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Ronald G. Anderson
Ronald G. Anderson, 78, of St. Francis, died February 1, 2000 at Mercy Hospital in Coon Rapids.
Ronald Anderson was born August 31, 1921 in Princeton, California.
Arrangements were with Carlson-Labatte Funeral Home in Cambridge.
Orville Larsen
Orville R. Larsen, 95 of the Maple Ridge Community west of Stanchfield, went to be with his Lord February 9, 2000.
Funeral services were held Feb. 14 at Braham Evangelical Lutheran Church. The Rev. Richard Chronis, Chaplain Paul Reynolds, and Intern Chuck Sabin officiated while Rev and Mrs. Wendell Johnson and Ruth Anderson provided the special music. Pallbearers were Paul Lund, Dale Erickson, Mark Lund, Loren Johnson, Lyle Erickson, Daniel Halvorson, and Damon Patrick. Interment was in the Salem Lutheran Church Cemetery at Dalbo. Arrangements were by Rock Mankie Burial & Cremation Services of Braham.
Orville Peter Reanfred Larsen was born March 13, 1904 in Union Countil rural South Dakota to Robert and Mary (Petersen) Larsen. Orville attended Brule Grade School, he grew to manhood and became actively farming with his father and later on his own. Orville was united in marriage on April 10, 1929 to Gladys E. Hansen at the Danish Lutheran parsonage in Beresford, South Dakota. They made their home on a farm in rural South Dakota near Alsen, until the fall of 1939. It was then that they moved to the Maple Ridge community west of Stanchfield. It was here that they lived for the rest of his life until February 1996. Orville was a successful farmer and polled Hereford breeder. He raised and bred polled Hereford cattle for 71 years. It was in 1919 when Orville accompanied his father to a cattle sale and convinced him to buy four of the hornless beef animals for him. The 15-year-old boy developed a fascination for polled Herefords that remained strong until his retirement from the cattle business in 1990. He soon paid off his father and began building a herd of his own. During the Depression years when the Dakotas were ravaged by drought and plagues of grasshoppers and hail, Orville sought out the green pastures of Isanti County’s Maple Ridge Township. He came with a truckload of Herefords in 1939 and stayed. All of his cattle were raised strictly for breeding stock. To promote the sale of his cattle he took part in shows and sales throughout Wyoming and North Dakota State Fair. Ribbons and trophies earned by his cattle, when laid out, would cover an entire dining room table. It was a sad day when he was forced to disburse his cattle business for one “last” time. His comment was that “it’s hard to let go.” Orville was a very intelligent man and had good business sense. He served on several committees and church council at his churches; was a member of the Isanti County Fair Board and was an active leader and promoter of the Isanti County 4-H Program. He was also a salesman for the DeKalb Seed Company and an active and original member of the East Central Hereford Association. He enjoyed pitching horseshoe, at which he earned several trophies. Other activities were checkers and playing Rook with his family and friends. He was an active member of the Salem Lutheran Church of Dalbo and at present a member of the Braham Lutheran Church. His greatest joy was his wife, Gladys, and his two daughters, Birdice and Roberta. He encouraged both daughters in their school work and music achievements. For the past four years, Orville has been a resident of the Grandview Christian Home in Cambridge.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife Gladys in 1986; son-in-law Robert Lund; and sisters, Naomi, May, Helen, Elva, and Vesta.
Orville is survived by his daughter, Birdice Lund of Stanchfield, and Roberta and her husband Clifford of Dalbo; seven grandchildren: Twila and Loren Johnson of Carlton, Marlene and Dan Halvorson of Red Wing, Paul and Rhoda Lund of Pine Island, Lyle and Pamela Erickson of Cambridge, Mark and Carlotta Lund of Stanchfield, Dale and Melissa Erickson of Perkasie, PA, Karla and Damon Patrick of Cambridge; 16 great-grandchildren: Andrea and Erik Johnson, Alyssa, Jaymie and Luke Halvorson, Amanda, David and Karin Lund, Ryan and Aaron Erickson, Kristina and Forrest Lund, Justin and Matthew Erickson, Mackenzie and Megan Patrick; two brothers, Wesley of Beresford, SD, Eldon and his wife Phyllis of Canova, SD; two sisters, Edith Iowa on February 10, 1909 to George and Beda (Lindberg) Wessman. The family moved to Cokato, Wisconsin. Later, pastorates in the Baptist General Conference were in Karlstad, Pennsylvania, Duluth, Omaha, Minnesota. He was very active on the boards of both Baptist General Conference and the state boards of his denomination. During these years he also completed a B.A. at the University of Nebraska Omaha. Upon retirement he became a pastor to seniors at the Wooddale Church in Eden Prairie, California; two daughters, Joann of Blaine, Joyce and husband Chester Duck of Isanti; special niece Ruth and husband Richard Stembridge of Richfield; two brothers, Willis and wife Delores of Topeka, Kansas, Rodney and wife Ethel of Napa, Washington; six grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and many nieces, nephews, cousins, and by many friends.
