Obituaries

Duane Frederick

Duane Frederick

Jan 28, 1923

Duane Garland Frederick Duane was born on January 28, 1923 to Ben and Bertha Frederick on the family farm in Westport. As a young man, Duane was an athlete for the Villard Mallards, where he made the news for his outstanding talent as a pitcher. He stayed on the farm to help keep things running when his brothers were called...

Helen Pronek

Helen Pronek

Nov 28, 1922

Helen Theresa Pronek was born on November 28, 1922 in Leven Township, Pope County, Minnesota to Wencil and Mary (Hiebel) Mrnak. She was the third out of four to her parents, Charlie born in 1915, Bennie in 1918 Helen in 1922 and Mary stole the baby title in 1939. She attended District 18 through the eighth grade. Helen married Benny...

Russell Johnson

Russell Johnson

Oct 18, 1922

Russell Clemens Arthur Johnson was born near Farwell, Minnesota, on October 18, 1922, the son of Arthur and Hazel Johnson. In high school he acted as the first president of the Future Farmers of America. He graduated in 1940 and worked at the Bailey Machine Shop where on one occasion he creatively altered a customer?s Farmall F-30 by raising the...

John Peterson

John Peterson

Aug 21, 1922

John was born in Alexandria on August 21, 1922 and was the son of Hjalmer and Esther Peterson. Hjalmer was a carpenter and farmer who immigrated from Sweden in 1902. His mother was born in Alexandria, the youngest daughter of another Swedish immigrant. John attended the Alexandria school system and has several rounds of Rheumatic Fever so he was never...

June Dahl

June Dahl

Jun 28, 1922

June was born on June 28, 1922, the 5th of 8 children born to Paul and Sophie (Heubner) Zahl, in Morris, MN. After graduating from Morris High School she spent two years in nurses training before marrying Warren C. Dahl on Jan. 16, 1943 in Bradenton, FL. She and Warren then spent the next 28 years traveling the world, with...

Bernice Wittnebel

Bernice Wittnebel

Feb 18, 1922

Bernice Elaine Sheppard was born on February 18, 1922, in Badoura, Minnesota. She grew up on a family farm attended rural schools and graduated from Akeley High School in 1939. She then attended St. Cloud Teachers College for one year and St. Cloud School of Business for one year. She moved to Garfield, Minnesota where she was employed as a...

Norman Johnson

Norman Johnson

Feb 18, 1922

Norman Ernest Johnson was born on February 18, 1922 in Balaton, MN to Ernest and Lena Johnson. He attended country school in Murray County near Balaton thru the eighth grade. After his schooling he worked on the family farm. On June 25, 1945, Norman married Dorothy Youngner at Fahlun Lutheran Church in Nelson. The couple moved to Balaton to live...

Marcine Kraemer

Marcine Kraemer

Oct 3, 1921

Marcine A. (Roers Pischke) Kraemer was born on October 3, 1921 in Brandon Township the daughter of Hubert and Anna (Kuhn) Roers. She attended country school district #37 through the eighth grade. Marcine met and fell in love with Philip Pischke. They were united in marriage on October 10, 1939 at Our Lady of Seven Dolors Catholic Church in Millerville,...

Joseph Bergstrom

Joseph Bergstrom

Aug 31, 1921

Joseph Barton Bergstrom was born on August 31, 1921 in Foley MN to Carl Julius Bergstrom and Nettie Bertha (Serstock). He grew up on a farm in Foley and graduated from Foley High School in 1938. He enlisted in the Army Air Corps in 1942 and survived a training airplane crash in Texas as he studied to become a navigator....

Mildred Paurus

Mildred Paurus

Jul 20, 1921

Mildred Elizabeth Paurus was born in Blueberry Township, Wadena County Minnesota on July 20, 1921 to Alexander and Margaret Granroth. She grew up in the Menahga area and attended school there. On May 9, 1945, Mildred married Clifford Paurus in New York Mills, Mn. Their first home was in West Palm Beach, Florida, while Cliff was in the military. After...

