Gordon Duane Peterson
Nov 7, 1966
Gordon Duane Peterson was born on October 4, 1922, at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the only child of the J.O. Petersons, now of Sparta, Wisconsin. As a son of a Chicago Northwestern railroad engineer, Gordy lived at several points during his childhood, attending school at Adams and Angelo in Wisconsin before going to Sparta where he finished high school. He attended...
Isabelle S. (Haugland) Flynn
Nov 1, 1966
Isabelle Flynn was born August 28, 1910, at Clark, South Dakota. Her parents were Rev. Anders Haugland and Susie (Johnson) Haugland. She married George Flynn, September, 1955. He died November, 1966. Isabelle served her country during World War II as a nurse in the U.S. Army Nurses Corps. She passed away June 29, 1982, at her home in St....
Ole M. Peterson
Oct 28, 1966
Ole M. Peterson, son of Mads and Beate Enger was born on March 3, 1879, at Ostre Toten, Norway, where he was baptized and confirmed. On April 15, 1902, he was united in marriage to Stina Bakken of Ostre Toten, Norway, by Rev. R.S. Crosst. To this union nine children were born, one dying in infancy. After a lingering...
John Michael Eischens
Oct 26, 1966
John Michael Eischens was born on October 2, 1887, at Union Hill in Scott County, Minnesota, where he was also baptized. He attended school there and later at the St. Leo School. In 1898, he came with his parents, Michael and Mary (Unzen) Eischens to the St. Leo community where he has since resided. On February 3, 1909, he...
Ellen (Nesse) Oftedahl
Oct 18, 1966
Ellen Oftedahl was born December 8, 1869, in Norway, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sven Nesse. She was united in marriage to Einar Oftedahl. Mrs. Oftedahl passed away Monday evening, October 18, 1966, at the Granite Falls Manor, Granite Falls, Minnesota, where she had resided the past three years. She was 96 years of age. Among her survivors...
Ella Caroline (Quale) Flaget
Oct 17, 1966
Ella Caroline Flaget was born on March 5, 1879, in Rock Dell Township, Olmstead County, near Stewartville, Minnesota, the daughter of Ola and Bertha (Christianson) Quale. She was baptized at East St. Olaf Lutheran Church in the same township. At the age of one, she moved with her parents to Stony Run Township, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota. She was...
Mandt Roy Hanson
Oct 15, 1966
M. Roy Hanson was the oldest son and the second child in the family of nine children of Hans R. and Malena (Vik) Hanson. He was born November 17, 1893, at Clarkfield, Minnesota. He was baptized by Rev. Farseth on December 9, 1893, at the now Clarkfield Lutheran Church and was confirmed in the same church July 8, 1908,...
Thomas Peter Grevstad
Oct 7, 1966
Thomas Peter Grevstad was born August 7, 1881, at Sykkylven, Aalesund, Norway, one of the seven children of Lars and Hannah (Tronstad) Grevstad. He was baptized into the Lutheran faith and also confirmed by Rev. Ostby in the Sykkylven Church. At the age of seventeen he came to America, to his uncle, Severt Thompson, near Echo, Minnesota, where he...
Alton Waldemar Anderson
Oct 3, 1966
Alton Waldemar Anderson was born at Clarkfield, Minnesota, on February 3, 1913, one of the 11 children of Oscar T. and Elizabeth (Hoiland) Anderson. He was baptized by Rev. I.R. Stevens and confirmed at the Clarkfield Lutheran Church by Pastor O.M.O. Wee. He was a member of the graduating class of 1931. He spent his entire life in this...
Robert Alden
Sep 28, 1966
Robert Alden was born November 11, 1896, in Maine. He passed away September 28, 1966, in Phoenix, Arizona, at the age of 69 years. His life occupation was department manager of a department store. IN MEMORY OF ROBERT ALDEN November 11, 1896 ~ September 28, 1966 Funeral Services Monday, October 3, 1966, 2:00 p.m. Bergen Lutheran Church, Stony Run...
