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Remembering the life of Clayton L. Walstrom…
The Funeral Service for Clayton L. Walstrom of New Richland, will be held at 12 noon on Monday, October 17, 2011 at the First Congregational Church in New Richland, MN. The Reverend Pamela Jensen will officiate. Interment will be in St. Peter’s Cemetery, New Richland. Visitation is from 4-8 p.m. on Sunday at Friedrich Funeral Home, New Richland, and one hour before the service at the church.
Clayton died on Thursday, October 13, 2011 at the Methodist Hospital in Rochester, MN, surrounded by his loving family. He was 81 years old.
He was born on May 5, 1930, in rural New Richland, the son of Lester and Lillie (Verplank) Walstrom. Clayton attended country school and then graduated from New Richland High School in 1948.
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Graveside services for Pola Ann Jeddeloh, 94, will be held Saturday, October 15, 2011, at 3 p.m. at St. Peter Cemetery, New Richland, MN with Rev. Scott Williams officiating. Arrangements by Andringa Funeral Home, Sibley, IA.
Pola Ann Jeddeloh was born on September 28, 1917, in New Richland Township, Waseca County, Minnesota. She was the daughter of John and Lena (Maslakov) Miskoff. She lived her youth in New Richland, Minnesota, where she attended school and graduated from high school. She received her teaching degree and later received a Bachelor of Science and Masters Degree in education from Mankato State University. She taught in New Richland, Minnesota area, for almost 50 years. She retired when she was 68.
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Ross L. Anderson, 78, of Ellendale, MN and formerly of Randall, MN and Burnsville, MN passed away on October 6, 2011.
Ross graduated from Ellendale High School and served in the U.S. Navy from 1951-55. He was employed by the Northern Pacific Railroad; later Burlington Northern until his retirement at age 55. He was an avid fisherman and deer hunter, and loved tinkering in his garage and gardening.
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The funeral service for Esther Emilie Ida Christensen of Ellendale, MN will be 11 a.m. Thursday, October 13, 2011 at First Lutheran Church in Ellendale, MN. The Reverend Richard L. Sliper will officiate. Interment will be in the First Lutheran Cemetery, Ellendale. Visitation will be one hour before the service at the church.
Esther died Sunday, October 9, 2011 at the New Richland Care Center. She was 92 years old.
Esther was born May 30, 1919 in Berlin Township Steele County, Minnesota to Louis W. and Josephine (Fischer) Ribbe. She attended Country School District #46 and graduated from Ellendale High School. Esther married Harry Christensen on October 8, 1940.
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Robert “Lloyd” Smith, 92, of Owatonna died on Thursday, October 6, 2011, at Owatonna Care Center.
Robert Lloyd Smith was born August 17, 1919 near Ellendale, the son of Robert and Frances (Pechacek) Smith. There he was raised and attended country school. Following school he helped work on the family farm. Lloyd entered the United States Army during WWII and was stationed in Montana, California and Hawaii. After his honorable discharge, he returned the Ellendale area.
Lloyd was united in marriage to Eldora Jensen on June 8, 1947 at Community Lutheran Church in Geneva. They made their home in rural Steele County where he farmed. In 1959 the couple moved to Owatonna and Lloyd worked in landscaping and later for the Owatonna Public School District. He retired in 1982.