Virgil Jerome Anderson of Boyd, MN, passed away at the Chippewa County Montevideo Hospital on Sunday, June 4, 2023, at the age of 97. Virgil was born on April 30, 1926, in Milan, MN to Bennie and Clara (Olson) Anderson. He was baptized into the Christian faith on July 18, 1926, at Big Bend Lutheran Church, Big Bend, MN, and confirmed May 19, 1940 at the Riverside (Grace) Lutheran Church in Dawson, MN. He was a member of the Trinity Lutheran Church of Boyd. Virgil attended school in...

Viola G. Haaland was born November 13, 1926, to Albert and Norma (Pearson) Girdeen in Red Wing, MN. She grew up in the rural area of Hager City, WI. and graduated from country school before attending Minnehaha Academy High School in Minneapolis. She worked at Red Wing Pottery and also at the Red Wing Shoe Factory. Viola obtained her LPN license from the Minneapolis School of Practical Nursing and worked at the Swedish Hospital in Minneapolis. On November 29, 1958, she and Karl Haaland of...

Gene Henry Van Westen was born on March 20, 1947, in Sibley, IA to John and Dorothy (Loeschen) Van Westen. He graduated from high school in Sibley and attended Vo-Tech for diesel mechanics in Sheldon, IA. Gene served his country during the Vietnam War from 1966 until his honorable discharge from the Marine Corps in 1970. In his lifetime, Gene had three children: Shelli, Todd, and Kim. He worked a variety of truck mechanic jobs including at Sather’s Candy Company, Umthon Trucking, Smith...

Tyler Franklin West was born on January 11th, 1993, to parents Lonny and Gerri (Ross) West in Montevideo, MN. He attended all of grade school in Montevideo and graduated from the Montevideo High School in 2011. Tyler was a proficient tennis player while in school. After high school, Tyler worked a variety of jobs, and spent the greatest amount of time working as a cook at Tillie’s. Tyler loved to cook and was known for adding hot sauce to everything. As an adult, Tyler was baptized on...

Jane Hanson was the 6th of 10 children born on the family farm to Edith (Hanson) and Art Hanson in Pine City, MN. At the age of 15, Jane went to Minneapolis to find a job during World War II and found a position in a factory, as those jobs were plentiful at that time, but she would often have to switch jobs when employers would find out she was only 15! She married Al Kurkowski on September 9, 1947, and the couple had 3 children—2 daughters and 1 son. They tried their hand at farming...

Hila Mae Zietlow passed away on Monday, February 6th, 2023, after a long illness. She was born in Montevideo, MN, on December 10, 1942 to Louis and Helen (Raddohl) Erickson. She resided in Tyro Township with her parents and graduated from Montevideo High School in 1960. Hila met Ordell Zietlow and the two were married in 1961 at Zion Lutheran Church. She worked for Swifts in Montevideo, the Boyd Post Office for 10 years, the Porter Post Office for 17 years, and most recently at Walmart in...

Melburne Burdette Fjerkenstad was born on November 3, 1927, on the family farm near Boyd, MN, the youngest boy of John and Olga (Grefsrud) Fjerkenstad. He was baptized and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church in Boyd, and he attended school in the Boyd area while also working on his family’s farm before enlisting in the Air Force in 1945. When in the service, Melburne served as an air traffic controller while stationed in Japan. Following his honorable discharge, Melburne continued...

Lloyd Eschen, age 87, originally of Boyd, died on Monday, February 6, 2023 at the Johnson Memorial Health Services Care Center in Dawson. A private family graveside service will be held later this spring.

Curtis O’Niel Sannerud, affectionately known as “Sunshine”, was born on May 16, 1930, at home on the farm (which he still owns to this day) in Normania Township to Christian and Margaret (Adrian) Sannerud. He was baptized at home and confirmed at Spring Creek Norwegian Lutheran Church. Throwing only a blanket over the back of a horse, Sunshine made his way to and from country school through the 8th grade before later transferring to Clarkfield High School, where he excelled...

Our beloved mother and grandmother passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 15th, 2023 at age 94 at Chapel View Health Care Center of Hopkins, MN, due to complications of COVID and dementia. A funeral service will be held on Friday, January 27th, 2023 at 11 AM at the J.H. Lynner Funeral Home in Clarkfield, with visitation one hour prior to the service. Interment will be next to husband, Elden, in the Israel Lutheran Cemetery. The oldest of five daughters, Ellie was born to T. Peter and...