Obituaries

Aug 28, 2022

Marie Louise (Kastler) Larson was born on October 31, 1924, in Mendota, Minnesota to Rudolph and Anna (Lauer) Kastler.  She was the sixth of eight children and grew up with her siblings on the family farm in Mendota.  Marie received Holy Baptism at St. Peter Catholic Church in Mendota.  In 1937, the family moved to a small farm north...

Aug 28, 2022

Shirley Ann was born on May 5, 1953, in Alexandria, Minnesota the daughter of Richard and Leona (Dokkenbakken) Williams.  She attended Alexandria High School graduating in 1971.  She furthered her education at Alexandria Technical receiving her degree.

After graduation Shirley worked for Knute Nelson Nursing Home as their Dietary Manager for several years before moving to Litchfield...

Aug 25, 2022

Helen Jane Peterson was born on November 30, 1930 on a farm near Brandon, MN to Alfred and Amelia (Hedeen) Peterson. She was baptized at St. Luke’s in Garfield and confirmed at Chippewa Lutheran in Brandon. Helen graduated from Brandon High School. She started writing poetry in grade school and enjoyed that all her life.

Helen was...

Aug 25, 2022

Janice Gayle Freitag, the daughter of Edward and Ruthe (Phillips) Bodway, was born on January 31, 1938 in St. Louis County near Cloquet, MN.  Janice grew up in the Tamarack area and graduated high school in McGregor, MN in 1955.  She moved to Minneapolis and married Richard Peterson.  To this union three children were born, Denise, Charles, and Darcy. ...

Aug 24, 2022

Vicki Rae Forrester was born April 15, 1945, in Stewartville, Minnesota, to Myrtle and Harold Gronert.

Vicki graduated from LeRoy Ostrander High School in 1963, and attended one quarter of college at Winona State. She married Keith Forrester on Sept. 19, 1964, in LeRoy, Minnesota. Vicki did secretarial work for many years but at age 49 she found...

Aug 18, 2022

Paul John Miller, age 86, of Woodbury MN, formerly of Alexandria, died on August 18, 2022, at the United Hospital in St Paul.

Paul was born June 21st, 1936, in Albany, MN to Christ and Margaret (Kepper) Miller. Paul attended local country school to the 9th grade and then helped his dad farm. He later left home to...

Aug 18, 2022

Kayla Jean Scott was born on May 11, 1997 in Alexandria, MN. Kayla grew up in Alexandria and received her education at Zion Lutheran School and Alexandria High School. She graduated in 2015 as the first class after the school opened. Kayla grew up in the Lutheran faith and was able to go on Zion school field trips and...

Aug 16, 2022

Donald Rodger Samuelson was born on May 11, 1957, in Sauk Centre, Minnesota to Verner and Margaret (Rodgers) Samuelson.  Don graduated from Sauk Centre High School in 1975 and then attended Alexandria Technical College for Tool and Die.  Don later went to school for Water Environmental Technologies at St. Cloud Technical College.

Don married Marilyn Peterson on...

Aug 13, 2022

Lois Ann Rediehs Lubeck was born on May 22, 1937, in Douglas County, near Nelson, Minnesota the daughter of Raymond Louis Fredrick Rediehs and Frances Louella Wachter Rediehs.  She was baptized and confirmed at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Carlos, Minnesota.  Lois attended country school District #30 from 1st through 7th grade and then attended Central High School in Alexandria...

Aug 13, 2022

Dean Richard Jahnke was born September 10, 1938, to Alfred and Ella (Rickert) Jahnke of Glencoe, Minnesota. He graduated from Glencoe High School and went on to receive his Masters of Education from Mankato State University. He spent the majority of his teaching career in the Robbinsdale School District at Sandburg Junior High teaching “shop”. He coached basketball and...

Aug 10, 2022

Joseph Francis Bergherr was born on May 28, 1948, in Morris, Minnesota to Roy and Viola (Lesmeister) Bergherr.  He graduated from Morris High School and went into basic training for the Army at Fort Dix, New Jersey.  Joe returned to Morris and continued in the Minnesota Army National Guard for 28 years.  From a previous marriage Joe had 4...

Aug 6, 2022

Donald “Don” Henry Ziesemer passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, August 6, 2022 with his daughter, Leslie at his side.

Don was born on June 1, 1936, the son of Richard and Amanda Ziesemer of Canada.  Don was baptized in the Lutheran Faith in Canada and later confirmed at Zion Lutheran Church after the family moved to Alexandria,...

Aug 5, 2022

Carol Ruth (Anderson) Blowers was born on July 25, 1941, to Frank and Nellie (Simons) Anderson in Cokato, MN where she was also raised and graduated from high school. In her younger years, Carol enjoyed roller skating and through this interest, she met Donald Blowers. They were married on September 1, 1962, at Evangelical Lutheran Church in Cokato, MN....

Aug 4, 2022

Vivian Koenecke, age 81, went home to be with her Lord on Thursday, August, 4, 2022.

Vivian (Bergeson) Koenecke was born in Esthervllle, Iowa on April 15, 1941, to Lester and Muriel Bergeson. She was baptized and confirmed at the Presbyterian Church in Gruver, Iowa, and then graduated from high school there in 1958. She attended Iowa...

Aug 3, 2022

Judith Marcia McDonough, 81, of Alexandria, MN, passed away on August 3, 2022 at Alomere Health in Alexandria.

Judy was born February 1, 1941, to David and Marjorie (Neumann) Bogie in Glenwood, MN. After graduating from Glenwood High School, she earned her BA from Moorhead State University in 1964, majoring in English and...

Aug 2, 2022

JoAnne (Clasen) Krogstad was born on August 17, 1940, to John and Charlotte (Cummins) Clasen in Pope County, MN. She was baptized and confirmed at St. John’s Lutheran Church. JoAnne graduated as Salutatorian from Villard High School in 1958. Growing up, JoAnne was an active 4-H Club member, winning many awards for her cooking, sewing and public speaking. JoAnne...

Aug 1, 2022

Alfred “Al” Dale Glaeseman, the son of Julius and Helene (Bliesner) Glaeseman, was born in Springfield, IL on August 22, 1952.  He was baptized at St. John’s Lutheran Church in New Berlin, IL.  The family then moved to West Miltona, MN where he was confirmed at St. Paul’s Lutheran.  He graduated from Parkers Prairie High School in 1970.

Aug 1, 2022

Lois La Vonne (Hoffman) Digre

November 16, 1929 to August 1, 2022

Lois was born in Madison, SD to Gertrude Martha (Hanneman) and Walter Bernard Hoffman.  Growing up during the great depression, Lois worked hard on the family farm and enjoyed 4-H projects and competitions.

Interested in science, she studied at Augustana College...

Jul 28, 2022

Richard D. Gaffaney, age 73, passed away at home on Thursday, July 28, 2022. Richard was the oldest son of Clarice M. (Hagen) Gaffaney and William R. Gaffaney. Richard grew up in Villard, MN where he graduated with the class of 1966. He was confirmed in the Lutheran faith at Glenwood Lutheran Church.

Richard was a veteran...

Jul 28, 2022

Donald Glen Hustad, 92, passed away in Alexandria, MN on July 28, 2022. Don battled vascular dementia and peripheral vascular disease during the past few years and had recently lost circulation to his foot.  He was always appreciative of the care he received at The Gables assisted living, and by local doctor offices, clinics, and hospitals.

Don...