Obituaries
Alice Mae Hauptli-Baumann
Apr 12, 2025
Alice Hauptli Baumann
Alice Mae VanVickle Hauptli Baumann died on April 12, 2025, in Alexandria, MN, at the age of 92.
Alice Baumann was born August 8, 1932, to Edward VanVickle and Mable Mills VanVickle. Alice grew up the youngest of six sisters in Sleepy Eye, Minnesota. Alice graduated High School and married Elten Dean Hauptli in 1950. Alice and Elten settled...
Raymond "Ray" B. Farley
Apr 12, 2025
Raymond "Ray" Farley, age 90, of Alexandria, died on Saturday, April 12, 2025. Visitation will be held on Monday, April 21, 2025, 4:00 - 6:30 PM with a Prayer Service and a Time of Sharing at 6:30 PM. Visitation will continue on Tuesday, April 22, 2025, 10:00 - 11:00 AM at St. Mary's Catholic Church with a Mass of Christian...
Marilyn Ann Kluver
Apr 8, 2025
Marilyn Ann Kluver was born at home on August 10th, 1940, in Alexandria, MN, to Orvin and Josephine (Klegseth) Johnson. As the oldest of four children, she embraced her role in caring for her younger siblings. Her love for learning shone through, and she graduated from Alexandria High School in 1959. When Delbert Kluver returned from the army, he invited...
Doris Madeline Hertwig
Apr 7, 2025
Doris Hertwig, 87 of Alexandria, passed away on Monday, April 7, 2025 at Alomere Health Center in Alexandria. Funeral services will be held Monday, April 14, 2025 at Anderson Funeral Home in Alexandria at 10:30 AM, with a public visitation taking place one hour prior to services. Burial will be at St. Paul's Lutheran Church Cemetery in Miltona. A funeral...
Michael "Mike" Thorstad
Apr 6, 2025
Michael James Thorstad was born on September 4, 1943, in St. Paul, Minnesota the son of Mike and Naomi (Crusen) Thorstad. He grew up in Morris, Minnesota and graduated from Morris High School where he played on the basketball team. Mike then attended Wahpeton Technical College. After receiving his Degree he worked for the Morris Tribune.
On July 22nd of 1972,...
James Matt Norton
Apr 3, 2025
James Matt Norton
June 6, 1933 - April 3, 2025
Jim Norton loved to tell stories from his life experience, beginning with his birth story. He was born on June 6, 1933 in McGregor, MN, and soon after was taken to the hospital in Aitken, MN because he wasn’t keeping any milk down. It was determined that Jim’s intestines were badly twisted...
Ralph Warren Townsend
Mar 26, 2025
Ralph Warren Townsend, 79 of Garfield, passed away on Wednesday, March 26, 2025 at the St. Cloud VA Hospital. Memorial services will be held on Friday, April 4, 2025 at East Moe Lutheran Church in Garfield at 10:30 AM, with a burial in the church cemetery following the service. Lunch and sharing of memories will be held at the Garfield...
Thomas Henry Petermeier
Mar 20, 2025
Thomas Henry Petermeier, the sixteenth and youngest child of Henry and Elizabeth (Zirbes) Petermeier, was born on July 19, 1938 at Melrose Hospital in Melrose, Minnesota. He grew up on a farm north of Melrose where he developed his love for nature, animals and a strong work ethic. Everyday started and ended with milking the cows and as soon as...
Mary Kay Shoemaker
Mar 18, 2025
Mary Kay Shoemaker (Ettel) was born on November 13, 1954, in Freeport, MN to Al and Lori Ettel. She married Larry Shoemaker on August 12, 1977, in Hennepin County. Together they had two daughters, Kimberly and Dawn. After moving to Alexandria in 1995, Mary began working at Knute Nelson Memorial Home. She enjoyed helping others and worked hard taking care...
Natalie Johnson
Mar 17, 2025
Natalie Delores (Gandrud) Johnson age 94, of Alexandria, passed away on March 17th, 2025. Preceded in death by her loving husband, Arthur Johnson and her companion of many years, Gene Simpson, her parents, one brother, two sisters and great granddaughter, Ella Grace Formo. She was born and raised in Glenwood, MN where she met future husband Arthur at the Lakeside...
