Hiram Leo Wilson
May 3, 1977
Services for H. Leo Wilson, 67, of Casper, Wyoming, were held there last Thursday, May 5, Pastor Harold Everson officiating. Burial was at the Hazel Run Cemetery, Hazel Run, Minnesota. Mr. Wilson died Tuesday morning, May 3, 1977, after a brief illness. Born February 12, 1910, on a farm near Hazel Run, he was a 1928 graduate of Clarkfield...
Marvin Erickson
Apr 19, 1977
Marvin Erickson, 71, passed away Tuesday night, April 19, 1977, at his rural Minneota home where he farmed his entire life. Born on that same farm on July 9, 1905, to Siver and Gjertrude (Broughton) Erickson, he was baptized and confirmed at the St. Lucas Lutheran Church of Normania Township, where funeral services were held on Saturday afternoon, April...
Alma Barbara Lang Newman
Mar 29, 1977
IN MEMORY OF Alma Barbara Lang Newman Born February 27, 1905, in Minnesota to parents Jacob and Mary (Schroeder) Lang Passed away March 29, 1977, at Community Memorial Hospital, Clarkfield, Minnesota Survivors include daughter Barbara Kluck of Freehold, New Jersey Preceded in death by husband Verdi Newman. Mass Thursday, March 31, 1977, 10:30 a.m. Sacred Heart Catholic Church Murdock,...
Robert Leroy Hanson
Mar 27, 1977
IN MEMORY OF ROBERT LEROY HANSON Born December 23, 1933, in Minnesota to parents Ancel and Clara (Johnson) Hanson Passed away March 27, 1977, at Veterans Administration Hospital, Los Angeles, California Mr. Hanson was a Veteran of the United States Military. Survivors include five sisters: Mrs. Raymond (Mayme) Kompelien of Granite Falls, Minnesota, Mrs. Lloyd (Dorothy) Litchy of Plymouth,...
Eddie N. Peterson
Mar 21, 1977
Eddie Peterson was born June 20, 1886, in Sandnes Township to Peter and Nella (Swamberg) Peterson. He passed away at the Clarkfield Care Center, Clarkfield, Minnesota, on March 21, 1977, at age 90. Survivors include one brother Arthur of St. Cloud, Minnesota; one sister, Mrs. Gustaf (Ida) Benson of Granite Falls, Minnesota; and nieces and nephews. He was preceded...
Helene Marie (Scheer) Hardel
Mar 17, 1977
Mrs. Helene Hardel was born in Minnesota, to parents Albert and Johanna Scheer. She passed away March 17, 1977, at the Granite Falls Manor, Granite Falls, Minnesota. She was preceded in death by her husband, Fredrick Hardel. Survivors include her son, Marvin Hardel. IN MEMORY OF MRS. HELENE HARDEL Born June 14, 1884 ~ Passed away March 17, 1977...
Albert Louis Noah Pochardt
Mar 15, 1977
Albert Louis Noah Pochardt was born to Noah and Ida (Bohlmann) Pochardt on August 19, 1923, on a farm northwest of Russell, Minnesota. He was baptized August 26, 1923, by Rev. E.H. Pfeiffer at Zion Lutheran Church northwest of Russell. He was confirmed on May 7, 1939, by Rev. R.M.Vordale at the First English Lutheran Church at Tyler, Minnesota....
Fred E. Hardy
Mar 6, 1977
Fred E. Hardy was born April 16, 1898, in Minnesota Falls Township of Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, to Ole and Augusta (Gilbertson) Hardy. Mr. Hardy, a resident of Renvilla Nursing Home, Renville, Minnesota, passed away March 6, 1977, in Minneapolis at the age of 78. Survivors include a sister, Mabel Stevens. IN MEMORY OF FRED E. HARDY Born April...
Emory Walter Paulson
Mar 1, 1977
Emory Walter Paulson was born March 7, 1896, in Minnesota, to parents John Peter and Emma (Lundgren) Paulson. He passed away March 1, 1977, at his farm home where he lived all his life. He is survived by cousins. He was preceded in death by his parents, two sisters, Cora and Rose, and two brothers Elmer and Clinton. IN...
