Selma Amalia (Jonason) Tufte
Dec 10, 1956
Selma Amalia Tufte was born December 20, 1880, in Sweden, the daughter of Carl and Sofia (Johnson) Jonason. She passed away December 10, 1956, in Sandnes Township, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, at the age of 75 years. Mrs. Tufte was preceded in death by her husband, Anund in 1952. She is survived by three sons: Ralph of Sioux Falls,...
Nora Julia (Kaupang) Kuno
Dec 5, 1956
Nora Julia Kaupang was born June 21, 1897, to parents Ole and Olivia Kaupang at Montevideo, Minnesota. She grew up and attended school in that area. In 1921, she was united in marriage to Carl A. Kuno. The two farmed in the Clarkfield and Montevideo area until they retired in 1948 and moved to Clarkfield. There Carl passed away...
Annetta (Miller) Reishus
Dec 4, 1956
Annetta Reishus was born March 13, 1872, in Minnesota, the daughter of Ole and Mathia (Ronning) Miller. She passed away December 4, 1956, at the Clarkfield Community Hospital, Clarkfield, Minnesota, at the age of 84 years. She was preceded in death by her husband, Knute T. Reishus in 1950, and one son, Robert in 1943. Mrs. Reishus is survived...
Carl Axel Kuno
Dec 2, 1956
Carl Axel Kuno was born October 26, 1888, the son of Carl Oscar Kuno and Carolina Charlotte (Hildur) Kuno of Cadillac, Michigan. It was there he spent his boyhood days. In 1911 the family moved to Wakefield, Nebraska, where they farmed for a number of years. In 1917, Mr. Kuno was called upon to serve in the armed forces...
Bennie Cornelius Ness
Nov 16, 1956
Bennie Cornelius Ness passed away Friday, November 16, 1956, at the Clarkfield Community Hospital, Clarkfield, Minnesota, after a short illness, at the age of 67 years. He was born October 11, 1889, at Corwith, Iowa, the son of Ole Ness and Jenny (Thompson) Ness. He was baptized in the Lutheran faith at Corwith and confirmed by Rev. J.H. Stenburg...
Laurits L. Hanson
Nov 11, 1956
Laurits L. Hanson was born March 9, 1869, in Minnesota, the son of Lars and Anne (Kleven) Hanson. He died November 11, 1956, at the Clarkfield Community Hospital, Clarkfield, Minnesota, at the age of 87 years. Mr. Hanson was preceded in death by his wife, Annette in 1925. He is survived by his daughter, Amy Hanson of Cottonwood. IN...
Irvin Leroy Berkvam
Nov 1, 1956
Irvin LeRoy Berkvam was born on the 9th of March, 1944, at the Clarkfield Hospital. He was baptized on the 18th of May, 1944, at the home of his parents. He departed this life on the morning of the 26th of November, 1956, after a tragic accident the preceding day. He attended Sunday School at Bergen Lutheran Church where...
Bernard Severt Stokke
Oct 16, 1956
Bernard Severt Stokke was born in Normania Township, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, the son of Olai and Helena (Christofferson) Stokke on March 1, 1906. Here he resided and grew to manhood. He was united in marriage to Helma Foss of Hazel Run, Minnesota, on February 5, 1933. They farmed one year in Normania and seven years near Clarkfield, Minnesota....
Mary Evelyn (Benage) Diggins
Sep 25, 1956
Mary Evelyn Benage was born March 28, 1884, to James and Ida (Mussen) Benage at Monroe, Green County, Wisconsin. The family later moved to Iowa, where she was baptized into the Christian faith and became a member of the Christian church. In March, 1903, they moved to Minnesota and settled on a farm near Clarkfield. On September 16, 1903,...
Joseph Kronabetter
Sep 10, 1956
Joseph Kronabetter was born December 29, 1863, in Austria, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Johann Kronabetter. He passed away September 10, 1956, at the Clarkfield Community Hospital, Clarkfield, Minnesota, at the age of 92 years. Mr. Kronabetter is survived by two children, Mrs. Tony Nosbusch and Joseph A. Kronabetter of St. Leo, Minnesota. He was preceded in death...
