Obituaries

Mary Delores ?Tootsie? Porter was born April 8, 1930 in Alexandria, MN, the daughter of Bert And Mary ((Buckley) Porter. Mary was baptized at the United Methodist Church in Alexandria. She was raised in Alexandria and graduated from Alexandria Central High School. Following her schooling Mary went to work for the City of Alexandria in the City Clerk?s office. She...

Anton Brendalen was born December 8, 1929 in Weme, MN the son of Christian and Helga (Joten) Brendalen. He grew up in Weme and later, Clearbrook, MN. His family farmed at Clearbrook and Tony helped out on the farm following his schooling. Tony joined the US Army and served his country in Korea as a supply sergeant. After two years...

Marilyn Ann Bratvold was born November 13, 1931 in Fergus Falls, MN, the daughter of Tom and Rachel (Melby) Bratvold. She grew up on the family farm near Ashby, MN and graduated from high school at Ashby. Marilyn was united in marriage to Don Asleson. She was blessed with four children, Gary, Thomas, Cheryl and Gail. Marilyn worked as a...

Lucille Evelyn Brackin was born February 19, 1926 in Alexandria, MN the daughter of Harvey and Lorena (Reynolds) Brackin. She lived on her parents? farm near Nelson before moving to a home on Brown?s Point Rd. between Lake Darling and Lake Le Homme Dieu in Alexandria. When Sis was six years old her mother died. Sis continued living with her...

Charles Gregory Peterson was born November 10, 1911 in Kinney, MN, the son of Olaf and Anna (Haabala) Peterson. In 1912 Charles? family moved to Moe Township in Douglas County where Olaf purchased a farm. Charlie(as he preferred to be called) was schooled in Holmes City and began working on his father?s farm. On July 31, 1938 Charlie was united...

Roy Kenneth Bergquist was born April 3, 1931 in Alta, IA, the son of Carl and Tekla (Axelson) Bergquist. He was raised at Alta where he attended school. Following his graduation from high school at Alta, Roy enlisted in the United States Marine Corp. Roy served his country from 1948 until 1952. He was stationed in Korea and worked as...

Harriet A Homey was born November 4, 1911 in Barsness Township, MN, the daughter of Torger and Laura (Christenson) Homey. She was raised on the family farm and attended school at District 88 in Barsness Township. On April 30, 1929 Harriet was united in marriage to Clarence Benson at Glenwood, MN. The couple made their home on several different farms...

Duane Carl Persson was born May 4, 1924 in Alexandria, MN, the son of Charles and Emma (Juola) Persson. He grew up on a farm near Lake Andrews in Alexandria and graduated from Alexandria High School. Duane entered the US Navy in October of 1944. He served on the Waco Victory Merchant ship transporting ammunition in the south Pacific at...

Wayne Gregory Becklund was born December 20, 1923 in Almont, ND, the son of Nels and Beatrice (Williamson) Becklund. He grew up in Almont where he graduated from high school. Wayne taught himself the art of watch making. He moved to Minneapolis, MN and in 1940 opened his own watch making business. This business became Becklund Jewelers and eventually grew...

David Lee Pedersen was born February 5, 1954 in Tacoma, WA. He loved to go to Sunday School as a young boy. At the age of 13 he accepted Jesus into his life and was baptized at the age of 14 in Puyallup, WA by Pastor Lloyd Nordstrom. David was raised and schooled in Tacoma where he graduated from Lincoln...

Marlyn Evangeline Bartholomew was born March 1, 1926 on the family farm in Wilken County, near Wolverton, MN, the daughter of Alfred and Lydia (Schoeneck) Prieb. At the age of one year she and her mother moved to the Schoeneck farm in Leaf Valley Township north of Garfield, MN. Life was hard for Marlyn and Lydia; they lived in a...

Donovan Nathaniel Olson was born January 14, 1922 in Pelican Lake Township, MN, the son of Henry and Rosella (Sorenson) Olson. Donovan attended school in Ashby, MN and Elbow Lake, MN, graduating from Elbow Lake in 1940. Donovan began a long career in the banking industry. In 1940 he began work at the bank in Ashby. In 1945 Donovan was...

OBITUARY Willetta Elnora Barthelemy was born January 19, 1922 in Millerville, Minnesota to George and Anna (Bitzan) Kuhn. She was baptized at Our Lady of Seven Dolors Catholic Church in Millerville. Willie, as she was known to her family and friends, grew up with her four brothers and four sisters, working on the farm, leaping from the hayloft, climbing trees,...

C. Louise Barsness Cora Louise Barsness was born on June 201, 1914 in Paullina, Illinois, the daughter of Andrew and Martha (Hemmen Nodland) Nali. She grew up in Starbuck, MN and graduated from Starbuck High School. She married Peder Barsness and together they had five children. They raised their family on a farm near Starbuck and Farwell, MN. After Peder...

Ramona Ione Heim was born September 14, 1917 to her parents, Roscoe Grover Heim and Grace (Lipe) Heim. She was born at home on their farm in Montgomery County near Raymond, IL. Ramona attended country schools. About the time Ramona completed the eighth grade her family moved to Morris, MN. At age sixteen her family moved to Annandale, MN. She...

Robert LeRoy Nelson was born December 2, 1926 in Robbinsdale, MN. He grew up in Robbinsdale where he graduated from high school. Robert joined the United States Navy and served on the east coast. Following World War II Robert returned to Minnesota. On December 6, 1958 Robert was united in marriage to Anna Bahe at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Belgrade,...

Leonard Frankie Navratil was born February 6, 1928 in New Effington, SD, the son of Frank and Elizabeth (Kalina) Navratil. Leonard was raised on a farm and schooled at New Effington. On April 2, 1948 Leonard was united in marriage to Berneta ?Bing? Lehrke at her parents home in South Dakota near Brown?s Valley. The couple purchased a farm near...

Glendiva Backman was born during a terrible blizzard in the early morning of January 19, 1923 on her parents? farm in Stony Brook Township in Grant County, Minnesota. Her parents were Iver Melaas and Tilla (Olsen Haugsrud) Melaas. She was baptized and confirmed at Rock Prairie Lutheran Church, Grant County. She received her education in country school District #70 ending...

Bryan Matthew Nanik was born July 14, 1978 in Alexandria, MN, the son of James and Pamela (Zwack) Nanik. He graduated from Jefferson High School in the class of 1997, and then attended Alexandria Technical College, where he majored in Computer Support Specialist. For the past 7 years Bryan was employed by Lakeland Management in Alexandria. With Bryan's expertise in...

Elmer Osmond Anhalt was born February 11, 1919 near Westby, MT the son of William and Anne (Larson) Anhalt. Elmer was raised and schooled at Westby where he graduated from high school in 1936. Following his schooling he continued working on the family farm. On June 11, 1944 Elmer was united in marriage to Lillian Thompson. They were blessed with...