obituaries

Dec 31, 2024

Kenneth Leroy Leenerts was born on November 17th, 1935, in Bruning, NE, to George and Ethel (West) Leenerts and was also baptized in Bruning.  At age 5, Kenny and his family moved to rural Boyd, MN.  He was confirmed in 1949 at Zion Lutheran Church and graduated from Clarkfield High School in 1953.  After graduation he worked with Thompson...

Dec 21, 2024

Orville Charles Hagen was born August 3, 1933, in Lac Qui Parle Township, the son of Charley and Eunice (Twyman) Hagen. He was born in a log cabin at the bottom of the big hill. Orville grew up on a farm near the Lac Qui Parle Dam. He was baptized and confirmed at Our Saviour's Lutheran Church of Baxter. ...

Nov 26, 2024

Margaret Mae Hoffman, age 97, of Bloomington, MN, and formerly Annandale, MN, passed away on November 26, 2024, with family by her side at the Minnesota Masonic Home in Bloomington where she was a resident since 2021.

There are not enough words to convey about the life of Margaret and the impact she's made on the lives...

Nov 5, 2024

Patricia "Tricia" Rose Mock was born in Granite Falls, MN on November 11th, 1987, to Sharon (Koster) Lobdell and Michael Mock. She was baptized at St. John's Lutheran Church in Wood Lake, MN.

Tricia grew up in Clarkfield, MN, and attended school at H.A. Haag Elementary before graduating from YME in 2006. Tricia also attended MN West...

Oct 31, 2024

Mark Long passed away unexpectedly of natural causes while on a work run in Fraser, Colorado. Born on September 16, 1950, to Geraldine Weisbrod and Arthur W. Reed Long in Clarkfield, Minnesota, Mark's life was a journey of resilience, hard work, and dedication to family.

Baptized in Spring Creek Lutheran Church and later confirmed in Clarkfield Lutheran...

Oct 16, 2024

Jane Noreen Simonson was born on September 15th, 1957, to Norma and Warren "Gabby" Simonson. She grew up as the third of four girls, and her dad would answer the phone "Simonson Hatchery, which chick do you want?" The Simonson girls grew up close, but Jane wasn't afraid to let them know if they messed up, including tackling one...

Oct 10, 2024

LeRoy A. Moseng was born April 11th, 1940, in Dawson, MN, to parents Alfred and Lorraine (Ritland) Moseng. He attended Boyd Public School and graduated in 1958. Following graduation, he worked at several jobs before starting farming at age 22.

LeRoy married Wilma "Wendy" Manning on September 4, 1965. They raised cattle and farmed their entire married...

Oct 7, 2024

Dolores "Dee" Spitzack Rysdahl passed away on Monday, October 7th, 2024, at the age of 95. Dee was born on April 18, 1929, to Albert and Ruby (Jones) Spitzack in Faribault, MN. Dee met her husband, Alton, during their first week in college at St. Olaf College in Northfield, MN. The two married in August 1950 and together raised...

Oct 5, 2024

Linda Marie McIntire was born on April 24th, 1950, in Grinnell, Iowa to Lloyd Melvin McIntire and Ruth Christine Pattison. She grew up in and around Newton, Iowa with one older brother and three younger sisters. Linda attended a one room schoolhouse just outside Newton in 1955 before moving into town, where she graduated from Newton High School in...

Sep 30, 2024

Alida Marie (Lee) Forbord was born September 2, 1920, to Iver and Jennie (Johnson) Lee in Clarkfield, Minnesota. She was baptized and confirmed in the Clarkfield Lutheran Church. She graduated from Clarkfield High School in 1938, graduated in 1939 from a Post Graduate Class in Clarkfield, and graduated as a medical secretary and technician from the College of Medical...

Sep 26, 2024

Myra Eloise Lynner was born February 20, 1923, in the Lynner flat to Esther Marie Peterson Lynner and Johnny Lynner in Clarkfield.  She passed peacefully from this life on September 26, 2024, at the age of 101 years, 7 months and 6 days.  She was predeceased by her husband, Gordon Duane Peterson; her parents; her brother John Haynes "Jack"...

Sep 13, 2024

Ardell Ordean Benson was born on August 29, 1934, to Robert and Mamie (Berg) Benson in Swede Prairie Township.  He was baptized and confirmed at Israel Lutheran Church in Swede Prairie.  He attended elementary grades in country school and graduated from Clarkfield High School in 1952.

Ardell was united in marriage on July 7, 1956, to Arlene...

Sep 10, 2024

Scott Sherman Winson was born on May 27, 1952, in Granite Falls, MN, to Sherman and Burdonna (Bruflat) Winson.  He grew up on the Winson family farm just South of Clarkfield and graduated from Clarkfield High School in 1970 and attended St. Cloud State University.  Later in life, he graduated from Southwest Minnesota State University Magna Cum Laude with...

Aug 29, 2024

Karen was born on March 8, 1943, in Grace Township, Chippewa County, to Dayton & Orel (Gullord) Williamson.  She was baptized and confirmed at the Montevideo United Methodist Church. Karen attended high school in Montevideo and graduated in 1961. She then lived in Minneapolis where she studied nursing and worked in an insurance office and flower shop, where she...

Aug 13, 2024

Bruce Irving Anderson was born on September 17, 1951, in Clarkfield, Minnesota to Irving and Harriet (Hanson) Anderson and was baptized and confirmed at Clarkfield Lutheran Church. He passed away peacefully on August 13, 2024, at his home in Clarkfield at the age of 72.

He attended and graduated from Clarkfield High School in 1969.  He furthered...

Aug 8, 2024

Michael "Mike" Jorgenson was born on January 28, 1960, in Clarkfield, to Dennis and Beulah (Mikelson) Jorgenson. He was baptized and confirmed at Clarkfield Lutheran Church and attended Clarkfield High School, graduating with the class of 1978. On May 9, 1981, Mike married Barb Viessman and the couple went on to have three children: Trent, Stephanie, and Zachery.

Jul 8, 2024

Nancy Painter, age 77 of Clarkfield, died on Monday, July 8th, 2024 with family by her side at the CCM Health Hospital in Montevideo. A Celebration of Life will be held by the family at a later date.

Jun 14, 2024

Gloria Sylvia Johnson was born on January 18, 1927, in Okabena, MN, to Frederick and Minnie (Reimers) Siemers. She and her eight siblings were raised in the ways of simple living and hard work on the farm until Gloria lost her mother at just 10 years old. In her early teens she became indispensable to her family's farming operation....

May 29, 2024

Patrick was born August 22, 1971, to Terri L Shaw and Mark A Long in Clarkfield, MN.  He was baptized and confirmed in the Clarkfield Methodist Church.

He grew up in Clarkfield and attended Clarkfield School, graduating from high school in 1990. He attended and received his diploma from Ridgewater College, received as Associate of Arts from...

May 15, 2024

Dr. Michael Scott Kirkeby, 80, of Citrus Hills, FL passed away May 15, 2024 after a long battle with dementia. Michael was born on July 12, 1943 in Montevideo, MN to Lloyd and Eunice (Wold) Kirkeby. He was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith and graduated from Clarkfield High School in 1961. He graduated with his B.S. degree...