Harold Melhard Sr. Hanson
Oct 11, 1976
Harold Melhard Hanson was born on June 26, 1905, near Boyd, Minnesota, the son of Mads and Caroline (Melby) Hanson. Employed for 14 years for the Milwaukee Railroad at Montevideo, Harold was united in mariage to Mildred Estella Hamre at Willow Creek Lutheran Church, near Dell Rapids, South Dakota, where the couple farmed for 14 years. Since then Harold...
Mabel P. Lee
Oct 10, 1976
Mabel Lee was born May 29, 1897, to Michael and Petra (Knutson) Johnson on a farm near Windom, Minnesota. She was baptized in the Lutheran faith and confirmed at the Clarkfield Lutheran Church, May 18, 1913. She attended rural school near her birthplace. Prior to her confirmation her family moved to Clarkfield where the family operated the meat market....
Alma Helen Johnson
Oct 5, 1976
Alma Johnson, daughter of Herman and Louise Zietlow, was born July 16, 1901, at Springfield, Minnesota. She was baptized and confirmed into the Lutheran faith. On March 5, 1922, she was united in marriage to Peter Johnson of Boyd, Minnesota. They made their home in Clarkfield for the past 29 years. She is survived by two children: LeRoy and...
Clarence Gerhard Olson
Oct 3, 1976
Clarence Gerhard Olson, son of John A. and Marianna (Lund) Olson, was born in Humboldt County (near Thor), Iowa on July 5, 1894. The family resided on the Iowa farm until March 1901, when they, together with the Ova Olson and Sam Lund families, moved to Tyro Township near Clarkfield. Clarence was baptized in Ullensvang Lutheran Church at Thor...
Anna Christine (Thon) Hansen
Sep 2, 1976
Anna Christine Hansen was born January 6, 1892, in Westerheim Township, Lyon County, Minnesota, to parents Ole and Julia (Thompson) Thon. Anna and husband Hans C. Hansen resided in the family homestead since the early twenties until 1962 when they moved to Clarkfield. She continued to live in Clarkfield after her husband's death in 1968. She passed away at...
Jennifer Kathleen Gunlogson
Sep 2, 1976
Jennifer Kathleen Gunlogson was born September 2, 1976, at the Chippewa County Montevideo Hospital, to parents Eric and Kathleen (Cunningham) Gunlogson. She passed away September 2, 1976, at the Chippewa County Montevideo Hospital. Survivors include her parents. Graveside services Saturday, September 4, 1976, 4:00 p.m. Westerheim Lutheran Cemetery, Lyon County, Minnesota Officiating, Father Becker Final Resting Place Westerheim Lutheran...
Carrie Brusven Kise
Aug 7, 1976
Carrie Brusven Kise was born in Normania Township, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, on December 1, 1892, to parents Olaus and Anne (Rowberg) Brusven. Carrie was the last remaining member of the Olaus Brusven family, one of the first pioneers to settle west of St. Lucas Church on the Yellow Medicine River. She was baptized by Pastor Knut Thorstenson and...
Arthur J. Hahn
Aug 6, 1976
Arthur J. Hahn, son of George and Sophia (Siegert) Hahn was born January 28, 1900, in Dwight, Illinois, the youngest of four children. He grew up in Dwight and later attended the United States Naval Academy and the University of Minnesota. He was married August 22, 1931, to Alfreda Nelson at Iron Hub in Crow Wing County. He and...
Rueben Leonard Koepp
Aug 2, 1976
Reuben Leonard Koepp was born June 30, 1917, at Boyd, Minnesota, to parents Leo and Louise (Kelm) Koepp. He was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith at Zion Lutheran Church, Tyro Township. On November 23, 1938, he married Alma Magnolia Thorsteinson of Minneota, in Walnut Grove, Minnesota. To this union were blessed six children. Reuben passed away at...
Esther A. (Bergstrand) Carlson
Jul 14, 1976
Esther Carlson was born November 4, 1901, at Worthington, Minnesota, to Alfred and Anna (Sanberg) Bergstrand. After her mother's death in 1920, Esther brought up seven younger children. She spent some time in northern Minnesota and Canada in missionary work with Rev. and Mrs. A.O. Lundeen, teaching and helping in any way possible. In 1958 she married Rueben T....
