Obituaries
Arden Allen
Jul 18, 2011
Arden Allen, 67, died at his rural Elbow Lake home on Monday, July 18, 2011. He was born in Canby, Minnesota, on December 14, 1943, to Albert and Ann Allen. Arden attended school in Miltona and Alexandria. He married Bonnie Karger on May 18, 1963, and they had four children. He worked in a tire warehouse for many years, later...
Inga Johnson
Jul 17, 2011
Inga G. Johnson, 100, Barrett, passed away Sunday, July 17, 2011, at the Barrett Care Center, Barrett, Minnesota. Inga was born April 15, 1911, to Nora (Nelson) and Eleseus Hagen at Underwood, Minnesota, and grew up on a farm north of Underwood. She was baptized and confirmed at the Aurdal Church and attended Fergus Falls High School, graduating in 1931....
Ardyce Erickson
Jun 24, 2011
Ardyce Erickson, 80, of rural Barrett, died Friday, June 24, 2011, at the Douglas County Hospital in Alexandria. She was born on September 22, 1930, in Alexandria to Olander and Evelyn (Stevenson) Olson, was baptized and confirmed, and attended Wennersborg Lutheran Church, rural Kensington. The family later joined the Bethel Lutheran Church in Hoffman. Following graduation from Hoffman High School...
Harriett Olson
Jun 23, 2011
Harriett (Mrs. Marvin) Olson, 89, Barrett (formerly Elbow Lake), died Thursday, June 23, 2011, at the Barrett Care Center. Funeral Service: 3:00 pm Friday, July 1, United Lutheran Church, Elbow Lake Clergy: Rev. Bon Toso Burial: Ness Cemetery, Elbow Lake Visitation: 4-6pm Thursday at the Funeral Home; one hour before the service at church Harriett Adell Olson, age 89, a...
Jim Lolkus
Jun 21, 2011
Jim Lolkus, 92, Starbuck (formerly Hoffman), died Tuesday, June 21, 2011, at the Minnewaska Lutheran Home in Starbuck. Jim Lolkus was born December 4, 1918, in Chandler, Minnesota, to Pieternella (Van Eck) and Adrianus Lolkus. He was the seventh of eight children. Jim grew up on the family farm near Chandler. He enlisted in the US Army in 1942 and...
Harvey Beuckens
Jun 10, 2011
Harvey V. Beuckens, 81, Hoffman, died Friday, June 10, 2011, at the Good Samaritan Society-Hoffman. He was born December 31, 1929, in Monroe, South Dakota, on the family farm to Dick and Nancy (Wieman) Beuckens. Harvey attended school through the 6th grade at a one-room school in Monroe before moving with his family to Sioux Falls where he finished his...
Collene Kloos
Jun 9, 2011
Collene Kloos, 81, Hoffman, died Thursday, June 09, 2011, at the Good Samaritan Society-Hoffman. She was born May 24, 1930, in Osakis, Minnesota, to Everett M. and Cora (Johnson) Reddick. She was baptized in the Lutheran faith at the Osakis Lutheran Church, Osakis, confirmed at St. John's Lutheran Church at Oak Hill, attended rural school at District 129 and graduated...
Bernice Waye
Jun 8, 2011
Bernice Waye, 101, Hoffman, died Wednesday, June 8, 2011, at the Good Samaritan Society – Hoffman. Funeral: 11 a.m. Saturday, June 11, 2011, Erickson-Smith Funeral Home in Hoffman Clergy: Rev. William O. Gilbert III Burial: Union Cemetery, Elbow Lake Visitation: one hour prior to the service Bernice was born on October 29, 1909, in Maine Township of Otter Tail County,...
Harlan Olson
Jun 4, 2011
Harlan W. Olson, 85, of Barrett, died Saturday, June 4, 2011, at the Lake Region Hospital in Fergus Falls. Funeral: 2:00 pm Wednesday, June 8, 2011, Peace Lutheran Church, Barrett Clergy: Rev. Matthew Rose Burial: Peace Lutheran Cemetery, Barrett Visitation: at the church one hour before the service Harlan Warren Olson was born in Sanford Township, near Barrett, Minnesota, on...
Shirley Smith
May 17, 2011
Shirley Smith, 88, of Barrett, died Tuesday, May 17, 2011, at the Prairie Ridge Hospital in Elbow Lake. Funeral: 2:00 pm Saturday, May 21, 2011, United Lutheran Church, Elbow Lake Clergy: Rev. Bob Toso Burial: Union Cemetery, Elbow Lake Visitation: 6-8pm Friday, Erickson-Smith Funeral Home, Elbow Lake; one hour before the service In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred. She...
