Obituaries
Clareen Bartness
Apr 9, 2017
Clareen Evangeline Bartness, 95, of Elbow Lake, MN passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family, on April 9, 2017. She was born on April 1, 1922, in Elbow Lake township, the first child of Clarence and Esther Mobraaten. Clareen enjoyed music, dancing, and played the organ for enjoyment. She loved time with her family and it was always her number...
Mary Moore
Apr 6, 2017
Mary Jo Moore, 67, of Barrett, formerly of Wendell, died Thursday, April 6, 2017, at the Barrett Care Center. Her husband, Roger Howard Moore, 69, of Renville, formerly of Wendell, died July 14, 2015, at Golden Living Center in Franklin, MN. Mary Jo was born on August 17, 1949 in Minneapolis, MN, the daughter of Raymond and Lorraine (Jones) Fitzgerald....
Donald Rau
Apr 2, 2017
Donald Rau, age 92 of Kensington, passed away at the Douglas County Hospital, Alexandria on April 2, 2017 with his wife by his side. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00AM on Friday, April 7, 2017 at Zion Lutheran Church, Hoffman with Rev. Bill Aufdenkamp officiating. Visitation will be 4:00 – 7:00PM on Thursday, April 6 at Erickson-Smith Funeral Home...
Darrell Gulbrandson
Mar 30, 2017
Darrell Lloyd Gulbrandson, 77 of Alexandria, formerly of Herman, passed away March 30, 2017, at his home in Alexandria after a long illness as the result of polio. Darrell was born July 18, 1939, at the Powers Hospital in Barrett, Minnesota to Lloyd and Mildred (Nelson) Gulbrandson. On October 1, 1948, Darrell was diagnosed with Bulbar and Spinal Polio and...
Ramona Kruize
Mar 14, 2017
Ramona Jean Kruize, age 82, of Fergus Falls, formerly of Wendell, died at Lake Region Healthcare on March 14, 2017. Ramona (Mona) was born July 6, 1934 in the original family home south of Wendell to Ambrose and Lila (Berg) Estenson. She attended country school and graduated from Elbow Lake High School in 1952. On May 25, 1954, she was...
Victor Karow
Mar 8, 2017
Victor Karow, age 80, of Alexandria died Wednesday, March 8, 2017, at Grand Arbor in Alexandria, Minnesota. Victor Adolph Henry Karow was born on May 21, 1936, in Mountain Lake, Minnesota the son of Benjamin and Emily (Graff) Karow. He was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran Faith. Vic attended country school by Hoffman and then the Morris Ag School....
Donald Kruize
Mar 7, 2017
Donald Kruize, 86, of Elbow Lake, died Monday, March 6, 2017, at the Barrett Care Center. Donald Raymond Kruize was born on August 16, 1930 in Nobles County, MN, the son of Eppo and Freada (Buss) Kruize. He attended country school near Ellsworth, MN, until the age of 12, when he moved with his family to Elbow Lake. Following the...
Helen Pederson
Mar 7, 2017
Helen Marion Pederson, age 89, of Barrett, passed away on Tuesday, March 7, 2017, at the home of her daughter in Iowa. Helen was born November 5, 1927 to Johnny and Alice Olson. She grew up with her brothers Bill and Buddy, and sister Shirley. She graduated from Hoffman High School. Helen thoroughly enjoyed a number of activities including bowling,...
Donald Wiese
Mar 6, 2017
Donald Wiese, 84, of Elbow Lake, died Monday, March 6, 2017, at PioneerCare in Fergus Falls. Donald Henry Wiese was born on April 8, 1932 on the family farm in Stony Brook Township, Minnesota, the son of Emil and Edna (Woessner) Wiese. He attended country school and graduated from Elbow Lake High School in 1950. In 1951, Don was united...
Lloyd Christopherson
Mar 6, 2017
Lloyd Christopherson, 88, of Hoffman, died Monday, March 6, 2017, at Stevens Homes Plus, Barrett, MN. Lloyd Harris Christopherson was born on December 8, 1928 in Douglas County, MN on his parents home farm, the son of Cleve and Alice (Lundquist) Christopherson. He was baptized and confirmed in Lands Lutheran Church in Hoffman. In his younger years, Lloyd was involved...
