Obituaries

Lena Greeley

Lena Greeley

Mar 11, 2012

Lena Greeley, age 92, Fergus Falls, formerly Elbow Lake, died Sunday, March 11, 2012, at Pioneer Care in Fergus Falls. Funeral services for Lena Greeley will be held at 11:00 am on Thursday, March 15, 2012, at United Lutheran Church in Elbow Lake with the Rev. Bob Toso and the Rev. Jeffrey King officiating. Burial will be in the Lawrence...

Thelma Dahl

Thelma Dahl

Feb 28, 2012

Thelma Dahl, age 90, Alexandria (formerly Elbow Lake), died Tuesday, February 28, 2012, at Knute Nelson Home, Alexandria. Funeral services for Thelma Dahl will be held at 11:00 am Monday, March 5, 2012, at United Lutheran Church in Elbow Lake with the Rev. Bob Toso officiating. Burial will be in Ness Cemetery, Elbow Lake. Visitation is Sunday, March 4, 3:30...

Evelyn Weigand

Evelyn Weigand

Feb 18, 2012

Evelyn Weigand, age 100, formerly of Wendell, passed away Saturday, February 18, 2012, at Peaceful Bliss Assisted Living in Alexandria. Funeral services for Evelyn Weigand will be held at 2:00 pm on Sunday, February 26, 2012, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Wendell with Dr. Eugene Boe officiating. Burial will be in Ness Cemetery, Elbow Lake. Friends may call at the...

Elda Symonds

Elda Symonds

Feb 15, 2012

Elda I. Symonds, formerly of Fargo, ND, died at Lutheran Hospital in Ft. Wayne, IN, on Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012. Funeral Service: 1:30 pm Monday, Feb. 27, Lawrence Presbyterian Church, Wendell Visitation: One hour prior to the service Burial: Lawrence Presbyterian Cemetery Elda was born on July 6, 1922, to Lewis and Mabel Symonds of Wendell, Minnesota. She was raised...

Ruth Starner

Ruth Starner

Feb 13, 2012

Ruth M. Starner, 88, of Hoffman, died Monday, Feb. 13, 2012, at the Good Samaritan Society-Hoffman. Funeral: 11:00 am Friday, Feb. 17, 2012, Messiah Lutheran Church, Hoffman Clergy: Rev. Nathan Thompson Cemetery: Union Cemetery, Elbow Lake Visitation: 5-7 Thursday, 7pm prayer service; one hour prior to service at church Ruth Maxine Starner was born in Elbow Lake, Minnesota, on October...

Olaf Dybdal

Olaf Dybdal

Feb 8, 2012

Olaf "Bob" Dybdal, 82, of Elbow Lake, died Wednesday, February 8, 2012, at the Prairie Ridge Hospital in Elbow Lake. Services for Bob Dybdal will be held at 1:00 pm on Monday, February 13, 2012, at United Lutheran Church in Elbow Lake with the Rev. Bob Toso officiating. Burial will be in Ness Cemetery, Elbow Lake. Visitation will be held...

Anthony Pikop

Anthony Pikop

Feb 4, 2012

Anthony Pikop, 94 of Elbow Lake, died Saturday, February 4, 2012 at the Barrett Care Center. Funeral: 1:30 pm Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012, United Lutheran Church, Elbow Lake Clergy: Rev. Bob Toso Burial: Ness Cemetery, Elbow Lake Visitation: one hour prior to the service at church Anthony "Tony" Pikop was born in Grant County at his parent's farm on May...

Bessie Dahler

Bessie Dahler

Feb 1, 2012

Bessie Dahler, 108, a resident of the Barrett Care Center, died Wednesday, February 1, 2012, at the Barrett Care Center. Funeral services for Bessie Dahler will be held at 2:00 pm Saturday, February 4, 2012, at United Lutheran Church in Elbow Lake with the Rev. Bob Toso officiating. Burial will be in the Union Cemetery, Elbow Lake. Visitation is one...

Loren Lohse

Loren Lohse

Jan 31, 2012

Loren Lohse, 94, formerly of Elbow Lake, died at Our Home, Your Home in Henning on Tuesday, January 31, 2012. Funeral services for Loren Lohse will be held at 10:00 am Saturday, February 4, 2012, at the Erickson-Smith Funeral Home in Elbow Lake with the Rev. Tom Junkert officiating. Burial will be in Union Cemetery, Elbow Lake. Visitation will begin...

Donald Hedstrom

Donald Hedstrom

Jan 16, 2012

Donald E. Hedstrom, 74, Moorhead, died Monday, January 16, 2012, at Essentia Health in Fargo, ND. Donald Ellis Hedstrom was born on December 15, 1937, in Land Township, Grant County, Minnesota, to Albert R. and Florentina (Jochim) Hedstrom. He attended school in Barrett and graduated in 1956. He married Diane M. Lohse on May 25, 1964. Don had a dairy...