Rhonda Landvick
May 14, 2011
Rhonda Landvick, 45, Elbow Lake, died Saturday, May 14, 2011, at her home surrounded by her family after a long battle with cancer. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 pm on Thursday, May 19, 2011, at the Erickson-Smith Funeral Home in Elbow Lake. Family will greet friends one hour before the service. Rhonda was born February 3, 1966,...
Steven Ostenson
May 10, 2011
Steven Ostenson, 62, son of Walter and Hazel Ostenson of rural Elbow Lake, died unexpectedly on Tuesday, May 10, 2011, in Portland, Oregon. Memorial service: 2:00 pm Friday, June 3, 2011 Peace Lutheran Church, Ashby Clergy: Rev. Carol Olson Cemetery: West Elbow Lake Lutheran Cemetery Visitation: One hour before the service at church Steven C. Ostenson was born on April...
Mildred Richards
May 10, 2011
Mildred L. Richards, 95, Norcross, died Tuesday, May 10, 2011, at Lake Region Healthcare Corp. in Fergus Falls. Mildred was born on August 14, 1915, to Charles and Edna (Wilkins) Bacon on the family farm in Logan Township near Herman, Minnesota, where she grew up. She graduated from Herman High School in 1933. On June 25, 1938, Mildred was united...
Douglas Shauer
May 8, 2011
Doug Shauer, 78, of Hoffman, died Sunday, May 8, 2011, at the Douglas County Hospital in Alexandria. Douglas E. Shauer was born July 28, 1932, at Hoffman, the son of Reinhold and Irene Shauer. Following graduation from Hoffman High School, he enlisted in the US Army and served in the Signal Corp from 1953 to 1954. On October 15, 1960,...
Dayle Ray
Apr 29, 2011
Dayle Eugene Ray, Barrett, died at his home on Friday, April 29, 2011, at age 96. Funeral services for Dayle Ray will be held at 2:00 pm on Wednesday, May 4, at the Peace Lutheran Church in Barrett; visitation will be held Tuesday from 5-7pm at Peace Lutheran Church in Barrett and resume one hour prior to the service on...
Sheldon Toso
Apr 24, 2011
Sheldon L. Toso, 69, of Hoffman, died Sunday, April 24, 2011, at the Douglas County Hospital in Alexandria. A memorial service will be held at 1:00 pm on Thursday, April 28, 2011, at the Erickson-Smith Funeral Home in Hoffman. Family will greet friends one hour prior to the service at the Funeral Home. Sheldon was born May 30, 1941, in...
Emil Haack
Apr 6, 2011
Emil H. Haack, 71, Hoffman, died Wednesday, April 6, 2011. Emil Harris Haack was born on May 10, 1939, near Hoffman, Minnesota, to Emil C. and Amanda (Kunze) Haack. He attended country school in Roseville Township. On February 10, 1962, Emil was married to Dolores C. Wieser and, following their marriage, the couple farmed in Roseville Township. In 1993, they...
Roy Johnson
Apr 5, 2011
Roy L. Johnson, 93, died Tuesday, April 5, 2011, at the Good Samaritan Society-Hoffman. Roy was born on a farm in near Elbow on March 6, 1918, to Aamon "Bob" and Anna (Wiese) Johnson. He was baptized and confirmed in the Christ Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod Lutheran Church) in rural Elbow Lake, attended country school through the 8th grade and...
Judith Holl
Apr 4, 2011
Judith Holl, 68, Kensington, died Monday, April 4, 2011, at the Douglas County Hospital in Alexandria. Judith Mae (Bishop) Holl was born on November 11, 1942, in Columbus, Ohio, to the Reverend Cloyd and Rachel Bishop. When she was eight months old, Judy was afflicted with polio and through different Shriner's Hospitals she had several surgeries. She never let this...
Joshua Cunningham
Apr 2, 2011
Joshua Cunningham, 13, Dalton, died Saturday, April 2, 2011, at Sanford Health in Fargo, ND. The funeral service for Joshua Cunningham will be held at 11:00 am on Friday, April 8, 2011, at Peace Lutheran Church in Ashby with the Rev. Carol Olson officiating. Burial will be in the Erdahl Lutheran Cemetery, rural Elbow Lake. Visitation will be held from...
