Obituaries
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...
Ed Wadsworth
May 26, 2013
Edward Wadsworth Edward M. ?Ed? Wadsworth was born on July 15, 1938, in Overbrook, Kansas, the son of Roy and Frances (Boult) Wadsworth. He moved to Alexandria with his family when he was a young teenager and graduated from Alexandria Central High School in 1956. He met Evadne Ziegelman while in high school and the two were united in marriage...
Herbert Berg
May 24, 2013
Herbert Orrin Berg was born April 21, 1923 in Minneapolis at his home to Oscar and Clara (Gunderson) Berg. He grew up in Edina and graduated from St. Louis Park High School. After high school, he enlisted in the Army on November 16, 1942. Herbert served in the European Theater during WWII in the Timberwolves 104th Infantry Division as an...
George Lundberg
May 20, 2013
George Henry Lundberg, a quiet man of gentle strength and spirit never faltered in his lifelong work as a loving husband, father, and grandfather. He died on May 20, 2013, at the age of 71. He was born August 4, 1941, in Eagle Lake Township to Phillip and Anna (Huggett) Lundberg. He was baptized and confirmed at First Presbyterian Church,...
Richard Gustafson
May 18, 2013
Richard Glen Gustafson was born on November 24, 1944 in Benson, Minnesota to Paul and Pearl (Kelly) Gustafson. He graduated from Benson High School in 1962. Richard attended Alexandria Technical College for machinist. Richard was united in marriage to Clair Purdy on June 11, 1966 at Zion Lutheran Church in Alexandria. To this union the couple was blessed with four...
Carol Stone
May 17, 2013
On December 19, 1927, a little girl was born in Minneapolis to Edwin and Myrtle (Grahm) Kruekeberg and they named her Carol Ruth. From the very beginning she was a life giving spirit. She was baptized into the Christian faith at St. Peters Lutheran Church and later confirmed at Mt. Olivet Lutheran Church in Minneapolis. Carol graduated from West High...
Edwin Nyland
May 14, 2013
Edwin L. Nyland passed away on May 14, 2013, after an eight year battle with cancer. Ed was born on July 25, 1938, in Wolf Lake, Minnesota the son of Thomas and Lillian (Harvala) Nyland. He attended Wolf Lake Country School and Detroit Lakes High School. In 1960, Ed volunteered for the Minnesota Army National Guard. He completed basic training...
Barbara Michaelson
May 14, 2013
Barbara Dale (Didier) Michaelson, age 75, of Alexandria, MN, died Tuesday, May 14, 2013, after a year-long battle with cancer. Barb was born in Alexandria, MN on April 29, 1938 to Percy and Dale (Fairfield) Didier. She graduated from Osakis High School in 1956. That year, she represented Alexandria as Miss Jingle Bells in the Minneapolis Aquatennial. She attended Macalester...
Louise Hosking
May 13, 2013
Louise Marion (Maxwell) Hosking was born on April 1, 1918 in Morris, MN to Albert and Callie (Pierce) Maxwell. She graduated from high school in Osakis. Louise moved to Minneapolis where she worked as a secretary for 20 years. Louise was united in marriage to Robert Hosking on July 7, 1962 in Lincoln Park, MI. Later they moved back to...
Clarence Haabala
May 7, 2013
Clarence Melvin Haabala was born on July 3, 1921, in Moe Township the son of John and Ada (Carlstrom) Haabala. He was baptized and confirmed at the Finnish Apostolic Church. Clarence attended District 5 Country School in Moe Township through the 8th grade. In September of 1942 Clarence enlisted in the United States Army and served his country and was...
