Agnes Josephine Lund
Jan 31, 1975
Agnes Josephine Lund, a resident of Clarkfield for more than 50 years, passed away at the Clarkfield Care Center January 31, 1975. Agnes was born January 3, 1895, in Normania Township of Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, to Bernt and Severine (Johnson) Jolstad. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Lucas Lutheran Church. She attended rural school and the Cottonwood...
Mathia Dahl
Jan 26, 1975
IN MEMORY OF MATHIA DAHL Funeral services were held Wednesday, January 29, 1975, for Miss Mathia Dahl, 95 years old, who passed away January 26, 1975, at the Clarkfield Hospital. Mathia Dahl was born July 2, 1879, at Cottonwood, Minnesota. Miss Dahl was a longtime resident of the Clarkfield Care Center. Officiating, Rev. C.L. Watterud Organist, Mrs. Ella Larson...
John Clifford Saunders
Jan 24, 1975
John Clifford Saunders was born December 26, 1901, in Florence, Oregon, to George and Aretta (Wright) Saunders. On January 5, 1927, he married Agnes Swanson at Marshall, Minnesota. To this union ten children were born: Jeanette (Mrs. Donald Enstad) of Granite Falls, Allan of Exeter, California, Lowell of Henderson, Nevada, Herbert of Scottsdale, Arizona, John Richard of Mesa, Arizona,...
Otto B. Soppeland
Jan 16, 1975
Mr. Otto Soppeland, age 94 years and 6 months, passed away January 16, 1975, at the Clarkfield Community Hospital, Clarkfield, Minnesota. He was born in Pontiac, Illinois, on July 21, 1880, to parents John O. and Levina Soppeland. He was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith. He moved with his parents and other family members to a farm...
Harold Walter Nilson
Jan 12, 1975
Funeral Services for Harold Nilson of Boyd, Minnesota, 46-year-old victim of the January 12, 1975 blizzard were held Wednesday, January 15, 1975, at 2:00 p.m., at Trinity Lutheran Church of Boyd. He was born December 20, 1928, in Minnesota to parents Nils and Alma (Erickson) Nilson. Harold was a veteran of the United States Army, serving during the Korean...
Oscar Martin Olson
Jan 10, 1975
Oscar Martin Olson was born October 16, 1886, in Sweden. He was a member of the Swede Home Lutheran Church. Oscar immigrated to the United States about 1910. He and his brother Karl farmed in partnership several years before he made his home with the Robergs in Swede Prairie Township. Before entering the Clarkfield Care Center, he spent three...
Gertie Odella Nelson
Jan 9, 1975
Funeral services were held Tuesday morning, January 14, 1975, for Gertie Nelson, 79, who died January 9, 1975. Gertie was born August 3, 1895, in Lisbon Township of Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, to Hans and Malena (Vik) Hanson. She was baptized and confirmed at Clarkfield Lutheran Church. On October 24, 1920, she was united in marriage to Nels Nelson....
Martha Caroline Leppke
Jan 4, 1975
Mrs. Fred Leppke (Martha Caroline) was born February 23, 1893, to William and Caroline (Nohenberg) Roske in Omro Township of Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota. She was baptized by Rev. Jacob Frey and confirmed in 1906 by Pastor E.G. Fritz at St. John's Lutheran Church. She married Fred T. Leppke on February 1, 1916. Mrs. Leppke passed away January 4,...
Iver O. Lee
Jan 3, 1975
Iver O. Lee was born October 12, 1888, in Bergen, Norway, to Ole and Martha (Larson) Olson. He was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran Church, and attended the public schools in Norway. He came to the United States as a young man in 1908. His uncle, Andrew Lee, lived in Clarkfield where he first came and worked around...
John Broughton
Jan 1, 1975
John Broughton was born October 1, 1887, in Minnesota, to parents Ole and Helena (Nelson) Broughton. Mr. Broughton was a veteran of World War I. He passed away January 1, 1975, at the Clarkfield Community Hospital, Clarkfield, Minnesota. Survivors include his brother, Anton. IN MEMORY OF JOHN BROUGHTON Born October 1, 1887 ~ Passed away January 18, 1975 Funeral...
