Obituaries
Bruce Lazier
Mar 31, 2018
Bruce R. Lazier, 69, of Hoffman, MN, died on Saturday, March 31, 2018, at the Douglas County Hospital in Alexandria.
Bruce Robert was born on December 27, 1948, in Minneapolis, MN, the son of Bob and Alma (Green) Lazier. He attended and graduated from Minnetonka High School. After graduation, Bruce worked at a Bait Shop in Chanhassen...
Ruby Nelson
Mar 27, 2018
Ruby R. Nelson, age 82 of Barrett passed away March 27, 2018 at Prairie Ridge Hospital in Elbow Lake.
Ruby was born on January 19, 1936 to Oscar and Clara (Swenson) Nelson. She was born and raised in Fergus Falls, and graduated from Fergus Falls High School in 1954. She lived in many cities around the country...
Royal Lawson
Mar 20, 2018
Royal Lawson, age 91 of Hoffman died Tuesday, March 20, 2018 at the Douglas County Hospital, Alexandria.
Royal Raymond Lawson was born to Victor and Laura (Brown) Lawson in Wadena, Minnesota on August 8, 1926. Royal’s family lived in Wadena until he reached the age of two when they moved to Steven’s County, and in 1942 they...
Ann Hage
Mar 18, 2018
Ann Lee Hage, 87, of Elbow Lake, went to join hands with God on March 18, 2018 at the Minnesota Veterans Home in Fergus Falls.
Ann was born on June 26, 1930 in Seoul, South Korea. She came to her beloved home on Point Comfort in 1959 as a bride to Eugene L. Hage (SSgt, ret, USA)...
Carter Overson
Mar 17, 2018
Carter Dayton Overson, age 18, of Barrett, MN passed away on Saturday, March 17, 2018.
Carter was born to Jamie Overson and Jodi (Pioske) Moss on November 24, 1999 in Alexandria, MN. He was baptized and confirmed at Peace Lutheran Church in Barrett, MN. He was a senior at West Central Area excited to graduate in June....
Bernice Reese
Feb 27, 2018
Bernice Reese, 86 of Evansville, formerly of Alexandria and Ortonville died Tuesday, February 27, 2018, at the Prairie Ridge Hospital in Elbow Lake.
Bernice was born on October 31, 1931, in Sisseton, South Dakota the daughter of John and Mary (Martin) Rieman. In the summer of 1933 her family moved to Minnesota Lake, MN, where her mother...
Dorothy Schultz
Feb 24, 2018
Dorothy Schultz, 83 of Alexandria and formerly of Hoffman died Saturday, February 24, 2018, at Minnewaska Lutheran Home in Starbuck.
Dorothy Gunhild Schultz was born on April 3, 1934, in Hoffman, Minnesota. She was baptized and confirmed in the Lincoln Lutheran Church where she was a lifetime member. Dorothy graduated from Hoffman High School in 1952.
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Erwin Groneberg
Feb 22, 2018
Erwin Ernest Groneberg, 94, of Morris, formerly of Hoffman, reached his heavenly home on Thursday, February 22, 2018.
Erwin was born to Ernest and Wanda Groneberg March 28, 1923, at the family farm near Dumont, Minnesota. The family moved near Graceville where Erwin went to school through the eighth grade. He drove a horse and buggy to...
Beverly Martinson
Jan 31, 2018
Beverly Martinson, age 81 of Kensington passed away Wednesday, January 31, 2018 at the Douglas County Hospital, Alexandria.
Beverly Jean Heins Johnsrud Martinson was born in Morris, Minnesota on August 3, 1936 to Peter and Madrid (Toots) Heins. She was baptized and confirmed at St Paul’s Lutheran church in Morris, MN. She graduated from Morris High school....
Sheryl Bodde
Jan 25, 2018
Sheryl Bodde, age 58 of rural Barrett, died Thursday, January 25, 2018, at her home.
Sheryl Kay Bodde was born on September 1, 1959, in Minneapolis, Minnesota the daughter of Wallace Lueck and JoAnn (Bundy) Nissila. She was baptized and confirmed in Zion Lutheran Church in Hopkins, Minnesota. Sheryl graduated from the Kensington High School in 1978....
