Obituaries

Joyce Gingerich

Jun 25, 2014

Joyce Verona Gingerich, age 86, born November 17, 1927, in Moorhead, Minnesota, passed away at the Barrett Care Center on June 25, 2014. Preceded in death by husband, Jim Gingerich; brother, Verlyn Schwarck; and parents, Louie & Lena Schwarck. Joyce grew up on a farm just north of Elbow Lake. After high school graduation, Joyce worked for the Pentagon in...

Selma Bruse

Jun 24, 2014

Selma Antonia Thompson Harstad Bruse, was born on February 10, 1919, the daughter of Ole & Olivia Thompson and was one of 12 children. Selma grew up in Grant County on a farm near Herman. She graduated the 8th grade in 1933. Selma worked on the family farm until 1940 when she met Arthur Harstad. They were united in marriage...

Maymie Nelson

Jun 22, 2014

Maymie Alien Nelson died on June 22, 2014 at St. David's Memorial Hospital in Austin, TX, with her daughter Joan by her side. Maymie was born Nov 5th, 1916 in Elbow Lake, MN to Pauline and Max Lohse. She married Arthur Williams and had four children Chuck, Joan, Jerry and Jim. Maymie married Erwin Nelson in 1966. Throughout her life...

Donny Peterson

Jun 18, 2014

Donny Peterson, age 57, of Hoffman, died Wednesday, June 18, 2014 at the Douglas County Hospital in Alexandria. Donny Verner Peterson was born on May 8, 1957 in Minneapolis to Dave and Jane Peterson. He grew up in Bloomington, Minnesota and graduated in 1975 from Bloomington Jefferson High School. Donny lived most of his life in Bloomington, until 2012, when...

Carolynn Townsend

Jun 17, 2014

Carolynn Erickson Townsend, age 79, formerly of Elbow Lake, passed away at The Parker Home in New Jersey on June 17, 2014. Born in 1935 to parents Loren and Cora Erickson, Carolynn grew up in Elbow Lake and graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College with a degree in Home Economics. After marrying John Kenneth Townsend in 1963 she lived, worked, and...

Mary Weiland

Jun 11, 2014

Funeral Home: Erickson-Smith Funeral Home - Elbow Lake 116 1st Street NE Elbow Lake, MN US 56531 Previous Events Visitation Sunday, June 15, 2014 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM Erickson-Smith Chapel

116 1st Street NE Hoffman, MN 56339

Christian Mothers Rosary at 6:30pm; Parish Prayers at 7pm.

Service Monday, June 16, 2014...

Elmer Jesness

Jun 10, 2014

Elmer M Jesness, formerly of Wendell, died June 10, 2014 at the Douglas County Hospital in Alexandria. He was 93 years old. Elmer was born in Swan Lake Township, Stevens County, MN on March 20, 1921 to Alfred C and Clara J. (Carlson) Jesness. He was the 5th of six children. He was baptized at Scandia Lutheran Free Church and...

DeMaris Coleman

Jun 10, 2014

DeMaris Marie Coleman, was born on March 6, 1934 in Breckenridge, Minnesota to parents Benjamin & Alice (Wilke) Mecklenberg. She grew up in Nashua and attended school in Nashua and Tintah. She was confirmed at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Nashua. On December 28, 1957 she was united in marriage to Samuel Coleman at St. Paul's Lutheran Church. They lived...

Wesley Foshaug

Jun 10, 2014

Wesley Foshaug, 61, died unexpectedly Tuesday, June 10, 2014, at his home in Elbow Lake, Minnesota. Visitation will be on Saturday, June 21, 2014 from 10:00AM to 12:00PM with a prayer service at 11:30AM. The visitation will be at the Erickson-Smith Funeral Home in Elbow Lake. Wesley Arthur Foshaug was born on March 27, 1953, in Elbow Lake, Grant County,...

Cheryl Starner

Jun 1, 2014

Sherri Starner of Hoffman died on June 1, 2014 at her home in rural Hoffman surrounded by her family. She was 64 years old, having battled ovarian cancer for over a year. Cheryl Darlene Starner was born on December 2, 1949 in St. Paul, Minnesota. She was the oldest of seven children of the Robert Majzner family. She graduated from...

