Obituaries
Elly Brewster
Mar 19, 2016
Elly T. Brewster, known to many as Oma, passed away on Saturday, March 19th surrounded by family at Eventide Nursing Home in Moorhead, MN at the age of 78. Elly was born in Bulkes, Yugoslavia on March 31st, 1937. After surviving WWII, she did what so many German girls did and married an American soldier with whom she relocated...
Christine Spaulding
Mar 10, 2016
Christine Spaulding, 69, of Barrett, passed away Thursday, March 10, 2016, at the Barrett Care Center, surrounded by her family. Christine Marrida Myron was born on July 19, 1946 in Fergus Falls, MN, the daughter of Harold and Marrida (Bjerke) Myron. She was baptized and confirmed at Rock Prairie Lutheran Church, and attended Ten Mile Lake Country School, through the...
Elroy Anderson
Mar 4, 2016
Elroy Anderson, 91, of Hoffman died Friday, March 4, 2016 at the Bethany Community in Alexandria. Elroy Lavern was born August 29, 1924, at the home farm in Douglas county, Hoffman, MN, to Henry & Esther (Johnson) Anderson. He was baptized and confirmed in the Bethel Lutheran church of Hoffman. After graduating from Hoffman High School in 1941, Elroy farmed...
Mary Hjelle
Feb 26, 2016
Mary Hjelle, 84, of Barrett died Friday, February 26, 2016 at the Barrett Care Center. Mary Ann was born December 14, 1931 to Leonard and Cora (Thorstad) Hawkinson near Morris, MN. She was baptized into the Christian Faith on February 20, 1932. Mary attended country school in Morris, MN and graduated from Barrett High School in 1949. Following graduation,...
Gladys Kleinsasser
Feb 21, 2016
On the afternoon of Sunday, February 21st, 2016, Gladys passed away peacefully at Glacial Ridge Hospital in Glenwood, MN. at 1:02 pm, surrounded by family. She was 93 years old. Gladys Justina Kleinsasser was born April 3, 1922 near Bridgewater, SD.She was the first daughter of Paul J. and Susanna Hofer.She was baptized at the Hutterthal Mennonite Church. She...
Gail Coleman
Feb 18, 2016
Gail Coleman, 74, of Elbow Lake, MN, died on Thursday, February 18, 2016, surrounded by family in Mesa, AZ. Gail was born on January 25, 1942, in Pipestone, MN, the daughter of Alda and Marian Ripley. She graduated from high school in 1960. Gail completed college and worked as a lab technician in Elbow Lake where she met her husband,...
Carol Beckman
Feb 12, 2016
Carol Beckman, 88, of Wendell, passed away Friday, February 12, 2016, at Prairie Ridge Hospital in Elbow Lake. Carol was born December 24, 1927, to Norman and Florence (Pippenhagen) Schinkel in Anoka, MN. She graduated high school and then worked in a munitions plant in California during World War II. After returning to Minnesota, she met and married Lawrence...
Alan Brutlag
Feb 8, 2016
Alan Brutlag, age 61 of Wendell, passed away Monday, February 8, 2016 at Grand Arbor Assisted Living, Alexandria, MN. Alan was born in Fergus Falls, MN on May 24, 1954 to Erwin and Grace (Berglund) Brutlag. He grew up and attended school in Wendell and graduated from Elbow Lake High School in 1973. He then attended the University of MN...
Sylvia Volker
Feb 6, 2016
Sylvia Volker, age 82 of Herman died Saturday, February 6, 2016 at the Barrett Care Center. There will be a private family Celebration of Life. Sylvia Mae Volker was born on August 5, 1932 in Grant County to Frank and Beatrice (Richards) Freeman. She attended school in Herman, MN. On November 20, 1947 she married Willard (Buff) Volker in Sisseton,...
Marvin Jensen
Feb 4, 2016
Marvin Stanley Jensen, 75, of Kensington, MN, died on Thursday, February 4, 2016, at his residence. Marvin Stanley was born on January 10, 1941, on the family farm in Kensington, the son of William and Minnie (Enberg) Jensen. He was baptized in Barrett and confirmed at First Lutheran Church of Kensington and attended grades 1-8 at Kensington Elementary School. Marvin...
