Obituaries

Delores Schmidt

Delores Schmidt

Mar 28, 2015

Schmidt, Delores Mary, age 79 of Alexandria, MN passed away March 28, 2015. Delores Doyle (Schmidt) was born in Minneapolis, MN on September 27, 1935. Delores attended the Basilica of St. Mary Catholic grade school, public schools and graduated from Minneapolis Vocational High School in 1953. She earned an AA accounting degree from Hennepin County Junior College. Delores married Alvin...

Thomas DeBettignies

Thomas DeBettignies

Mar 28, 2015

Thomas J. DeBettignies age 89 of Brandon, MN died peacefully on Saturday, March 28, 2015 at the Douglas County Hospital. A funeral service will be held on Wednesday, April 1, 2015 at 12:00 noon at Grace Lutheran Church in Brandon, MN. Visitation will be for one hour prior to the service at the church on Wednesday. Thomas Jerome DeBettignies was...

Mary Olson

Mary Olson

Mar 28, 2015

Mary Lou Olson age 62 of Alexandria died on Saturday, March 28, 2015 at the Douglas County Hospital. A funeral service will be held on Wednesday, April 1, 2015 at 11 AM at First Lutheran Church in Alexandria. Visitation will be from 4-7PM on Tuesday at the Anderson Funeral Home and also for one hour prior to the service at...

Thomas Muzik

Thomas Muzik

Mar 23, 2015

Thomas Joseph Muzik, JR of Alexandria age 79 died on Monday, March 23, 2015 at the Douglas County Hospital, Alexandria, Minnesota. A Funeral Service will be held at 11:00 AM on Thursday, March 26, 2015 at the Calvary Lutheran Church in Alexandria, Minnesota. Visitation will take place at the Anderson Funeral Home on Wednesday, March 25, 2015 from 4:00 PM...

Maycel Clark

Maycel Clark

Mar 20, 2015

Maycel Kathlyn (Anderson) Clark was born to Enoch and Effie (Johnson) Anderson on June 5, 1925 in Holmes City, MN. She helped out on the farm and enjoyed taking care of their horses. Maycel became deaf early in her childhood from several falls and bumps to her head. She graduated from the School for the Deaf in Faribault. She was...

Jamie Schaffran

Jamie Schaffran

Mar 17, 2015

Jamie Roy Schaffran, 41, of Brandon, MN, passed away suddenly in the early morning of Tuesday March 17th, 2015 in the comforts of his own home with his family at his side following an extremely difficult six month battle with lung cancer. Jamie was born at Methodist Hospital in St. Louis Park, MN on February 21, 1974. In June of...

Richard Brandt

Richard Brandt

Mar 17, 2015

Richard H. Brandt age 75 of Alexandria formerly of St. Cloud died on Tuesday, March 17, 2015 at his home. A Memorial Service will be held 7:00 PM on Monday, March 23, 2015 at the Anderson Funeral Home in Alexandria. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the Funeral Home. Richard Harry Brandt was born on...

Evelyn Hertel

Evelyn Hertel

Mar 14, 2015

Evelyn Phyllis Hertel was born on June 17, 1936 in Mizpah, Minnesota, the daughter of Elmer and Esther (Weiher) Voge. Evelyn was baptized and confirmed at the South Bertha Methodist Church and graduated from Bertha High School in 1954. On June 16, 1956, Evelyn married Harold “Bud” Hertel at the South Bertha Methodist Church. To this union four children were...

Verdeen Rey

Verdeen Rey

Mar 12, 2015

Verdeen E. Rey age 81 of Alexandria died on Thursday, March 12, 2015 at Knute Nelson in Alexandria. A Celebration of Life service will be held on Saturday evening March 21, 2015 at 6:30PM at the Anderson Funeral Home Chapel. Visitation will be from 4PM to 6:30PM at the Anderson Funeral Home. A Private family interment will be held Saturday...

Olive Caron

Olive Caron

Mar 11, 2015

Olive Caron, age 96, of Glenwood, formerly of Alexandria, died Wednesday, March 11, 2015. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held 1:30 PM Tuesday, March 17, 2015 at the Church of St. Mary in Alexandria. Entombment will follow in the church cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 6 PM Monday with parish prayers at 4 PM at the...

