Obituaries
Wilfred Schwarck
Nov 9, 2010
Wilfred Schwarck, 75, Elbow Lake, died Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2010, at Prairie Ridge Hospital and Health Services. Wilfred Henry Schwarck was born May 29, 1935, in Pomme de Terre Township, Grant County, to Fred and Selma (Woessner) Schwarck. Willie was born and still lived on the farm his grandfather, Fritz Schwarck moved into in 1900. Willie was baptized on June...
Agnes Sorenson
Nov 9, 2010
Agnes Sorenson, 85, Erdahl, died Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2010, at the Barrett Care Center. Agnes Nora (Goldstein) Sorenson was born November 1, 1925, in Webster (Day County), South Dakota, to John and Mary (Stich) Goldstein. The family moved to the Millerville, Minnesota, area when Agnes was a toddler. The family later moved to a farm south of Evansville. She attended...
Adrian Roswold
Nov 8, 2010
Adrian Roswold, 87, passed away November 8, 2010, and was buried at Ft. Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minnesota. He was born July 3, 1923, near Evansville, Minnesota, to Albert and Sadie (Nelson) Roswold. Adrian was baptized at Fryksande Lutheran Church, Evansville, by Rev. Erickson and confirmed at St. Petri Lutheran by Rev. H. B. Raun, Evansville. He attended grade school...
Lester Westberg
Nov 2, 2010
Lester Orrin Westberg, age 89, entered into rest at the Barrett Care Center on Tuesday, November 2, 2010. He was born in Douglas County, Minnesota, on May 21, 1921, to O.J. and Bertha (Larsson) Westberg. Lester spent his early years as one of the "Westberg Brothers" on the family farm located in Urness Township of Douglas County. He was baptized...
Arlene Knoll
Oct 27, 2010
Arlene Knoll, 62, of Elbow Lake, died Wednesday, October 27, 2010, at Prairie Ridge Hospital and Health Services, Elbow Lake. Visitation will be held at the Erickson-Smith Funeral Home in Hoffman on Tuesday, November 2, 2010, from 9a.m. to 11 a.m. There will be a prayer service at 10 a.m., with Father Arlie Sowada officiating. Burial will be at 3...
Anna Starner
Oct 24, 2010
Anna "Maud" Starner, 100, of Hoffman, died Sunday October 24, 2010, at Johnson's Adult Care Home, rural Barrett. Funeral: 11:00 am Thursday, October 28, 2010, Messiah Lutheran Church, Hoffman Clergy: Rev. Ivan Wambheim Cemetery: 9:30 burial at Lakeside Cemetery, Herman. There is no visitation. Maud, as most people knew her, was born at Rosetown, Saskatchewan, Canada, on May 7, 1910,...
Glen Gilbertson
Oct 22, 2010
Glen Gilbertson, 85, of Hoffman, died Friday, October 22, 2010, at the V A Hospital in Minneapolis. Funeral: 11:00 am Wednesday, October 27, 2010, Zion Lutheran Church, Hoffman Clergy: Rev. Donald Wagner Cemetery: Union Cemetery, Elbow Lake. Visitation: 5-7 pm Tuesday at the Funeral Home; resumes one hour before the service at the church He was born to Arthur and...
Louise Johnson
Oct 22, 2010
Louise Johnson, 95, Hoffman, died Friday, October 22, 2010, at Prairie Ridge Hospital and Health Services, Elbow Lake. Funeral: 11:00 am Friday, October 29, 2010, Grace Evangelical Free Church, Elbow Lake Clergy: Rev. Don Trulson Cemetery: Union Cemetery, Elbow Lake Visitation: 5-7 pm Thursday, Erickson-Smith Funeral Home, Elbow Lake; resumes at the church one hour before the service Louise Mayme...
Orlin Windom
Oct 18, 2010
Orlin Windom, 91, Elbow Lake, died Monday, Oct. 18, 2010, in the same room, in the same home, in the same community in which he was born and was surrounded by his family at the time of his death. Orlin considered himself a life-long resident of Elbow Lake. Except for a stint in the military and extended periods from home...
Melvin Foss
Oct 11, 2010
Melvin Foss, 93, of Barrett, died Monday, Oct. 11, 2010, at the Prairie Ridge Hospital in Elbow Lake. Melvin Leonard Foss was born September 20, 1917, in Cyrus, Minnesota, to Martin and Lena (Mithun) Foss. He was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith and attended country school near Cyrus through the 8th grade. On December 6, 1941, Melvin was...