Violet Sorenson

Violet Sorenson

Dec 25, 2011

Violet (Mrs. Webster) Sorenson, 86, formerly of Elbow Lake, died Sunday, December 25, 2011, at the Edina Care Center. Funeral: 11:00 am Friday, Dec. 30, 2011, Erickson-Smith Funeral Home, Hoffman Clergy: Rev. Bob Toso Burial: Hjerdal Cemetery, Elbow Lake Visitation: one hour prior to the service Violet June (Hettick) Sorenson was born December 24, 1925, to William and Emma Hettick...

Robert Starner

Robert Starner

Dec 24, 2011

Robert F. Starner, 88, of Hoffman passed away Saturday December 24, 2011, at the Good Samaritan Society-Hoffman surrounded by his family. Funeral: 11:00 am Wednesday, December 28, 2011, at Messiah Lutheran Church, Hoffman Clergy: Rev. Steve Olson Burial: Union Cemetery, Elbow Lake Visitation: 5-7pm Tuesday, Erickson-Smith Funeral Home - Hoffman; one hour before the service at the church on Wednesday...

Madelyn Miles

Madelyn Miles

Dec 20, 2011

Madelyn E. Miles, 91, formerly of Barrett, died Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2011, at Alton Home in St. Paul. Funeral Service: 1:00 pm Friday, December 23, 2011, Christ Lutheran Church, Elbow Lake Clergy: Rev. Donald Wagner Burial: Union Cemetery, Elbow Lake Visitation: 1 hour prior to the service Madelyn was born on May 9, 1920, in Morton, Minnesota, to Fred and...

Carroll Berskow

Carroll Berskow

Nov 21, 2011

Carroll E. Berskow, 81, a resident of Elbow Lake, passed away Monday, November 21, 2011 at the Barrett Care Center. Carroll Eloyd Berskow, was born on March 6, 1930, in Fergus Falls, MN to Carlos and Elvira (Lee) Berskow. He was baptized and confirmed in the Erdahl Lutheran Church, and attended country school in Erdahl. After school, Carroll farmed with...

Larry Leis

Larry Leis

Nov 16, 2011

Lawrence (Larry) Edwin Leis, 84, passed away on Wednesday November 16, 2011, and is now with the Lord. At the time of his death, he was struggling with complications of a recent hip surgery and advanced Alzheimer's. He was undergoing hip rehabilitation therapy at the Golden Living Center in Charlotte, North Carolina, at the time of his passing. Larry was...

Michael O'Fallon

Michael O'Fallon

Nov 12, 2011

Michael Jerome O'Fallon, 44, of Elbow Lake, died Saturday, November 12, 2011, at his home. No service is planned. Funeral Home: Erickson-Smith Funeral Home - Elbow Lake 116 1st Street NE Elbow Lake, MN US 56531 Visitation: No service No service. Service: No service. No service.

Alvin Rathke

Alvin Rathke

Nov 9, 2011

Alvin W. Rathke, 89, of Hoffman, passed away Wednesday, November 9, 2011, at the Good Samaritan Center in Hoffman. Funeral services for Alvin Rathke will be held at 2:00 pm on Saturday, November 12, 2011, at Messiah Lutheran Church in Hoffman. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Burial will be in Aeneas Cemetery, Stevens...

Darlene Saxton

Darlene Saxton

Nov 6, 2011

Darlene Agnes Saxton passed away peacefully on Sunday, November 6, 2011, after a lengthy battle with heart disease under the care of Hospice. With the loving care of her husband and family, she was able to remain in her own home for 14 years after her massive stroke until one month ago, when multiple strokes and heart attacks continued to...

Milton Corey

Milton Corey

Oct 31, 2011

Milton Corey, 64, died unexpectedly on Monday, October 31, 2011, at his home in rural Herman. He was born in Morris, Minnesota, on March 16, 1947, to Loren and Katherine (Christenson) Corey, baptized and confirmed at the Bethel Lutheran Church in Herman, and attended the Herman Public School. Milton held the distinction of being crowned the second Homecoming King of...

Lorraine Olson

Lorraine Olson

Oct 29, 2011

Lorraine D. Olson, 82, Elbow Lake, died Saturday, October 29, 2011, at the Broen Memorial Home in Fergus Falls. She was born in Redwood Falls, Minnesota, on December 8, 1928, to George and Barbara Herrmann and had five brothers and two sisters and was the only one in the family to be born in a hospital. When Lorraine was about...