obituaries

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...

Nov 27, 2021

Eldon Vincent Willander passed away peacefully with God at his side at the Clarkfield Care Center on Saturday, November 27, 2021 at the age of 96 years, 6 months and 2 days.

Eldon and his twin sister, Ethel, were born on May 25, 1925 to parents Oscar and Emelia (Anderson) Willander in Tyro Township, Clarkfield, Minnesota. He...

Nov 19, 2021

Johnie Sturgeon, age 95, of Clarkfield, MN passed away on Friday, November 19th, 2021 at the Clarkfield Care Center. A Celebration of Life with military honors will be held on Saturday, June 18th, 2022 at 2 PM at Augustana Lutheran Church in Clarkfield, with visitation beginning at 1 PM. Interment will be in Fridhem Cemetery, rural Clarkfield.

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Oct 26, 2021

Joyce Margaret (Beltz) Gelhar passed away peacefully at the Clarkfield Care Center on Tuesday, October 26, 2021. She was born August 28, 1927, the only child of Gilford (Johnson) Beltz and Mabel Gudeem. After her father died in 1937, she moved with her mother from Minneapolis to Southern California where her mother was employed as an accountant. Joyce graduated...

Oct 25, 2021

Charles "Chuckie" Richard Nelson was born January 1, 1930 in Chicago, Illinois to Albin Gotfrid and Svea Ingeborg (Sjoblom) Nelson. He was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith at Augustana Lutheran Church. He attended grade school and high school in Clarkfield, graduating from Clarkfield High School in 1948. After high school, Chuckie enlisted in the US Army and...

Oct 19, 2021

Enid Priscilla Ronning was born on November 27, 1926, the only child of Edward P. Ronning and Edith A. (Lundquist) Ronning. She grew up on her parent's farm near Boyd, Minnesota and attended school in Boyd. By skipping two grades, she was able to graduate from high school in the spring of 1943 and began her studies at St....

Oct 15, 2021

David Elmer Wiegers was born on September 24, 1941 at home on the farm in Omro Township to Elmer and Anna (Munsch) Wiegers. He was baptized at home on October 19, 1941 and confirmed on April 3, 1955 at St. John's Lutheran Church—Omro. David graduated from the Clarkfield High School in 1959.

David's true love in life...

Oct 5, 2021

David Berdel Tongen was born June 3, 1954. He was number 4 of 8 children born to Omar and Hazel (Johnson) Tongen of Hazel Run, MN. David was baptized and confirmed at Hazel Run Lutheran Church. He attended Hazel Run grade school for grades 1-6, then Clarkfield High School for grades 7-12 before graduating in 1972.

David...

Aug 14, 2021

Marvin Donald Saby was born on December 27, 1931 in Hanley Falls, MN to Sulvan and Bernice (Lecy) Saby. He attended Hanley Falls school through the 6th grade. As a young man, he helped install the powerlines that still run through Hanley Falls before also working at a cinder block factory. Eventually he would find himself working in the...

Aug 13, 2021

Dorothea Mae (Johnson) Heimark, 95, formerly of Clarkfield, Minnesota and Fort Smith, Arkansas, passed away on August 13, 2021 at Southview Acres in West Saint Paul with family by her side. She was born in Dawson to Dr. Carl M. Johnson and Anna Marie (Loberg) Johnson on June 25, 1926. Dorothea graduated from Dawson High School and went on...

Jul 29, 2021

Kevin Stensrud, age 78, of Rogers, MN, passed away on Thursday, July 29, 2021. He is survived by wife, Sharon; sons, Kevin Jr. (Jodie) and Kyle; grandchildren, Tripp Stensrud, Dylan and Blake Litman; sister, Jeannette Andresen; brother, Jeffery (Brenda) Stensrud; nine stepchildren; other relatives and friends.

Kevin was preceded in death by his parents, Melvin and Amelia...

Jul 12, 2021

Amazing Wife, Mom, Grandma, Sister, Aunt, Seamstress, Homemaker, Cook, Baker, Gardener, Teacher and Friend.

Eunice was born January 20, 1928 at Isle, Minnesota (Opstead Township), the third child to Edward Eugene & Inez (Winsor) Freer.

She grew up on a dairy farm near Isle, attended Central (country) School and graduated from Isle High School class...

Jun 30, 2021

Jennie (Boresiuk) Skrien, 93, died peacefully on Wednesday, June 30, 2021, at Morningside Heights Care Center in Marshall, Minnesota.

Jennie was born February 22, 1928, in Fort Frances, Ontario, Canada, to John and Anna Boresiuk.  The family moved to International Falls in 1932, where she lived most of her life. Three of the main focuses of her...