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Clifford E Olson
Feb 15, 1936
Clifford E. Olson was born May 13, 1908 in Lisbon Township to Peder J. Olson and Olena A. (Benson) Olson. He was Baptized and Confirmed in the Lutheran faith at Camp Release Lutheran Church in Stony Run Township. He married Ingeborg L. Carlson on Feb. 15, 1936 at the Clarkfield Lutheran Parsonage. To this union two sons Cedric and...
Pearl E Nelson
Oct 31, 1935
Pearl E. Nelson was born August 4, 1915, at Clarkfield, Minnesota, to parents Nels and Petra Halvorson. She was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith at the Clarkfield Lutheran Church. She attended Clarkfield Public Schools. Pearl married Merold S. Nelson on October 31, 1935. This marriage was blessed with four children: Merilyn, Sydney, Sarah, and Dorothy. Pearl and...
Dwane Howard Eschen
Jul 26, 1935
Dwane Howard Eschen was born on July 26, 1935, to Lloyd and Mary (Wilson) Eschen in Huron, South Dakota. He was joined in marriage on June 21, 1962, to Loretta (Gebers). They resided in Clarkfield, Minnesota. For over 50 years, he enjoyed his life as a self-employed truck driver running the family business. He enjoyed working side by side...
Gunda Theodora Molstad
Jul 4, 1935
Gunda Theodora Molstad was born June 15, 1878, in Lac qui Parle County to Arne and Karen Lund. She was one of six girls and two boys. She was baptized, confirmed and married in the Norwegian language, and has been an active member of the Bergen Lutheran Church. On June 11, 1897, she was united in marriage to Erick...
Roger Arthur Loose
Mar 27, 1935
Roger Arthur Loose was born March 9, 1935, at the home in Tyro Township of Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, where he was also baptized by Rev. Poehler of Wood Lake on March 27, 1935. He was confirmed by Rev. Rehwaldt of Granite Falls, May 29, 1949. He was graduated from Boyd High School and then went on to Mankato...
Boyd Woodrow Long
Feb 10, 1935
Boyd Woodrow Long was born November 5, 1914, at Clarkfield, Minnesota, to parents Andrew and Millie (Reed) Long. He was baptized and confirmed at the Clarkfield Methodist Church. Boyd married Cora Stensrud on February 10, 1935, at the Clarkfield Methodist Church Parsonage by Pastor McCausin. Boyd and Cora were the parents of four children: Shirley, Carol, Kathy, and Darwin....
Vernon Elwood Stevens
Jan 26, 1935
Vernon Elwood Stevens was born east of Boyd, MN on January 26, 1935, to Ralph and Gertie Stevens. He was baptized, April 5, 1935 and confirmed on June 12, 1949 in the Trinity Lutheran Church, Boyd, MN where he remained a lifetime member of this congregation. Starting in 1965 until present, he was the church choir director and organist....
Jane H. Stiles
Jan 20, 1935
Jane H. Stiles was born at LaTortue, Quebec, Canada, on March 23, 1869, the daughter of William Hoy and Frances Lawson Hoy. Prior to her marriage she served as a missionary in Canada and on the prairies of Colorado and other western states. On December 20, 1912, she was united in marriage to Hugh J. Stiles of Phillips, South...
Raymond William Fry
Sep 20, 1934
Raymond William Fry was born on September 20, 1934, at Canby, Minnesota, to Frank C. and Isabelle (Jemmings) Fry. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Leo Catholic Church of St. Leo, Minnesota. Ray also attended the St. Leo Catholic Church Parochial School. On June 9, 1956, he was united in marriage to Dorothy Yackley at St. Peter's Catholic...
Cecilia Alida (Jennen) Buesing
Aug 30, 1934
Cecilia Alida Jennen Buesing was born March 9, 1914, in Ghent, Minnesota, to Michael and Helene (Stassen) Jennen. She grew up in the Ghent and Minneota area, went to St. Agnes School in Ghent until the 10th grade. Her mother passed away that year and Cecilia did housework for others. On August 30, 1934, she married Ernest Buesing at...
