Obituaries

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...

Feb 24, 1999

Luke Christenson, of Montevideo, died on Wednesday, February 24, 1999 as a result of an automobile accident at the age of 17.

Funeral services will be conducted on Saturday, February 27, 1999 at 1:30 PM at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Montevideo with Rev. Gregory Gabriel officiating.  Burial will be in the Jevnaker Lutheran Cemetery of rural...

Feb 24, 1999

Hazel Abel, of Montevideo, died on Wednesday, February 24, 1999 at the Chippewa Co - Montevideo Hospital at the age of 80.

Funeral services will be conducted on Sunday, February 28, 1999 at 2:00 PM at United Methodist Church in Montevideo with Rev. Robert Ford officiating.  Burial will be in the Florida Church Cemetery near Canby, MN....

Feb 19, 1999

Donald Hubble, of Montevideo, died on Friday, February 19, 1999 at the Chippewa Co - Montevideo Hospital at the age of 72.

Funeral services will be conducted on Tuesday, February 23, 1999 at 2:30 PM at the Anderson Funeral Home Chapel in Montevideo with Rev. Mary Hovland and Rev. Tom Flaherty officiating.  Interment will be at Terrace...

Feb 13, 1999

Harlan Gilsrud, 78, of Montevideo, died February 13, 1999 at the Chippewa County - Montevideo Hospital.

Funeral services will be held at 1:30 P.M. Tuesday, February 16, 1999 at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Montevideo, MN.  Rev. Douglas Olson and Rev. Warren Broughton will officiate and interment will be at Sunset Memorial Cemetery.

Visitation will...

Feb 13, 1999

William “Bill” Backer, of Montevideo, died on Saturday, February 13, 1999 at the Fairview University Hospital in Minneapolis at the age of 53.

Memorial services will be conducted on Friday, February 19, 1999 at 2:00 PM at the Anderson Funeral Home Chapel in Montevideo with Rev. Leo Deitemeyer officiating.

William Brian “Bill” Backer was born...

Feb 13, 1999

Ralph Anderson, 84, of Spicer, died February 13, 1999 at Rice Memorial Hospital in Willmar.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Wednesday, February 17, 1999 at Faith Lutheran Church in Spicer, MN with Rev. Paul Idstrom and Rev. Scott Gjevre officiating.  The burial will be at Kviteseid Lutheran Milan Methodist Cemetery in Milan, MN at...

Feb 12, 1999

Troy Alan Ellefson was born in Montevideo, MN on December 7, 1962.  He was baptized on December 23, 1962, at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Montevideo and confirmed on October 29, 1978, at Grace Lutheran Church in Dawson.  He attended Dawson-Boyd Schools and graduated on May 31, 1981.  He attended Brown Insitute for 2 years, specializing in electronics. He...

Feb 9, 1999

Olga Marie Krugerud was born April 2, 1909, in Cerro Gordo Township, Lac Qui Parle County, Minnesota to Ole and Marit Krugerud.  She was baptized in 1909 and confirmed in 1923 at the Lac Qui Parle Lutheran Church in rural Dawson and attended country school in Cerro Gordo Township. Olga married Robert A. Lee on April 21, 1929, at...

Feb 8, 1999

M. Donald Rue, formerly of Montevideo, died on Monday, February 8, 1999 in Roseville, MN at the age of 94.

Funeral services will be conducted on Wednesday, February 10 at 1:00 PM at the Anderson Funeral Home Chapel in Montevideo.  Burial will be in the Sunset memorial Cemetery in Montevideo.

Malcolm Donald Rue was born...

Feb 7, 1999

Wayne Stanley Nelson was born April 23, 1943, in Dawson, to Reynold and Stella (Huseby) Nelson.  He was baptized on June 13, 1943, and confirmed on October 26, 1958, at the Riverside Lutheran Church in Dawson.  He attended school in the Dawson area graduating from the Dawson High School in 1961. He enlisted in the Army in 1962, served...

Feb 5, 1999

Bonnie Jean  Edith Ward was born on November 8, 1943, in Fulda, MN, to Warren and Edith (Speckmier) Ward.  She was baptized on May 5, 1944.  Bonnie remained in Fulda with her mother and grandparents until 1945, when upon his return from service in WW II, Warren moved his family to rural Montevideo.  Growing up on the farm, Bonnie...

Feb 3, 1999

Maurice Swenson, of Montevideo, died on Wednesday, February 3, 1999 at the Luther Haven Nursing Home in Montevideo at the age of 86.

Funeral services were conducted on Friday, February 5, 1999 at 2:00 PM at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Montevideo with Rev. Warren Broughton and Rev. Douglas Olson officiating, Burial was in the Sunset Memorial...

Feb 1, 1999

Minfred Nokleby, 87, of Starbuck and formerly of Montevideo, died February 1, 1999  in Starbuck, MN

Funeral services were held Friday, February 5, 1999 at 11:00 A.M. at Jevnaker Lutheran Church, rural Montevideo.  Rev. Greg Gabriel officiated and interment was in the church cemetery.

Minfred Rudolph Nokleby was born October 8, 1911 at Montevideo, MN...