Obituaries
Duane Dahlen
Oct 15, 2013
Duane Dahlen, 48, rural Herman, died Tuesday, October 15, 2013. A celebration of his life will be held on Saturday, October 19, from 1-4 pm, at the Erickson-Smith Funeral Home in Elbow Lake. Duane Steven Dahlen, proud father of Michael, Bradlee and Matthew, and forever partner with Cindy, was born December 17, 1964, in Alexandria, Minnesota, to Donald and Beverly...
Dora Anderson
Oct 8, 2013
Dora Anderson, 84, of Hoffman, passed away on Tuesday, October 8, 2013, under the care of Douglas County Hospice at the Bethany Home in Alexandria. She had been a resident of the Glenwood Retirement Village for the past 1 ½ years. Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, October 12, 2013, at Messiah Lutheran Church, Hoffman. Visitation will...
Charles Godel
Oct 1, 2013
Charles O. Godel, 83, died Tuesday, October 1, 2013, from congestive heart failure at his home on Pomme de Terre Lake surrounded by his wife and two daughters. Charles Orville Godel was born on December 12, 1929, the fourth of seven boys born to Leonard Louis and Mary Kathryn (Kays) Godel on the east shore of beautiful Silver Lake, 2...
Walter Roske
Sep 27, 2013
Walter Roske, 97, Hoffman, died peacefully on Friday, September 27, 2013, at the Good Samaritan Society-Hoffman. Walter Elmer Roske was born on June 20, 1916, on the family farm near Barrett, Minnesota, the son of Carl and Martha (Schwartz) Roske. He was baptized and confirmed in the Peace Lutheran Church in Barrett, attended country school by Barrett through the eighth...
Mae Bjorgan
Sep 22, 2013
Mae I. Bjorgan, 93, Barrett, died Sunday, September 22, 2013, at the Prairie Ridge Hospital in Elbow Lake Mae Irene Larson Bjorgan was born to Henry and Bertina Larson in Owego Township, Ransom County, North Dakota, on June 4, 1920. She married Thorwald "Shorty" Bjorgan on April 6, 1937. Mae had great home-making skills. She was an accomplished baker, specializing...
Paula Endreson-Salter
Sep 22, 2013
Paula Endreson-Salter, 50, Elbow Lake, died Sunday, September 22, 2013, at the Prairie Ridge Hospital in Elbow Lake. Paula was born April 30, 1963, in Tacoma, Washington, one of six children born to James and Betty (Paul) Hutchinson Sr. She grew up in Phoenix, Arizona, where she graduated from high school. Paula became a real estate agent following graduation and...
Clara Nohre
Sep 18, 2013
Clara Nohre, a loving and loved daughter, wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and homemaker, passed away on September 18, 2013, at the age of 104 at the Barrett Care Center. Family members were at her bedside when she took the last breath of a long life lived with grace and generosity. Clara was born to her Norwegian immigrant parents, Amund...
Lillian Thorstad
Aug 19, 2013
Lillian Evelyn was born on September 13, 1917, on the family farm west of Erdahl in Grant County, to Helmer and Olina (Lien) Olson. She was baptized and confirmed at the Erdahl Lutheran Church. As a child she attended school at District #13 through the eighth grade. The following fall she attended Elbow Lake High School, riding to school on...
LeMay Thorstad
Aug 18, 2013
LeMay Thorstad, 85 of rural Kensington, died Sunday, August 18, 2013 at the Barrett Care Center. LeMay Alvin Thorstad was born on May 6, 1928, near Hoffman, Minnesota, the son of Burney and Cora (Munson) Thorstad. He was baptized and confirmed in the Land Lutheran Church in Hoffman and attended rural school District #49 in Land Township through the eighth...
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...
