Obituaries

Margaret Louella (Buhman) Meyer was born October 13, 1919 to John and Minnie (Kuehl) Buhman on the family farm in Carlos, MN. She went to school in Carlos and won a trip to the state fair to compete in the state spelling bee. She graduated from Alexandria High School and then completed the teacher?s training program. She taught grades 1-8...

Marvin Ervin Mielke was born May 29, 1930 in Delano, Minnesota, the son of Edward (d.1976) and Edna (d.2001) Mielke. He was raised on a farm with a younger sister and two younger brothers, until at the age of 19 he started working as a mechanic at a Chevrolet garage. He enlisted in the Navy in January 1951 and was...

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...

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...

John Joseph Lynch was born January 28, 1927 in Milltown, WI, the son of Joseph and Theresa (Hurley) Lynch. He grew up in Milltown where he graduated from high school. John served in the US Navy. Following his service to his country John began work in St. Paul, MN as a taxi driver. He also drove truck for the Coca...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Edward Charles Magnusen was born May 27, 1935 in Sumter, MN, the son of Melvin and Josephine (Schwartz) Magnusen. Edward grew up and was schooled in Hutchinson, MN. He graduated from high school in Hutchinson in 1953. Edward attended Macalester College and later Mankato State University on football scholarships. He studied business and marketing. Following his education Edward served in...

Obituary Avis Astrid Adelaide Hanson Anderson Luetgers was born November 2, 1926 in Holmes City, MN as a first generation American. She was the 6th of 7 children born to Albert and Hilda (Oberg) Hanson. Avis grew up on the Mill Lake family farm and lived in the Holmes City area until 1990 when she moved to Alexandria where she...

Mary Eileen Green was born July 21, 1956 in Perham, MN, the daughter of John and Leocadia (Dulski) Dombeck. She grew up on the family dairy farm north of Little Pine Lake near Perham. Mary graduated from Perham High School and continued her education at Wadena Vocational School. Mary worked at the Alexandria Echo Press newspaper for thirty-one years. She...

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...

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...

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...

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....

Neal Henning Johanson was born June 27, 1931 in Moe Township, the son of Isadore and Selma (Christopherson) Johanson. He was raised at Holmes City, MN where he attended school. He also attended High school in Alexandria before joining the US Navy. Neal served during the Korean War aboard the aircraft carrier USS Boxer. Following his discharge he returned to...

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...

Patricia Ann Lorsung (Patty) was born July 29, 1940 in Benson, Minnesota. The daughter of Eddie L. Kvam and Minnie J. Kvam (Opoien) of Swift County, Benson, MN. Patty grew up on her parents? farm southwest of Benson and graduated from Benson High School in 1958. She was looking forward to attending her 55th high school class reunion this September....