Gustav Olai Haaland
Dec 6, 1993
Gustav O. Haaland was born August 14, 1906, to Gabriel and Barbara (Fenn) Haaland on their farm in Friendship Township, south of Clarkfield, Minnesota. He was baptized in the Lutheran Faith. He attended school in Pleasant View School District 28. He was confirmed at the Israel Lutheran Church. He was a member of Bethlehem Lutheran church until it closed....
Melvin Phillip Schmitz
Dec 2, 1993
Melvin P. Schmitz, 52, of Boyd, died Thursday, December 2, 1993, at his residence in Boyd. Melvin Phillip Schmitz was born on April 10, 1941, to John and Delia (Oman) Schmitz in Slayton. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Dundee. Melvin married Mary Robinson on May 19, 1959, in Montevideo. Melvin worked in the...
Delores Ruth (Dagel) Olson
Nov 29, 1993
Delores Ruth Olson was born May 30, 1917, to parents, Thomas and Florence (Kimble) Dagel in Sanborn, Iowa. Ruth married Raymond Olson on November 5, 1937 in Watertown, South Dakota. Shortly after their marriage they moved to Clarkfield. Ruth always enjoyed baking and decorating cakes. She began her cake business in 1950. She was also very active in circles...
Joseph Arnold Cole
Nov 15, 1993
Joseph Arnold (Joe) Cole was born July 8, 1907 in Sandnes Township near Hanley Falls, Minnesota, to Christian and Helga (Slotten) Cole. He attended rural school at District 10 in Sandnes Township. Joe was united in marriage to Artys Anderson on October 19,1947. To this union three children were born: Jarrol, Jo Ann, and Robert. Joe farmed near Hanley...
Hildred Cecelia (Lundberg) Afdem
Nov 6, 1993
Hildred Cecelia Afdem was born March 25, 1902, to parents, Carl M. and Mary J. (Johnson) Lundberg in Minnesota. Hildred graduated from St. Cloud Teacher's College and taught school until her marriage, in 1928, to Marvin Afdem. They resided on a farm in Clarkfield until their retirement, in 1954, at which time they moved to Granite Falls. Hildred was...
Cecelia Mabel (Stokke) Anderson
Nov 3, 1993
Cecelia Mabel Stokke was born on December 18, 1907, at the home of her parents, Jacob and Mathilda (Rice) Stokke, Belview, Minnesota, in Redwood County. She was baptized and confirmed at the First Evangelical Lutheran Church in Belview, Minnesota. As a young lady, she took nurses training at Marshall, Minnesota, and later worked at different places as a nurse....
Mabel T (Bjaastad) Hanson
Nov 2, 1993
Mabel T. Hanson was born September 24, 1899, to parents Mikkel and Unni (Boyum) Bjaastad in Hayfield, Minnesota. Mabel and Gerald Hanson were united in marriage on April 8, 1925 at the Lutheran Parsonage in Hayfield, Minnesota. To this union, two daughters were born: Una and Ardythe. Mabel lived most of her life in the Hayfield, Minnesota area. She...
Wendell Maurice Miller
Oct 6, 1993
Wendell Maurice Miller was born on October 23, 1912, to Olaus and Emelia (Harare) Miller in Normania Township, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Lucas Lutheran Church where he was a lifelong member. He graduated from Clarkfield High School in 1932. Wendell and Theodora Johnson were married on July 14, 1940, at the parsonage...
Lorraine Maude (Anderson) West
Aug 31, 1993
Lorraine Maude Anderson was born June 20, 1913, in Swede Prairie Township, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, the first child of Lester and Minnie Anderson. She was baptized at Swede Prairie Lutheran Church on July 16, 1913. After graduating from the Clarkfield High School in 1930, she attended the Normal Teachers Training School at Renville, Minnesota, and received her diploma...
Donald William Schweer
Aug 26, 1993
Donald William Schweer was born July 2, 1923 in Mankato, Minnesota, to Agnes L. (Morrow) and Raymond A. Schweer. Don graduated from Waldorf High School in Waldorf, Minnesota, and attended Gustavus Adolphus College and graduated from Mankato State University. Don married Berneice Johnson in 1944. To this union four children were born: Craig, Teri, Brian, and Todd. Don and...
