Obituaries
Betty Blanchard
Jul 21, 2013
Bette Blanchard, 90, died Sunday, July 21, 2013, after a determined struggle with old age. Bette, whose full name was Blanche Elizabeth Church Blanchard, was born in Waupun, Wisconsin on August 10, 1922, to Arthur Davison Church and Nellie Finney Church. Her mother died of tuberculosis in 1924, and Bette was raised by her father, from whom she inherited her...
Eugene Smith
Jul 17, 2013
Eugene Olaf Smith was born in Alexandria, Minnesota, on February 28, 1928, the son of Olaf and Catherine (Rau) Smith. Eugene was baptized at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Holmes City. Eugene was confirmed on September 20, 1942, at the Calvary Evangelical Lutheran Church of Alexandria. He continued as a life-long member of this church. ?Smitty? attended Mill Lake District...
Martin Haar
Jul 16, 2013
Martin Theodore Haar was born September 10, 1919, the son of Theodore and Adella (Schamber) Haar in Freeman, South Dakota. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Paul?s Lutheran Church in Freeman, attended and graduated from the parochial school, local high school and Freeman Junior College. He commenced his banking career in August 1938 and banking has been his lifetime...
Vernon Dobberpuhl
Jul 16, 2013
Vernon ?Vern? Dobberpuhl was born on February 23, 1928, in Carlos Township the son of Walter and Adeline (Dahlke) Dobberpuhl. He was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran Faith. Vern attended Alexandria High School and graduated in 1946. Vernon was united in marriage to Corinne Burkey on March 23, 1948 at the West Moe Lutheran Parsonage. To this union three...
Bernita Westling
Jul 12, 2013
Bernita Irene was born on October 7, 1931, in Goldfield, Iowa the daughter of Alfred and Alma (Jacobsen) Rasmussen. She was baptized on October 11, 1931 at the Methodist Church in Hardy, Iowa. Bernita attended Country School Lake #5 until 1945 and on June 30, 1946 she was confirmed at the Lake Lutheran Church in Goldfield, Iowa. She graduated from...
Dorothy Olson
Jul 12, 2013
DOROTHY C. OLSON Our wife, mother, grandma, sister, aunt, and friend, Dorothy Claire Gilbertson Olson, was born on April 27, 1928 to Martha Mohn and Victor Gilbertson in Chicago. Dorothy died July 12, 2013 in Alexandria surrounded by a circle of love with her husband Neal and their children Becky, Dan, Naomi, and Sharon, with Dana and Ron. Dorothy grew...
Bonnie Karlstad
Jul 9, 2013
Bonnie Jean Duncan was born March 29, 1947 in Winona, MN, the daughter of Clayton and Elaine (Anderson) Duncan. The Duncan family moved to Lisbon, ND in the 1950?s where Bonnie attended school. She graduated from Lisbon High School in 1965. She continued her education at the Wahpeton School of Science. On August 3, 1968 Bonnie was united in marriage...
Alice Ahmann
Jul 8, 2013
Alice Frances Ahmann was born on September 4, 1927 in Stearns County, Minnesota the daughter of Aloysius and Anna Ahmann. She attended country school through the 8th grade in Stearns and Douglas County. Alice worked for Osterbergs Caf� and later was employed by Bethany Home. She also was a volunteer at Bethany once she retired. She enjoyed time with her...
Marshall Nichols
Jun 29, 2013
Marshall Canfield. Nichols was born on March 26, 1941 to Paul and Alice (Gadbow) Nichols in Park Rapids, MN. Marshall grew up on his family farm near Hubbard, MN and graduated in 1959 from Park Rapids High School. He spent seven years in the National Guard and continued work in construction from 1961-1965. Marshall was united in marriage on September...
Melba Bakken
Jun 29, 2013
Bakken, Melba Melba Arlene Bakken was born on September 21, 1931, the daughter of Henry and Alice Torkelson of Henning, MN. In 1949 she married Ted Bakken and relocated to Alexandria. Melba supported Ted in his music business and together raised a family of four children: Diane, Gary, John and Stacy. Melba loved life surrounding herself with family and friends...
