Obituaries

Dec 11, 2022

Nancy Evelyn was born June 14, 1941, to Hugo and Dora (Reuss) Puchalski in Lien Township, Grant County, Minnesota. She was baptized and confirmed at Zion Lutheran Church in Hoffman, MN. She attended rural country school in Lien township, District 14 and graduated from Barrett High School in 1958. On September 29, 1962, she married Virgil Johnson, and to this...

Dec 9, 2022

****  Clair's Memorial Gathering has been post-poned until Monday, December 19, 2022 at Erickson-Smith Funeral Home in Elbow Lake ****

Visitation: Monday, December 19, 2022, from 5:30-7:30 P.M., at the Erickson-Smith Funeral Home in Elbow Lake.

Interment: Trinity Lutheran Cemetery in Wendell in the spring of 2023.

In lieu of flowers the family requests to please make a donation...

Dec 2, 2022

Mary D, Grove, 68, of Hoffman, passed away December 2, 2022, at Sanford Health in Fargo, ND, surrounded by her family.

Mary was born May 15, 1954, to parents Barb and Edward Doll in St. Louis, Missouri. Her family later moved to Minnesota where she graduated from Fergus Falls High School. After High School, Mary welcomed to the world her...

Nov 24, 2022

Cleo Mann, 80 died Thursday, November 24, 2022, at Maplewood Manor Assisted Living, in Elbow Lake, Minnesota.

Cleojeanne Katherine Mann was born on September 4, 1942, in Fergus Falls, Minnesota the daughter of Leonard and Darleen (Glasgow) Piekarski.  She was baptized and confirmed in Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church in Fergus Falls.  Cleo attended the Fergus Falls Public School,...

Nov 21, 2022

 

Julian Chester Nelson, 89, of Hoffman, passed away November 21, 2022, at Edgewood Assisted Memory Care in Alexandria, MN. Julian was born December 17, 1932, to parents Harry and Ella Nelson in Grant County, MN. He grew up on his family farm where he attended the nearby country school and later helped out on the farm. He graduated from...

Nov 8, 2022

 

Gerald Lawrence Olson was born October 3, 1940, in Erdahl, Minnesota, the son of Lawrence and Evelyn (Carlson) Olson.  Jerry grew up in Hoffman and graduated from Hoffman High School with the class of 1958. 

 

Jerry was married, and to this union three boys were born. They made their home in Plymouth, Minnesota where Jerry was a...

Nov 3, 2022

Helen Swenson, 95 of Elbow Lake, died Thursday, November 3, 2022, at the Barrett Care Center.

Helen Louise Swenson was born September 21, 1927, to Ambrose and Lila (Berg) Estenson in Elbow Lake Township. She grew up in Elbow Lake Township and attended country school, then high school at the West Central School of Agriculture in Morris, graduating in 1944....

Oct 24, 2022

Gene Paul Kleszyk, 64 of Elbow Lake, died Monday, October 24, 2022, at his home.

There will be a private family burial at Pelican Lake Cemetery, Ashby, MN.

Erickson-Smith Funeral Home of Elbow Lake is assisting the family with arrangements for Gene Kleszyk.

Oct 21, 2022

 

Nellie M (Fowler) Phillips, age 101, passed away on October 21, 2022, In Fergus Falls, MN.

Nellie was born on January 3, 1921 to in Deland, Illinois as the sixth child of fourteen to John and Martha (Doernfel) Fowler. At an early age the family moved to Terril, Iowa, then to Estherville, Iowa where she grew up. She graduated...

Oct 19, 2022

 

Melvin Eugene Conrad, 76, passed away unexpectedly in his home on October 19, 2022.

Melvin was born April 30th, 1946, in Iowa to Edward G. and Ellen E. Conrad, and he grew up in Kensington, MN.

He studied chemistry at the University of Minnesota – Morris and went on to earn a Master’s of Science in Chemistry at the...

Oct 18, 2022

Delores Gabrielson, 85, of Hoffman passed away on October 18, 2022, at Diamond Willow Assisted Living in Alexandria Minnesota. Visitation will be held on Friday, October 28 from 5pm to 7pm, with a Prayer Service at 6:30 pm at the Erickson-Smith Funeral Home in Hoffman, MN.  A Funeral Service will be held Saturday, October 29, at 11 am at the...

Oct 16, 2022

 

William “Bill” Gilbert Setzer was born on December 29, 1933, in St. Paul, Minnesota to Bennie and Dorothy (Peterson) Setzer. 

He served in the United States Air Force in 1952.

In November of 1952, he married Gloria Sanchez. From this marriage, two children were born, Allen Joseph Setzer Frasl and James William Setzer Frasl. They were divorced in November...

Oct 14, 2022

LeRoy Lester Paulson, or Roy as his friends called him, died peacefully in his sleep October 14, 2022 at the age of 79, after a long illness. His wish was to pass comfortably in his home, which Knute Nelson Hospice of Alexandria made possible.

LeRoy was born to Royce and Leona (Rabideau) Paulson on May 22, 1943 in Bottineau, ND. His family lived...

Oct 7, 2022

We are heartbroken to announce the death of Richard Odell Swenson, 70, of Elbow Lake, Minnesota. He passed away in the evening of October 7, 2022, peacefully at home, surrounded by his family.  With his wife by his side, he courageously showed us how to live life and fight like hell for the last seven years.  He never let...

Sep 30, 2022

Shirley M. Olson, 96 of Elbow Lake, died Friday, September 30, 2022 at her home.

Shirley Mae was born May 1, 1926, in Frazee, Minnesota to William and Pearl (Jensen) Heimark. She was baptized and confirmed into the Lutheran Faith, and graduated from Park Rapids High School. After high school, Shirley worked in an ammunitions plant working...

Sep 29, 2022

Karen Scherr, 74 of Elbow Lake, died Thursday, September 29, 2022 at her home.

Karen Dorthy Scherr was born March 27th 1948 in Ellendale North Dakota to Ervin and Helen Otterstetter. She went to school in Napoleon North Dakota and Wishek North Dakota until 10th grade and later in life she went back and got her GED....

Sep 27, 2022

Debra Mary (Robertson) Moen was born on September 5, 1957, in Breckenridge, MN. She was raised in Rosholt, South Dakota until the family moved to Kensington, Minnesota in 1972. Debbie graduated from Kensington High School, also where she met the love of her life, Timothy Moen. They were united in marriage on August 23, 1975. From that unity they had...

Sep 11, 2022

Tyler Stone, 18, of Hoffman, MN, died on Sunday, September 11, 2022, as the result of an automobile accident.

Tyler David Larson Stone was born on July 25, 2004, at Lake Region Healthcare in Fergus Falls, to David Johnathon and Kelsey Lynne. He was baptized and confirmed at the First Presbyterian Church in Ashby, MN. Tyler attended...

Sep 7, 2022

Donald L. Dally passed away in the embrace of family on September 7, 2022.

Don was born August 17, 1937 to Franklin and Lorna Dally in Grand Island, Nebraska. Don was an avid outdoorsman that enjoyed hunting, fishing, golfing, and served in a number of related committees. He was a member of the Missouri Trout Fisherman's Association...

Sep 4, 2022

Frances Kay Jennen was born on September 22, 1952, to Henry and Louise (Thoennes) Petermann in Breckenridge, Minnesota. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Gall’s Catholic Church in Tintah, Minnesota. Franny was a 1970 graduate of Tintah High School, and furthered her education at a sixteen week Airline Personnel Training at Atlantic Airline School in Kansas City, Missouri...