Marilynn Joan Larson passed away on December 8, 2020.  Marilynn was born on July 5, 1932, in Minneapolis, Minnesota the daughter of Joseph and Grace (Schoonover) Aanerud.   Gene El Roy Larson passed away on December 16, 2020.  Gene was born on March 6, 1930, in Fergus Falls, Minnesota the son of Roy and Gladys (Shelden) Larson. Marilynn attended country school and graduated from Elbow Lake High School in 1949.  Gene attended grade school in the Wendell area and...

Leroy Steven Thorstad, son of Irene Deloris (Nelson) and Myles John Thorstad, was born on April 22, 1953 in Morris, Minnesota. He was baptized at Lands Lutheran Church in Hoffman and confirmed at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Chokio. As a child he began his love of nature as a boy scout, farming with his uncles, and hunting.  Leroy attended school in Hoffman, and then graduated from Chokio-Alberta school in 1971. After graduation, he worked in Chokio and the Twin Cities before...

Marian (Halvorson) Swenson passed away peacefully on January 19, 2021 at the Prairie Ridge Hospital in Elbow Lake, surrounded by her family.     She was born on June 13, 1922, to Mabel (Haugen) and Albert O. Halvorson at their apartment on main street in Elbow Lake, Minnesota.  She was what you would call an “original;” born here and never left.   Marian was a woman of strong faith.  A life time member of United Lutheran, she was baptized,...

Janet Rosin, 66 of Elbow Lake, died July 10, 2021 at her home, surrounded by her family. Janet Ruth was born on June 29, 1955, in Alexandria, Minnesota, the daughter of Harold and Ione (Hagen) Walberg. She was baptized and confirmed at Calvary Covenant Church in Evansville, MN and graduated from the Evansville High School in 1973. On June 22, 1974, she married Gregory Rosin at Christ Lutheran Church in Elbow Lake. The family moved to Glenwood, MN, where they farmed and raised their family....

Terry Neubauer, 72, of Wendell, MN, died on Friday, July 9, 2021, at PioneerCare in Fergus Falls, surrounded by family. Terry Joel Neubauer was born February 9, 1949 to Raymond and Minnie (Hornstein) Neubauer. He grew up in rural Campbell and graduated high school in 1967, and then joined the Army Reserves from which he received an Honorable Discharge six years later.  Terry met and fell in love with Janet Wester while attending tech school in Alexandria.  Terry and Janet married...

Brent Larsen, 52 of Elbow Lake died Saturday, January 16, 2021 at his home. Brent Jarvis Larsen was born to Jarvis and Marilyn (Woessner) Larsen on May 6, 1968, at the Grant County Hospital in Elbow Lake, Minnesota. He was baptized and confirmed into the Christian faith at Christ Lutheran Church, Elbow Lake. He attended school in Elbow Lake, graduating with the class of 1986.  After school, Brent joined the Army National Guard completing Basic Training at Ft. Benning, Georgia....

Scott Edward Davidson, 61 of Hoffman, died Monday, June 21, 2021 at his residence. Graveside Services will be held at 12:30PM, Saturday, June 26, 2021 at Riverside Cemetery, Campbell, MN. Lunch will follow at the Campbell Community Center. Erickson-Smith Funeral Home of Elbow Lake is assisting the family with arrangements for Scott Davidson.

Jeffrey Warren Lang, 75, of Barrett, MN, died on Monday, June 21, 2021, at his residence. Jeffrey Warren was born on October 1, 1945, in Fergus Falls, MN, the son of Warren L and Dora D. (Sandberg) Lang. He was baptized and confirmed at Our Saviors Lutheran Church in Barrett. Jeffrey graduated from Barrett High School in 1963, where he was active in sports, playing quarterback for his football team, basketball, baseball and being crowned Homecoming King. Jeff enlisted in the U.S. Army...

Carolyn Ann (Isakson) Alke was born on June 17, 1941, in Barrett Minnesota, the daughter of Carl and Rosetta (Johnson) Isakson.  She graduated from Barrett High School in 1959.  Following high school, she lived in Minneapolis and worked in the test kitchen at General Mills. On August 27, 1960 Carolyn married Jerome Walter Alke in Barrett.  They moved to various places due to Jerome’s occupation as a heavy equipment operator.  In 1968 they moved to the family...

Waneta Morfey, 90 of Hoffman died Friday, June 4, 2021, at Stevens’ Homes Plus of rural Barrett, Minnesota. Waneta E. Morfey was born on June 24, 1930, in Nevada, Iowa the daughter of Hubert “Faye” and Laura (Eatwell) Kirby.  She graduated from Nevada High School. Waneta and Donald Morfey were married on July 25, 1953, in Nevada, Iowa.  They lived a short time in Nevada before moving to their home in rural Barrett, Minnesota.  Waneta worked in the Abstract...