Eileen Jesness

May 22, 2014

Eileen (Mrs. Elmer) Jesness, 89, formerly of Wendell, died Thursday, May 22, 2014, at the Barrett Care Center. Funeral services for Eileen Jesness will be held at Trinity Lutheran Church, Wendell, at 11:30 a.m., Tuesday, May 27, 2014, Pastor Eugene Boe officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church on Tuesday. Eileen is survived by...

Beatrice Hansen

Apr 30, 2014

Beatrice Hansen died Wednesday, April 30, 2014, after a short illness, reaching the age of 73. The funeral service for Beatrice Hansen will be held at 11:00 am on Monday, May 5, 2014, at the Peace Lutheran Church in Barrett, with the Rev. Matthew Rose officiating. Burial will be in the Lincoln Lutheran Cemetery, rural Hoffman. Visitation will be one...

Dorretta Gran

Apr 20, 2014

Dorretta Undena Kiszer was born on April 4, 1919, at Roswell, South Dakota, to James and Julia (Burghardt) Kiszer. She was baptized in the Catholic Church, attended grade school in Roswell and graduated from high school in 1937 in nearby Fedora. In 1940, she moved to Hoffman, Minnesota, where she kept house for her brother until he left for the...

Edwin Berg, Jr

Apr 2, 2014

Edwin Berg Jr. (aka "Fast Eddie" and "Sonny"), 66, of Wendell, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 2, 2014, at Sanford Health in Fargo, North Dakota. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 PM Monday, April 7, 2014, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Wendell. Visitation will take place from 3 – 5 PM on Sunday at Erickson-Smith Funeral Home...

Claudia Willhite

Apr 1, 2014

Claudia Gertrude Willhite, daughter of Andrew and Marie (Wall) Guenther, was born on Easter Sunday, April 20, 1924, on their farm southeast of Brandon, Minnesota. She was baptized at St. Ann's Catholic Church. In 1943 her parents were confirmed into the Missouri Synod German Lutheran Church at Hoffman, MN, and Claudia was confirmed into this church on April 3, 1944....

Dennis Hedstrom

Mar 29, 2014

Dennis Hedstrom, 95, formerly of Hoffman, died Saturday, March 29, 2014, at the MN Veterans Home in Fergus Falls. The memorial service for Dennis Hedstrom will be held at 1:00 pm Wednesday, April 2, 2014, at the Lincoln Lutheran Church, rural Hoffman, with the Rev. Kathryn Rothman officiating. Visitation will be at the church one hour prior to the service....

Kimiko Rugroden

Mar 26, 2014

Kimiko Rugroden, 87, of Elbow Lake, passed away on Wednesday, March 26, 2014, at the St. Cloud Hospital surrounded by her family. Her funeral service will be held at 2:00 pm on Saturday, March 29, 2014, at Erickson-Smith Funeral Home in Elbow Lake, with visitation one hour prior to services. Burial will be in the Union Cemetery, Elbow Lake. She...

Elloyde Burchill

Mar 24, 2014

Elloyde Burchill, 77, Elbow Lake, died Monday, March 24, 2014, at the Barrett Care Center. He was born on May 8, 1936, in Erdahl, Minnesota, the son of Andrew DeLoss and Edna (Evelyn) Johnson. He attended school in Evansville and graduated from Elbow Lake High School, where he played basketball. After graduating, Elloyde attended technical school and received his boiler...

Carol Sylskar

Mar 21, 2014

Carol Jean Sylskar, 51, passed away on Friday March 21, 2014, the result of a bacterial staph infection, at the St. Cloud Hospital while surrounded by her family. Her memorial service will be held at 11:00 am on Wednesday, March 26, 2014, at Messiah Lutheran Church, Hoffman, with Pastor Nathan Thompson officiating. Visitation will be held on Tuesday from 5-7...

Yvonne Gunderson

Mar 19, 2014

Yvonne Gunderson, 77, formerly of Hoffman, passed away Wednesday, March 19, 2014, at the Barrett Care Center, surrounded by her family. She was born November 28, 1936, in rural Kensington to Martin and Olga (Lindberg) Johnson. Yvonne attended Oscar Lake Church, grew up attending Holmes City country school and Alexandria public school. On August 15, 1953, Yvonne married Roger "Bud"...