Gladys Helena Just
Sep 23, 1989
Gladys Helena Just, 77, passed away at the Chippewa County Hospital on Saturday, September 23, 1989. Funeral services were held at 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, September 26, 1989, at Zion Lutheran Church, Tyro Township, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, with Rev. Travis J. Schmidt officiating. Organist was Kathy Jahn and special music was provided by Alfred and Veryl Jessen. Serving...
Delmar Arvid Varpness
Sep 20, 1989
Delmar A. Varpness, 69, of Clarkfield, Minnesota, died September 20, 1989, at the Granite Falls Hospital, Granite Falls, Minnesota. Funeral services were held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, September 23. 1989, at the Augustana Lutheran Church of Clarkfield. Officiating was Pastor Joyce Knorr. Organist was Mary Keopp and soloist was Diane Gregoire. Burial was in the St. Lucas Lutheran...
Ardine Orle Berkvam
Sep 11, 1989
Ardine Orle Berkvam, a life long resident of the Clarkfield, Minnesota area and local businessman for 36 years, died peacefully at his home on Monday, September 11, 1989, at the age of 78. He was born on the farm of his parents Otilia Haukos and Olander Berkvam, in Hazel Run Township, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, on January 21, 1911....
Olga (Grefsrud) Fjerkenstad
Aug 16, 1989
Olga Fjerkenstad was born August 19, 1892, to Reier and Lena (Hermanson) Grefsrud. She was baptized and confirmed and a lifetime member of Trinity Lutheran Church of Boyd, Minnesota. December 16, 1909, she was united in marriage to John Fjerkenstad. They farmed near Boyd until the death of her husband in 1955. The following year she moved to Boyd...
Theodore Rudolph Norgard
Jul 27, 1989
Theodore R. Norgard, 79, passed away at the Christian Nursing Center in Willmar, Minnesota, on July 27, 1989. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. on Monday, July 31, 1989 from the Yellow Medicine Lutheran Church in Hanley Falls, Minnesota, with Pastor Larry Olson officiating. Organist was Zee Ann Reishus. Soloist was Mavis Ellingson. "In The Garden" "How Great...
Astrid Louise (Rysdahl) Hagren
Jul 19, 1989
Louise Hagren, 97, of Faribault, Minnesota, and formerly of Clarkfield, Minnesota, died on Wednesday, July 19, 1989 in Pleasant Manor Nursing Home, Faribault. Funeral services were held at 11 a.m., Saturday, July 22, 1989, in Clarkfield Lutheran Church with the Rev. Arthur Feroe officiating. Organist was Karen Donner and soloist Pastor John T. Christiansen. Pallbearers were Lyle Olson, John...
Orley Thurman Miller
Jul 15, 1989
Orley Thurman Miller was born on February 20, 1910, to Olaus and Emelia Hamre Miller on the Ole Miller farm homestead in Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota. He was baptized by Rev. T.A. Haugen, confirmed by Rev. N.L. Otterstad and married by Rev. H.J. Madland and was a life long member of St. Lucas Lutheran Church. Orley attended grade school...
Hilda (Anderson) Ohman
Jul 15, 1989
Hilda (Anderson) Ohman was born April 7, 1898, in Friendship Township, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, to Bernt and Olina (Eidahl) Anderson. She was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith, and was a life long member of Clarkfield Lutheran Church, Clarkfield, Minnesota, and church circle groups. She attended country school and as a young lady worked as a chambermaid...
Alton J. "Tony" Hanson
Jul 12, 1989
Alton J. (Tony) Hanson was born in Clarkfield, Minnesota, to Martha and Henry T. Hanson on July 18, 1908. Except for living two years in Montana, he has resided in this community all his life. Tony was baptized and confirmed in the Clarkfield Lutheran Church where he has been a life long member. He attended school in Clarkfield. On...
Selmer V. Lund
Jul 6, 1989
Selmer V. Lund was born July 27, 1905, in Baxter Township, Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota, to John and Annie Lund. He was baptized at the Baxter Lutheran Church and confirmed at Clarkfield Lutheran Church, Clarkfield, Minnesota. He attended school in District 85 near Clarkfield, Minnesota. Selmer married Clara Enstad on September 5, 1931. To this union one daughter,...
