Obituaries
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...
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...
