Lyndon Sigfrid Lofdahl
Jan 22, 1968
Lyndon Sigfrid Lofdahl was born on August 15, 1914, at Montevideo, Minnesota, to Swan Sigfrid and Anne Olivia (Holmquist) Lofdahl. He passed away quietly at his home in Clarkfield on January 22, 1968, after a long illness, at the age of 53 years. "Lindy" was graduated with the Montevideo High School class of 1932. He worked at the Arneson...
Emil Adolph Galow
Jan 11, 1968
Emil Adolph Galow was born September 24, 1876, in Minnesota, the youngest son of Michael and Anna (Schrondt) Galow. He was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith. Most of his life was spent in this community. His latter years were spent at the County Home near Madison. He passed away on January 11, 1968, at the hospital in...
Frank Boss
Dec 23, 1967
Ralph Boss was born November 5, 1896, in Iowa, to parents Peter and Nancy (Van Steenwyck) Bos. He was a veteran of the United States Army serving during World War I. He was united in marriage to Hester Olymphia Moen on July 9, 1926, in Hector, Minnesota. The family returned to Clarkfield in 1950. Mr. Boss served as village...
Frank John Friberg
Dec 22, 1967
Frank John Friberg was born on October 11, 1881, to John and Saraline (Nelson) Friberg in Tyro Township, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, parents of eleven. On February 26, 1919, he was united in marriage to Clara Nelson. This union was blessed with two sons, Elroy and Virgil, both of Clarkfield. He was engaged in farming in Tyro Township until...
Simon John Collins
Dec 21, 1967
Simon John Collins was born January 22, 1882, in Stockholm, Sweden to parents John and Anna Sofia (Johnson) Collins. He grew up at Beresford, South Dakota, and later moved to Moville, Iowa. He was united in marriage to Clara Louise Wikstrom of Skelleftea, Sweden. To this union, two children were born: Arthur of Bemidji, Minnesota, and Mabel (Mrs. Erling...
Ruth Ordell Coover
Dec 17, 1967
Ruth Ordell Coover was born September 4, 1914, in Charles Mix County, Lake Andes, South Dakota, to parents Michael and Hannah (Nelson) Coover. She was baptized at the West Andes Lutheran Church by Rev. John Turmo. Her youth was spent in South Dakota until 1937 when the family moved to Minnesota where she grew to womanhood living with her...
Norman Peter Hagen
Dec 16, 1967
Norman Peter Hagen was born February 7, 1886, in Stony Run Township, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, to P.O. and Kari (Nelson) Hagen, parents of seven. In June 1912, he was united in marriage to Nellie Halverson. This union was blessed with a son, Noran of Salt Lake City, Utah, and a daughter, Cleo (Mrs. Dave Edwins) of Minneapolis. Mr....
Christian Carl Elkjer
Dec 11, 1967
Christian Carl Elkjer was born April 13, 1890, at Pennock, Minnesota, to John P. and Anna Lisa Elkjer. His youth was spent at the same location and later he attended the seminary in Willmar, Minnesota. He worked for the Great Northern Railway at Willmar and at the creamery in Pennock in his youth. On July 1, 1914, he was...
Hilda Christine (Berget) Anderson
Dec 11, 1967
Hilda Christine Anderson was born April 27, 1898, in South Dakota, to parents Kristian and Helene Berget. Mrs. Anderson, of Roslyn, South Dakota, passed away Monday, December 11, 1967, at the Clarkfield Community Hospital, Clarkfield, Minnesota, at the age of 69 years. Her husband, Carl P. Anderson, preceded her in death. Survivors include her sons: Melvin S. Anderson of...
Alfred Olai Anderson
Nov 17, 1967
Alfred Olai Anderson was born August 31, 1883, on a farm east of Hazel Run, Minnesota, the son of pioneer parents, Ole C. and Anne (Listul) Anderson. He was baptized in the old Yellow Medicine Church located one and one-half miles west of Hanley Falls, Minnesota, by Rev. Thorstenson. He was confirmed June 26, 1898, at the Hazel Run...
