Evelyn Johnson, 82

Evelyn "Mina" Johnson, 82, of St. Ansgar, Iowa, died Wednesday, March 22, 2000 at her home.

Marlys V. Johnson, 96

Marlys V. Johnson, 96, formerly of Lyle, Minnesota, died Monday, March 30, 2015, at Sacred Heart Care Center, Austin.

Marlys Verdell Richardson was born on Aug. 12, 1918, in Lyle, Minnesota, to Hans and Anna (Olswold) Richardson. She graduated from Lyle High School in 1935 at the age of 16, as she had skipped a grade in school. She was valedictorian of her class. After graduation she worked for her uncle, John Hanson, at Hanson’s Department Store in Lyle.

Russell Norman Anderson, 80

Russell Norman Anderson, 80, of Saint Ansgar, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2014, at Good Samaritan Society in Saint Ansgar.

Sandra K. Nelson, 58

Sandra K. Nelson, 58, of Lyle, Minnesota, died Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2016, at Mayo Clinic Health System, Albert Lea.

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Alfred J. Larson
Funeral Held At
Mona Lutheran

A lifelong Mona resident, Alfred J. Larson, 78, died from a lingering illness in Austin, Tuesday, July 28, and funeral services were held at Mona Lutheran church, Thursday, July 30 with the Rev. Stanley Klemesrud officiating. Interment was in the Grandview Memorial Gardens, Austin, Minnesota.

Alfred J. Larson, son of John and Martha (Samuelson) Larson, was born November 19, 1885 at Mona. He was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith in Mona by the Rev. J. Muller Eggen and also attended the Mona school.

Bertha Danielson
Funeral Held
At Our Savior's

Funeral services were held Tuesday, July, 30, for a former Lyle resident, Mrs. Bertha Larson, Danielson, 79, at Our Savior's Lutheran church with the Rev. Merland Johnson officiating. Interment was in Pleasant Hill cemetery at Mona.

Rites Held For
Mrs. Roy Volstad
At Our Savior's

A former Lyle resident, Mrs. Roy Volstad, 64, was brought back to Lyle for funeral services at Our Savior Lutheran church Saturday, December 3, with the Rev. Merland Johnson officiating and interment was in Pleasant Hill cemetery at Mona.

Alice Aline Thompson was born at Lyle May 26, 1896, the daughter of Thomas and Othelia Thompson. She was baptized and confirmed in Lyle and attended the Lyle school.

Last Rites For
John L. Johnson

Funeral services for a Lyle resident John I. Johnson, age, 78, held at Our Savior's Lutheran church in Lyle Thursday, July 28 with Rev. Stanley Klemesurd officiating. Interment was in Pleasant Hill cemetery at Mona.

John I. Johnson was born June 14, 1882 the son of Mr. and Mrs. Inbebret Johnson in Mitchell county, near Lyle. He passed away July 25 at the Jacob's Rest Home in Austin, Minn. where he has been cared for the past six years.

Sam Olson Rites
Held In Austin

Funeral services for Sam Olson, 87, of Lyle who died March 31 at St. Olaf hospital in Austin from a lingering illness, were held Saturday, April 2 at Worlein Funeral Home at Austin with the Rev. Merland Johnson of Lyle officiating. Interment was in Pleasant Hill cemetery at Mona.

Sam Olson was born Sept. 18, 1872 at Fla Dahl, Norway, the son of Amund and Helge Olson, one of a family of five girls and three boys. He came to Mower county in 1880, and settled west of Lyle where he spent most of his life.

Edna Volstad Rites
Held January 19

Funeral services for Mrs. Edna C. Volstad, 61, of Lyle, who died Friday, January 15, were held Tuesday, January 19 at Our Savior's Lutheran church in Lyle with the Rev. Merland Johnson officiating.

Interment was in the Pleasant Hill cemetery in Mona.

Edna Claudina Hofland Volstad was born November 11, 1898, to Iver and Christina Hofland in Mitchell County, Iowa.

Mrs. Frank Kovarik
Rites Nov. 11

Funeral services for Mrs. Frank W. Kovarik, 78, who died at the Park hospital in Mason City Monday, November 9, were held Wednesday, November 11 at Our Savior's Lutheran church in Lyle with the Rev. Merland Johnson officiating.

Ella Marie Hanson was born November 18, 1881, the daughter of O. P. and Christine Hanson in Mona, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed in the Mona Lutheran church.

Last Rites For
Golberg Infant

Funeral services were held at Our Savior Lutheran church in Lyle Sunday for Steven Richard Golberg, age one year, son of Mr. and Mrs. Olaf Golberg who died at St. Mary's hospital in Rochester Sept. 17 from leukemia.

He was hospitalized in the Memorial hospital in June and at Rochester, Minn., various times during the summer.

He was born Sept. 5, 1958.
Survivors include his parents and a sister Kathy; his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Orris Golberg of Mona and Mr. and Mrs. Conrad Myhre of Lyle.

