Obituaries
Brian Amundson
Apr 2, 2016
Brian Lee Amundson of Hoffman passed away peacefully Saturday, April 2, 2016 at Ecumen Bethany Home in Alexandria at the age of 51, surrounded by his "big family." Brian was born on June 14, Flag Day, 1964 in Morris, MN to Russell and Ione (Lindor) Amundson. He grew up on the family farm north of Norcross and, with the help...
Lloyd Sherwood
Mar 31, 2016
Lloyd Sherwood, 89, of Cold Spring, MN, formerly of Aitkin and Elbow Lake, died Thursday, March 31, 2016, at Assumption Home in Cold Spring. Lloyd Clifford Sherwood was born on October 23, 1926 at his family's home in Harding, MN. He was the sixth of seven children born to Alva and Anna Sherwood. Lloyd attended country school one and a...
Alice Johnson
Mar 29, 2016
Alice Louise Johnson, 96, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 29, 2016 at the Steven's Home Plus, Barrett, MN. Alice was born August 17, 1919 in Baron, Wisconsin to Charles Edward and Amanda (Engesther) Miller. Her family moved to a farm near Brewster, MN where she attended District 53 Country School and graduated from Brewster High School in 1937. She...
Sylvia Rhode
Mar 27, 2016
Sylvia Rhode, 84 of St. Louis Park, Minnesota died Sunday, March 27, 2016, at her home. Sylvia Lilly Braun was born on May 31, 1931, in Roseville Township MN, the daughter of Albert and Gladys Braun. She was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran Faith. Sylvia grew up on the family farm and as a child loved to read by...
Ronald Nelson
Mar 23, 2016
Ronald E. Nelson, 86 of Elbow Lake, MN left this earthly life on March 23, 2016. Ronald was born on January 15, 1930 in Morgan, MN to Reynold and Rachel Nelson, and graduated from high school in Madison, MN. In 1952, Ron served in Korea as a soldier in the Army. On August 22, 1953 he married the love of...
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...
