obituaries

May 24, 2022

Marcella Rosalind (Friberg) Mikelson, age 101, much-loved mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, passed away peacefully the morning of May 24, 2022, at her home in Rochester, MN. Marcella was born March 26, 1921, to Swen and Amanda (Willander) Friberg in Clarkfield, Minnesota.

Marcella was the 8th of nine living children born to Swen and Amanda, noted by her...

May 4, 2022

Tamera "Tammy" Lynn (Johnson) Berg, 55, of Clarkfield, Minnesota passed away peacefully at the St. Cloud Hospital on Wednesday, May 4, 2022, after a brain hemorrhage took her much too soon. She was surrounded by her husband, daughters, parents, sister, nieces, and grandson, as well as the hopes and prayers of so many who loved her.

Tammy...

Apr 29, 2022

Ariel Christine Sakry was born on February 10th, 1997, in Alexandria, MN, and brought much joy to her parents, Nichole (Toft) and Josh Sakry. She was baptized at Bethesda Lutheran Church in Alexandria and confirmed at Clarkfield Lutheran Church. Ariel graduated from Yellow Medicine East High School in Granite Falls in 2015 before attending Fergus Falls Community College for...

Apr 27, 2022

Kenneth "Ken" Pehrson, Jr. was born on June 8, 1934 in Minneapolis, MN to Ken and Eunice (Slough) Pehrson. He grew up the oldest of six children on a farm outside of Marshall and graduated from Cottonwood High School in 1952 before enlisting in the United States Army where he was stationed overseas in Stuttgart, Germany. After his discharge...

Apr 19, 2022

Myra Ford, age 90, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April 19th, 2022 at her home at Johnson Memorial Care Center, Dawson, MN from complications with cancer. After several difficult hospitalizations, she decided to waive chemotherapy or radiation treatment and was wonderfully cared for by the Dawson Area Hospice staff and the very outstanding doctors and loving nursing staff at...

Apr 12, 2022

Norma "Stina" Anderson, beloved wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother passed away peacefully in the presence of her family on Tuesday, April 12th, 2022 at the age of 93. A native of Clarkfield, MN, she was born on March 15, 1929 to Heimer and Alice (Anderson) Johnson. She graduated from Clarkfield High School in 1947 and Minneapolis Beauty School in...

Apr 7, 2022

Lila Senora (Olson) Mauland was born on February 15th, 1926, in Swede Prairie Township, Yellow Medicine County, to Lars G. & Serine Louise (Martinson) Olson. She was baptized at Israel Lutheran Church, also of Swede Prairie Township. She grew up near Clarkfield and graduated from Clarkfield High School in 1943. On May 29, 1948, she was united in marriage...

Apr 3, 2022

Mark Laechelt was born July 20, 1958 at the Clarkfield Hospital in Clarkfield, MN to Merlyn and Alice (Wick) Laechelt.  Mark was one of 6 children.  As second to the youngest, he and his little brother Merle were always getting into some kind of trouble.  Mom knew, when it was too quiet, that they were up to something.

Mar 26, 2022

Darlyne Elizabeth Breyfogle was born to Delbert and Elizabeth (Van De Veire) Breyfogle on November 24, 1941, the oldest of 10 children. She married Earl Berg and to this union five children were born: Natalie, Brenda, Richard, Timothy, and Scott.

First John 4:16 states, "So we have come to know and to believe the love that God...

Mar 25, 2022

Brent Alan Miller was born on February 27th, 1952 to Orville and Ardis (Holm) Miller in Minneapolis, MN. He was confirmed at the Clarkfield Lutheran Church and graduated from Clarkfield High School in 1970. He attended technical college in Anoka before joining the family business, Miller Equipment, where he spent much of his career. Brent finished his working years...

Mar 3, 2022

Kathleen (Vold) Jacobson was born on December 4th, 1930 in Friendship Township, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, to John and Betty (Bengtson) Vold. She was baptized and confirmed at Hazel Run Lutheran Church in Hazel Run, MN. After graduating from Clarkfield High School in 1948, she entered Franklin Hospital School of Nursing in Minneapolis, MN, graduating in 1949 as a...

Mar 2, 2022

Lynell Leasman's journey ended peacefully on March 2nd, 2022 at his home in Boyd, MN.

Lynell Bruce Leasman, first born son of Helen May (Haaland) and Bruce James Leasman, was born on October 4th, 1947 in Clarkfield, MN. Lynell was baptized and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church in Boyd. Lynell graduated from Boyd High School in 1965....

Feb 16, 2022

Avis Marie Kilpatrick was born on November 29, 1936 in Clear Lake, SD to Andrew and Hilda (Rehder) Kilpatrick. On August 1st, 1955, Avis was united in marriage to Oscar Stangeland in Lake Kampeska, SD and the couple had four children: Debbie, David, Allen, and Brenda. The family resided in Gary, SD for a short time before moving to...

Feb 13, 2022

Jeanette Mae Andresen, age 70, of Eagan passed away on February 13th, 2022 at the Friendship Manor in Shakopee, MN.

Jeanette was born in Clarkfield, Minnesota to Amelia Lucille (Stenevik) Stensrud and Melvin Bernard Stensrud on September 11, 1951 and grew up in Clarkfield and Bloomington, MN in her teenage years. She graduated from John F. Kennedy...

Feb 12, 2022

Margaret Leone Day was born on October 17, 1932, one of Sidney and Laurena (Reiten) Day's 10 children, in Granite Falls, MN. She graduated from Clarkfield High School in 1949 before marrying Harry Morland on July 6, 1951 at the Clarkfield Lutheran Church. The couple had 4 children: Marcia, Laurie, Michael, and JoAnn. Shortly after they wed, Harry served...

Jan 30, 2022

Esther Lillian (Pease) Anderson passed away on Sunday, January 30th, 2022 at the age of 95. Esther was born in Trego, Wisconsin, and was the third child of Lillian (Rice) and Hollister Pease. The family moved when she was six years old to Dexter, MN where they farmed and raised cows, pigs, horses, chickens and bees.

Esther...

Jan 18, 2022

Alice Lukken, age 97, passed away on Tuesday, January 18th, 2022 at Nelson Gables Assisted Living in Alexandria, Minnesota.

Alice was born on April 17th, 1924 in Riverside Township to Andrew and Hilma (Lee) Westgaard.  She was the youngest of nine children. She was baptized and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church in Dawson, and attended school in...

Jan 2, 2022

Arlene was born on April 23, 1928. She was the oldest of seven children born to John and Pearl (Erickson) Doose. She was baptized into the Christian faith on May 20, 1928 and confirmed at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Boyd. She was a life-long member of the Lutheran church. She attended Redeemer Church in Boyd until they closed and...

Dec 21, 2021

LaVerna V. Ford was born on August 23, 1925 to Edwin and Anna Olson in Minneapolis, MN. She was one of six children with three sisters and two brothers.  She met the love of her life, Roland Ford, in July of 1941 and they were married in Clarkfield on November 24, 1946.  They lived many years in the city...

Dec 8, 2021

Veryl Adolph Jessen was born the second of five children to Henry and Helena (Hieb) Jessen on January 14, 1933 on their farm in Harrold, South Dakota. He was baptized at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Harrold, SD and confirmed his Baptismal Promise at Camp Release Lutheran Church in rural Granite Falls, MN. He attended Morris Agricultural (High) School before...