Louise B. (Abramowski) Schulz
Sep 19, 1966
Mrs. Louise Schulz, daughter of Emil and Wilhelmina (Theirfeldt) Abramowski, was born July 12, 1895, in Arena Township, Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota. She was baptized in July in the year of her birth by Rev. E.C.A. Bartling. She renewed the covenant of her baptism when she was confirmed on April 14, 1909, by Rev. E.H.C. Mueller. On February...
Frank George Roggenbuck
Aug 27, 1966
Frank George Roggenbuck was born December 8, 1894, in Minnesota, the son of Frank and Marie (Palatski) Roggenbuck. Frank served in the United States Army during World War I. He passed away August 27, 1966, at the Clarkfield Community Hospital, at the age of 71 years. Survivors include a sister, Mary and brothers: Robert, Paul, John and William. IN...
Alice Isabelle Lund
Aug 26, 1966
Alice Isabelle Rexstad was born in Boyd, Minnesota, on November 29, 1896, the daughter of Anton and Margit (Foss) Rexstad. She was baptized in the Lutheran faith in the Boyd Lutheran Church in December of 1896 and was confirmed in the same church by Pastor H.O. Langehough on June 11, 1911. Alice completed her grade school in the village...
Carl Emil Weber
Aug 25, 1966
Carl E. Weber was born in Portage, Wisconsin, on September 1, 1886, in the county of Columbia, to the parents, Emil E. and Wilhelmina (Ebert) Weber. Most of his life was spent farming in the Clarkfield, Minnesota vicinity. He also served as village officer for Clarkfield for a number of years. On February 11, 1925, he was united in...
Mabel Olova Olson
Aug 9, 1966
Mabel Olova Olson was born to parents Ole A. and Mary Olson in Leenthrop Township, Chippewa County, Minnesota, on August 17, 1909. She was confirmed in Silo Lutheran Church of Cottonwood, Minnesota, in 1924 by Rev. Otterstad. She lived all her adult life in St. Paul where she passed away at her home on August 9, 1966, at the...
Pet Louise (Grant) Sechrist
Aug 6, 1966
Pet Louise Sechrist was born March 23, 1894, in Minnesota, the daughter of William A. and Harriet A. (Hymes) Grant. She was united in marriage to Ivan L. Sechrist, who preceded her in death in 1960. She passed away August 6, 1966, at her home in Cottonwood, Minnesota, at the age of 72 years. Survivors include a son, Ivan...
Osmund Knutson
Aug 4, 1966
Funeral services were held at the Lynner Funeral Home on Saturday, August 5, 1966, for Osmund Knutson, who passed away Thursday, August 4, 1966, at the Clarkfield Community Hospital, Clarkfield, Minnesota, at the age of 82 years. Osmund Knutson, who spent most of his life as a farm laborer in Normania Township, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, was born January...
Sverre Idland
Jul 27, 1966
Sverre Idland was born December 22, 1900, to Aadne and Marie Idland in Gjestal, Norway. He was baptized in the Gjestal Lutheran Church and confirmed in the Lutheran faith at Circle, Montana. For the past 35 years he has been a member of the Hazel Run Lutheran Church and was serving on the Board of Deacons. On February 12,...
Cora (Wilson) Wilson
Jul 18, 1966
Cora Wilson was born in Stony Run Township, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, on July 3, 1884. Her parents, Oliver C. Wilson and Carrie (Jurgenson) Wilson, had twelve children, all of whom preceded her in death. Mrs. Wilson was a lifelong member of Bergen Lutheran Church. She was baptized by Pastor Ole Lokensgaard in 1884 and confirmed by Pastor H.O....
Halvor C. Johnson
Jul 13, 1966
Halvor C. Johnson was born December 19, 1884, in Vraadal, Telemarken, Norway, and was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran Church in Uraadal. He came to America in 1904. He was united in marriage to Alma Gautefall in 1912. To this union nine children were born: Grace, who died in infancy, Erling, who died at 18, Grace (Mrs. Roy...
