Obituaries
Jeffrey Anderson
Jan 13, 2023
Jeffrey Anderson, 63, of Elbow Lake, MN, died on Friday, January 13, 2023, at Alomere Health in Alexandria, MN.
Jeffrey was born on May 8, 1959, in Florida. He attended Technical College and worked as a mechanic throughout his life.
He is survived by his three children, Amanda Resch, Nick Nichter and Amy (Andrew) Kirsch; four grandchildren, Gavin, Wyatt,...
Michael Olson
Jan 11, 2023
Michael Olson, 59 of Hoffman died Wednesday, January 11, 2023 at the Sanford Hospice House in Fargo, North Dakota.
Michael was born in St. Paul, Minnesota on March 29, 1963, to Donald and Ellen (Thorstad) Olson. He grew up and attended elementary school in Canby, MN. In 1975, he moved with his family to Hoffman and graduated from Hoffman-Kensington...
Kayla Gunderson
Jan 8, 2023
Kayla Jill Gunderson, 45, passed away on January 8, 2023 at her home in Minneapolis, MN.
Kayla was born August 30, 1977, to parents Marvin and Judy Gunderson in Elbow Lake, MN. She was baptized at the Lutheran Church in Nashua, MN. She attended school in Elbow Lake and graduated from West Central Area High School in 1996,...
Hubert Edward Kral
Jan 8, 2023
Hubert E. Kral Jr., 79, resident of Elbow Lake, MN, died on Sunday, January 8, 2023, at the Veterans Home in Fergus Falls.
Hubert Edward Kral Jr. was born on November 8, 1943 in Deep Haven, MN, to Erma S. (Vassar) and Hubert E. Kral Sr. He was one of seven children and was raised near Delano, MN, where...
Joan Ness
Jan 5, 2023
Joan Marie Ness, 86 of Elbow Lake died Thursday, January 5, 2023, at Alex Assisted Living in Alexandria, MN, under the care of her family, and Hospice of Douglas County.
Joan was born in Waseca, Minnesota to Herbert & Elsie (Koehler) Gordon on December 9, 1936. She was baptized in Waseca, and confirmed at St. Charles Catholic Church in...
Vivian Hilde
Dec 31, 2022
Vivian J. Hilde, 88, passed away December 31, 2022, at Prairie Ridge Hospital in Elbow Lake, MN.
Vivian Joann (Clark) Hilde was born to Emerson and Irene (Lohse) Clark in Lien Township October 9, 1934. She did her early education at Lien Township school and Backus School before moving to Elbow Lake and graduating from the Elbow Lake High...
Nancy Waugh
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...
Clair Weigand
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...
Mary Grove
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...
Cleo Mann
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,...
Julian Nelson
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...
Gerald "Jerry" Olson
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...
Helen Swenson
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....
Gene Kleszyk
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.
Nellie Mae Phillips
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...
Melvin E. Conrad
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...
Delores Ann Gabrielson
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...
William Setzer
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...
LeRoy Paulson
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...
Richard Swenson
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...
