Tilfred Donovan Bue
Jan 8, 1993
Tilfred Donovan Bue was born April 25, 1925, in Clarkfield, Minnesota, to Tillman and Jeanette (Droen) Bue. He was baptized at Clarkfield Lutheran Church by Pastor O.M. Wee and confirmed at St. Olaf Lutheran Church by Pastor O.H. Sletten in Minneapolis. He attended school at Clarkfield through 3rd grade then moved to Minneapolis with his mother and sister where...
Orland Anscel Hanson
Dec 29, 1992
Orland Anscel Hanson was born September 6, 1912, in Normania Township in Yellow Medicine County to Ole and Emma (Brusven) Hanson. Orland was baptized and confirmed at St. Lucas Lutheran Church in Normania Township, where nearby he also attended country school. On August 9, 1943, Orland and Freida Schultz were married, and together they had eight children. After farming...
Amy Odelia Hanson
Dec 29, 1992
Amy Hanson was born on November 10, 1899, to Lauritz and Anetta Kolhei Hanson in Swede Prairie Township, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota. The family moved to Northern Minnesota a few years later, and she attended school there. They returned to Cottonwood in the early 1920's. She was employed in insurance work and also as a telephone operator. Amy passed...
Ruth M. (Haakenson) Olson
Dec 22, 1992
Ruth Haakenson Olson, daughter of Norwegian pioneer immigrants, Martin & Karine (Pederson) Haakenson, was born March 8, 1901, at Boyd, Minnesota. She passed away December 22, 1992, at Johnson Memorial Hospital, Dawson, Minnesota at the age of 91. On December 10, 1927, she married Gerhard Olson of Tyro Township and they made their home on their farm in Maxwell...
Ora Oleda (Soppeland) Trandahl
Dec 17, 1992
Ora Oleda Soppeland was born on September 25, 1910, in Lac qui Parle County, the daughter of Otto and Lena (Pederson) Soppeland. She attended Clarkfield School. She was united in marriage to Alfred Trandahl on December 21, 1932. After their marriage, they farmed in Yellow Medicine County where she lived until the time of her death. There were two...
Raymond Gehart Severson
Dec 16, 1992
Raymond Gehart Severson was born January 17, 1907, in Swede Prairie Township, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, to Andrew and Emma (Nelson) Severson. He was baptized and confirmed in the St. Lucas Lutheran Church, Normania Township, Yellow Medicine County. He graduated from the Clarkfield High School, Clarkfield, Minnesota, in 1925. On March 18, 1937, Raymond was married to Agnes Broughton...
Melvin Daniel Falkum
Dec 14, 1992
Melvin Daniel Falkum was born August 5, 1911, in rural Clarkfield, Minnesota to Thomas and Florence (Diggins) Falkum. He attended Hillside Country School #23. He helped his father and brother with the farming. On April 30, 1942, he entered the U.S. Army. He received the American Theater Service Medal, Asiatic Pacific Theater Service Medal and the Good Conduct Medal....
Thelma Helena Kise
Dec 13, 1992
Thelma Helena Jorgenson was born March 6, 1902, to Elias and Helena (Brekke) Jorgenson, rural Boyd, Minnesota. She was one of four daughters and ten sons born to her parents. She was confirmed on July 2, 1916, by the Reverend E.G. Eid. Thelma received her Grammar School Certificate from Boyd Public School on May 29, 1918. Thelma was a...
Velmin Neman Larson
Dec 12, 1992
Velmin Neman Larson was born December 24, 1915, one of 12 children, to C. Axel and Emma Larson in Tyro Township. He was baptized at Spring Creek Lutheran Church and confirmed at Israel Lutheran Church in Swede Prairie Township. He attended School District #29. On April 3, 1937, he married Amy Nyland at Hazel Run, Minnesota. To this union...
Arvid Joseph Anderson
Dec 12, 1992
Arvid Joseph Anderson was born November 27, 1919, to Carl J. and Minnie (Brenden) Anderson in Normania Townshp, rural Cottonwood, Minnesota. Arvid was baptized and confirmed at St. Lucas Lutheran Church. He attended school in Normania Township. Arvid helped on the family farm until he was inducted into the U.S. Army on May 26, 1942. He served with the...