Arvin Gerber
Oct 9, 2010
Arvin Gerber, 84, a resident of the Barrett Care Center, died Sat., Oct. 9, 2010, at the Center. Arvin Lincoln Gerber was born February 12, 1926, on the Gerber farm in North Ottawa Township, rural Norcross. He attended rural District #40 school through the 8th grade and attended the West Central School of Agriculture in Morris for a year and...
Sharon Davern
Oct 4, 2010
Sharon Davern, 65, Barrett, died Monday, October 4, 2010, at the Prairie Ridge Hospital & Health Services, Elbow Lake. Visitation will be held at the Erickson-Smith Funeral Home in Elbow Lake from 5-7 pm on Thursday, Octo.ber 14, 2010, with a time for sharing memories at 7 pm. Sharon was born at Stewart, Minnesota, on August 8, 1945, to Jake...
Myrtle Raatz
Oct 4, 2010
Myrtle Raatz, 98, a resident of the Good Samaritan Society - Hoffman, died Monday, Oct. 4, 2010, at the care center. Funeral: 11 am Friday, Oct. 8, First Lutheran Church, Kensington Clergy: Rev. Barbara Chapman Visitation: 2 hours prior to service Cemetery: First Lutheran Cemetery, Kensington Myrtle May (Blomgren) Raatz was born on May 28, 1912, in Gray Township near...
Raymer Stock
Oct 4, 2010
Raymer Stock, 83, of Hoffman, died Monday, October 4, 2010, at his home. Funeral: 2:00 pm, Thursday, October 7, 2010, Messiah Lutheran Church in Hoffman Clergy: Rev. Ivan Wambheim Cemetery: Lands Cemetery, Hoffman Visitation: 4-7 pm Wednesday, Erickson-Smith Funeral Home in Hoffman; prayer service at 7 pm. Visitation will resume at the church one hour before the service on Thursday....
Julie Walwick
Sep 21, 2010
Julie Ann Walwick, 51, of Seattle, WA, passed away on Tuesday, September 21, 2010, at Swedish Hospital in Seattle. A memorial service will be held at 1: 30 pm on Saturday, October 9, 2010, at United Lutheran Church in Elbow Lake with the Rev. Bob Toso officiating. Burial will be in Ness Cemetery, Elbow Lake. Family will greet friends at...
Edith Bartholomew
Sep 15, 2010
Edith Bartholomew, 92, of Alexandria (formerly of Barrett) died Wednesday, September 15, 2010, at the Bethany Home of Alexandria. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 pm Sunday, September 19, 2010, at Peace Lutheran Church in Barrett with the Rev. Matthew Rose officiating. Burial will be in Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery, rural Barrett. Visitation will be one hour before the service...
Gordon Larson
Sep 10, 2010
Gordon Larson, 85, Hoffman, left earth on the wings of angels on Friday, September 10, 2010, at the Knute Nelson Home in Alexandria from injuries relating to a farm accident. Funeral services for Gordon Larson will be held at 1:00 pm on Tuesday, September 14, 2010, at Messiah Lutheran Church, Hoffman, with the Rev. Steve Olson officiating. Burial will be...
Elizabeth Huseth
Sep 4, 2010
Elizabeth Huseth, 95, a resident of the Barrett Care Center, died Saturday, September 04, 2010, at the Center. Funeral: 1:30 pm Tuesday, September 7, 2010, at United Lutheran Church in Elbow Lake Clergy: Rev. Bob Toso Burial: Bethania Cemetery, Elbow Lake Visitation is one hour prior to the service at Church. Elizabeth Willamena Dora was born May 27, 1915, in...
Theolyn Weimerskirch
Aug 31, 2010
Theolyn (Mrs. Albert) Weimerskirch, 97, died at the Barrett Care Center in Barrett on Tuesday, August 31, 2010. Theolyn was born on August 22, 1913, in St. Cloud, Minnesota, to Martin and Frances (Schmidt) Storkamp. She grew up and attended school in St. Cloud where she received her teaching certificate from the St. Cloud Teachers College. She taught in Paynesville,...
Viola Beeler
Aug 30, 2010
Viola Beeler, 93, a resident of the Barrett Care Center, died Monday, August 30, 2010, at the Barrett Care Center. Funeral services for Viola Beeler will be held at 11:00 am on Thursday, September 2, 2010, at United Lutheran Church in Elbow Lake with the Rev. Bob Toso officiating. Burial will be in Ness Cemetery, Elbow Lake. Visitation is one...