Gertie Swenson
Mar 1, 1977
Gertie Swenson was born September 27, 1892, to parents John P. and Bergit (Dahley) Swenson. She passed away March 1, 1977, at her Hazel Run farmhome at the age of 84. Survivors include a brother, Milton Swenson; sister, Esther Swenson; two nieces of Audubon; and cousins. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by one sister and two...
Morris J. Listul
Mar 1, 1977
Morris Listul, born November 1, 1922, to Martin K. and Jennie (Halvorson) Listul, of Hazel Run, was one of seven children. Baptized and confirmed at the Hazel Run Lutheran Church, he served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. On March 9, 1947, he married Audrey Anderson of Hanley Falls, Minnesota. To this union, six children were born:...
Meda Iola (Simpson) Avery
Feb 22, 1977
Meda Avery was born August 30, 1905, to Ralph and Lena (Sawtella) Simpson in Dixmont, Maine. She was baptized and confirmed in the Dixmont Methodist Church. On May 6, 1936, she was united in marriage to George Hersey Avery. She passed away February 22, 1977, at the Chippewa County Montevideo Hospital, Montevideo, Minnesota, at the age of 71. Meda...
Gunnar H. Odden
Feb 17, 1977
Gunner Odden of Canby, Minnesota, was born July 4, 1895, to Hans Overland and Anne Odden of Slejord, Telemark, Norway, one of five children. He was baptized and confirmed in Seljord Church coming to America in 1913 at the age of 17 to his aunt Anna, Mrs. Ole Norgard, near Hazel Run. He married Emma Lindblad of Hanley Falls,...
Harry Morgan Kirkeby
Feb 14, 1977
Harry M. Kirkeby was born September 3, 1911, at the farm home in Lisbon Township, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota. He was the son of Olaus and Inga (Olson) Kirkeby. He was baptized and confirmed at Clarkfield Lutheran Church. He attended the Clarkfield Public School. Harry had a great love for music and sang many years in the Lutheran Church...
Martin Oliver Erie
Feb 10, 1977
Martin O. Erie was born June 25, 1894, to parents Ole and Martha Erie at Adams, Minnesota. Martin was baptized in the Adams Lutheran Church. Soon after the family moved to Swede Prairie Township, he was confirmed in the Spring Creek Lutheran Church. Martin entered the Armed Forces and served in the major battles of World War I. He...
Myrtle (Swenson) Vagle
Jan 20, 1977
Mrs. Myrtle Vagle was born January 27, 1910, at Lorne, Minnesota. She was baptized on February 25, 1910, at Yellow Medicine Lutheran Church. On March 13, 1935, she married Norman Vagle who preceded her in death July 20, 1967. Mrs. Vagle passed away January 20, 1977, at the Granite Falls Hospital, Granite Falls, Minnesota, at the age of 66....
Nels Wesley Swanson
Jan 5, 1977
Wesley Swanson was born November 1, 1924, in Storm Lake, Iowa. At the age of five, he moved with his family to Renville, Minnesota, where he attended school. He remained there until he joined the United States Navy during World War II. After the war he moved to Hayfield, Minnesota, where he worked as a depot agent-telegrapher with Great...
Carl Milford Anderson
Jan 4, 1977
Carl Milford Anderson was born February 17, 1912, to Martin and Charlotte (Albin) Anderson in Normania Township, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota. He farmed with his parents until he entered the service in 1942. After serving four years, he farmed with his brother, also working in the drying plant in Clarkfield and with Kermit Gullickson doing carpenter work until his...
Roy Alvin Vien
Jan 4, 1977
In Loving Memory of ROY VIEN Roy Alvin Vien was born December 13, 1902, to Martinus and Eline (Jolstad) Vien of Normania Township, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota. He was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith at St. Lucas Lutheran Church. He married Minnie Leroen on March 19, 1925. They had two children, Dennis of Cottonwood and Elene, Mrs....
Margaret Kay
Jan 2, 1977
IN MEMORY OF MRS. HENRY (MARGARET) KAY Born January 29, 1894, in Minnesota, to parents Herman and Louise (Glock) Meyer. Passed away January 2, 1977, at Middleburg Heights, Ohio, at the age of 82 Mrs. Kay was preceded in death by her husband Henry Kay, March 7, 1972. Survivors include daughters: Kathryn (Mrs. Claude Arey), Bee (Mrs. David Fullerton),...
