William Carl August Stanke
Jul 8, 1975
William Carl August Stanke was born January 20, 1882, to parents August and Agnes Stanke, in Mariende-Walde, of Arnswalde County in Braundenburg, Germany. He was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran church in Germany. On September 4, 1904, he was united in marriage to Martha Teresa Thewke. In April, 1905, they came to America and settled in Nebraska where...
Roy Dewey Olson
Jul 5, 1975
Roy Dewey Olson was born June 3, 1898, at Parkers Prairie, Minnesota, of parents Andrew and Mathilda Olson. He was admitted to the Montevideo Hospital on July 4 and passed away July 5, 1975, after suffering a fatal heart attack. As an infant he was baptized at the Parkers Prairie Lutheran Church and as a young boy was confirmed...
Selma A. (Sally) Lee
Jun 28, 1975
Mrs. Ernest Lee (Sally) passed away on Saturday, June 28, 1975, at Unity Hospital, Fridley, Minnesota. Sally was born on July 29, 1901, in Bellingham, Minnesota, to parents Emil and Wilhelmina (Thierfeldt) Abramowski. She was baptized in the Zion Lutheran Church by Pastor Raedeke and confirmed in the Lutheran faith by Pastor Raedeke. Sally and Ernest were married February...
Albert Johann Golnick
Jun 28, 1975
Albert Johann Golnick of the Dawson Nursing Home, Dawson, Minnesota, and until one and one-half year ago, a resident of the Omro Township farming community, passed away at the Dawson Hospital on June 28, 1975, at the age of 83 years. Albert was born to Micheal and Amelia (Abraham) Golnick in Omro Township, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, on March...
Lydia Hildegard (Roeske) Hartfiel
Jun 21, 1975
IN MEMORY OF MRS. W. F. (Lydia) HARTFIEL Born March 20, 1893, in Omro Township of Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, to parents Christof and Amelia (Boelke) Roeske. Passed away June 21, 1975, at Chippewa County Montevideo Hospital at the age of 82 years. Survivors include her husband, Wilhelm of Clarkfield; sons, Milroy and Deforest; and daughter, Dorothy Haaland. Funeral...
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...
