Elaine June HJORTLAND

1922 - 2022  (100 years)

• Name	Elaine June HJORTLAND
  Birth	6 Apr 1922	Hennepin County, Minnesota
  Gender	Female
  Minnesota Birth Certificate	1922-43504
  Death	10 Nov 2022	Northfield, Rice County, Minnesota
  Burial	Oaklawn Cemetery, Northfield, Rice County, Minnesota
  Notes	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.
  Person ID	I3289	Don Carlson's Tree
  Last Modified	19 May 2023

  
  

  Father	Elmer S HJORTLAND,   b. 17 Feb 1900, Stoughton, Dane County, Wisconsin d. 6 Nov 1994, Rice County, Minnesota (Age 94 years)
  Mother	Mildred Caroline ELLINGBOE,   b. 8 Sep 1900, Northfield, Rice County, Minnesota d. 20 Jan 1983, Sun City, Maricopa County, Arizona (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	13 Sep 1921	Rice County, Minnesota
  Family ID	F1904	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jennings Gotfred FEROE,   b. 17 Aug 1913, Lac Qui Parle County, Minnesota d. 22 Nov 2009, Dakota County, Minnesota (Age 96 years)
  Marriage	21 Jan 1945	Wisconsin
  Children	1. Mark Jennings FEROE,   b. 9 Jul 1946, Blue Earth County, Minnesota d. 4 Nov 2013, Ramsey County, Minnesota (Age 67 years)
  Family ID	F2195	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	12 Jan 2014