Obituaries

Rudolph Charles Zeithamer, Jr. was born September 16, 1934 in Alexandria, MN, the son of Rudolph and Doris (Zilker) Zeithamer, Sr. Rudy grew up on the family farm in Lake Mary Township. He attended country school at District 74. Following his schooling Rudy worked on his parents? farm In 1955 Rudy enlisted in the United States Army. At that time...

Luella Martha Lydia Froemming Woessner was born August 24, 1905 in Leaf Valley, Douglas County, Minnesota, the daughter of Albert and Bertha (Schoeneck) Froemming. Luella went to Country School No. 23 in Leaf Valley. Rev. Klevano confirmed her in Ebenezer Lutheran Church in 1927. Luella, together with her parents and brother, Erwin, moved to Fergus Falls, MN in 1927. There...

Harvey Vincent Wiswell was born November 30, 1930 in Robbinsdale, MN, the son of Harry and Anna (Denk) Wiswell. He was raised and educated in St. Paul, MN. Harvey worked as a hired hand on Harold Hoppe?s farm north of Alexandria, MN for four years. In February of 1952 Harvey enlisted in the United States Army. He served his country...

OBITUARY Ardis was born and raised in show business. Her mother and father were entertainers who toured in vaudeville. Ardis played the ukulele and guitar at a young age. She yodeled, sang, and played in shows during her childhood. After graduating from high school in 1936 she studied voice and drama at Carnegie Hall in New York. Her Uncle Louis...

Loren Franklin Voldness was born March 19, 1934 on a farm near Thief River Falls, MN, the son of Norman and Clara (Ostmoe) Voldness. He attended a one-room country school through the eighth grade. Loren completed his schooling and graduated from Lincoln High School in Thief River Falls. Following his schooling Loren worked as a mechanic in Thief River Falls...

Roland Allen Trousil was born November 24, 1945 in Alexandria, MN, the son of Martin and Eldore (Hanson) Trousil. He was raised in the Alexandria area and attended school in Alexandria. After graduating from Jefferson High School in 1963 Roland worked with his father on the farm that Martin bought in 1954 east of Lake Andrew. Roland farmed for many...

Cecelia Anna Trousil was born December 31, 1917 in Lake Mary Township, the daughter of Joseph and Lillian (Benesh) Trousil. She was raised in Lake Mary Township where she attended school at District 14. Cecelia continued her education at Drews Business College in St. Cloud where she learned accounting. Cecelia began working for a local bank in Alexandria as a...

Jan Thornton Janice (Jan) Schwagerl Thornton was born June 12, 1919 in Browns Valley, Minnesota. She later moved with her family to Montevideo where she grew up. In 1947, she married Joe Thornton, who was studying law at the University of Minnesota. Later that year, Joe and Jan moved to Alexandria when Joe joined his father's law practice, Thornton &...

Rose Gertrude Daas was born March 23, 1922 in Leaf Mountain Township, MN, the daughter of Anton and Caroline Rose (Freske) Daas. She was one of twelve children. She grew up on the family farm at Leaf Mountain and attended Sacred Heart parochial school in Urbank, MN. Following her schooling Rose began working as a nanny, cook and housekeeper for...

Dorothy Marie Carter was born August 5, 1922 in Belton, MO, the daughter of Charles and Maude Carter. She grew up and attended school in Ottawa, KS. During World War II Dorothy supported her country by working in a munitions plant. In 1953 Dorothy moved to Minneapolis with her family. Dorothy loved working with food. She began work at a...

Landon David Lien was born May 23, 1994 in Alexandria, MN, the son of Gary and Sonja (Larson) Lien. He grew up on his parent?s farm in Carlos, MN with sisters Liana and Lariah. Landon had a special connection with his little sister Lariah, who lovingly called him ?Daywood? (David). No matter how busy Landon was, he always took the...

Leonard John Johnson Jr. 73, of Alexandria, MN passed away at his home surrounded by his family after a short courageous battle with cancer. Leonard was born November 10, 1939 in Nicollet, MN to Leonard John Johnson Sr. and Zella (Larson). While growing up he spent many summers helping his uncle on the farm. After graduation from high school in...

Richard (Dick) Ellsworth Leen was born April 6, 1936 in rural New Effington, South Dakota. He was raised on a farm by his parents, Ellsworth and Florence, along with two brothers and a sister. He developed his strong work ethic at a very young age from working on the farm and attending West Point Military Academy. He worked for Unisys...

Richard Edward Laurvick was born May 29, 1928 in St. Paul, MN, the son of Harold and Helen (Novotny) Laurvik. Richard grew up in several towns throughout Minnesota. He graduated from Roosevelt High School in Minneapolis. Following his schooling Richard joined the US Navy. He became an air traffic controller and served in several locations. Richard served at Atsugi, Japan,...

Lyle LeRoy Larson was born July 14, 1928 on the family farm in Holmes City Township, the son of Lewis and Louise (Sundberg) Larson. He attended country school and was baptized and confirm at Calvary Lutheran Church in Alexandria. In 1950 Lyle joined the US Army and served at Fort Riley, KS. He was about to ship out to Korea...

Obituary ? Daniel J. Kvitek Daniel John Kvitek was born September 4, 1946, to Edmond and Margaret (Lucas) Kvitek in Lowry, Minnesota. He graduated from Glenwood Public School in 1964 and immediately went to work for GTA in Lowry, Minnesota. In 1965 he was married to Delores Logan and to this union 4 children were born ? Kimberly, Tammy, David...

Vernon George Kuhlmann was born Aug. 7, 1927 to Adolph and Mabel (Wadel) Kuhlmann in Lester Prairie, MN. The family then moved to Hamburg, MN where Vernon grew up. He attended Hamburg Public School and Glencoe High School. While in high school, he played piano and accordion in the Hamburg Old Time Band. Vernon received his B.A., B.S. and M.D....

WAYNE KUHLMANN Wayne Adolph Kuhlmann was born January 7, 1920 in Lester Prairie, Minnesota to Adolph and Mabel Marie (Wadel) Kuhlmann. At the age of seven years they moved to Hamburg, Minnesota where he finished his schooling. Wayne was drafted into the Army and served from February 1942 to October 1945 in the South Pacific. His anti aircraft unit served...

Robert Krueger Jr. was born December 19, 1933 in Leaf Valley Township, MN, the son of Robert and Lydia (Zastrow) Krueger Sr. He attended several country schools, as his family moved around the Leaf Valley and Garfield areas, until he completed 8th grade at District 28 in Leaf Valley Township. He grew up working the farm for his dad and...

Roger Lee Kovar was born December 4, 1942 in East Grand Forks, MN, the son of Joseph and Anna (Arnold) Kovar. He grew up in East Grand Forks where he graduated from Sacred Heart High School. Roger worked in East Grand Forks as the manager of the grain elevator until 1987. In 1977 Roger and his sister, Jeannie Braaten, bought...