Oscar O. Nelson
May 10, 1979
Oscar O. Nelson, age 75, was born September 1, 1903, to Peter and Albertina (Anderson) Nelson on a farm in Tyro Township, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota. He was baptized and confirmed at the Friedheim Lutheran Church. On May 31, 1930, he was united in marriage to Ruth Larson of rural Clarkfield, Minnesota. To this union two children were born,...
Trudie (Nelson) Dahl
May 5, 1979
Trudie Dahl was born February 2, 1887, to Alfin and Julia (Otterson) Nelson, in Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota. She passed away at Community Health Center Boarding Care Home of Two Harbors, Minnesota, on May 5, 1979, at age of 92 years. Trudie had been a Two Harbors resident for the past 24 years. She was a member of Bethlehem...
Ordean N. Priebe
May 5, 1979
Ordean Nelton Priebe was born July 1, 1934, at Clarkfield Community Hospital, Clarkfield, Minnesota, to Ewald and Mae (Olson) Priebe. He was baptized and confirmed at St. John's Lutheran Church of Boyd, Minnesota. He attended District 55 School and has been farming at the home place and residing with his father Ewald and Aunt Selma Olson. Mr. Priebe passed...
Albert Richard Krueger
May 1, 1979
Albert Krueger was born into the Kingdom of God in 1903. He spent most of his life farming in the Boyd, Minnesota area. In 1975 he retired and moved to Montevideo, Minnesota. He was baptized and confirmed in the Christian faith. And he was devoted to his home and family. He leaves to mourn his loving wife Evelyn; daughter...
Kevin Keith Listul
Apr 7, 1979
IN MEMORY OF KEVIN KEITH LISTUL Born April 7, 1979, at Rice Memorial Hospital, Willmar, Minnesota to parents Keith and Darlys (Oakland) Listul Passed Away April 7, 1979 Funeral Services Saturday, April 14, 1979, 9:30 a.m. Lynner Funeral Chapel, Clarkfield, Minnesota Officiating, Rev. Berdell Digerness Organist, Mrs. Loren Norgaard Soloist, Mr. Loren Norgaard Casket Bearers Jerry Holien ~ Glen...
Regina (Agre) Stenson
Apr 6, 1979
Regina Stenson was born on January 18, 1891, at Boyd, Minnesota, to parents Jacob and Randy (Eike) Agre. She was baptized and confirmed at the Boyd Lutheran Church. On June 29, 1913, she was united in marriage to the late Alfred Stenson. To this union four children were born: Nora (Mrs. Lawrence Johnson) of Poulsbo, Washington, Cyrus of Clarkfield,...
Nancy Jo (Rosen) Albertson
Apr 3, 1979
Nancy Jo (Rosen) Albertson, 25, of Rice, Minnesota, formerly of the Clarkfield/Boyd area, passed away In Sterns County, Minnesota, on April 3, 1979, the result of an automobile accident. She was born on July 2, 1953, to George and Norma (Willander) Rosen at Fort Clayton, Panama Canal Zone. She was baptized on July 2, 1954, at Los Rias, Panama...
Clayton H. Clemetson
Mar 27, 1979
Clayton Hilman Clemetson, son of Tony and Mabel (Isaacs) Clemetson, was born in Normania Township, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, on March 16, 1909. He was baptized and confirmed by Pastor Oppedahl at the Hauges Lutheran Church of rural Hazel Run, Minnesota. He was united in marriage to Ellen Rosetter on December 31, 1933. To this union were born two...
Jesse E. Hoff
Mar 18, 1979
Jesse E. Hoff, the son of Engebret and Bertha (Nielson) Hoff, was born near Grand Meadow, Minnesota, on February 12, 1890. He was baptized and confirmed there in the Bear Creek Lutheran Church, and attended rural school. In 1907, the family moved from Mower County to a farm in Normania Township, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, and it was on...
Alfred F. Eckhardt
Mar 17, 1979
Alfred Frederick Eckhardt was born August 9, 1899, at Bancroft, Iowa, to Fred and Minnie (Fenske) Eckhardt. He passed away on Saturday evening, March 17, 1979, at the Chippewa County Montevideo Hospital at the age of 79 years. In his early childhood the family moved to the Boyd community. On March 28, 1915, he was confirmed at Zion Lutheran...