Bertha Froland Lindquist
Aug 20, 1993
Bertha Froland Lindquist was born in Vesta, Redwood County, Minnesota, on July 26, 1905 to Bernt and Ronnog (Kallebaken) Froland. She and her parents and family moved to Alexandria, Minnesota, where she attended school. She then moved to Minneapolis and graduated from North Central Bible School. Bertha Froland married Gust Lindquist of Clarkfield on November 26, 1940. They resided...
Oscar Henry Sandager
Aug 14, 1993
Oscar Henry Sandager was born October 13, 1898, in Friendship Township, rural Clarkfield, Minnesota. His parents were Ole and Guri (Berg) Sandager. He was baptized in the Lutheran faith at Spring Creek Lutheran Church and later in life was confirmed at the same church. Oscar attended Rural School District No. 28. He always enjoyed mechanic work. He was a...
Vivian L Harris
Aug 14, 1993
Vivian Harris was born on May 7, 1913, near Hamen, Iowa to parents Evelyn and Walter Harris. In 1920 the Harris family, Evelyn and Walter, and children, Marjorie, Vivian, Marion, and Myron moved to Minnesota. Vivian was confirmed at the Trinity Lutheran Church of Boyd and attended Country School near Boyd and graduated from Boyd High School. In her...
Orville "Bob" Hilding Odden
Aug 10, 1993
Orville "Bob" Hilding Odden was born November 1, 1923, to Steinar and Marian (Hagan) Odden, at Hazel Run, Minnesota. He was baptized in 1924 and confirmed June 5, 1938 at the Hazel Run Lutheran Church. He lived his entire life in Hazel Run. He attended school in District #28 rural Hazel Run. He entered the Army during World War...
Ragna Elise (Valdal) Gunderson
Aug 9, 1993
Ragna Elise Valdal was born on October 7, 1904 in the Valdal valley near Alesen, Norway. Her parents were Bendik and Anna Marie Valdal. Her father was a bricklayer, road worker, and farmer. Ragna attended school and also worked on different farms helping with housework and other tasks. One of her jobs was to herd the livestock up in...
Carl Herman Skulstad
Aug 7, 1993
Carl Herman Skulstad was born September 27, 1915, in Montevideo, Minnesota, to Hans H. and Bertha (Rosetter) Skulstad. On October 24, 1915, he was baptized at Bergen Lutheran Church where years later he was confirmed. He attended grade school in Stony Run Township, graduated from Clarkfield High School and attended Luther College in Decorah, Iowa. Carl married Harriet Nelson...
Oren Lionel Christensen
Jul 30, 1993
Oren Lionel Christensen was born on February 2, 1910, in Normania Township to Herman and Thea (Swenson) Christensen. He was baptized at Spring Greek Church on February 27, 1910, by Pastor O.T. Storaasli. He was confirmed at Spring Greek Church on June 22, 1924, by Pastor O.M.O. Wee. He attended country school in District 23. At an early age...
Alice Jeanette Kirkeby
Jul 29, 1993
Alice Jeanette Kirkeby was born November 9, 1916, at the farm near Boyd, Minnesota, to Anna and Ole Husby. She was baptized in the United St. Petri Church by Pastor Eid and confirmed in Trinity Lutheran Church of Boyd. She graduated from Boyd High School and Montevideo Teachers Training Department. On December 30, 1938, she was united in marriage...
Caroline Wilhelmina Koepp
Jul 20, 1993
Caroline Wilhelmina (Zahn) Koepp was born on June 10, 1916 at Bellingham, Minnesota, to Henry and Anna (Maatz) Zahn. She was baptized and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church, Walter Township, Bellingham, Minnesota. Caroline Zahn and Fred G. Koepp were married on September 26, 1937, at Trinity Lutheran Church, Bellingham. Two children were born to this marriage: LeAnn and Maynard....
Oscar Sanford Dotseth
Jun 28, 1993
Oscar Sanford "Bud" Dotseth was born on March 27, 1920, in Clarkfield, Minnesota, to Oscar and Susie (Oraas) Dotseth. He was baptized and confirmed at Spring Creek Lutheran Church of Normania Township. He was raised on a farm south of Clarkfield by his parents. Oscar enjoyed growing up with his parents and brothers: Owen, Raymond, and Nuel; and sisters:...
