Obituaries
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...
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...
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....
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...
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,...
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...
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 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...
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...
Kathleen Christianson
Jan 15, 2014
Kathleen Mayme Christianson was born April 6, 1944 in Melrose, MN, the daughter of Raymond and Agnes (Otte) Schwieters. She grew up and was schooled at Glenwood, MN. Kathleen was blessed with two children, Jeff and Connie. Kathleen and her family lived in many different cities in Minnesota and Montana including Pine City, MN, Hardin, MT, Bozeman, MT, and Osakis,...
Virginia Schnell
Jan 14, 2014
OBITUARY Virginia Mildred Schnell was born on February 2, 1937 in Lee Center, IL the daughter of Leroy and Catherine (Bulfer) Hahn. Ginny grew up and graduated in 1955, from Lee Center High School in IL. She married the love of her life, Donald Schnell on April 16, 1955 in Clinton, IA. Together they began their family having four children...
Marcella Thoennes
Jan 13, 2014
OBITUARY Marcella Mathilda Thoennes was born on April 1, 1920 in Millerville, MN the daughter of John A. and Mayme (Lorsung) Roers. She grew up in the Millerville area and was a member of Our Lady of Seven Dolors Catholic Church where she was baptized, confirmed and attended Catholic grade school. On October 11, 1938 she was united in marriage...
Lloyd Schnetzer
Jan 13, 2014
Lloyd Hans Schnetzer was born on December 27, 1936, in Terril, Iowa. The family moved to Villard when Lloyd was a young boy. He graduated from Villard High School in 1955 and played on the high school football team. After high school, he served in the U.S. Army Reserves for two years. Lloyd married Mary O?Brien in 1959. The couple...
Jacqueline Schneider
Jan 11, 2014
Jacqueline June was born on April 21, 1928, in Atlantic, Iowa the daughter of Pearl and Pauline Jacobs. She graduated from Grinnel High School and went onto nursing school. Graduating with an ?Registered Nurse degree near the top of her class at St Joseph?s School for Nursing, Cedar Rapids, IA. Jacqueline was a dedicated nurse and mother and grandmother. Jacqueline...
Jon Klein
Jan 10, 2014
Jon William Klein passed away Jan. 10th, 2014 at St. Cloud Centra Care Hospital after a short but courageous battle with pneumonia and pulmonary complications. Jon was born November 22, 1948 to Donald and AdaBelle (Halstead) Klein in Alexandria, the second of six children. In junior high and high school he excelled at wrestling and was an All-State Wrestler. After...
Bernie Botner
Jan 8, 2014
Bernie Jerome Botner was born on October 2, 1934 in Moe Township, the son of Robert and Anna Severson Botner. He graduated from Central High School in 1952. Bernie was united in marriage to Diana Jane Vickerman on July 6, 1968 at St. John?s Lutheran Church in Garfield. After their marriage the couple lived and farmed on Bernie?s family farm,...
Christopher Jeffries
Jan 8, 2014
Christopher Neal Jeffries was born August 19, 1975 in St. Paul, MN. He moved to Alexandria, MN at the age of three. Christopher was raised in Alexandria and graduated from Jefferson High School. Christopher loved the outdoors. He enjoyed camping and running. Recently he was learning to paddleboard. He enjoyed sports and was a football fan; his team was the...
