Jennie Marie (Nelson) Olson
Oct 26, 1953
Jennie Marie Olson was born November 12, 1891, in Minnesota, the daughter of Haaken and Bertha (Haakenson) Nelson. She passed away October 26, 1953, at her Maxwell Township, Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota home at the age of 61 years. Survivors include her husband, Martin Olson; three sons: Sherman, James and Lloyd; and two daughters: Marvel Miller and Mildred...
Baby Boy Torgerson
Oct 13, 1953
Baby Boy Torgerson was born Tuesday, October 13, 1953, at the Clarkfield Community Hospital, Clarkfield, Minnesota, the son of John Cornelius Torgerson and Jeanette Eleanor (Colston) Torgerson. He died October 13, 1953, at the Clarkfield Community Hospital. He was survived by his parents. Graveside Service Wednesday, October 14, 1953 East Yellow Medicine Lutheran Cemetery Hanley Falls, Minnesota Arrangements by...
Albert O. Mork
Oct 1, 1953
Albert O. Mork was born August 4, 1885, in Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota. He spent most of his life in Baxter Township, and was a lifelong member of Our Saviour's Lutheran Church of Baxter. Mr. Mork passed away the morning of October 1, 1953, at the Clarkfield Community Hospital, Clarkfield, Minnesota, after an illness of several months. Since...
Ann Louise Solberg
Sep 15, 1953
Ann Louise Solberg was born September 18, 1949, in Minnesota, the daughter of Harold Solberg and Lois Ann Agre Solberg. She passed away September 15, 1953, at the Clarkfield Community Hospital, Clarkfield, Minnesota, at the age of four years. She was survived by her parents. Funeral Service Thursday, September 17, 1953, 10:00 a.m. Lynner Funeral Home Chapel, Clarkfield, Minnesota...
Edward Alfred Uveness
Sep 14, 1953
Edward Alfred Uveness was born July 1, 1883, in Minnesota, the son of Ole and Unni (Kleppe) Uveness. He passed away September 14, 1953, in Chippewa County, Minnesota, at the age of 70 years. Edward was preceded in death by his parents. Survivors include two sisters: Karen Thompson and Ida Flaa and two brothers: Ole L and Julius. Funeral...
Carl Martinus Ahlen
Jul 28, 1953
Carl Martinus Ahlen was born in Helle, Telemarken, Norway, to parents Nels and Karen Hanson on November 3, 1877. His father died when he was two years old, and at the age of four his mother immigrated to America with her two small sons, Hans and Martin, and they settled at Wegdahl, Minnesota, where they had relatives. In 1888...
Tobina (Borstad) Olson
Jul 17, 1953
Mrs. Tobina Olson was born November 1, 1880, at Soggenddahl, Norway, to Andreas and Ingeborg Barstad. At the age of 18 years, she came to Sioux Rapids, Iowa. On April 3rd, 1901, she was united in marriage to Olaf Olson of Sioux Rapids, Iowa. They lived there until 1913 when they moved to Clarkfield, Minnesota, where they were living...
Rudolph Joseph Fousek
Jun 30, 1953
Rudolph Joseph Fousek was born in New York State, April 6, 1885, to Valcon and Anna (Vasmious) Fousek. While still a young man the family moved to North Dakota and engaged in farming. In 1925 he was united in marriage to Ida P. Lynne, and in 1926 moved to the Lynne farm east of Boyd, Minnesota. In 1935 he...
Oscar Nefton Nelson
Jun 25, 1953
Oscar Nefton Nelson was born in Swede Prairie Township, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, April 18th, 1886, the son of Ole and Gertrude (Nygaard) Nelson. He was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran Faith. He grew to manhood on a farm in Swede Prairie and was an active member of Swede Home Church until joining the First English Lutheran Church...
Henry C. Knippel
Jun 15, 1953
Henry Knippel was born September 17, 1895, at Gibbon, Minnesota, the son of August and Anna (Hoefer) Knippel. As an infant he moved with his parents to Wood Lake, Minnesota, where he grew to manhood. He took his step-father's name, Fillbrandt, until moving to South Shore, South Dakota, to take over the publication of the Gazette, when he took...
