Thelma Edythe Risa
Feb 21, 2001
Thelma Edythe Risa was born April 21, 1915, in rural Minneota, Minnesota, to parents Michael L. and Anne V. (Hoversten) Risa. Later that spring, the family moved to a farm south of Hazel Run, Minnesota. She was baptized at St. Lucas Lutheran Church of Normania Township, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, and confirmed at the Hazel Run Lutheran Church, Hazel...
Edgar Vernelle Willander
Feb 7, 2001
Edgar Vernelle Willander was born in Tyro Township of Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, on December 15, 1923, to parents Oscar and Emelia (Anderson) Willander. He was baptized January 9, 1924, at the First English Lutheran Church in Clarkfield, Minnesota, by Rev. Theo Steinert and confirmed May 16, 1937, by Rev. Carl Anderson. He attended Rural School District #29 and...
Mae Lorinda (Broughton) Wegener
Dec 31, 2000
Mae Lorinda (Broughton) Wegener was born November 8, 1910, the daughter of Andrew K. and Ida (Hanson) Broughton, near Cottonwood, Minnesota. She grew up in the rural Cottonwood area and graduated from Minneota High School, Minneota, Minnesota. Mae was united in marriage to Harold H. Wegener on September 16, 1937, at the parsonage in Cottonwood. Harold and Mae were...
Elsie Helen Lachelt
Dec 25, 2000
Elsie Helen (Neitzel) Lachelt was born on May 4, 1910, near Valparaiso, Nebraska, to parents Frank and Augusta (Radetzke) Neitzel. She was baptized into the Lutheran faith the same year at the Lane School House in Valparaiso, as it was used as a church. Elsie moved with her family to Campbell, Minnesota, in 1920. She was confirmed at the...
Duane L. Mccoy
Dec 25, 2000
After an illness of four years, Duane McCoy of rural Clarkfield, Minnesota, passed away at his home in Lisbon Township of Yellow Medicine County, on Monday, December 25, 2000, at the age of 70 years, 4 months, and 28 days. Duane was born on July 27, 1930, in Terrill, Iowa, to parents Orph and Era (Lown) McCoy. He moved...
Flora Harriet Koepp
Dec 19, 2000
Flora Harriet Koepp was born on February 23, 1917, to parents Harry and Martha (Goetz) Garrison in Minneapolis, Minnesota. In 1925 she was adopted by William and Ida Pipke due to health problems of her parents. Flora was confirmed in 1931 at St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church of Omro Township of Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota. Flora and Herbert Koepp...
Lloyd Franklin Kirkeby
Nov 27, 2000
Lloyd Franklin Kirkeby was born on February 9, 1918, at Clarkfield, Minnesota, to parents Olaus and Inga (Olson) Kirkeby. He was baptized and confirmed at the Clarkfield Lutheran Church. Lloyd left school his senior year of high school to help his Dad farm. On July 12, 1940, Lloyd married Eunice (Wold) at Boyd, Minnesota. Lloyd and Eunice farmed for...
Bernice I. (Hide) Walters
Oct 28, 2000
Bernice I. Walters was born on April 2, 1923, at Taylors Falls, Minnesota, to parents Ray and Esther (Dahl) Hide. She graduated from Amary High School, Amary, Wisconsin, and then moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota. While living in Minneapolis, Bernice met Nicholas Walters. Bernice and Nick were married at Marshall, Minnesota, on June 3, 1944. This marriage was blessed with...
Beverly Jean Kompelien
Oct 28, 2000
Beverly Jean (Hansen) Kompelien was born January 20, 1934, in Rock County, Minnesota, to parents Newton M. and Margaret (DeBates) Hansen. She attended rural Minneota Schools. Beverly was united in marriage to Erling M. Kompelien on June 6, 1953, at Hope Lutheran Church in Minneota, Minnesota. This marriage was blessed with four children: Jeffrey, Kristine, Robert, and Karen. Beverly...
Darcy Blair Koepp
Oct 14, 2000
Darcy Blair Koepp was born on April 20, 1964, at the Rice Hospital in Willmar, Minnesota, to parents Douglas T. and Nancy B. (Blair) Koepp. He was baptized as an infant at Zion Lutheran Church and later confirmed at Redeemer Lutheran Church of Willmar. He attended and graduated from Willmar Senior High in 1982. He married Lisa Garberding on...
