Obituaries
Kelly Barrow
Mar 9, 2014
Kelly Eugene Barrow was born on November 6, 1961, in Aurora, Illinois. At a young age Kelly moved to Wisconsin where he graduated from High School in Reeseville, WI. He furthered his education at Trinity College in Illinois where he was working towards his degree in Child Psychology. Kelly married Kathleen Menge on July 12, 1986. To this union three...
Betty Ranum
Mar 5, 2014
Betty Ann Ranum died on March 5, 2014 at her home at the age of 87. Betty was born June 18, 1926 in Grenora, North Dakota to Charles and Alma (Bardal) Johnson. She attended a one room school house on the North Dakota prairie until her family moved to Bigfork, Minnesota in 1936. She graduated from Bigfork High School in...
Audrey Olson
Mar 2, 2014
Audrey Lorraine DeSota was born April 30, 1921 in Minneapolis, MN, the daughter of Archie and Ruth (Hallbeck) DeSota. She was raised and schooled in Minneapolis. Audrey met Albert Lee and the couple moved to California. They were blessed with two children, Dennis and Barbara. Audrey and her family moved back to Minnesota and lived in the Minneapolis area and...
Allyn Kuhnau
Feb 22, 2014
Allyn Majorie (Smith) Kuhnau, 61, died Saturday, February 22, 2014. Allyn was born December 26, 1952 in Benson, MN, the daughter of Ray and Mary Smith. She attended school in Benson and graduated from Benson High School in 1970. On October 4, 1975, Allyn was united in marriage to Victor Kuhnau at Zion Lutheran Church in Alexandria. To this union...
Francis Pearson
Feb 21, 2014
Francis Luverne Pearson was born on July 7, 1925 in Pierre, South Dakota to Francis and Myrtle (Davis) Pearson. He graduated from high school in Bruno, MN. Francis served in the U.S. Army in WWII from 1943?1946. He served his country during the Battle of the Bulge with the 101st Airborne Division. As he was parachuting down he was shot...
Richard Jensen
Feb 20, 2014
Richard George Jensen was born on May 10, 1931, in Warren, Minnesota to parents George and Lottie (Krolak) Jensen. He graduated from high school in Warren. He spent three years in the armed services, Signal-Corp, from 1951-1954 (19 months in Korea). He was awarded an Honorable Discharge as Staff Sargeant. He graduated from Minnesota State University in Moorhead, with teaching...
Shirley Hammje
Feb 19, 2014
Shirley Esther Hammje was born on August 19, 1950 in Alexandria, Minnesota to Albert and Esther (Rueckert) Hammje. She was baptized and confirmed at Zion Lutheran Church in Alexandria. Shirley attended country school for a time and learned to read and loved reading the newspaper. Shirley lived at home with her parents until age 33. After some brief health problems...
Nelda Adams
Feb 14, 2014
OBITUARY Nelda Dolly Adams, daughter of Melvin and June (Kienlen) Adams, was born on July 16, 1946 in Clarissa, MN. She grew up on a farm in rural Long Prairie near Clotho, MN. Nelda graduated from Long Prairie High School in 1964 and then continued her education by graduating from Abbott School of Nursing in Minneapolis in 1968. She worked...
Wanda Wagner
Feb 9, 2014
Wanda Lorraine was born on May 20, 1925, in Minneapolis, Minnesota the daughter of William and Anna Marie Ester (Lee) Dalager. As a teenager she would help take care of little kids and her love of children was evident from a young age. She attended Glenwood High School and graduated in 1945. Wanda was united in marriage to Wayne Meggers...
Marly Johnson
Feb 8, 2014
Marly Charles Johnson was born May 8, 1951 to Wilfred and Bessie (Stowe) Johnson. They began their life together as farmers in Worthington, MN. They had four girls and two boys; Marly was the sixth child. His formal education began in Alexandria in a one room school house and continued on to graduating from Jefferson High School in 1969. His...