Elaster Sanford "Lester" Moen
Jun 30, 1989
Elaster "Lester" Moen was born October 20, 1902, in Clarkfield, Minnesota, the son of Thorvald and Emilie (Monson) Moen. He was baptized, confirmed and was a lifetime member of the Clarkfield Lutheran Church and graduated from Clarkfield High School. As a young man he participated in the Clarkfield Community Band and played on the Clarkfield Town Baseball Team. On...
Harold David Zimmerman
Jun 24, 1989
Harold Zimmerman, of Hanley Falls, Minnesota, 78, died on Saturday, June 24, 1989 at the Granite Falls Hospital, Granite Falls, Minnesota. Funeral services were held at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, June 28, 1989, at Yellow Medicine Lutheran Church in Hanley Falls with Pastor Larry Olson officiating. Burial was at East Yellow Medicine Lutheran Cemetery, Hanley Falls, Minnesota. Vocal music...
Milford Ordean Olson
Jun 20, 1989
Milford Ordean Olson, 75, passed away on Tuesday, June 20, 1989, at the Chippewa County Montevideo Hospital, Montevideo, Minnesota. Funeral services were held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, June 24, 1989, from the Clarkfiefd Lutheran Church, Clarkfield, Minnesota. Officiating were Pastor Gordon A. Trelstad and Pastor Jay Norman. Organist was Karen Donner. Solo music for the services were provided...
Christine Theoline Larson
Jun 16, 1989
Christine Theoline (Olson) Larson was born on April 17, 1897, near Cottonwood, Minnesota. She was the fifth of eight children born to John and Mathilda Olson. She was baptized and confirmed at the Christ Lutheran Church of Cottonwood. On February 13, 1920, she was united in marriage to Harvard Eugene Larson. Christine and Harvard farmed most of their married...
Grace (Dahl) Gebers
Jun 12, 1989
Grace Gebers was born in Doyon, North Dakota, November 7, 1915, the daughter of John and Oveidia (Amundson) Dahl. She was baptized in Doyon and confirmed in Boyd, Minnesota. On November 22, 1936, she was united in marriage to LaVern Gebers in Boyd. Together they farmed west of Clarkfield, Minnesota, until 1962 when they moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota, to...
Berdetta Jean Jorgens
Jun 9, 1989
Berdetta Jean Jorgens was born in Montevideo, Minnesota, on May 7, 1929, the daughter of Harry and Marvel (Natzel) Gottsch. On September 22, 1929, she was baptized In Montevideo and confirmed May 28, 1944 at Mt. Olive English Lutheran Church In Montevideo. She attended school in Montevideo and graduated May 28, 1948. On February 12, 1949, she married Ernest...
Antonia I. Broughton
Jun 6, 1989
Antonia I. Broughton was born October 9, 1908, in Westerheim Township, Lyon County, Minnesota, to George K. and Inger (Amundson) Broughton. Antonia was a housekeeper. She passed away June 6, 1989, at Weiner Memorial Hospital, Marshall, Minnesota. Antonia is survived by brother, Garfield; sister Mabel Enga; sister, Myrtle Anderson; nieces; nephews; great nieces; great nephews; and cousins. She was...
Evelyn Lulu (Wannebo) Wiegers
Jun 5, 1989
Evelyn L. Wiegers, 80, of Boyd, Minnesota, passed away at the Chippewa County Montevideo Hospital, Montevideo, Minnesota, on Monday, June 5, 1989. Funeral services for Evelyn Wiegers will be held at 2:00 p.m., on Thursday, June 8, 1989, from Redeemer Lutheran Church of Boyd with Pastor Roger A. Rekstad officiating. Organist will be Kathy Jahn with vocal music by...
Raymond George Weeks
Jun 4, 1989
Raymond George Weeks was born September 29, 1905, to George Eber and Hilda (Anderson) Weeks at Wood Lake, Minnesota. He passed away Sunday, June 4, 1989, at Weiner Memorial Hospital, Marshall, Minnesota, at the age of 83. Raymond was baptized December 24, 1905, at Wood Lake and confirmed at Gilford, Montana. He graduated from Clarkfield High School, Clarkfield, Minnesota,...
Ishmael Conrad Quam
May 26, 1989
Ishmael Quam, 75, died Friday, May 26, 1989, the result of a one car accident. Funeral services were held Tuesday, May 30, 1989, at 3:00 p.m., from Spring Creek Lutheran Church, Normania Township, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, with Pastor Robert Lehner officiating. Mrs. Robert Lehner provided organ music and Mr. David Rupp was soloist. Honorary Casket Bearers were the...
