Leona Marie Johnson
Dec 30, 1998
Leona Marie Johnson was born May 29, 1913 at Cleghorn, Iowa to parents George and Catherine (Theil) Hartliep. She married Arthur S. Johnson on March 3, 1932. To this union were born six children: Kenneth, Virginia, June, Vernon, James and Arda. Leona lived in the Clarkfield and Granite Falls area. Leona became a resident of the St. Peter Health...
Edward Helgeson
Dec 28, 1998
Edward Helgeson was born to parents Tom and Dorothea (Johnson) Helgeson near Montevideo, Minnesota, on June 23, 1916. He was baptized at Immanuel Lutheran Church of Watson, Minnesota, and confirmed at Our Savior's Lutheran Church of Montevideo. Ed was united in marriage to Gladys A. Christopherson on October 6, 1940, in Paso Robles, California. To this union two children...
Patricia Helen Nordahl
Dec 20, 1998
Patricia Helen Nordahl was born on April 18, 1942 at Boyd, Minnesota to parents Sam and Agnes (Peterson) Nordahl. She passed away on Sunday morning, December 20th, 1998 at the Ashwood Health Care Center in Willmar, Minnesota where she had been a resident for the past three years. Pat is survived by three sisters: Betty (Robert) Lorenge of Wallhill,...
Ordell Jerome Lovsness
Dec 16, 1998
Ordell Jerome Lovsness was born January 4, 1911, in Cottonwood to Edward and Clara (Kise) Lovsness. He worked for the Cottonwood Telephone Company, the world's First Co-op Oil Company of Cottonwood and began farming on his own in March of 1943. The 400 acre Century Farm in Yellow Medicine County is now farmed by his grandson, Tim Pehrson. Ordell...
Sylvia Annette (Skalbeck) Eye
Dec 8, 1998
Sylvia Annette (Skalbeck) Eye was born on June 30, 1921 in Hawk Creek township, Sacred Heart, Minnesota to Oscar and Sophie (Rude) Skalbeck. She was baptized in that same year at First English Lutheran Church of Sacred Heart by I.O. Melom. She was confirmed on June 9, 1935. She married Everett Eye on January 2, 1944 at First English...
Ethel Martha (Ruud) Anderson
Nov 30, 1998
Ethel Martha (Ruud) Anderson was born December 7, 1903, in Nome, ND to parents Erik and Anna (Bing) Ruud. The family moved to Canby, MN where Ethel attended public school. After graduation, she entered Nurses Training at the Montevideo Hospital for a 2 year course. From there, she attended the University Hospital in Minneapolis for one more year. During...
Gladys (Kise) Bestland
Nov 18, 1998
Gladys Bestland was born July 5, 1904 at Dawson, Minnesota. She died on November 18, 1998, at the Granite Falls Manor at the age of 94. She was baptized at the Lutheran Church in Dawson in 1905, and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church in Boyd on May 30, 1920. She married Oscar Bestland at Trinity Lutheran in Boyd on...
Olga Johanna Eye
Nov 3, 1998
Olga Johanna Eye was born on October 24, 1907 at Echo, Minnesota to parents Bert and Bia (Slettedahl) Eye. She was baptized at Rock Valle Lutheran Church near Echo, Minnesota and confirmed at Israel Lutheran Church of Swede Prairie Township. Olga attended Country School District #104. Olga moved with her family to a farm near Clarkfield in 1915. She...
Evelyn L. (Johnson) Granell
Oct 28, 1998
Evelyn L. Granell was born on September 15, 1909 in Renville, Minnesota, to parents Malcolm and Laura (Fleckenstien) Johnson. At age 18, she moved to Clarkfield, Minnesota. Evelyn married Lee Granell on April 26, 1930. To this union seven children were born: Dallas, Marilyn, Darlene, Wanda, Rosalee, Lee Wayne and Larry. Evelyn was a life long member of the...
Clara Alvina Thompson
Oct 17, 1998
Clara Alvina Thompson was born in Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota on June 16, 1906 to parents John and Julia (Kittelson) Thompson. She was baptized and confirmed at the St. Lucas Lutheran Church, of which she was a member all her life. Clara attended Grade School and was a graduate of the West Central School in Morris, Minnesota. She lived...