Joel Hauglie
Jan 31, 2016
Joel Hauglie, age 95 of Kensington, passed away January 31, 2016 at the Barrett Care Center. Joel Edgar Hauglie was born in Farwell, MN on August 5, 1920 to Albert and Clara (Halvorson) Hauglie. He grew up in Farwell and later moved to Kensington. He was baptized and confirmed at the Nora Lutheran Church, rural Kensington, where he remained a...
Jenny Hansen
Jan 30, 2016
Jenny P. Hansen, age 94 of Elbow Lake, passed away Saturday, January 30, 2016 at the Barrett Care Center. Jenny Pauline Velsvaag was born January 28, 1922 in Walden Township, Pine River, MN to John & Olga Velsvaag. She was baptized April 9, 1922 and confirmed her faith in Our Lord and Savior, August 29, 1937 at the Norwegian Lutheran...
Brenda Anderson
Jan 25, 2016
Brenda Jean Anderson, 48, of Gilbertsville, New York, formerly of Cyrus, died unexpectedly Monday, January 25, 2016, in New York. Brenda was born on August 15, 1967 in Morris, MN, the daughter of Larry L. And Carol (Wevley) Anderson. She was baptized at First Lutheran Church in Morris in 1968 and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church in Cyrus in 1983....
Rita Brekke
Jan 18, 2016
Rita Brekke, age 90, passed away January 18, 2016 at Pioneer Home in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. Rita Marie Haverkamp was born on August 22, 1925 to Herman and Mary Jesse (Cluckey) in Ogema, Minnesota. Rita grew up and received her schooling in Ogema. Following graduation she lived in Alexandria and worked at the Alexandria Creamery and Osteberg's Café before moving...
Leslie Folken
Jan 15, 2016
Leslie "Butch" Folken passed away Friday, January 15, 2016 at Sanford Health, Fargo, ND at the age of seventy years. Leslie Brenton Folken was born on November 26, 1945, in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, the son of Waldemar and Ione (Rugroden) Folken. He graduated from the Elbow Lake High in 1963. Butch entered the U.S. Air Force serving from 1963 to...
Norma Aanenson
Jan 12, 2016
Norma Aanenson, 94 of rural Kensington died Tuesday, Jan 12, 2016 by Alexandria, MN. Norma Eunice Hanson was born on November 9, 1921, the daughter of Joe and Viola (Scott) Hanson. She attended the Valley Springs Public School and graduated in 1939. Norma and Alvin Aanenson were married on February 9, 1941. After their marriage they lived in southern Minnesota,...
Rodney Christianson
Jan 4, 2016
Rodney Christianson, age 85 of Elbow Lake, passed away Monday, January 04, 2016 at the Barrett Care Center. Rodney Christianson was born to Ralph and Helen (Beck) Christianson on February 24, 1930 in Elbow Lake. He was baptized, confirmed and attended rural Country School in Elbow Lake. Rodney attended Morris Ag for two years where he majored in Agriculture. On...
Bernice Hauglie
Dec 24, 2015
Bernice Hauglie, 85, of Elbow Lake, passed away Thursday, December 24, 2015, at the Barrett Care Center. Bernice Olive Carlsen was born on August 23, 1930 in Ceylon, Minnesota, the daughter of Alfred and Ruth (Apland) Carlsen. She grew up on the family farm, and graduated from Ceylon High School in 1948. Bernice worked at a coop as a bookkeeper...
Harriett Rosengren
Nov 29, 2015
Harriett Rosengren, age 100 of Elbow Lake, passed away Sunday, November 29, 2015 at Stevens' Home Plus in Barrett. Harriett (Larson) Rosengren was born on March 9, 1915 in Grand Forks, ND to Clarence and Thea Larson. They moved to Detroit Lakes where she attended first grade. Harriett moved to Elbow Lake to live with her grandparents and graduated from...
Lawrence Hammer
Nov 17, 2015
Lawrence G. Hammer, 84 of Ashby died Tuesday, November 17, at the Ashby Assisted Living Center. He was born August 27, 1931 at the family farm by Erdahl. The son of George and Minne (Bah) Hammer. He was baptized and confirmed at Erdahl Lutheran. He graduated from Elbow Lake High School. After high school, he milked 12 cows by hand...
