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Oliver Day Pratt

Oliver Day Pratt

Aug 15, 1987

Oliver Day Pratt, 73, died Saturday, August 15, 1987, at the Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Veterans Administration Medical Center. Funeral services were held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, August 19, 1987, from Our Savior's Lutheran Church of Baxter Township, Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota, with Pastor Duane A. Lokken officiating. Organist was Mrs. Paul Strand, with vocal music by Bonnie...

Cora C. (Stensrud) Long

Cora C. (Stensrud) Long

Aug 12, 1987

Cora C. Long, 70, died August 12, 1987, at North Memorial Hospital of Robbinsdale, Minnesota. Funeral services were held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, August 15, 1987, from the Clarkfield Lutheran Church, Clarkfield, Minnesota, with Pastor Wayne Shelton officiating. Organist was Mrs. Annette Patel with vocal music by Loren Norgaard. Honorary Casket Bearers were Bernard Jahn, LeRoy Jans, Jeff Jorgens,...

Alma (Stenson) Christopherson

Alma (Stenson) Christopherson

Aug 6, 1987

Alma (Stenson) Christopherson, 95, died on Thursday, August 6, 1987, at the Clarkfield Care Center, Clarkfield, Minnesota. Funeral services were held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, August 8, 1987, from the Bergen Lutheran Church of Stony Run Township, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, with Pastor Gordon A. Trelstad officiating. Organist was Mrs. Dorothy McCoy with vocal music by Mrs. Debbie Landmark....

Shirley Ann Larson

Shirley Ann Larson

Jul 30, 1987

Shirley Larson, 58, of rural Boyd, Minnesota, died at her home on Thursday, July 30, 1987. Services were held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, August 1, 1987, at Trinity Lutheran Church of Boyd with Pastor Jeff Swanson officiating. Music was provided by organist Minnie Hermanson and Jeff Swanson soloist. Casket Bearers were Craig Larson, Curtis Larson, Steve Nelson, Dennis Wanke,...

Helma Geneva (Foss) [Stokke] Eye

Helma Geneva (Foss) [Stokke] Eye

Jul 21, 1987

Helma Geneva Eye, 75, of Clarkfield, Minnesota, died Tuesday, July 21, 1987, at the Clarkfield Care Center. Services were held at 11:00 a.m. at the Clarkfield Assembly of God Church on July 24, 1987, with Pastor Jay Norman officiating. Soloists were David Rupp and Jane Whipple. Organist was Joann Hildahl. Casket Bearers were Scott Lindquist, Bruce Lindquist, Steve Londgren,...

John Andrew Trandahl

John Andrew Trandahl

Jul 21, 1987

John Andrew Trandahl, 88, of Clarkfield, Minnesota, died Tuesday, July 21, 1987, at the Clarkfield Care Center. Services were held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, July 24, 1987, at Israel Lutheran Church with Pastor John T. Christianson, officiating. The organist was Helen Werner with soloist Pastor John T. Christianson. Casket Bearers were Marvin Anderson, Melvin Appelwick, Hubert Hoff, Martin Reishus,...

Selma J. Olson

Selma J. Olson

Jul 20, 1987

Selma J. Olson, 89, died July 20, 1987 at the Johnson Memorial Home in Dawson, Minnesota. Services were held at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, July 23, 1987, from the Lynner Funeral Home Chapel of Clarkfield, Minnesota. Officiating was Pastor Gordon A. Trelstad. Casket Bearers were Arnold Gritmacker, Roy Hofmann, Hilman Korstad, Wilford T. Miller, Lloyd and Milo Olson. Final Resting...

Johannah A. "Hannah" Johnson

Johannah A. "Hannah" Johnson

Jun 21, 1987

Johannah (Hannah) Lindquist Johnson was born to Nels and Caroline Elizabeth (Skald) Lindquist in Tyro Township, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, on October 30, 1904. She was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith and has been a member of the Clarkfield Lutheran Church for many years. On February 27, 1927, Hannah was united in marriage to Leonard J. Johnson....

Nora J. Mossige

Nora J. Mossige

Jun 18, 1987

Nora J. Mossige, was born September 12, 1891, in rural Clarkfield, Minnesota to Nicholai and Gustava (Lende) Peterson. She was baptized and confirmed at Spring Creek Lutheran Church of rural Clarkfield. She attended rural school. Nora and Adolph Mossige were united in marriage on January 24, 1914, in rural Clarkfield. To this union three children were born: Erling and...

Ellen (Rosetter) Clemetson

Ellen (Rosetter) Clemetson

Jun 18, 1987

Funeral services were held Sunday at 8:00 p.m. on June 21, 1987, from the Gearty-Delmor Mortuary of Robbinsdale, Minnesota, and on Monday at 2:00 p.m., June 22, 1987, from the Hazel Run Lutheran Church, Hazel Run, Minnesota. She passed away June 18, 1987, at the Lyngblomsten Health Care Center of St. Paul, Minnesota, at the age of 73. Pastor...

