Hjalmar Haakenson
Apr 18, 1965
Hjalmar Haakenson was born in Ten Mile Lake Township, Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota, March 18, 1890, the son of Martin and Karine (Peterson) Haakenson. He was baptized in the Lutheran faith at Trinity Lutheran Church of Boyd of which he was a faithful life member. He was confirmed by Rev. S.O Rondestvedt. He had been failing in health...
Carrie Anne Heimark
Mar 15, 1965
Carrie Anne Heimark, daughter of Halvor and Cecelia (Storebo) Heimark, was born September 10, 1882, at Clarkfield in the county of Yellow Medicine, Minnesota. She was baptized and confirmed at the Bergen Lutheran Church by Rev. Ole Lokensgaard. Carrie was a talented musician and a graduate of McPhail School of Music in Minneapolis. She served many years as organist...
Signe (Kompelien) Christensen
Mar 11, 1965
Signe Kompelien Christensen was born on March 6, 1875, in Valdres, Norway, the oldest of the twelve children of Knute and Siri (Baverstuen) Kompelien. She was baptized at Bruflat Church in Valdres, Norway. At the age of five, she came to America with her parents, an uncle and two sisters. After a year in Dane County, Wisconsin, the family...
Clarence Winson
Mar 1, 1965
Clarence Winson, the son of Lars and Thea (Olson) Winson, was born October 23, 1900, in Lisbon Township, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota. He was baptized at Camp Release Church and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church of Montevideo by Rev. Pederson. On February 16, 1927, he was united in marriage to Sylvia Gunderson of Clarkfield by Rev. O.J. Erickson of...
Emma Christine Rogge
Feb 25, 1965
Emma Christine Rogge was born June 6, 1889, at Boyd Minnesota, the daughter of Henry and Rosena Martin Rogge. She resided on the farm with her folks until 1912 when they moved to Boyd where she resided until their death. Due to her limited ability, she then resided with her sister, Mrs. Paul Steinhauer at Rock Island, Illinois, for...
Elvilda C Anderson
Feb 21, 1965
Elvilda C. Anderson was born in Clarkfield, Minnesota, on May 20, 1903, the daughter of August and Mathilda (Erickson) Anderson. She was baptized and confirmed in the present Augustana Lutheran Church of Clarkfield with Rev. Emil Valborg conducting her confirmation rites. She attended the Clarkfield Public School and was graduated with the class of 1920. She went to Minneapolis...
Gulbjor "Gina" (Hanserud) Lynne
Feb 19, 1965
Gulbjor (Gina) Hanserud Lynne was born January 5, 1874, in Lisbon Township, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, the daughter of Ingebret and Maria (Johnson) Hanserud. She was the last surviving member of seven brothers and sisters and had reached the age of 91 years. She was baptized in the Lutheran faith and confirmed in October of 1888 by Pastor Moen....
Verdell Arvilda Lachelt
Feb 17, 1965
Verdell Arvilda Lachelt was born September 16, 1921, in Tyro Township, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, the daughter of William and Ida (Kopitzke) Lachelt. She was baptized by Rev. Bernard Luttman in Zion Lutheran Church and confirmed by Rev. Louis Rosin in the same church of which she was a lifelong member. Verdell was in a wheelchair twenty-four years and...
Inga Oien
Feb 12, 1965
Inga Oien was born on October 1, 1892, in Riverside Township, Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota, the daughter of Johan and Ingeborg (Nebben) Oien. She was baptized by Rev. C.O. Farseth and confirmed in the year of 1907 by Rev. J.B Reinertson in the same church. She worked many years in Minneapolis and St. Paul and in her later...
Oswald Theodore Kaupang
Feb 2, 1965
Oswald Kaupang was born October 24, 1881, in Minnesota, to Ole and Olive (Aas) Kaupang. He was baptized in the Lutheran faith on November 13, 1881, by Rev. Ole Lokensgaard and confirmed on November 11 at St. Peter Lutheran Church near Boyd, Minnesota. He grew up and spent his early life in this community except for about 15 years...
