Arvid Allen Rikke
Oct 3, 1997
Arvid Allen Rikke was born December 22, 1929 at the Canby Hospital to parents John and Alma (Kopitzke) Rikke. He was baptized on February 2, 1930 and confirmed May 2, 1943 at Augustana Lutheran Church of Clarkfield. Arvid attended Country School District #44 and Clarkfield Public School. . Arvid was united in marriage to Burnell Brummer on November 1,...
Thelma Isabelle Johnson
Aug 25, 1997
Thelma Isabelle Johnson was born on May 9, 1906 on a farm two miles west of Hanley Falls, MN. She was the daughter of Simon and Mary (Joel) Simonson. Thelma was baptized on June 24, 1906 and confirmed in June of 1922 at Yellow Medicine Lutheran Church. She died August 25,1997 at the Parkview Nursing Home in Belview, MN....
Alvina P (Mohr) Eckhardt
Aug 19, 1997
Alvina P. (Mohr) Eckhardt was born on April 7, 1899 in South Dakota to parents Peter and Catherine (Lye) Mohr. She was united in marriage to Alfred Eckhardt in Boyd, Minnesota on May 5, 1921. They resided in Boyd and operated 'Eckhardt's Store' along with Alfred's father, Fred, and brother Oscar. "Vena" lived in her home in Boyd until...
Murvel Ruby (Long) Loomis
Aug 13, 1997
Murvel Ruby (Long) Loomis was born at Clarkfield, Minnesota on April 2, 1918 to parents Andrew and Millie (Reed) Long. She was baptized and later confirmed at the Clarkfield United Methodist Church. Murvel attended Country School District #45. Murvel and Everette Loomis were married on April 8, 1936 at Clarkfield, Minnesota. They made their home in Clarkfield, where Murvel...
Murl Jerome Isaacs
Aug 3, 1997
Murl Jerome Isaacs was born on May 4, 1905, in Normania Township of Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota. His parents were Peter L. and Anna (Stevens) Isaacs. He was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, rural Hazel Run, Minnesota. He attended school in the District No. 45 School. Murl was engaged in farming during his...
Lloyd Manfred Nelson
Jul 10, 1997
Lloyd Manfred Nelson was born July 2, 1920, on a farm near Brook Park, Kanabec County, Minnesota, to parents Nils and Alma (Erickson) Nelson. He was baptized at home by Rev. Palm and confirmed on March 17, 1957 at Trinity Lutheran Church of Boyd by Pastor Calvin Berg. Lloyd attended school in Clarkfield and Boyd. He entered the United...
Dorothy Viola (Mattison) Berg
Jun 17, 1997
Dorothy Viola Berg was born on September 11, 1918 in Storden, MN to William and Nettie (Olson) Mattison. She attended and later graduated from Bingham Lake High School, Bingham Lake, MN, in 1936. She went on to Beauty School and operated a beauty shop with her twin sister, Donna, in Windom, MN. Other work experiences include parish secretary and...
Mildred Doris (Iverson) Stevens
Jun 17, 1997
Mildred Doris Iverson Stevens was born April 20, 1920 at Marietta, MN to parents Gilbert and Charlotte (Johnson) Iverson. She was baptized on August 1, 1920 and confirmed May 12, 1935 at Yellow Medicine Lutheran Church. Mildred attended school in Hanley Falls and graduated with the Class of 1938. Mildred married Virgil Stevens on June 24, 1950 at 'The...
Ruth Lucille Ness
Jun 7, 1997
Ruth Lucille (Olson) Ness was born May 4, 1922, at home in rural Rolette, North Dakota, to Edward and Bertina (Kittelson) Olson. She was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith. Ruth graduated from Rolette High School in 1939. She worked in Bremerton, Washington, as a torpedo tester during World War II. She graduated from Business College in Fargo,...
Mickey Ray Viessman
May 27, 1997
Mickey Ray Viessman was born August 30, 1967 in Primghar, Iowa to Clifford and Rose (Wajer) Viessman. Mickey moved with his parents and brothers and sisters to Clarkfield, Minnesota in 1970. He was baptized on May 10, 1970. He was confirmed at the United Methodist Church in Clarkfield. Mickey graduated from Clarkfield High School in 1986 and started working...
