obituaries

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...

Jan 15, 2023

Our beloved mother and grandmother passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 15th, 2023 at age 94 at Chapel View Health Care Center of Hopkins, MN, due to complications of COVID and dementia. A funeral service will be held on Friday, January 27th, 2023 at 11 AM at the J.H. Lynner Funeral Home in Clarkfield, with visitation one hour prior...

Jan 4, 2023

Funeral services for Beulah Anderson, 89, of Marshall, formerly of Cottonwood, will be at 11:00 AM Saturday, January 7th, at St. Lucas Lutheran Church, rural Cottonwood, with visitation one hour prior. Visitation will be Friday, January 6th at the J.H. Lynner Funeral Home in Clarkfield from 5:00‐7:00 PM with a prayer service at 7:00 PM.

Beulah died...

Dec 2, 2022

Franz Allbert Richter, born October 16th, 1942, in Seattle, WA, has long been considered one of the most influential artists and historians of the Upper Minnesota River Valley region. He grew up on a farm south of Clarkfield and after graduating from Clarkfield High school (Class of 1960) he moved to the Twin Cities to pursue further education. There...

Nov 24, 2022

Elizabeth "Libby" Johnson was born on November 3rd, 1938, in Clarkfield, MN, to Henry and Edna (Olson) Johnson. She was baptized and confirmed at Clarkfield Lutheran Church and graduated from the Clarkfield High School in 1956. On June 29, 1956, Libby married Donald "Don" Dack at the Clarkfield Lutheran Church and the couple had 5 children. Libby was a...

Nov 23, 2022

Michael George Stangeland was born on February 13, 1963, to George and Betty (Sueverkruepp) Stangeland at his family home in Gary, SD, having been delivered by his grandma, Alma Stangeland. He attended Gary grade school until 1970 when the family moved to Clarkfield, MN, and he continued going to school at H. A. Hagg before going on to Canby...

Nov 11, 2022

Joshua David Cornelius was born on December 9, 1984, to David and Sharon (Mensink) Cornelius. He was baptized and confirmed at Clarkfield Lutheran Church. He attended school in Clarkfield through 8th grade and attended and graduated from Yellow Medicine East High School in 2004. On September 11, 2022, he became a member of the Clarkfield Assembly of God Church....

Oct 21, 2022

Allen Cornelius, of Clarkfield, passed away on Friday, October 21st, 2022 at his home in Clarkfield, MN, at the age of 97 years and 4 months. Visitation will be held on Saturday, October 29th, 2022 from 12 to 2 PM at the Clarkfield Lutheran Church, followed by the funeral service at 2 PM. Interment with military honors to follow...