Obituaries

Jan 12, 2015

Evangeline Frieda Shouts was born July 29, 1921 in Mankato, MN, the daughter of Frank and Frieda (Wendt) Shouts. She grew up in Mankato where she attended school. Following her schooling Evangeline helped raise her brothers and sister. On November 29, 1939 Evangeline was united in marriage to Henry Hens in Mankato. He couple made their home in Mankato where...

Jan 11, 2015

Bonita (Bonnie) Kay Chan, age 73, of Alexandria, passed away on Sunday, January 11, 2015, surrounded by her loving family, after a courageous 9 year battle with breast cancer. Bonnie was born in Fargo, North Dakota to William and Marion Conrad. Bonnie grew up and was active with the harvest, the dairy herd, and was the “flag girl” for her...

Jan 9, 2015

OBITUARY Elroy James Wussow was born on August 7, 1951 in Parkers Prairie, MN and is the son of Elroy Frank and Lucille June (Bast) Wussow. He grew up on a farm in Leaf Valley Township and was involved with FFA. He was baptized and confirmed at Ebenezer Lutheran Church in Leaf Valley, MN. He graduated from Jefferson High School...

Jan 9, 2015

Richard James Justice of Alexandria passed January 9, 2015. He was born February 20th, 1925, in Iron Mountain, Michigan to James T Justice and Marie Starry Justice. The Justice family returned to their home of Ashland, Wisconsin where Richard was raised and graduated from De Padua High School in June of 1943. Upon graduation Richard was drafted into the US...

Jan 9, 2015

LeRoy “Sonny” Anderson was born September 9, 1934 in Northwood, North Dakota to Harry and Melvina (Grande) Anderson. He attended Northwood Public Schools. On July 10th, 1953 he married Geneva C. Johnson from rural Northwood (Logan Center). LeRoy farmed for several years and worked in various other operational capacities before working with Ecolab (Lystad’s) in 1975. While working with Ecolab...

Jan 6, 2015

Daniel John was born on December 25th 1932, in Fort Ripley, Minnesota, the son of Joseph and Lucy (Weymann) Reis. As a young boy his family lived in Camp Ripley and they later moved to Staples. He attended Pillager School where he graduated in 1950. After graduation Daniel served in the Army and was stationed in Germany during the Korean...

Jan 6, 2015

Richard Lawrence Miller Sr. was born on June 7, 1924 in Minneapolis, MN to Leonard and Doris (Feeley) Miller. At the age of twelve Richard moved to Fairmont and was raised by his aunt and uncle, Helen and Henry Struck. He graduated from Fairmont High School in 1942. In 1943, Richard joined the Navy and served during WWII. While in...

Jan 5, 2015

Jan 4, 2015

Lee Sundblad was born May 4, 1946, in Alexandria, Minnesota the son of Walter and Ruth (Lindstrom) Sundblad. He graduated from Jefferson High School in 1964. Lee served his country during Vietnam War in the United States Air Force. Lee was united in marriage to Joyce Anderson on March 1, 1969. After their marriage the couple lived in the Twin...

Jan 2, 2015

OBITUARY Michael Allen Paradee was born on March 12, 1955 in Springfield, MN, the son of Donald and MaryAnn (Bishop) Paradee. By the time he was six, the family had settled in the New London/Spicer area. He wrestled and played football for New London Spicer High School, graduating in 1973. Mike met Janine Olson at Willmar Community College. They were...

Jan 2, 2015

Bernard Hassig was born September 16, 1924 in Starkweather, ND, the son of Josef and Sophia (Tiefenauer) Hassig. At age twelve Bernie and his family moved off the farm to Devils Lake, ND where he graduated high school in 1943. From 1943 to 1946 Bernie served in the United States Army. He was stationed in California and was later sent...

Jan 2, 2015

Daniel Octave DeVolder was born Dec. 27, 1933 in Pomeroy, Iowa to Octave and Marie DeVolder. After graduation from Pomeroy High School, Dan married Jean Eike in 1956. They had three sons: David, Rick, Steven. A tragic car accident, took Jean’s life in 1967. Dan worked for the railroad as an agent operator from 1952 to 1966 and a bookkeeper...

Jan 2, 2015

Rodney Dale Bakke was born March 30, 1939 in Alexandria, MN the son of Clifford and Frances (Loch) Bakke. He was raised in Alexandria where he graduated from Central High school in 1958. Rodney went to technical school for two more years to become a mechanic. In 1960 Rodney was married to Martha and the couple was blessed with three...

Jan 2, 2015

Allan (Al) Altnow was born October 12, 1927 to Herbert and Edna (Lind) Altnow. Allan was baptized into the Lutheran faith on November 13, 1927 at St. Matthews Lutheran Church in Gaylord, MN. He was confirmed in his faith on March 29, 1942 at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Arlington, MN On November 15, 1958 he and Stella Mae Voehl...

Jan 1, 2015

Richard Jerome Reichmann was born on December 25, 1941, in Alexandria, Minnesota to Henry and Mavis Reichmann. He was baptized and confirmed at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Villard, Minnesota. Richard graduated from Villard High School in 1959 and continued operating the family farm with his parents. On September 28, 1963, Richard was united in marriage to Bonnie Oeltjen at...

Jan 1, 2015

John Martin Benesh was born November 9, 1923 in Alida, MN, the son of Fred and Anna (Rosicka) Benesh. He grew up on his parents’ farm near Alida, where he attended school thru the 8th grade. At age 17, he moved to Thompson, ND where he worked as a hired hand on a farm. John joined the United States Army...

Dec 29, 2014

Private Family services will be held.

Dec 29, 2014

Kevin Lyle Eddy was born January 24, 1957 in Alexandria, MN, the son of Lyle and Violet (Johnson) Eddy. Kevin grew up in the Brandon/Garfield area. He graduated from Brandon High school and continued his education at Detroit Lakes Technical College where he received a degree in diesel mechanics. While still in school Kevin began working for Paul Steinke Enterprise...

Dec 28, 2014

Sherlock “Ole” Olson was born February27, 1925 in Cambridge, MN, the son of William and Florence (Olson) Olson. Ole grew up in Cambridge where he graduated from high school. Following his schooling Ole served in the United States Army for two years. After being discharged from the army Ole took the train home. On the train he met Loretta Vitale...

Dec 28, 2014

Donald Arthur Ogren was born on January 28, 1927 in Nelson, Minnesota to Arthur and Lydia (Hanson) Ogren. He was baptized and confirmed at Fahlun Lutheran Church in Nelson. Donald attended school in Nelson until the eighth grade, when he was needed to help on his family farm. He enlisted in the U.S. Army in February of 1946 and served...