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20661

St. Olaf, ‘35. M. Div Th, Luther Seminary, ‘39.

From the St. Olaf Alumni magazine, Spring, 1955:

That Jennings Feroe, '35, pastor of Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Mankato, Minnesota, cannot escape his St. Olaf friends was very evident at an evening of appreciation given him by his congregation at the Mankato high school auditorium on Sunday, April 17.

The ceremonies, patterned on the telecast "This is Your Life" honored him for his ten years of service in Mankato.

Waldo S. Johnson, '51, seminarian, was master of ceremonies. Pastor Feroe identified his mother's voice on a recording. Then from behind the scenes came, not just voices, but live "Oles", personalities woven closely into Feroe's past and present life. He had a perfect rating on identification of voices. His wife (Elaine Hjortland) and her parents, Pastor and Mrs. E. S. Hjortland (Mildred Ellingboe) revealed themselves first. Following these were his brother and wife, Pastor and Mrs. Arthur Feroe (Lucille Johnson) of La Crosse, Wisconsin. Pastor and Mrs. Alf Romstad (Olga Mostrom) (Alf was his St. Olaf roommate) and Pastor Fredric Norstad (his seminary roommate) were on hand to remind him of a few past events. Pastor and Mrs. Carroll Hinderlie (Mary Aasgaard) came from behind the scenes to remind him of some breathless days and nights in Norway when the three of them were fleeing from the Germans. John Quam, seminarian and former interne at Bethlehem Lutheran, and Dr. E. C. Reinertson completed the roster of "Oles" on the program.

Pastor Feroe received a gift of an around the world ticket from his congregation. He will go on a tour of the mission fields of the ELC. His church supports seven missionaries.

He was a visitation pastor for St. John’s in Northfield in the mid-1990s.

Feroe, Rev. Jennings age 96 of Northfield, passed away Sunday 11/22/09. Pastor of Bethlehem Lutheran in Mankato (1945-1973), St. Olaf College Development Department (1973-1979), and visitation pastor at St. John's Lutheran in Northfield (1979-1997). Survived by wife, Elaine; 5 children, Mark of Duluth, Mary (Ted) Hovey of Roseville, Bruce (Kathy) of Duluth, Lois (Roger) Tinker of Coon Rapids, Ellen Hedrick of Richmond, VA; 6 granddaughters: Sonja (Jacob) Broten, Kari Hovey, Carly & Heidi Feroe, Kristen & Janel Tinker; 3 great- grandchildren, Nehemiah, Evangeline & Athanasius Broten; brother-in-law, John Hjortland of Chicago; cousin, Donald (Jean) Feroe of Richfield. Funeral 2 PM Wednesday (11/25/09) at St. John's Luth Ch, 500 W. 3rd St., Nfld. Visitation 2 hours prior. Memorials preferred to St. John's Lutheran, St. Olaf College or the Northfield Retirement Center.

FEROE, Jennings Gotfred (I8820)

20662

St. Olaf, ‘38. Her obit said that she was a trustee of St. Olaf College for 29 years. There is a scholarship fund in her name at St. Olaf.

She received an M.A. from the University of Iowa in 1940.

She was part of either the administration or the faculty of Colorado Women’s College in Denver in 1942.

In 1956, she was Assistant Director of the Educational Division, Institute of Life Insurance, in New York. She was named Director in 1972 and was referred to as Dr. Helen M. Thal in the announcement of that promotion.

In 1965, she was awarded as a distinguished alum of St. Olaf College.

She was Dr. Helen M. Thal of New York City at the time of her father’s death.

Her obit said that “she was a PEO.” This probably means that she was a member of the “Philanthropic Educational Organization”, an organization of “women helping women reach for the stars.”

THAL, Helen Marjorie (I16377)

20663

St. Olaf, ‘39.

Had season tickets to Twins games. His daughters wrote, in a letter published in the Star on July 16th, that his regular seat was roped off by the staff of the Twins on the day after they learned of Karl’s death.

KILDAHL, Karl John Nathan (I8627)

20664

St. Olaf, ‘40.

JOHNSON, Irene Lucille (I8842)

20665

St. Olaf, ‘43.

She lived in Milwaukee at the time of her marriage to Feroe. That is contradicted by an article in the Star on December 24, 1944, which announced the couple’s engagement. In that article, she is said to “make her home with her uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. J. L Ellingboe, Richfield station.”

In a family history of her grandparents: “In 1973 a granddaughter of John’s, Elaine Hjortland Feroe and her family moved to Northfield where she is on the staff of St. John’s Lutheran Church.”

She lived in Northfield at the time of her son Mark’s death.

Elaine June Feroe, age 100 of Northfield,

Elaine died on November 10, 2022 at the Northfield Care Center.

