Edwin Helmer Lund
Feb 19, 1950
Edwin H. Lund was born March 23, 1896, in Iowa, the son of Samson and Hannah (Korslund) Lund. He died February 19, 1950, in Martinez, Contra Costa County, California, the result of an automobile accident. Survivors include his mother and siblings: Oleva (Mrs. Clarence Payne), Joseph, George, Sarah (Mrs. Elmer Haaland), Julia (Mrs. Willis Johnson), Clarence, Oleanna (Mrs. Oscar...
Carrie (Erickson) Hagan
Feb 19, 1950
Mrs. Peter M. Hagan, formerly of Friendship Township, passed away suddenly at her home in Clarkfield, February 19, 1950. Carrie Erickson was born February 25, 1865, in Solar, Norway. In her infancy, she came to America with her parents, Eberhardt and Maren (Knutson) Erickson and settled near Arkdale, Wisconsin, where she lived until her marriage to Frank Isaacs of...
Stella Moen
Feb 9, 1950
Stella Moen was born July 27, 1895, at Nome, North Dakota, the daughter of Ole and Karen (Hagen) Hoiland. She was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith and has been a member of Clarkfield Lutheran Church all during the years of her residence in Clarkfield. She was united in marriage to Carl Lee in 1924. Mr. Lee passed...
Reuben Foss
Jan 27, 1950
Reuben Foss was born January 29, 1898, the son of Hans and Gunhild (Hegna) Foss, at the farm home where his mother still lives in Friendship Township, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota. He was baptized by Rev. Salhus and confirmed by Rev. O.T. Storaasli, in Spring Creek Lutheran Church. He attended public school in Disctrict 87. On March 17, 1919,...
John Conrad Aakvik
Jan 13, 1950
John Conrad Aakvik was born July 5, 1884, in Stony Run Township, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, the son of Bonsak and Maren (Mathison) Aakvik. He was baptized in Stony Run Church by Rev. Gulbrandson. As a boy his parents moved to the farm west of Clarkfield and joined the Clarkfield Norwegian Lutheran Church, where John was confirmed by Rev....
Reka Emelia Roedl
Dec 31, 1949
Reka Emelia Olson Roedl was born November 26, 1881, in Tyro Township of Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, of the parents Bengt and Pernilla (Severson) Olson. She attended rural school in Tyro Township and then furthered her education in Clarkfield, Teachers Training in Madison Normal and also at Mankato College. She taught school for fifteen years. On February 21, 1916,...
Gudvei Norgaard
Dec 30, 1949
Gudvei (Lundeberg) Norgaard was born January 31, 1890, in Kvitseid, Telemark, Norway, and was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith there. She immigrated to America in 1910, coming to North Dakota to her older sister to work and later worked in Minneapolis, Minnesota. In January 1917, she was united in marriage to Tarold Norgaard. They farmed in the...
Tarald Norgaard
Dec 30, 1949
Tarald Norgaard was born November 23, 1877, at Kviteseid, Telemarken, Norway, the son of Olaf and Gro (Twedt) Norgaard. There he was baptized and confirmed in the State Church of Norway. When he was nineteen years old he came to America, coming directly to Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota. He worked for a few years at Echo and in 1912...
Sidney Roy Day
Dec 10, 1949
Sidney Roy Day was born July 22, 1893, in Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, the son of Ephriam and Mary (McKinley) Day. He died December 10, 1949, in Clarkfield, Minnesota, at the age of 56 years. Mr. Day was a veteran of World War I. Survivors include his wife, Laurena (Reiten) Day and nine children. Funeral Service Thursday, December 15,...
Mathias J. Lee
Nov 28, 1949
Mathias J. Lee was born in Gulbransdalen, Norway, the son of Johan and Runnog Overlee, April 3rd, 1859, and passed away November 28, 1949, in Clarkfield, Minnesota. On November 19, 1889, Mathias was united in marriage to Jertina Jacobson. To this union 13 children were born. The Lees farmed until the year of 1935 when they retired and moved...
