John G. Trovatten was born January 25, 1885, in Normania Township, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, the son of Halvor Trovatten and Kari (Holte) Trovatten. He was baptized and confirmed by Rev. Romstad at St. Lucas Church. He attended grade school in District 45; high school in Clarkfield; Madison Normal at Madison, Minnesota; University of Minnesota School of Agriculture; and Northfield College. He taught school for two terms after which he homesteaded a farm at Alexandria, North Dakota. He then returned to Minnesota and farmed the home farm until 1913. From then until 1929, he operated a hardware store at Hazel Run, Minnesota. In 1920 he was employed as salesman and collector for the J.I. Case Company. After leaving this work, he was engaged in farming and trucking until 1955 at which time he returned to Hazel Run and farmed until the time of his death. In 1914 he was married to Lena M. Anderson, who survives him. Also surviving are his two daughters, Mrs. Evelyn Day of Newport, Minnesota, and Mrs. Audrey Hoverson of Hastings, Minnesota; two sons, Howard and Kenneth of Great Falls, Montana; three brothers: George of Hazel Run, Otto and Olaf of Campbell, Minnesota; two sisters: Mrs. Laura Monte of Trail, Minnesota, and Anna Thostenson of Granite Falls, Minnesota; seven grandchildren and three great grandchildren. IN MEMORY OF JOHN G. TROVATTEN January 25, 1885 ~ October 25, 1957 Funeral Services Monday, October 28, 1957, 2:00 p.m. Hazel Run Lutheran Church, Hazel Run, Minnesota Clergy Officiating, Rev. E. O. Landvik Organist, Mrs. Duane Jacobson Music, Hazel Run Male Chorus Honorary Pallbearers John Jorgenson ~ Peter Vold Theodore Anderson ~ Albert Martin Olaus Nyland ~ Alfred Anderson M. L. Risa ~ Henry Halverson Pallbearers Milford Jacobson ~ Russell Halvorson Duane Jacobson ~ Stanley Ims Raymond Ohlson ~ Morris Listul Final Resting Place Cottonwood Cemetery Cottonwood, Minnesota Arrangements by Lynner Funeral Home Since 1891 Clarkfield Minnesota