Obituaries
Deborah Malaterre
Jul 27, 2009
Deborah Malaterre, 44, of Hoffman, died Monday, July 27, 2009, at the St. Cloud Hospital, St. Cloud. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 pm on Monday, August 3, 2009, at the Erickson-Smith Funeral Home in Hoffman with Pastor Steve Olson officiating. Burial will be in the Lands Cemetery, Hoffman. Visitation is one hour prior to the service on Monday....
Matthew Hedstrom
Jul 21, 2009
Matthew Hedstrom, 28, died Monday, July 21, 2009, at his home in Melrose. Funeral: 1:00 pm Monday, July 27, Erickson-Smith Funeral Home,Elbow Lake Burial: Union Cemetery, Elbow Lake Visitation: 11 am to 1 pm Monday, Erickson-Smith Funeral Home Matthew was born on May 3, 1981, in Breckenridge, Minnesota, to Donald E. and Diane M. (Lohse) Hedstrom. He attended school in...
Pamela Boeddeker
Jul 17, 2009
Pamela Boeddeker, 42, rural Barrett, died Friday, July 17, 2009, at her home. Funeral services for Pamela Boeddeker will be held at 11:00 am on Wednesday, July 22, at the Bethlehem/West Elbow Lake Lutheran Church in Elbow Lake with the Rev. Weston Moir officiating. Burial will be in the Ness Cemetery, Elbow Lake. Friends may call at the Bethlehem/West Elbow...
Dean Bonrud
Jul 15, 2009
Dean Bonrud, 66, Plymouth, died Wednesday, July 15, 2009, at his home. Friends may call at the Erickson-Smith Funeral Home in Elbow Lake from 2-4 pm on Tuesday, July 21, 2009. A graveside service will be conducted at 4:30 at the Union Cemetery, Elbow Lake, with Pastor Bob Toso officiating. Dean Carlton Bonrud was born on March 10, 1943, in...
Mark Hagstrom
Jul 13, 2009
Mark Hagstrom, 41, of Garfield, died Monday, July 13, 2009, near Garfield in a motorcycle accident. Mark David Hagstrom was born October 22, 1967, in Alexandria to David and LaVerne (Helberg) Hagstrom. He grew up in Kensington where he attended school. After high school, Mark enlisted in the U.S. Navy. Following an honorable discharge, he attended and completed professional truck...
Ann Westrum
Jun 8, 2009
Ann Geneva Westrum died June 8, 2009, bravely submitting to complications following a complex abdominal cancer surgery at St. Mary's Hospital, Rochester, MN. She was born April 18, 1924, to Irving and Olga at home on the Arnquist family farm west of Hoffman, MN. When she was two years old the family moved to town where Ann spent a lifetime....
Theodore Christenson
May 30, 2009
Ansel Christenson, 88, of Hoffman, passed away at the Douglas County Hospital in Alexandria, on Saturday, May 30, 2009. Funeral services for Ansel Christenson will be held at 11:00 am on Wednesday, June 3, at the Messiah Lutheran Church in Hoffman with Pastor Elaine Leone officiating. Burial will be in the Solem Lutheran Cemetery, rural Kensington. Friends may call at...
Dr. Robert Sampson
May 25, 2009
Dr. Robert Sampson, 87, of Hoffman, died Monday, May 25, at the Good Samaritan Society of Hoffman. Services for Dr. Sampson will be held at 2pm Saturday, May 30, at the Messiah Lutheran Church in Hoffman. Burial will be in the Bethel Cemetery, Hoffman. Family will greet friends on Friday from 4-8pm at the Funeral Home in Hoffman; visitation will...
Arthur Moeller
May 13, 2009
Arthur Moeller, 87, of Ashby, died Wednesday, May 13, 2009, at his home. Arthur was born December 21, 1921, to Ferdinand and Emma (Kruse) Moeller in a farmhouse at Magnolia, Minnesota. Arthur grew up on farms in Iowa and Minnesota with his sisters Anna, Esther, and Frances. When Arthur was 20 years old, he lost his parents in a car...
Victor Hanson
May 6, 2009
Victor K. Hanson died at his home in Wendell on Wednesday, May 6th. Victor Konrad Hanson was born on October 20, 1928, in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, to Anton and A. Valdine (Skyberg) Hanson. He was baptized and confirmed in the Aastad Lutheran Church, attended country school, and graduated from the Fergus Falls High School. Following high school, Victor farmed with...