Casey J. DeJong
Mar 13, 2025
Casey J. DeJong, longtime Alexandria ISD 206 math teacher and tennis coach (1960-1991), passed away at Grand Arbor on Thursday, March 13, 2025, at age 94, under the care of Knute Nelson Hospice.
Born on the family farm on February 22, 1931, in the Dutch community of Edgerton, Minnesota, Casey was the fifth of six children born to Cornelis and Wilhelmina...
Marilyn June Myers
Mar 10, 2025
Marilyn June Myers was born on June 28, 1935, in Fargo, North Dakota, the daughter of Norman and Alma (Beseman) Heinen. The family moved to Plainview, Minnesota in 1941. Marilyn graduated from Plainview High School in 1953 and on June 3, 1956, Marilyn married her high school sweetheart, Ray Myers.
Marilyn taught sixth grade in Minnesota, Maryland, and Iowa. She and...
Patricia Lynn Dinham
Mar 8, 2025
Patricia Lynn Solem Dinham, born June 17, 1947 in Cottonwood, Minnesota to John Ryland Solem and Phyllis Mary Margaret Haberman, passed away on March 8, 2025 at the age of 77. Pat cared deeply for every living thing. She loved her family and friends and her dogs, cats, and horses.
She was an avid gardener and loved her plants. She also...
Bruce Byron Brundell
Mar 8, 2025
Bruce Byron Brundell, a loving father, grandfather, and friend, passed away on March 8, 2025, at the age of 82 at Alomere Health in Alexandria. Born on October 24, 1942, in Alexandria, MN, Bruce was a proud local who graduated from Jefferson High School in 1960. He then enlisted into the United States Army from 1961-1964. After completing his training...
Dianne Elizabeth Tomoson
Mar 6, 2025
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Dianne Elizabeth Tomoson, aged 80, who left us peacefully on March 6, 2025. Born on October 27, 1944, in Aitkin, Minnesota, Dianne lived a remarkable life filled with love, laughter, and beauty—both inside and out.
Dianne attended country school near Glen, Minnesota, until the eighth grade and graduated from Aitkin...
Craig Severn Damstrom
Mar 4, 2025
Craig Severn Damstrom was born in Plentywood, Montana on September 16, 1943 to Wilbur and Eloyce (Anderson) Damstrom. Craig graduated from Montana State, Bozeman and received a Bachelor of Science degree in agriculture. For five years he volunteered for the peace corps in Guatemala, San Francisco, and Ecuador. In 1969, he married Kathy Dahl from Elbow Lake, Minnesota and the...
Carol June Gilchrist
Mar 4, 2025
Carol J. (Bourne) Gilchrist of Alexandria, Minnesota, formerly of Maui, Hawaii and Olivia, Minnesota, passed away at the age of 98 on Tuesday, March 4, 2025 at Bethany on the Lake nursing home.
Carol was born on June 29, 1926 on the home farm in Rosewood Township, Montevideo, Minnesota to Halvor and Amanda (Hawkinson) Bourne. She attended country school through 8th...
Diane Joyce Ignowski
Mar 3, 2025
Diane was born in San Francisco on September 7, 1940, the daughter of Edward and Dorothy (Lindeborg) Unger. She grew up in San Francisco and graduated Balboa High School.
Shortly after graduation, she met her future husband Gary at a USO gathering. Gary left Alexandria following graduation to join the marines. Diane and Gary were married on March 19, 1960 at...
Wayne O Whiting
Mar 1, 2025
Wayne Odair Whiting was born on March 6,1928 in Pine City, Minnesota to Clinton and Salin (Anderson) Whiting. He was baptized in Pine City and confirmed at Svea Lutheran Church (Calvary) in Alexandria. The family farmed in the Pine City area until purchasing a farm in Alexandria in 1943. They continued to farm after his father died shortly after moving...
John (Jack) Baumann
Feb 27, 2025
John Albert Baumann, affectionately known as "Jack," was born on April 29, 1936, in Alexandria, Minnesota to John and Dorothy Baumann. He passed away peacefully at his home in Alexandria on February 27, 2025, in the care of his loving daughter and granddaughter, leaving behind a legacy filled with love, teachings, and cherished memories.
Jack dedicated much of his life to...
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