Obituaries

Dr. Franklin J. Steen Sr. was born June 22, 1916 in Cyrus, Minnesota to John and Amanda (Sheflo) Steen He attended schools in Starbuck and Morris. In the Fall of 1935 he entered St. Olaf College. As these were the Depression years, he could not afford to return to college after his successful freshman year. He went back to Morris...

Virginia Faye Pierce was born July 24, 1929, the youngest of the four children of Dr. Charles H. Pierce and Sylvia (Hinds) Pierce in Wadena, Minnesota Her mother passed away when she was very young and she was raised by her stepmother Alfilda Pierce. As a young girl she spent many summers with relatives on the prairie near Hubbard, MN...

Duane David Flagstad Age 71, of Alexandria. Survived by wife of 49 years, Jeanne; children Brian (Kim) of Hinckley, MN and Lynn (Amy Finken) of St Paul, MN; grandchildren Sarah, Kyle, Berit and Maren; brothers LeRoy (Val) of Rapid City, SD and Gary of Wyndmere, ND and sister Shirley Skoglund of Lake Norden, SD. Preceded in death by his parents...

Harlan Schuneman December 29,1928 Harlan was born December 29, 1928 and raised in the loving arms of Carl (Charlie) Schuneman and Clara (Roth) Schuneman on a farm in Belle River Twp., MN. He had three brothers and two sisters. He is preceded in death by George (Irene Tvrdik) Schuneman and Richard (Gloria) Schuneman. His remaining brother, Merle (Barbara) Schuneman, as...

Alfred Palmer Ellertson was born April 8, 1923 in Langhei Township south of Starbuck, MN the son of Otto and Alma (Nelson) Ellertson. He attended country school In Langhei though the fifth grade. Following his schooling Alfred worked with his father. He and his parents moved to Alexandria, MN where he continued to work for his father. Following his mother?s...

Dorothy Lydia Brede was born December 9, 1926 in Alexandria, the daughter of Otto and Lousia (Schoenech) Brede. She was raised on the family farm near Lake Ida and attended country school near Garfield, MN. Following her schooling Dorothy began work candling eggs in Garfield and later worked for JC Penney?s in Alexandria. On June 26, 1949 Dorothy was united...

Ethel ?Jean? Rounds was born September 29, 1921, in Iroquois, S.D. She was the daughter of Jesse and Grace (McNeil) Rounds. As a young child Jean moved with her family to Eagle Bend, MN. Jean was baptized as a young woman along with her mother in Lake Irene. Following her father?s death the family moved to Carlos, MN and later...

OBITUARY Raymond Lawrence Dvorsak was born May 23, 1921 in Lake Mary Township, MN, the son of Frank and Mary (Bosek) Dvorsak. He attended District 4 country school in Lake Mary Township and was baptized and confirmed at St. John Nepomuk Catholic Church. Raymond helped his father on the farm and then served in the United States Army during WWII....

Leonard Jay Roemmich was born July 4th, 1964 in Bismarck, ND to Leonard & Leona (Fried) Roemmich. He grew up on the family farm northeast of Driscoll. He attended Sunday school and was confirmed in the Lutheran faith at Grace Lutheran Church. Driscoll. He attended Steele High School and went on to graduate from Motorcycle Mechanics Institute in Phoenix, AZ...

Hartford Herman Douglass was born October 7, 1915 in Hudson Township, MN, the son of William and Adelia (Schuhmacher) Douglass. He was raised and schooled in Hudson Township. Following his schooling he helped his parents on the family farm. On August 6, 1936, Hartford was united in marriage to Agnes Johnson. During World War II he entered the U.S. Army...

Zoe Mikaela Tostenson was born on September 27, 1999, in Alexandria, Minnesota the daughter of Brad and Kim (Adcock) Tostenson.  She grew up in Evansville and attended Ashby Elementary School.  The family moved to Wheaton where Zoe finished elementary and middle school.  After middle school they moved to Alexandria which has always been a community Zoe loved.  The area...

Wayne Ralph Richardson was born November 13, 1951 to Ralph and Irene (Domine) Richardson in Marshall, MN. Not sure if he would even survive, Wayne was baptized three days later while still in the hospital. Oh, what a life you lived! Wayne was confirmed at First Lutheran Church in Alexandria, MN and graduated from Jefferson High School in 1970. At...

DIANE FITZGERALD SEXTON Diane Lynn Fitzgerald was born August 22, 1947 in Pipestone, MN, the daughter of Bertram and Madeline (Hansen) Fitzgerald. At age three her family moved to California where Diane grew up and attended school. In 1974 Diane returned to Minnesota and made her home in Prior Lake. She became a loan processor and worked for a number...

Roqer Allen Raaum of Alexandria, MN, formerly of Anoka, MN, graced us with his presence from October 5, 1936 to March 7, 2010. He left the enjoyment of vacation in Arizona and passed away peacefully with his wife of 31 years by his side. Our beloved husband, father, grandfather, and brother, joins his parents, Waldemar and Irene (Rosten) Raaum and...

Warren was born January 16, 1921, the third of seven children to Edward and Bertha (Highum) Dahl, in Glenwood, MN. After graduating from Glenwood High School he went to Fort Snelling to enlist in the Air Corps. He married June B. Zahl January 16, 1943 in Bradenton, FL. He and June then spent the next 28 years traveling the world,...

Margaret Lilly Delores Quitmeyer ?Trixie? was a loving mother to her six children, grandmother to her grandchildren and every niece, nephew and kid in the neighborhood. She was the Ooga Booga, birthday party and whistle Queen. No matter where you were she was always ready and willing to initiate you into the ?Ooga Booga Club?. Hosting birthday parties was second...

Richard Frederick Quitmeyer was born January 27, 1925 in Detroit, MI, the son of Henry and Clara (Kaemmerer) Quitmeyer. Richard grew up and attended school in Detroit. At age seventeen Richard left school and headed to Chicago, IL where he joined the merchant marine in 1942. Richard served his country during World War II working on freighters and traveling across...

Charles ?Chuck? Christopher was born October 18, 1937 in Grand Forks, ND, the son of Arthur and Fern (Field) Christopher. Chuck was raised and schooled in Grand Forks where he graduated from Grand Forks Central High School in 1955. He continued his education at the University of North Dakota graduating with a BS/BA degree in business and marketing in 1960....

Donna Marie Pirila died on December 27, 2021, at the age of 89 years old

Charles Oscar Pirila died on April 1, 2022, at the age of 89 years old.

A Celebration of the Lives of Charles and Donna Pirila will be held on Wednesday, June 22, 2022, at 11 AM at the Anderson Funeral...