Amy Jo Long
Dec 22, 1975
Amy Jo Long was born May 27, 1975, at the Chippewa County Montevideo Hospital, and baptized July 27, 1975. She died December 22, 1975, at the Methodist Hospital in St. Louis Park, Minnesota, of a congential heart disease. Amy is survived by her parents: Mark and Terri (Shaw) Long; brothers: Eric and Patrick; grandparents: Mr. and Mrs. Dean Shaw,...
Knute A. Thompson
Dec 13, 1975
Knute A. Thompson was born May 14, 1889, in Westerheim Township of Lyon County, Minnesota, to T.K. and Elizabeth (Iverson) Thompson. He passed away December 13, 1975, at Weiner Memorial Hospital, Marshall, Minnesota, at the age of 86 years. During his lifetime he worked in farming, construction, and well drilling until his retirement. He then put on steam threshing...
Otto O. Kompelien
Dec 10, 1975
Otto Kompelien was born in Westerheim Township of Lyon County, Minnesota, on November 7, 1884. He was the son of Ole and Seri (Thon) Kompelien. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Lucas Church. He was the last of a family of 12 sisters and brothers. He farmed in Lyon County all his life, except for some time spent...
Harvard Eugene Larson
Dec 10, 1975
Harvard Eugene Larson, the son of Ludwig and Amelia (Roberts) Larson, was born October 29, 1896, at Cottonwood, Minnesota. He died at the Clara City Nursing Home, Clara City, Minnesota, on Wednesday, December 10, 1975, at the age of 79. Harvard was baptized and confirmed at Christ Lutheran Church in Cottonwood. On February 13, 1920, he was united in...
Severin Hanson
Dec 8, 1975
Severin Hanson was born in Norway, November 23, 1882, to Ole and Bertha Hanson. He was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith and came to America as a young child. He spent most of his life around Clarkfield working on different farms as a laborer. He was preceded in death by his parents, five sisters and two brothers,...
Harold Sr. Larson
Nov 26, 1975
Harold Larson was born February 29, 1904, to Eric and Anne (Nelson) Larson in Boyd. He was baptized and confirmed in the Trinity Church in Boyd. He passed away suddenly at his home Wednesday morning, November 26, 1975, of an apparent heart attack at the age of 71 years. On July 14, 1928, Mr. Larson married Edna Wangsness of...
Randy Lee Stangeland
Nov 15, 1975
Randy Lee Stangeland, 19, was born July 23, 1956, to George and Betty (Sueverkruepp) Stangeland in Gary, South Dakota. He passed away at the Hennepin County General Hospital in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on November 15, 1975, after being injured in an accident at the American Crystal Sugar Plant at Renville, Minnesota, where he had been employed the past six weeks....
Era Lown Mccoy
Nov 4, 1975
Era Lown McCoy was born February 11, 1898, to Fred and Corda (Nickolson) Lown in Effingham County, Illinois. She was baptized in the Zion Methodist Church at Ellitstown, Illinois, and married Orph Mccoy on June 25, 1919, at Paris, Illinois. After their marriage, they farmed in Illinois and in Iowa before coming to their present farm in 1941. Nine...
Agnes B. (Peterson) Anderson
Oct 24, 1975
Agnes Peterson Anderson was born to Ole and Stena (Hawkinson) Peterson on July 29, 1902, in Boyd, Minnesota, where she was baptized and confirmed in St. John's Lutheran Church. She was united in marriage to Arnold Anderson on August 17, 1920. To this union six sons and eight daughters were born. One son died in infancy. Arnold and Agnes...
Lena Marie (Anderson) Trovatten
Oct 16, 1975
Lena Marie Trovatten was born on January 22, 1892, at Cottonwood, Minnesota, to parents Magnus and Ingeborg Anderson. She was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith at Cottonwood. On June 24, 1914, whe was united in marriage to John G. Trovatten. Four children were born: Kenneth D. Trovatten of Great Falls, Montana, and Evelyn Catherine Ferrell of Eugene,...
