Obituaries
Elsie Johnson
Nov 21, 2013
OBITUARY Elsie Marie Johnson was born on October 12, 1927 in Alexandria, MN, the daughter of Frank J. and Mary (Svondr) Kalina. She was baptized and confirmed into the Lutheran faith and graduated from Alexandria High School in 1944. Elsie taught country school at District #14 (Lake Mary Twp.) and Pocket Lake (Holmes City Twp.) She then furthered her education...
LouAnn Wagner
Nov 21, 2013
LouAnn Myrtle (Dickhoff) Wagner of Alexandria joined her heavenly father on November 21, 2013. LouAnn was born to George and Elda (Hollatz) Dickhoff on March 3, 1932 in Effington Township, Ottertail County Minnesota. She was baptized and confirmed at Zion Lutheran Church in North Effington Township. LouAnn grew up on the family farm with her four siblings. The family was...
Cliff Strom
Nov 19, 2013
Cliff was born in Brandon, MN to John & Julia Strom on August 31, 1916. His family of 5 brothers (Roy, Vernon, Kenneth, Francis, Raymond) and 2 sisters (Evelyn and Joyce) made for a busy household. His school days were spent at District 48. He hauled livestock to St. Paul for his brother, Roy. He attended Dunwoody Industrial Institute in...
Randy Fischer
Nov 18, 2013
OBITUARY Randy Harold Fischer, the son of Harold and Ardys Fischer, was born in Glenwood, MN on December 26, 1955. Randy graduated from Villard High School in 1973 and then served his country enlisting into the United States Marine Corps for four years. Randy met the love of his life, Janet Hoppe, while in the Marine Corps. Together they were...
Mildred Tilleskjor
Nov 18, 2013
Mildred ?Mickey? Jean (Mickelson) Tilleskjor was born on September 27, 1925, to Ardell and C. Al Michaelson being the oldest daughter followed by Betty and Karen. She was born and raised in Alexandria, Minnesota where she spent most of her early years enjoying her passion for music. She had voice, piano, and violin lessons as a child. She was an...
Diana Anderson
Nov 15, 2013
Funeral services were held for Diana Lynn Anderson of Alexandria, MN (formally of Henning, MN) on Friday November 15th, 2013 at Grace Lutheran Church in Henning with Pastor Rud Wasson officiating. Hymns were sung by congregation accompanied by Organist Elaine Jorud. Diana Lynn Anderson was born May 15th 1955 to Reino and Belinda Anderson (Kylander) in Minneapolis. Diana grew up...
Marie Rosenow
Nov 8, 2013
Marie Violet Rosenow, age 90, passed away peacefully on Friday, November 8, 2013, at her home in the Grand Arbor assisted living facility in Alexandria. Funeral services were held on Friday, November 15, 2013 at the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Alexandria, with the Reverend Eric VanScharrel officiating. Organist was Lila Rosenow, and Joyce Rosenow was the soloist. Burial was...
Joan Munson
Nov 8, 2013
Joan Marie (Schmidt) Munson was born on July 23, 1930 in St. Peter, MN to August Peter and Loretta ?Betty? (Krause) Schmidt. Joan graduated from St. Peter High School in 1948. Joan was a loving and loyal wife to Jerry Munson and moved along with him to many different communities. She was an outstanding mother and grandmother, who always put...
Eugene Granlund
Nov 7, 2013
Eugene Oliver Granlund, age 73, died Thursday, November 7, 2013 at the Golden Living Center in Hopkins, Minnesota after a long illness. Eugene was born November 16,1939, to Edward Reuben and Minnie(Linder) Granlund in Nelson, Minnesota. He attended country school in District 15 and graduated from Central High School in Alexandria, Minnesota in 1957. After high school he attended the...
Traz Akhavan
Nov 2, 2013
Traz Akhavan was born on May 23, 1933 in Hammadan to Mourad and Homayoun (Mehdi) Akhavan. He was educated in Tehran where he completed his medical degree. Traz moved to the United States where he completed his internship and residency. During his residency in Knoxville, TN he met Gail Elkins. On December 28, 1962 the couple were united in marriage....
