Obituaries

Elaine Ray

Elaine Ray

Nov 29, 2009

Elaine Ray, 90, died Sunday, Nov. 29, 2009, at the Dignity House, rural Hoffman. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 amo n Friday, December 4 at the Peace Lutheran Church in Barrett with Pastor Matthew Rose officiating. Burial will be in the Lincoln Lutheran Cemetery, rural Hoffman. Visitation: 5-7 pm Thursday at the Peace Lutheran Church in Barrett; one...

Floyd Anderson

Floyd Anderson

Nov 29, 2009

Floyd Anderson, 69, of rural Ashby, died Sunday, Nov. 29, 2009, at the ELEAH Medical Center in Elbow Lake. Funeral service will be 11:00 am Friday, Dec. 4, 2009, at the Peace Lutheran Church in Ashby with Pastor Carol Olson officiating. Visitation is at the church one hour before the service on Friday morning. Floyd Edwin Anderson was born August...

Julie Pettee

Julie Pettee

Nov 24, 2009

Julie L. Pettee,49, of Barrett, died Tuesday, Nov. 24, at the ELEAH Medical Center in Elbow Lake. Memorial service to be held Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2:00 pm, at the Erickson-Smith Funeral Home in Elbow Lake. Family will greet friends at the Funeral Home one hour before the service on Tuesday. Julie Lyn was born on December 12, 1959, at Brooklyn,...

Walter Thesing

Walter Thesing

Nov 19, 2009

Walter Thesing, 37, of rural Herman, died Thursday, November 19, 2009, at the Stevens Community Medical Center in Morris. No services are planned.

Violet Meyer

Violet Meyer

Nov 8, 2009

Violet E. Meyer, 85, of Hoffman, died Sunday at the St. Cloud Hospital Violet Edna Meyer was born July 1, 1924, at Hoffman, Minnesota, the daughter of Peter and Margaret (Urbatch) Nordin. She was baptized September 7, 1924, and confirmed June 12, 1938, at Bethel Lutheran Church in Hoffman. Violet attended Grant County District No. 2 and graduated from the...

Ruth Evavold

Ruth Evavold

Nov 7, 2009

Ruth (Larson) Evavold, 88, passed away at the Johanna House near Ashby on Saturday, November 7, 2009. Ruth Esther Pattison was born December 10, 1920, to Delbert and Mabel Pattison in Sanford Township, Grant County. She attended country school District 60. After her father passed away when she was 13 years old, Ruth and her mother moved to Herman where...

Jennings Guttormson

Jennings Guttormson

Nov 4, 2009

Jennings Guttormson, 82, passed away at the Barrett Care Center on Wednesday, November 4, 2009. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 am Friday, November 6, at Grace Evangelical Free Church, Elbow Lake, with Pastor Don Trulson officiating. Burial will be in Union Cemetery, Elbow Lake. Visitation is one hour prior to the service at the church.

Irene Endreson

Irene Endreson

Oct 24, 2009

Irene (Mrs. James) Endreson, age 84, of Erdahl, passed away at the Good Samaritan Society of Hoffman on Saturday, October 24, 2009. Services for Irene Endreson will be held at 10:30 am Tuesday, October 27, 2009, at Peace Lutheran Church in Ashby with Rev. Carol Olson officiating. Burial will be in the Erdahl Lutheran Cemetery. Visitation is from 6-8 pm...

Lester Olson

Lester Olson

Oct 4, 2009

Lester Olson, 83, Ashby, died at his home on Sunday, October 4, 2009. Funeral services for Lester Olson will be held at 11:00 am Thursday, October 8, 2009, at United Lutheran Church in Elbow Lake with the Rev. Bob Toso officiating. Burial will be in the Erdahl Lutheran Cemetery, rural Elbow Lake. Visitation will begin at 5 pm on Wednesday...

Fern Pasche

Fern Pasche

Oct 3, 2009

Fern (Mrs. Martin) Pasche, 90, Hoffman, died at her home on Saturday, October 3, 2009. Funeral services for Fern Pasche will be held 3:00 pm Friday, Oct. 9, 2009, at the Zion Lutheran Church in Hoffman with the Rev. Donald Wagner officiating. Burial will be in the Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Hoffman. Friends may call at the Erickson-Smith Funeral Home in...

