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...
Ingval Lynner
Oct 15, 1974
Funeral services were held for Ing Lynner, age 81, Thursday, January 23, 1975. Mr. Lynner the son of Jens and Ingeborg (Rognestad) Lynner, was born and spent most of his life in Clarkfield. He served in the Army in France during World War I. Upon returning home, he attended Business College before becoming Assistant Cashier of the Clarkfield State...
Eddie Alvin Lindquist
Sep 25, 1974
Eddie Alvin Lindquist was born November 30, 1917, to parents Gust and Mathilda (Flink) Lindquist in Tyro Township of Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota. In 1918 he moved with his parents and brothers and sisters to Braham, Minnesota, where his parents farmed until 1925 when he returned to the Clarkfield community where he resided for sometime with Axel and Fred...
Raymond L. Fierstein
Sep 17, 1974
Raymond L. Fierstein was born March 17, 1922, to parents Earl Leslie and Wava N. (Peters) Fierstein, at Gary, South Dakota, where he spent his boyhood years. He later moved with his family to Clarkfield, Minnesota. After serving in the United States Army from 1942 to 1946, mainly in the Pacific and Philippines, he married Virginia Harris of Boyd,...
Ella M. (Hinn) Forberg
Sep 12, 1974
IN MEMORY OF MRS. ELLA M. FORBERG Mrs. Forberg was born February 26, 1896, in Wisconsin, to parents John and Katherine Hinn. She passed away September 12, 1974, at her home in Montevideo, Minnesota, at the age of 78 years. She was preceded in death by her husband, George Forberg, April 29, 1970. Survivors include sons, Howard Gelhar and...
William D. Lancaster
Sep 10, 1974
IN MEMORY OF WILLIAM D. LANCASTER Born June 9, 1912, in Illinois to parents William R. and Emma (Wildman) Lancaster Passed away September 10, 1974 Married August 25, 1934, to Ethel Verna Hanson in Sisseton, South Dakota. Survivors include his wife, Ethel; four sons: Roger Lancaster of Hazel Run, Minnesota, Herman Lancaster of Verndale, Minnesota, Roy Lancaster of Clarkfield,...
Vina Mae (Granell) Long
Sep 9, 1974
Vina Mae Long was born July 7, 1904, in Galva, Illinois, to Eric and Cora (Chillberg) Granell. They moved to Minnesota when she was an infant. Baptized and confirmed by Rev. Alf Jorgenson, she was married to Orville Long on August 9, 1924. To this union seven children were born: Orvella (Mrs. Gordon Johnson) of St. Cloud, Minnesota, Darris...
Edwin Oftedahl
Aug 31, 1974
IN MEMORY OF EDWIN OFTEDAHL Born May 27, 1905, in Minnesota to parents Einar and Ellen (Ness) Oftedahl. Passed away August 31, 1974, at the Clarkfield Care Center, Clarkfield, Minnesota. Survivors include sister, Helma Marie Olson of Hanley Falls. Funeral Services Tuesday, September 3, 1974, 11:00 a.m. Yellow Medicine Lutheran Church Hanley Falls, Minnesota Officiating, Rev. William Olsen Organist,...
Murly Angus Borgerson
Aug 28, 1974
Dr. Murly A. Borgerson was born April 23, 1903, in Duluth, Minnesota, the son of Herman and Louise (Hendrickson) Borgerson. He was a graduate of Duluth Central High School, Superior Normal College and the University of Minnesota Medical School. He married Erma A. Olson of Minneapolis in 1930. They moved to Hanley Falls and he practiced medicine there, and...
Margaret Marie Hansen
Aug 15, 1974
Margaret Marie Hansen was born March 17, 1908, and was reared by her grandparents. Her childhood years were spent in the Jasper, Minnesota area. She was united in marriage to Newton Hansen on December 21, 1926. To this union were born eight children: Bette (Mrs. Howard Geihl) of Hanley Falls, Minnesota, Robert of Echo, Minnesota, Beverly (Mrs. Erling Kompelien)...
Anna Leota (Risk) Brock
Aug 7, 1974
IN MEMORY OF MRS. ANNA LEOTA BROCK Anna Leota Brock was born February 6, 1888, in Iowa, to parents Melvin and Minnie (Young) Risk. She passed away August 7, 1974, at the Clarkfield Community Hospital, Clarkfield, Minnesota, at the age of 86 years. Survivors include daughters: Dorothy (Mrs. Stanley Harris) of Hanley Falls, Frieda (Mrs. Floyd Engel) of Hanley...
Audrey Elaine Mccoy
Aug 5, 1974
Audrey Elaine (Winson) McCoy was born on September 5, 1927, in Montevideo, Minnesota, the daughter of Clarence and Sylvia (Gunderson) Winson. She died at the Clarkfield Community Hospital, August 5, 1974, at the age of 46 years. Mrs. McCoy was raised in the Clarkfield community, graduated from Clarkfield High School, then attended normal teachers training at Canby, Minnesota. She...
James R. Stevens
Aug 1, 1974
James R. Stevens was born December 21, 1887, in Sandnes Township of Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, the son of Ole and Mary (Larson) Stevens. He was baptized and confirmed at the Yellow Medicine Lutheran Church. He married Clara Jacobson on April 6, 1919. They farmed in the Hanley Falls area until he retired in 1959. They have resided in...
Hannah Christine Hellzen
Jul 26, 1974
Hannah Christine Hellzen was born in Freindship Township of Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, February 9, 1901, to C.S. and Maren (Peterson) Hellzen. She spent her entire life in this community. Hannah became ill Thursday afternoon and was admitted to the Clarkfield Hospital that evening where she expired early Friday morning. Death was due to a stroke. Survivors include a...
Emma Elizabeth Doerr
Jul 26, 1974
Miss Emma E. Doerr passed away at the local hospital on Friday, July 26, 1974. She was the aunt of Mrs. David S. Johnson. A resident of the Clarkfield Care Center since March, 1974, Miss Doerr was born May 12, 1884, to John and Marie (Olson) Doerr of Albert Lea, Minnesota. She lived most of her life in Washington,...
Sulvan E. Saby
Jul 24, 1974
Sulvan E. Saby passed away on July 24, 1974, at the Metropolitan Medical Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota. He was born on January 21, 1899, to Edward and Anna (Iverson) Saby. He was baptized and confirmed at the Rock Valley Church and was a member of the Hazel Run Lutheran Church for 28 years. He married Bernice Lecy on January 20,...
