obituaries

Nov 23, 2020

Trudy (Cornelius) Shaw, age 68, of Starbuck, died on Monday, November 23, 2020. A memorial service will be held at a later date next spring.

Nov 21, 2020

Mae Irene Clara (Opager) Johnson was born on July 24, 1926 in Boyd, MN to Sina (Swenson) and Ole Laurits Gulbraudson Opager. Mae was baptized, confirmed, and attended school in Boyd, MN. After school she went to Minneapolis and worked for the Minneapolis Star in the mail department but decided big city life wasn't for her and returned to...

Oct 31, 2020

Gary Vernon Skrien was born April 10th, 1951 in International Falls, MN to Jennie (Boresiuk) and Vernon Skrien.  He was baptized and confirmed at Zion Lutheran Church.  The family loved spending summers at their cabin on Dryweed Island on Rainy Lake. While attending Falls High School, he played trumpet and taught himself to play bass guitar using 2 X...

Oct 27, 2020

Edmund Leppke, 99, died on October 27, 2020. He was born on May 11, 1921, to Fred T. Leppke and Martha (Roske) Leppke, who shared more than 50 years of marriage.

Ed was baptized and confirmed at St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church, where he was a lifelong member and served as treasurer for many years. Alongside his...

Oct 27, 2020

Sally Christine (Van DeWater) Olson passed away on Tuesday, October 27th, 2020 after a courageous battle with dementia. She is survived by her four children, Shawn (Pete) Moeller of Merrifield, MN, Natalie (Jay) McPhail of Hanley Falls, MN, Darren (Trish) Olson of Arizona, and Ingrid (Derek) Campbell of Canton, CT, 12 grandchildren, and 17 great-grandchildren.

Sally was...

Sep 30, 2020

William (Billie) Martin Weinhold, Jr. passed away on Wednesday, September 30, 2020 at the St. Cloud Hospital. Billie was born on January 9, 1966 in Granite Falls to William Weinhold, Sr. and Imogene (Hanson) Weinhold. He was baptized at Granite Falls Lutheran Church and lived in Granite Falls in his early years. His family moved to Clarkfield when he...

Sep 27, 2020

William "Bill" Joseph Schmitt was born on July 17th, 1962 to John and Mary (Hohn) Schmitt in Brookings, SD.  He was baptized in the Catholic faith and confirmed at St. Isidore's Catholic Church in Clarkfield, MN.  Bill attended K-12 grades in Clarkfield and graduated with the class of 1980.  He furthered his education and attended Pipestone Vocational School and...

Sep 18, 2020

Doris Viola (Cornelius) Morland was born to John and Mary (Amundson) Cornelius on September 15th, 1922 in Lisbon township. She was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith at Bergen Lutheran Church and attended District 77 for eight years, graduating from the Clarkfield High School in 1940. On June 18th, 1943, Doris was united in marriage to Arden Morland...

Aug 24, 2020

Irene Ann Gunlogson died on August 24, 2020 at Minneota Manor Nursing Home at age 80.  Irene was born in Clarkfield, MN to Steve and Marjoe (Gudmundson) Gunlogson on August 26, 1939 (her parents'wedding anniversary date.) She was raised on the family farm and graduated from Clarkfield High School.

Irene lived and worked as a nurse's aid...

Aug 9, 2020

Mavis June (Ohman) Hegna was born May 16, 1929 to Edward and Hilda (Anderson) Ohman. She was an only child and was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith. Mavis was a lifelong member of the Clarkfield Lutheran Church of Clarkfield, MN. She attended and graduated from Clarkfield High School in 1947. Mavis worked at the Federated Clothing Store...

Jul 25, 2020

June Marlene Hanson was born on December 11, 1937 in Minneota, MN to Melvin and Sadie (Norem) Hanson. She was raised with conviction in a family with a strong Christian faith. June graduated from the Clarkfield High School in 1955 and, shortly after, worked for an insurance company in Montevideo. As fate would have it, she would meet Marvin...

Jul 15, 2020

Loren "Bruce" Engel was born the third of six children, on October 6th, 1943 to Floyd and Frieda (Brock) Engel in Clarkfield, MN.  Having been raised in and graduating from Hanley Falls High School, Bruce then joined the United States Marine Corps at the young age of seventeen.  Bruce completed boot camp at Camp Pendleton, CA and proudly served...

Jun 22, 2020

Kelly Diane Mandour, of Fargo, passed away peacefully Monday, June 22nd in her home at the age of 56.

A private funeral service for the family will be held on Monday, June 29 at the J.H. Lynner Funeral Home with Rev. Jean M. Megorden officiating; burial to follow in Clarkfield Lutheran Cemetery.  A Celebration of Life gathering...

May 7, 2020

Marilyn Rose (Schlemmer) Brusven was born on April 28, 1935, near Wood Lake in Posen Township, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota. She was the daughter of Henry and Clara (Goltz) Schlemmer. She was both baptized on May 26, 1935, and confirmed in her faith on April 10, 1949, at St. Luke's Evangelical Lutheran Church in Posen Township. Marilyn graduated from...

Apr 1, 2020

A unique individual arrived on this earth on November 12, 1935: Glenn Willard Anderson. He was born in the local hospital to Albin (Gussie) and Ruth Anderson in Clarkfield, MN. Glenn grew up on a dairy farm with three brothers and two sisters. In high school he took part in sports, concert choir, and student government. He also had...

Mar 26, 2020

Beverly Mueller died Thursday, March 26, 2020 at her home in Eagle Lake, MN at the age of 63.  She has gone to heaven to be with Jesus, her Lord and Savior.

Memorial services will be held at a later date.  Please look to our website for updates.

Arrangements with Lynner Funaral Home in Clarkfield....

Feb 16, 2020

Gaylen Cornelius, formerly of Clarkfield, died Sunday, February 16, 2020 at United Hospital in St. Paul, MN at the age of 97. Memorial services will be held on Friday, February 21, 2020 at 11:00 AM at Clarkfield Lutheran Church. Pastor Jean M. Megorden will officiate and burial will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be held at the...

Feb 5, 2020

Elsie Carlson went Home to the Lord on Wednesday, February 5, 2020 at the Clarkfield Care Center at the age of 89.

Funeral services will be held Monday, February 10, 2020 at 11:00 AM at the Refuge Church in Montevideo.  Pastor Bruce Jarman will officiate and interment will be at Terrace Lawn Memory Gardens.

Visitation...

Feb 4, 2020

Oscar Stangeland of Clarkfield died on Tuesday, February 4, 2020 at the Clarkfield Care Center at the age of 91.

Memorial services will be held on Friday, February 7, 2020 at 2:00 PM at Clarkfield Care Center Chapel in Clarkfield.   Burial will be in the Clarkfield Cemetery.

Visitation with the family will be one hour...

Jan 24, 2020

Zee Anne (Zimmerman) Reishus, 68, of rural Hanley Falls, Minnesota, passed away on Friday, January 24, 2020, at home surrounded by her family.

Memorial services will be held Tuesday, January 28, 2020 at 11:00 AM at Yellow Medicine Lutheran Church in Hanley Falls, MN, with Vicar Myron Crawford officiating.

Visitation with the family will be...