obituaries

Inga Julia Gautefall, daughter of Lars and Sophia (Haugen) Gautefall, was born on Novemver 17, 1896, in Sandnes Township, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota. She was baptized December 25, 1968, and confirmed in 1911, in the Yellow Medicine Lutheran Church of Hanley Falls, Minnesota, by Rev. Ole Lokensgaard. Inga was born and raised on the family homestead west of Hanley...

Ida Marie Brown was born July 29, 1880, one of the thirteen children of Jens and Anna (Barnes) Stevens, on a farm in Yellow Medicine County located west of Hanley Falls, Minnesota. She clerked in the store in Hanley Falls, owned by her sister and husband. On January 18, 1911, she was united in marriage to Dan Brown. For...

Theodore Foss was born December 18, 1890, in Friendship Township, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, the oldest son of Hans Foss and Gunhild Hegna Foss. He was baptized and confirmed at Spring Creek Lutheran Church where he was a member all of his life. He spent his life on the farm where he was born except for the past six...

Mons Olai Vik was born October 15, 1872, near Ridgeway, in Winneshiek County, Iowa, the son of Mons and Oline (Stangeland) Vik. He was baptized in the Lutheran faith November 10, 1872, by Rev. D. Lysness of Winneshiek County. At the age of seven years, he together with his parents, brothers and sister immigrated to Minnesota, coming directly to...

Arthur N. Hermanson Arthur Norman Hermanson was born October 29, 1915, on the family farm south of Boyd to parents Henry and Dorothea Hermanson. He was baptized and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church in Boyd. He attended and graduated from Boyd High School. Art was the youngest of six children, so he stayed home and "farmed with Dad." During...

Elmer Lien was born in Burton Township of Yellow Medicine County, to parents Martin and Mary (Olson) Lien. He passed away at the Community Memorial Hospital, Clarkfield, Minnesota. Survivors include brothers: Oluf, John of Clarkfield, Melvin of Tyler, and Carl of St. Paul; sister Olga Lien of Canby. IN MEMORY OF ELMER LIEN Born August 4, 1898 ~ Passed...

Martina Albeck was born August 3, 1872, on a farm in Sandnes Township, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, the daughter of Tollef and Anna Sophia (Dalve) Tollefson. She was brought up in the Lutheran faith, was baptized and in 1887 confirmed by Rev. Knute Thorstenson in Yellow Medicine Lutheran Church. She grew to womanhood in this community. In 1898 she...

Karl J. Heimark, oldest of twelve children, was born October 20, 1878, on the homestead of Jacob and Christine (Storebo) Heimark in Lisbon Township, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota. He was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith and was a lifelong member of the Bergen congregation. In his early twenties, Karl left home in the traditional pioneering manner to...

Norma Elizabeth Blake was born September 27, 1941, the third child of James and Dorothy (Windsor) Blake in Shropshire, England. She was raised on Creamore Farm, Wem, England, which had a proud history in dairy production. Cheese was an important aspect of the Blake farm. Her grandmother was the first in selling Cheshire cheese at the local Chester market....

Roy Frederick Schulz was born Wednesday, September 28, 1921, at 3:55 A.M. on a farm near Clarkfield, Minnesota to Fred and Emma Schulz. Roy was baptized October 16, 1921 in the Evangelical Lutheran St. John's Church by Pastor Roy H. Vollmars of Omro. His Godparents were Walter Footh and Selma Abramowski. Roy was confirmed in the Redeemer Lutheran Church...

John Peder Stenson was born January 16, 1886, in Lisbon Township, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, the son of Steen and Nellie (Johnson) Stenson. He was baptized and confirmed in Bergen Lutheran Church and attended grade school in Lisbon Township and then Lutheran Normal School at Madison. In 1910, he married Mabel Ness who passed away in 1918 during the...

Raymond William Lachelt was born July 21, 1933, to parents Otto and Minerva (Biel) Lachelt at their farm home in Tyro Township, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota. Pastor Louis Rosin baptized Raymond as an infant and later confirmed him. He was a lifelong member of Zion Lutheran Church. Raymond attended rural school and St. John's Lutheran School. He received his...

Herman Henry Gebers was born December 2, 1879, in Audubon County, Iowa, the son of Henry Gebers and Trina Wedemeyer Gebers. In his infancy he was brought into the Christian church through baptism, having been baptized in St. John's Lutheran Church, Adair, Iowa, by Rev. Horn. He was confirmed in the same church by Rev. Cloeter. In 1912 he...

Arthur S. Forbord, Sr., was born August 15, 1890, on the Forbord farm south of Clarkfield, Minnesota, to Ole and Ida (Isaacs) Forbord. He served in World War I, after which he was united in marriage ot Helen Weatheral of Exeter, New Hampshire, in 1919. To this union eight children were born of whom five survive their father, namely:...

Miss Bella Wilmina Skjeveland, daughter of Wilhelm and Brita (Chilson) Skjeveland, was born in Sandnes Township, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, March 17, 1892. She was baptized and confirmed in the Yellow Medicine Lutheran Church of Hanley Falls, Minnesota. Miss Skjeveland spent her entire life in the home community. Several times during her life she was seriously ill, but she...

Russell Quenemoen was born June 10, 1924 at home on a farm in Cerro Gordo Township of Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota, to Oscar and Julia (Krugerud) Quenemoen. He was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith at Lac qui Parle Lutheran Church. Russ attended school in district 13. He also enjoyed hunting and fishing. He married Lillian R....

Baby Girl Severson was born January 2, 1953, at the Clarkfield Community Hospital, Clarkfield, Minnesota, the daughter of John Severson and Clara (Berg) Severson. She had gone to heaven to live with Jesus. Graveside Service Friday, January 2, 1953 Clarkfield Lutheran Cemetery, Clarkfield, Minnesota Final Resting Place Clarkfield Lutheran Cemetery, Clarkfield, Minnesota And Jesus said: "Let the little children...

Mary Ann (Olien) Josephson was born May 16, 1920, at Finlayson, Minnesota, to Andrew and Nicoline (Cornelius) Olien. The family moved to a farm southwest of Clarkfield, Minnesota, where she attended Clarkfield Public School and graduated from there in 1938. After high school, she attended a post graduate course in business and on completion started working for the Agriculture...

Levi James Harris was born April 2, 1926, at rural Boyd, Minnesota, to parents Walter and Evelyn (Brower) Harris. He attended and graduated from Boyd High School in 1945. Following high school, Levi worked for several electrical businesses. He studied at the Dunwoody Institute and became a licensed electrician. Later on he owned and operated 'Boyd Electric'. He was...

IN MEMORY OF ADOLPH A. ABRAHAM September 4, 1885 ~ April 11, 1966 Mr. Abraham passed away at Mora, Minnesota. Funeral Services Friday, April 15, 1966, 2:00 p.m. St. John's Lutheran Church, Omro Township Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota Clergy Officiating, Rev. Wallace Gaulke Organist, Mrs. Veryl Jessen Vocal Music St. John's Lutheran Choir Casket Bearers Henry Sommerfeld ~ Ed...