Clarence Elmer Marquardt
Aug 25, 1956
Clarence Elmer Marquardt was born December 29, 1914, in Minnesota, the son of Wilhelm and Ida (Wiegers) Marquardt. He passed away August 25, 1956, near Boyd, Minnesota, the result of a car/freight train accident, at the age of 41 years. Mr. Marquardt is survived by his mother, Mrs. Ida Marquardt of Boyd; brother, Melvin of North Dakota; and two...
Millard Cornelius Wallen
Aug 18, 1956
Millard Cornelius Wallen, son of Helen (Christiansen) and Ole Valen, was born in Graettinger, Iowa, on the 20th day of February., 1902. He was baptized by Rev. J.D. Swalesteun. At the age of three years, he came with his parents to a farm near Clarkfield, where he resided until the time of his death. He was confirmed by Rev....
Hans Oleson Miller
Aug 14, 1956
Hans Miller was born in Normania Township, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, on August 30, 1869, the son of Ole and Mathia (Jacobson) Miller. He was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith and was a member of St. Lucas Lutheran Church all his life. On June 29, 1895, he married Maria Reishus. The next year they settled in Swede...
Caroline (Rexstad) Moen
Aug 13, 1956
Caroline Moen was born in Lanesboro, Fillmore County, Minnesota, January 24, 1870. Her parents were Andres and Ingeborg (Nilsdatter) Rexstad, immigrants to Minnesota from Norway. She was baptized into the Lutheran faith on February 27, 1870, at the Elstad Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Church by Rev. Kristian Magelsson. At the age of six, she came to the Clarkfield community with...
Thorvald Martin Moen
Aug 13, 1956
Thorvald Martin Moen was born in Eidesberg, Norway, August 13, 1866, and confirmed October 9, 1831. He was a graduate of the State Agricultural College "Kalnaes Lanbrugskolen" in the class of 1886. In 1889 he immigrated to America and came directly to Clarkfield where his aunt, Mrs. Gunhild Dahl resided. He was married to Miss Helene Emily Monson in...
Sr. Hollenbeck, Robert Condit
Jul 27, 1956
Robert C. Hollenbeck, son of Fred and Fannie (Marvin) Hollenbeck, was born July 8, 1892, in Lyon County, Minnesota, and passed away July 27, 1956, at the Swedish Hospital, Minneapolis, at the age of 64 years. He had been in failing health for several years. At the age of eight, the family moved to Russell, Minnesota, and resided there...
Randal Andrew Rickard
Jul 23, 1956
Mr. Randal Andrew Rickard was born October 11, 1905, to Sherman and Floy (Tucker) Rickard on a farm in Waldron, Hillsdale County, Michigan. He was the eldest of five boys in the family of ten children. On August 16, 1930, he married Marguerite Purdy in Winfield, Kansas. The family moved to Denver, Colorado, where they lived for thirteen years....
Hulda Christine Roberg
Jul 17, 1956
Hulda Christine Roberg was born October 28, 1885, to Andrew and Ellen (Christianson) Roberg, at Braceville, Illinois. She came with her parents to Swede Prairie Township, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, where they settled in 1891, and where she has since made her home. While her health permitted, she was a faithful homemaker and sister. Miss Roberg passed away Tuesday,...
Hazel Doris Myran
Jul 3, 1956
Hazel Doris Myran was born July 6, 1933 at Little Falls, Minnesota to parents William and Beulah (Jenkens) Hamilton. She grew up and attended school in Little Falls, Minnesota. Hazel married Philip Myran on July 3, 1956. Hazel was the mother of five children, Thomas, Phyllis, Donna, Sandra, and an infant daughter who passed away at birth. Hazel and...
Martin H. Martinson
Jun 25, 1956
Martin H. Martinson was born August 14, 1889, in Minnesota, the son of Haaken and Martha (Davidson) Martinson. He passed away June 25, 1956, at his home in Ten Mile Lake Township, Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota, at the age of 66 years. Mr. Martinson served his country in World War I. IN MEMORY OF MARTIN H. MARTINSON August...