She was born April 6, 1922 in Minneapolis, MN to Elmer S. and Mildred Hjortland. Elaine spent her early years in Eau Claire and Milwaukee WI, where her father served as a Lutheran pastor. She attended St. Olaf College, graduating in 1943 in Speech Communications. She met her husband, Pastor Jennings Feroe in 1943 while playing ping pong at Lake Geneva Bible Camp, where Jennings had brought members of his congregation from Long Lake, IL.

They were married on January 21, 1945 in Milwaukee. After the end of WWII they moved to Mankato, MN where Jennings accepted a call to Bethlehem Lutheran Church. After 28 years of shared ministry in Mankato, they moved to Northfield, MN when Jennings took a job in the Development Office at St. Olaf College. During her years in Northfield, Elaine worked at St. Olaf College and St. John’s Lutheran Church. A competitive spirit, she enjoyed golfing for many years and played bridge into her 90’s. She was known for her generous gift giving, delivering a humorous speech, and getting things done-whether in the family, as a pastor’s wife or in various leadership roles over her lifetime.

She and Jennings moved to the Northfield Retirement Center in 2002 and enjoyed being active members of this special community. The family wishes to thank the NRC staff and her friends for their support and care over the many years.

She was preceded in death by her husband, son Mark, brothers Bud and John and great granddaughter Serenity. She is survived by her children Mary (Ted) Hovey of Roseville, Bruce (Kathy) Feroe of Hoyt Lakes , Lois (Roger) Tinker of Coon Rapids and Ellen (Rick) Hedrick of St. Paul ; 6 grandchildren, 14 great grandchildren.

HJORTLAND, Elaine June (I3289)

20666

St. Olaf, ‘49.

John P. Kildahl, of Scarsdale and White Plains, NY, died on June 17, at the age of 91. Born in Owatonna, MN on Christmas Eve, 1927, John was the second son of Johan and Edith Kildahl. His father and grandfather were Lutheran ministers, and John was ordained in the Lutheran ministry in 1953, after graduating first from St Olaf College in 1949 and then Luther Theological Seminary in 1952. John’s only brother, Paul, died in action serving in the US Army in Italy in 1944. John enlisted in the US Navy upon graduation from high school in Webster, South Dakota, and was in naval flight school when the war ended. John married Joyce Peterson, of Mabel, Minnesota, in August of 1951; they met at St Olaf in a Norwegian language class and had five children together, Kent, Margit, Lisa, Karl, and Ann. Joyce died in 2002, the love of John’s life. Their marriage together was a loving and wonderful partnership.

John’s professional life was devoted to psychotherapy and his goal of helping patients be happier, more productive, autonomous people. He earned his Ph.D in clinical psychology from NYU in 1957 and did additional training in psychotherapy at the Postgraduate Center for Mental Health and the William Alanson White Institute, both of which he eventually taught at. The author or co-author of eight books on the value of therapy, he saw the analyst’s role as that of helper and supporter; he never strayed far from the “pastoral” side of psychological assistance to patients. John was in private practice in Manhattan from 1958 until 2010. He also taught pastoral counseling at New York Theological Seminary.

An avid traveler with Joyce, and a cunning tennis and platform tennis player, John and Joyce owned and cherished a cabin at Highland Lakes, New Jersey, for sixty years. He was a member of the Fox Meadow Tennis Club in Scarsdale, and a fifty-year congregant of Grace Lutheran Church. John maintained strong ties to St Olaf College, where his grandfather was president from 1899 to 1914.

John’s life was devoted to affirming the value and joy of human life. He was a devoted and deeply loving, supportive father, and in addition to his five children he leaves a legacy of deep affection with his sons and daughter-in-law - - Catharine Hill, William Burmeister, and Alan Highet - - and his eleven grandchildren: John, Tom, and Lizzy Kildahl; Katharine and William Burmeister; Alex and Sarah Highet; Jessica Kildahl; and Karin, Peter, and Nathan Honarvar. John lived a life of loving service to others to the day he passed into the next life. A funeral service to celebrate John’s life will take place on June 26 at Grace Lutheran Church in Scarsdale at 11am.

KILDAHL, John Phillip (I9048)

20667

St. Olaf, ‘51.

Major, U.S. Air Force, Korea and Viet Nam.

Indexed in the Minnesota Will Records database in FamilySearch, “will year” is 1971 and was recorded in Otter Tail County.

KILDE, Loren Cameron (I9587)

20668

St. Olaf, ‘51. History.

Lutheran Pastor.

Johnson, Pastor Waldo S., Jr Age 78 of Wausau, Wisconsin, passed away July 6, 2008. Survived by loving wife of 50 years, Nordis; children, Sara (Gene) Sullivan, Waldo III, Michael and Mark; grandchildren, Emily, Julia, Ben and Sarah; brother, John (LaDonna) Johnson. Former senior pastor at Lake Nokomis Lutheran Church in Mpls and also served parishes in Muskegon, Michigan, Eau Claire, Superior and Wausau, Wisconsin, and Evanston, Illinois. Funeral service Tuesday, July 15, 2 PM with visitation beginning at noon at Lake Nokomis Lutheran Church, 5011 31st Ave S., Mpls. Interment Long Lake Lutheran Cemetery, Sarona, Wisconsin. In lieu of flowers, memorials preferred.

