Obituaries

Aug 11, 2000

Vernon LeRoy Johnson was born April 5, 1914, in Baxter Township, Lac Qui Parle County, MN, the son of L.L. and Emma (Moen) Johnson.  He was baptized and confirmed at Our Saviour's Lutheran Church of Baxter, attended school at District #1, and graduated from Dawson High School.  Vernon was united in marriage with O. Norma "Dots" Belsaas on June...

Aug 8, 2000

Ruth Moseng was born August 4, 1917, in Camp Release Twp., Lac Qui Parle Co., to Walter I. and Odessa (Winslow) Beaty.  She was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith and attended country school through the eight grade. Ruth was married to Edwin S. Moseng on October 2, 1940, at the Antelope Hills Church of Christ, rural Canby. ...

Aug 3, 2000

Lowell O. Miller was born January 10, 1915, in Maxwell Twp., Lac Qui Parle County, to Aaron and Lillian (Soblom) Miller.  He was baptized and confirmed at the Dawson Covenant Church and attended country school at District 25 in Maxwell Twp. Lowell and Melvern Anderson secretly eloped to Gary, SD, on November 10, 1935.  They each returned to their...

Aug 1, 2000

Wayne Herbert Wolf was born in Armstrong, Iowa,  on Christmas Day, December 25, 1925, to Herbert and Ruth (Ammons) Wolf.  He was welcomed by his two sisters, Ethel and Dorothy. Wayne was baptized, attended Sunday School, and was confirmed at the Presbyterian Church in Armstrong.  He also attended high school in Armstrong.  Upon graduation, he was accepted for entrance...

Jul 28, 2000

Arlene Jerve, of Montevideo, died on Friday, July 28, 2000 at the Luther Haven Nursing Home in Montevideo at the age of 70.

Memorial services were conducted on Monday, July 31, 2000 at 10:30 AM at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Montevideo with Rev. Warren Broughton officiating.  Anderson Funeral Home of Montevideo was in charge of funeral...

Jul 19, 2000

Winton Ovre, of Granite Falls, died on Wednesday, July 19, 2000 at the Granite Falls Municipal Hospital at the age of 67.

Memorial services were conducted on Saturday, July 22, 2000 at 1:00 PM at First Baptist Church in Appleton with Rev. Janice FitzGibbon officiating.

Winton Ellsworth Ovre was born on March 7, 1933 in...

Jul 19, 2000

Clarence “Kelly” Moseng, of Montevideo, died on Wednesday, July 19, 2000 at the Rice Memorial Hospital in Willmar at the age of 85.

Funeral services were conducted on Saturday, July 22, 2000 at 11:00 AM at Our Saviours Lutheran Church of Baxter with Rev. Steve Rheingans officiating.  Burial was in the Terrace Lawn Memory Gardens.  Anderson Funeral...

Jul 12, 2000

Violet Eleanor Lund was born February 7, 1907, in Omro Township, Yellow Medicine County, to August and Bertha (Sand) Swenson.  She attended School District 58 and Dawson Public School.  She was confirmed in the Lutheran faith at Riverside Lutheran Church in Dawson.  She worked at the Dawson Hospital until her marriage to Marvin S. Lund on February 27, 1929. ...

Jul 5, 2000

Wayne Norby, formerly of the Big Bend area, died in Denver CO on Wednesday, July 5, 2000 at the age of 68.

Funeral services will be conducted on Wednesday, July 12, 2000 at 1:30 PM at the Big Bend Lutheran Church with Rev. Corey Fuhrman officiating.  Burial will be in the church cemetery.

Visitation will...

Jul 3, 2000

Kenneth Maurice Erickson was born August 6, 1944 in Hennepin County, MN.  He was adopted at the age of 3 and raised by Ellsworth and Olga (Utheim) Erickson.  Ken grew up in the Dawson area and graduated from Dawson High School in 1962.  He worked in Minneapolis for a while before returning to Dawson where he farmed with his...

