Obituaries

Jun 12, 2019

Ila M. Haagenstad, 90, of Barrett, died Wednesday, June 12, 2019, at the Barrett Care Center.

Ila Mary Worcester was born on December 2, 1928 in Witten, South Dakota, the daughter of Henry Lewis and Mary Edna (Taylor) Worcester.  She attended school in Okreek and Winner, South Dakota through the eighth grade.  A short time later, she...

Jun 12, 2019

Leona Paulson died peacefully in her sleep the morning of Wednesday, June 12, 2019, at the age of ninety-eight years.

Leona (Rabidue) Paulson was born December 23, 1920 to Gertrude Gable and Gene Rabidue in South Dakota. Leona’s mother remarried Ben Wellfering when Leona was a young child and they lived in Newell and Spearfish, SD.

May 25, 2019

Steffen “Steve” Pederson, age 50, of Farwell, died on Saturday, May 25, 2019, at St, Mary’s Hospital in Rochester, MN, after a 4-year battle with cancer.

Steffen Paul was born on February 23, 1969, in Westbrook, MN, the son of Theodore and Phyllis (Clinton) Pederson. He attended school in Kensington-Hoffman, graduating in 1987. Steve went on to attend...

May 21, 2019

James Richard Satre, age 58 of Hoffman passed away on Tuesday, May 21, 2019, at his home surrounded by his family and loved ones.

Jim was born June 30th, 1960 to Ellsworth and Lorna (Fiebelkorn) Satre in Morris, MN.   He was a lifelong resident of Hoffman, MN, currently residing on the Satre homestead of rural Hoffman.

May 20, 2019

Edgar A. Persons was born into the family of Eli and Edna Persons on December 28, 1931. He joined his older brothers, Ralph and Kenneth, and a sister Gladys at the farm home near Clarissa, MN.

Although eight years younger than his closest sibling, he was not raised alone. At about ten years of age, his parents...

May 17, 2019

June A. Renstrom, 89, of Elbow Lake, Minnesota, died Friday, May 17, 2019 at the Evansville Care Center.

June Arlene Renstrom was born on June 1, 1929, in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, the daughter of John and Marie (Hegstad) Michealson.  June married Jerome Renstrom on June 18, 1950 and they resided on their farm near Elbow Lake for...

May 11, 2019

Kathleen Mae Weossner, age 97 of Elbow Lake passed away peacefully Saturday May 11, 2019, at The Gardens of Wadena.

Kathleen was born on February 26, 1922, to Oscar and Nancy (Pederson) Olson on a farm near Dent, MN.  She was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith.  She graduated from Elbow Lake High School in 1940,...

Apr 8, 2019

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...

Apr 4, 2019

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...

Apr 4, 2019

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...

Mar 28, 2019

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...

Mar 28, 2019

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...

Mar 20, 2019

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...

Mar 17, 2019

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...

Mar 14, 2019

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...

Mar 9, 2019

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....

Feb 24, 2019

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...

Feb 23, 2019

Delores Bullis passed away February 23, 2019 at the Barrett Care Center at the age of 87.

Delores Jean Denzel was born August 10, 1931 in Chippewa Falls, WI to Raymond and Matilda (Haugan) Denzel. Delores was the eldest of five children. In 1942 the family settled on a farm in Nashua, MN. Delores was baptized at...

Feb 21, 2019

Roy Arnold Richards was born June 16, 1942 to Clarence and Jennie (Boekholt) Richards in rural Herman, Minnesota. He grew up in Herman, Minnesota. He passed away on February 21, 2019.

Roy worked as a hired hand for various farmers in the Herman and Hoffman areas. He attended and worked at the Developmental Achievement Center for many...

Feb 17, 2019

Willard “Skip” Richter, age 78 of Elbow Lake, MN, died Sunday, February 17, 2019 at the Evansville Care Campus, Evansville, MN.

Willard Joseph Richter was born October 16, 1940 in New Ulm, Minnesota to Raymond and August (Marquardt) Richter. He grew up and attended grade school at St. Stanislaus in St. Paul. He graduated from South St....