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)...
Alan Earl Larson
Aug 3, 1998
Alan Earl Larson was born on July 12, 1933 in Boyd, Minnesota to parents Harold and Edna Larson, Sr. He was baptized and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church in Boyd. Alan graduated from Boyd High School. He served in the United States Army during the Korean War. He was a Military Police Officer in Frankfurt, Germany. Following his discharge,...
Charles Jerome Sr Heimark
Jun 30, 1998
Charles J. Heimark, Sr., 74, died at the Veteran's Administration Hospital in Minneapolis on Tuesday, June 30, 1998. He entered the VA on December 8, 1997 after helping his son to bring in the fall harvest. Charles had open heart surgery on December 22 and spent the next six months in the Surgical Intensive Care unit, amazing team after...
Emma Josephine (Iverson) [ Ness] Johnson
Jun 23, 1998
Emma Josephine (Iverson) [Ness] Johnson was born on December 17, 1899, at Clarkfield, Minnesota, to parents Andrew and Mathia (Haugen) Iverson. She was baptized and comfirmed at the Clarkfield Lutheran Church. Emma graduated from Clarkfield High School and then attended Madison Normal School at Madison, Minnesota. She was a teacher for many years. Emma married Ralph Ness and they...
Einard Joseph Lund
Jun 16, 1998
Einard Joseph Lund was born June 18, 1908 in Baxter Township, Boyd, Minnesota to parents John and Annie (Welland) Lund. He attended Country School, which was located on a portion of his farm, three miles west of Clarkfield. Einard married Edna A. Johnson, on November 19, 1932 at Big Lake, Minnesota. To this union were born: Ellroy, Alden, Ronald,...
Earl Richard Berg
Jun 7, 1998
Earl Richard Berg was born September 30, 1940, at home in Tyro Township, Minnesota, to Arne and Edith (Larson) Berg. He was baptized November 3, 1940, and confirmed May 9, 1954, at Israel Lutheran Church in rural Clarkfield. He graduated from Clarkfield High School in 1958. He married Darlyne Breyfogle on August 15, 1960, at Boyd, Minnesota. Five children...
