Obituaries

Feb 2, 2021

DonaLou Hutchings, 83 died Tuesday, February 2, 2021 at the Barrett Care Center.

DonaLou was born July 11, 1937 in Fergus Falls, MN.  Parents were Leslie S Nelson and Gertrude Norton Nelson.  She grew up and attended school in Fergus Falls.  In 1955 she married Robert Hutchings (always “Bobby” to her until the end!).  Children included daughter...

Jan 31, 2021

Olive Ethelyn Hanson, 93, died peacefully on January 31, 2021 at the Moorings Health Center in Arlington Heights, Illinois.  Olive was born on March 25, 1927 in Hoffman, Minnesota.  Her parents were Oliver and Ethel (Ellingson) Hanson.  She grew up in Hoffman, attending District 01 through eighth grade.  She attended grades 9-12 at Hoffman, graduating in May 1944.

Jan 30, 2021

Frances (“Fran”) Mercedes Hegna, 86 was welcomed home into the loving arms of Jesus on January 30, 2021. She was born January 25, 1935 to Edwin and Lillie (Sederberg) Oslund in their farm home in rural Bethel, MN. She attended country school through eighth grade and graduated from Cambridge High School in 1952.

Fran graduated from St,...

Jan 19, 2021

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...

Jan 16, 2021

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...

Jan 12, 2021

Ardell Bergrud, 96 of Elbow Lake died Tuesday, January 12, 2021, at Sanford Health in Fargo.

Ardell Sander Bergrud was born on July 21, 1924, in Heimdal, ND, the son of Sylvester and Anna (Gunderson) Bergrud.  He was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran Faith and graduated from Maddock High School in 1942.   He served with the...

Jan 10, 2021

Lenore Therese Fernandez, 77 of Elbow Lake, died Sunday, January 10, 2021 at her home.

Lenore was born July 17, 1943 to Joseph and Eleanore Igo in Massachusetts.    She attended school in Methuen, Massachusetts and in France.  Lenore married Antoine Fernandez.   She retired, and moved to Elbow Lake, Minnesota.  She liked music, loved her animals and cherished...

Jan 7, 2021

Franklyn Dale Sandberg, age 84 passed away at Sanford Hospital in Fargo, ND on January 7, 2021. Frank was born July 19th, 1935 to A.C. and Edna (Larson) Sandberg. He was baptized and confirmed at Christ Lutheran Church, Elbow Lake, MN. He attended country school through 8th grade and graduated from Elbow Lake High School in 1953.

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Jan 7, 2021

Janet A. (Haraldson) Stalnecker, 83, died January 7, 2021, at the Pioneer Retirement Care Center in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, after an extended illness.  She was born March 5, 1937, a daughter of Lloyd W. and Hilda (Westrom) Haraldson.  She was baptized at Hjerdahl Lutheran Church and confirmed at First Lutheran Church in Elbow Lake, MN.

She was...

Jan 3, 2021

Delores Flint went to be with her Lord and Savior January 3, 2021.

Delores Elaine Endreson was born February 7, 1928 in rural Grant County to Norman and Ethel Endreson.  She was a lifetime resident of Grant County and very proud of it. She grew up in Erdahl and graduated from Elbow Lake High School in 1946....

Dec 30, 2020

Duane Roy Fleischfresser (67) was born to Walter and Clara Fleischfresser on December 7, 1953 in Fergus Falls MN. He passed away on December 30, 2020.

He attended the Barrett Public School graduating from Barrett High School in 1971.  He was raised on the family farm helping with chores and farming.  After graduation, he worked as a mechanic and then...

Dec 29, 2020

LuEtta Bordson, 93, of Elbow Lake passed away on December 29, 2020 at Pioneer Care Center in Fergus Falls after a long and full life.

LuEtta was born April 16, 1927 to Oscar and Caroline (Vigen) Thompson. She was baptized at Rock Prairie Church on July 25, 1927, confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church in Wendell on June...

Dec 27, 2020

Paul Anderson 73 of Kensington died December 27, 2020 at his farm with his loving family by his side. Paul Magnus Anderson was born June 12, 1947 in Alexandria, MN the son of Arthur and Myrtle (Wilson) Anderson. Early in life, Paul made a choice to serve God and strived to live a faithful life. After graduating from Kensington...

Dec 24, 2020

Janice M. Bah, 80, of rural Elbow Lake, died Thursday, December 24, 2020 at the Evansville Care Campus. Janice was born on July 19, 1940, in Elbow Lake, MN, the daughter of Herbert and Lillie (Pikop) Hultander. She was baptized and confirmed into the Christian faith. Janice graduated from Elbow Lake High School Class of 1958. On September 6,...

Dec 21, 2020

Roger Bahnson, 79 of Ashby died Monday, December 21, 2020 at Lake Region Hospital, Fergus Falls, MN.

Roger Wayne was born to Lester and Katherine (Kenyon) Bahnson on July 22, 1941 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. He grew up in Bruno, Minnesota and attended school, graduating on June 2, 1960 from Askov High School in Askov, Minnesota....

Dec 16, 2020

Gene El Roy Larson passed away on December 16, 2020.  Gene was born on March 6, 1930, in Fergus Falls, MN.  He was the son of Roy and Gladys (Shelden) Larson.  He attended grade school in the Wendell area and graduated from Elbow Lake High School in 1948.

On June 25, 1952, he married Marilynn Aanerud in...

Dec 8, 2020

Marilynn Joan Larson passed away on December 8, 2020.  Marilynn was born on July 5, 1932 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.  She was the daughter of Joseph and Grace (Schoonover) Aanerud.

She attended country school and graduated from Elbow Lake High School in 1950.  She attended St. Cloud Teacher’s College and later the University of Minnesota at Morris earning...

Dec 5, 2020

Dayton E. Haagenson, 75, of Evansville, MN, died on December 5, 2020, at Alomere Health in Alexandria, MN, after living many years at the Care Campus in Evansville.

Dayton chose cremation asking for some ashes to be spread along the fence line choke cherry bushes, he had memories of picking choke cherries with his mom., Violet. This...

Dec 5, 2020

Yvonne Helen (Raatz) Olson, 78 of Elbow Lake, MN passed into the arms of her Savior on December 5, 2020.

Yvonne was born on May 9, 1942 to Adrian and Helen (Fritz) Raatz on a farm southwest of Evansville. When Yvonne was 5 years old, she and her family moved to a farm west of Evansville where...

Nov 27, 2020

Martine “Marty” Genz, 84 of Alexandria, formerly of Barrett, died Friday, November 27, 2020, at the Alexandria Assisted Living in Alexandria, Minnesota.

Martine Gregory Genz was born on May 9, 1936, in Rosemount, Minnesota, the son of Carl and Matilda (Beaudette) Genz.  He was baptized on May 21, 1936, in St. Joseph Catholic Church in Rosemount and...