Rudolph Bernard Gullickson
Jun 13, 1920
Rudolph Bernard Gullickson was born in Sandes Township, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, to his parents, Sam and Johanna (Simonson) Gullickson on June 13, 1920. He was baptized and confirmed at the Yellow Medicine Lutheran Church of Hanley Falls, Minnesota, and attended school in Hanley Falls where he graduated. Rudolph served his country during W.W.II in the U.S. Army Air...
Oley J. Handeland
Mar 3, 1920
Oley J. Handeland was born near Bergen, Norway, December 25th, 1876. His parents were Jakob and Bertha Weeks. Being the eldest of a family of twelve, he lived at the home of his grandparents until he immigrated to America, coming to Slater, Iowa, when he was fourteen years old. Mr. Handeland was united in marriage to Sadie Richardson on...
Sidney Edward Oftedahl
Feb 17, 1920
Sidney E. Oftedahl was born July 30, 1896, in Normania Township, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, the son of Einar J. Oftedahl and Ellen G. (Ness) Oftedahl. He was baptized and later confirmed in the Yellow Medicine Lutheran Church at Hanley Falls, of which he was a lifelong member and active in various capacities. On February 17, 1920, he was...
Wilhelm Gerhard Winge
Jun 19, 1919
Wilhelm Gerhard Winge was born September 30, 1882, in Minnesota, the son of Norwegian immigrants Peder Williamson Winge and Gertrude Greisdatter Winge. He was united in marriage to Elina Ofstie December 19, 1902. Born to this union were four children: Eldor, Evelyn, Leroy and Gordon. Elina passed away June 19, 1919. On September 6, 1931, Wilhelm and Jennie (Aamot)...
Dora Elise (Erickson) Lukken
Jun 11, 1919
Dora Elise Lukken was born April 10, 1895, at Boyd, Minnesota, to Olaf and Mathilda (Amundson) Erickson. She was baptized and confirmed at the Boyd Trinity Lutheran Church and attended school in the Boyd community. On June 11, 1919, she was united in marriage to Sverre Lukken. To this union, one child was born, Margaret Jean, who passed away...
Clarence R. Grimley
May 24, 1919
Clarence Grimley was born September 21, 1890, at Fountain, Fillmore County, Minnesota, the son of Erik and Ragne (Asleson) Grimley. He was baptized and confirmed at Root Prairie Church, the latter by Rev. Arveson. He entered the Army September 21, 1917, and served his country overseas in France during the first World War and received his honorable discharge on...
Frieda Arlene (Brock) Engel
Feb 2, 1919
Frieda Arlene Brock was born on February 2, 1919, in Normania Township of Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, to Frank and Anna Brock. She lived in the Hazel Run, Minnesota area until the age of 15, when she moved with her family to Hanley Falls, Minnesota. She attended and graduated from school in Hanley Falls. She was a confirmed and...
Albert George Loken
Jan 19, 1919
Albert George Loken was born at Clarkfield, Minnesota, January 14, 1895. His parents were Lars and Marie (Johansdatter) Loken of Swede Prairie Township, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Lucas Lutheran Church of which he was a member at the time of his passing. He attended schools in Swede Prairie and Clarkfield and served...
Fred William Benson
Jan 1, 1919
Fred William Benson was born March 10, 1910, in Middle River, Minnesota, to Bennie F. Benson (who died January, 1919) and Lillie Dahlquist (who died April, 1914). He was confirmed June 13, 1926, by Rev. Sandager at First English Lutheran in Marshall, Minnesota. The family returned to Normania Township where Fred's father farmed and had the country store. Fred...
Bergitta Amalia Knudson
Dec 28, 1918
Services for Bergitta Amalia Knudson, 90, of Stevens Point, Wisconsin, and formerly of Cottonwood, Minnesota, were held Wednesday, December 10, 1986, 10:30 a.m., at Christ Lutheran Church in Cottonwood, Minnesota. Final Resting Place is Christ Lutheran Church Cemetery, Cottonwood, Minnesota. She was born October 7, 1896, in Cottonwood to Olaus and Kirstina Grande. She grew up in the Cottonwood...
