Obituaries
Lou Swenson
Apr 2, 2015
Lou Ann Swenson, 88, of Barrett, formerly of Elbow Lake, passed away Thursday, April 02, 2015 at the St. Cloud Hospital. Funeral Services will be Monday, April 6, 2015 at United Lutheran Church, Elbow Lake with Pastor Jean Ohman officiating. Visitation is one hour prior to the service at the church. Lou Ann was born on December 10, 1926, in...
Allen Hartman
Mar 25, 2015
Allen Hartman, 88, of Barrett passed away Wednesday, March 25, 2015 at Johnson's Home Plus, Barrett. Allen was born April 4, 1926, in Nobles County, MN to Carl and Mabel (Syverson) Hartman. He spent his early years helping with the family farms in Brewster, Lakefield and Iona, MN. He enjoyed roller-skating and motorcycling. As a young man he spent time...
Doris Christenson
Mar 22, 2015
Doris Ruth-Stahl Christenson, 89 of Hoffman, died on Sunday, March 22, 2015 at Johnson's Home Plus in Barrett. Doris was born on December 26, 1925 in Ashton, South Dakota at her home, the daughter of Frederick Christian Matthew and Ruth Luella (Jones) Stahl. She was baptized into the Lutheran faith in Ashton, South Dakota. Doris graduated from Brentford High School...
Joanne Holl
Mar 21, 2015
Joanne Margaret Holl, 84, passed away as a result of metastatic breast cancer on Saturday, March 21, 2015 at her home in Hoffman, MN. Visitation will be held at Messiah Lutheran Church Chapel on Friday, March 27 from 4 to 6 p.m. Her funeral service will be held at Messiah Lutheran Church on Saturday, March 28 at 11 a.m. with...
Deloris Strom
Mar 17, 2015
Deloris Strom, 93, of Barrett, MN, died on Tuesday, March 17, 2015, surrounded by her family, at the Meadow Lane Nursing Home in Benson. Deloris Ione was born on July 1, 1921, on the family farm in Sanford Township of Elbow Lake, the daughter of Swen and Lillie (Nelson) Swenson. She was baptized and confirmed at Ness Lutheran Church in...
Gerald Haugen
Mar 14, 2015
Gerald Keith Haugen, 67, of Elbow Lake passed away peacefully Saturday, March 14, 2015, at his home surrounded by his loving family. Jerry was born on March 31, 1947, in Fergus Falls, MN the son of Carl and Edna Mae (Sand) Haugen. He was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith. Jerry graduated from Elbow Lake High School in 1965...
Marvel Sandberg
Mar 12, 2015
Marvel Winona Sandberg, 90, Monticello, formerly of Barrett, died Thursday, March 12, 2015 at CentraCare Health System in Monticello. Marvel was born May 17, 1924 in Erdahl, the daughter of Axel and Clara (Anderson) Sandberg. She was baptized and confirmed at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Barrett. She graduated from the Barrett High School in 1942 and after high school,...
Orvin Ackerson
Mar 1, 2015
Orvin Kenneth Ackerson, 90, of Elbow Lake, MN , died on Sunday, March 1, 2015 at the Brandon Assisted Living Center in Brandon, MN. Orvin Kenneth Ackerson, was born on February 24, 1925 at the Barrett Hospital in Barrett Minnesota, the son of Vance Leland & Altha (Kuchenbecker) Ackerson. He graduated from Elbow Lake High School in 1943. On September...
Thomas Johnson
Feb 28, 2015
Thomas Johnson, 94, of Barrett, MN, died on Saturday, February 28, 2015, at the Johnson Group Home in Barrett, under the care of Lakeland Hospice. Thomas was born on December 14, 1920 in Erdahl Township to John & Betsy (Hellickson) Johnson. He grew up and attended country school in rural Dalton, MN. On September 30, 1942, he enlisted in the...
Merl Johnson
Feb 8, 2015
Merl Johnson, 96 of Barrett died Sunday, February 8, 2015 at the Barrett Care Center. Merl Sylvester Johnson was born on February 22, 1918 in Sanford Township by Thorsborg, rural Elbow Lake, Minnesota. He was the son of Arthur and Jensine (Flatness) Johnson. Merl was baptized and confirmed in what is now the Bethlehem West Elbow Lutheran Church. He received...
