Obituaries
Jennifer Hedstrom
Apr 2, 2011
Jennifer Marie Hedstrom died on April 2, 2011. She was born on March 16th, 1974 at Douglas County Hospital to Rocky O. & Paulette (Schultz) Hedstrom. She was baptized in the Lutheran faith. She grew up in Alexandria, attending parochial and public schools, graduating with a two year degree in Graphic Arts from South Central Technical College, Mankato, Mn in...
Karl Ruud
Apr 1, 2011
Karl Timothy Ruud was born on May 22, 1985 in Fergus Falls, MN to Timothy and Sharon (Kohlhase) Ruud. He was baptized at Zion Lutheran Church in Amor, MN and confirmed at Shalom Lutheran Church in Alexandria. Karl graduated in 2004 from Jefferson High School in Alexandria. He attended Alexandria Technical College where he earned an AAS degree in carpentry....
Diane Silbernagel
Apr 1, 2011
Diane Janet Silbernagel, 65, daughter of Olaf and Mabel (Maki) Wainio was born in Bismarck, North Dakota on September 14, 1945. She ended her two year struggle with pancreatic cancer at home with her family on April 1, 2011. She was raised in Mandan, North Dakota where she took piano and tap dance lessons and worked on the Mandan High...
Marie Lee
Mar 29, 2011
OBITUARY Marie Joyce Kidney Lee Marie Joyce Kidney Lee died on March 29, 2011 at the Douglas County Hospital surrounded by her family. Marie Joyce Kidney Lee was born on September 11, 1929 in Alpha, Minnesota to George and Anna Kidney. Marie grew up on a farm just south of Jackson, Minnesota. She was confirmed and attended Good Shepherd Catholic...
Ruth Alberg
Mar 28, 2011
Ruth Magdaline Brenden Alberg, 95, of Alexandria passed away on March 28, 2011. She will be remembered as a loving wife of 42 years to Elmer Alberg, who predeceased her in 1978, and caring mother to her four daughters, Pauline (Charles) Maahs of Overland Park, KS, Karen Alberg, Roseville, MN, Susan (Randall) Wall, Naples, FL, and Jean (Russell) Bey, Arden...
Elaine Wold
Mar 27, 2011
Obituary for Elaine Wold Elaine Francis Wold went home to be with her Lord on Sunday, March 27, 2011 at Bethany Home in Alexandria, MN. She was born on Sept. 22, 1927 to Catherine and William Burke in Boston, MA. She attended Hyde Park High School and was a member of Mattapan Baptist Church. She worked at the American Meteorological...
Irene Olson
Mar 22, 2011
OBITUARY Irene Bernice Olson was born on March 1, 1927, in Minneapolis, MN the daughter of Ernest and Esther (Olson) Nelson. She was raised in Minneapolis until a teenager and then the family moved to a hobby farm near Evansville, MN. After she graduated from Evansville high school she worked at Yutters Bakery in Alexandria.. Irene married Ernest Olson on...
John Higgins
Mar 21, 2011
John Carl Higgins was born on November 16, 1958, in Fergus Falls, Minnesota the son of James & Ruth (Bengston) Higgins. He attended Fergus Falls High School. John had several jobs throughout his life and was currently employed as a machinist at Doege Precision Machining at the time of his death. He had been employed there for five years and...
Gerald Bast
Mar 16, 2011
Gerald Henry Bast was born April 14, 1952 in Parkers Prairie, MN, the son of Robert and Cora (Fuhrman) Bast. He attended school at Parkers Prairie where he graduated from high school. Jerry began working for Astro Construction and later was a self-employed carpenter. He also worked for a time at Western Lumber as an estimator. In April 1975 Jerry...
Callaghan Kim
Mar 14, 2011
Kim Mari Callaghan was born on September 23, 1957, in Alexandria, Minnesota the daughter of Eugene and Ardell (Nohre) Callaghan. She was a graduate of Jefferson High School class of 1975. Kim furthered her education at Alexandria Technical College. Kim died on Monday, March 14, 2011. She is survived by her mother, Ardell Callaghan Nelson (Dick) of Alexandria; brothers: Jeff...
