Obituaries

W. Berdell Skogstad

Dec 4, 2018

W. Berdell Skogstad, 92, of Hoffman, MN, died on December 4, 2018 at the Barrett Care Center.

Berdell was born on August 12, 1926 north of Kensington, MN, the son of Willie and Inga (Wilberg) Skogstad. The family moved to a farm north of Cyrus in 1927. Berdell attended District # 46 & 74 in grade school...

Gwendolyn Haack

Dec 2, 2018

Gwen Haack, age 86 of Hoffman, MN died peacefully at Vickie and Rick’s home in Elk River, MN on December 2, 2018, of Interstitial Lung Disease (Farmer’s Lung) while being loved on by family.

Gwendolyn Josephine Braun was born on October 13, 1932 in Erdahl, MN to Albert and Gladys Braun.  She was baptized in Waconia, MN...

Sharon Strunk

Nov 26, 2018

Sharon Strunk, 71, of rural Hoffman died Monday, November 26, 2018, in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Sharon Louise Strunk was born on October 26, 1947, in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, the daughter of Arnold and Doris (Mickelson) Ehlers.  She was baptized and confirmed at First Lutheran Church, Elbow Lake and graduated from Elbow Lake High School in 1965. ...

Lucille Biss

Nov 15, 2018

Lucille P. Biss, age 82 of Elbow Lake, died Thursday, November 15, 2018 at the Evansville Care Campus.

Lucille Pearl Sampson was born December 29, 1935 to Peter and Bertha (Hensen) Sampson in Wilton, North Dakota.  On August 31, 1957 she married Elmer Biss and they resided on a farm in Delaware Township. In 1986 they purchased...

Sylvester Goerdt

Nov 9, 2018

Sylvester August Goerdt, age 90, of Wendell, MN died Friday, November 9, 2018 at home.

Sylvester was born to August and Emma (Walz) Goerdt in rural Wendell on July 5, 1928. He grew up in rural Wendell and attended country school. He enlisted in the U.S. Army and served for two years before being honorably discharged; he...

Tom Gardner

Nov 9, 2018

Thomas “TR” Richard Gardner, age 71 of Barrett, died peacefully at home Friday, November 9, 2018, after a one year battle with cancer.

Tom was born on March 18, 1947, to Rolland and Marilyn (Linde) Gardner in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Tom was in the Air Force from 1966 – 1970, serving in Viet Nam from 1968...

Jack Rupp

Nov 2, 2018

Jack Lawrence Rupp was born on April 5, 1950 in Bryan, Ohio, the son of Lawrence H. and Margaret (DeVore) Rupp.  When he was four years old, he moved along with his family to Elbow Lake, where he attended school, graduating from Elbow Lake High School in 1969.  He went on to attend North Dakota State School of Science...

Rose Marie Hanson

Oct 31, 2018

Rose Marie Hanson, 92, of Hoffman, died Wednesday, October 31, 2018, at PioneerCare in Fergus Falls.

Rose Marie Virginia (Anderson) Hanson, born in rural Hoffman on May 24, 1926, to Herman and Elfei (Nelson) Anderson.  She was baptized on July 25, 1926 at Wennersborg Lutheran Church and confirmed May 12, 1940, at Solem Lutheran Church.  Rose Marie...

Trudy Hill

Oct 22, 2018

Trudy L. Hill, 55, of Elbow Lake, MN, died on Monday, October 22, 2018 at her residence.

Trudy Lynn was born on September 24, 1963, at St. Mary of Nazareth Hospital in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of Silas Monroe and Arlys Elaine (Drovdal) Hill. As a young child, Trudy helped her father on the family farm with...

Kathleen "Kathi" Bates

Oct 9, 2018

Kathleen Bates, 73, formerly of Norcross, died Tuesday, October 9, 2018, at Sanford Health in Fargo.

Kathleen Frances Marick was born on December 18, 1944 in Breckenridge, MN, the daughter of Clemens and Carlota (Peterson) Marick.  She attended school in Kent and graduated from Breckenridge High School.

On August 30, 1962, Kathi married Gary Pigeon...