Roberta Signe Heimark
Dec 22, 1964
Roberta Signe Heimark was born March 7, 1963, in Anchorage, Alaska, the daughter of Robert S. and Geraldine (Bode) Heimark. She was baptized by Rev. A.L. Abrahamson at Central Lutheran Church on March 24, 1963. Medical problems began to appear at approximately six months of age. At one year of age an examination at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, revealed...
Alfred Clarence Peterson
Dec 4, 1964
Alfred Clarence Peterson, the son of Peter and Emma (Swenson) Peterson, was born in Swede Prairie Township, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, on January 9, 1904. He was baptized at the Swede Home Lutheran Church in his home township by Rev. C.E. Shaleen on May 29, 1904, and confirmed before the same congregation by Rev. Emil Valberg in 1920. On...
Michael Lasallius Risa
Nov 13, 1964
Michael L. Risa was born on June 22, 1879, at Rennesoy, Stayanger, Norway, the son of Ole and Maline Risa. He was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith in his native Norway. At the age of 17 he immigrated to America and resided at Radcliffe, Iowa, where on February 25, 1911, he was united in marriage to Anna...
Benjamin Franklin Craig
Oct 16, 1964
Benjamin Franklin Craig was born in Hamilton County, Iowa, on August 20, 1871. He and his twin sister, Kathryn Frances, were fourth in the Joseph and Sophia (Groom) Craig family of ten children, all of who preceded him in death except one brother, Albert, who resides in Webster City, Iowa. At the age of 18, Ben homesteaded a quarter...
Hannah Esther (Haaland) Evenson
Oct 9, 1964
Hannah Esther Evenson was born February 10, 1919, to parents Gabriel and Barbara (Fenn) Haaland in Friendship Township, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota. She was baptized April 27, 1919, by Rev. P.O. Wee at the Bethlehem Lutheran Church. She was confirmed May 13, 1934, by Rev. J.E.H. Akre at the Spring Creek Luthean Church. She was united in marriage to...
Martin E Hoff
Sep 28, 1964
Martin E. Hoff was born near Grand Meadow, Minnesota, the son of Engebret and Bertha (Nelson) Hoff on March 1, 1887. He passed away at his home in Hanley Falls at the age of 77 years, on September 28, 1964, after a lingering illness. Martin was baptized and confirmed in the Bear Creek Lutheran Church. He attended high school...
Mathilda (Aarsby) Haakenson
Sep 27, 1964
Mathilda Haakenson was born in Norway, September 22, 1881, the daughter of Jens and Mathea (Peterson) Aarsby. She was united in marriage to Martin J. Haakenson, who preceded her in death. Mrs. Haakenson passed away September 27, 1964, at the Clarkfield Hospital, Clarkfield, Minnesota, at the age of 83 years. Survivors include a nephew, Martin Olson and a niece,...
Ingvald Martin Nodshilder
Sep 19, 1964
Ingvald Martin Nodshilder was born at Clarkfield, October 8, 1899, the son of Hans and Herborg (Swenson) Nodshilder. He was baptized at Bergen Lutheran Church and was also confirmed at the same church on May 24, 1914, by Rev. John J. Salhus. He attended school at District 26 in rural Clarkfield. He spent much of his life farming in...
Herbert Clarence Friberg
Sep 12, 1964
Herbert C. Friberg was born on September 13, 1912, at Clarkfield, the son of Theodore and Jennie (Benson) Friberg. He was baptized in infancy by Pastor Theodore Steinert and was confirmed by the same pastor on June 13, 1926. He was a lifelong member of the Augustana Lutheran Church. He attended the public school at Clarkfield. He served his...
Kathleen Jean Vik
Aug 29, 1964
Kathleen Jean Vik was born in the Grand Rapids- Itasca Hospital, Grand Rapids, Minnesota, on August 28, 1961, the daughter of Reuben Darrel and Yvonne (Dippold) Vik. She was baptized into the Christian faith on April 21, 1962, by Pastor Bagaason, at the Clarkfield Lutheran Church. She spent most of her short life in the Duluth, Minnesota area, bringing...
