Obituaries
Raymond Keep
Mar 11, 2011
Raymond Keep, 85, of Hoffman, died Friday, Mar. 11, 2011, at Stevens' Homes Plus, rural Barrett. Raymond Earl Keep was born on September 13, 1925, to William and Elizabeth (Auger) Keep in Grant County, Minnesota. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Charles Catholic Church in Herman and attended country school through the 8th grade. Ray joined the Navy on...
Donald Gerhardt
Mar 10, 2011
Donald Gerhardt, 97, Barrett, died Thursday, March 10, 2011, at the Barrett Care Center. Don was born June 27, 1913, in Welcome, Minnesota, to Oscar and Clara (Martens) Gerhardt. He received his education at a country school near Welcome. He farmed with his family in rural Welcome until 1948, when he moved to Hoffman. On November 1, 1937, he was...
Connor Buehring
Mar 10, 2011
Connor Dale Buehring was born and died on Thursday, March 10, 2011, at the Douglas County Hospital in Alexandria. He was blessed at the Hospital, and even though he was only with us for a brief time, Connor touched many lives. Left behind to mourn his loss are his parents Blake and Ashley Buehring of Elbow Lake; grandparents Nick and...
Leonard Rosin
Mar 7, 2011
Leonard Rosin, 75, of Norcross, died Monday, March 7, 2011, at the Traverse Care Center in Wheaton. Leonard Laverne Rosin was born on December 11, 1935, in Lien Township, Grant County, Minnesota, to Clarence and Elsie (Muetz) Rosin. Leonard was the sixth child of 13 children. Leonard was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith, attended country school, and graduated...
Genevieve Pederson
Mar 5, 2011
Genevieve M. Pederson, age 87, of Elbow Lake, passed away peacefully Saturday, March 5, 2011, surrounded by family at Lakeland Hospice House in Fergus Falls. Genevieve was born on November 19, 1923, to Albert and Alice (Peterson) Swenson in Evansville, Minnesota. She was baptized on June 13, 1924, at the Methodist Episcopal Church in Alexandria and confirmed at Christina Lake...
Joyce Windom
Mar 2, 2011
Joyce Windom, 64, of Alexandria, died Wednesday, March 2, 2011, at the Banner Gateway Medical Center in Gilbert, Arizona. Joyce was born in Owatonna, Minnesota, on June 13, 1946, to Stewart and Ruth (Johnson) Hanson. She was baptized and confirmed at the Pontoppidan Lutheran Church, and she graduated from Waseca High School in 1964. On August 29, 1970, Joyce was...
Richard Brewster
Jan 30, 2011
Richard Brewster, 45, long-time resident of Fargo, ND, died Sunday, Jan. 30, 2011, at the Jamestown Hospital, Jamestown, ND. He was born on New Years' Eve, 1965, in Augsburg, Germany. Rick spent his early childhood in Germany and attended kindergarten in Heidelberg, Germany. He spoke the German language from early childhood on. In 1975, the family settled in Moorhead, MN,...
Lyle Pattison
Jan 27, 2011
Lyle O. Pattison, 78, of Elbow Lake, died Thursday, January 27, 2011, at the Pioneer Home in Fergus Falls. Lyle Owen Pattison was born March 25, 1932, in Delaware Township of Grant County, Minnesota, to Dwaine and Gilma (Pikop) Pattison. He attended country school through the 8th grade, graduated from the Herman High School in 1949, and attended the West...
David Gosch
Jan 25, 2011
David Gosch, 68, rural Kensington, died Tuesday, January 25, 2011, at his home. A memorial service for David Gosch will be held at 11:00 am on Friday, January 28, 2011, at the Cornerstone Church of Alexandria with the Rev. Darryl Knappen officiating. Family will greet friends at the church one hour before the service on Friday. David Vernon Gosch was...
Orren Hotvedt
Jan 10, 2011
Orren Hotvedt, 97, Hoffman, died Monday, Jan. 10, 2011, at the Good Samaritan Society-Hoffman. Funeral: 11:00 am Monday, Jan. 17, 2011, Messiah Lutheran Church, Hoffman Clergy: Rev. Nathan Thompson Burial: Lands Cemetery, Hoffman Visitation: 2-4 Sunday,Jan. 16, Erickson-Smith Funeral Home, Hoffman; one hour prior to the service at church Orren was born November 1, 1913, in rural Douglas County near...
