Obituaries
Alice Gust
Aug 21, 2015
Alice Gust, 95, passed away Friday, August 21, 2015 at her residence in Hoffman, MN. Alice was born to Alfred and Elizabeth (Retzlaff) Youngberg on May 2, 1920 on the family farm in Elk Lake Township of Grant County, Minnesota. She was baptized at Swan Lake Church and confirmed at Zion Lutheran Church in Hoffman. She attended school at District...
David Kroc
Aug 6, 2015
David Kroc, 77, of Barrett and Lake Scandinavian, died Thursday, August 6, 2015, at Prairie Ridge Hospital in Elbow Lake. There will be two services. 1st Memorial Service: 1 PM Wednesday, August 12, 2015, at Erickson-Smith Funeral Home in Elbow Lake, with a gathering of family and friends beginning at 12 PM. Come by and visit and say a few...
LeRoy Anderson
Aug 3, 2015
LeRoy Elton Anderson, 76, formerly of Hoffman, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Monday, August 3, 2015 at his residence in Alexandria, MN. LeRoy Elton was born on August 22, 1938, in Lands Township, Grant County, the son of Lawrence E. Anderson and Esther C. Satre. He was baptized on May 11, 1939 and confirmed at West Elbow Lake...
Gertrud Achterberg
Jul 26, 2015
Gertrud Achterberg, 88, of Elbow Lake, MN, died on Sunday, July 26, 2015 at PioneerCare in Fergus Falls, surrounded by her family. She was preceded in death by her parents and sister; husband, Arthur; son, Robert Weidhas and infant children, Bruce, John and baby girl. She is survived by her children, Rebecca (Noel) Swenson and children, Kyle, Dylan and Levi...
Irene Lindgren
Jul 16, 2015
Irene Lindgren, 95 of Hoffman passed away, Thursday, July 16, 2015, at the Browns Valley Health Center, after a heart attack. She was very well cared for by wonderful nurses and her granddaughter Julie who works there. Irene Hattie Lindgren was born on December 11, 1919, on a farm in Carlos Township, near Alexandria, Minnesota, the daughter of Everett and...
Payton Stark
Jul 15, 2015
Payton Curtis Stark was born on a sunny Thursday morning after all the corn was planted. He was a joy and sometimes trial to his parents Curt and Heidi (Neisius) Stark all of his 16 years. He joined the Angels in Heaven July 14, 2015. He will be sorely missed. Payton was a very good baby who liked to sleep...
Dames Johnson
Jul 1, 2015
Dames Steinlicht Johnson, 93, of Elbow Lake passed away Wednesday, July 1, 2015 at the Evansville Care Campus, Evansville, MN. Dames was born in Elk Lake Township on February 11, 1922 to Albert & Hedwig (Hattie) (Reich) Steinlicht. She grew up in Elk Lake Township and walked to country school. She lived with various families in Hoffman during the week...
Clint Grove
Jun 14, 2015
Clint Grove, 84, of Elbow Lake, died Sunday, June 14, 2015, at his home, surrounded by his family under hospice care. Clint was born on February 7, 1931 in Fortuna, ND to Gilbert Ingwaldson Grove and Lydia Miranda (Elmgren) Grove. He was the youngest of eight children. He was baptized in Fortuna, ND and confirmed at Lincoln Lutheran Church in...
Kareen Kjelstrup
Jun 10, 2015
Kareen Kjelstrup passed away on June 10, 2015 in California at the age of 68 with friends and hospice by her side. Kareen was born May 27, 1947 in Fergus Falls, the daughter of Asbjorne & Agnes (Bardahl) Kjelstrup. Kareen was baptized and confirmed at Erdahl Lutheran Church. She graduated from Elbow Lake High School and also the University of...
Emery Larson
May 31, 2015
Emery Wayne Larson, 62, of Brandon, passed away Sunday, May 31, 2015 at his home surrounded by his family, pastor, and hospice nurse. He was born on August 21, 1952 in Parkers Prairie, MN, the son of Orrin and Harriet (Burkey) Larson. He was baptized at First Lutheran Church in Miltona and later confirmed in Solem Lutheran Church. After graduating...