Richard Andre "Pex" Lynne
Sep 26, 1998
Richard A. (Pex) Lynne, 71, of 718 Monroe St., Black River Falls, died Saturday morning, September 26,1998 in his home. Richard Andre Lynne was born on April 8, 1927 to Arden and Esther (Anderson) Lynne in Clarkfield, Minnesota. He was baptized and confirmed at Clarkfield (Norwegian) Lutheran Church and graduated from Clarkfield High School in 1945. He served in...
Edna Olivia (Olson) Johnson
Sep 20, 1998
Edna was born on June 20, 1900 near Thor, Iowa to parents John and Mary Anna (Lund) Olson. She was baptized at Alensvang Lutheran Church of Thor, Iowa on July 15, 1900. She came to Clarkfield, Minnesota with her parents, sisters, and brothers and the Sam Lunds and Ova Olsons, arriving on March 7, 1901. Edna was confirmed at...
Noran J Hagen
Sep 15, 1998
Noran J. Hagen was born on July 12, 1915 to Norman and Nellie Hagen of Stony Run Township, Yellow Medicine Co., MN. He died September 15, 1998 at Sun City, AZ at the age of 83 years, 2 months, and 3 days. Noran was baptized and confirmed at Bergen Lutheran Church. He is survived by a sister and brother-in-law,...
Marius Anderson
Aug 29, 1998
Marius Anderson was born on February 16, 1913 in Ten Mile Lake Township to parents Mads and Sarah (Skallen) Anderson. He was baptized and confirmed at St. John's Lutheran Church of Boyd, MN. Marius attended Rural School District # 55. Marius lived in the Boyd area his entire life, until he moved to Clarkfield with his sisters in October...
Myrtle A Molstad
Aug 27, 1998
Myrtle A. (Kittelson) Molstad was born on November 30, 1906, to parents Sievert and Amanda (Gustafson) Kittelson. She married Benford Molstad on October 5, 1930, and the couple farmed on the Molstad homestead south of Clarkfield all of their married life. Myrtle was baptized, confirmed, married and is now being laid to rest at Bergen Lutheran Church in Yellow...
Lorena (Fry) Christiansen
Aug 23, 1998
Lorena was born on October 26, 1925, in Green County, Iowa, to parents John and Bessie (Conn) Fry. She was raised in Iowa as a young girl and attended Iowa Center School. Lorena married LeRoy Christiansen on September 10, 1942, at Plenty Wood, Montana. Four children were born to them: Edward, Dale, Gary, and a daughter, Irene. LeRoy and...
Mabel Cora Kaupang
Aug 12, 1998
Mabel was born on March 18, 1921 at Nortonville, North Dakota to parents Ole and Gena (Fragodt) Hanson. She was baptized as an infant and later confirmed at Ft. Ramson, ND. Mabel attended Black Loam #4 Rural School. Mabel married Oswald T. Kaupang at Webster, SD on November 12, 1948. Two sons were born to them: Curtis and Jerry....
Elenora Blanche (Goede) Anderson
Aug 8, 1998
Elenora Blanche Anderson was born July 15, 1903, at Sanborn, Minnesota to parents William and Lucinder (Dingier) Goede. She was baptized at Sanborn, Minnesota, confirmed at First English Lutheran by Rev. Carl Anderson, and attended school through the 8th grade. Melvin served in the United States Army and during World War I from January 1918 to March of 1919....
Melvin C Anderson
Aug 8, 1998
Melvin C. Anderson was born on March 1, 1898, rural Boyd, Minnesota to parents Olaf J. and Caroline (Friberg) Anderson. He was baptized April 7, 1898 at the Swedish Ev. Lutheran Fridhem Church and later confirmed. Melvin served in the United States Army and during World War I from January 1918 to March of 1919. He served in France...
Galen Elroy Redetzke
Aug 7, 1998
Galen Elroy Redetzke was born March 16, 1915 in Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota to parents Arthur A. and Amanda M. (Stevens) Redetzke. He was baptized July 18, 1915 by his uncle, Rev. Richard Vordele and was later confirmed at the Yellow Medicine Lutheran Church of Hanley Falls. Galen graduated form Hanley Falls High School. He married Ardell M. (Cole)...
