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....
Anna Elizabeth Johnson
Aug 17, 1973
Anna Elizabeth Johnson was born February 12, 1908, in Stockholm, Sweden, to Emil and Kristina (Dilstrom) Johnson. She came to the America on December 2, 1913, with her mother and sister, Charlotte. She lived in Minneapolis, Minnesota, most of her life and since 1947 had worked at Glen Lake Hospital. Last fall she retired and moved to the Valhalla...
Leonard Gustav Nehring
Aug 8, 1973
Leonard Gustav Nehring was born October 27, 1906, at Tyro Township, Yellow Medicine County, Minnnesota, to August and Marie (Rabe) Nehring. He was baptized at Zion Lutheran Church on November 20, 1906, and confirmed on March 20, 1921, at the same church. On February 5, 1929, he was united in marriage to Leona Kelm at Zion Lutheran Church. This...
Oscar West
Jul 23, 1973
Oscar West was born in Normania Township, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, on May 25, 1907, to Peter and Selma (Olson) West. He was baptized on June 30, 1907, by Rev. Salhus at Spring Creek Lutheran Church, and confirmed on March 19, 1922, by Rev. Storaasli at Clarkfield Lutheran Church. He attended schools in Normania and Swede Prairie Townships. On...
Emily A. Nelson
Jul 16, 1973
Emily A. Nelson, daughter of Bengt and Anna Nelson was born in Swede Prairie Township, March 16, 1893, and was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith. Emily and her sister Hilda lived on the home place in Swede Prairie until 1962, when they moved to Clarkfield, Minnesota. Hilda passed away in December of 1972. Emily suffered with a...
