Jennings Gotfred FEROE

1913 - 2009  (96 years)

• Name	Jennings Gotfred FEROE
  Birth	17 Aug 1913	Lac Qui Parle County, Minnesota
  Gender	Male
  Minnesota Death Certificate	2009-MN-033661
  Death	22 Nov 2009	Dakota County, Minnesota
  	Northfield City Hospital
  Burial	Oak Lawn Cemetery, Northfield, Minnesota
  Notes	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.
  Person ID	I8820	Don Carlson's Tree
  Last Modified	19 May 2023

  
  

  Father	Albert Kornelius FEROE,   b. Abt 1872, Minnesota d. 11 Mar 1943, Lac Qui Parle County, Minnesota (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Jensine M ANDERSON,   b. 1 Apr 1877, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota d. 22 Feb 1958, Hennepin County, Minnesota (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	28 Jun 1905	Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota
  Family ID	F6369	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elaine June HJORTLAND,   b. 6 Apr 1922, Hennepin County, Minnesota d. 10 Nov 2022, Northfield, Rice County, Minnesota (Age 100 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