Bertha Agnes (Efshen) Stensrud
Jun 5, 1953
Bertha Agnes (Efshen) Stensrud was born November 22, 1907, in Minnesota, the daughter of Olaf and Hannah (Lee) Efshen. She passed away June 5, 1953, at her Swede Prairie Township of Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota home, at the age of 45 years. Survivors include her husband, Orvin Stensrud. Funeral Service Wednesday, June 10, 1953, 2:00 p.m. First English Lutheran...
Reed Allan Brown
Jun 4, 1953
Reed Allan Brown was born June 3, 1953, at the Clarkfield Memorial Hospital, Clarkfield, Minnesota, the son of Rodney and Alyce (Gjerdahl) Brown. He passed away June 4, 1953, at the Clarkfield Memorial Hospital at the age of 1 day. Graveside Services Friday, June 5, 1953 St. Lucas Lutheran Cemetery, Normania Township Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota Clergy Officiating, Rev....
Gustava (Lende) Pedersen
Jun 2, 1953
Gustava Pedersen passed away June 2nd, 1953, at the Clarkfield Hospital, Clarkfield, Minnesota, at the age of 87 years. She was born near Stavanger, Norway, February 8, 1866, to Ole and Grethe (Kverneland) Lende. She came with her parents to America at the age of 13 years, and they settled on a farm in Lyon County, Minnesota. In 1886...
Linda Jo Londgren
May 25, 1953
Linda Jo Londgren was born May 17, 1953, in Clarkfield, Minnesota, the daughter of John L. and Marlys (Oakland) Londgren. She passed away May 25, 1953, at the Clarkfield Memorial Hospital, Clarkfield, Minnesota, at the age of eight days. Graveside Service Monday, May 25, 1953, 3:00 p.m. Swede Home Lutheran Cemetery, Swede Prairie Township Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota Arrangements...
Olaf Mostad
May 16, 1953
Olaf Molstad was born November 5, 1876, in Lisbon Township, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, the son of Brede and Marea (Melbostad) Molstad. He was baptized and confirmed in Bergen Lutheran Church by Rev. Ole Lokensgaard. He was united in marriage to Lizzie Lageson on December 12, 1902, who preceded him in death December 7, 1929. To this union one...
Elenora Elizabeth (Hopech) Jorgenson
May 13, 1953
Elenora Jorgenson was born July 24, 1896, in Wisconsin, the daughter of Peter Hopech and Hannah (Engberg) Hopech. She was united in marriage to Titlof Olai Jorgenson at Britten, South Dakota, in 1915. To this union God added his blessing of a daughter Sophie and a son Truman. Mrs. Jorgenson passed away May 13, 1953, at the Granite Falls...
Amanda Bohn
May 6, 1953
Miss Amanda Bohn was born in Brown County, Minnesota, on March 19, 1885, the daughter of Edward Bohn and Mathilda (Scheve) Bohn. Miss Bohn was received as a child of God of the Lutheran faith in St. Paul's Lutheran Church of New Ulm, Minnesota, through the rite of Holy Baptism in her infancy. At the age of two years...
Bernhard Brovold
Apr 20, 1953
Bernhard Brovold was born in Hadeland, Norway, January 5, 1880, to Tosen and Karen Presmarken. He was baptized and confirmed in Norway. On August 27, 1906, he was united in marriage to Emma Iverson of Lisbon Township, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, by Rev. Halvor Fjeldstad. To this union nine children were born. Preceding Mr. Brovold in death were his...
Emma Pauline (Iverson) Brovold
Apr 20, 1953
Emma Pauline Brovold was born March 14, 1887, in Lisbon Township, the daughter of Ole and Johanna (Olerud) Iverson. She was a lifelong resident of Yellow Medicine County. She was baptized and confirmed at Bergen Lutheran Church and a member of the church up to her death. She was united in marriage to Bernard Brovold in 1906. Nine children...
Hans M. Wilson
Apr 15, 1953
Hans M. Wilson was born in Columbia County, Wisconsin, July 20, 1880, the son of Halvor and Annie (Tongen) Wilson. He was baptized by Rev. H.A. Preuss. At the age of three, he moved to Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, with his parents. He was confirmed in the old Yellow Medicine Lutheran Church near Hanley Falls, Minnesota, by Rev. J.S....
