Minnie Ernestine (Priebe) Loose
Mar 5, 1961
Minnie Ernestine Loose was born October 16, 1907, in Tyro Township, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, the daughter of Gustav and Ida (Koepp) Priebe. On March 31, 1948, she was married to John Loose. They made their home on a farm in Tyro Township. Mrs. Loose passed away Sunday, March 5, 1961, at the Clarkfield Community Hospital, Clarkfield, Minnesota, at...
Harold Wayne Kopitzke
Feb 20, 1961
Harold Wayne Kopitzke was born July 5, 1933, in Omro Township, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, the son of Henry and Judith (Reese) Kopitzke. He was baptized on July 30, 1933, by Rev. Henry Albrecht and confirmed on June 22, 1947, by Rev. Fuerstenau. Harold was killed in an accidental fall on the farm operated by the Earl Fooths on...
Douglas Orlyn Anderson
Feb 19, 1961
Douglas Orlyn Anderson, was born February 15, 1961, at the Clarkfield Community Hospital, Clarkfield, Minnesota, infant son of Darryl O. Anderson and JoAnn (Dhaene) Anderson He passed away Sunday evening, February 19, 1961, at the Clarkfield Community Hospital, at the age of four days. Paternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Anderson. Rev. C.E. Anderson officiated at the graveside...
Ingvald Helmer Appelwick
Feb 19, 1961
Ingvald Helmer Appelwick was born January 30, 1891, on a farm near Elmore, Minnesota, the son of Elling and Elisa (Helgeson) Appelwick. After living there a short time, the family moved to a farm southwest of Clarkfield where he spent his boyhood days. In 1917, he started in business in Clarkfield. This was interrupted by his Army service during...
Orville Irvin Berkvam
Feb 9, 1961
Orville Irvin Berkvam, eldest son of Olander and Otilia (Haukos) Berkvam, was born in Stony Run Township, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, on April 6, 1909. He moved with his parents to their new home in Hazel Run Township on August 5, 1909, and lived there nearly all his life. He was baptized by Rev. J.J. Salhus, confirmed by Rev....
Susie (Hanson) Ness
Feb 7, 1961
Susie Ness was born in Grundy county near Lisbon, Illinois, on April 3, 1871. She passed away February 7, 1961, at the age of 89 years. Her parents were Tolleiv and Britha (Fladeraker) Hanson, pioneers of Grundy County. At the age of 12 years, she moved with her parents to Ford County, Illinois, where she resided until her marriage...
Michelle Dawn Lynne
Feb 7, 1961
Michelle Dawn Lynne was born September 7, 1960, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the daughter of Donald and Opal (Sommerfeld) Lynne. She passed away February 7, 1961, in Minneapolis, at the age of five months. IN MEMORY OF MICHELLE DAWN LYNNE September 7th, 1960 ~ February 7, 1961 Funeral Services Friday, February 10, 1961, 2:00 p.m. Zion Lutheran Church, Tyro Township...
Ella Marie (Christopherson) Flaa
Feb 4, 1961
Ella Marie (Christopherson) Flaa, daughter of Halvor and Berthea (Abrahamson) Christopherson, was born February 21, 1885, in rural Montevideo, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota. She was baptized and instructed in the Lutheran faith and confirmed by Rev. H.O. Fjeldstad at the Bergen Lutheran Church. She spent her girlhood days home with her parents, caring for the younger children and also...
Rollie Carson Runyon
Jan 20, 1961
Rollie Carson Runyon was born February 23, 1885, in Iowa, the son of Joseph and Cecelia (Yonkun) Runyon. He passed away January 20, 1961, at his Clarkfield, Minnesota, home, at the age of 75 years. Mr. Runyon was preceded in death by his wife, Alma (Rhyne) Runyon in 1954, and infant daughter, Viola Jane in 1927. Survivors include daughters:...
Anton Winson
Jan 10, 1961
Anton Winson passed away Tuesday afternoon, January 10, 1961, at his room in the Hilden apartment. Mr. Winson had been well until an attack of influenza hospitalized him about ten days ago. He had reached the age of 77 years. Anton Winson was born April 24, 1883, on the Winson farm now the Stenson property. His parents were Lars...
