Obituaries
Helen Swanstrom
Nov 24, 2015
Helen Swanstrom, age 91, of Alexandria, died Tuesday, November 24, 2015. A graveside service will be held at 1:15 PM Thursday, December 3, 2015 at Fort Snelling National Cemetery. Friends and family should gather at Assembly Area #3 at the cemetery at 1 PM Thursday. OBITUARY Helen Berneice Petzke was born March 29, 1924 in Harvey, ND, the daughter of...
Ronald Johnson
Nov 24, 2015
Ronald Nels Johnson, Sr. was born on November 26, 1940 in Alexandria, Minnesota, one of three children of Chester and Clara (Fritz) Johnson. Ronald was the middle child; the oldest of a set of twins. He attended elementary school in Miltona and graduated from Central High School in Alexandria in 1958. After high school Ronald moved to the Twin Cities...
James Bill
Nov 23, 2015
Jim Bill was born on July 21, 1950, to Arthur and Astrid Bill. Jim was raised in Eagle Bend, MN, where he graduated from high school in 1968. He worked alongside his dad at Bill’s Locker in Eagle Bend. Jim moved to Alexandria in 1973, where he lived and worked for the rest of his adult life. He worked at...
Isabelle Schultz
Nov 22, 2015
Isabelle Schultz, age 86, of West St. Paul, formerly of Alexandria, died Sunday, November 22, 2015. A funeral service will be held at 11 AM Thursday, December 3, 2015 at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Alexandria. Interment will follow in the Lake Ida Cemetery in Ida Township. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 PM Wednesday at the Anderson Funeral...
Gerald Brockopp
Nov 22, 2015
Gerald Harvey Brockopp was born October 25, 1932, one of four children to Reverend Robert and Malinda (Bauman) Brockopp of Alexandria, MN. Gerald’s father was a minister that served many churches in the Alexandria area and was baptized and confirmed by his father in Alexandria. Gerald graduated from Central High School in 1951. After graduating he was drafted in the...
John Sherman
Nov 21, 2015
John Rolland Sherman, Sr., 83, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family at the Douglas County Hospital in Alexandria, MN on November 21, 2015 following a brief illness. He leaves his wife of 60 years, Cleone (Sandstrom) Sherman; his daughter Mary Jo Carlson (Bruce) of Bellevue, WA; his son Jim Sherman of St. Cloud, MN; his six grandchildren: Andy Sherman...
Kenneth Guenther
Nov 20, 2015
Kenneth Guenther, age 80, of Alexandria, died Friday, November 20, 2015. A funeral service will be held at 12 Noon Tuesday, November 24, 2015 at the Anderson Funeral Home in Alexandria. Interment will follow in St. Mary’s Cemetery in Alexandria. Visitation will be from 10 AM to 12 Noon Tuesday at the funeral home. OBITUARY Kenneth Harvey Guenther was born...
Betty Larson
Nov 19, 2015
Betty Larson, age 71, of Alexandria, formerly of Ashby, died Thursday, November 19, 2015. A graveside service will be held at 11 AM Monday, November 23, at the Pelican Lake Cemetery at Ashby, MN.
Thomas Caron
Nov 18, 2015
Thomas Edward Caron passed away November 18, 2015 after a long and valiant fight against cancer. He was born on February 17, 1943 in Montgomery, Minnesota to Edwin J. Caron and Marjorie Stanford Caron. He was raised on a dairy farm in Northfield, Minnesota and graduated from Northfield High School as well as Winona State College with a Bachelor of...
Howard Linser
Nov 15, 2015
Howard Julius Linser was born on June 28, 1926, in Great Falls, Montana, the son of Julius and Ruth (Stevens) Linser. As a young boy the family moved to Alexandria and Howard graduated from Alexandria High School in 1944. After graduation Howard was enlisted in the United States Navy and served his country during World War II. He was Honorably...
Barbara Benson
Nov 15, 2015
Barbara Elizabeth (Karnos) Benson was born February 8, 1937 to Frank and Evelyn Karnas. Barb graduated from Bird Island High School. In 1956 she married Stanford Benson at First Lutheran Church in Lake Lillian. Upon moving to Murdock, Barb was employed at Gakens CafANLGAC.. She became active on the Dahl Chevrolet Bowling team where Stan was employed and was a...
DiAnn Plummer
Nov 14, 2015
DiAnn Marie Plummer was born on June 5, 1950 in Parkers Prairie, MN to Elroy and Lucille (Bast) Wussow. She was baptized and confirmed at Ebenezer Lutheran Church in Leaf Valley, and graduated from Mar Vista High School in Imperial Beach, CA. She continued her education receiving her BA Summa Cum Laude in Christian Ministry from Indiana Christian University. She...
Kenneth Carlson
Nov 14, 2015
Kenneth Earl Carlson was born on September 30, 1957, one of seven children to Kenneth and Mabel (Reed) Carlson of Alexandria, Minnesota. Ken graduated from Alexandria High School and started working at ITW Heartland in 1978. Ken worked for the company for thirty-five years, before having to retire due to health issues in 2013. It was in 1978 through mutual...
Rosemary Otterstetter
Nov 13, 2015
On September 23, 1951, in South Bend, Indiana, Rosemary Kay Otterstetter was born one of eight children to Kenneth and Juanita (Landis) Hurley. Rosemary lived in South Bend until she was 19 years old. It was while visiting Colorado with some friends that she met a young Army soldier by the name of Allen Otterstetter. The two were united in...
Joan Collins
Nov 12, 2015
Our Mother, Joan Ann Collins was born on September 13, 1943 in Chehalis, Wa to Shiner-Christian Herald Johnson and Rose Cormier-Johnson. She was the 6th of 7 children and is survived by her twin brother Chuck Johnson and 5 other siblings. As a youth she attended St. Joseph's school and church. She was an avid baseball player and berry picker....
Exadie Jensen
Nov 11, 2015
Exadie “Buzzy” Wilhelm Jensen was born on April 18, 1932 one of eight children to Chris and Lydia (Techau) Jensen of Worthington, Minnesota. Buzzy attended grade school in Owatonna. After grade school, he helped his dad as a well driller. Throughout his life, he helped people with farm work, worked for the Nelson Creamery driving truck, and was also employed...
Dale Ellison
Nov 9, 2015
Dale Ernest Ellison was born on December 10, 1936, to Ernest and Evelyn (Ormbreck) Ellison of Elbow Lake, Minnesota. He grew up on a farm and attended country school through the 6th grade. Dale graduated from Herman High School in 1955 where he excelled in football, basketball and baseball. His college years were spent at Hamline University and St. Cloud...
Beatrice Rosengren
Nov 8, 2015
Beatrice “Bea” Rosengren age 89 of Alexandria died on Sunday, November 8, 2015 at Grand Arbor. A Funeral Service will be held 11:00 AM on Thursday, November 12, 2015 at Alexandria Covenant Church in Alexandria. Visitation will be held from 9:30 AM – 11:00 AM at the church on Thursday. Memorials are preferred to the Lupus Foundation of America. www.lupus.org...
Greg Baumann
Nov 8, 2015
Gregory Wayne Baumann age 53, died on November 8, 2015 to a short fight with lung cancer. Greg was born to John and Judy Baumann on July 25, 1962 in Alexandria, MN. He loved the Minnesota Vikings and racing, he also loved UFC Fighting. He is survived by his two children, Samantha Lee Baumann and Jonathan Wayne Baumann; father, John...
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