Nick Weiland, 79, of Hoffman, died Saturday, October 12, 2019, at the Barrett Care Center. Nicholas William Weiland Jr. was born on June 22, 1940, the son of Nicholas Sr. and Anna (Pusl) Weiland in Morris, MN.  He was baptized into the Catholic faith in Morris and graduated from Hoffman High School in 1958.  Nick farmed small grains and livestock all of his life. He was a member of the Hoffman Lions Club and a member of the American Legion, having served in the Minnesota National...

  Gerald Dybedahl, age 76, of Barrett, formerly of South St. Paul and Roseau died Thursday, October 3, 2019 at Meadow Lane Health Care Center in Benson, MN. Services will be held at a later date in Roseau, MN.  

Jeanne Anderson, age 77 of Barrett, Minnesota, died Thursday, September 26, 2019 at the Barrett Care Center. Jeanne Ann Carlin was born June 19, 1942 in Spokane, Washington to Peter and Phyllis (Winter) Carlin. She grew up and attended school in Spokane, WA. During her junior year she moved with her mother and family to Morris, Minnesota. She graduated from Morris High School. Following high school, she worked at Northwestern Bell Telephone in Morris until her marriage. On July 7, 1962,...

Rick Stark, 72, of Kensington, died Saturday, September 21, 2019, at Alomere Health in Alexandria. Richard John Stark was born on April 13, 1947 in Morris, MN, the son of Reuben and Mildred (Person) Stark.  He was baptized on May 11, 1947 at Aeneas Lutheran Church and was confirmed there on May 20, 1962.  Rick attended country school for a short time, receiving the majority of his education in Hoffman, graduating from Hoffman High School in 1965.  He went on to attend...

Michelle M. Gardner, 51, of Minneapolis, MN, died on Tuesday, September 10, 2019. Michelle Marie was born on May 18, 1968, in Minneapolis, MN, the daughter of Thomas and Joan (Ronallo) Gardner. She graduated from Anoka High School. Michelle swam for the Brooklyn Park AAU swim team.  She attended St. Cloud State University before transferring to the U of M. She graduated with an associate degree from the Minneapolis School of Communication Arts. Michelle worked in the food and...

Byron Bartz, age 79 of Barrett died Sunday, September 1, 2019 at his home. Byron Jerald Bartz was born Aug. 13, 1940, in Fergus Falls, MN to Freddy and Martha (Leraas) Bartz. The family farmed near Hoffman. Byron was only four when his father died. He moved with his mother, Martha, to his grandparents’ farm. Grandpa Anton and Grandma Clara Leraas, and his Uncle Reuben Leraas cared for him while his mother attended beauty school. It was Grandma Clara he said who taught him the...

Marvin G Andreasen, 78, of Kensington died September 1, 2019.  He was born on January 17, 1941 in Omaha, Nebraska, the son of George and Arlene (Peklo) Andreasen. He attended country school in Nebraska until 1950 when his family moved to a  farm by Farwell, Minnesota. He attended the Douglas County Park Region School District #27, graduated from the Kensington High School in 1958, and furthered his education at Wahpeton State School of Science. Marvin married Rose Ann Olson...

Mildred Gladyce (Lindberg) Tyberg of rural Elbow Lake passed away on August 27, 2019 at the age of 91. She was born on January 22, 1928 at New Effington, SD. Milly was the oldest child of eight born to her parents, Joe and Josie (Hultberg) Lindberg. She moved to the Battle Lake area as a child and attended rural school in Girard Township, then graduating from Battle Lake High School in 1947 as Salutatorian of her class. While attending high school she worked at the Korner Café in...

Roger “Bud” Gunderson, 87 of Delano, formerly of Hoffman died Friday, August 23, 2019, at The Estates Nursing Home in Delano, Minnesota. Roger Gunderson was born on October 6, 1931, by Kensington, Minnesota the son of Walter and Mae (Moen) Gunderson.  He attended the Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf in Faribault  and graduated from Central High School in Duluth. While attending the Academy in Faribault, Bud played with the drum and bugle corp, learned to use sign...

Wesley Mohagen, age 64, of Wendell, unexpectedly passed away on Wednesday, August 21, 2019, at the St. Cloud Hospital. Wesley Gene Mohagen was born on January 17, 1955, the son of Everett and Valeria (Zimmerman) Mohagen. He was baptized and confirmed at West Elbow Lake Lutheran Church. He graduated from Elbow Lake High School in 1973 and obtained his CDL semi license from Alexandria Technical School. He never married. Wes had a love for people. He continued Mom and Dad’s...