obituaries

Nov 11, 1979

Our Heavenly Father called Mrs. Theodore Pieschke out of this vale of tears to His eternal home on Sunday, November 11, 1979. She passed away at the Johnson Memorial Hospital, Dawson, Minnesota. Mrs. Pieschke was born Helen Margaret Zietlow on March 4, 1905, at Springfield, Minnesota, the daughter of the late Herman and Louise (Therefield) Zietlow. The family moved...

Nov 10, 1979

Ervin L. Ree was born February 20, 1907, in Minnesota to parents Nels and Guri (Stolsmark) Ree. He lived all his life in the Hanley Falls, Minnesota community. He married Thelma Tollefson on October 7, 1972, at Yellow Medicine Lutheran Church, Hanley Falls, of which he was a member and served on the cemetery board. He passed away at...

Nov 7, 1979

Clara Stevens was born on November 27, 1894, to Oluf and Annie (Halvorson) Jacobson in Normania Township, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota. She was baptized and confirmed at the Spring Creek Lutheran Church of Normania Township. On April 6, 1919, she was united in marriage to James R. Stevens. They spent most of their lives farming near Hanley Falls, Minnesota,...

Oct 26, 1979

Fredolph Lawrence Haroldson was born January 22, 1908, in Minnesota, to parents Carl and Emma (Paulson) Haroldson. He was baptized and confirmed at Swede Home Lutheran Church of Swede Prairie Township, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota. Fredolph was a veteran of WW II. He died October 26, 1979, at Kaiser Foundation Hospital, Richmond, California. Fredolph is survived by three sisters:...

Oct 9, 1979

Walter LeRoy Haroldson was born March 20, 1910, Swede Prairie Township, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, to parents Carl and Emma (Paulson) Haroldson. He was baptized and confirmed at Swede Home Church of Swede Prairie Township. He attended school in Swede Prairie Township and farmed until he retired. Walter, a resident of Minneota, Minnesota, died Tuesday morning, October 9, 1979,...

Oct 5, 1979

Eneval B. Stenevik was born December 8, 1889, the son of Solomon and Anne (Kristopherson) Stenevik at Clarkfield, Minnesota. He was baptized by Reverand Carl J. Moen and confirmed by Reverand Reinertson. He passed away at the Clarkfield Hospital October 5, 1979, at the age of 89 years, 9 months and 27 days. Eneval served in World War I...

Sep 26, 1979

OBITUARY OF MAGDALENA ANNA CATHERINA GALOW PIIPKE In His grace and mercy God granted to Herman Galow and his wife Margaret nee Wiegers, the gift of their only daughter Lena Anna Catherina on January 22, 1886, in Omro Township of Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota. God made her His own dear daugher as she was born again through the washing...

Sep 24, 1979

Ava Mae Kleppe, the daughter of John and Katherine (Drake) Albertson, was born March 7, 1897, in Clairandis, Iowa. She was confirmed March 31, 1940 by H.J. Madland at Silo Lutheran Church, Cottonwood, Minnesota. She lived in Iowa and Tacoma, Washington, with her parents, moving to Cottonwood, Minnesota, in 1913. She married Rasmes Kleppe on June 22, 1915, by...

Sep 22, 1979

Sidney Inor Friberg was born December 8, 1911, to Swen and Amanda (Willander) Friberg of Clarkfield, Minnesota. Baptized and confirmed in the Augustana Lutheran Church of Clarkfield, Sidney attended the Clarkfield Schools and graduated with the class of 1931. In 1943 he moved to Seattle, Washington, where he remained until his death, September 22, 1979, at West Seattle General...

Aug 30, 1979

Beatrice York Smith was born October 31, 1894, at Centerville, Iowa, to Stephen John York and Eldora Briley York. She attended school in the Clarkfield, Minnesota community. She was united in marriage to Harry D. Smith on January 29, 1913, at the Methodist Church in Boone, Iowa. They moved to Hazel Run, Minnesota, in 1915 and farmed until 1950...

