Clarence Joseph Iverson
Jan 24, 1969
Clarence Joseph Iverson was born September 26, 1904, in Minnesota, to parents Halvor O. and Maren (Lund) Iverson. He was baptized by the Rev. Halvor O. Fjerlstad and confirmed by Rev. John J. Salhus in the Bergen Lutheran Church. His entire life was spent on the home farm which he operated with his brother, Harry Iverson. He was a...
Herbert Gerhardt Just
Jan 21, 1969
Herbert Gerhardt Just was born September 10, 1909, in Tyro Township, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, to parents Christ and Augusta (Laechelt) Just. He was baptized by Rev. Hillger and confirmed by Rev. Luttmann at the Zion Lutheran Church. He attended public school in Tyro Township and also grew to manhood in the same community. On July 11, 1937, he...
Helmer Alfred Gautefall
Jan 18, 1969
Helmer Alfred Gautefall was born the son of Erick and Anna (Kjelleberg) Gautefall in Hazel Run Township, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, on October 8, 1899. He was baptized on November 19, 1899, at the Hanley Falls church by Rev. S.J. Njaa and confirmed in the same church by the Rev. Ole Lokensgaard in 1915. He resided with his parents...
Anna (Broughton) Stensrud
Jan 17, 1969
Mrs. Anna Stensrud, daughter of Knute and Martha (Stamperstugen) Broughton, was born on May 12, 1873, in Westerheim Township, Lyon County, Minnesota, and passed away at the Clarkfield Care Center on January 17, 1969, at 8:30 p.m. at the age of 95 years. She was baptized and confirmed in the St. Lucas Lutheran Church and was a lifetime member...
Margaret Doris Almira Rachie
Jan 16, 1969
Margaret Doris Almira (Wolsund) Rachie was born July 18, 1913, to her parents Olaf and Helen (Maltrud) Wolsund in Stony Run Township, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota. She was baptized on August 17, 1913, at Bergen Lutheran Church by Rev. John Salhus. In October of 1927 Margaret was confirmed by Rev. Anders Haugland at Bergen Lutheran Church. She was married...
Charles M. Madison
Jan 8, 1969
Charles M. Madison was born June 13, 1880, in Illinois, to parents Nels and Mattie (Christensen) Madison. He was united in marriage to Mary M. Hall. Mr. Madison passed away at the Clarkfield Care Center January 8, 1969, at the age of 88 years. He had been a resident of the Care Center since August of 1968. Survivors include...
Anna Syrvina (Akre) Trandahl
Jan 5, 1969
Anna Syrvina Akre Trandahl was born in Sondmore, Norway, September 5, 1872, of parents Jorgen and Pernilla (Ellingson) Akre. She was baptized October 20, 1872. She was confirmed October 2, 1887, by Rev. Sjonning in Sabo Church. She was united in marriage to Andrew J. Trandahl May 7, 1898, by Rev. Sjonning and immigrated to the United States in...
Howard Edson Lines
Jan 1, 1969
Mr. Howard Edson Lines was born in Browns Valley, Minnesota, April 4, 1906, the son of Gilbert and Alice (Wycoff) Lines. He was united in marriage to Amy Jacobson on November 18, 1938. He operated the Lines store on highway 12 for 21 years before moving to California in 1964. Mr. Lines passed away at Inglewood, California, January 1,...
Henry H. Olson
Dec 31, 1968
Henry H. Olson was born May 19, 1886, in Little Sauk, Minnesota, to Halvor and Karen (Foss) Olson. He has lived on the home farm near Hazel Run, Minnesota, since the age of six years, until the death of his wife in March, 1968. Since then he has lived with his daughter, Hazel. On March 28, 1918, he was...
Mamie Louise Glaim
Dec 22, 1968
Mamie Louise Glaim was born July 6, 1894, in Swede Prairie Township, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, the daughter of Knute and Bergit (Norgard) Glaim. On September 9, 1894, she was baptized by Pastor B. Bengtson and on June 27, 1909, she was confirmed by Pastor O. Lokensgaard in the Yellow Medicine Lutheran Church at Hanley Falls. Mamie lived in...