Inga (Severson) Bly
Nov 27, 1949
Inga Bly was born September 16, 1864, in Lee County, Illinois, the daughter of John and Martha (Meland) Severson. She died November 27, 1949, in Cottonwood, Minnesota, at the age of 85 years. She was the wife of Peter H. Bly who preceded her in death October 29, 1940. They were the parents of Julia, John, Martha, Helen, Helge,...
Philip Melanchthon Schomburg
Nov 21, 1949
Philip M. Schomberg was born January 29, 1881, in Iowa, the son of August and Maria (Klotz) Schomburg. He married Mabel Jertson of Hazel Run, Minnesota, on August 14, 1938, in Codington County, South Dakota. Mr. Schomburg was in the real estate business since 1910. He died November 21, 1949, in Jamestown, North Dakota, the result of a railway...
August Frederick Kahl
Nov 14, 1949
August Frederick Kahl was born January 27, 1880, the sixth of eight children born to Julius and Catherine (Kahl) Kahl, in Schleswig Holstein, Germany. He was baptized in infancy and attended school in Germany and also America. At the age of eight, he immigrated with his parents to America, settling near Doon, Iowa, where he farmed for several years....
Bernt S. Thompson
Nov 11, 1949
Bernt Thompson was born November 15th, 1888, to Sievert and Ranghild Thompson at Blue Earth, Minnesota. He was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith. At the age of ten years he moved with his parents and brother to Echo, Minnesota, where they lived for several years. Later they moved to a farm southwest of Clarkfield, where they resided...
John M. Anderson
Nov 10, 1949
John M. Anderson was born January 2, 1877, in Wisconsin, the son of Magnus and Ingeborg Anderson. He married Hulda Larson, who preceded him in death March 3rd, 1948. Mr. Anderson died November 10, 1949, in Cottonwood, Minnesota, at the age of 72 years, ten months and eight days. Funeral Service Monday, November 14, 1949, 2:00 p.m. Cottonwood, Minnesota...
Annie Helena Oraas
Oct 31, 1949
Annie Helena Oraas was born December 18, 1871, in Minnesota, the daughter of Ole and Ingeborg (Peterson) Oraas. She was baptized by Rev. J.E. Bergh in the old Yellow Medicine congregation. Being deaf and unable to speak, she entered the Minnesota School for the Deaf at Faribault at the age of nine years. She completed her studies there at...
Lorraine F. (Dotseth) Wilson
Sep 16, 1949
Lorraine Dotseth Wilson was born February 26, 1918, in Friendship Township, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, the daughter of Alfred and Hilda (Dahlberg) Dotseth. She was baptized by Rev. O.T. Storaasli, and confirmed by Rev. J.E.H. Akre, in the Spring Creek Church, of which she was a member. On September 16, 1949, she was united in marriage with Chester C....
Carroll Peter Ness
Jun 28, 1949
Mr. Carroll Peter Ness was born November 2, 1916, at home in rural McClusky, North Dakota, to Anton and Elise (Haugen) Ness. He was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith. Carroll graduated from Mandan High School in 1934. He later attended North Dakota State College (later NDSU) majoring in Agriculture, where he was a member of the ROTC,...
Elvira (Davison) Hanson
May 1, 1949
Mrs. Elvira Hanson was born July 26, 1875, at Danville, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Marshall and Rosetta (Reed) Davison. As an infant, she moved with her parents to Walnut, Illinois, where she lived several years. She taught school a few years at Centerville, South Dakota. On October 19, 1898, she was united in marriage to Alonzo Hanson at Lyons,...
Gustav M. Anderson
Mar 11, 1949
Funeral services were held last Saturday at 2:00 p.m. from the Full Gospel Tabernacle in Clarkfield for Mr. Gustav M. Anderson, retired farmer from Hanley Falls. Mr. Anderson was born October 12, 1874, in Blue Mounds, Wisconsin. His parents were Mr. and Mrs. Martin and Anna Anderson. When grown to manhood, Mr. Anderson moved onto a farm six miles...
