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...
Clara Augusta (Rogge) Schlee
Dec 25, 1978
Clara Augusta Schlee was born March 4, 1891, in Tyro Township, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, to Henry and Rosina (Martin) Rogge. She was baptized and confirmed in Zion Lutheran Church of Tyro Township. On February 25, 1915, she was married to Martin Schlee. The couple had three children. Mrs. Schlee passed away December 25, 1978, in Dawson, Minnesota, at...
Louise Mathilda (Lachelt) Werth
Dec 23, 1978
Louise Mathilda Lachelt Werth, daughter of William F. and Augusta (Loose) Lachelt, was born on May 16, 1906, in Tyro Township, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota. She was baptized June 3, 1906, by Pastor August Hillger at Zion Lutheran Church. On March 28, 1920, she was confirmed by Pastor Bernhard Luttman at Zion Lutheran Church. She attended rural school. She...
Burdell C. Hanson
Dec 18, 1978
Burdell Cyrus Hanson was born December 10, 1910, in Story County, Iowa. He was the fourth son of Milton C. and Olive (Lura) Hanson. He was baptized in the Lutheran faith in McCalsburg, Iowa, and confirmed in Israel Lutheran Church, Clarkfield, Minnesota. He graduated from Clarkfield High School. Burdell enlisted in the Army Air Force on September 21, 1942....
Martha Louise Jorgenson
Dec 16, 1978
Martha L. Jorgenson, who was residing on the west coast with her two daughters, passed away on December 16, 1978, at Salem, Oregon. At the time of her death, she was 85 years old. The youngest child of Lars and Mathea Hoel, she was born July 6, 1893, in Tyro Township, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota. She was baptized and...
Arlen Raymond Risa
Dec 13, 1978
Arlen R. Risa was born November 5, 1924, to Michel L. and Anna (Hovestein) Risa at their home in rural Hazel Run, Minnesota. He was baptized at Bethlehem Lutheran Church and confirmed at the Hazel Run Lutheran Church by Rev. A. Haugland in 1938. He entered the Marine Corps January 23, 1945, and was honorably discharged December 14, 1946....
Emma Pauline (Sorenson) Iverson
Dec 11, 1978
Emma Pauline Iverson, the daughter of Soren and Karie (Paulson) Sorenson was born May 29, 1892, in Day County, Roslyn, South Dakota. She was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith by Rev. L. Hammer, pastor of Fron Lutheran Church near Roslyn, South Dakota. On July 14, 1915, she was married at Roslyn to Olaf Iverson of Clarkfield, Minnesota,...
John T. Jorgenson
Dec 10, 1978
John T. Jorgenson was born May 26, 1893, to Thor and Kjersti (Foss) Jorgenson in Sandnes Township, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, near Hanley Falls. He was married to Emma Fagerlie of Sacred Heart, Minnesota, on May 2, 1915. They farmed near Granite Falls, Minnesota, until 1917 when they moved to Rock Lake, North Dakota, where they farmed for 24...
Bessie Henritta Jorgenson
Nov 28, 1978
Bessie Henritta Jorgenson was born in Clarkfield, Minnesota, on November 29, 1892, to Olai and Anna (Hanson) Amundson. She was baptized and confirmed in the Clarkfield Lutheran Church where she was a lifelong member. On February 9, 1920, she was united in marriage to Marvin A. Jorgenson. To this union four children were born: Dale, Mabel, Glenn and Dennis....
Maybelle Stensrud
Nov 26, 1978
Maybelle Stensrud was born February 27, 1896, to Oscar and Anna (Broughton) Stensrud and baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith at St. Lucas Lutheran Church. She attended school in Westerheim Township, Lyon County, Minnesota, and nurses training at Dawson, Minneapolis General Hospital, and Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis. Maybelle was Hospital Administrator at Mandan Hospital in Mandan, North Dakota,...
Amelia Madglena (Golnick) Roske
Nov 11, 1978
Amelia Magdalena was born to Michael and Amelia (Abraham) Golnick in Omro Township, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota. She was baptized on April 13, 1890, by Pastor Christoph Boettcher at St. John's Lutheran Church where she was also confirmed on March 27, 1904, by Pastor August Hillger. Fredrick H. Roske and Amelia Golnick were married on November 6, 1912, at...
Emma Mable Martin
Nov 10, 1978
Funeral Services for Mrs. Emma M. Martin were held at the Hazel Run Lutheran Church on Tuesday afternoon, November 14, 1978, with the Rev. Berdell Digerness officiating. Mrs. Duane Jacobson was organist and accompanied Loren Norgaard as he sang "The Old Rugged Cross" and "In the Garden." Casket Bearers were all grandsons: Lyle Martin, Howard Martin, Ronald Hveem, Dennis...
Eldred Sr. Laux
Oct 31, 1978
Eldred Laux, Sr., 77, a patient of Clarkfield Community Hospital, Clarkfield, Minnesota, died Tuesday, October 31, 1978. Eldred was born September 7, 1901, at Wanda, Minnesota, to Nick and Mary Laux. He married Magdalen Raschka on October 12, 1931. They farmed at Lamberton and Boyd until he retired in 1971. Surviving are his wife, Magdalen and five children: Mrs....
Cody Lee Dodson
Oct 17, 1978
Cody Lee Dodson was born June 9, 1967, to William and Lu Ellen (Broaddus) Dodson at Charles Town, West Virginia. Cody passed away Sunday, October 15, 1978, at University Hospitals, Minneapolis, Minnesota, as a result of a hunting accident. He is survived by his parents, William and LuEllen Dodson of Hanley Falls, Minnesota; two brothers: William at home and...
Erma A. (Olson) Borgerson
Oct 3, 1978
IN MEMORY OF MRS. ERMA BORGERSON Born October 7, 1906, in Minnesota to parents Peter and Fredericka Albertina (Borgeson) Olson Passed Away October 3, 1978, in La Mesa, California Preceded by husband, Murly A. Borgerson, M.D. in 1974 Funeral Services Saturday, October 7, 1978, 11:00 a.m. Yellow Medicine Lutheran Church Hanley Falls, Minnesota Officiating, Rev. H. N. Schey Organist,...
Lillie (Philipson) Fremo
Sep 21, 1978
Lillie Philipson Fremo was born July 11, 1906, at Greenwich, Connecticut, to parents Carl and Lorena (Haviland) Philipson. She was baptized in the Christian faith shortly after birth and was confirmed in 1912 at the Minnesota Valley Lutheran Church of rural Louisburg, Minnesota. On June 24, 1933, Lillie Philipson and Albin Fremo were married. They had three sons and...
