Erhardt Edmund Koepp
Oct 21, 2003
Erhardt Edmund Koepp was born January 26, 1913, at his parents home in Omro Township, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota. He was the oldest son of Herman and Pauline (Kesting) Koepp. He was baptized February 23, 1913, at Zion Lutheran Church of Omro Township and confirmed May 1, 1927, at Zion. He attended District #44 through the 8th grade and...
Gordon E. Knutson
Oct 16, 2003
Gordon E. Knutson was born on December 14, 1929, on a farm in Wergeland Township, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, to Esther (Skjonsby) and Henry Knutson. He was baptized and confirmed at Porter Lutheran Church in Porter, Minnesota. He served in the Army during the Korean War and was stationed in Alabama. After his discharge, he returned to Porter and...
Harlan Dennis Martinson
Oct 8, 2003
Harlan Dennis Martinson was born December 30, 1935, at the Clarkfield Hospital, Clarkfield, Minnesota, to parents Oscar and Olga (Anderson) Martinson. He was baptized at the English Lutheran Church of Boyd, Minnesota, and graduated from Boyd High School in 1953. Harley went to work in Minneapolis, Minnesota, following graduation. He worked for the Culverism Club in St. Louis Park,...
Pearl Ione (Goulson) Albin
Sep 30, 2003
Pearl lone (Goulson) Albin was born August 20, 1927, in Mandt Township of Chippewa County, Minnesota, to parents Theodore G. and Caroline (Myhre) Goulson. She was baptized and confirmed at Jevnaker Lutheran Church. Pearl married Erling C. Albin on August 25, 1957, at Jevnaker Lutheran Church. This marriage was blessed with a daughter Elaine. Pearl was a true homemaker,...
Harold F Berg
Sep 30, 2003
Harold F. Berg was born April 14, 1919, at his parents home southwest of Clarkfield, Minnesota. He lived in this house for 84 years. Harold was primarily a farmer, a lifestyle he learned from his parents, Carl and Caroline Berg. As a young man, Harold drove school bus for Clarkfield Public Schools. Although he himself was only able to...
Vernon W Zempel
Sep 12, 2003
Vernon W. Zempel was born November 19, 1920, on the family farm in Camp Release Township in Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota, to Edward and Tillie (Eggers) Zempel. He was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith. He completed country school through the 8th grade in rural Montevideo, Minnesota. During his teens, he worked on various farms. He began...
Viola (Knutson) Friberg
Sep 9, 2003
Viola Knutson was born on July 6, 1914, of parents Sam and Emma Knutson at rural Canby, Minnesota, Yellow Medicine County. She attended the Barr Elementary School. She delayed her entrance to high school for four years as she helped care for her invalid mother. Vi graduated from Canby High School and took the teacher's training course to become...
Gregg M. Wilson
Sep 5, 2003
Gregg M. Wilson was born June 15, 1955, at the Granite Falls Hospital, Granite Falls, Minnesota, to Walter and Trudy Wilson. He was baptized and confirmed at Hazel Run Lutheran Church, Hazel Run, Minnesota. He attended Clarkfield Public School and graduated in 1973. Gregg married Ruth Rolighed June 14, 1975. They were parents of two children, Tera and Matthew....
Helen Edith (Olson) Wilson
Sep 4, 2003
Helen Edith (Olson) Wilson of rural Hazel Run, Minnesota, was born on December 17, 1921, in Hanley Falls, Minnesota, at the home of her parents Christine (Midboe) Olson and Edwin Olson. She passed away on Thursday, September 4, 2003, at the Clarkfield Care Center, Clarkfield, Minnesota, where she had been a resident for only one day. She reached the...
Russell Milo Hawkinson
Aug 24, 2003
Russell Milo Hawkinson was born November 15, 1920, at the family farmhouse in Swede Prairie Township, southwest of Clarkfield, Minnesota, to parents Alfred M. and Rachel (Ness) Hawkinson. He grew up there and graduated from Clarkfield High School. He continued to work the farm. Russell and Margaret Learmonth were married on November 17, 1952. They farmed with their three...
