obituaries

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...

Oct 20, 2022

Robert August Hansen was born on June 23, 1934, in Lac Qui Parle County, MN, to parents Arthur and Alice (Giese) Hansen. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Peter's Lutheran Church in Bellingham, MN. He attended grade school in Louisburg, MN and graduated from the Appleton High School in 1952. In 1955 he married Janice Forsberg of Appleton,...

Oct 3, 2022

Pearl Jeanette Sundquist was born to parents Herman and Cora (Olson) Sundquist on November 5, 1918, in Sacred Heart Township.  She was baptized and confirmed at Ebenezer Lutheran Church in Sacred Heart, MN.  She attended country school and graduated from Sacred Heart High School in 1936 and St. Cloud State Teacher's College in 1938. Pearl taught at Renville County...

Sep 23, 2022

Dianne Carlotta Moen was born on February 6, 1947, in Montevideo, MN, to Milo and Marvell (Estling) Moen. She and her three siblings were raised in the Boyd area and she was baptized and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church in Boyd. Dianne graduated from Boyd High School in 1965 before attending Mankato State University where she obtained her degree...

Sep 15, 2022

Daryl Hermanson, age 62, passed away at his home in Boyd on Thursday, September 15th, 2022 as a result of cancer. He was born on April 12th, 1960, in Montevideo, MN to Vernel and Janice (Moen) Hermanson. Daryl was united in marriage to Melissa Schmitz on April 4th, 1992 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Boyd, MN and the couple...

Aug 11, 2022

Kathern Ann (Mayer) Bellicot of Clarkfield, MN was born August 17, 1954 in Hastings, MN to Paul and Verna (Hone) Mayer and died while holding hands in prayer August 11, 2022 in Granite Falls, MN just a week before her 68th birthday.

Services will be Wednesday August 17, 2022 at Clarkfield Lutheran Church, with visitation starting at...