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...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