Duane Wellnitz
Mar 3, 2017
Duane Wellnitz, from Elbow Lake, decided to go hunting, fishing and soaring with the bald eagles forever on Friday, March 3, 2017 at the age of 80 years. Duane Clyde "Red/Butch/Sammy" Wellnitz was born March 30, 1936 to Elvin "Al" and Lorraine (Olson) Wellnitz in Minneapolis, MN. While growing up in Minneapolis Red attended school in North Minneapolis High. He...
Margie Hanson
Feb 25, 2017
Margie Violet Hanson (Giles, Wiener) was born on June 17, 1924 and passed away on February 25, 2017 at the age of 92 of cancer, diagnosed only a month ago. She was the youngest of seven children born to Clarence and Junia Giles near Balaton, Minnesota, all of who predeceased her. The Giles lived on several farms while Margie grew...
Norman Rustand
Feb 10, 2017
Norman Rustand, age 88, formerly of Wendell, passed away February 10, 2017 at Ecumen Bethany Home in Alexandria, MN. Norman Odell Rustand was born March 16, 1928 to Mads and Ottina (Dybdal) Rustand in North Ottawa Township. He was baptized and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church, Wendell. Norman was united in marriage to Janice Miller on June 29, 1957 at...
Peter Severud
Feb 5, 2017
Peter "Pete" Harold Severud, 75, of Elbow Lake, MN, on February 5, 2017 arrived at his celebration with his Lord Jesus Christ. Pete was born June 10, 1941 in Minneapolis, MN Pete is preceded in death by his maternal and paternal grandparents, his parents Kenneth T. Severud and Helen S. Severud (Ingvaldson), and sister Susan M. Severud. Pete is survived...
Ellerd Larson
Feb 4, 2017
Ellerd O. Larson, age 87 of Hoffman, passed away, Saturday, February 4, 2017 at the Barrett Care Center. Ellerd Otilian Larson was born November 20, 1929 to Albert and Otilia (Olson) Larson in Roseville Township, Grant County, MN. He grew up in Roseville Township and attended country school at District 20. He lived with his grandmother and aunt and uncle...
Harlan Linde
Feb 2, 2017
Harlan Linde, age 74, of Kensington, MN passed away Thursday, February 2, 2017 at the St. Cloud Hospital. Harlan Dean "Butch" Linde was born on October 14, 1942, to George and Mayme Anna (Schroeder) Linde in San Diego, CA. He was baptized on November 29, 1942 at St. Luke's Lutheran Church, Huntington Park, CA, and confirmed at Peace Lutheran Church,...
Dale Gunderson
Jan 27, 2017
Dale Gunderson, 68 of Fergus Falls, formerly of Hoffman died Friday, January 27, 2017, at his home. Dale E. Gunderson was born on July 3, 1948, in Alexandria, Minnesota, the son of Rudolph and Marie (Forsberg) Gunderson. He graduated from the Kensington High School in 1966, and then graduated from the University of Minnesota in Morris, with an Accounting Degree....
Marrida Myron
Jan 27, 2017
Marrida A. Bjerke Myron was born September 23, 1917, in Kensington, Minnesota to J.A. and J. Bertina (Benson) Bjerke. She died at the age of 99 on January 27, 2017, in Elbow Lake, Minnesota on what would have been her husband Harold's birthday. Marrida was baptized on November 11, 1917, and was a lifelong Lutheran. She was Salutatorian at her...
Larry Lanus
Jan 26, 2017
Larry Lanus, 70 of rural Kensington , Minnesota, died Thursday, January 26, 2017, at Sanford Health in Fargo surrounded by his loving family. Larry Wayne Lanus was born on November 3, 1946, at home in Bradgate, Iowa, the son of Clarence Sr. and Dorothy (Vote) Lanus. He was baptized in the Methodist Church and confirmed in the Kensington Covenant Church....
Ermal Nelson
Jan 24, 2017
Ermal M. Nelson, age 102 of Hoffman, died Tuesday, January 24, 2017 at the Barrett Care Center. Ermal was born September 15, 1914, in Ortley, South Dakota, to Henry and Bessie Borchert. Her family moved to the Hoffman area in 1922. Ermal attended country school at Patchen District #16 in Roseville Township. She was baptized, attended Sunday school, and confirmed...
