All Obituaries

Shirley June (Guthrie) Nelson 94, of Duluth, formerly of Hoffman, passed away Monday, April 8,2019 at Franciscan Health Center in Duluth. Shirley was a resident of Hoffman and an active member of Messiah Lutheran Church for many years.  She was born in Duluth, Mn on June 2, 1924 to William and Julia Guthrie, the youngest of six children. On November 15, 1947, she was united in marriage to Delmer A. Nelson in Duluth, MN.  The couple farmed in Elk Lake Township, Grant County,...

MaryAnn Ellis, 94 of Evansville died peacefully with her family at her side Thursday, April 4, 2019, at the Evansville Care Campus but lives forever in the presence of Jesus her Savior. MaryAnn Ellis was born on March 9, 1925, in rural Elbow Lake, Minnesota the daughter of Guy and Ruby (Theobald) Flint.  She graduated from the Elbow Lake High School in 1943, attended St. Cloud Teachers College receiving her Teaching Certificate.  MaryAnn first taught in Hoffman and Glenwood. She...

Edna Strom, age 102, of Evansville, formerly of Elbow Lake, died at the Evansville Care Center on Thursday, April 4, 2019. Edna Adeline (Alvstad) Strom was born on an 80 acre farm in section 33 of Pelican Lake Township to Erick and Mina (Rustad) Alvstad on February 19, 1917.  In 1918, her parents built a big new house on that farm where many happy memories were made. There were lots of get togethers and house parties with music and dancing to piano, guitar, harmonica, and the radio....

Irene Spaulding, age 93 of Elbow Lake, passed away Thursday, March 28, 2019 at the Barrett Care Center. Irene Iola was born May 24, 1925, to William and Sarah (Doege) Bohl in Buffalo Center, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran Faith. She graduated from Rake, Iowa High School in 1943, and was employed as a manager of a drug store in Bricelyn, MN and as a cashier/bookkeeper for two movie theaters in Redwood Falls, MN. She was united in marriage to Avery Lesto in 1945. To this...

Hazel M. Vestrum, 95, of Barrett, formerly of Hoffman, died on Thursday, March 28, 2019 at Alomere Health in Alexandria. Hazel Muriel was born on March 24, 1924, in Lands Township, Grant County, the daughter of Herman and Nelsine (Jorgensen) Johnson. She was baptized and confirmed at Lands Church in Hoffman.  She attended rural school through 8th grade and High School in Hoffman. In 1941, she was united in marriage to Henry Vestrum who was in the blacksmith business with his father...

Bruce W. Halvorson, age 78, died unexpectedly at his home in rural Kensington on Wednesday, March 20, 2019. Bruce William Halvorson was born February 4, 1941 in Graceville, MN, to Carl and Clara Halvorson of Ortonville, MN.  Bruce loved growing up on the family farm, attended Country Elementary School District 14 and was a 1959 graduate of Ortonville High School.  He was very involved in 4-H and Future Farmers of America.  Showing livestock at the Minnesota State Fair was a...

Jerry Arlen Emmert was born August 26, 1938 and died March 17, 2019.  He was 80 years old. Jerry was the fourth of six children born to Clifford and Nota (Shanholtzer) Emmert.  He grew up on a farm near Hancock, Minnesota and attended school there.  He graduated from Hancock High School in 1956 and immediately joined the US Navy.  Jerry married Donna Christianson from Cyrus, Minnesota on September 5, 1959 in Long Beach, CA.  He continued his service with the navy...

Warren L. Karlstad, 82, of Hoffman, died Thursday, March 14, 2019, at Knute Nelson in Alexandria, MN. Warren was born on September 14, 1936 in Wendell, MN, the son of Ole and Anna (Asleson) Karlstad.  He attended school in Elbow Lake.  After receiving his education, Warren worked for area farmers for several years. Warren served in the United States Air Force, and was stationed at Hamilton Field, California.  While serving there, he met Martha Shennan and they were married...

  Roy Randall passed away Saturday, March 9, 2019 at the Assisted Living in Ashby, MN at the age of 93 years. Roy was born on February 9, 1926, to Edwin and Mabel (Erickson) Randall at their home in Grenora, North Dakota. He attended school in Grenora, and in the spring of 1944 was drafted into the Army. Roy was honorably discharged in the spring of 1946. In the fall of 1946, Roy came to Wendell when his Uncle Selvin Randall had the Standard Oil Service Station. He went to work at...

Mary Swenson, age 75 of Hoffman, MN died Sunday, February 24, 2019 at Alomere Health, Alexandria, MN. Mary Ellen was born April 18, 1943 in Aberdeen, Washington to Lester and Irene (Armstrong) Bland. She grew up and attended school in Oakville, graduating from Oakville High School. She moved to Salem, OR and worked at the Edgewater Café for the Petit family where she met her first husband. She was united in marriage to Everett Osborne in 1964. To this union five children were born....