Obituaries

Sep 27, 2020

Gerald Bates, 90 of Elbow Lake, died Sunday, September 27, 2020 at PioneerCare in Fergus Falls, MN.

Gerald Frank was born February 7, 1930, to Frank and Nellie Bates in rural Norcross. He grew up on a farm north of Norcross and went to grade school at District 18, Corndale. In 1943 the family moved to a...

Sep 21, 2020

Norma Ahlberg, 81 of Roseville, MN, formerly of Elbow Lake died Monday, September 21, 2020 at Cherrywood Pointe of Roseville at Lexington.

Norma Clarene was born December 19, 1938 to Thomas & Mabel (Vaa) Halvorson in Elbow Lake, MN. She grew up in Elbow Lake, graduating from Elbow Lake High School. She continued her education through the...

Sep 5, 2020

Barbara Swenson 83, of Hoffman, Minn., died peacefully on September 5, 2020.  Born in Hill River Township, Minn., on October 19, 1936, she was preceded in death by her parents Arthur and Edith (Hansen) Swanson.

Barbara is survived by her husband of 62 years Wilton Swenson, as well as sister Marjorie Penner of Maple Grove, Minn, daughters Connie...

Sep 1, 2020

Vernal Duaine Olson, 71, of Hoffman, passed away Tuesday, September 1, 2020, at Alomere Health in Alexandria.

Vernal Duaine Olson was born July 25, 1949 at the Douglas County Hospital, the youngest of eight children to Harold and Myrtle (Gulbrandson) Olson of Land Township.  He was baptized November 12, 1949, at Bethel Lutheran Church, Hoffman and confirmed on...

Aug 30, 2020

Bryan Arthur Gilbertson, 62, of Farwell, MN died Sunday, August 30th, 2020 at his home as the result of a lawn tractor accident.

Bryan Arthur Gilbertson was born on April 20th, 1958 in Alexandria, Minnesota, the third of four children born to Glen and Lorraine (Woessner) Gilbertson. He was baptized at Zion Lutheran Church of Hoffman in...

Aug 23, 2020

Harvey Orlando Huseth, 93, of Elbow Lake, passed away peacefully on Sunday, August 23, 2020. Harvey was born August 6, 1927 to Hjalmar and Gladys (Pikop) Huseth in Elbow Lake, MN.

Harvey grew up on a farm south of Elbow Lake and graduated from Elbow Lake high school in 1945.  He then enlisted in the United States Coast Guard and was assigned to guard duty at Ellis Island. He also played the...

Aug 23, 2020

Mary Jo Knutson, 58, of Ashby, died Sunday, August 23, at her home, under the care of her family and LB Hospice.

Mary Jo Knutson was born on April 19th, 1962 in Fergus Falls, MN to Wesley and Lois Knutson.  Her older brothers Randy and Todd welcomed her into the family.  Growing up the youngest with two...

Aug 9, 2020

Larry Krienke, 81, of Kensington, MN, died on Sunday, August 9, 2020, at the Evansville Care Campus.

Larry DuWayne was born on May 27, 1939, in Kensington, MN, the son of Bob and Gladys (Skramsted) Krienke. He was baptized on July 2, 1939 and confirmed on May 17, 1953 at First Lutheran Church in Kensington. Larry graduated...

Aug 7, 2020

Betty Jane Renstrom was born on January 8, 1928 in Wood Lake, Minnesota, the daughter of Harold and Lorenda (Vahl) Wenstrom. She was called from this life on Friday, August 7, 2020, at Lake Region Hospital in Fergus Falls, with her son by her side.  She attained the age of 92 years, seven months, and 30 days.

Betty...

Aug 4, 2020

Marlys Arleen (Burnham) Lathrop, age 75, and Roger George Lathrop, age 79, both of Elbow Lake, MN passed away peacefully on Tuesday, August 4, 2020 at Lake Region Hospital in Fergus Falls.