Dorothy Dyke
Nov 1, 2013
Dorothy Dyke was born on July 24, 1925 in Alexandria, Minnesota the daughter of Olaf and Ella (Peterson) Lommen. She graduated from Alexandria High School. On June 1, 1947 Dorothy was united in marriage to Richard Dyke in Alexandria. To this union three children were born. Dorothy will be remembered as a devoted wife, loving mother and grandmother and a...
Ida Muecke
Oct 31, 2013
Ida Sylvia (Pipo) Muecke was born the second to the youngest of 15 siblings on May 4, 1919 in Moe Township, Douglas County, Minnesota to Carl and Anna (Olson) Pipo. She grew up on the family farm and attended country school in Moe Township. Ida was united in marriage July of 1945 to Virgil Muecke at West Moe Lutheran Church....
Eldonna Reed
Oct 30, 2013
Eldonna ?Donna? Reed was born on August 20, 1928, in Hendricks, Minnesota the daughter of Albert and Emilie (Eichhorn) Ahrendt. She attended school in Hendricks. On February 16, 1951, Eldonna was united in marriage to Arthur William Reed in Sioux City, Iowa. The couple resided in Sioux City for a couple of years before purchasing a farm in Clarissa. The...
Charles Erickson
Oct 25, 2013
Charles (Chuck) Stuart Erickson was born on August 5, 1935; the tenth child of Emil and Inga (Skaare) Erickson of Glenwood, MN. He was baptized and confirmed at Rolling Forks Lutheran Church of rural Glenwood. Chuck passed away on October 25, 2013 with family by his bedside. Chuck graduated from Glenwood High School in 1953, Moorhead State University in 1957,...
John Melin
Oct 21, 2013
OBITUARY John Shelru Melin was born on March 8, 1941 in Alexandria, MN the son of Lloyd and Myrtle (Jensen) Melin. He grew up and attended high school in Hoffman, MN. John soon met Marjorie Ingebritson, the ?Love of His Life? at Osterberg?s Restaurant in 1961. He knew from the moment he saw her that he wanted to marry her....
Lillian Berger
Oct 20, 2013
OBITUARY Lillian Gladys (Storbakken) Berger was born on March 26, 1930 in rural Veblen, South Dakota, the youngest of seven children born to Alf and Rosetta (Edson) Storbakken. She was baptized and confirmed in the Christian faith. She graduated from High School in Veblen in 1948 and then continued her education with three years of nurses training at St. Luke?s...
Andy Andert
Oct 20, 2013
Warren ?Andy? Andert passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 20, 2013. Warren was born on June 28, 1924, in Hope, North Dakota the son of George and Mary (Crosby) Andert. Andy had two siblings a brother, Bob and sister, Mary Elizabeth. After graduating from Detroit Lakes High School at the age of 16 Andy enlisted in the US Navy and...
Beata Henry
Oct 18, 2013
Beata (Bea) Henry was born on February 15, 1918, to Joseph and Anna Dierkhising in Ogama, MN. She grew up in Freeport, MN, and attended Sacred Heart Catholic School, completing the ninth grade. After several years of employment in retail and hospitality, she operated her own restaurant as an independent entrepreneur. She met George Henry on the Fourth of July...
SaVera Anderson
Oct 15, 2013
SaVera Rose Anderson was born in Brook Park, Minnesota the oldest daughter of William and Ida (Rose) Brechbiel. She graduated from Evansville High School and furthered her education at Hinckley Teachers Training. SaVera was united in marriage to Clinton Anderson of Evansville on June 25, 1946. After their marriage the couple lived in Evansville before moving to Kensington where she...
Jimmie Doraska
Oct 6, 2013
Jimmie Frank Doraska was born on June 2, 1936 on his parent?s farm in Lake Mary Township, MN. He attended country school and helped his parents on the farm. Jimmie enlisted into the United States Army during the Korean War. After two years he returned to Alexandria and met the ?Love of his Life? in Carolyn Tomzik. They were united...
