obituaries

Oct 4, 2023

George Rysdahl, of Carver, Minnesota died October 4, 2023, at the Carver Ridge Senior Living at the age of 90.  He was surrounded and visited by his children and grandchildren in his last days.  His daughters Lynnette and Stefanie were with him when he passed.

George was born in Clarkfield, Minnesota on February 3, 1933. He grew...

Oct 3, 2023

Bradley Gene Johnson, 69, of Clarkfield, Minnesota, passed away peacefully at North Memorial Hospital on October 3, 2023, surrounded by his family. An avid Twins fan, Brad hung out long enough to catch one more baseball game with his family and one last win by the Twins - their first playoff victory in 19 years.

Brad was...

Sep 24, 2023

Robert (Rob) Kompelien was born July 30, 1962 to Erling & Beverly Jean (Hansen) Kompelien.  Rob passed away on Sunday, September 24, 2023 at his home with family and loyal friend, Oliver, at his bedside.

Rob grew up on the family farm north east of Minneota.  Rob was baptized and confirmed at St. Lucas Lutheran Church, Cottonwood,...

Aug 11, 2023

Elaine Gurney was born in Camden, NJ, on February 15, 1925, the 7th and last child of Thomas S. Gurney and his wife, Marie Gillette, of Philadelphia, PA. In 1944, she traveled to California by train and found work in an aircraft factory called California Flyers as a "Rosie the Riveter," making airplane wings for the B-17. Elaine liked...

Aug 2, 2023

With family around her, Marlys died on August 2, 2023, in Winter Park, Florida, after enduring 3 1/2 years of Lewy Body Dementia. She was 84 years old. Marlys was born to Grace and Olaf Larson on May 23, 1939, in Clarkfield, Minnesota. She was baptized and confirmed in the Swedish Lutheran Church (Augustana). She was married on July...

Aug 1, 2023

John D. Peterson, of Clarkfield (originally of Tyler & Marshall), died on Tuesday, August 1st, 2023 at the age of 84 at the Clarkfield Care Center. He is survived by his two children, Jeff Peterson and Dawn Sells, both of Florida, and three brothers: Glenn (Erna) Peterson of Duluth, MN, and Dale (Sherill) Peterson and Don (Penny) Peterson both...

Aug 1, 2023

Betty Jean (Rickard) Lovsness was born in Kanorado, Kansas on April 16, 1931, to Randal and Marguerite (Purdy) Rickard. She grew up in Denver, Colorado and graduated from Denver North High School in 1949. Afterwards, she attended business college and worked in the Denver office of Woolworths.

On June 15, 1951, Betty married Reed Lovsness and the...

Jul 27, 2023

Gordon David Peterson was born on June 5, 1952, in Clarkfield, MN, the third child of Gordon D. and Myra (Lynner) Peterson.

G. David was an active Boy Scout who achieved the rank of Eagle Scout. He continued with scouting as an adult and accompanied scouts from the Mid-Iowa Council to Philmont Scout Ranch in New Mexico...

Jun 23, 2023

On June 23, 2023, Evelyn Irene Walter passed away at the age of 99.

Evelyn "Evie" was born on April 21, 1924, in Boyd, Minnesota to Peter and Alma (Zietlow) Johnson. On February 27, 1944, she married Arnold Arthur Walter. Together they raised four sons: Steven, Stanford, Bruce and Alan, and one daughter, Susan.

She...

Jun 13, 2023

Norman Merlin Anderson was born in Princeton, Minnesota on May 22, 1929, to Andrew Anderson and Inez (George) Anderson.  Norman was baptized and confirmed at Our Saviors Lutheran Church, rural Santiago.  He grew up helping on the farm and drove horses for fieldwork starting at a very young age.

After graduating from Princeton High School, Norman went...

Jun 12, 2023

Geraldine "Jeri" (Long) Williams, formally of Clarkfield, passed away peacefully at home in Port Hadlock, WA on June 12, 2023, at 91 years of age.

Jeri was born December 4, 1931, in Montevideo, MN to Harry James Weisbrod of Montevideo, MN and Georgia (Nordli) Edmunds of Cottonwood, MN.

Jeri has two half sisters, Carol (Arne)...

Jun 4, 2023

Viola G. Haaland was born November 13, 1926, to Albert and Norma (Pearson) Girdeen in Red Wing, MN. She grew up in the rural area of Hager City, WI. and graduated from country school before attending Minnehaha Academy High School in Minneapolis. She worked at Red Wing Pottery and also at the Red Wing Shoe Factory. Viola obtained her...

Jun 4, 2023

Virgil Jerome Anderson of Boyd, MN, passed away at the Chippewa County Montevideo Hospital on Sunday, June 4, 2023, at the age of 97.

Virgil was born on April 30, 1926, in Milan, MN to Bennie and Clara (Olson) Anderson. He was baptized into the Christian faith on July 18, 1926, at Big Bend Lutheran Church, Big...

Jun 2, 2023

Gene Henry Van Westen was born on March 20, 1947, in Sibley, IA to John and Dorothy (Loeschen) Van Westen. He graduated from high school in Sibley and attended Vo-Tech for diesel mechanics in Sheldon, IA. Gene served his country during the Vietnam War from 1966 until his honorable discharge from the Marine Corps in 1970. In his lifetime,...

Apr 1, 2023

Tyler Franklin West was born on January 11th, 1993, to parents Lonny and Gerri (Ross) West in Montevideo, MN. He attended all of grade school in Montevideo and graduated from the Montevideo High School in 2011. Tyler was a proficient tennis player while in school. After high school, Tyler worked a variety of jobs, and spent the greatest amount...

Mar 2, 2023

Jane Hanson was the 6th of 10 children born on the family farm to Edith (Hanson) and Art Hanson in Pine City, MN. At the age of 15, Jane went to Minneapolis to find a job during World War II and found a position in a factory, as those jobs were plentiful at that time, but she would often...

Feb 6, 2023

Lloyd Eschen, age 87, originally of Boyd, died on Monday, February 6, 2023 at the Johnson Memorial Health Services Care Center in Dawson. A private family graveside service will be held later this spring.

Feb 6, 2023

Melburne Burdette Fjerkenstad was born on November 3, 1927, on the family farm near Boyd, MN, the youngest boy of John and Olga (Grefsrud) Fjerkenstad. He was baptized and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church in Boyd, and he attended school in the Boyd area while also working on his family's farm before enlisting in the Air Force in 1945....

Feb 6, 2023

Hila Mae Zietlow passed away on Monday, February 6th, 2023, after a long illness. She was born in Montevideo, MN, on December 10, 1942 to Louis and Helen (Raddohl) Erickson. She resided in Tyro Township with her parents and graduated from Montevideo High School in 1960. Hila met Ordell Zietlow and the two were married in 1961 at Zion...

Feb 1, 2023

Curtis O'Niel Sannerud, affectionately known as "Sunshine", was born on May 16, 1930, at home on the farm (which he still owns to this day) in Normania Township to Christian and Margaret (Adrian) Sannerud. He was baptized at home and confirmed at Spring Creek Norwegian Lutheran Church. Throwing only a blanket over the back of a horse, Sunshine made...