Lorayne Ahlbrecht

Lorayne Ahlbrecht

Jul 9, 1921

Lorayne Elizabeth Ahlbrecht was born on July 9, 1921, in Spruce Hill Township the daughter of John and Olga (Arvidson) Beheng. She attended school through the 8th grade in Carlos Township. On February 2, 1943 Lorayne was united in marriage to Alfred Mrnak at Spruce Hill Lutheran Church. To this union two children were born: Gary and Lois. The couple...

Gordon Eunice

Gordon Eunice

Jul 2, 1921

Eunice I. (Matson) Gordon was born on July 2, 1921 in Carlos Township, Douglas County, MN. The daughter of Gustaf and Ellen (Sjogren) Matson. She was baptized and confirmed at Fahlun Lutheran Church in rural Nelson. She was part of the Mattson-Shogren klan from around the area. She and her siblings numbered 8. Later she married Henry Gordon and they...

Clifford Nordsiden

Clifford Nordsiden

Jun 28, 1921

Clifford Odell Nordsiden was born on June 28,1921 in Cottonwood County, MN, the son of Henry and Ora (Wilson) Nordsiden. He grew up on the family farm in Ann Township near Walnut Grove, MN. Cliff was baptized and confirmed at St. Olaf Lutheran Church in Walnut Grove. He attended country school in District 43. Following his schooling Cliff worked on...

Vivian Gertjejansen

Vivian Gertjejansen

Mar 20, 1921

Vivian Victoria Anderson was born on March 20, 1921, to Abel and Amanda (Jernell) Anderson. She was raised on the family farm along the banks of Plumb Creek near Walnut Grove with nine brothers and sisters, attended the ?little white school house? near the 80 acre homestead, and later attended Walnut Grove public school. Vivian loved to tell the colorful...

Laura Ahlfors

Laura Ahlfors

Nov 27, 1920

Laura Ahlfors Laura Ellen Ahlfors was born on November 27, 1920, in Aurora, Minnesota, the daughter of John and Vilma (Rannila) Halonen. She graduated from Aurora High School in 1938 and the Minneapolis School of Business in 1939. In June 1941, Laura was united in marriage to Raymond Ahlfors. In February 1942 the newly married couple moved to Villard, Minnesota...

Eugene Widstrom

Eugene Widstrom

Aug 23, 1920

OBITUARY Eugene Allen Widstrom was born on August 23, 1920 in Minneapolis, MN the son of Joseph and Mae (Storberg) Widstrom. He was raised in SE Minneapolis and graduated from Marshall High School in 1938. Eugene joined the Civilian Conservation Corps where he built roads and charted lakes near Ely, MN. Gene also joined the United States Army during WWII....

Harry Halstead

Harry Halstead

Jul 15, 1920

Harry M. Halstead was born on July 15, 1920 in Alexandria, MN, the son of Austin and Nellie (Carlson) Halstead. He was raised in Alexandria where he graduated from Central High School. Following his schooling he worked for about two years in the Civilian Conservation Corp near Lewiston and Rushford, MN. Throughout World War II Harry served his country as...

Esther Evensen

Esther Evensen

Apr 7, 1920

Esther was born in Devil's Lake, ND on April 7, 1920 to parents Knute Skaaden and Kristine Grothe Skaaden. She was raised as a young girl in Devils Lake, ND, Melrose, MN, and Detroit Lakes, MN where her dad worked as a shoe repairman. Esther was baptized in Devils Lake, confirmed in Detroit Lakes, and graduated high school with the...

Ruth Erickson

Ruth Erickson

Mar 5, 1920

Ruth Frances Mahoney was born on March 5, 1920, to Fred and Minnie (Rud) Mahoney. In her first ten years she was to see films get sound, cars in mass production, frozen food, antibiotics, radio available to all and women in America get the right to vote. She grew up in Drayton, North Dakota alongside her older sister, Sylvia and...

Dorothy Haugee

Dorothy Haugee

Dec 6, 1919

Dorothy Rasmussen Haugee Dorothy Rasmussen Haugee was born in Pelican Rapids, Minnesota on December 6, 1919, the daughter of Walter and Minnie (Martinson) Rasmussen. She grew up in the Pelican Rapids area and graduated from high school there at the age of 16. In 1938 she received a teaching degree from Moorhead State University and at the age of 18...

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