Wilhelm Frederick Hartfiel
Jun 21, 1975
Wilhelm Fredrick Hartfiel, son of Adolph and Emma (Eckhardt) Hartfiel, was born on November 5, 1892, in Omro Township, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota. He was baptized in infancy and confirmed by Rev. August Hillger at Zion Lutheran Church, Tyro Township, in 1907. On March 14, 1915, he was united in marriage to Lydia Roeske. Three children were born to...
Ole Swenson
Jun 6, 1975
Ole Swenson was born June 28, 1896, in Hazel Run Township of Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, to parents John and Bergit (Dahley) Swenson. He was baptized by Rev. Strand and confirmed by Rev. Ole Lokensgaard at the Yellow Medicine Lutheran Church. He entered Service in World War I in 1918, and was a member of the Granite Falls American...
Orren A. "Tubba" Quenemoen
Jun 2, 1975
Orren Quenemoen was born December 11, 1904, at Dawson, Minnesota, to Oscar and Jennie (Aamodt) Quenemoen. He was baptized and confirmed by Pastor Froiland at Dawson and attended school there. He later began sales work at Dawson and Boyd. On November 26, 1939, he married Hazelle Amundson of Boyd where they made their home until they moved to Stanwood,...
Peter A. Johnson
Jun 2, 1975
IN MEMORY OF PETER A. JOHNSON Born July 21, 1893, in Maxwell Township Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota to parents Otto and Anna Johnson Passed away June 2, 1975 at the Chippewa County Montevideo Hospital Survivors include his wife Alma (Zietlow) Johnson of Clarkfield; son LeRoy (and Alice) Johnson of Boyd, Minnesota; and daughter Evelyn (Mrs. Arnold Walter) of...
Harold Alfred Hill
May 30, 1975
Harold Alfred Hill was born at Irene, South Dakota, on December 3, 1908. The son of Louis and Gurine (Hanson) Hill of Russell, Minnesota, he was baptized and confirmed at Bethlehem Lutheran Church at Irene in the Lutheran faith. As a young boy Harold moved with his parents to a farm near Balaton, Minnesota. He farmed with his father...
Hildur Schjelderup
May 26, 1975
Hildur Schjelderup was born June 21, 1884, at Forsaa on the Tysfjord, Nordland, Norway. She was one of nine children born to Wilatz Bing Schjelderup and Cecilia Hedvig Winther Schjelderup. She lost her mother at the age of two years, and four brothers and a sister several years later during a scarlet fever epicemic. When she was eleven years...
Alma Josephine Norem
May 23, 1975
Alma J. Norem was born on January 1, 1898, in Swede Prairie Township of Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, to parents Andrew and Mathea (Olson) Swanson. She was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith. On March 15, 1917, she was united in marriage to Arthur Norem and to this union five children were born. She resided in the Clarkfield...
Leona D. Ouellette
May 19, 1975
Leona Ouellette was born in Normania Township of Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, near Cottonwood, April 25, 1921. She passed away May 19, 1975, at the Clarkfield Care Center, where she had made her home the past five years. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Clotilde Catholic Church at Green Valley, Minnesota. Miss Ouellette is survived by two sisters:...
Andrew Martin Nerheim
May 6, 1975
A. Martin Nerheim was born March 1, 1890, in Stavanger, Norway, to Mr. and Mrs. Alf Nerheim. He arrived in the United States at age 18 and farmed near Boyd, Minnesota, for most of his life. He served in World War I and was a member of the Oien-Horgen American Legion Post 198 for more than 60 years. He...
Harry B. Hanson
May 4, 1975
Harry Hanson was born May 25, 1905, to parents Ole and Emma (Brusven) Hanson in Normania Township of Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota. He was baptized by Pastor Romestad and confirmed by Pastor Otterstad in St. Lucas Church in Normania Township. On June 6, 1926, he was united in marriage to Jeannette O. Brecke. One daughter, Harriet was born to...