Anna Gurina Mauland
Dec 27, 1974
Anna Gurina Mauland, longtime resident of the area, passed away at the Clarkfield Community Hospital December 27, 1974. Gurina was born November 19, 1897, to parents Simon and Agnette (Eide) Gunderson, on the family farm four miles south of Clarkfield. She was a member of the Clarkfield Lutheran Church all her life. Her mother passed away at the age...
Ardell Palmer Anderson
Dec 19, 1974
IN MEMORY OF ARDELL PALMER ANDERSON Born June 6, 1924, in Tyro Township of Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota to parents Alvin B. and Josephine (Applewick) Anderson. Passed away December 19, 1974, at the Chippewa County Montevideo Hospital, Montevideo, Minnesota. Mr. Anderson was a veteran of the United States Army, serving in World War II. Survivors include his father, Alvin...
Helmer C. Anderson
Dec 8, 1974
Helmer C. Anderson passed away December 8, 1974, at the Chippewa County Montevideo Hospital. He was born September 15, 1910, to Carl and Karen (Martinson) Anderson at Boyd, Minnesota. He was baptized and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church of Boyd. He was united in marriage to Myrtle Olson on September 4, 1932. To this union two children were born:...
Clara (Lukken) Vesta
Nov 29, 1974
Mrs. Clara Vesta passed away Friday, November 29, 1974, at the Chippewa County Montevideo Hospital at the age of 84 years. She was born March 26, 1890, the daughter of Hans and Johanna (Graffer) Lukken. She was baptized and confirmed in the Trinity Lutheran Church at Boyd, Minnesota. She trained and worked as a practical nurse in hospitals in...
Lars Gifford Maursetter
Nov 23, 1974
Gifford Maursetter was born at Clarkfield, Minnesota, on April 16, 1901, to Rasmus and Sena (Harvey) Maursetter. He was baptized and confirmed in the Clarkfield Lutheran Church and graduated from Clarkfield High School in 1921, after which he attended Dunwoody Institute in Minneapolis for two years. He worked at Flint, Michigan, for a time before returning to Clarkfield where...
Oscar Bestland
Nov 21, 1974
Oscar Bestland was born August 28, 1896, in Minnesota, to parents Ole and Petra (Dahl) Bestland. He married Gladys Kise at Trinity Lutheran in Boyd on December 15, 1923. They lived on a farm south of Hanley Falls, moving to Hanley Falls after they retired. Oscar is survived by his wife, Gladys; daughter, Pearl (Ervin) Eye of Hanley Falls,...
Nels O. Aarrestad
Nov 9, 1974
Nels Aarrestad was born March 2, 1883, to Ole and Rachel (Salen) Aarrestad who then lived on a farm near Cottonwood, Minnesota. While still a small boy, Nels moved with his parents to Normania Township where they had bought a piece of prairie land and began building the house where he lived until he passed away on Saturday morning,...
George Orlean Orres
Nov 8, 1974
George Orlean Orres was born to parents Oliver and Mary (Severts) Orres on December 25, 1905, at the farm home near Clarkfield where he farmed most of his life. He was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith and was a member of Clarkfield Lutheran Church. He passed away on Friday, November 8, 1974, at the Clarkfield Hospital after...
John Elton Skaalen
Nov 5, 1974
John Elton Skaalen of Granite Falls, Minnesota, died at the Clarkfield Hospital on Tuesday, November 5, 1974, at the age of 74. He was born May 29, 1909, at Boyd, Minnesota, to parents Henry and Martha (Jorgenson) Skaalen. Survivors include his brother, Marlow Skaalen and sister, Gladys Just of this area. IN MEMORY OF JOHN ELTON SKAALEN Born May...
Myrtle Manola Lynner
Oct 15, 1974
Myrtle Manola Ecklund was born May 2, 1896, to John Alfred and Bertha Marie (Mork) Ecklund in St. Peter, Minnesota. She was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran Faith. Later, she graduated from the St. Peter High School and in 1918 received her B.A. from Gustavus Adolphus College with a double major in mathematics and language. She also took...