Oscar Ueland
Nov 17, 1967
Oscar Ueland was born in Sandnes Township, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, November 20, 1893, to parents Reynort and Carrie (Listul) Ueland. Mr. Ueland was a veteran of World War I. He spent many years as a ship builder on the west coast. The last ten years, he resided in Marshall, Minnesota where he worked as a roofer. Mr. Ueland...
Clifford Eliaser Lynne
Nov 15, 1967
Clifford Eliaser Lynne was born December 25, 1910, the son of Andrew and Gina (Hanserud) Lynne. On February 12, 1911, he was baptized by Rev. O.T. Storaasli and on June 14, 1925, confirmed by Rev. O.M.O. Wee. He was a lifetime member of Clarkfield Lutheran Church and served in several capacities during the years. He was employed a number...
John H. Haroldson
Oct 30, 1967
John H. Haroldson was born May 18, 1896, in Minnesota, the son of Hans and Thea (Jensen) Haroldson. He married Belle Gilbertson on July 10, 1919, by Rev. Lokensgaard at the Yellow Medicine Lutheran Church. They had one daughter, Ella and two sons, Glen and John. They lived on the family farm most of their lives. Upon retirement he...
Doris Lorraine (Iverson) Johnke
Oct 2, 1967
Doris Lorraine Johnke was born on the family farm of her parents, Ingval and Amanda (Sander) Iverson on November 14, 1933, in Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota. She was one of a family of 13 children. Her brothers and sisters include Halvor, Eldor, Lloyd, Bernard and Roy Iverson, Irene (Mrs. Lloyd Busiahn), Alice (Mrs. Lester Raddatz), Charlotte (Mrs. Ingval Brovold),...
Albert K. Solomonson
Sep 28, 1967
Albert K. Solomonson, the son of Knute and Brita (Storboe) Solomonson, was born February 20, 1881, in Lisbon Township, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota. He was baptized into the Christian faith and confirmed at Bergen Lutheran Church. He farmed the home farm until it was sold in 1950 when he moved to Montevideo, Minnesota. When his health began to fail,...
Madeleine (Vandamme) Verkinderen
Sep 24, 1967
Mrs. Lucien Verkinderen, 47, a resident of Swede Prairie Township, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, passed away at the Clarkfield Community Hospital, Sunday, September 24, 1967, after an illness of several years. Madeleine Vandamme Verkinderen was born April 8, 1920, at Roeselaere, Belgium. She came with her parents Leon and Eliza (Deswarte) Vandamme to East Moline, Illinois. On November 6,...
Cecelia (Heimark) Ellingson
Sep 12, 1967
Cecelia Heimark Ellingson, eldest daughter of Pioneer Lisbon Township, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, parents, Jacob and Christine Heimark, was born on the present Heimark homestead on December 13, 1881. She was baptized by the Rev. Ole Lokensgaard on January 8, 1882, and at the age of 16 was confirmed in Bergen Lutheran Church by the Rev. H.O. Fjeldstad on...
Jacob Erickson
Sep 8, 1967
Jacob Erickson was the son of Eberhardt A. and Maren (Knudsen) Erickson. He was born August 4, 1880, at Arkdale, Wisconsin, where he was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran Church. During his life, he served as a carpenter and farm laborer and in later years did gardening. He made his home with a sister, Mrs. Carrie Hagan of...
Jennie (Willander) Anderson
Sep 4, 1967
Jennie Anderson was born in Nicollet County, Minnesota, on January 15, 1977, the daughter of Nels and Kjersti (Eskels) Willander. She was baptized in Bernadotte, Minnesota, and confirmed at the Fridhem Lutheran Church in Tyro Township in 1892 by Rev. B.F. Bengtson where she was a member until the congregation joined the Augustana Church in Clarkfield. On April 25,...
Kermit Telford Hoiland
Aug 27, 1967
Kermit Telford Hoiland was born April 20, 1918, in Normania Township, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, the only son of Selmer and Ella (Berre) Hoiland. He attended school at Riverside district 24, and at Cottonwood High School. In June 1942, he entered the United States Armed Forces and served his country for 33 months in the South Pacific with the...
