Obituaries
Amelia Alvstad
Jan 26, 2014
Amelia Augusta Abel Alvstad passed away Sunday, January 26, 2014, at the Evansville Care Campus. Amelia was born August 16, 1920, to William and Louise (Lorenz) Abel at Hoffman, Minnesota. She was the tenth of the twelve Abel children and was named after both of her grandmothers. She was baptized and confirmed at Zion Lutheran Church in Hoffman and graduated...
Rosalie Olson
Jan 19, 2014
Rosalie Olson, 86, of Wendell, passed away at her home on Sunday, January 19, 2014. Rosalie Sylvia Olson was born on May 13, 1927, at Kensington, to Emil and Dora (Nelson) Erickson. She was baptized and confirmed at Nora Lutheran Church in rural Kensington. She grew up in Kensington, graduating from school there in 1945. She then went to Minneapolis...
Donald Danzeisen
Jan 17, 2014
Donald Alan Danzeisen, 62, of Detroit Lakes, passed away on January 17, 2014, at his home. Donnie was born on November 7, 1951 in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, the son of Guy and Florence (Abraham) Danzeisen. He was baptized and confirmed at the First Presbyterian Church of Elbow Lake. He graduated from Elbow Lake High School in 1969. Don attended Alexandria...
Juanita Jacobson
Jan 14, 2014
Juanita "Edie" Jacobson, 78, formerly of Elbow Lake, died Tuesday, January 14, 2014, at the Barrett Care Center. A private graveside service was held Friday, January 17, 2014, at Union Cemetery, Elbow Lake. Edie was born on April 23, 1935, in Roseburg, Oregon, to George and Doris (Rice) Householder. She grew up in Roseburg and graduated from Roseburg High School...
Ronald Krusemark
Jan 5, 2014
Ronald Krusemark, 72, Barrett, died Sunday, Jan. 5, 2014, at the Prairie Ridge Hospital in Elbow Lake. Ronald Keith Krusemark was born on April 18, 1941, at the family home in Grant County near Hoffman. He was baptized and confirmed at the Land Lutheran Church in Hoffman, attended country school and continued his education at the Hoffman Public School, graduating...
Myrtle Allen
Jan 4, 2014
Myrtle Minnie Lohmeyer Allen, 94, formerly of Hoffman, died Saturday, January 04, 2014, at the Golden Living Center in Henning. The funeral service will be held at 2:00 pm on Thursday, January 9, 2014, at the Zion Lutheran Church in Hoffman with the Rev. Donald R. Wagner officiating. Visitation will begin at 11:00 am at the church on Thursday. Burial...
Sylvia Larson
Jan 1, 2014
Sylvia Ann (Germundson) Larson died January 1, 2014, at the Arbor Rose Care Center in Mesa, Arizona. The daughter of Orton and Ruth (Ferguson) Germundson, Sylvia was born September 2, 1937, in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. She was baptized at West Elbow Lake Lutheran Church and confirmed at St. John's Lutheran Church in Elbow Lake, Minnesota. Sylvia graduated from Elbow Lake...
Michael Ruud
Dec 24, 2013
Michael Glenn Ruud, 46, of Long Prairie, died unexpectedly on Tuesday, December 24, 2013. A memorial service will be held at 1:00 pm on Tuesday, December 31, 2013, at Bethlehem/West Elbow Lake Lutheran Church in Elbow Lake with the Rev. Weston Moir officiating. Visitation will be at the Erickson-Smith Funeral Home, Elbow Lake, on Monday, December 30, from 5-7 pm...
Stuart Anderson
Dec 24, 2013
Stuart Allen Anderson, 73, of Elbow Lake, died Tuesday, December 24, 2013. He was born on January 1, 1940, in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, to Warren and Edith (Arnquist) Anderson. He grew up in Elbow Lake and graduated from Elbow Lake High School. Stuart loved to play sports in school and later told many stories of their successful teams. After graduation,...
Clotilda Laub
Dec 23, 2013
Clotilda "Claudy" Laub, 97, formerly of East St. Paul, died Monday, December 23, 2013, at her home in Elbow Lake. A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 1:00 pm on Saturday, December 28, 2013, at the St. Olaf Catholic Church in Elbow Lake. Visitation will begin at 11:00 am at the church and continue until the time of service....
Mae Erickson
Dec 13, 2013
Mae Ione Erickson was born May 25, 1925, in rural Brandon, Minnesota. She was baptized at the West Moe Church of rural Brandon, grew up in rural Kensington, was confirmed at Solem Lutheran Church of rural Kensington and graduated Kensington High School in 1943. She then attended Normal Teachers Training in Glenwood and taught country school after graduating. Mae married...
Latheria Person
Dec 3, 2013
Latheria "JoAnn" Person, age 90, of Morris, died Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2013, at the West Wind Village. A Memorial Service will be held at 2 PM Saturday, December 21, 2013, at First Lutheran Church in Morris, with the Reverend Paul Erdal officiating. Visitation will take place one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment will be in Summit...
Gerald Kratochwill
Dec 1, 2013
Gerald J. Kratochwill, age 94, died Sunday, December 1, 2013, in McAllen, Texas. He was born to Frank and Margaret (Dimick) Kratochwill on March 21, 1919, in Brule County, South Dakota, on the farm where his father and one of his sons were also born. He married Dorothy E. Zeman on November 13, 1940, and they resided for most of...
James Weaver
Nov 12, 2013
James (Jim) George Weaver, 70, of Elbow Lake, Minnesota, died Tuesday, November 12, 2013. Born on Friday, November 12, 1943, in Kenmare, North Dakota, he was the son of the late George Walter Weaver formerly of Sherwood, North Dakota and the late Hazel Irene (McGillivray) formerly of Kenmare, North Dakota. Jim grew up in rural Sherwood, ND, with his four...
Luella Kosek
Nov 3, 2013
Luella Kosek, 93, died Sunday, November 3, 2013, at Stevens' Homes Plus, rural Barrett. The memorial service will be held at 1:00 pm Tuesday, November 5, 2013, at the Erickson-Smith Funeral Home in Hoffman with the Rev. Matthew Rose officiating. Visitation is one hour prior to the service. Burial will be in the Union Cemetery, Elbow Lake. Luella was born...
Gary Fritz
Nov 1, 2013
Gary Raymond Fritz, 72, Barrett, died Friday, November 1, 2013, at the Galtier Health Center in St. Paul. He was met at Heaven's gates by his loving wife Louann Maureen Fritz and son Ricky D. Fritz. Gary was born on May 2, 1941, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, to Wilbert Edward and Irene Bertha (Lembecker) Fritz. He was baptized and confirmed as...
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...
