised in the Boyd area and she was baptized and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church in Boyd. Dianne graduated from Boyd High School in 1965 before attending Mankato State University where she obtained her degree in teaching. She taught in Paynesville, MN for a couple of years, but would ultimately spend over 30 years of her career in the Dawson-Boyd...

Daryl Hermanson, age 62, passed away at his home in Boyd on Thursday, September 15th, 2022 as a result of cancer. He was born on April 12th, 1960, in Montevideo, MN to Vernel and Janice (Moen) Hermanson. Daryl was united in marriage to Melissa Schmitz on April 4th, 1992 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Boyd, MN and the couple had two sons, Trevor and Tyler. Daryl worked for Tri-Line in Boyd for a few years before farming and attending aviation school in Anoka. He came back to Boyd where he...

Kathern Ann (Mayer) Bellicot of Clarkfield, MN was born August 17, 1954 in Hastings, MN to Paul and Verna (Hone) Mayer and died while holding hands in prayer August 11, 2022 in Granite Falls, MN just a week before her 68th birthday. Services will be Wednesday August 17, 2022 at Clarkfield Lutheran Church, with visitation starting at 3:30 pm. A remembrance and prayer service will begin around 6 p.m. with a family fellowship to follow. Kathy grew up and spent most of her childhood years in...

Donald “Pork” Duane Schmitz, Jr. was born on May 3, 1980, to Donald Sr. and Susan (Kiehn) Schmitz in the parking lot of Johnson Memorial Hospital in Dawson, MN. A person can say he came into the world fast and has never slowed down. Donald liked to do any auto mechanical work; it didn’t matter if it was a small job or a big one, he was good at them all. Donald liked to ride motorcycle and let the wind blow through his hair. Fishing was another hobby he enjoyed when time...

Karen Grace Johnson was born on February 23, 1940, at the Montevideo-Chippewa County Hospital to Ervin and Grace (Schroeder) Sulflow. She was baptized and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church of Havelock Township. Karen attended eight years of country school and four years at Morris Ag School, graduating in 1957. She worked at Northwestern State Bank for 6 years. In 1962, Karen married Alvern “Vernie” Johnson. This union was blessed with two children, Todd and Melinda. Karen...

Robert Marvin Rachie was born on November 5th, 1933, in Clarkfield, MN to Roy and Susanna (Anderson) Rachie. He was confirmed at Bergen Lutheran Church in 1948 and attended country school District #22 through the 8th grade before dedicating the rest of his life to farming. Robert worked on a farm for Wally and Clifford Anderson, whom he credits with teaching him all he knew about farming, helping in the hog barns, baling alfalfa, and caring for cows, horses, and various other animals. He...

Joan Marie Longhenry was born on May 16th, 1970, in Ortonville, MN to Jerry and Anne (Ninneman) Longhenry. She was baptized at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Nassau, MN and confirmed at Hazel Run Lutheran Church in Hazel Run, MN. She graduated from Clarkfield High School and went on to earn her bachelor’s degree from Minnesota State University—Mankato under a discus and shotput scholarship, for which she was naturally gifted at and went to state for. Having been raised with four...

Wilma Mae (Jenkins) Schmitz was born on June 14th, 1937 in Org, MN to Garold and Marjorie (Killen) Jenkins. As a young girl, Wilma had a special affinity for horses, especially her black and white pony, Midnight. She attended school in Worthington, before eventually meeting and marrying Leo John Schmitz on April 10th, 1954. The couple were blessed with six sons: Kenny, James, Ronald, Robert, Leo, and Art, and resided in Org, MN before moving to multiple states over the course of several...

Dorothy Elise Brusven was born on March 9, 1925, in Clarkfield, Minnesota, to Elmer and Martha (Hatlen) Aakvik. She was baptized and confirmed in the Clarkfield Lutheran Church. She graduated from the Clarkfield High School in 1943 and went on to school and graduated from the Minnesota School of Business in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Dorothy worked three years as a cashier and bookkeeper at Charter Loan Company in Minneapolis, Minnesota; one year as secretary at the Durkee Atwood Company in...

John Donald Christensen was born on August 29th, 1928 in Dawson, MN, to Carl and Nina (Gunlogson) Christensen. He attended country school through 8th grade and then graduated from Clarkfield High School in 1946. After high school, John received training as an auto mechanic. He enlisted in the Army and took his basic training in Georgia. He was sent to Korea during the war there and served as a mechanic. There he would become life-long friends with his “army buddy,” Glen...