John Anthony Nelson
Jan 2, 1974
Funeral rites were held January 5, 1974, for John A. Nelson of Granite Falls, Minnesota. Rev. E.F. Fyrand officiated at the service held at Bergen Lutheran Church. Organist was Mrs. David Gabrielson and soloist was Thoralf Benson. Casket Bearers were Clayton Carlson, Arnold Johnson, Earl Johnson, John Nordaune, Spencer Quam, and Walter Wilson. Burial was in Bergen Lutheran Cemetery...
Wesley Everett Hegna
Dec 19, 1973
IN MEMORY OF WESLEY E. HEGNA Wesley Everett Hegna was born March 21, 1935, at Clarkfield, Minnesota, to parents Melvin and Theoline (Thompson) Hegna, one of nine sons, all having served in the military. He passed away December 19, 1973, in Salt Lake City, Utah, at the age of 38. He was preceded in death by his mother, Theoline,...
Geneva H (Payne) Emblem
Nov 17, 1973
Geneva H. Payne Emblem was born on April 20, 1912. She was the daughter of C. Otis Payne and Oleva Lund Payne. She was baptized May 25, 1912, by Pastor O. T. Storaasli and confirmed July 3, 1927, by Pastor O.M.O. Wee at Clarkfield Lutheran Church. Geneva and Selmer R. Emblem were married on September 28, 1946, by Pastor...
Selmer R. Emblem
Nov 17, 1973
Selmer R. Emblem was born April 7, 1907, in Tyro Township, Yellow Medicine County, to parents Sam and Ragnild (Mork) Emblem. He was baptized at Israel Lutheran Church by T.J. Oppedahl and confirmed at the same church by Peder O. Wee on August 21, 1921. Selmer was engaged in farming in Yellow Medicine County all his life. He was...
Ervin A. Nelson
Nov 14, 1973
IN MEMORY OF ERVIN A. NELSON Mr. Nelson was born June 19, 1889, in Lisbon Township of Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, to parents Anfin and Julia (Otteson) Nelson. In 1913 he married Dora Freyer. Three children were born to them: Allen Dale, Earl LeRoy and Harriet Elaine. They lived on a farm east of Boyd until 1942 when they...
Esther Christen (Hansen) Abrahamson
Oct 28, 1973
Esther Christen Hansen, daughter of Ole and Annie (Bjornson) Hansen, was born July 9, 1885, in Louville, Wisconsin. In October of 1915, she was married to Selmer Abrahamson in Minneapolis, Minnesota. In 1928 she moved from Hanley Falls, Minnesota, to Cyrus, Minnesota, and remained there until 1944 when she and her family moved to St. Paul, Minnesota. She worked...
Roy Clarence Swanson
Oct 27, 1973
Roy Clarence Swanson was born August 6, 1906, in Swede Prairie Township of Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, to Robert and Christina (Lundstrom) Swanson. He was baptized and confirmed at Swede Home Lutheran Church, and attended Clarkfield Public School. In 1943 he entered the United States Army and served a tour of duty in Europe, including Battle of the Bulge,...
Alma Carolina (Larson) Youngmark
Oct 25, 1973
Alma Carolina Youngmark was born in Tyro Township of Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, on October 3, 1895, to Charles and Marie Anna (Rodness) Larson. Portions of her life were spent in Clarkfield and California. After residing in California for 13 years, she returned to Minneapolis and lived there to the time of her death, on October 25, 1973, at...
August Gustav Laechelt
Oct 22, 1973
IN MEMORY OF AUGUST G. LAECHELT Born December 11, 1889, in Tyro Township of Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, to parents August and Augusta (Neumann) Laechelt. Mr. Laechelt passed away October 22, 1973, at Rice Memorial Hospital, Willmar, Minnesota, at the age of 83 years. He was preceded in death by his wife, Bertha Koepp Laechelt, March 24, 1969. Survivors...
Helmer Edward Voss
Oct 19, 1973
Helmer Edward Voss was born December 6, 1901, in Oshkosh Township, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, to August and Elizabeth (Kelm) Voss. On December 25, 1901, he was baptized at Nicolai Lutheran Church at Canby, Minnesota. At the age of ten he moved with his parents to a farm in Tyro Township. On April 16, 1916, he was confirmed at...
