Ruth Harstad, formerly of Barrett, died Friday, August 2, 2019 in Red Wing, MN at the age of 75 years. Ruth Ann was born January 8, 1944 in Alexandria, MN to George and Marvel (Sletto) Pipo. She attended District # 5 rural country school in Moe Township and graduated class of 1963 from Barrett High School. On June 8, 1963, Ruth married Emmett James Harstad at Our Saviors Lutheran Church in Barrett. The couple are the parents of three children, Daniel, Steve and Jason. In 1966, the family...

Michelle Carol Harris passed away peacefully at the Barrett Care Center in Barrett MN, on July 31, 2019, after a long battle with cancer. Michelle was born to Donald and Donna Walker (nee Palmquist) on December 29, 1960, in the Swedish Hospital in Minneapolis MN. She went to school in various places around Minnesota and New Richmond, Wisconsin. She was married to Jay Johnson from 1979 to 1989. From her first marriage she had 3 boys, Gregory, Timothy, and Kristopher. She was...

Mae Pochardt, age 94, formerly of Barrett, died Tuesday, July 30, 2019, at Bethany on the Lake, Alexandria, MN. Mae Agnes was born the youngest of six on July 9, 1925, at the family home in Kensington, MN, the daughter of Ole and Agnes (Mader) Larson. She was baptized on August 30, 1925 and confirmed on May 12, 1940 at Solem Lutheran Church in Kensington. Mae attended District 63 Country School in Kensington. On May 9, 1943, she married, Clarence Rosby who passed away on February 20, 1960....

Maxine Stevens, 81, of Kensington, died Friday, July 5, 2019, at Alomere Health in Alexandria. Maxine was born on May 24, 1938 in Morris, MN, the daughter of Carl and Lorraine (Nessman) Olson.  She lived in the Cyrus area, where she received her education, graduating from Cyrus High School.  She worked at Unger Furniture in Morris for a time, later moving with her friends to the Twin Cities in search of adventure. While living in the Twin Cities, she worked in various...

Lorraine “Perk” Lien, 86, of Starbuck, formerly Elbow Lake, died Thursday, June 13, 2019 at Sanford Health in Fargo, ND. Perk was born on July 31, 1932 in Fergus Falls to John Henry and Inga (Thompson) Pergande.  She was baptized and confirmed at the United Church of Christ in Fergus Falls, attended school in Carlisle Township, north of French, and graduated from Fergus Falls High School in 1950.  Perk worked at the Park Region Bakery in Fergus Falls and later at...

Ila M. Haagenstad, 90, of Barrett, died Wednesday, June 12, 2019, at the Barrett Care Center. Ila Mary Worcester was born on December 2, 1928 in Witten, South Dakota, the daughter of Henry Lewis and Mary Edna (Taylor) Worcester.  She attended school in Okreek and Winner, South Dakota through the eighth grade.  A short time later, she moved with her family to Farmington, Minnesota. While living in Farmington, Ila’s sister Lula met and married Robert Haagenstad, which is the...

Leona Paulson died peacefully in her sleep the morning of Wednesday, June 12, 2019, at the age of ninety-eight years. Leona (Rabidue) Paulson was born December 23, 1920 to Gertrude Gable and Gene Rabidue in South Dakota. Leona’s mother remarried Ben Wellfering when Leona was a young child and they lived in Newell and Spearfish, SD. In 1940, Leona was united in marriage to Royce Paulson in Bottineau, ND. To this union 3 children were born, Ralph, LeRoy and Darel. Royce worked for the...

Steffen “Steve” Pederson, age 50, of Farwell, died on Saturday, May 25, 2019, at St, Mary’s Hospital in Rochester, MN, after a 4-year battle with cancer. Steffen Paul was born on February 23, 1969, in Westbrook, MN, the son of Theodore and Phyllis (Clinton) Pederson. He attended school in Kensington-Hoffman, graduating in 1987. Steve went on to attend Dakota Aero Tech and received his A & P License.  He worked for Delta Airlines in Atlanta, Georgia, before he...

James Richard Satre, age 58 of Hoffman passed away on Tuesday, May 21, 2019, at his home surrounded by his family and loved ones. Jim was born June 30th, 1960 to Ellsworth and Lorna (Fiebelkorn) Satre in Morris, MN.   He was a lifelong resident of Hoffman, MN, currently residing on the Satre homestead of rural Hoffman. After graduating from Hoffman High School, he worked part time for Kiehne Construction.   Jim started working at the Hoffman Locker plant at the age of...

Edgar A. Persons was born into the family of Eli and Edna Persons on December 28, 1931. He joined his older brothers, Ralph and Kenneth, and a sister Gladys at the farm home near Clarissa, MN. Although eight years younger than his closest sibling, he was not raised alone. At about ten years of age, his parents took in two of his cousins, Jerry and Norma, to raise as their own. They remained with the family until adulthood. After finishing eight grades of school at rural school District...