Funeral services were held at the First Baptist Church in Cambridge Feb. 15 with Rev. Paul Lundgren officiating. Dr. Leith Anderson of Wooddale Church in Eden Prairie paid tribute to Clarice. Special music was provided by nieces and nephews of Clarice and Phoebe. Nadette Waligora served as organist. Pallbearers were grandchildren George Wessman, Jr., Timothy Wessman, Pamela Stayer, Mary Beth Stembridge, Sheryl Stembridge, and Patricia Stembridge. Interment was in the Cokato City Cemetery with Rev. Danville Swanson officiating.
Services were entrusted to the care of the Cambridge Funeral Home-Strike Chapel.
Evelyn (Forslund) McCarthy
Evelyn M. (Forslund) McCarthy, 91, died at Maranatha Care Center in Brooklyn Center February 23, 2000.
A memorial service was held Feb. 26 at O.E. Larson-Osborne Chapel in Northeast Minneapolis with burial at Union Cemetery in Isanti.
She was preceded in death by her brothers, Lawrence and Roy.
She is survived by her nephew Roger (Gerry) Forslund; great-nieces and nephews, Jim, John and Patty and by her sisters-in-law.
Francelle Robbins
Francelle H. Robbins, 83, of Cypress, CA. originally of Cambridge, died in Cypress, CA. February 10, 2000.
A memorial service was held at Hilcenfeld Mortuary Chapel in Anaheim, CA. Feb. 26.
She was born in Cambridge March 26, 1916 and moved to N.H.; Stephen Douglas and Patricia Kelly Robbins; children, Hannah Mariah and Thomas Francis Kelly, Darien, CT; James Arthur and April Robbins Barker; children, James Douglas Barker, Clayton William Barker; William Everett Barker, Hudson, Minnesota Highway Department for 24 years, and with Allied Steel as a bridge engineer from 1950 until his retirement in 1971. On year he worked on the Alcan Highway during its original construction. During his time with the highway department, he attended Dunwoody Academy in Minneapolis, and passed his Registered Engineer exam in 1951. Cliff met Amy Nicol in 1929 in Austin, MN and they married a year later. They made their home for a number of years in Duluth before moving to Cambridge. They had four children: Jack, Charles, Mary, and Jim. After the first three children graduated from high school, Jim and Amy traveled with Cliff to bridge construction jobs around the country. Cliff and Amy built their retirement home in North Branch. Because of Amy’s illness, they moved to Washington, Charles (Tena) Oman of Minnesota, moving to Braham in 1955. Together they had nine children. Charles passed away in 1978. In 1986, Helen married Martin Neigum. Helen was a caring person, working more than 20 years at Cambridge Regional Center. She had devoted her life to her children and grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her son, Tom in 1965 and her brothers, Dick and Jim.
Helen will be greatly missed by her husband, Martin, her children, Pat (Sharon) Haley of Lakeville, Dan (Pauleen) Haley of Mora, Jim (Georgia) Haley of Eau Clair, WI, Ted (Sharon) Haley of Canyon Country, CA, Terry (LeAnn) Haley of Phoenix, AZ, Mike Haley of Isanti, Kitty Haley of Braham, Kevin (Loretta) Haley of Newport; her stepson, Galen (Kathy) Neigum of Sturgeon Lake; her grandchildren and their children, Terry (Steve) Bloom, Haley and Jenna of Lakeville, Scott (Colleen) Haley, Paige and Reagan of Redwing, Patrick (Danyelle) Haley, Jordan and Madison of Elk River, Kristeen (Jason) Sanders, Megan of Glenwood, Timothy Haley of Mora, Gregory Haley of Milwaukee, Shane Haley of Jim Falls, WI, Kristopher Anderson of Capser, WY, Thomas, Kyle and Rachael Haley of Newport; her step-grandsons, Brian (Brandee), Kaya Neigum of Stacy, and Todd (Amy) Neigum of St. Cloud. She is also survived by her sister, Betty (Bill) Burich of Rolla, MO.
Arrangements by the Rock-Mankie Burial and Cremation Services of Braham.
