Obituaries

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...

Richard Konrad was born June 27, 1943 in Chicago, IL, the son of Gustav and Helene Konrad. Richard was raised in Chicago where he graduated from high school. Following his schooling Richard joined the United States Air Force while in the Air Force he learned aircraft mechanics and served as an aircraft mechanic. In 1964 Richard was united in marriage...

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...

Hjalmer L. Karlstad was born May 4, 1922 at Hope, ND, the son of Martin and Marit (Rotvold) Karlstad. Hjalmer grew up on a farm near Mayville, ND and attended school in Lindaas Township. Following his schooling he helped on the family farm. On June 21, 1943 Hjalmer was joined in marriage to Doris Johnson at Trinity Lutheran Church in...

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...

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...

Order of Events Flyover of vintage military planes (weather permitting) ...........pilots from the Fagen Fighters WWII Museum in Granite Falls, MN “The Star-Spangled Banner”........................................sung by Angie Reichmann Welcome............................................................................................Tom Anderson Message...........................................................................Rev. Dr. Mike Bartolomeo Taps...................................................................................played by Steve Pederson Rifle Salute....................................................................VVA Post #235 Rifle Squad Presentation of Flag to Navy SEAL Joseph Hanson’s Family..United States Navy Final Thoughts.................................................................................Erin Petermeier “God...

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...

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...

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...

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 &...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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....

Donald Wencle Hillmer was born June 15, 1942 in Alexandria, MN, the son of Carl and Louise (Adensam) Hillmer. He was raised and schooled in Carlos, MN. Donald graduated from Jefferson High School in Alexandria. He continued his education at the technical college in Staples, MN where he learned to be a machinist. Donald worked as a machinist in the...

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,...