Obituaries

Apr 15, 1999

Clifford Gilsrud, of Mandt Township in Chippewa Co., died on Thursday, April 15, 1999 at the Chippewa Co - Montevideo Hospital at the age of 81.

Funeral services will be conducted on Monday, April 19, 1999 at 1:30 PM at Big Bend Lutheran Church with Rev. Corey Fuhrman officiating.  Burial will be in the church cemetery.

Apr 14, 1999

Richard Warren Grobel was born on April 6, 1915, near Haydenville, Lac Qui Parle County, MN, to Arne and Mary (Hanson) Grobel, the youngest of six children.  Richard was baptized at Solar Lutheran Church near Haydenville by Pastor Boe and was confirmed about 1931 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Boyd by Pastor Martin Lien.  He attended rural schools in...

Apr 12, 1999

Selma A. Johnson was born on January 9, 1905, in Porter, MN, to August and Clara (Willander) Fredlund.  She was baptized and confirmed at Providence Valley Lutheran Church and attended country school in Oshkosh Township.  She lived with and took care of her parents and moved into Dawson in 1927.  She worked for several restaurants in Dawson and later,...

Apr 7, 1999

Olaf Lund, 92, of Clara City and formerly of rural DeGraff, died April 7, 1999 at the Clara City Community Nursing Home in Clara City.

Funeral services were held Saturday, April 10, 1999 at 1:30 P.M. at Buffalo Lake Lutheran Church.  Rev. Carlton Nelson will officiate and interment was in the church cemetery.

Olaf Almer...

Apr 2, 1999

Reuben M. Bjornlie was born November 13, 1911, in Lac Qui Parle Township to Hans and Gunda (Hanson) Bjornlie.  He attended grade school in District #7 in Lac Qui Parle Township and graduated from Lutheran Normal School in Madison, MN.  He was baptized and confirmed in Lac Qui Parle Lutheran Church and later joined the First Presbyterian Church.  After...

Apr 1, 1999

Lillian Folkestad, of Montevideo, died on Thursday, April 1, 1999 at the Luther Haven Nursing Home in Montevideo at the age of 92.

Funeral services will be conducted on Monday, April 5, 1999 at 1:30 PM at Trinity Lutheran Church in Montevideo with Rev. David Hoyme officiating.  Burial will be in the Sunset Memorial Cemetery.

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Apr 1, 1999

Clarence Dale was born on February 14, 1907, to Martin and Anna (Stenson) Dale at their farm in Cerro Gordo Twp, Lac Qui Parle County, MN.  He was baptized and confirmed at the Lac Qui Parle Lutheran Church.  A short way from their home, he attended elementary school in District 6.  In 1926, he graduated from Dawson High School,...

Apr 1, 1999

Doris A. (Sather) Collins was born on July 22, 1928 in Cashel Township of Swift Co., MN to Mervin and Pauline (Antolick) Sather.  She grew up in the Benson, MN area and graduated from Benson High School.  On April 19, 1949 she was united in marriage to Thomas J. Collins at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Murdock, MN.  Together...

Mar 27, 1999

Anina Milbeck, of Montevideo, died on Saturday, March 27, 1999 at the Luther Haven Nursing Home in Montevideo at the age of 93.

Funeral services will be conducted on Tuesday, March 30, 1999 at 10:00 AM at the Salem Lutheran Church in Montevideo with Rev. Wayne Kopitzke officiating.  Burial will be in Terrace Lawn Memory Gardens.

Mar 24, 1999

Carl Ray Anderson, 8 months, of Montevideo died March 24, 1999 at the Chippewa - County Montevideo Hospital.

Funeral services will be held Saturday, March 27, 1999 at 1:00 P.M. at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Montevideo.  Rev. Leo Deitemeyer will officiate and interment will be at Sunset Memorial Cemetery.

Visitation will be held Friday...

Mar 23, 1999

Margaret Norman, 58, of Montevideo died March 23, 1999 at her home near Montevideo.

Funeral services will be held Friday, March 26, 1999 at 1:30 P.M. at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Montevideo.  Rev. Warren Broughton and Rev. Douglas Olson will officiate and interment will be at Sunset Memorial Cemetery.

Visitation will be held Thursday,...

Mar 22, 1999

Arlo Jerve, of Montevideo, died on Monday, March 22, 1999 at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Minneapolis at the age of 68.

Memorial services will be conducted on Friday, March 26, 1999 at 10:30 AM at Jevnaker Lutheran Church with Rev. Gregory Gabriel officiating.  Interment will be in the church cemetery.

Visitation will be Thursday...

Mar 20, 1999

Louie “Pete” Larsen, Sr., of Montevideo, died on Saturday, March 20, 1999 at the Chippewa Co - Montevideo Hospital at the age of 83.

Funeral services were conducted on Wednesday, March 24, 1999 at 11:00 AM at the Maynard Presbyterian Church with Rev. Beverly Crute officiating.  Interment was in the Terrace Lawn Memory Gardens of rural Montevideo....

Mar 19, 1999

Derrek Schutte, 18, of Dawson died March 19, 1999 at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester, MN.

Funeral services will be held Wednesday, March 24, 1999 at 10:30 A. M. at Grace Lutheran Church in Dawson.  Rev. Stacey Wells, Rev. Wayne Shelton, and Rev. John Norland will officiate and interment will be at Dawson Cemetery.

Visitation...

Mar 18, 1999

Pearl Stempson, of Montevideo, died on Thursday, March 18, 1999 in Hastings, MN at the age of 70.

Funeral services was conducted on Tuesday, March 23, 1999 at 11:00 AM at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Montevideo with Rev. Leo Deitemeyer officiating.  Burial was in the Terrace Lawn Memory Gardens.

Pearl (Wollschlager)  Stempson was born...

Mar 17, 1999

Betty Nordaune, 67, of Montevideo, died March 17, 1999 at the Chippewa County - Montevideo Hospital.

Funeral services were held Saturday, March 20, 1999 at 1:30 P.M. at Our Saviours Lutheran Church of Baxter.  Rev. Steven Rheingans officiated  and interment was in the church cemetery.

Betty Joan (Pederson) Nordaune was born March 15, 1932 in...

Mar 14, 1999

Myrtle Tanhoff, 85, of Watson, died March 14, 1999 at the Clara City Nursing Home in Clara City.

Funeral services will be held Wednesday, March 17, 1999 at 10:30 A.M. at the United Methodist Church in Montevideo.

Visitation will be held Tuesday afternoon and evening at the Anderson Funeral Home in Montevideo and with the...

Mar 7, 1999

Robert Eriksen, 80, of Montevideo died March 7, 1999 at the Chippewa County - Montevideo Hospital.

Funeral services will be held Thursday, March 11, 1999 at 1:30 P.M. at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Montevideo.  Rev. Warren Broughton and Rev. Douglas Olson will officiate and interment will be at Sunset Memorial Cemetery.

Visitation will be...

Feb 25, 1999

Alice Danielson was born July 17, 1909 in Baxter Township, Lac Qui Parle County, MN the daughter of Charles and Anna (Anderson) Borgendale.  She graduated from Dawson High School in 1927 and attended Normal Training in Madison.  Alice taught rural school for many years and later taught school in Dawson retiring in 1974.  She was united in marriage with...

Feb 25, 1999

Hartford E. Anderson was born October 20, 1909 in Hillyard, WA, the son of Andrew and Cornelia (Olson) Anderson.  In 1919, his family moved to Dawson where he attended school before moving to work in Chicago in 1925.  In 1930, Hartford returned to Dawson where he worked with the WPA on the sidewalks and curbing and also the rip-rapping...