LLOYD EVERSON RITES
HELD TUESDAY

Lloyd Everson, of Lyle, age 50, died suddenly Saturday night at 10 p. m. at St. Olaf Hospital in Austin following a stroke suffered that same afternoon.

He had been in poor health for the past four years but had been up and about. He was doing some repair on his car when the stroke came on. He tried to make it to the house but fell on the porch and was found there by his daughter Lola Kay. He was immediately taken by ambulance to the hospital.

Everett L. Murphy, 98

Everett L. Murphy passed away in the hospital from heart failure, a month after celebrating his 98th birthday with his family.

LAST RITES SATURDAY FOR OSCAR E.
HOFLAND, WED. ACCIDENT VICTIM

Funeral services for Oscar E. Hofland, 44, of Toeterville, who died as the result of an automobile accident near Mona Wednesday, July 29, were held at the Six Mile Grove Lutheran church Saturday, August 1, with the Rev. Stanley V. Gjervik officiating.

Oscar Emmett Hofland was born July 10, 1909, in Union township, Mitchell county, Iowa, the son of Elling and Gertrude (Engeseter) Hofland. He was baptized and confirmed in the Six Mile Grove Lutheran church.

Frances Jean Patterson

ST. ANSGAR — Frances Jean Patterson, 90, of St. Ansgar, died on Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2016, at the Good Samaritan Center, St. Ansgar.

Funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 26, 2016, at St. Peter Lutheran Church, Toeterville, Iowa, with the Rev. Lance Kittleson officiating.

Burial will be in the St. Ansgar Cemetery.

Visitation is scheduled for Sunday from 3 to 5:30 p.m. at Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home, St. Ansgar, and one hour prior to service at the church.

Last Rites Conducted
For Mrs. Chris Nelson
At Mona Tuesday

Funeral services for Mrs. Chris Nelson, 71, of Mona, who died in Austin Thursday, Sept. 27 following a stroke, were held Tuesday, Oct. 2 at the Mona Lutheran church with the Rev. Stanley V. Gjervik officiating.

Mrs Chris Nelson, daughter of Andrew and Johanna Olson was born June 2, 1880 in Smoolene, Norway. In 1882 she came to this country with her parents and has since lived in the Mona community. She was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith.

Funeral Rites Held
at Mona for Adolph
Thompson, Age 68

Funeral services for Adolph Thompson, 68, who died suddenly January 22, were held Saturday, January 27 at the Mona Lutheran church with the Rev. S. V. Gjervik officiating.

Adolph Thompson, son of Knute and Martha Thompson, was born December 18, 1883 on a farm east of Mona in Mitchell county. As a young lad, he with his parents moved to the farm south of Mona where he had since resided. He was baptized and confirmed in the Mona Lutheran church by Rev. J. M. Eggen.

Knute Knutson Rites Thursday

FUNERAL SERVICES CONDUCTED AT MONA LUTHERAN CHURCH THURSDAY AFTERNOON

Knute O. Knutson, 73, one of the early settlers here, died at his home in Lyle Monday morning, of last week following an illness of several months. The funeral was held at the Mona church on Thursday afternoon, with Rev. Olaf A. Langehough in charge and burial was made in Pleasant Hill cemetery.

Elling A. Hofland

Elling A. Hofland was born in Sogndal, Norway, on December 5, 1851. He was baptized and confirmed at the same place. In 1870, at the age of 19, he came to America, staying in Stoughton, Wis., for three weeks and then coming to Mitchell County, Ia., where he settled and spent the rest of his life.

In 1898 he was united in marriage with Gertrude Engeseter. To this union six children were born, namely Alfred, Sidney, Martha (Mrs. Ervin Shulze), Ella (Mrs. Ervin Eietrich) Oscar and Eugene, all of whom survive him.

Olette Gunderson Berg passed away October 5, 1929, at the age of 75 years, 3 months and 26 days. She was born in Brue Solar, Norway, on June 8th, 1854, and was baptized and confirmed at the same place. She came to America in 1883, and later was married to Eberhart Johnson at St. Ansgar, Iowa.

Mrs. Johnson has resided in Otranto township since coming to America.

DEATH OF CLARENCE HOLT
(Mona Correspondent)

Clarence Hold, son of Mr. Ole Holt, passed away at the sanitorium at Oak Dale, Iowa, last Wednesday. Clarence had been in poor health for several years and had gone to Oak Dale January 24th in hopes of regaining his health, but instead he contracted flu and death came as a relief to his sufferings, Wednesday night. he was always a bright cheerful boy all thru his sickness.

THE OBITUARY OF MRS. OLIVIA FOSSEY

Death never takes a vacation. Saturday, one of the coldest days of the winter, this grim reaper was hovering over the village of Lyle and as the day waned and the shades of night hung low, the spirit of Mrs. Olivia Fossey passed quietly from its earthly abiding place to that home beyond, from whence no traveler returns.