Alfred Ole Eye
Jan 10, 1972
Alfred Ole Eye was born June 23, 1903, in Sioux Agency Township, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, to Bert and Bia (Slettedahl) Eye. He was baptized in the Rock Valley Lutheran Church near Echo, Minnesota. At the age of 12, in the spring of 1915, he moved with his parents to a farm southwest of Clarkfield, Minnesota, in Tyro Township....
Walter C. Westre
Jan 7, 1972
Walter C. Westre was born September 22, 1912, to Lars and Cecelia Westre of Tyro Township, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota. He was seventh in a family of eight. He was baptized by Rev. O. T. Storaasli and confirmed by Rev. O. M. O. Wee in the Lutheran Faith in the Clarkfield Lutheran Church being a lifelong member. He attended...
Luella M. Rikke
Jan 1, 1972
Luella M. Rikke was born November 1, 1913, in Minnesota, to Fred and Clara (Lemeke) Maasch. She married Kenneth W. (Sam) Rikke in August 1935 in Vesta, Minnesota. Since 1952 they lived in Hanley Falls, Minnesota. She passed away on January 1, 1972, at the University Hospital, Minneapolis, Minnesota, at the age of 58 years. She is survived by...
Thomas William Diggins
Dec 31, 1971
Thomas W. Diggins was born at Marengo, Illinois, October 10, 1877, the son of Frank and Aminda (Marsh) Diggins. He moved to the Clarkfield, Minnesota community from Allison, Iowa, in 1903. He was married to Mary Evelyn Benage on September 16, 1903. Mr. Diggins farmed for many years near Clarkfield. In 1948, he moved to Granite Falls, Minnesota, where...
Arnold F. Reinke
Dec 3, 1971
Arnold F. Reinke was born October 8, 1903, at Granite Falls, Minnesota, to parents Emil and Marie (Tietz) Reinke. He passed away December 3, 1971, at Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota, at the age of 68 years. Survivors include his wife, Norma (Thompson) Reinke. IN MEMORY OF ARNOLD F. REINKE Born October 8, 1903 ~ Passed away December 3,...
Inez Ruth (Isaacs) Tongen
Nov 21, 1971
Inez Ruth Tongen was born September 15, 1894, to Peter and Anna (Stevens) Isaacs of Normania Township, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota. She was baptized and confirmed at Bethlehem Church by Rev. Oppedahl. On December 23, 1916, she was united in marriage to Jim Tongen of Hazel Run. To this union five sons were born, namely, Lucius of Clarkfield, Minnesota,...
Clarence Hanson
Nov 16, 1971
Clarence Hanson was born on a farm in Normania Township, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, on June 14, 1894, the son of Peter O. and Lerena (Briggs) Hanson. He spent most of his years in the Cottonwood, Minnesota area until entering the Clarkfield Care Center, Clarkfield, Minnesota, in April of 1969, where he resided until being admitted to the Clarkfield...
Alfred Cornelius Jacobson
Oct 26, 1971
Alfred Cornelius Jacobson was born Decemmber 16, 1884, to Olaf and Annie (Halvorson) Jacobson near Hanley Falls, Normania Township, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota. He was baptized in the Yellow Medicine Lutheran Church at Hanley Falls and confirmed at the Hazel Run Lutheran Church by Rev. John Salhus. On June 5, 1907, he was married to Annie Thorhaug. To this...
Paul Glenn Oakland
Oct 19, 1971
Paul Glenn Oakland was born December 21, 1955, at Clarkfield to parents Juell and Gladys (Knutson) Oakland. He was baptized in the Swede Home Lutheran Church on January 15, 1956, by Pastor Vernel A. Lundeen. He was confirmed at Augustana Lutheran Church on May 17, 1970, by Rev. Albert H. Hendrickson. He lived his entire life in the Clarkfield...
Anna B. (Nelson) Hoberg
Sep 21, 1971
Anna Hoberg, long time resident of Boyd, was born December 17, 1888, at Red Wing, Minnesota, the daughter of Anton and Julia (Johnson) Nelson. When she was six years old her family moved to Boyd where she has since resided. She was confirmed November 10, 1901, by Pastor J.S. Strand. She was the first telephone operator at the Boyd...
