Obituaries
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
Bruce Cleveland
Oct 28, 2011
Bruce Daniel Cleveland entered God's eternal rest on Friday, October 28, 2011. Bruce was born August 1, 1945, to Gifford and Irene (Struthers) Cleveland in Marshall, Minnesota. His main occupations were construction worker and dairy farmer. Bruce married Janet Iverson on September 9, 1989, at Carlos, Minnesota. He enjoyed gardening, cooking, wood working projects, fishing, and spending time with his...
Vernon Eystad
Oct 19, 2011
Vernon Eystad, 79, former Kensington resident, died Wednesday, October 19, 2011, at the MN Veterans Home in Fergus Falls. Services will be 11:00 am Monday, October 24, 2011, at First Lutheran Church, Kensington, with the Rev. Kathryn Rothman officiating. Burial will be in the First Lutheran Cemetery, Kensington. Visitation will be held from 3-6 on Sunday, October 23, at the...
Levan Gilbertson
Oct 17, 2011
Levan Gilbertson, 84, formerly of Kensington, died Monday, October 17, 2011, at the Minnesota Veterans Home in Fergus Falls. Levan was born in Brooten, Minnesota, on January 28, 1927, to Louis and Mayme (Larson) Gilbertson. He grew up in Brooten and attended the Brooten Public School where he was involved in high school activities such as choir, football, basketball, and...
LaRae Lee
Oct 13, 2011
LaRae L. Lee, 75, died Thursday, Oct. 13, 2011, at the Barrett Care Center. Service: Private Family Service LaRae Lydia Lee was born in New Ulm, Minnesota, on October 3, 1936, to Marvin and Grace (Juhnke) Gerth. She grew up on the Gerth family farm near Sanborn, Minnesota, and later moved to Westbrook, Minnesota. The family moved to Elbow Lake...
Lillian Svendsen
Sep 17, 2011
Lillian E. Svendsen, 89, Elbow Lake, died peacefully at her home on Saturday, September 17, 2011. She was born on May 10, 1922, to Erick and Mina (Rustad) Alvstad on the family farm in Pelican Lake Township, Grant County, Minnesota. She was baptized and confirmed at the Pelican Lake Lutheran Church, attended District #9 country school, and graduated from Elbow...
Maurice Mickelsen
Aug 29, 2011
Maurice Mickelsen, 84, died Monday, August 29, 2011, at the Barrett Care Center. Maurice Christen Mickelsen was born June 10, 1927, in Petersburg, Minnesota, to Paul and Dorothy (Dyke) Mickelsen. He was baptized and confirmed at the Union State Line Church south of Jackson, Minnesota. Maurice attended school in Jackson and eventually graduated from the Elbow Lake High School in...
Brenda Kimber
Aug 23, 2011
Brenda Kimber, 50, Elbow Lake, died at her home on Tuesday, August 23, 2011. Funeral services for Brenda Kimber will be held at 1:00 pm on Tuesday, August 30, 2011, at Untied Lutheran Church in Elbow Lake with the Rev. Bob Toso officiating. Burial will be in the First Lutheran North Cemetery, Fergus Falls. Visitation is one hour before the...
Violet Melin
Aug 21, 2011
Vi Melin, 65, of Elbow Lake, died Sunday, August 21, 2011, at the Prairie Ridge Hospital in Elbow Lake.Funeral services for Vi Melin will be held at 1:00 pm on Friday, August 26, 2011, at United Lutheran Church in Elbow Lake with the Rev. Bob Toso officiating. Burial will be in the Union Cemetery, Elbow Lake. Visitation will be at...
Katherine Wiese
Aug 20, 2011
Katherine Rose Wiese, 78, of rural Elbow Lake, passed away Saturday, August 20, 2011, at the Prairie Ridge Hospital in Elbow Lake from complications of diabetes and liver disease. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 am on Wednesday, August 24, 2011, at St. Olaf Catholic Church, Elbow Lake, with Fr. Ron Schmelzer officiating. Burial will be...
Carl Olson
Aug 9, 2011
Carl O. Olson, 89, of Elbow Lake, died Tuesday, August 9, 2011, at the Barrett Care Center in Barrett, Carl Olof Olson was born to Olof and Effie (Johnson) Olson on April 17, 1922, on the farm homesteaded in 1887 by his grandparents Olof and Ingrid Olson in Sanford Township, Grant County, where he resided for 87 of his 89...
Karen Hotovec
Aug 6, 2011
Karen Hotovec, 67, of Elbow Lake, died Saturday, August 6, 2011, at the Cuyuna Regional Medical Center in Crosby, Minnesota. She was born on March 23, 1944, in Wadena, Minnesota, to Raymond and Dorothy (Barringer) Davis. She graduated from the New London High School. On March 7, 1964, she was united in marriage to Kenneth Hotovec at the Zion Lutheran...