Virgil Milroy Stevens
Apr 26, 1975
Virgil Milroy Stevens was born at Hanley Falls, Minnesota, on October 5, 1911, the oldest son of Carl A. and Mary (Gullickson) Stevens. He was baptized and confirmed in the Yellow Medicine Lutheran Church at Hanley Falls by Rev. Ole Lokensgaard. Virgil graduated from the Hanley Falls High School in 1929 and was engaged in farming until 1942 when...
John Cornelius
Apr 22, 1975
John Cornelius was born February 4, 1885, in Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, the oldest son of Peder and Maren (Olson) Cornelius. He was baptized by Rev. O. Lokensgard and confirmed by Rev. H.O. Fjelstad in the Bergen Lutheran Church. He attended the Globe School of Business at Austin, Minnesota. He farmed most of his life in Lisbon township except...
Sr. Lynne, Arden Elvin
Apr 14, 1975
Arden Elvin Lynne was born in Clarkfield, March 10, 1901, the oldest of three sons born to Andrew and Gina (Hansrud) Lynne. He was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith and a lifetime member of Clarkfield Lutheran Church. In 1921 he graduated from Clarkfield High School and as a young man worked at carpenter, print shop, and grocer....
William Burke
Apr 12, 1975
William Burke was born December 23, 1889, to parents Francis and Jane (Strain) Burke at Boston, Massachussetts, where he spent his early years working as a carpenter, until he entered the United States Navy and served his country from 1918 until 1921. He married Catherine Nicolson on February 14, 1925, celebrating their golden wedding anniversary in February of this...
Harry Vinton Edmunds
Apr 11, 1975
Harry Vinton Edmunds was born on March 26, 1911, to Vinton and Rose (Walle) Edmunds at Boyd, Minnesota. The family moved to Clarkfield in 1912. He was baptized in the Methodist Church in Clarkfield and attended Clarkfield Public Schools, graduating from high school in 1931. He worked in CCC camps for four years. Upon returning to Clarkfield he worked...
Mae Eleanor (Olson) Christensen
Mar 8, 1975
Mrs. Albert (Mae) Christensen passed away Saturday evening, March 8, 1975, at the age of 74 years at the Luther Haven Nursing Home in Montevideo, Minnesota, where she had been a resident the past year. Mrs. Christensen, the second child in the family, was born June 12, 1900, to Christian and Ellen (Youngmark) Olson, and was baptized Mae Eleanor...
Blenda Sophia (Swenson) Ohlson
Mar 3, 1975
Blenda Sophia Swenson Ohlson passed away at the Clarkfield Hospital March 3, 1975, at the age of 96 years. She was born in Ogden, Iowa, to Fredrick and Maria Swenson. On December 31, 1913, she married Fred G. Ohlson in DeKalb, Illinois. To this union one son, Raymond, was born. In 1915 they moved to the Hazel Run communnity...
Delmer Walton Willander
Feb 27, 1975
Delmer Walton Willander was born to Oscar and Emelia (Anderson) Willander on January 2, 1922, in Tyro Township of Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota. He was baptized on January 22, that same year by Rev. Theo. Steinert. He was confirmed on July 19, 1936, at first English Lutheran Church by Rev. Carl E. Anderson. He enlisted in the United States...
Benjamin J. Anderson
Feb 15, 1975
Benjamin Anderson was born on a farm west of Cottonwood, Minnesota, September 5, 1890. His parents were Gjermond and Severina (Barstad) Anderson. He was baptized and confirmed at Silo Lutheran Church. He attended the Academy at Canton, South Dakota, for a time. Mr. Anderson held various jobs in the community including being mayor of Cottonwood from 1933 to 1937....
Elmer Pershing Berre
Feb 7, 1975
Elmer Pershing Berre passed away at his home at Clarkfield, Minnesota, on February 7, 1975. Elmer was born December 25, 1916, in Normania Township of Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, to Evend and Sarah (Christofferson) Berre. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Lucas Lutheran Church. He lived in Normania Township until February 1942 when he entered the United States...