Peter Lowell Isaacs
Aug 17, 1934
Peter Lowell Isaacs was born on a farm near Hazel Run, Minnesota, on August 17, 1934, of the parents, Murl and Evalyn (Dotseth) Isaacs. He was baptized into the Lutheran faith by Rev. A.H. Haugland and received his confirmation instruction from Rev. A.N. Olson. He attended elementary school in Hazel Run and graduated from Clarkfield High School in 1953....
Miller E. Hanson
Jul 5, 1934
Miller E. Hanson was born February 16, 1897, in Friendship Township, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, the son of Hans R. and Malene Hanson. He was baptized by Rev. O.C. Farseth in Clarkfield Lutheran Church. He was confirmed in the same church by Rev. O.T. Storaasli. Miller attended the public school in Lisbon Township of Yellow Medicine County, where his...
George Milton Lauve
May 6, 1934
George Lauve was born October 15, 1903, in Friendship Township, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, the son of Charley G. Lauve and Anna Iverson Lauve. He was baptized in Clarkfield Lutheran Church as an infant by Rev. O.C. Farseth and confimed there June 23, 1918, by Pastor O.T. Storaasli. He attended the rural public school and then for one year...
Albin John Fremo
Jun 24, 1933
Albin John Fremo was born March 9, 1909, at Camp Release Township to Jens and Annette (Kaupang) Fremo. He was baptized by Pastor Eid and confirmed by Pastor Martin Lien. On June 24, 1933, he was united in marriage to Lillian Philipson at Madison, Minnesota, by Pastor Lars Onderheim. Three sons were born to this union and one daughter...
George Carl Trovatten
Feb 22, 1933
George Carl Trovatten was born February 22, 1893, in Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, and was baptized at the Yellow Medicine Lutheran Church of Hanley Falls, Minnesota, by Rev. Knut Thorstenson. He was confirmed by Rev. John Salhus at Spring Creek Lutheran Church in 1907. On February 22, 1933, he was joined in marriage by Miss Leona Erickson of Luck,...
Dorothy Patricia (Pedersen) Torgerson
Jan 18, 1933
Dorothy Patricia Torgerson of Clarkfield, Minnesota, born on January 18, 1933, went to our Savior on Friday, March 6, 2009, at her home after a courageous battle against ALS. Dorothy grew up on a farm near Valley City, North Dakota. She was the oldest of eight siblings. She attended Green Country School before graduating from Valley City College High...
Henry John Kopitzke
Jun 19, 1932
Henry John Kopitzke was born August 26, 1893, to John and Magdalena (Wiegers) Kopitzke in Omro Township, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota. He was baptized September 10, 1893, by Pastor Jacob Frey. He was confirmed April 12, 1908, by Pastor E.G. Fritz at St. John's Lutheran Church of Omro Township. On June 19, 1932, he married Judith Reese at the...
Leslie Dale Stevens
Jun 18, 1932
Leslie Dale Stevens was born February 26, 1910, in Iowa, the son of Frank Stevens and Bessie Wagoner Stevens. On June 18, 1932, he married Hazel Margaret Anderson. The couple farmed near Boyd until 1948, when they moved to town and owned and operated a restaurant. Mr. Stevens is survived by his wife, Hazel, and two sons, Roger and...
Lydia (Wiegers) Galow
Dec 16, 1931
Lydia Galow was born June 1, 1877, near Redwing, in Goodhue County, Minnesota, the daughter of Peter and Katharina (Lohman) Wiegers. She was baptized and grew to young womanhood in the same community. In 1891 she was confirmed by Pastor Christian Boetcher, then of Omro Township. On December 16, 1894, she married Theodore Huetter, to which union four children...
Helen Henrietta Ida (Bachman) Footh
Dec 15, 1931
Helen Henrietta Ida (Bachman-Hartke) Footh was born August 8, 1912 in Swanville, Minnesota to parents Friedrick and Emma (Lehrke) Bachman. She was baptized September 15, 1912. Helen was adopted by William Hartke in 1914. Helen married Walter Footh on December 15, 1931 at St. John's Lutheran Church in Wood Lake, MN by Pastor C.G. Schmidt. Helen and Walter farmed...
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