Martin Ernest Reishus
Oct 9, 2000
Martin Ernest Reishus was born November 14, 1906, in Normania Township of rural Cottonwood, Minnesota. His parents were Knute and Annetta (Miller) Reishus. Martin became a child of God through Holy Baptism on December 23, 1906, at St. Lucas Church by the Rev. Martin Romstad. On July 3, 1921, he renewed his Baptism Covenant through Confirmation at. St. Lucas...
Ingeborg L. (Carlson) Olson
Oct 1, 2000
Ingeborg L. (Carlson) Olson was born on April 25, 1910, at Clarkfield, Minnesota, to parents John and Caroline (Christensen) Carlson. She was baptized at Spring Creek Lutheran Church of Normania Township, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, and confirmed at the Norwegian Lutheran Church, Starbuck, Manitoba, Canada. Ingeborg married Clifford E. Olson at the Clarkfield Lutheran Parsonage, Clarkfield, Minnesota, on February...
Duwayne Leo Lehmann
Sep 21, 2000
DuWayne Leo Lehmann was born to Bernice (Fritz) and Rueben Lehmann on September 9, 1947, at Dawson, Minnesota. He was baptized by Rev. Louis Rosin and confirmed in 1961 by Rev. Albert C. Esch, at Zion Lutheran Church. DuWayne attended School District #25 in Maxwell Township. DuWayne married Ilene Harberts on August 19, 1972. This marriage was blessed with...
Chester Palmer Hansen
Sep 17, 2000
Chester Palmer Hansen was born on December 6, 1917, at Clarkfield, Minnesota, to parents Martin J. and Amanda J. (Larson) Hansen. He was baptized and confirmed at the Clarkfield Lutheran Church, where he was a lifelong member. Chester lived most of his life in the Clarkfield area. He worked at a CC Camp near Duluth, Minnesota and during World...
Leonard Ordell Oakland
Sep 13, 2000
Leonard Ordell Oakland was born to parents Lars and Maye (Anderson) Oakland in Swede Prairie Township of Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, on September 3, 1928. He passed away at the Chippewa County Montevideo Hospital, Montevideo, Minnesota, on Wednesday, September 13, 2000, at the age of 72 years and 10 days. He is survived by his sisters: Vivian (Sidney) Knutson...
Dale Lester Fremo
Sep 13, 2000
Dale Lester Fremo was born on April 1, 1945, in Hillsboro, Wisconsin, to parents Gordon and Irene (Driefke) Fremo. He grew up in and near Valley, Wisconsin. He was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith in a small country church called 'Skogdalen' which is in Timbercoulee, Wisconsin. Dale graduated from Hillsboro High School. He spent four years in...
Wilhelm Carl Arnold Lund
Sep 11, 2000
Wilhelm Carl Arnold Lund, age 92, died September 11, 2000, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Born in Clarkfield, Minnesota, he was a former resident of St. Peter, Minnesota and Pine River, Minnesota, before relocating to Minneapolis in 1987. During his life, he farmed, managed grain elevators and retired from the State Mental Hospital in St. Peter, Minnesota, in 1973. A lifelong...
Margaret Pelz
Aug 20, 2000
Margaret (Hiemstra) Pelz was born on July 21, 1926, at Oskaloosa, Iowa, to parents William and Lena (Bosvold) Hiemstra. She was one of three siblings. She married Harold E. Pelz on June 21, 1949, at Cedar Rapids, Iowa. This marriage was blessed with three children: Marguerite, Carol, and Dale. Margaret and Harold lived in the Redwood Falls-Delhi-Wabasso, Minnesota areas...
Juell Phillip Oakland
Aug 19, 2000
Juell Phillip Oakland was born on August 2, 1923, in Swede Prairie Township of Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, to parents Lars and Maye (Anderson) Oakland. He was baptized on August 12, 1923, and later confirmed at St. Lucas Lutheran Church. He attended school at Clarkfield, Minnesota, and graduated with the Class of 1941. Juell and Gladys R. Knutson were...
Camilla Josephine (Olson) Wilson
Aug 15, 2000
Camilla Josephine (Olson) Wilson was born on August 6, 1926, in Tyro Township of Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, to parents Clarence and Hilda (Olson) Olson. She was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith. Camilla attended Clarkfield High School and graduated with the Class of 1944. Following graduation, she worked for the County Agent, George Gehant, as his secretary....
