Obituaries
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...
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...