Marlys was born on May 31, 1945 in Worthington, MN to Melvin and Bonnie (Schlarbaum) Burnham.  Roger was born on June 21, 1941 in Park Rapids,...

Jul 26, 2020

Katherine Marie Dahl, 72, died on July 26, 2020, at her home in Barrett, Minnesota, under the care of family, caregivers, and Knute Nelson Hospice.  She was diagnosed with aggressive lymphoma in April.

Katherine was born on August 15, 1947, in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, to James and Solveig Dahl.  She grew up in Barrett and graduated from...

Jul 17, 2020

Kathleen “Kitty” Rosin, 87, of Elbow Lake, died on Friday, July 17, 2020, at the St. Cloud Hospital.

Kitty was born on February 1, 1933, in Grant County, Minnesota, the daughter of Bernhardt “Ben” and Betsy (Christianson) Spohnholtz. She was baptized on March 30, 1933 at St. John’s Church in Elbow Lake and confirmed at Bethel Church...

Jul 7, 2020

Richard Jennen, 91 of Elbow Lake died Tuesday, July 7, 2020 at PioneerCare in Fergus Falls.

Richard was born on September 9, 1928 to Jules and Julianne (DeBaere) Jennen.  He was born in Duluth, MN where his mother spent the fall of each year to avoid severe allergies to the farm dust.

Dad attended Country...

Jun 30, 2020

Gloria passed away peacefully at home with her family nearby on Tuesday evening, June 30, 2020.

Gloria Jean was born to Milo and Selma Spilseth, the grandchildren of Scandinavian immigrants on November 10, 1929 in Kensington, Minnesota. They told stories of the Kensington Runestone, found on a neighboring farm to her father and used as a barn...

Jun 11, 2020

LeRoy Arthur Bah, 86, of rural Elbow Lake, died Thursday, June 11, 2020 at the Evansville Care Campus.

LeRoy was born on the family farm on November 24, 1933, near Erdahl, MN, the son of Leonard and Alice (Balgaard) Bah.  He attended country school through the eighth grade, and graduated high school with the Evansville class of...

May 29, 2020

Scott Reuben Dalum, 66, of Hoffman, MN, passed away unexpectedly, on Friday, May 29, 2020, at his residence in Hoffman. An outdoor Celebration of Life service will be held on Wednesday, June 10, 2020, 1 p.m. at Messiah Lutheran Church, Hoffman, MN.

Scott was born at Douglas County Hospital, Alexandria, MN, on March 6, 1954, to Reuben...

May 25, 2020

Scott Winter, 61, of Hoffman, died Monday, May 25, 2020, at his home under the care of his family and LB Hospice.

Scott Dean Winter was born Sunday, August 31, 1958 at 9:05 AM at the Morris Community Hospital.  He was the third son of Stanley and Florence (Gades) Winter.  Two weeks later, he was baptized on September 14,...

May 15, 2020

Doyle Kevin Derby, 59, of Elbow Lake, passed away suddenly on Friday, May 15, 2020, while at Pomme de Terre Lake.

Doyle was born February 16, 1961 in Fergus Falls, MN to Deloris and Leland Derby.  He was baptized and confirmed at United Lutheran Church in Elbow Lake and graduated from Elbow Lake High School in 1980.  He worked several...

May 13, 2020

On Wednesday, May 13, 2020, Baby Lexi Rae Rost, passed away, while in the loving arms of her parents, at the St. Cloud Hospital.

Born April 25, 2020, our sweet little Lexi, touched our hearts in the short time we had with her. Although God must have had some other plans for her, she will always be...

Apr 23, 2020

Beverly Jane Severin (Peterson) was born on April 10, 1927, in Minneapolis General Hospital, the only child of Lorna Helene (Jackson) Severin, and Paul Michael Severin. Bev passed away peacefully at the age of 93 on April 23, 2020, in the loving care of the nurses and aides at the Barrett Care Center in Barrett, MN, where she lived...