Kyle Keller
Jun 24, 2013
Kyle Mitchell Keller was born on June 13, 1965 in Alexandria, MN the son of David and Betty (Skramstad) Keller. Kyle grew up in the Carlos area and graduated from Jefferson Senior High School in 1983. Soon afterwards, he began a long career as a truck driver for sanitation companies. Kyle eventually decided to pursue his own company and formed...
Stanley Svee
Jun 16, 2013
Stanley Robert Svee was born on November 18, 1949, in Alexandria, Minnesota the son of Otto and Mabel (Torkelson) Svee. He attended Jefferson High School in Alexandria and graduated in 1968 and furthered his education at Alexandria Technical School. After graduation Stan worked for several gas stations, Bellanca Air, Webers Transmission, Jennie-O- Foods, Menards and WASP in Glenwood. Stan will...
Marian Wagner
Jun 15, 2013
Marian Hilda Hertwig was born in Leaf Valley Township on March 28, 1937, the daughter of Max Hertwig and Elda (Dreger) Hertwig. She weighed three pounds at birth and was kept in her dad's shoebox in the warming oven of the family wood stove. Marian grew up on the family farm near Miltona and attended school through the eighth grade...
Ralph Sanders
Jun 10, 2013
Ralph Wilson Sanders was born on March 20, 1937 in Hazelhurst, Mississippi to John and Regina Sanders. He worked as a maintenance worker at Farmall Tractors in Moline, IL for 22 years and was transferred to Springfield, OH at the Navistar Plant for 8 years where they made International Trucks. Ralph retired in 1993 and started spending their time in...
Patricia Shogren
Jun 9, 2013
Patricia Joyce Shogren, 84, of Alexandria died on Sunday, June 9, 2013 at Edgewater Vista Assisted Living. Services are scheduled at 9:30 am Saturday at the New Life Christian Church in Alexandria. Visitation will be held at the Anderson Funeral Home from 6-8 pm on Friday. Floris & Lawrence Kloos welcomed Patricia (Pat) Joyce into the world on November 21,...
Amanda Cowan
Jun 4, 2013
Amanda Evelyn Cowan was born on March 11, 1990 in Alexandria, MN to Andrea Cowan and Kelly Bennett. She was baptized and confirmed at Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church in Miltona. In her youth, Amanda participated in 4-H, Girl Scouts, and church activities. She attended New Testament School in her sophomore and junior years and graduated from Jefferson High School in...
Marvin Winkel
Jun 3, 2013
Marvin Raymond Winkel was born October 15, 1927 in Jackson County, Minnesota to Henry and Louise Winkel. He grew up on the farm and attended Wilder school. Marvin enlisted in the army in February of 1954. He was stationed in Germany and served as a guided missile crewman until his discharge in January of 1956. After serving his country, Marvin...
Adeline Tvrdik
May 31, 2013
Adeline Anna Petrik Brezina Tvrdik, age 99, died May 31, 2013, at Knute Nelson Memorial Home. Adeline was born in Chicago in 1913, the daughter of James and Marie Sejnost Petrik. Adeline married Frank Tvrdik on June 20, 1932. They farmed rented land at several locations until 1937, after which Frank opened an auto repair garage in Forada. Four children...
Ruth Anderson
May 29, 2013
Ruth was born on September 17, 1927 in McGregor, North Dakota the daughter of William and Rena (Hagen) Harbig. She was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith and attended country school through the 8th grade. As a young woman Ruth moved to Alexandria where one of her brothers lived. This is where she met Leonard Anderson. The couple was...
Ernest Block
May 28, 2013
Ernest Anton Block was born on August 11, 1920 to William and Wilhelmina (Radtke) Block in Siren, WI. Ernest attended grade school and helped his family on the farm. He enlisted into the United States Army in 1940 and saw firsthand the effects of the bombing of Pearl Harbor at the beginning of WWII. He was stationed stateside as a...
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