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Leroy A. Johnson

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

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

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

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

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...

Mary Elizabeth (Holm) Jahn

Mary Elizabeth (Holm) Jahn

Dec 11, 2011

Mary Elizabeth (Holm) Jahn (December 11, 1929 ~ December 11, 2011) Mary Elizabeth (Holm) Jahn was born on December 11, 1929, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, to parents George and Eleanor (Joseph) Holm. She has one brother, George. She was baptized and confirmed in Minneapolis. Mary's father passed away at a very early age and Mary and her mother and brother...

Erling Stanley Haaland

Erling Stanley Haaland

Dec 7, 2011

Erling Haaland (November 6, 1921 ~ December 7, 2011) Erling Stanley Haaland was born on November 6, 1921, the son of Elmer and Sarah (Lund) Haaland. He was baptized and confirmed at Clarkfield Lutheran Church, and graduated from Clarkfield Public High School. Erling then began farming with his father on the family farm. On December 30, 1942, he was...

Ervin Leroy Gelhar

Ervin Leroy Gelhar

Nov 27, 2011

Ervin LeRoy Gelhar (August 9, 1929 ~ November 27, 2011) Ervin LeRoy Gelhar was born August 9, 1929, on a farm near Glenwood, Minnesota, to parents Gustav and Hazel (Foner) Gehlhar. His family included two sisters and a brother: Ethyle Fiala, Bernard, and Beverly Pfaffe. Ervin was united in marriage to Joyce Beltz on August 18, 1950. This union...

Jerome "Red" John Koenigs

Jerome "Red" John Koenigs

Nov 26, 2011

Jerome "Red" John Koenigs (October 15, 1928~November 26, 2011) Jerome "Red" John Koenigs was born October 15, 1928, to John and Margaret Koenigs in Bristol, South Dakota. He attended and graduated from Bristol High School. He was inducted into the United States Army in March of 1951 and discharged in February of 1957. Red moved to Clarkfield in 1960...

John Emil Josephson

John Emil Josephson

Nov 24, 2011

John Emil Josephson (August 27, 1916 ~ November 24, 2011) John was born on August 27, 1916, in the home of his grandfather, Arngrim Johnson in Minneota, Minnesota, to Steini and Winnie (Johnson) Josephson. He attended rural school until the age of 14 when he then attended and graduated from Boyd High School in the class of 1934. Following...

Walter Leroy Johnson

Walter Leroy Johnson

Nov 23, 2011

Walter LeRoy Johnson (March 6, 1921 ~ November 23, 2011) Walter LeRoy Johnson was born March 6, 1921, in Stony Run Township, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, to Carl and Annie (Dahl) Johnson. He was baptized and confirmed at the First Lutheran Church in Stony Run. As a young man, he worked on the farm. Walter served in the United...

Elsie Carolyn (Wilson) Halvorson

Elsie Carolyn (Wilson) Halvorson

Nov 18, 2011

Elsie C. (Wilson) Halvorson (May 31, 1918 ~ November 18, 2011) Elsie Carolyn Wilson Halvorson was born on May 31, 1918, in Hazel Run Township, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, to parents Gerhard and Cora (Wilson) Wilson. She was baptized at Bergen Lutheran Church and confirmed at Hazel Run Lutheran Church. She attended the Roadside Country School and later graduated...

Clara Emilie (Rosin) Laechelt

Clara Emilie (Rosin) Laechelt

Nov 10, 2011

A celebration and thanksgiving for eternal life service will be held for Clara Laechelt at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, November 14, 2011, Zion Lutheran Church, rural Boyd, Minnesota. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the funeral service. Interment will follow at the Zion Cemetery. Clara died on November 10, 2011, at the Clarkfield Care Center. Clara Emilie...

Mabel Lorraine (Jorgenson) Miller

Mabel Lorraine (Jorgenson) Miller

Nov 8, 2011

Mabel Lorraine (Jorgenson) Miller (April 5, 1923 ~ November 8, 2011) Mabel Lorraine (Jorgenson) Miller was born April 5, 1923, at the family home in Clarkfield in Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, to Marvin and Bessie (Amundson) Jorgenson. She was baptized and confirmed at Clarkfield Lutheran Church where she was a lifetime member of the congregation. She graduated from Clarkfield...

Ernest (Bud) Julian Jorgens

Ernest (Bud) Julian Jorgens

Oct 31, 2011

Ernest (Bud) Julian Jorgens (January 13, 1924~October 31, 2011) Ernest (Bud) Julian Jorgens was born on January 13, 1924, in Arnegard, North Dakota, to Joseph and Martha (Larson) Jorgens. He was baptized on February 7, 1924, and was confirmed on October 23, 1938, at St. Petri Lutheran Church. He graduated from Boyd High School in 1941. He joined the...

Phyllis Elaine (Berg) Waller

Phyllis Elaine (Berg) Waller

Oct 25, 2011

Phyllis Elaine (Berg) Waller (April 23, 1933~October 25, 2011) Phyllis Elaine Berg was born to Arne and Edith (Larson) Berg at her home in Friendship Township on April 23rd, 1933. She was baptized and confirmed at Israel Lutheran Church, rural Clarkfield, Minnesota. She attended country school and later went to the Clarkfield School thru 10th grade. Phyllis married Oscar...

Donald Raymond Nelson

Donald Raymond Nelson

Oct 7, 2011

Donald Raymond Nelson (November 11, 1920~October 7, 2011) The spirit and soul of Donald Raymond Nelson, age 90, were freed from this fragile life on Friday, October 7, 2011. Don held Clarkfield, Minnesota, as his home for most of his life. He stepped into eternal glory from his latest residence in Colorado Springs, Colorado, where he was living with...

Dorothy (Kinsey) Ulrich

Dorothy (Kinsey) Ulrich

Sep 29, 2011

Dorothy Kinsey Ulrich (December 11, 1915~September 29, 2011) Dorothy Kinsey Ulrich was born December 11, 1915, in Bromide, Oklahoma, to Benjamin and Mattie (O'Donohue) Kinsey. She graduated from high school in Commerce, Oklahoma. Following high school she worked at various domestic jobs and during WWII at a Shell Loading Plant in Parsons, Kansas. She was united in marriage to...

Curtis Gustav Leppke

Curtis Gustav Leppke

Sep 24, 2011

Curtis Gustav Leppke (November 30, 1927~September 24, 2011) Curtis Gustav Leppke was born November 30, 1927, in Maxwell Township, Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota, to Fred H. and Alma (Bohn) Leppke. He was baptized at St. John's Lutheran Church in December of 1927, by Pastor R. P. Young and confirmed on June 1, 1941, by Pastor A.W. Fuerstenau. Curtis...

Stella Marie (Peterson) Weinhold

Stella Marie (Peterson) Weinhold

Jul 31, 2011

Stella Marie (Peterson) Weinhold (July 20, 1921 ~ July 31, 2011) Stella Marie Weinhold was born July 20, 1921, on the family farm near Clarkfield, Minnesota, to Sven (Axel) and Hilda (Miller) Peterson. She was baptized and confirmed at Augustana Lutheran Church in Clarkfield, Minnesota. She graduated from Minneota High School. Stella married Bruce Weinhold in Granite Falls, Minnesota,...

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