Eldora Jolstad
Nov 19, 1992
Eldora Kompelien was born November 15, 1915, in Normania Township, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, to Theodore and Louise (Hanson) Kompelien. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Lucas Lutheran Church, rural Cottonwood, Minnesota. On March 8, 1941, she married Gordon Jolstad in Cottonwood. They farmed in Normania Township until retiring in 1978. Continuing to live on the farm, they...
Clarence Bernard Hoiland
Nov 14, 1992
Clarence Bernard Hoiland was born on July 10, 1904, in Normania Township, Rural Hanley Falls, to Alfred and Martha Hoiland. On June 23, 1928, he married Elva Hanson. To this union four children were born, Marilyn, Bud, Shirley, and Carol. Clarence worked for Yellow Medicine County doing road maintenance until he retired. He was an active member of the...
Clarence Arthur Lund
Nov 7, 1992
Clarence Arthur Lund was born December 23, 1906, to John Lars and Annie Sophia (Weland) Lund in Baxter Township, rural Boyd, Minnesota. He was baptized at Baxter Church and confirmed at Clarkfield Lutheran Church. He attended country school. Clarence farmed all his life and was active on the Boyd Elevator Board as well as Clarkfield Lutheran Church boards. Clarence...
Edna Althea Mccormick
Nov 2, 1992
Edna Althea Greseth was born April 30, 1913, to George and Ida (Jertson) Greseth. She died at Fairview-Riverside Hospital in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Monday, November 2, 1992 at the age of 79. Edna was baptized at Hazel Run Lutheran Church, May 25, 1913, by Rev. John Jansen Salhus. She was confirmed at Hazel Run Lutheran Church by Rev. Anders Haugland...
Noble Theodore Evenson
Nov 1, 1992
Noble Theodore Evenson was born on January 3, 1911, to Anna (Jordahl) and John Evenson in Dawson, Minnesota. He was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran Faith. Hannah Esther Haaland and Noble were united in marriage on December 30, 1939, in Clarkfield. Noble was a station attendant. Noble enjoyed playing cards and visiting with his children and grandchildren. Noble...
Tina Elizabeth (Olson) Dooly
Oct 31, 1992
Tina Elizabeth Olson was born on August 3, 1971, to Paulette (Johnson) O'Connell and Loran Olson at Nellis Air Base, Las Vegas, Nevada. She was baptized in Our Savior's Lutheran Church, Montevideo, Minnesota, and confirmed in the Maynard Lutheran Church, Maynard, Minnesota. Tina attended schools in Clarkfield, Marshall, and Maynard. She worked in nursing homes in Clarkfield and the...
Walter Eugene Dooly
Oct 31, 1992
Tina Elizabeth Olson was born on August 3, 1971, to Paulette (Johnson) O'Connell and Loran Olson at Nellis Air Base, Las Vegas, Nevada. She was baptized in Our Savior's Lutheran Church, Montevideo, Minnesota, and confirmed in the Maynard Lutheran Church, Maynard, Minnesota. Tina attended schools in Clarkfield, Marshall, and Maynard. She worked in nursing homes in Clarkfield and the...
Ella Othelia (Nybakken) Halvorson
Oct 6, 1992
Ella Othelia Nybakken was born June 2, 1911 to Peter and Bertha Marie (Bakke) Nybakken near Minot, North Dakota. She spent all of her childhood years on the family farm near Minot. On June 11, 1935, Ella married Hilmar Halvorson at his parents home in Clarkfield. They farmed in the area for many years. Her hobbies included knitting and...
Doris E. Poulson
Sep 28, 1992
Doris E. Poulson, 83, formerly of Canby, died Monday, September 28, 1992, at the Clarkfield Care Center. Doris E. Rassmusson was born May 28, 1909, to Martin and Gusta Miller Rassmusson in Yellow Medicine County on a farm between Canby and Porter. She was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith. After attending country school she worked at the...
George M. Lee
Sep 24, 1992
George M. Lee was born February 22, 1907, to parents Mathias J. and Jertina (Jacobson) Lee in Friendship Township, Clarkfield, Minnesota. He was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith. He received his education in country school and Clarkfield Public School. George has been a patient and worker at the Willmar Regional Treatment Center, Willmar, Minnesota and received a...
