Omar B. Tongen
Jun 24, 2012
Omar Berdell Tongen, age 86, of Clarkfield, Minnesota, passed away on Sunday, June 24th, 2012, at Luther Haven Nursing Home in Montevideo, Minnesota, surrounded by his loving family. Omar was born August 26, 1925, son of Jim and Inez (Isaacs) Tongen. He farmed with his father and brothers near Montevideo. He was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith....
Vernon Johnson
Jun 10, 2012
Vernon J. Johnson (February 17, 1925 ~ June 10, 2012) Vernon J. Johnson was born February 17, 1925, in Normania Township of Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, to parents Alfred and Della (Froland) Johnson. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Lucas Lutheran Church where he was a life long member. He attended country school and Clarkfield Public School. Following...
Hardell Elwood Holm
May 24, 2012
Hardell E. Holm (May 4, 1932 ~ May 24, 2012) Hardell Elwood Holm was born May 4, 1932, to Hilda (Hognestad) Holm and August Holm, the fourth of five children. He attended school in Clarkfield and Boyd before graduating from Hector High School in 1950, where he played basketball and football. After graduation, he served four years as a...
Lydia (Leppke) Koepp
May 18, 2012
Lydia Esther (Leppke) Koepp (May 10, 1917 ~ May 18, 2012) Lydia Esther (Leppke) Koepp was born May 10, 1917, to Fred and Martha (Roske) Leppke on the family farm. She was baptized and confirmed at St. John's Lutheran Church of Omro Township. Lydia was united in marriage to Erhardt Koepp on December 8, 1940, at St. John's Lutheran...
Ruby (Dyrdahl) Halverson
May 10, 2012
Ruby (Dyrdahl) Halverson (November 9, 1915 ~ May 10, 2012) Ruby Dyrdahl Halverson was born November 9, 1915, the daughter of Mollia Gautefall Dyrdahl and Halvor K. Dyrdahl in Hazel Run, Minnesota. She was baptized and confirmed in the Hazel Run Lutheran Church and attended public school in Hazel Run. Ruby married Russell Halverson April 4, 1937, at the...
Neila (Werner) Sawatzke
May 8, 2012
Neila Darlene (Werner) Sawatzke (November 1, 1951 ~ May 8, 2012) Neila D. Sawatzke was born November 1, 1951, in Camp McCoy, Wisconsin. She was adopted by Arthur and Frances (Carlson) Werner in 1955. She grew up on the Werner family farm in Omro Township of Yellow Medicine County. She graduated from Clarkfield High School in 1969. Neila enjoyed...
Arlene M. (Elsom) Lynner
May 8, 2012
Arlene M. (Elsom) Lynner (February 24, 1925 ~ May 8, 2012) Arlene Lynner was born in Veblen, South Dakota, on February 24, 1925, to parents Kathryn (Luikens) and Emerald Elsom. Growing up in Britton, South Dakota, she was baptized and confirmed at United Methodist Church. She graduated from Britton High School in 1943. Following graduation, Arlene attended Northern State...
Virgil Melroy Cornelius
May 3, 2012
Virgil Melroy Cornelius (June 22, 1925 ~ May 3, 2012) Virgil Melroy Cornelius was born June 22, 1925, to parents John and Mary (Amundson) Cornelius on their farm in Lisbon Township, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota. He was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith at Bergen Lutheran Church. He attended Country School and Clarkfield School. He married his childhood...
Carol (Peterson) Moseng
Apr 21, 2012
Carol Jean (Peterson) Moseng was born in Clarkfield, Minnesota, on February 4, 1940, to Iona (Coover) and Winfred Peterson. She was the oldest of four children. She was baptized and confirmed at Swede Home Lutheran Church. Carol attended country school, located at the end of her driveway, through fifth grade. Thereafter she attended Clarkfield High School and graduated in...
Inez Edna (Allickson) Stringer
Apr 17, 2012
Inez Edna (Allickson) Stringer (June 6, 1923 ~ April 17, 2012) Inez Edna Stringer was born June 6, 1923, to parents Henry and Martha Allickson. She was born in Big Bend, Minnesota, north of Milan. She was the fourth of six children. Inez attended Montevideo School and graduated from the Montevideo High School. Inez married Dale Eugene Stringer, Sr.,...