Florence Hill
Mar 12, 2011
Florence Marie (Melvig) Hill was born on February 8, 1919 in Minneapolis, Minnesota to William and Lena (Thomas) Melvig. She attended Maria Sanford Elementary in Minneapolis through the 6th grade and Nokomis Jr. High School. Florence graduated from Roosevelt High School in Minneapolis in 1937. She worked at the Courtyard cafeteria as a waitress and cashier. Florence was united in...
Helen Alto
Mar 12, 2011
Helen Anne Alto Helen (Mattila) Alto, 93, of Alexandria, Minnesota died at the Knute Nelson Home on Saturday, March 12, 2011. Helen was born on her family farm in Douglas County on March 3, 1918, the daughter of Arvid & Lydia (Ylemattila) Mattila. She attended District #5 School in Moe Township, Brandon and graduated from Alexandria High School. She continued...
Curtis Stoeckel
Mar 11, 2011
Curtis John Stoeckel was born on May 14, 1944 in Osakis, Minnesota to Harold and Ina (Bartz) Stoeckel. He graduated Osakis High School in 1962 and went on and received a degree in surveying. Curtis was united in marriage to Diane Nelson on May 23, 1964 at Calvary Lutheran Church in Alexandria. The couple made their home in Alexandria and...
Violet Velander
Mar 7, 2011
Violet Velander was 91 years old the day she died, March 7, 2011. Her 91st birthday was on February 21, but her children had gathered to celebrate with her on March 3rd. What a gift it was that Violet spent her last four days in the home of daughter Karen being cared for by her husband and children. They were...
Leonard Velander
Mar 7, 2011
Leonard (birth name G�sta Rune Lennart) Velander was born August 24, 1920 to Fritz and Sara Velander in Laxs�, Sweden. Len first came to the United States in 1923. The family returned to Sweden around 1932, and immigrated to the US permanently in 1936. Len attended elementary schools in both the US and Sweden and High School in Milwaukee, WI....
Russell Emmons
Mar 7, 2011
Russell D. Emmons Russell Dean Emmons was born on the family farm in Pipestone County, Minnesota, on June 7, 1937, the son of Reynolds and Leonora (Goettsch) Emmons. He attended country school and graduated from Canby High School where he participated on the football and basketball teams. Russell continued his education by going to airline school and was hired by...
Dennis Muzik
Mar 4, 2011
OBITUARY Dennis Darell (Putsy) Muzik was born on February 28, 1938 in Alexandria, MN, the son of John and Alvina (Johnson) Muzik. Dennis graduated from Central High School and then began to work in construction. He became a crane operator for Schroeder Construction and helped build bridges all over Minnesota for many years. He also worked with Eblen Construction, operating...
Harvey Gunderson
Mar 1, 2011
Harvey Gunderson Harvey Klifton Gunderson was born in Piapot, Saskatchewan, Canada, on August 4, 1920, the son of John and Lizzie (Foslien) Gunderson. Shortly after, the family moved to a farm near Brandon and eventually to the Gunderson farm near Kensington when Harvey was nine years of age. Harvey attended and graduated from the Kensington High School, Class of 1939....
Eleanor Peterson
Feb 23, 2011
OBITUARY Eleanor Meranda Peterson was born on June 2, 1917 in Sanford Township, Grant County, MN, the daughter of Oscar and Anna (Jensen) Jacobson. She attended grade school and helped her family on the farm. After a long courtship she married Thaulo Peterson on June 4, 1949 at First Lutheran Church in Alexandria. Together they were blessed with a daughter...
Barbara Anderson
Feb 21, 2011
OBITUARY Barbara Ann Anderson was born on December 6, 1951 in Alexandria, MN the daughter of Rudolph and Esther (Nelson) Hansen. She graduated from Evansville High School and then continued her education for two years at the Alexandria Technical School in the Legal Secretarial field. Barb began working for ?The Shopper? as an advertising designer and then with the Alexandria...
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