JoAnn Nissila
Jan 20, 2018
JoAnn Nissila, age 82 of Kensington, died Saturday, January 20, 2018 at the Barrett Care Center.
JoAnn Leona Nissila was born on May 1, 1935 at home in Kensington, Minnesota, the daughter of Gaylord and Elsie (Hedstrom) Bundy. She was baptized and confirmed in the Oscar Lake Lutheran Church. JoAnn attended Rural School District #63 in Solem...
James Larson
Jan 18, 2018
James Willard Larson, age 84 of Elbow Lake died Thursday, January 18, 2018 at the Minnesota Veterans Home in Fergus Falls, MN.
James Willard Larson, age 84, was born November 5, 1933, at home in Sanford Township, Elbow Lake, Minnesota, the eight child of Ole H. and Alma (Johnson) Larson. He was baptized and confirmed at First...
Leland Hedstrom
Jan 17, 2018
Leland “Lee” Hedstrom, age 75 of Hoffman, died Wednesday, January 17, 2018, at the Sandford Hospital in Fargo, ND.
Lee was born on November 22, 1942, to Alvin and Hazel (Dalum) Hedstrom on the family farm near Herman, MN. He was baptized and confirmed at Bethel Lutheran Church in Herman. Lee attended country school until the seventh...
Randy Brown
Jan 16, 2018
Randy Brown, age 64 of Elbow Lake, died January 16, 2018 at his home in Elbow Lake.
Randy Wilson Brown was born November 17, 1953 at Lake Region Hospital in Fergus Falls, MN to Ronald and Jeanette Brown of Elbow Lake, MN. He graduated from Elbow Lake High School in 1971, and was united in marriage to...
Gordon Bredy
Jan 15, 2018
Gordon Bredy, age 82 of Hoffman, died Monday, January 15, 2018, at Sanford Health in Fargo, ND.
Gordon Paul Bredy was born on June 4, 1935, at the Bredy farm in Pepperton Township, Stevens County of rural Alberta, Minnesota, the son of Otto and Annie (Aanerud) Bredy. He was baptized on August 4, 1935, and confirmed on...
Tammy Saurer-Petersen
Jan 13, 2018
Tammy Saurer-Petersen, age 41 of Hoffman, MN, passed away Saturday, January 13, 2018 at the Douglas County Hospital in Alexandria, MN.
Tammy Denise Saurer was born to Dennis and Wanda (Wahl) Saurer on June 18, 1976 in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. She attended elementary school in Fergus Falls, and graduated from West Central Area High School in 1994....
Oliver Hansen
Jan 8, 2018
Oliver Alexander Hansen, 83, of Elbow Lake, passed away Monday, January 08, 2018 at Prairie Ridge Hospital in Elbow Lake, MN.
Oliver A. Hansen was born on July 17, 1934 to Ole Alexander and Ella Ruth (Uphoff-Hafsal) Hansen in Donnelly, MN. He and his family then moved to Barrett, MN where he attended District 52 Country School...
Robert Swenson
Dec 27, 2017
Robert "Bob" Swenson, age 91, passed away Wednesday, December 27, 2017 at his home in Elbow Lake.
Robert (Bob) O. Swenson, age 91, was born on August 28, 1926, at home in Sanford Township, rural Elbow Lake, Minnesota, the only son of Ole N. and Gina (Ostenson) Swenson. After having four daughters, this son was very welcome. ...
Jerrod Sedler
Dec 20, 2017
Jerrod Sedler, age 48, of Elbow Lake, died December 20, 2017 at Prairie Ridge Hospital in Elbow Lake.
Jerrod Fredrick Sedler was born to Gerald and Mildred (Elke) Sedler in Breckenridge, MN on February 27, 1969. He was baptized at United Church of Christ in Wahpeton, and confirmed at Immanuel Church in Wahpeton. He attended grade school...
Ellard Larson
Dec 19, 2017
Ellard Larson, 91, of Barrett, Minnesota, passed away Dec. 19, 2017, at the Evansville Care Campus in Evansville, Minnesota.
Ellard John Larson was born to J. Albert and Ellen (Carlson) Larson on March 29, 1926, attended school in Lien Township and graduated from Barrett High School. On Sept. 2, 1950, he married Joan Carlson of Evansville. Together...