Blair Hvezda
Feb 6, 2014
Helen Hvezda Blair age 96, passed away on February 6, 2014, at Peaceful Bliss Assisted Living where she had so lovingly been cared for the last five months of her life. Throughout her life she enjoyed visiting, playing cards, dancing and especially their square-dance group. She also enjoyed crocheting and pin-tuck pillow making and kindly gave each completed project away....
Avanelle Anderson
Feb 6, 2014
Avanelle ?Evy? Anderson was born on May 13, 1921, in Detroit Lakes Minnesota the daughter of Edward and Sophie (Rogers) Bisson. She attended school in Callaway, Minnesota through the 8th grade. Evy married Duane Anderson and the family farmed in the Detroit Lakes area where she was very active in helping with the chores. She would also do laundry for...
Thomas Kohout
Feb 1, 2014
Thomas Joseph Kohout completed his life January 25, 2014. Tom was born November 10, 1932 to Thomas and Mary Kohout in Fort Dodge, Iowa. He graduated from St. Joseph Catholic School (now Gehlen) in LeMars, Iowa in 1951. He served in the U.S. Army from 1953 to 1955. Tom married Martha Walker in September, 1957. They moved to Orange City,...
Edward Kephart
Feb 1, 2014
Edward Lester Kephart passed away February 1, 2014 in Rochester, MN. Ed was born February 7, 1956 and built an amazing life in Alexandria, MN. On June 10, 1976 he married his high school sweetheart, Mary Jo Krautkremer, and together they raised three beautiful children, Wade Kephart (Gray), Kasey Kephart Braun (Greg), and Riley Kephart. Ed is known for his...
Bonita Prescott
Jan 31, 2014
Bonita Ann Prescott was born on October 19, 1957 in Kenosha, Wisconsin to Donald and Bernadine (Klimek) Busch. The family moved to a farm near Leaf Valley in 1958. She graduated in 1975 from Jefferson High School in Alexandria. Bonita worked as a manager at the Jewelry Scene in Alexandria. Bonita married Dave Prescott and moved to Arizona. They had...
James Richardson
Jan 29, 2014
James Harold Richardson was born on January 9, 1941 in Minneapolis, MN to Harold and Dorothy (McIntosh) Richardson. He attended Robinsdale High School and graduated in 1959. Jim enlisted in the U.S. Navy and served on the U.S.S. Coral Sea Air Craft Carrier as a 3rd class gunner and served from 1959-1965. He returned back to Minneapolis. Jim married Kathy...
Janet Wagner
Jan 27, 2014
OBITUARY Janet Steadman Dale Wagner was born on October 4, 1941 in Minneapolis, MN, the daughter of Ralph and Haldis (Ness) Steadman. She was baptized at Oak Grove Presbyterian Church in Bloomington and confirmed at Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Wadena. She graduated from Wadena High School in 1959. Jan continued her education and attended Luther College in Decorah, Iowa. She...
Theola Velde
Jan 27, 2014
OBITUARY Theola Hendrina Velde was born on December 13, 1922 in Appleton, MN the daughter of Steven and Manga (Mikkelson) Lund. She graduated from Maynard High School in 1940 and later that year she married the love of her life George Velde. One son David was born to this union. Together they farmed and made their home near Maynard, MN...
Janet Erickson
Jan 22, 2014
Janet Mariel was born on August 28, 1937, in Billings Park a suburb of Superior, Wisconsin the daughter of Henry and Maxine (Griffin) Larsen. Janet was born at a home hospital run by a group of Catholic Sisters. She was baptized by the head Sister shortly after her birth. She attended grade school at Billings Park through the 5th grade....
Mary Yarnott
Jan 21, 2014
Mary Lynn Celine (Turley) Yarnott was born on November 29, 1944 in Chicago, IL to Thomas and Florence (Janke) Turley. She graduated from Oak Park High School in Oak Park, IL. Mary Lynn went to work as a filing clerk for Western Electric Company in Cicero, IL. On February 27, 1965 Mary Lynn was united in marriage to Joseph Yarnott...
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