Muriel Karrow

Muriel Karrow

Mar 11, 2015

Muriel F. Karrow age 78 of Alexandria died on Wednesday, March 11, 2015 at the Douglas County Hospital. A funeral service will be held on Monday, March 16, 2015 at 11:30AM at Zion Lutheran Church in Alexandria. Visitation will be held on Sunday March 15, 2015 from 4-7PM at the Anderson Funeral Home and also for one hour prior to...

Edward Larson

Edward Larson

Mar 10, 2015

Edward Larson, age 82, of Alexandria, died Tuesday, March 10, 2015. A funeral service will be held 12:30 PM Saturday, March 21, 2015 at Anderson Funeral Home in Alexandria. Private interment will follow in the Glenwood Cemetery. Visitation will be from 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM Saturday at the funeral home. OBITUARY Edward Martin Larson, age 82, passed away on...

Brayden Bouressa

Brayden Bouressa

Mar 7, 2015

Brayden Darrel Bouressa was born on February 5, 2015 in Alexandria, Minnesota the son of Kayla Lorraine Perrier and Brett Allen Bouressa. Brayden was a happy baby boy, he was always smiling and making silly faces. He enjoyed spending time with his mommy and daddy, big brother William, aunts, uncles, grandparents, great grandparents and many family friends. Brayden Darrel passed...

James Minnerath

James Minnerath

Mar 4, 2015

The family requests in lieu of flowers or memorials that a tax-deductible donation in memory of Jim Minnerath be given to Ronald McDonald House at Children’s Hospital, 2525 Chicago Avenue South, Mail Stop 32-3043, Minneapolis, MN 55404. OBITUARY James Joseph Minnerath was born on March 3, 1965 in St. Cloud, MN, the son of Alfred and Rose Mary (Huschle) Minnerath....

Nicholas Bitzan

Nicholas Bitzan

Mar 4, 2015

Nicholas P. Bitzan age 89 of Millerville died on Wednesday, March 4, 2015 at the St. Cloud Hospital. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held 11:00 AM on Tuesday, March 10, 2015 at Our Lady of Seven Dolors Catholic Church in Millerville. Visitation will be from 5-8 PM with Parish Prayers at 7 PM with a Knights of Columbus...

Nelorie Moberg

Nelorie Moberg

Feb 28, 2015

Nelorie Moberg, age 85, of Kensington, died Saturday, February 28, 2015. A funeral service will be held 1 PM Thursday, March 5, 2015 at First Lutheran Church in Kensington. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 PM Wednesday at the Anderson Funeral Home in Alexandria and also one hour prior to the service...

Margie Kleven

Margie Kleven

Feb 25, 2015

Margie Llaine Kleven was born on May 10, 1955 in Alexandria, MN the only daughter of Edwin and Viola Johnson. She graduated from Jefferson High School in 1973 and then worked at Bethany Home for about 10 years. She married Barlow Hay in 1974 and together they had one son Trevor. Margie also worked with Project New Hope in Alexandria...

Sylvia Haabala

Sylvia Haabala

Feb 23, 2015

Sylvia Jeanette Haabala was born in Holmes City Township, MN on August 20, 1924, the fourth child of Oscar and Olive (Christianson) Nygaard. She was baptized and confirmed from the Trysil Lutheran Church and attended country school district #27 through the eighth grade. Sylvia helped her parents on the farm and worked at Bethany Home before moving to Minneapolis for...

William Bjerkness

William Bjerkness

Feb 23, 2015

William Leroy Bjerkness was born on January 20, 1970 in Alexandria, MN, the oldest son of Raymond and Janice (Hoppe) Bjerkness. Will graduated from Brandon High School in 1988 where he played football, basketball, and baseball. He then enlisted into the United States Navy and was trained in Nuclear Power. Will moved back to Brandon and began taking classes at...

Marvin Wolbersen

Marvin Wolbersen

Feb 21, 2015

Marvin F. Wolbersen age 76 of Garfield formerly of Wheaton died on Saturday, February 21, 2015 at Bridgewell in Osakis. A Funeral Service will be held 11:00 AM on Thursday, February 26, 2015 at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Garfield. Visitation will be held 4-7 PM on Wednesday, February 25, 2015 at the Anderson Funeral Home and for one hour...