Doris Larson
May 3, 2009
Doris Larson, 97, long-time resident of Grant County, died Sunday, May 3, at the Broen Memorial Home in Fergus Falls. Funeral services for Doris Larson will be held at 2:00 pm on Friday, May 8, 2009, at the Bethlehem/West Elbow Lake Lutheran Church in Elbow Lake, the Rev. Weston Moir officiating. Burial will be in the West Elbow Lake Lutheran...
Alva Pederson
Apr 26, 2009
Alva E. Pederson, age 100, long-time resident of Kensington, died Sunday, April 26, 2009, at the Knute Nelson Memorial Home in Alexandria. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 pm on Tuesday, May 5, at First Lutheran Church in Kensington. Burial will be in the First Lutheran Cemetery, Kensington. Family will greet friends at the church one hour before...
William Bottemiller
Apr 9, 2009
Bill Bottemiller, age 51, of Elbow Lake, passed away on Thursday, April 9, 2009. A memorial service will be held at 3:00 P.M. on Friday, April 24, 2009, at the Presbyterian Church of the Master in Coon Rapids. Friends may call at the church one hour prior to the service. William Curtis Bottemiller was born on March 25, 1958, in...
Jennifer Hengel
Apr 9, 2009
Jennifer Marie Hengel was born Monday, August 12, 1974, as a twin, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, to Daniel Martin Hengel and Deborah Ann (Lensing) Hengel, at the University of Minnesota Hospitals. She died on Thursday, April 9, 2009, as a result of a car accident near Olivia, MN. She was 34 years, 7 months and 27 days old at the time...
Margie Larson
Apr 3, 2009
Margie was born January 19, 1915, at Norcross, MN, the daughter of Albert and Emma (Amundson) Richards. She attended the rural Corndale School in Gordon Township, graduating from Herman High School in 1933. On April 24, 1938, she married Herbert Larson. They farmed near Wendell until retiring in 1970 when they moved to Elbow Lake. Herbert and Margie attended Grace...
Donald Cravens
Apr 1, 2009
Donald L. Cravens Jr., 74, of Elbow Lake, passed away Wednesday, April 1, 2009, at the ELEAH Medical Center in Elbow Lake. Funeral service: 1:00 pm Monday, April 6, First Presbyterian Church in Ashby, Pastor Bill Gilbert. Cemetery: Mound Grove Cemetery, Evansville. Visitation: 5-7 pm Sunday at Erickson-Smith Funeral Home in Elbow Lake; Monday one hour prior to the service....
Edith Germundson
Mar 27, 2009
Edith "Edie" Germundson, 89, passed away peacefully with family at her side on Friday, March 27, 2009, at Clearwater Suites of Alexandria, where she has made her home for the past five years. Funeral: 11:00 am Thursday, April 2, United Lutheran Church, Elbow Lake Clergy: Rev. Bob Toso Burial: Erdahl Lutheran Cemetery, rural Elbow Lake Visitation: one hour prior to...
Marvin Oppegaard
Mar 21, 2009
Marvin Lloyd Oppegaard, 82, of Moorhead, formerly Elbow Lake, died Saturday, March 21, 2009 at the Eventide Lutheran Home in Moorhead. Service: Thursday at 2:00 P.M. at United Lutheran Church in Elbow Lake; visitation is 2 hours prior to the service at the church. Burial: 10:00 am Friday, March 27, Oak Grove Cemetery in Detroit Lakes Marvin was born March...
Mable Mohagen
Mar 10, 2009
Mable Mohagen, 90, of Barrett, (long time resident of Wendell) passed away Tuesday, March 10, 2009, at the Lake Region Hospital in Fergus Falls. Funeral services for Mable Mohagen will be held at 11:00 am on Saturday, March 14, at the Bethlehem/West Elbow Lake Lutheran Church in Elbow Lake with the Rev. Weston Moir officiating. Burial will be in the...
Lavon Olson
Mar 5, 2009
Lavon L. Olson, 88, Barrett, passed away Thursday, March 5, 2009, at the Bethan Home in Alexandria. Funeral services for Lavon will be held at 1pm on Thursday, March 12, at the Peace Lutheran Church in Barrett; burial will be in the Lincoln Lutheran Cemetery, rural Hoffman. Friends may call at the Erickson-Smith Funeral Home from 5-7 Wednesday evening; visitation...