Josephine "Josie" (Iverson) Legros
Mar 12, 1979
Josie Le Gros was born March 25, 1891, in Clarkfield, Minnesota, the daughter of Arnie and Johanna Iverson. She was baptized and confirmed in the Clarkfield Lutheran Church, where she was a member all of her life. She graduated from Clarkfield High School and Mankato State Normal School. In 1914 she was married to Leo V. Le Gros, and...
Carrye (Horner) Driscoll
Mar 4, 1979
Carrye Driscoll was born at Stoys Town, Pennsylvania, on October 9, 1889, to parents Lincoln and Emma (Berkebile) Horner. Her family moved to Sheldon, Iowa, when Carrye was a young girl. In 1912 Carrye was united in marriage to Lloyd Driscoll. To this union were born two sons, Paul and Clair. Carrye lived at Sheldon, Iowa, until 1971 when...
Hilda Guline (Joel) Harris
Feb 25, 1979
Hilda Guline Harris was born April 30, 1884, at Hanley Falls, Minnesota, the daughter of Ole and Aletta (Haroldson) Joel. She was baptized and confirmed in the Yellow Medicine Lutheran Church, where she has been a member throughout her life. On November 24, 1904, she married Julian Harris and they made their home in Hanley Falls. To this union...
Lena M. (Blaness) Morland
Feb 20, 1979
Lena Morland was born April 5, 1892, in Norway to parents Anders and Ingeborg Blaness. She was baptized and confirmed in Norway and came to the U. S. in 1910. She lived and worked in the Gary, South Dakota area for a time, then moved to Fort Dodge, Iowa. She married Nels Morland on March 29, 1916, at St....
Alfred Arthur Elmer
Feb 15, 1979
Alfred Arthur Elmer was born March 25, 1908, in Lucas Township, Lyon County, Minnesota, where he resided all his life. The family operated the Cottonwood Dairy for 22 years. Alfred farmed the same place where his parents held their wedding reception in 1899 and during those years he cared for his father, Edward P. Elmer and his blind mother,...
Arthur Engelbret Gordon
Feb 12, 1979
Arthur E. Gordon was born September 25, 1905, to Anne (Selness) and Arne Gordon on a farm in Friendship Township, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota. He was baptized at the Spring Creek Lutheran Church and confirmed in the Boyd Lutheran Church. As a young boy they moved to Boyd, Minnesota, later moving to Clarkfield, Minnesota. On October 25, 1928, he...
Anne P. (Loken) Dahl
Jan 15, 1979
Anne P. Dahl was born September 3, 1898, in Swede Prairie Township, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, to parents Lars and Marie (Auflem) Loken. Anne was baptized and confirmed in the St. Lucas Lutheran Church in Normania Township. The past 20 years Anne lived in Minneapolis. Prior to that she and her now deceased husband Fred, formerly of Clarkfield, owned...
Gertrude (Olson) Lapolice
Jan 15, 1979
Gertrude LaPolice was born July 24, 1894, to Ambrose and Bella Olson in Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota. She was baptized by Rev. Strand in the Yellow Medicine Church and confirmed by Rev. Haugan at Silo Lutheran Church. She lived most of her years in the Cottonwood area, except for 12 years when she worked in Minneapolis. She returned to...
Quinton Coover
Jan 10, 1979
Quinton Coover was born August 18, 1918, at Lake Andes, South Dakota, to Machael and Hannah (Nelson) Coover. He moved with his family to the home farm in Swede Prairie Township, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, in 1937 where he has resided as a full time farmer until his death on January 10, 1979. Baptized and confirmed at Swede Home...
Anna S. Kjos
Dec 30, 1978
Anna Kjos, who was residing at the Emmanuel Nursing Home of Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, passed away December 30, 1978. At the time of her death she was 94 years old. She was born to parents Lars and Mathea Hoel on July 1, 1884, at Clarkfield, Minnesota. She was baptized and confirmed in the Clarkfield Lutheran Church where she was...