Marta Marie (Bengtson) Erickson

Marta Marie (Bengtson) Erickson

Jun 15, 1987

Services for Marta Marie Erickson of rural Minneota, Minnesota, were held on Saturday morning at 10:30 a.m., June 20, 1987, at St. Lucas Church, Normania Township, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota. She passed away at the Chippewa County Montevdieo Hospital on June 15, 1987. Pastor Richard Erickson from Minneota officiated at the service. Organist was Mrs. Ann Stensrud Soloist was...

Abner Burnill Smolley

Abner Burnill Smolley

Jun 10, 1987

Abner Burnill Smolley died June 10, 1987, at the Chippewa County Montevideo Hospital at the age of 73 years. Today (the 13th) would have been his 74th birthday. Abner was born June 13, 1913, in Clarkfield, Minnesota to Andrew Frank and Annie Gjertina (Droen) Smolley. He was baptized and confirmed at the Clarkfield Lutheran Church, where he had been...

Violet Margaret Reichert

Violet Margaret Reichert

May 29, 1987

Violet Margaret Reichert, 76, died Friday, May 29, 1987. Services were held at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, June 2, 1987, at the Augustana Lutheran Church of Clarkfield, Minnesota, with Pastor Ralph B. Belin officiating. Organist was Tim Eischens with vocal music by Ross and Kayann Riecke. Casket Bearers were Merald Borg, William Lukawski, Carroll Ness, Ed Polman, Earl Steinman and...

Odella (Gautefall) Aakvik

Odella (Gautefall) Aakvik

May 26, 1987

Odella Aakvik was born September 9, 1911, in rural Hazel Run, Minnesota, to Olai and Gunhild (Johnson) Gautefall. She was baptized September 29, 1911, at Hazel Run. On May 14th, 1928 she was confirmed at the Hazel Run Lutheran Church. She attended country school in District # 79. Odella and Melvin Aakvik were united in marriage on June 28,...

Oscar Mauland

Oscar Mauland

May 7, 1987

Oscar Mauland, 93, of Clarkfield, Minnesota, died Thursday, May 7, 1987, at the Clarkfield Care Center. Services were held at 2:00 p.m., Monday, May 11, 1987, at St. Lucas Lutheran Church, Normania Township, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, with Pastor John T. Christiansen officiating. Music was provided by Marge Haaland, organist, and Henry Broughton and Mrs. Arlene Hawkinson, soloists. Casket...

Olga Beta Benson

Olga Beta Benson

May 7, 1987

Olga Beta Benson was born on January 18, 1893, at Hecla, South Dakota, to Knute and Johanne (Saure) Benson. She was baptized by Rev. L. H. Buide on March 19, 1893. The family moved to a farm near Echo, Minnesota, in 1893 and in 1905 they moved again, to a farm southwest of Clarkfield in Tyro township. Olga was...

Bennie Christensen

Bennie Christensen

May 4, 1987

Bennie Christensen, 86, of Clarkfield, Minnesota, died May 4, 1987, at Luther Haven Nursing Home in Montevideo, Minnesota. Services were held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, May 8, 1987, at Spring Creek Lutheran Church, Normania Township, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, with Pastor Robert Lehner officiating. Karen Donner was the organist. Casket Bearers were Kimbell Kompelien, Donald Kompelien, Gordon Johnson, Floyd...

Bessie Mildred (Grobel) Feist

Bessie Mildred (Grobel) Feist

Apr 19, 1987

Bessie Mildred Feist, 75, of Clarkfield, Minnesota, died at 4:45 a.m. Easter morning, April 19, 1987, at the Clarkfield Care Center. Services were held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, April 23, 1987, at the Spring Creek Lutheran Church, Normania Township, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, with Pastor Robert Lehner of Minneota, Minnesota officiating. The organist was Mrs. Karen Donner and the...

Henry Martin Jessen

Henry Martin Jessen

Apr 14, 1987

Henry Martin Jessen was born June 14, 1897, at Schleswig, Iowa, to Henry and Christina (Bastian) Jessen. He was baptized July 25, 1897, at Otter Creek, Iowa. He was confirmed April 6, 1913, at Immanuels Lutheran Church in Harrold, South Dakota. On December 24, 1929, he married Helena Hieb. To this union four sons and one daughter were born....

Johnny O. Vold

Johnny O. Vold

Mar 31, 1987

Johnny O. Vold, 85, of Clarkfield, Minnesota, passed away at his home, Tuesday, March 31, 1987. John was born January 30, 1902, in Friendship Township, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, to parents Peter J. and Hilda (Johnson) Vold. He was baptized April 30, 1902, and confirmed July 2, 1916 at the Hazel Run Lutheran Church. He attended school at District...

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