Obituaries
Linnea Davis
Aug 16, 2013
Linnea (Anderson) Davis, age 91, of Pasadena, California, formerly Elbow Lake, died Thursday, August 15, 2013, at her home in Pasadena. Linnea Anna Marie Anderson was born on March 13, 1922 on the family farm in Stevens County, Minnesota, the daughter of Andrew and Hulda (Oakstrom) Anderson. She attended school in Elbow Lake, graduating high school in 1941. Linnea went...
Elna Nessman
Aug 12, 2013
Elna Nessman, 91, formerly of Kensington, died Monday, August 12, 2013, at the Good Samaritan Society-Hoffman. Elna Ione Nessman was born November 13, 1921, at home in Urness Township, the second of ten children born to Ole and Olida Stevenson. She was baptized and confirmed at Wennersborg Church. She graduated from the 8th grade at country school and then helped...
Timothy Fagre
Aug 11, 2013
Tim Fagre, 61, of Barrett, died Sunday, August 11, 2013, at his home under the care of his family and Lakeland Hospice. A memorial service will be held at 1:00 pm Wednesday, August 14, 2013, at Peace Lutheran Church in Barrett with the Rev. Matthew Rose officiating. Visitation will be from 11 am until the time of service at the...
Greta Roske
Aug 9, 2013
Greta Caroline Roske was born December 6, 1919 on the family farm near Elbow Lake, MN. She was baptized and confirmed in the Presbyterian faith. Greta attended country school through 8th grade, then worked for neighbors and relatives doing housework, babysitting and other household duties. She met Walter Roske at a neighbor's house party; this neighbor happened to be Walter's...
Gary Hartman
Aug 7, 2013
Gary Hartman, 70, formerly of Osakis, MN, died Aug 7, 2013 in Wenatchee, WA. Gary is survived by wife, Lucy of Wenatchee WA; daughter, Shelly; and son, Andrew. Graveside Service: 9:00am, Thursday, August 7, 2014 at Union Cemetery, Elbow Lake. The Erickson-Smith Funeral Home of Elbow Lake is handling the committal. Funeral Home: Erickson-Smith Funeral Home - Elbow Lake 116...
Clara Foss
Aug 4, 2013
Clara Foss, 87, died Sunday, August 4, 2013, at the Good Samaritan Society – Hoffman. Clara was born on March 28, 1926, in Morris, Minnesota, to Albert and Cora (Sandvig) Brandvold. She attended school through the 8th grade and, at age 15, married Melvin Foss on December 6, 1941, the day before Pearl Harbor, at the Peace Lutheran Church in...
Marvin Olson
Jul 30, 2013
Marvin Helmer Olson, 97, of Elbow Lake passed away on Tuesday, July 30, 2013, at the Minnesota Veterans Home, Alzheimer's Unit, in Fergus Falls. Marvin was born on November 19, 1915, at Nymore, Minnesota. Having moved to the Elbow Lake area, Marvin and his siblings spoke Norwegian within the family until rural school days. In winter, he would skate on...
Donald Robertson
Jul 19, 2013
Donald Kenneth Robertson, 78, Kensington, passed away Friday, July 19, 2013, at the Bethany Home in Alexandria. He was born January 25, 1935, on a farm near Bertha, Minnesota, to Kenneth and Anna (Sander) Robertson. He was baptized at the St. Joseph Lutheran Church in Rosholt, South Dakota, attended the Norberg Country School through the eighth grade and graduated from...
Oriette Aamot
Jul 8, 2013
Joyce Aamot, 87, of Wendell, died Monday, July 8, 2013, at her home. Oriette "Joyce" was born to George and Gertrude (Ottum) Moe in Pierpont, South Dakota, on May 26, 1926. She was raised and educated in many towns in South Dakota and attended SDSU in Brookings where she earned an education degree in Home Economics. Joyce moved to Wendell...
Kathryn Eilers
Jul 5, 2013
Kathryn Ann (Getz) Eilers, age 78, died peacefully on Friday, July 5, 2013, at the Barrett Care Center where she had been a resident since 1991. Kathy was born November 23, 1934, in Barrett, Minnesota, to Roy A. and Lorna J. (Ronhovde) Getz. She was confirmed at Immanuel Lutheran Church, Barrett, graduated from Barrett High School, attended the Lutheran Bible...