Aug 23, 1979

Donald James Voss was born on February 9, 1931, in Tyro Township, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, to Ewald and Hertha (Just) Voss. He was baptized and confirmed at Zion Lutheran Church by Rev. Louis Rosin. After he completed high school, he farmed with his father. He served two years with the National Guard when it was activated during the...

Aug 21, 1979

Melvin Arnold Gudahl was born June 7, 1901, at Rake, Iowa, to parents John and Ingeborg (Erdahl) Gudahl. He was baptized and confirmed at Dell Lutheran Church near Frost, Minnesota. He was united in marriage to Mabel Nelson on January 1, 1936. He passed away August 21, 1979, at the Clarkfield Community Hospital, Clarkfield, Minnesota, at the age of...

Aug 19, 1979

Martin Leonard Peterson was born on July 9, 1903, to Nicolai Njolstad Peterson and Gustava (Lende) Peterson in Friendship Township, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota. He was baptized by Pastor Salhus and confirmed by Pastor Storaasli. He attended country school and in the Cottonwood School. He was engaged in construction work in the east and in Chicago for several years,...

Aug 18, 1979

Lu Ella Loken Larson was born on February 2, 1911, in Clarkfield, Minnesota, to Lars and Marie Loken. She was baptized and confirmed at the Clarkfield Lutheran Church. She graduated from Clarkfield High School as the Valedictorian of her class. She later graduated from the Kahler School of Nursing in Rochester, Minnesota. She was employed at the Clarkfield Memorial...

Aug 13, 1979

Myrtle Ruth Lusk Moen was born on April 13, 1908, in Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota, to Hugh and Johanna (Moe) Lusk. She was baptized and confirmed at Lac qui Parle Lutheran Church. On March 27, 1927, whe was united in marriage to James Morris "Mike" Moen. Myrtle passed away on August 13, 1979, at Luther Haven, Montevideo, Minnesota,...

Aug 8, 1979

Baby Girl Vanoverbeke Born/Passed Away August 8, 1979, at Dothan, Alabama Parents Thomas J. and Alice (Roles) Vanoverbeke Graveside Services August 15, 1979 St. Leo Catholic Cemetery, St. Leo, Minnesota Father John Pearson, officiating Arrangements by Lynner Funeral Home Since 1891 Clarkfield Minnesota

Graveside Services August 15, 1979 10:15 a.m. St. Leo Catholic Cemetery St. Leo, Minnesota...

Aug 5, 1979

Javin Lee Muilenburg was born in Granite Falls, Minnesota, on August 5, 1979, to Rodney and Deanna (Stangeland) Muilenburg. On November 18, 1979, Javin passed away at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester, Minnesota, at the age of 3 months and 13 days. He is survived by his parents of Aberdeen, South Dakota; maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. George Stangeland...

Jul 21, 1979

Irene Helen (Nilson) Iverson was born September 25, 1909, on a farm near Boyd, Minnesota, to parents Nels M. and Alma (Erickson) Nilson. She was baptized at Trinity Lutheran Church in Boyd and confirmed in the Lutheran faith by Pastor Palm in Brook Park, Minnesota. On November 5, 1955, she was united in marriage to Oliver Iverson. Irene was...

Jul 16, 1979

Oscar R. Loland was born October 26, 1894, to Tobias and Caroline (Gunderson) Loland in Cottonwood, Minnesota. He was baptized and confirmed at Silo Lutheran Church of Cottonwood. Oscar served in the U.S. Navy during World War I and was a lifetime member of the American Legion and the Last Man's Club. In his earlier years he worked on...

Jun 26, 1979

Oscar Theodore Tunem was born February 20, 1895, in Minnesota, to Daniel and Dorothy (Anda) Tunem. He was baptized in the Lutheran faith and confirmed in the Clarkfield Lutheran Church. He lived with his mother at Wanke, Minnesota, until her death then moved to Wegdahl, Minnesota, to live with an aunt. After her death, he then moved to the...