Minnie C. (Leppke) Voss
Oct 19, 1973
Minnie C. Leppke was born in Maxwell Township, Minnesota on November 4, 1907, to Theodore and Emma (Knopp) Leppke. She was baptized in the Lutheran faith at St. John's Lutheran Church of Omro Township. She was confirmed in 1921 at St. John's Lutheran Church, Omro Township. Minnie attended school at St. John's Parochial School. Minnie Leppke was united in...
Ragna (Appelseth) Hauge
Oct 18, 1973
Mrs. Ragna Hauge passed away on October 18, 1973, at St. Mary's Hospital in Minneapolis, Minnesota, after a week's illness. She attained the age of 87 years. Ragna was born October 11, 1886, in Friendship Township of Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, to parents John and Hannah (Skarsten) Appelseth. She was baptized and confirmed in Clarkfield Lutheran Church. In 1922,...
Harold Ludwig Pearson
Oct 7, 1973
Harold Ludwig Pearson passed away on Sunday, October 7, 1973, at the Clarkfield Hospital at the age of 77 years, after hospitalization of a week following a stroke. Born December 12, 1895, Harold was the son of Andrew and Severina (Haroldson) Pearson in Swede Prairie Township. He was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith at Swede Home Church...
Earl B. Hoff
Oct 2, 1973
IN MEMORY OF EARL B. HOFF Earl B. Hoff was born March 25, 1916, at Cottonwood, Minnesota, to parents Jessie and Agnes (Hofteig) Hoff. Mr. Hoff of Milaca, Minnesota, formerly of Normania Township, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, passed away October 2, 1973, at the Veteran's Hospital, Minneapolis, Minnesota, at the age of 57 years. Among survivors are his wife,...
Frances (Johnson) Falkum
Sep 30, 1973
Frances Johnson was born November 4, 1896, in Red Wing, Minnesota, to P.A. and Christina (Carlson) Johnson. She was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran Church but has been a member of the Methodist Church for nearly 50 years and an active member of the Ladies Aid of that church. Frances and the late John Falkum were united in...
Ulysses Wellington Pratt
Sep 25, 1973
Ulysses Wellington Pratt was born May 21, 1903, to parents Edwin H.A. and Christina (Walz) Pratt, and was baptized and confirmed in Our Savior's Lutheran Church of Baxter Township, Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota. He was united in marriage to Jeannette Haakenson and joined the Lutheran Church in Boyd, Minnesota, and was a faithful member until his death. Ulysses...
Clyde Donald Korstad
Sep 23, 1973
Clyde Donald Korstad was born September 6, 1926, to Daniel and Selma (Haakenson) Korstad in Ten Mile Lake Township of Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota. He was baptized and confirmed in St. Johns Lutheran Church of Boyd. He entered military service October 1, 1944, and served in Europe during World War II. He received an honorable discharge August 9,...
Emma Brusven
Sep 11, 1973
Emma Brusven was born June 17, 1883, in Normania Township, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, to parents Olaus and Anne (Rowberg) Brusven. She passed away September 11, 1973, at the age of 90 years at the Miller Hospital, St. Paul, Minnesota. She was a resident of St. Paul for 50 years. The last eight years she was confined to the...
Mary Madge (Quirk) Tricker
Sep 1, 1973
Mary Madge Quirk was born March 23, 1887, at Wall Lake, Iowa, to William and Elizabeth Quirk. She attended High School at Odebolt, Iowa and Morningside College at Sioux City, Iowa, and taught school for several years. She entered nurses training at Mercy Hospital in Marshalltown, Iowa, and after graduation practiced nursing in that city. On June 15, 1917,...
Norma Antonia (Ruud) Viken
Aug 18, 1973
Norma Antonia Viken was born August 11, 1892, at Canby, Minnesota, to parents Erik and Anna (Bing) Ruud. She was baptized and confirmed in St. Stephens Lutheran Church of Canby, and in later years was a member of the Yellow Medicine Lutheran Church of Hanley Falls. She was a member of the Eastern Star and the Ladies Legion Auxiliary....
