Obituaries

Shirley Ann Elgie

Shirley Ann Elgie

Dec 13, 2022

 

Shirley Elgie

1933 – 2022

 

Shirley, a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother went to be with her Lord and Savior on December 13th at the age of 89. 

She was born on January 25, 1933 at the family farm in Hankinson, North Dakota to George and Margaret Schultz.  She graduated from Hankinson High School and...

Ronald Gene Sax

Ronald Gene Sax

Dec 13, 2022

 

Ronald Gene Sax was born on March 26, 1944, in Morris, MN to Clifford and Myrtle (Olson) Sax. He grew up in Morris, MN most of his youth and then graduated from Jefferson Senior High School.  Ron met Marjory Roquette at the roller rink in Alexandria and they were later married on January 25, 1964, at Zion Lutheran Church....

Carol Lou Ann Domke

Carol Lou Ann Domke

Dec 12, 2022

 

Carol Lou Ann Soderholm Fiebelkorn - Domke

She lived well and left us peacefully on Monday, Dec 12th, 2022 surrounded by her four children. Born May 11th, 1934 in Douglas County, She grew up on a dairy farm on Red Rock Lake, Minnesota. Carol married Harold Fiebelkorn on July 21, 1953 at Bethel Lutheran Church in Hoffman, MN. They began their union...

Anthony "Tony" John Keller

Anthony "Tony" John Keller

Dec 12, 2022

Anthony “Tony” Keller was born July 21, 1968, to Anton and Betty (Marquette) Keller.  He grew up on a small dairy farm in Forada, Minnesota, along with sister, Kris and brothers, Jamie and Frank. Tony graduated from Jefferson High School in 1987.  He attended Alexandria Technical College for commercial art and then went on to attend Moorhead State University to...

Harvey Allen Froland

Harvey Allen Froland

Dec 11, 2022

 

Harvey Allen Froland was born on November 25, 1945 at St. Mary’s Hospital the son of Olaf and Gladys (Iverson) Froland.  Harvey’s younger years were spent in Clarkfield, MN and in 1951 they moved to Granite Falls.  In 1957, the family moved to a farm in Starbuck and Harvey attended Starbuck High School. 

After graduation he enlisted in the...

Gerald "Jerry" Gay

Gerald "Jerry" Gay

Dec 10, 2022

 

Gerald “Jerry” Gay, the son of Lawrence and Pauline (Reynolds) Gay, was born on June 10, 1940, at Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis, MN.  Jerry graduated from Anoka High School in 1958 and then enlisted into the United States Navy. After the Navy, Jerry attended Brown Institute where he became an electrical lineman for Commonwealth Edison for 16 years in...

Del Jerome Kirkeby

Del Jerome Kirkeby

Dec 6, 2022

 

Delas Jerome Kirkeby passed away at the age of 82 in memory care at Grand Arbor in Alexandria on December 6, 2022.

Del was born in Montevideo, MN on October 25, 1940 to Lloyd and Eunice (Wold) Kirkeby.  He graduated from Clarkfield High School and went on to graduate from Mankato State University.

On September 9th, 1961 he...

David Leroy Bjoralt

David Leroy Bjoralt

Dec 6, 2022

 

David L. Bjoralt, son of Alfred (Alf) and Verna (Sanders) Bjoralt was born on January 29, 1945, in Alexandria, MN. Dave attended Jefferson Senior High in Alexandria, MN. He enlisted in the US Navy in 1962 and served as a Gunner’s Mate and Ammunition Foreman aboard the USS John S. McCain during operations in the waters of the western...

Mark Thomas Vorderbrug

Mark Thomas Vorderbrug

Dec 5, 2022

 

Mark Vorderbrug passed away unexpectedly in his sleep on December 5, 2022. Mark was born and raised in the Metro Atlanta area of Georgia. He moved to Alexandria in 2008. Mark was self-employed in the flooring industry for over 40 years. He loved working on classic cars and spending time with his family and friends. Survived by his wife...

Antonio Llopis

Antonio Llopis

Nov 26, 2022

 

Antonio ‘Tony’ Llopis Llombart died of leukemia Saturday morning, Nov. 26, 2022, at his home in Alexandria, Minnesota, surrounded and cared for by his family. He was 78 years old.

 

Tony was born in Valencia, Spain, on Nov. 2, 1944, to Josefina Llombart Rodriguez and Ricardo Llopis Llorente. He studied engineering in Madrid and Barcelona, then got up...

