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....
Marie L. (Eikeness) Hegni
Mar 14, 1953
Marie Hegni was born June 24, 1864, in Nordfjord, Norway, the daughter of Lars and Marie Eikeness. She immigrated to America in 1892, settling down in the Clarkfield community. In February of 1895 she married Mr. Halvor T. Hegni, also of the Clarkfield community, and moved to the farm three miles south of Clarkfield, where she spent the remainder...
Selmer Nodshilder
Feb 25, 1953
Selmer Nodshilder was born October 20, 1901, in Minnesota, the son of Hans and Herborg (Swenson) Nodshilder. He passed away February 25, 1953, in Lisbon Township, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, the result of an automobile accident, at the age of 51 years. Surviving are his wife, Vira (Willander) Nodshilder and four daughters: Mrs. Al Bystrom of Marysville, Washington, Mrs....
Anton O. Kompelien
Feb 12, 1953
Anton O. Kompelien was born January 18, 1881, at the old homestead in Westerheim Township, Lyon County, Minnesota, the son of Ole and Siri (Thon) Kompelien. He was baptized and confirmed into Saint Lucas Lutheran Church by Rev. Romstad. He grew to manhood on the home farm and continued farming except for attending Madison Lutheran Academy two winters and...
Margaret S. (Hofteig) Kompelien
Feb 12, 1953
Margaret Hofteig Kompelien was born January 15, 1888, in Westerheim Township, Lyon County, Minnesota. Her parents, Sigbjorn and Steinun (Magnusdottur) Hofteig were Icelandic immigrants to America. She was the youngest child of a family of seven, and was bapitzed and confirmed in Westerheim Icelandic Lutheran Church. She attended Gustavus Adolphus Academy at St. Peter, Minnesota, where her musical talent...
Peter Cornelius Stevens
Feb 11, 1953
Peter Cornelius Stevens was born December 12, 1872, in Sandnes Township, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, to Jens "James" J. Stevens and Anna D. Barnson Stevens. He passed away February 11, 1953, at the Madison Hospital, Madison, Minnesota, at the age of 80 years. Mr. Stevens was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Maude Brown Stevens on March 6,...
Enoch Godtfred Veldey
Jan 27, 1953
Enoch Godtfred Veldey was born May 14, 1889, in Sandnes Township, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, the son of Osmund G. Veldey and Marte Christine (Hanson) Veldey. He passed away January 27, 1953, at General Hospital in Minneapolis, at the age of 63 years. Mr. Veldey was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Enok, Henry Martinius and Selmer; and...
Ingval Gust Wilson
Jan 24, 1953
Ingval Wilson was born in Columbia County, Wisconsin, August 26, 1878, the son of Halvor and Annie (Tongen) Wilson. He was baptized by Rev. H.A. Preus. At the age of five, he together with his parents and two brothers moved to Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, where he lived until his confirmation year, when he went back to Rio, Wisconsin,...
Rose Martha (Wolle) Edmunds
Jan 17, 1953
Rose (Wolle) Edmunds was born August 27, 1873, at Peotone, Illinois, the daughter of Chris and Catherine (Schnell) Wolle. At the age of 12 the family moved to Terrill, Iowa. On May 5, 1897, she was united in marriage to Allen Vinton Edmunds and resided at Terrill until 1902. In that year the young couple moved to their farm...
June Marie Rosamond (Anderson) Monson
Jan 14, 1953
June Marie Rosamond Anderson was born in Clarkfield, Minnesota, on June 16, 1910, the daughter of Peter and Belle Marie (Monson) Anderson, pioneer residents of Clarkfield. She passed away at the Montevideo Hospital, Montevideo, Minnesota, on Wednesday, January 14, 1953, at the age of 42 years, six months and 30 days. She was baptized by Rev. C.A. Larson and...
Alonzo J. Hanson
Jan 11, 1953
Alonzo J. Hanson was born June 22, 1872, at Oakland, Nebraska, the son of James Hanson and Jennie (Torry) Hanson. On October 19, 1898, he was united in marriage to Elvira Davison at Lyons, Nebraska. Eight children were born to this union, one of whom preceded him in death. Mr. Hanson moved with his family from Lyons, Nebraska, to...
Carl Johan Kittelson
Jan 10, 1953
Carl Johan Kittelson was born December 6, 1881, in Sandnes Township, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, the son of Ole Kittelson and Leva (Olson) Kittelson. He passed away January 10, 1953, at his Hanley Falls, Minnesota home, at the age of 71 years. Survivors include sisters, Amelia Lee and Lorinda Svenungson, and brother, Oscar Kittelson. Funeral Service Tuesday, January 13,...
Ludwig John Fenske
Dec 30, 1952
Ludwig John Fenske was born August 14, 1868, at Koenigs Dorf, Province Posen, Germany, the son of Gottlieb Fenske and Wilhelmina (Roske) Fenske. He was baptized and confirmed in Germany in the Lutheran church. He came to America at the age of 21. He worked at Blue Earth, Minnesota, for four years. From there he went to Omro Township,...
Ida Amanda (Roske) Monk
Dec 27, 1952
Ida Amanda Monk was born July 21, 1883, in Minnesota, the daughter of Christopher Roske and Emilie (Bulke) Roske. She passed away December 27, 1952, at the Montevideo Hospital, Montevideo, Minnesota, at the age of 69 years. Mrs. Monk was survived by her husband, William Monk. Funeral Service Tuesday, December 30, 1952, 2:00 p.m. St. John's Lutheran Church, Omro...
Mathia (Haugen) Iverson
Dec 22, 1952
Mathia Haugen Iverson was born April 26, 1865, in Gudbrandsdalen, Norway, the daughter of Ole and Ragnild (Listul) Haugen. She died Monday, December 22, 1952, at the age of 87 years, seven months and 24 days. Mathia was baptized and confirmed in Norway, coming to this country in young womanhood. On June 8, 1887, she was united in marriage...