Lars Gerhard Johnson
Jan 6, 1961
Lars G. Johnson was born on March 18, 1886, in Kendall County, Illinois, to Edmund and Julia (Markus) Johnson. He was baptized in the Lutheran church near Lisbon, Illinois, by Rev. P.A. Rasmussen. At the age of five, the family moved to Belmond, Iowa, where he was confirmed in the St. Olaf Lutheran Church by Rev. H.C. Holm. On...
Clifford Eugene Barrett
Jan 5, 1961
Clifford E. Barrett was born March 12, 1901, in Minnesota, the son of Theodore and Augusta (Tesnow) Barrett. He passed away Thursday, January 5, 1961, at the Dawson Hospital, at the age of 59 years. He had been hospitalized, critically ill the past three months. Mr. Barrett had served as custodian at the Boyd Schools the past eight years....
John David Johnson
Dec 29, 1960
John D. Johnson was born June 27, 1892, to parents Hans O. Johnson and Jensine (Otterness) Johnson. He passed away at the Clarkfield Community Hospital, Clarkfield, Minnesota, on Thursday, December 29, 1960, at the age of 68 years, after a few days visit with his sisters and brothers in the local area. He was baptized by Rev. Thostenson and...
Charles Hughey Mcclees
Dec 26, 1960
Charles Hughey McClees was born February 18, 1879, in Carter County, Kentucky, the son of Thomas and Cassey (Ray) McClees. His life occupation was that of a barber. He passed away December 26, 1960, at the Granite Falls Hospital, Granite Falls, Minnesota, at the age of 81 years. Funeral Service Wednesday, December 26, 1960, 2:00 p.m. Lynner Funeral Home...
Ivan Louie Sechrist
Dec 19, 1960
Ivan Louie Sechrist was born September 18, 1875, in Ohio, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Orlando Sechrist. He passed away December 19, 1960, at his Cottonwood home, at the age of 85 years. He served Cottonwood in the furniture business and as mortician for many years. Mr. Sechrist is survived by his wife, Pet Louise (Grant) Sechrist; one...
James M. Lee
Dec 14, 1960
James Lee was born June 22, 1890, in Normania Township, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, the son of Mathias and Jerthina (Jacobson) Lee. He was baptized by Rev. Thostenson and confirmed by Rev. E.C. Reinertson. As a boy, he attended the rural school near Boyd, Minnesota, where his parents lived at that time. Later, when the family moved on a...
Mabel Elmira (Isaacs) Clemetson
Nov 19, 1960
Mabel Elmira Isaacs was born in Normania Township, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, on February 11, 1885, to the parents Andrew and Severine (Barnson) Isaacs. She was baptized by Rev. Halvorson and confirmed by Rev. Peterson in the Bethlehem Church. In 1906, she was united in marriage to Tony Clemetson. To this union two children were born, namely, Clayton of...
Ingeborg Batilda (Albin) Oftedahl
Nov 16, 1960
Ingeborg Batilda (Albin) Oftedahl was born January 19, 1891, in Sweden, the daughter of Gust and Johanna (Anderson) Albin. She immigrated to America in 1902. On March 26, 1905, she was united in marriage to Fred Oftedahl by Rev. Ole Lokensgaard at the Yellow Medicine Lutheran Church of Hanley Falls. To this union were born two sons and a...
Orville Anton Husby
Nov 3, 1960
Orville Alton Husby was born October 25, 1913, on a farm near Boyd, Minnesota. He was baptized by Rev. E.C. Eid and confirmed by Rev. Martin Lien at St. Petri Lutheran Church. He was a member of Clarkfield Lutheran Church at the time of his death. Orville attended rural school in Lac qui Parle County and graduated from Boyd...
Hilda Marie (Miller) Nelson
Oct 20, 1960
Hilda Marie Miller, the daughter of Hans Miller and Maria (Reishus) Miller, was born in Swede Prairie Township, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, on April 28, 1897. She grew to young womanhood in this community. She was baptized on June 7, 1897, and confirmed in the Lutheran faith on April 28, 1912, at St. Lucas Church by Pastor T.H. Haugen....