Jessica Hanson
Jul 5, 2013
Jessica Hanson, 24, Minneapolis, formerly of Hoffman, died Friday, July 5, 2013, at the Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis. Jessica Rose Hanson was born in Alexandria on May 15, 1989, to Jerome and Natalie (Haust) Hanson of Hoffman. She was baptized and confirmed at Zion Lutheran Church in Hoffman and graduated from West Central Area High School in 2007...
Michael Shauer
Jun 27, 2013
Michael Shauer, 48, of Hoffman, died suddenly at his home in Hoffman on Thursday, June 27, 2013. A memorial service will be planned by Michael's family for a later date. Michael David Shauer was born June 10, 1965, in Morris, Minnesota,, to Douglas E. and Jean C. (Olson) Shauer. He graduated from the Hoffman-Kensington High School in 1983 and attended...
Ruth Blackwell
Jun 7, 2013
Ruth E. Blackwell, 93, of Barrett, died Friday, June 7, 2013, at the Prairie Ridge Hospital in Elbow Lake, with her family at her side. The service for Ruth Blackwell will be held at 11:00 am on Monday, June 10, 2013, at Peace Lutheran Church in Barrett with the Rev. Matthew Rose officiating. Visitation will be held at the church...
Jeannette Smith
Jun 2, 2013
Jeannette "Jean" Marie Smith, 74, of Point Comfort on Pomme de Terre Lake, Elbow Lake, Minnesota, passed away peacefully of Congestive Heart Failure at Prairie Ridge Hospital, Elbow Lake, on Sunday, June 2, 2013. Jean was born on June 25th, 1938, in Forest Lake, Minnesota, to Charles and Harriet (Derby) Ireland. She was raised in Dumont, Minnesota, by Harriet and...
James White
May 31, 2013
James White, 60, of Barrett, died Friday, May 31, 2013, at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis after suffering a major heart attack. Funeral services for James White will be held at 11:00 am on Thursday, June 6, 2013, at the First Baptist Church, in Glenwood. Burial will be at the Land Cemetery, in Hoffman. Visitation is from 5-7 pm Wednesday,...
William Nyquist
May 30, 2013
Bud was born in Stockholm Township of Wright County, Minnesota on July 20, 1929, to William and Lilly (Lindberg) Nyquist. Shortly after his birth, Bud moved with his family to a farm near Cloverland, Wisconsin. After he completed his schooling, he moved to Hoffman in 1947, where he continued farming with his father. On June 4, 1960, Bud was united...
Edith Johnson
May 5, 2013
Edith (Anderson) Johnson, 96, formerly of Barrett, died at the Evansville Care Center on Sunday, May 5, 2013. Private family services are being held; burial will be in the Union Cemetery, Elbow Lake. Edith Ann Eliza Arnquist Anderson Johnson, 96, died Sunday, May 5, 2013, at the Evansville Care Center. She was born November 3, 1916, to Nels and Lillian...
Russell Amundson
May 1, 2013
Russell Amundson, 86, died Wednesday, May 1, 2013, at his home in rural Norcross. Russell was born on the Amundson family farm in Gorton Township near Norcross, Minnesota, on May 26, 1926, to Ole Andrew and Lillian (Bruns) Amundson Jr. He obtained his early education in various country schools around Norcross, attended the West Central Agriculture School in Morris from...
Mabel Pederson
Apr 29, 2013
Mabel Pederson, 87, Barrett, died Monday, April 29, 2013, at the Prairie Ridge Hospital in Elbow Lake, with her family at her side. The funeral service for Mabel Pederson will be held at 11:00 am Thursday, May 2, 2013, at Peace Lutheran Church, Barrett, with the Rev. Matthew Rose officiating. Burial will be in the Peace Lutheran Cemetery, Barrett. Visitation...
Grace Hokanson
Apr 21, 2013
Grace Hokanson, 91, died Sunday, April 21, 2013, at Stevens' Homes Plus, rural Barrett. Grace Winifred Hokanson was born at home on March 24, 1922, near Randall, Minnesota, in Morrison County. She was welcomed into the arms of Jesus on April 21, 2013. Grace was preceded in death by her husband John, her parents Oscar and Della Taylor, siblings Ernest,...
