Obituaries
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....
Charles Walwick
Nov 23, 2014
Charles "Chuck" Walwick, 58, of Elbow Lake, died Sunday, November 23, 2014, at Prairie Ridge Hospital in Elbow Lake. Chuck was born May 11, 1956 in Fergus Falls, MN to Jerry and Jean (Larson) Walwick of Elbow Lake. Chuck was baptized and confirmed at First Lutheran Church in Elbow Lake and graduated from Elbow Lake High School in 1974. Chuck...
Thomas Blascyk
Nov 22, 2014
Thomas Blascyk, 72, of Kensington, passed away on Saturday, November 22, 2014 at Knute Nelson Care Center in Alexandria, MN. Thomas Richard Blascyk was born on August 4, 1942 at home in Herman, MN the son of Theophilus George and Emily Sophia (Dickenson) Blascyk. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Charles Catholic Church in Herman and attended Herman Public...
Betty Hagen
Nov 22, 2014
Betty J. Hagen, 80, of Cyrus, died Saturday, November 22, 2014, at Stevens County Medical Center in Morris. Betty Jane Amerson was born on December 22, 1933 in Walden Township, Pope County, Minnesota, the daughter of Louis and Mathilda (Brue) Amerson. Following the death of her father at age six, her mother moved Betty and her five sisters into Cyrus....
Jim McCarthy
Nov 19, 2014
James Bernard McCarthy (Jim) was born July 6, 1930 in Highland Park, Michigan, the son of the late Patrick and the late Mary (Carr) McCarthy, and beloved husband of the late Jeanette (Shuck) McCarthy. Jim served in the Army from August 21, 1951 to August 20, 1953 as a Radar Equipment Foreman. During Jim's travel for Excello Corporation, he met...
Shelley Hartman
Nov 15, 2014
Shelley Kay Hartman, age 57, passed away peacefully in her sleep on November 15, 2014 at the Evansville Care Center. Shelley was born on June 2, 1957 to Merle and Esther (Shuck) Hartman. She grew up on the family farm west of Wendell that had been passed down from her grandparents, George and Marie Shuck. Shelley was baptized, confirmed and...
Donna Seibel
Nov 6, 2014
Donna Lou Rossum was born to Clifford and Erna (Hartleben) Rossum on September 1, 1932 in Wahpeton, ND. She would have two sisters, Helen and Elaine, and three brothers, Donald, Kenneth and Ray. In 1950, Donna married Walter Fisher, and they were blessed with five children: Cody, Jody, Jack, Cheri and Jeff. During their lifetime together, they lived in the...
Beverly Ambro
Nov 3, 2014
Beverly Jean Hill was born to Aaron & Edith (Card) Hill in Johnson City, New York on September 2, 1941. She received her schooling in New York and lived there until 1955 when she moved with her family to Minnesota. On September 22, 2001 she was united in marriage to John Ambro. The couple made their home in Barrett, MN....
Ronald Biss
Oct 30, 2014
Ronald Biss, 72, formerly from Elbow Lake, passed away at his residence in Bloomington, MN on Thursday, October 30, 2014. Ron Biss was born in Fergus Falls, MN on December 20, 1941. He and his twin brother, Richard, were the first children of Randle and Madeline (Cornillie) Biss. Ron spent his childhood years familiarizing himself with nature, farming, and learning...
Kenneth Anderson
Oct 27, 2014
Kenneth Louis Anderson was born December 6, 1937 in Heron Lake, MN, to parents Louis Rudolph Anderson and Mabel Mae Schaeffer Anderson. He attended country school near Cyrus, MN and continued his education in Starbuck, MN. After school, he did custom combining in the southern United States, while still farming with his dad. He also worked at Hancock Concrete in...
Ethan Rudell
Oct 12, 2014
On the evening of October 12, 2014, Ethan Jay Rudell unexpectedly passed away at the University of Minnesota – Fairview Hospital in Minneapolis, MN, surrounded by his family and friends. Ethan was 22 years old. Ethan was born December 2, 1991 in Alexandria, MN to Douglas and Wendy (Syrstad) Rudell. He was baptized and confirmed at Peace Lutheran Church in...
Mollie Linne
Oct 3, 2014
Mollie Linne, 71, passed away, October 3, 2014 at Golden Living Center in St. Louis Park, Minnesota. She was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Mollie Sue was born to Franklin Merrigan and Mary (Brown) Merrigan on October 7th, 1942 in Boise, Idaho. She graduated from Boise High School in 1961 and then attended...
