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...
Albert William Willander
Aug 17, 1967
Albert William Willander was born July 1, 1888, in Tyro Township, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, the son of Nels and Kjersti (Eskels) Willander. He was baptized the same year at the Fridhem Lutheran Church and confirmed in 1902 in the same church by Rev. B.F. Bengtson. On June 29, 1925, he was united in marriage to Myrtle Ordina Peterson...
Edward Gustav Riediger
Aug 15, 1967
Edward Gustav Riediger was born March 24, 1891, in Boyd, Minnesota, the son of Julius Riediger and Anna (Beilfuss) Riediger. He was baptized by the traveling missionary Pastor Christoph Boettcher, and was confirmed in 1905 by Pastor Hillger of Zion Lutheran Church of Tyro Township. On November 22, 1916, Edward was married to Emma Kopitzke of Boyd, Minnesota. They...
Sylvester B. Kockelman
Aug 6, 1967
Sylvester B. Kockelman was born July 2, 1926, in Minnesota, the son of Phillip and Mary (Betzen) Kockelman. Mr. Kockelman was a Veteran of the United States Armed Forces serving during World War II. Sylvester married Phyllis Laechelt on October 15, 1952, in Watertown, South Dakota. They began farming near Minneota, Minnesota. The couple had two daughters: Nancy who...
Myrtle Ordina (Peterson) Willander
Aug 1, 1967
Myrtle Ordina Willander was born December 29, 1906, in Mohall, North Dakota to Martin and Jennie (Satran) Peterson. Myrtle was baptized February 12, 1907, by Pastor Johan O. Wangberg and confirmed later by Pastor Meisell. On June 29, 1925, Albert Willander and Myrtle Peterson were joined in Holy Wedlock at Antler, North Dakota by Pastor Tollofson. They lived on...
Henry William Ernst
Jul 24, 1967
Henry William Ernst was born on September 22, 1888, at Guthrie County in Iowa, the son of Tobias and Elizabeth (Mueller) Ernst, both natives of Germany. He was one of a family of eight: William, John and Pete, deceased; Lena (Mrs. Willie Schirm) of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, George of New Hall, Iowa, Adam of Adair, Iowa, and Mary (Mrs....
Norman Vagle
Jul 20, 1967
Norman Vagle, the son of John and Martha (Haaland) Vagle, was born at Hanley Falls, Minnesota, on November 15, 1900. He was baptized at the Yellow Medicine Lutheran Church on February 10, 1901, by Rev. S.J. Njaa and confirmed in the same church by Rev. Ole Lokensgaard in 1915. On March 31, 1935, he was united in marriage to...
Clinton Phillip Paulson
Jul 17, 1967
Clinton Phillip Paulson was born May 28, 1899, the son of John P. and Emma (Lundgren) Paulson, at the family farm home, Friendship Township, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, where he lived all his life. He was baptized August 11, 1899, at the farm home by Rev. B.F. Bengtson and confirmed on May 11, 1913, at the church, now known...
Sven P. Anderson
Jul 5, 1967
Sven P. Anderson, the son of Johannes and Anna (Nelson) Anderson, was born November 18, 1877, in Halland, Sweden, the youngest of 12 children. He was baptized into the Christian faith in the Lutheran Church in Sweden. He was confirmed in the old Fridhem Church by the Rev. B.F. Bengtson and was a charter member of Augustana Lutheran Church....
Risa Ole Helmer
Jun 4, 1967
Ole Helmer Risa was born November 26, 1881, in Norway, the son of Ole and Anna Risa. He passed away Sunday, June 4, 1967, at the home of his niece, Thelma Risa, near Hanley Falls, Minnesota, with whom he had made his home the past five years. He was preceded in death by his wife, Olivia (Hadnefield) Risa. Survivors...
Leonard O. Agre
May 31, 1967
Leonard O. Agre was born in Ten Mile Lake Township, Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota, the son of Ole J. and Dena (Thompson) Agre. He passed away May 31, 1967, in Boyd, Minnesota, at the age of 64 years. Survivors include his wife, Anna. IN MEMORY OF LEONARD O. AGRE March 29, 1903 ~ May 31, 1967 Funeral Services...
Eugene Raymond Shepard
May 29, 1967
Eugene Raymond Shepard was born May 5, 1911, in South St. Paul, Minnesota. He passed away May 29, 1967, at the Clarkfield Community Hospital, Clarkfield, Minnesota, at the age of 56 years. His parents were Joseph and Millie (Nather) Shepard. He was baptized by Rev. Amos I. Dushau and confirmed by Rev. Walter Finch. On November 8, 1930, he...
Kelley Jon Jacobson
May 24, 1967
Kelley Jon Jacobson was born at the Clarkfield Community Hospital on Thursday, May 24, 1967. Kelley had gone to heaven to live with Jesus. Kelley is survived by his parents, Kenneth and Kathleen (Vold) Jacobson; brother Kimm and sister Kayann; grandparents John and Betty Vold and Julia Jacobson. And Jesus said: 'Let the little children come unto me and...