Blanche Goodwin
May 25, 2015
Blanche Magdaline Goodwin, age 100 from Hoffman, was called home to her Heavenly Father on May 25, 2015. Blanche was born March 3, 1915 in Elbow Lake, MN. She was the first of nine children born to Harry & Lillie (Johnson)Stavos. Blanche was baptized in Hjerdahl Lutheran Church and confirmed in Ness Lutheran Church, Elbow Lake. On October 8, 1938...
Thorwald Hanson
May 23, 2015
Henry "Thor" Hansen, 93 of Barrett died Saturday, May 23, 2015 at the Barrett Care Center. On August 5, 1921, Henry Thorwald Hansen was born, the son of Tillie (Bathilda Burtness) and Henry T. Hansen. Henry Thorwald was the third generation to live on the farm his grandfather, H.P. Hansen, homesteaded in 1871. Thor's father operated the farm for many...
Willis Brehmer
May 8, 2015
Willis J. Brehmer, 86, of Wendell, MN, died on Friday, May 8, 2015, at Lake Region Healthcare in Fergus Falls. Willis Brehmer was born on February 21, 1929, in Cumming County, Nebraska, the son of John and Rosina (Repschlaeger) Brehmer. Willis was baptized and confirmed at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Bancroft, Nebraska. He attended grade school in Cumming County,...
Helen Brandvold
May 6, 2015
Helen Brandvold, 92 of Elbow Lake died Wednesday, May 6, 2015 at the Evansville Care Center. Helen Marie Brandvold was born on November 14, 1922, rural Elbow Lake, Minnesota, the daughter of Dick and Gertrude (Frikken) Woltjer. She was baptized and confirmed at Zion Lutheran Church, Dalton, and attended the Ten Mile Lake Country School. Helen and Orlan Brandvold were...
Roger Erickson
May 2, 2015
Roger James Erickson, 79, of Elbow Lake, MN and a recent resident of the Barrett Care Center, passed away on Saturday, May 2, 2015, at the Prairie Ridge Hospital. He was born on July 10, 1935 in Tintah, MN. He attended Morris Ag School and graduated from Elbow Lake High School in 1954. On November 3, 1956, he married Mary...
Rodger Anderson
Apr 26, 2015
Rodger Anderson, 86 of Hoffman, died Sunday, April 26, 2015 after a 2 day stay at Knute Nelson Care Center in Alexandria, Minnesota under the care of Douglas County Hospice. Rodger Henry Anderson was born at home to Henry and Esther (Johnson) Anderson on April 29, 1928, 6:30am by rural Hoffman, Minnesota. He was baptized on June 24, 1928 and...
Grace Derby
Apr 18, 2015
Grace Derby, age 94, from Herman, passed away Saturday, April 18, 2015 at Johnson Home Plus in Barrett under the care of Lakeland Hospice. Grace Ethel Derby was born August 17, 1920 in Roseville Township, Grant County, MN. She was the sixth child born out of eleven to Warner & Maud (Hunt) Gulbrandson. At age five she moved with her...
Lawrence Kloos
Apr 16, 2015
Lawrence Charles Kloos was born in Roseville Township, Grant County, Minnesota, on June 14, 1931, to Lawrence Clifford and Floris Alida (Pattison) Kloos. He was baptized and confirmed into the Lutheran Faith at the Fridhem Lutheran Church, Barrett, and received his first eight years of education at the Roseville Center Country School, District #20. Lawrence graduated from the Barrett High...
Krista Leraas
Apr 16, 2015
Krista Kay Leraas passed peacefully at her birth home near Barrett MN on April 16, 2015. She was appropriately born on April 22, 1974, Earth Day. Krista was the daughter of Charles and Marilyn Leraas. She grew up in the Leraas Family farm and after high school attended the University of MN where she obtained her undergraduate degree in child...
Carlton Kvamme
Apr 6, 2015
Carlton Kvamme, age 82, passed away Monday, April 6, 2015 at his home in Elbow Lake under the care of Knute Nelson Hospice. Carlton Stanley Kvamme was born October 5, 1932 to Ludvig & Olga (Haarstad) Kvamme in Hawley, Minnesota. He was baptized, confirmed and attended country school in Hawley. He attended South High School in Minneapolis, MN. On June...