Lloyd Volker
Jan 9, 2011
Lloyd Volker, 92, Barrett, died Sunday, Jan. 9, 2011, at Johnson's Adult Care Home, Barrett. Funeral: 11:00 am Friday, Jan. 14, 2011, Peace Lutheran Church, Barrett Clergy: Rev. Matthew Rose Burial: Lakeside Cemetery, Herman Visitation: 4-7 Thurs. at Erickson-Smith Funeral Home, Hoffman; resumes one hour before service at church Lloyd Fredrick Volker was born on May 27, 1918, in Delaware...
Ansem Ackerson
Dec 21, 2010
Ansem Ackerson, 88, rural Barrett, entered into God's loving arms on Tuesday, December 21, 2010, at Stevens' Homes Plus, rural Barrett. Memorial Service: 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January 4, 2011, at the Erickson-Smith Funeral Home in Elbow Lake. Clergy: Rev. Nathan Thompson Visitation: One hour prior to the service Burial: Union Cemetery, Elbow Lake Ansem was born on the family...
Gloria Applin
Dec 4, 2010
Gloria Applin died Saturday, Dec. 4, at Prairie Ridge Hospital & Health Services in Elbow Lake. Funeral: 11:00 am Thursday, Dec. 9,Erickson-Smith Funeral Home, Elbow Lake Clergy: Pastor Scott Ruud Cemetery: Union Cemetery, Elbow Lake Visitation: One hour before the service Memorials are preferred to the Good Samaritan Society-Hoffman. Gloria was born November 19, 1926, in Elbow Lake, Minnesota, to...
Darwin Sylskar
Nov 30, 2010
Darwin Sylskar, 39, of Shakopee, died Tuesday, November 30, 2010. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 pm on Saturday, December 4, 2010, at First Lutheran Church in Kensington with the Rev. Barbara Chapman officiating. Family will greet friends at the church one hour before the service. Darwin Roy Sylskar was born February 22, 1971, at Greenbush, Minnesota, to...
Mildred Stark
Nov 27, 2010
Mildred Stark, age 90, of Morris (formerly of rural Kensington) passed away Saturday, November 27, 2010, at the Courage Cottage in Morris. Funeral services for Mildred Stark will be held at 1:00 pm on Wednesday, December 1, 2010, at Messiah Lutheran Church in Hoffman with Rev. Nathan Thompson officiating. Visitation will be Tuesday from 5-7pm at Messiah Lutheran Church in...
Donald Nelson
Nov 21, 2010
Don Nelson, 77, of Elbow Lake, died Sunday, Nov. 21, 2010, at the Lakeland Hospice House in Fergus Falls. Funeral: 1:30 pm on Sat., Nov. 27, Bethlehem/West Elbow Lake Lutheran Church in Elbow Lake Clergy: Pastor Scott Ruud Burial: Union Cemetery, Elbow Lake Visitation: Friday from 5-7 pm at Bethlehem/West Elbow Lake Lutheran Church and resume one hour before the...
Harold Hubbard
Nov 12, 2010
Harold Hubbard, 86, Barrett, died Friday, Nov.12, at Prairie Ridge Hospital & Health Services, Elbow Lake. Harold Frank Hubbard was born May 6, 1924, in Cummins Township, Pocahontas County, Iowa, to Lou J and Carrie Adelia (Leander) Hubbard. He was baptized in September 1924 at the Laurens Methodist Church and attended school in Laurens through the 10th grade. On September...
Edna Nordin
Nov 12, 2010
Edna Lorraine Retzlaff Nordin, 85, Hoffman, died Friday, November 12, 2010, at Prairie Ridge Hospital & Health Services in Elbow Lake. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am Wednesday, November 17, 2010, at Messiah Lutheran Church in Hoffman with the Rev. Nathan Thompson officiating. Burial will be in the Emmanuel Cemetery, Swan Lake Township, Morris. Visitation will be held...
Inez Henry
Nov 11, 2010
Inez Henry, 93, of Elbow Lake, died Thursday, Nov. 11, 2010,at the MN Veterans Home in Fergus Falls. Inez Elaine (Hanson) Henry was born August 28, 1917, in Gary, Minnesota, to Helmer and Benora (Hermanson) Hanson. She graduated high school in 1936 from Mahnomen and then took an accounting course in Crookston, Minnesota, and worked as office manager for the...
Jerome Nordquist
Nov 11, 2010
Jerome Nordquist, 76, of Hoffman, died Thursday, Nov. 11, at the Good Samaritan Society-Hoffman. Memorial Service: 2:00 pm Tuesday, Nov. 16, Messiah Lutheran Church, Hoffman Clergy: Rev. Nathan Thompson Visitation: 9am to service time Cemetery: Bethel Cemetery, Hoffman