Berneice E. (Johnson) Schweer
Aug 18, 2003
Berneice E. Johnson was born May 2, 1921, at Pelican Rapids, Minnesota, to parents Erick and Carolina Johnson. She was baptized and confirmed at Central Lutheran Church of Pelican Rapids. She attended Country School through the 8th grade and graduated from Pelican Rapids Public High School in 1939. In her youth, she was very active in 4-H, proudly winning...
Daniel Leroy Anderson
Aug 12, 2003
"Imagine That" Daniel departed his earthly life on August 12, 2003, just as he lived it: a free spirit who zealously grasped every ounce of life from each second of every day. He is dearly remembered by his many close and trusted friends, true companions who were the foundation of his contentment and source of his happiness, as well...
Larry Paul Janiszeski
Aug 10, 2003
Larry Paul Janiszeski was born October 19, 1951, in Hendricks, Minnesota, to parents Paul and Verna (Bren) Janiszeski. He was baptized, received his first Communion and confirmed at St. John's Cantius Catholic Church, Wilno, Minnesota. He became a member of Bergen Lutheran Church, Granite Falls, Minnesota, in 1988. Larry graduated from Canby High School, Canby, Minnesota, in 1969. He...
Cameron C. Cleugh
Jul 31, 2003
Cameron C. Cleugh was born on December 13, 1936, at Glenwood, Minnesota, to parents William and Cyrilla (Johnson) Cleugh. He was baptized and confirmed at the Glenwood Lutheran Church. He graduated from Glenwood High School in 1955. Following high school, he attended St. Cloud State College for a short time and then attended the Minnesota School of Business. Cameron...
Karl Frederick Pipke
Jul 18, 2003
Karl Frederick Pipke was born on August 10, 1918, at the home of his parents Edward and Elizabeth (Golnick) Pipke in Omro Township, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota. He was baptized at St. John's Lutheran Church on September 1, 1918, by Pastor Wm. Pankow and confirmed at St. John's Lutheran on May 24, 1936, by Pastor A. W. Fuerstenau. Karl...
William (Bill) O Wathern
Jul 17, 2003
William O. ("Bill") Wathern was born November 12, 1923, to William and Lola (Randall) Wathern in Swatara, Minnesota. He was baptized and confirmed at the Methodist Episcopal Church in Swatara. He was educated and graduated from the Swatara School System. Following high school, Bill moved to Seattle, Washington, and worked in the ship yards until entering the United States...
Merlyn Delon Laechelt
May 10, 2003
Merlyn Delon Laechelt was born September 21, 1932, at the Saltee residence in Canby, Minnesota, to parents Walter and Julia (Saltee) Laechelt. He was baptized at Zion Lutheran and confirmed there in 1945. He attended Clarkfield Schools and graduated in 1950. Following graduation, he started farming full-time with his dad, Walter. Merlyn married Alice Wick of Montevideo, Minnesota, on...
Arthur George Radunz
May 9, 2003
Arthur George Radunz was born on December 16, 1916, at Granite Falls, Minnesota, to parents Christ and Alvina (Jaspe) Radunz. He grew up in rural Granite Falls and attended school in Granite Falls. Arthur married Hazel Barber on May 1, 1949. They were the parents of four children: son Paul, and daughters: Jane, Anna, and Carrie. They lived near...
Bergliot Gudrun (Hauge) Stueland
May 5, 2003
Bergliot Gudrun Hauge Stueland was born May 19, 1914, in Clarkfield, Minnesota, to Malvin and Ann (Schjeldrup) Hauge. She was baptized August 2, 1914, in the Lutheran Church and later confirmed there. She attended Clarkfield High School and graduated in 1933. Berg worked as a nurse at the local hospital with her father and later with her brothers Malvin...
Hiram S Christopherson
May 5, 2003
Hiram S. Christopherson was born April 10, 1917, at Clarkfield, Minnesota, to Gustav and Alma (Stenson) Christopherson. He was baptized and later confirmed at Bergen Lutheran Church where he remained a member his entire life. He graduated from Clarkfield High School in 1934. He married Helen Jorgenson and they lived in the Twin City area until 1941 when he...