Oliver Palmer Iverson
Sep 1, 1918
Oliver Palmer Iverson was born June 21, 1918 in Lisbon Township of rural Clarkfield to parents Olaf and Emma (Sorenson) Iverson. He was baptized at Bergen Lutheran Church on September 1, 1918. He was confirmed on October 8, 1932 at Bergen Lutheran Church by Pastor Haugland. Oliver married Irene Nelson at Bergen Lutheran Church on November 15, 1955. On...
Arleen Eleanor (Severson) Hawkinson
Apr 13, 1918
Arleen was born on April 13, 1918, to Elmer and Alma (Hanson) Severson in Madison, Minnesota. She grew up in Yellow Medicine County. After graduation from Cottonwood High School in 1936, she was employed at the Yellow Medicine County Treasurer's Office. On December 18, 1943, she was married to Arlo Hawkinson at St. Lucas Lutheran Church in rural Cottonwood,...
Gordon Russell Anderson
Dec 18, 1917
Gordon Russell Anderson was born at the Chippewa County Hospital in Montevideo, Minnesota, on December 18, 1917, to Anders and Hannah Anderson. Gordon was baptized and confirmed by Pastor G. S. Froiland at Baxter Lutheran Church near Dawson, Minnesota. He attended grade school at District #15 in Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota, and graduated from Montevideo High School in...
Benjamin Franklin Lewis
Sep 15, 1917
Benjamin Franklin Lewis was born in Frontier County near Chamberlain, Nebraska, June 24, 1892, the son of Robert N. and Myrtle Blanche (Martin) Lewis. He entered the U.S. Army during World War I and was on active duty from September 15, 1917, until January 25, 1919. On September 5, 1923, he married Ellen Henrietta Denker. They resided on a...
Everette C. Simonson
Jul 8, 1917
Everette C. Simonson was born on July 8, 1917, on a farm outside of Hanley Falls, Minnesota, to parents Nels and Dorothy (Oftedahl) Simonson. He was baptized and confirmed at the Yellow Medicine Lutheran Church in Hanley Falls. Everette married Lyla Francis Thompson on July 1, 1953, at Adrian, Minnesota. He was a World War II Veteran and received...
Sophia (Haugen) Gautefall
Apr 6, 1917
Sophia Gautefall, daughter of Jorgen and Ingrid (Rue) Haugen, was born in Telemarken, Norway, January 9, 1865. She was baptized in the Seljord Lutheran Church, and later confirmed there. In 1887 she came to America with her widowed mother, one sister, Tilla, and a brother, Jorgen. They made their home with her brother, Thor Haugen, who farmed near Hanley...
Dagmar Adelia (Hauge) Akre
Mar 7, 1917
Dagmar Adelia Akre was born December 21, 1916, to parents Dr. Malvin M. Hauge and Anna Schjelderup Hauge in Clarkfield, Minnesota. She was baptized on March 7, 1917, at the Clarkfield Evangelical Lutheran Church by Rev. O. T. Storaasli and confirmed in the Lutheran faith in 1931 by the Rev. J. E. H. Akre. Dagmar graduated from the Clarkfield...
Myron Robert "Mike" Martin
Feb 2, 1917
Mike was born on February 2, 1917, in Porter, Minnesota, to Albert and Emma (Nelson) Martin. He was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith. On January 1, 1941, he married Hazel Allchin at the Granite Falls Parsonage by Pastor O.J. Erickson. To this union three children were born: Kay, Alan and Arlen. Mike farmed around the Hanley Falls...
Clarence Frederick Schulz
Jan 11, 1917
Clarence F. Schulz was born at Boyd, Minnesota, on January 11, 1917, to Reinhardt and Louise (Abramouski) Schulz. Clarence grew up in Boyd and graduated from the Boyd School system. He later lived in Hendricks, Minnesota and Minneapolis, Minnesota. On September 18, 1960 he was united in marriage to Lillian Germolus, at Minneapolis, Minnesota. He farmed several years with...
Jim O Tongen
Dec 23, 1916
Jim O. Tongen, son of Olaves and Aslavg (Jensen) Tongen, was born April 11, 1895, near Hazel Run in Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota. He was baptized and confirmed in the Hazel Run Lutheran Church. He married Inez Isaacs of the Hazel Run community on December 23, 1916. To this union five sons were born: Lucius of Clarkfield, Harlan of...