Dora Lillian (Anderson) Dotseth
Dec 4, 1968
Dora Lillian Anderson Dotseth, the second daughter of Albert and Nellie (Rudell) Anderson, was born in Tyro Township, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, on January 11, 1905. She passed away at the Granite Falls Hospital on December 4, 1968, at the age of 63 years. Dora Lillian was baptized on January 22, 1905, by Pastor Shaleen of the Fridhem Evangelical...
Elizabeth Agda Olson
Dec 3, 1968
Elizabeth Agda Olson was born June 2, 1887, in Tyro Township, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, the daughter of Bengt and Pernilla (Swenson) Olson, among the first settlers in the township. She was baptized in infancy and confirmed by Rev. B.F. Bengtson at Fridhem Church. She attended the rural school in Tyro and the parochial school. Elizabeth lived on the...
Hans Christian Hansen
Nov 20, 1968
Hans Christian Hansen was born on June 28, 1885, at Schrods Trup, Mariager, Denmark, to Marie and Rasmus Hansen. He came to America in 1906 with his brother, Olaf S. Hansen, to work as a streetcar conductor in Minneapolis. It was there he was married to Anna Thon on November 19, 1913. One son was born to this union,...
John Richard Loose
Nov 19, 1968
John Richard Loose, the son of Henry and Anna (Block) Loose, was born July 29, 1904, at the farm where he grew up and lived during his entire life. He was baptized at St. John's Lutheran Church of Tyro Township by Rev. E.G. Fritz on July 29, 1904, the day of his birth. He was confirmed March 28, 1920,...
Mark Daniel Day
Nov 18, 1968
Mark Daniel Day was born April 24, 1960, in Rice County, Wisconsin, to parents Gordon and Marilyn (Mork) Day. He passed away November 18, 1968, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, at the age of eight years. He is survived by his parents, Gordon and Marilyn Day, two sisters, Kristie age 5 years and Sharon age 5 months, all of Wauwatosa, Wisconsin;...
Anton Kjos
Nov 17, 1968
Anton Kjos, the son of Gunder and Maria Kjos, was born February 26, 1877, in Friendship Township, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, where he lived all his life. He was baptized in the Clarkfield Lutheran Church and confirmed there on November 11, 1892. Mr. Kjos, the last surviving member of his family, passed away at the Clarkfield Community Hospital November...
Eugene Gerhard Westre
Nov 17, 1968
Eugene Gerhard Westre was born April 26, 1900, the son of Lars and Cecelia (Lund) Westre, at Thor, Iowa. He was baptized in the Ullensvang Church at Thor by Pastor Sovde. The family moved to Clarkfield in 1907 where he was confirmed in 1915 by Pastor O.T. Storaasli in the Clarkfield Lutheran Church. He farmed until the year 1936...
Jerome Arthur Christensen
Nov 15, 1968
Jerome Arthur Christensen, the son of George C. and Clara (Gullickson) Christensen, was born October 22, 1905, at the parental home six miles south and one and one-half west of Clarkfield. He was baptized November 30, 1905, by Rev. John Salhus of Hazel Run and confirmed by Rev. O.T. Storaasli on June 6, 1920, both events taking place at...
George Jensen
Nov 14, 1968
George Jensen, the son of Hans and Christina (Pepper) Jensen, was born July 27, 1889, at Manilla, Iowa, in Crawford County. As an infant he was baptized by Rev. A. Ehlars. As a young man, George went west to Wyoming where he took a homestead and there met Clara M. Thompson of Moorcraft, Wyoming, whom he married on June...
Ray H. Swenson
Nov 7, 1968
Ray H. Swenson was born April 10, 1915, the son of Swen and Mathilda (Anderson) Swenson, on the farm near Clarkfield, Lisbon Township, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota. He was baptized June 11, 1916, at the Clarkfield Lutheran Church by Pastor O.T. Storaasli and confirmed by Rev. J.E.H. Akre in 1931. He resided on the same farm all his life....