Sylvin Clarence Johnson
Oct 7, 1975
Sylvin Clarence Johnson was born on September 25, 1895, at Granite Falls, Minnesota, to parents Gabriel and Sophie (Mikelson) Johnson. He was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith at Granite Falls. He was united in marriage to Olga M. Solem on May 3, 1930, at their present farm home in Stony Run Township of Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota....
Anton Johnson
Sep 21, 1975
Anton Johnson was born June 16, 1895, at Hanley Falls, Minnesota. His parents were Amund and Gunhild (Iverson) Johnson. He received his education at Hanley Falls and at the Globe Business College inSt. Paul, Minnesota, and at a School of Mechanics also in St. Paul. For a few years he farmed at their home place together with his brothers...
Herbert Warren Wilson
Sep 2, 1975
Herbert Warren Wilson was born on July 27, 1922, in Hazel Run Township, the son of Herbert and Maye (Brekke) Wilson. He died at the University Hospital in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on Tuesday, September 2, 1975, of unconfirmed apparent encephalitis. He was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith at Hazel Run Lutheran Church by Rev. A. Haugland. Herb grew...
Thomas Jefferson Riley
Aug 30, 1975
Thomas J. Riley, age 92 years, passed away at the Clarkfield Hospital, Clarkfield, Minnesota, on Saturday, August 30, 1975. He had been residing at the Clarkfield Care Center. Mr. Riley was born March 6, 1883, at Roseville, Kansas. He was married at Canton, South Dakota, in 1905 to Mattie May Lewis. Mr. Riley farmed in Minnesota and South Dakota...
Thelma L. Willadson
Aug 20, 1975
Thelma L. Willadson of Hazel Run, Minnesota, died suddenly at her home on August 20, 1975. She was born June 29, 1910, in Arkansas. Formerly from Lancaster, Minnesota, she was employed at Hazel Run until retirement two years ago. She was a member of the Hazel Run Lutheran Church. IN MEMORY OF THELMA L. WILLADSON Born June 29, 1910...
Albert M. Horgen
Aug 15, 1975
Albert M. Horgen, 81, eldest son of Ole and Annie (Johnson) Horgen, was born in Faribault County, Minnesota, on October 10, 1893. He was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith, and has been a longtime member of Trinity Lutheran Church of Boyd. He passed away at the Dawson Hospital, Dawson, Minnesota, on August 15, 1975, following an extended...
Anton O. Broughton
Aug 11, 1975
Anton O. Broughton was born May 7, 1892, in Minnesota, to parents Ole and Helena (Nelson) Broughton. On July 24, 1922, he was united in marriage to Inga Erickson at the church parsonage at St. Lucas Lutheran Church. To their union a daughter was born on August 8, 1929, Helen Georgia, who died three days later. Anton and Inga...
Nellie Kathrine (Halvorson) Hagen
Aug 2, 1975
Nellie Kathrine Hagen was born in Minnesota, on April 13, 1891, to parents Jacob and Annie (Santorv) Halvorson. She was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith at Bergen Church of Stony Run Township. On June 28, 1912, she was united in marriage to Norman Peter Hagen at Bergen Church. To this union two children were born, Noran and...
Oluf Arnold Thompson
Jul 26, 1975
Oluf A. Thompson was born on a farm in Westerheim Township on January 20, 1896, to Thore K. and Isabel (Iverson) Thompson. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Lucas Lutheran Church. On August 21, 1921, he was united in marriage to Emma Peterson of Swede Prairie Township of Yellow Medicine County. They were blessed with nine children. Oluf...
John C. Benson
Jul 22, 1975
John C. Benson passed away Sunday, July 22, 1975, at Community Memorial Hospital, Clarkfield, Minnesota, at the age of 80 years. John was born September 28, 1894, to Knute and Johanna (Saure) Benson at Underwood, Redwood County, Minnesota. He was baptized and confirmed at Israel Lutheran Church by Rev. T.J. Appedahl. John was a lifelong resident of Minnesota and...