Anna Haley
Feb 2, 2015
Anna May was born May 12, 1924, to Mads and Ottina (Dybdal) Rustand in North Ottawa Township. She attended rural school and graduated in 1943 from Elbow Lake High School. Anna May worked for her Uncle Art and Aunt Mildred while attending high school. After graduation, she and two sisters moved to the Twin Cities and worked for a paper...
Lisa Simpson
Jan 14, 2015
Lisa Simpson, 51, of Kensington, died Wednesday, January 14, 2015, at her home. Lisa Carol Millman was born in Minneapolis, MN on December 4, 1963, the daughter of Gerald and Carol (Quam) Millman. She received her education and attended Anoka Senior High School. She later attended Alexandria Technical College, where she received a certificate in dietary management. Lisa worked as...
Garold Salwasser
Jan 5, 2015
Gary Salwasser, age 71, from Elbow Lake, passed away Monday, January 5, 2015 at Lake Region Hospital in Fergus Falls. Garold "Gary" Arthur Salwasser was born December 27, 1943 in Riverview Hospital in St. Paul, MN to parents, Earl & Virginia (Swanson) Salwasser. Gary attended South St. Paul School, graduating in 1961. He attended college before entering the Marine Corps...
Myrtle Kube
Jan 4, 2015
Myrtle "Polly" Pauline Kube was born on April 2, 1920 in Battle Lake, MN to Peder & Amy (Erickson) Bosen. She grew up in Battle Lake, graduating from Battle Lake High School in 1938. On August 16, 1941, she was united in marriage to Peter Cooper Kube in Battle Lake. The couple made their home in rural Campbell where they...
Neil Sperr
Dec 30, 2014
Neil A Sperr, age 82, of Donnelly, passed away December 30, 2014 at the Barrett Care Center in Barrett, MN. The oldest of six children, Neil was born to Edward and Euphemia (Oachs) Sperr December 17, 1932 at the family farm. Neil attended school at the district #63 country school in Donnelly Township. Hard work was no stranger to this...
Ruth Vipond
Dec 27, 2014
Ruth Ione Vipond 74, of Elbow Lake, MN, formerly of Herman, MN, was called home on Saturday, December 27, 2014, after a long, courageous battle with cancer. The oldest of three daughters, Ruth was born to Ben and Ethel Van Zomeren on January 29, 1940 in Herman, MN. Ruth attended Herman High School and graduated in 1958. On August 14,...
Kenneth Bates
Dec 19, 2014
Kenneth Bates, 64, of Norcross, passed away unexpectedly Friday, December 19, 2014, at Prairie Ridge Hospital in Elbow Lake. Kenneth Leland Bates was born on August 2, 1950 in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, the son of George and Lillian (Twenge) Bates. Ken attended elementary school in Wendell and graduated from Elbow Lake High School in 1968. He went on to attend...
Marlyn Olson
Dec 17, 2014
Marlyn Dean Olson was born January 29, 1937 in Alexandria, MN to Selmer (Sam) and Mae (Lindemyer) Olson of rural Erdahl, MN. He attended a one room school house by Erdahl and later Evansville High School until about the 10th grade. He married Helene Fjeld in Minneapolis, and this union of 56 years lasted until his death. One child resulted...
Irene Miller
Dec 14, 2014
Irene Annetta Cushman was born to Walter & Margaret Cushman in Charlesville, MN on March 24, 1915. She lived and attended rural elementary school in Minnesota, and at the age of twelve, moved with her mother to Exeter, NE where she graduated from high school. She became qualified for a teaching certificate and taught rural elementary in Nebraska for 5...
John Oberg
Dec 13, 2014
John Oberg passed away on Saturday, December 13, 2014 at the MN Veteran's Home in Fergus Falls at the age of eighty years old. John Sigfred Oberg was born in Bismarck, ND on September 30, 1934 to Anton & Cornellia (Erickson) Oberg. John received his schooling in Minnesota and worked on the family farm. He was drafted into the U.S....