Ashleigh Michelle Rettig

Ashleigh Michelle Rettig

Nov 25, 2022

 

Ashleigh Michelle Rettig was born on September 23, 1990 in Alexandria, MN. As a child she attended Carlos Elementary where she made several life-long friends. Ashleigh’s favorite childhood activities included reading books, watching the Great American Country top 20 countdown and documenting every song, and taking annual trips to Duluth with her family.

Ashleigh graduated from Jefferson High School...

William and Marilyn (Lusk) Grover

William and Marilyn (Lusk) Grover

Nov 24, 2022

 

Marilyn J. (Lusk) Grover was born April 3, 1942, to Harold and Minerva (Flooding) Paulson in Rochester, MN, where she lived in the “little house that Dad built” and where she was raised with her two younger sisters Polly and Dawn. She married her high school sweetheart Richard “Dick” Lusk after they graduated from the new John Marshall High...

Dona Lee Vanderby

Dona Lee Vanderby

Nov 24, 2022

Dona Lee Vanderby, the daughter of Loyd and Irma (Winter) Barie, was born on September 8, 1942, in Wisconsin Township near Alpha, MN.  Dona graduated from Superior High School in IA and then took home courses for upholstery school for two years.  Just after high school, Dona met the love of her life, Allen Vanderby, at the People’s Café in...

Jan Eileen Jahnke

Jan Eileen Jahnke

Nov 23, 2022

Janyth Eileen (Miller) Jahnke was born on April 28, 1940, in Sac City, Iowa, to Elwood and Wilma (Stokes) Miller and passed away on November 23, 2022, in Alexandria, Minnesota, at the age of 82 years. Shortly after her birth, her father purchased a farm outside of Waltham, Minnesota. Jan attended country school and graduated from Blooming Prairie High School...

Paul Clinton Anderson

Paul Clinton Anderson

Nov 22, 2022

 

 

OBITUARY OF PAUL C. ANDERSON - written by Paul C. Anderson

Paul C. Anderson was called to his Heavenly Home on November 22nd, 2022

Paul was born on the 23rd of February, 1927 in Pope County, Leven Township, MN to Roy Lee Anderson and Blanche (Mershon) Anderson. He graduated from Villard High School and went to Coos Bay,...

Melanee Kay "One Cool Chick" McKale-Omang

Melanee Kay "One Cool Chick" McKale-Omang

Nov 18, 2022

Melanee Kay (Yager) McKale-Omang was born on January 11, 1970, in Longview, Washington to Melvin Yager and Joan (Sjogren) Oberst.  She attended school in Longview, Washington.  Melanee was blessed with two children, Samantha and Caleb. 

Melanee lived in a few different states including; Hawaii, North Carolina, North Dakota before settling in Alexandria, Minnesota in 2011.  She later moved to Barrett...

Arthur Junior LeSuer

Arthur Junior LeSuer

Nov 18, 2022

Arthur Junior LeSuer was born on October 21, 1944, in Glenwood, Minnesota to Arthur A. and Evelyn (Wegener) LeSuer. He graduated from Glenwood High School in 1962 and joined the United States Navy, serving as an Ordnance Mechanic until his honorable discharge in 1968.   Upon discharge from the Navy, Arthur attended California State University-Long Beach in Business Administration. 

Arthur...

Timothy James Kato

Timothy James Kato

Nov 18, 2022

Timothy James Kato was born on October 8, 1951, to James and Bernadine (Mullin) Kato in Minneapolis, MN. He graduated high school from the Twin Cities area and began working several odd jobs until starting in finance at Lupient Chevorlet.

Tim was blessed with three children, Beth, Bonnie, and Jacob. Moving to Alexandria, he worked at Automaxx for 12 years,...

Norman Raymond Lenarz

Norman Raymond Lenarz

Nov 17, 2022

 

Norman “Norm” Raymond Lenarz

Devoted husband, father, grandfather, brother, and friend

  Norman Raymond Lenarz, age 77 of Brandon, MN died unexpectedly on Thursday, November 17, 2022. 

  Norman was born on September 18th,1945, in Parkers Prairie, MN (as a twin with Norbert Lenarz) and grew up on a farm just north of Millerville, MN with his father (Leo),...

Bernard Lyle Hogan

Bernard Lyle Hogan

Nov 11, 2022

 

Known as “Bernie” to nearly everyone, Bernard (Bernie) Hogan died on Friday, November 11, 2022, after a long and fruitful life.  He was 89 years old having been born December 2nd, 1932, in Monterey, MN, the son of Joseph (Leo) and Olive Hogan.  He was the youngest of four children.

Bernie was graduated from Trimont, MN High School in...

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