Mildred Estella (Hamre) Hanson
Sep 19, 1971
Mildred Estella Hamre was born September 20, 1906, on the Lambert homestead near Lyons, South Dakota. Her parents were Andrew and Grace (Lambert) Hamre. She received her high school diploma at Lyons, South Dakota, and graduated from South Dakota State at Brookings, South Dakota, where she majored in Home Economics. She taught in this field for a greater part...
Delores Marie (Thompson) Frederickson
Sep 18, 1971
Delores M. Frederickson was born August 3, 1924, at Minneapolis, Minnesota, the daughter of Albert and Gertrude (Laremore) Thompson. She was married to John R. Frederickson in 1942. She was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith at Madison, Minnesota. She was an active member of the Redeemer Lutheran Church of Boyd, the Ladies Aid and a Sunday School...
Sam L. Nordahl
Sep 16, 1971
Sam L. Nordahl was born on March 9, 1895, at Dawson, Minnesota, to parents Lars and Sina (Oman) Nordahl. Eighteen years ago, the family came to Clarkfield where he assisted Clarence Rodness in road work. Prior to coming to Clarkfield, the family lived at Boyd, Minnesota, for twelve years. He and his daughter, Patricia, recently moved into the Valhalla...
Jeffrey E. Vrolsen
Sep 11, 1971
Jeffrey E. Vrolson, three months old son of Ernest and Julia (Crouch) Vrolsen, was laid to rest at the Trinity Lutheran Cemetery at Boyd, Minnesota, Monday afternoon, September 13, 1971, following the last rites at the Lynner Funeral Chapel. Rev. Daniel Zimmermann officiated. The infant was born at Glenwood, Minnesota, on June 16, 1971, and passed away on Saturday,...
Ida Charlotte Reimestad
Sep 11, 1971
Ida Charlotte Reimestad was born May 31, 1886, in Iowa, to parents Jonas T. and Saikke (Holen) Reimestad. She passed away September 11, 1971, at Madison Lutheran Home, Madison, Minnesota. She was preceded in death by her sister Ellen who passed away in March, 1967, and her sister, Selma Jackson who passed away in Wisconsin in 1967. IN MEMORY...
Thilda Caroline "Tillie" (Lee) Feist
Sep 6, 1971
Thilda Caroline Lee, daughter of Mathias and Jertina (Jacobson) Lee, was born October 2, 1897, in Normania Township, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota. She was baptized in infancy and later confirmed by Pastor O.T. Storaasli. She attended elementary school and parochial school at Clarkfield and later at Spring Creek District No. 102 and Friendship School District No. 88. She was...
Petra (Martinson) Grinager
Sep 1, 1971
Petra Grinager was born January 6, 1898, in Norway, to parents Martin and Helga (Hanson) Martinson. She passed away September 1, 1971, at Methodist Hospital, St. Louis Park, Minnesota, at the age of 73 years. She was preceded in death by her husband Melvin B. Grinager. Survivors include sons: Helmer of Dawson, Minnesota, Benford of Minneapolis, Palmer of Boyd,...
Alfred Herbert Peterson
Aug 3, 1971
Alfred Herbert Peterson was born February 14, 1900, in Providence Township, Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota, one of nine children of John August and Hannah Sophia (Hjelm) Peterson. He passed away Tuesday evening, August 3, 1971, at the Clarkfield Community Hospital, Clarkfield, Minnesota, at the age of 71 years, after a few days hospitalization. He is survived by his...
Wallace Clarence Willander
Jul 23, 1971
Wallace Clarence Willander was born in Tyro Township, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, on September 23, 1907, to parents Edwin and Clara (Johnson) Willander. He went to meet his maker on Friday evening, July 23, 1971, at Our Lady of Good Counsel Nursing Home, St. Paul, Minnesota. Wallace was engaged in farming until he was called to serve his country....
Edwin S. Rowberg
Jun 22, 1971
Edwin S. Rowberg was born May 12, 1890, in Minnesota, to parents Lief K. and Caroline (Akre) Rowberg. He passed away June 22, 1971, at his Hanley Falls, Minnesota home, at the age of 81 years. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mabel E. Gustafson Rowberg, in April, 1969. Survivors include his sons: Lloyd, Philip, Harland; and...