Jun 29, 2000

Sig Pearson of Elmwood, WI and  formerly of Montevideo, died on Thursday, June 29, 2000 at the River Falls Hospital in River Falls, WI at the age of 64.

Funeral services were conducted on Saturday, July 1, 2000 at 11:00 AM at the Anderson Funeral Home Chapel in Montevideo with Rev. Warren Broughton officiating.  Burial was in...

Jun 26, 2000

Clifford Harold Lindseth was born October 18, 1911, on a farm in Garfield Township to Hans and Sophie (Ness) Lindseth.  He was baptized and confirmed at the Garfield Lutheran Church and attended rural school in Garfield Township.  He farmed with his father until March, 1941, when he moved with the family to Dawson. On January 1, 1942, he was...

Jun 25, 2000

Agnes Emilia Simonson was born December 7, 1916, at Appleton, MN, to Fred and Ingeborg (Johnson) Johnson.  She grew up in Appleton and graduated from Appleton High School.  She received her nurses training in Dawson and worked as a nurse in Dawson and Starbuck, MN.  Agnes married Larry Simonson on May 30, 1942, in Appleton.  They moved to Dawson...

Jun 21, 2000

Hazel Haugen, 66, of Plymouth, MN died June 21, 2000 after an extended illness at the Hillcrest Care Center in Wayzata, MN at the age of 66.

Funeral services were held Monday, June 26, 2000 at 11:00 A.M. at Kviteseid Lutheran Church in Milan, MN.  Rev. Wayne Anderson and Rev. Jennifer Andreas officiated and interment was in...

Jun 17, 2000

Aagot Nebben was born October 9, 1913, in Dawson, to Ole P. and Gunda (Nesvold) Bratmoe.  She was baptized in 1913, and confirmed in 1927, at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Dawson. Aagot was united in marriage to Gilbert Nebben on September 10, 1949, in Dawson.  To this union Arden and Curtis were born.  Aagot lived her entire life...

Jun 17, 2000

Larry Michael Anderson was born July 25, 1950, in Dawson, to Wallace J. and Evelyn (Hauge) Anderson.  He was baptized and confirmed at Providence Valley Lutheran Church.  He graduated from Dawson High School in 1968.  Upon graduation, he entered the Minnesota National Guard (Dawson Battery).  After completing basic training, he attended Canby Technical School, graduating with a diesel mechanic...

Jun 14, 2000

Julia Hanson, of Montevideo, died on Wednesday, June 14, 2000 at the Clara City Care Center at the age of 96.

Funeral services will be conducted on Monday, June 19,2000 at 1:00 PM at Anderson Funeral Home in Montevideo with Rev. Paul Losik officiating.  Burial will be in the Artichoke Baptist Cemetery.

Visitation will be...

Jun 13, 2000

Viola Tweeter, of Montevideo, died on Tuesday, June 13, 2000 at the Clara City Care Center at the age of 83.

Funeral services will be conducted on Friday, June 16, 2000 at 1:30 PM at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Montevideo with Rev. Leo Deitemeyer officiating.  Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Cemetery.

Visitation will...

Jun 9, 2000

Nellie Mortenson, 90, of Montevideo, died June 9, 2000 at the Clara City Care Center in Clara City, MN.

Memorial services will be held Monday, June 12, 2000 at 10:30 A.M. at the Anderson Funeral Home Chapel in Montevideo with the Rev. Paul Woolverton officiating.

Nellie Marie (Fader) Mortenson was born February 18, 1910 in...

May 30, 2000

Gregory R. Johnson was born in Dawson on August 16, 1949, to A. Roger  and LaDonna (Habben) Johnson.  He was baptized at the Riverside Lutheran Church in 1950, and confirmed at Grace Lutheran Church in 1964.  He graduated from Dawson High School in 1967, and attended 2 years at Normandale Community College.  He lived in Minneapolis for several years,...