Vira Willander Nodshilder
Jul 2, 1976
Vira J. (Willander) Nodshilder was born September 14, 1906, to Edwin and Clara Willander at Clarkfield, Minnesota. She passed away July 2, 1976, at Everett, Washington. She had resided with her daughter, Mrs. Al Bystrom of Marysville, Washington, since the death of her husband Selmer. Surviving are three daughters: Mrs. Al Bystrom of Marysville, Washington, Mrs. Bonita Warringtin, Leavenworth,...
Lillian A. Anderson
Jun 29, 1976
Miss Lillian A. Anderson was born in Clarkfield on June 2, 1901, and passed away June 29, 1976, in Minneapolis. Lillian was baptized and confirmed in the Augustana Lutheran Church. She attended the local grade school and was graduated from the Clarkfield High School, after which she attended business college in Minneapolis. She worked as a secretary at Stanley...
Jennie M. (Carlson) Beecher
Jun 28, 1976
Mrs. Herbert (Jennie) Beecher, 79, passed away Monday morning, June 28, 1976, at the Chippewa County Montevideo Hospital, after a year of illness with cancer. Born to John and Emily Carlson on June 16, 1897, in Oshkosh Township of Yellow Medicine County, her mother passed away when Jennie was six months old. She was brought up by an aunt...
Irene Lucille Kise
Jun 25, 1976
Irene Lucille Kise was born June 25, 1908, in Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, to Alfred and Annie (Thorhaug) Jacobson. She was baptized and confirmed into the Lutheran faith in the Spring Creek Lutheran Church. On October 5, 1927, the Reverand O.M.O. Wee united Irene Jacobson and Oscar Kise of Boyd. Seven children were born of this marriage: Mrs. Ernest...
Conrad Milfred Mauland
Jun 14, 1976
Conrad Milfred Mauland was born October 2, 1897, in Vallers Township of Lyon County, Minnesota, and passed away June 14, 1976, at the Community Memorial Hospital, Clarkfield, Minnesota, at the age of 78. His parents were Tollef T. and Bertha Marie (Lende) Mauland. He was baptized and confirmed at the Silo (now Christ Lutheran) Church of Cottonwood. After attending...
Helen Wilhelmina (Anderson) Gilbertson
May 27, 1976
Helen Wilhelmina (Anderson) Gilbertson was born on May 27, 1909, at Hazel Run, Minnesota, to Martin and Charlotte (Albin) Anderson. She was confirmed in the Lutheran faith. Helen married George Gilbertson of Boyd, Minnesota on October 21, 1930. They lived in Boyd all of their married lives. George died on May 27, 1976. Helen moved to Hanley Falls, Minnesota,...
George Louis Gilbertson
May 27, 1976
George Louis Gilbertson was born September 11, 1902, on a farm northeast of Boyd, Minnesota, the son of John and Ida (Dahl) Gilbertson. He was baptized October 26, 1902, at St. Petri Church by Rev W.B. Dahl, and confirmed May 27, 1917, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Boyd by Rev. E.O. Eid. On October 21, 1930, he was united...
Bernard H. Kuhlmann
May 26, 1976
Bernard H. Kuhlmann of Boyd, Minnesota, passed away Wednesday, May 26, 1976, at the age of 76 years. He was born in Huntlosen, Oldenburg, Germany, on January 24, 1900, to Wilhelm and Anna (Luttmann) Kuhlmann. He was baptized as an infant and confirmed in the Lutheran faith in April 1914. In Germany he learned the trade of painting and...
Sr. Simonson, Richard J.
May 14, 1976
IN MEMORY OF RICHARD J. SIMONSON, SR. Born February 27, 1895, in Minnesota to parents Ingebreth and Marie (Lekness) Simonson Passed away May 14, 1976, at the Granite Falls Hospital, Granite Falls, Minnesota Preceded in death by his wife, Noreen (Palmer) Simonson. Survivors include son, Warren of Hanley Falls; son, Glenn of Excelsior, Minnesota; son, Richard Jr. of St....
Erling Bernard Jurgenson
May 8, 1976
Tribute to E. B. by wife, Millie What can I say about a guy with whom I have loved and worked side-by-side for forty years? "E. B." was a hometown man. He was born, raised and lived his entire lifetime in Clarkfield. His birthplace is part of the terra firma on which Clarkfield now stands. His parental grandfather walked...
