The Lutefisk Dinner gatherings
Looking back over the years
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1984At the Lutefisk Dinner at West Immanuel Lutheran Church, (left to right) Lori Christianson, Ruth Helland, Phil Quanbeck 50, Jim Pederson 56 |
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(Left to Right) Phil Quanbeck 50 and Paul Sonnack |
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(Left to Right) Jalmer Pederson (Jim and Dwights father), Joel Torstenson 38, Fran Torstenson |
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(Left to Right) Ruth Helland, Phil Helland 42, Bernie Benson, Tom Benson 56 |
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1984 At the log cabin on the Pederson farm, (left to right) Joel Torstenson 38, Carl Chrislock 37, Harlan Christianson 57, Ralph Sulerud |
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2001 - Elaine and Jim Pederson 56 beside the 125-year-old pot-bellied stove from the original Pederson farmhouse |
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2002 At the log house gathering before the Lutefisk Dinner, (left to right) Charles Evavold 56, Judy (Fosse) 61 and Neal Snider 57, Joanne (Joski) Evavold 62, Jim Pederson 56 |
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2002 Auggies at West Immanuel Lutheran Church, (Front row, kneeling, left to right) Dwight Pederson 60, Harlan Christianson 57, Erwin Christenson 58, Rod Erickson 56, Elaine Pederson; (Middle row, left to right) Karin (Sabo) Mantor 86, Julie Sabo 90, Joanne (Joski) Evavold 62, Judy (Fosse) Snider 61, Gertrude (Kemmer) Sulerud 58, Jan (Anderson) Rykken 54, Valborg (Gilseth) Chrislock 40, Mary Lou (Baker) Christenson 61, Martin Sabo 59; (Back row, left to right) Ralph Sulerud, Kirk Pederson 87, Charles Evavold 56, Neil Snider 57, ---- , Jim Pederson 56, David Rykken 53, Harold Reistad 56 |
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2003 At the Lutefisk Dinner, West Immanuel Lutheran Church, (left to right) Rod Erickson 56, Barbara (Olson) Dettle 59, Grace (Kemmer) Sulerud 58, Ralph Sulerud |
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(left to right) Joanne (Joski) Evavold 62, Elaine Pederson, Jim Pederson 56, Lori Christianson |
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2006 (left to right) David and Margaret Anderson Kelliher join colleague Martin Sabo 59 and Vern Sommerdorf at the log house gathering before dinner. |