Lucille Theoline (Mikelson) Nelson
Mar 19, 2012
Lucille T. Nelson January 31, 1917 ~ March 19, 2012 Lucille Theoline (Mikelson) Nelson was born January 31, 1917, in Clarkfield, Minnesota, to Annette (Nettie Wilson) and Emil Mikelson. She was baptized and confirmed in the Clarkfield Lutheran Church and graduated from Clarkfield High School in 1935. She attended the Calhoun Secretarial College in Minneapolis and later was employed...
Janice Elaine Beecher
Mar 13, 2012
Janice E. Beecher (May 12, 1938 ~ March 13, 2012) Janice Elaine Beecher was born May 12, 1938, near Canby, Minnesota, to parents Herbert and Jennie (Carlson) Beecher. Her family included four brothers: Leonard, Virgil, Floyd and Roger; and three sisters: Harriet, Doris and Lorraine; (brother Arnold passed away as an infant). She attended country school near Canby. The...
Bradley Don Stensrud
Feb 20, 2012
Bradley Don Stensrud (February 4, 1957 ~ February 20, 2012) Bradley (Brad) Don Stensrud (55) left this earthly home on February 20, 2012, surrounded by family and friends at Avera-McKennen Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, after a courageous year-long battle with Multiple Myeloma. Brad was born February 4, 1957, to Donovan and Shirley (Wolf) Stensrud. He graduated from...
Myrtle Jeanette (Hanson) Benson
Feb 20, 2012
Myrtle Jeanette Benson (January 21, 1927 ~ February 20, 2012) Myrtle Jeanette Benson was born on January 21, 1927, in rural Hanley Falls, Minnesota, to Oscar and Ebba (Rude) Hanson. She grew up with one brother and three sisters. After high school and attending one year of college at St. Olaf, she was a teletype operator for National Airlines....
Olivine (Martinson) Haroldson
Jan 31, 2012
Olivine C. (Martinson) Haroldson (May 11, 1920 ~ January 31, 2012) Olivine Haroldson was born May 11, 1920, to Oliver and Clara (Ellingson) Martinson in rural Hanley Falls, Minnesota. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Lucas Church in Normania Township. She graduated from Clarkfield High School in 1930. On November 21, 1940, she married Clarence Haroldson. Clarence and...
Leroy A. Johnson
Jan 25, 2012
LeRoy A. Johnson (December 21, 1922 ~ January 25, 2012) LeRoy A. Johnson was born on December 21, 1922, at the home of his parents, Peter and Alma (Zietlow) Johnson. He was baptized at Zion Lutheran Church-Tyro Township and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran in Boyd. He attended country school through the eighth grade. LeRoy married Alice Varpness on February...
Trudy Eunice (Opdahl) Wilson
Jan 16, 2012
Trudy Eunice (Opdahl) Wilson (November 24, 1927 ~ January 16, 2012) Trudy Eunice Wilson was born November 24, 1927, to Johannes and Clara (Highum) Opdahl in Werner, North Dakota. She was baptized and confirmed at Vang Lutheran Church and attended school in Werner, North Dakota. Following the death of her father, Trudy, her mother and sister Amy moved to...
Charlene Veane (Doose) Dixon
Jan 9, 2012
Charlene VeAne (Doose) Dixon (May 18, 1955 ~ January 9, 2012) Charlene VeAne Doose Dixon was born on May 18, 1955, in Montevideo, Minnesota, to parents Charles and Ruby (Agre) Doose. She was the second of five children. She attended and graduated from Dawson-Boyd High School. Charlene lived in Shell Lake, Wisconsin, most of her life. She and her...
Gary Leland Johnson
Dec 19, 2011
Gary Leland Johnson (January 25, 1941 ~ December 19, 2011) Gary Leland Johnson went home to Heaven to be with his Lord and Savior on December 19, 2011, at the age of 70 years, 10 months and 25 days. Gary was born at home in Kerkhoven, Minnesota, to Leland and Hazel (Bergstrand) Johnson on January 25, 1941. He was...
Alice M. (Wick) Laechelt
Dec 16, 2011
Alice Marie (Wick) Laechelt December 23, 1933 ~ December 16, 2011 Alice Marie was born to Anton and Mabel (Lund) Wick on December 23, 1933. She grew up two miles northeast of Montevideo on the family farm. Alice was raised on the farm and attended school in Montevideo. She was baptized and confirmed at Our Saviors Lutheran Church in...