JOHNSON, Waldo Stevens (I17809)

20669

St. Olaf, ‘53.

The article in the alumni magazine that notes his marriage includes “Mr. Christensen received a Rural Medical Fellowship at the University of Minnesota for the school year 1954-5.”

In the January, 1958, alumni magazine: “Dr. Lee Christenson is an intern at Bethesda Hospital in St. Paul. He received his medical degree from the University of Minnesota. Mrs. Christenson is the former Ruth Ellingboe.”

Leland Roger Christenson, age 85, of Laporte, MN passed away peacefully at his home on Sunday, June 19, 2016 with his family by his side. He was born on September 11, 1930 in Forada, MN the son of Phillip and Amy (Sorlum) Christenson. ??Lee grew up and graduated from Marshall High School in 1948. Following high school he attended St. Olaf College in Northfield, MN. Lee decided to take a break from St. Olaf to join the Naval Academy Cadet Training. Upon returning to school, he graduated with a degree in Chemistry and Biology. Lee furthered his schooling by attending the University of Minnesota Medical School and graduated with a Doctorate in 1957. He took his degree and started a family practice in Maple Plain, MN. In his time there he was proud of the fact that he had delivered over a thousand babies. In 1973 he joined the staff at the North Memorial Medical Center as an emergency physician and was there until he and Ruth moved to Laporte. He continued to be an E.R. Doc in St. Cloud. Lee eventually became the medical director for Ah Gwah Ching Nursing Home until his retirement. Along with his lengthy career, Lee was also an author, a playwright, an actor, musician, environmentalist and a philosopher. ??The family that Lee joins again are his parents; Phillip and Amy, brother; Dennis, daughter; Julie and grandson; Matthew. ??Those he leaves behind to cherish his memory are his wife of 62 years; Biddie “Ruth” Christenson, son; Todd (Cally) Christenson, daughter; Berit (Ric) Allison, grandchildren; Lucas (Brittany) Kit, and Chris (Linda) one great granddaughter; Avery. ?

CHRISTENSON, Leland Roger (I1293)

20670

St. Olaf, ‘55

He graduated from Faribault High School in 1951.

Lutheran pastor (ELCA) in Iowa. Ordained in 1959 or late 1958.

Owen Maurice Gaasedelen, Jr., was born July 25, 1933 to Owen and Nora Gaasedelen in Faribault, Minnesota. He was baptized by the Rev. Adolph Egge in Wangs Evangelical Lutheran Church near Dennison, Minnesota. Early Christian training was given to him by his parents and the church. When he was thirteen years old he was confirmed by the Rev. Chester Olson at Valley Grove Lutheran Church, Nerstrand, Minnesota.

He graduated from Faribault High School in 1951. During his years in high School he was very active in many extra-curricular activities. His senior year he was elected president of the student body.

In the fall of 1951 he entered St. Olaf College. He was somewhat undecided what his life’s work was to be at the time. But by the time he had reached his junior year he had definitely decided to enter the Seminary after graduation. He graduated from St. Olaf College in June 1955.

In the fall of 1955 he began his work at Luther Theological Seminary, St. Paul. He married Kay Ford of Faribault on May 19, 1956. They spent that summer at Remer, Minnesota, where he served as an assistant. During the summer of 1957 he participated in the Pastoral Clinical Training Course and then served his year of internship at Lake Nokomis Lutheran Church, Minneapolis. His experience in the Pastoral Clinical Training course and his internship further convinced him of the great need for the ministry of Jesus Christ.

In the fall of 1959 his first call was to Columbus, North Dakota. During this time he brought three parishes together under one building. His wife Kay called these years the Camelot years. In 1965 his next call was to Rushford, Minnesota. It was there that he helped build a new parish hall, remodeled the interior of the sanctuary and preserved the stained glass windows. It was during these years that he was trained in Bethel Bible Studies and he taught this series for his remaining ministry. In the fall of 1980 he moved back to Washburn, North Dakota whereupon he called for new windows to be designed. In 1993 he moved to Garner, Iowa and it was there he would finish out his career in 2005. In all these parishes he was first and foremost a preacher of the people.

Owen is survived by his wife Kay, a son Owen William and his children Owen James and Summer and their children – Estes, Eden and Lars, Tiina Milja, and Markus William; a daughter, Mary Kay Gaasedelen Higgins and her children Elise Florence and Kate Ann; a daughter Ann Gaasedelen and her daughter Jessica Renae; sister-in-law Virginia Gaasedelen Olson and a niece Kristi (Bruce) Ponto.

GAASEDELEN, Owen Maurice (I11169)