Francis Finke

Francis Finke

Sep 26, 2009

Francis Finke, 76, of Barrett, died Saturday, September 26, 2009, at the Knute Nelson Memorial Home in Alexandria. Memorial services for Francis Finke will be held at 1:00 pm Saturday, October 3, at St. Olaf's Catholic Church in Elbow Lake with Fr. Arlie Sowada officiating. Family will greet friends beginning at 5:00 pm Friday at the church with parish prayers...

Dona Kruize

Dona Kruize

Sep 19, 2009

Dona Kruize, 75, of Elbow Lake, died Saturday, September 19, 2009, at the ELEAH Medical Center in Elbow Lake. Dona's wish was for a private family service; however, friends are invited to share memories and celebrate Dona's life by joining her family at their cabin on Pomme de Terre Lake, 15024 Lower Sandy Road, Ashby, at 3:00 pm Wednesday, September...

Vivian Levering

Vivian Levering

Sep 11, 2009

Vivian Levering, 88, died Friday, Sept. 11, 2009, at the Douglas County Hospital in Alexandria. Funeral services for Vivian will be held at 11:00 am Thursday, Sept. 17, at United Lutheran Church in Elbow Lake with Pastor Bob Toso officiating. Burial will be in the Vining Cemetery. Visitation is one hour prior to the service at the church on Thursday....

Frederick Jensen

Frederick Jensen

Sep 7, 2009

Fred Jensen, 86, rural Kensington, died Monday, Sept. 7, 2009, at the VA Hospital in Minneapolis. Funeral service is 11:00 am Friday, Sept. 11, Messiah Lutheran Church, Hoffman, Pastor Steve Olson officiating. Burial will be at 3:30 pm Friday, Terrace Lawn Cemetery, Montevideo. Visitation is 5-7 Thursday at the Erickson-Smith Funeral Home in Hoffman and resumes one hour before the...

Hazel Anderson

Hazel Anderson

Sep 4, 2009

Hazel Anderson (Mrs. Elroy),86, of HOffman, died Friday, September 4, 2009, at the Douglas County Hospital in Alexandria. Visitation: 4-7 pm Sunday, at the Messiah Lutheran Church in Hoffman; prayer service at 7. Service: 10:30 am Monday, September 7, Messiah Lutheran Church, Hoffman Burial: Bethel Lutheran Cemetery, Hoffman. Hazel Irene was born on March 20, 1923, on a farm near...

Bradley Hauglie

Bradley Hauglie

Aug 26, 2009

Brad Hauglie, 30, of Barrett, died Tuesday, August 25, 2009, at his home in Barrett. A memorial service will be held at 2 pm Sunday, August 30, 2009, at the Peace Lutheran Church in Barrett with the Rev. Matthew Rose officiating. Family will greet friends from 5-8pm on Saturday at Peace Lutheran Church in Barrett. Visitation will resume at the...

Elva Peterson

Elva Peterson

Aug 22, 2009

Elva Peterson died Saturday, August 22, 2009, at the Barrett Care Center. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 pm Wednesday, August 26, at the Messiah Lutheran Church in Hoffman with Pastor Steve Olson officiating. Burial will be in the Lincoln Lutheran Cemetery, rural Hoffman. Visitation is one hour prior to the service at the church. Elva C. (Bishop) Peterson...

Peggy Nordby

Peggy Nordby

Aug 21, 2009

Peggy Nordby died at the Barrett Care Center on Friday, August 21, 2009. Funeral services for Peggy Nordby will be held at 10am Saturday, August 29, at the Erickson-Smith Funeral Home in Elbow Lake with Pastor Matthew Rose officiating. Burial will be in the Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, Wendell. Visitation will be 5-7 pm Friday at the Funeral Home. Peggy was...

Gordon Bjugan

Gordon Bjugan

Aug 14, 2009

Gordon Bjugan, age 75, of Donnelly, passed away on Friday, August 14, 2009, at the Knute Nelson Home in Alexandria. Funeral services for Gordon Bjugan will be held at 11:00a.m., Thursday, August 20, 2009, at Trinity Lutheran Church, Holmes City with Rev. Denise Croskey officiating. Burial will be in Trinity-Rose Hill Cemetery, Holmes City. Friends may call at the Erickson-Smith...

Donna Bordson

Donna Bordson

Aug 9, 2009

Donna (Mrs. Norlin) Bordson, age 78, of Elbow Lake, died Sunday, August 09, 2009, at the St. Cloud Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 on Friday , August 14, 2009, at Christ Lutheran Church in Elbow Lake with Pastor Don Wagner officiating. Burial will be in the Christ Lutheran Cemetery. Friends may call at the Erickson-Smith Funeral Home...