Charles Donald Flett
May 24, 1997
Charles Donald Flett was born June 4, 1905 in Waterford, Wisconsin, Racine County to Dr. Charles and Adeline (Moyle) Flett. He was confirmed in the Congregational faith. In 1910, the family moved to Milbank, SD. He graduated from Milbank High School in 1923. Working his way through college, he first attended South Dakota School of Mines in Rapid City...
Milfred Sander Jacobson
May 22, 1997
Milfred Sander Jacobson was born May 13, 1912 to Eugene and Anna (Mickelson) Jacobson in Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota. He moved with his family to North Dakota in 1921. He attended school in Hazel Run, MN, graduating from Walhalla, ND High School in 1930. He returned to Minnesota in 1930 and lived with his Grandma Mickelson until his marriage...
Eugene Peter Meyer
May 21, 1997
Eugene Peter Meyer was born June 6, 1920 at Wolsey, South Dakota to William C. and Olga (Schiebe) Meyer. He was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith. He attended school in Wolsey, SD. On December 14, 1941, Eugene married Doris Ernst. He worked as a farm hand, at the Clarkfield Drying Plant and Tri Line Farmers Elevator, Hazel...
Rosadelle Lorraine (Quenemoen) Skaalen
May 3, 1997
Rosadelle Lorraine Quenemoen was born November 28, 1922, in Madison. One of five children born to Alma and Hjalmer Quenemoen, she grew up in rural Montevideo and graduated from high school there. She married Kalmer Skaalen of Boyd on August 24, 1941. They operated a Red & White Grocery in Boyd until 1959, when the family moved to Trimont,...
Gladys Miredeth Pratt
Apr 19, 1997
Gladys Miredeth Pratt was born April 11, 1906 in Chippewa County, Minnesota, the daughter of Albert and Christinie (Carlson) Johnson. She married Harry A. Richardson, January of 1922. Harry passed away in Canby in March of 1939. Gladys married Albert Pratt in Montevideo in November of 1958. Albert passed away in May of 1991. Gladys was employed at various...
Elmer Kelm
Apr 17, 1997
Elmer Kelm was born March 15, 1917 in Tyro Township to parents William and Louise (Kammeyer) Kelm. He was baptized at Zion Lutheran Church, Tyro Township by Pastor Bernhardt Luttman and confirmed in 1931 by Pastor Louis Rosin. Elmer grew up with his parents at their home six miles South of Boyd. His family included brothers: Bill, Arnold, and...
Minne O. (Refseth) Hermanson
Apr 8, 1997
Minnie O. (Refseth) Hermanson was born September 2, 1905 in Camp Release Township to parents Peder and Olea Refseth. She was baptized and confirmed at Our Saviours Lutheran Church of Baxter Township. She attended and graduated from Montevideo High School and attended Windom College in Montevideo. She taught in Country Schools in the Montevideo area following her teachers training....
Edna O. (Reishus) Bestland
Apr 2, 1997
Edna O. Bestland was born April 17, 1905, near Cottonwood, Minnesota to Sondre Theles and Tilla (Harris) Reishus. She was baptized in the Lutheran faith and confirmed at Yellow Medicine Lutheran Church in Hanley Falls. She graduated from Hanley Falls High School in 1924, and completed Teacher's Training at St. Cloud State in St. Cloud, MN in 1925. She...
Fern E Reisner
Mar 29, 1997
Fern Ellen (Eblen) Reisner was born July 9, 1944 at Glenwood, Minnesota to parents Clarence and Gladys (Mills) Eblen. She was baptized in Ansel Township, Cass County, near Pine River, Minnesota. Fern attended and graduated from Pine River High School. Fern married Leslie Reisner at Pine River, MN on September 5, 1964. Two children were born to this marriage:...
Dalphine Elizabeth Maursetter
Mar 23, 1997
Dalphine Elizabeth Maursetter was born February 10, 1921, to Henry and Hattie Dartman at Creighton, Nebraska. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Ludger's Catholic Church, Creighton, Nebraska. Dalphine and Berkie Maursetter were married on June 21, 1958, by Rev. Richard Bonin at St. Andrew's Catholic Church in Granite Falls, Minnesota. After her husband's death in 1970, she worked...