DeWayne Hauglie

Oct 6, 2018

DeWayne Hauglie, age 90, of Elbow Lake, died Saturday, October 6, 2018, at the Barrett Care Center.

DeWayne was born September 21, 1928, in Holmes City, the son of Michael and Clara (Olson) Hauglie. He was baptized and confirmed at the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Kensington, and graduated from Kensington High School 1947.

On April 16,...

David Rau

Sep 12, 2018

David F. Rau, age 58, of Starbuck, passed away peacefully at his home on September 12, 2018.

David Fredrick was born on April 14, 1960, in Denver, Colorado, the son of Donald and Alois (Sando) Rau. He graduated from Kensington High School in 1978, before living in Kansas, Colorado and California for nine years.  In 1987, David...

Alva Lohse

Aug 30, 2018

Alva Lohse, age 81, formerly of Wendell, died Thursday, August 30, 2018 at the Barrett Care Center, Barrett, MN.

Alva Yvonne Lohse was born on January 2, 1937 in Elbow Lake, Minnesota, the daughter of Alvin and Edna (Biss) Christopherson. She was baptized in the Missouri Synod Church in Hoffman by Rev. Lohman and confirmed in the...

Royal Lyson

Aug 25, 2018

A Celebration of Life service for Royal Lyson, Elbow Lake, MN, will be 2:00 p.m., Sunday, September 2, 2018 at United Lutheran Church, Elbow Lake, MN with Pastor Jean Ohman officiating.  Burial will take place at a later date in Washburn, ND.

Visitation will take place from 3:00-5:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 1, 2018 at Erickson-Smith Funeral...

Audrey Ackerson

Aug 21, 2018

Audrey Laverne Ackerson was born on November 13, 1925 in Fergus Falls, MN to Orville and Alvina (Anderson) Melby. She attended school and graduated from Fergus Falls High School in 1944. She worked for a short time at the JC Penny store in Fergus Falls and met the love of her life roller skating.

On December 30,...

Loretta Gelling

Aug 11, 2018

Loretta Gelling, 73 of Hoffman died Saturday, August 11, 2018, at Knute Nelson Care Center in Alexandria, Minnesota with her family by her side.

Loretta Jean Gelling was born on March 1, 1945, in Brainerd, Minnesota, to Harlen and Alvina (Palmer) Britton. She was baptized in Pelican Lake, at the Bengston Beach by Ashby, by Pastor Steve...

James Johnson

Aug 9, 2018

James Johnson, 79 of rural Barrett, Minnesota died Thursday, August 9,2018, at Sanford Health in Fargo.

James Hagen Johnson was born on June 16, 1939, the son of James Benjamin and Inga (Hagen) Johnson.  He was baptized and confirmed in Immanuel Lutheran Church in Lien Township, attended Country School and then Barrett High School graduating in 1957. ...

James Webber

Jul 24, 2018

James Webber, age 66 of Hoffman, died Tuesday, July 24, 2018 at Prairie Ridge Hospital in Elbow Lake.

Memorial Service: 10:00 AM, Thursday, August 2, 2018 at Messiah Lutheran Church, Hoffman

Clergy: Reverend Mark Mathews

Erickson-Smith Funeral Home of Hoffman is assisting the family with arrangements.

Online condolences: EricksonSmithFH.com

Dorothy Nieland

Jul 20, 2018

Dorothy Mae (Hendrickson) Nieland was born at home on August 15, 1923, to Ted and Mabel (Nelson) Hendrickson, rural Hancock, Minnesota. The family attended West Zion Lutheran Church where Dorothy was baptized and confirmed. She attended country school through eighth grade and enjoyed all of her studies and was an avid reader. Her parents boarded the school teacher (Lailah...

Emmett Harstad

Jul 7, 2018

Emmett J. Harstad, 83, of Barrett, MN, died on Saturday, July 7, 2018 at Lake Region Healthcare in Fergus Falls, surrounded by family.

Emmett was born on April 27, 1935, in Donnelly, Minnesota, the son of George and Elpha (Olson) Harstad. He was baptized and confirmed at Kongsvinger Lutheran Church. Emmett attended rural country school and graduated...