Obituaries
Leatrice Thorpe
Nov 13, 2020
Eleatrice Louretta (Peffer) Thorpe was born in Sauk Centre, MN on April 21, 1934 to Leo and Susan (Haiden) Peffer. She was baptized and confirmed in the Catholic faith. She attended parochial grade school and later graduated from Brandon High School in 1952. After losing her Mother at the age of 18 following her schooling, Lea worked as a...
Shirley Raney
Nov 13, 2020
Shirley Delaine (Bloom) Raney, 79, passed away peacefully at her home in Carlos, MN, on November 13th, 2020 after a long battle with Alzheimer’s.
Shirley was born on June 10th, 1941 to Leroy and Norma Bloom in Stanley, ND. She was the middle of three children, with an older brother, Vaughn, and a younger brother, Virgil. Shirley graduated high school from...
Eleanor Norling
Nov 12, 2020
Eleanor Alice Marion (Albertson) Norling was born in La Grand Township, Douglas County on December 7, 1920 to Elling and Louise (Angen) Albertson. She was a middle child raised with two brothers, Earl and Francis. She was baptized and confirmed at East Moe Lutheran Church, attended Garfield school for eight years and graduated from Alexandria Central High School in...
William "Bill" Nelson
Nov 12, 2020
William Alan Nelson was born February 26, 1938, in St. Paul, MN, son of Rudolph B. and Ethel (Mattson) Nelson. When Bill was a young child, the family moved to Sauk Rapids. He graduated from Sauk Rapids High School and St. Cloud State College. He taught history and art for 34 years at Agassiz Jr. High School, Fargo, ND, and...
Gloria Anderson
Nov 11, 2020
Gloria Delores Peterson was born March 20, 1931, in Evansville, MN, the daughter of Carl and Nanny (Swenson) Peterson. Gloria was baptized and confirmed at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Evansville. She attended country school near Evansville before moving with her family to Alexandria. Gloria completed her schooling at Central School in Alexandria graduating in 1948.
Gloria...
Reverend L. Jerome Anderson
Nov 10, 2020
Rev. L. Jerome “Jerry” Anderson was born in Marshall County, the son of Leroy and Amanda Anderson, on August 20, 1929. He was baptized and confirmed at Bethesda Lutheran Church in Strandquist, MN. He graduated from Strandquist High School in 1947.
He enrolled at the University of Minnesota and graduated in 1950 from the University College of...
Carol McMillan
Nov 10, 2020
Carol Frances McMillan was born on December 13, 1965 to Richard & Patricia McMillan in Minneapolis, MN. Carol lived in Minneapolis with her parents and her older brother, Richard, her best friend, until she was 13. Her family moved to Alexandria, MN to experience a slower paced life, however, those close to Carol knew she could not be slowed...
Pamela Johnson
Nov 9, 2020
Pamela Sue Johnson was born August 2, 1950 in St. Paul, MN. She was adopted by Webster and Harriet (Carlson) Johnson of Evansville, MN. When Pamela was just a toddler, Harriet passed away. Webster was aided by his brother and sister-in-law, Orvin and Nadine Johnson in caring for Pam. Orvin and Nadine became Pam’s second set of parents. In...
Eileen Dietzler
Nov 8, 2020
Eileen Barbara Baird was born February 23, 1935, in Philadelphia, PA, the daughter of Anthony and Catherine (Gausz) Baird. She was raised in Philadelphia where she graduated from high school. Following her graduation from high school she worked as the receptionist and bookkeeper for her father’s business.
On June 12, 1954, Eileen was united in marriage to...
Judith Penrose
Nov 8, 2020
Judith Irene (Volkman) Penrose was born on December 12, 1943, in Marshall, Minnesota, the daughter of Donald and Verna (Bauer) Volkman. She was confirmed on May 15, 1958 at the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Ruthton, MN. Judi and her family moved to Alexandria where she graduated high school in 1961. She was united in marriage to David Penrose, just...
Clark Hoffman
Nov 7, 2020
Clark Collins Hoffman was born to Gerald and Nel (Veum) Hoffman on July 9,1941, in St Paul, Minnesota. The first of four children, he was baptized into the Lutheran faith. When his parents bought the Indian Mounds in Alexandria, the family moved to “God’s Country" as Clark always called it. He and his sister, Pennie started the first pizza place in...
Alan Martinek
Nov 7, 2020
Alan Harvey Martinek was born October 25, 1948, in Glenwood, MN, the son of Harvey and Irene (Simek) Martinek. He graduated from Glenwood High School and Alexandria Technical College in carpentry. This was during the height of the Vietnam War and he and most of his classmates from AVTI joined the Navy Seabees to complete their military requirement. He...
Michael Marquardt
Nov 7, 2020
Michael Stanley Marquardt was born on April 20, 1945, to Stanley and Florence (Mather) Marquardt. He grew up in Hopkins and graduated from Benilde Catholic School in St. Louis Park. Michael went on to study accounting and economics while pursuing his dreams of having a family.
Michael was united in marriage to Lindarae Kovach at St. Joseph...
Ronald Hill
Nov 6, 2020
Ronald Walter Hill, the son of Walter (Ted) and Florence (Melvig) Hill, was born on December 9, 1942 in Minneapolis, MN. In 1946, Ron and his family moved to Alexandria, MN where he graduated from Jefferson High School in 1960. He continued his education and graduated from the University of Minnesota in 1964. Ron then moved to Des Moines,...
Mildred Kluver
Nov 4, 2020
Mildred Ann Kluver, the daughter of Andrew and Mathilda (Daas) Debilzen, was born on the family farm in Urbank, Minnesota on July 30, 1931. She attended country school and then babysat for neighbors before moving to Alexandria. Mildred worked at Traveler’s Inn and lived in an apartment above the restaurant. It was there, she met the love of her...
Edward Davidge Jr.
Nov 3, 2020
Edward Charles Davidge Jr., the son of Edward Sr. and Betty (Muck) Davidge, was born on August 3, 1944, in Minneapolis, MN. Ed grew up in Hopkins, MN where he graduated high school in 1962. He continued his education at Mankato State University where he was a successful member of the Judo Martial Art team. He graduated from MSU...
Dorothy Cihlar
Nov 2, 2020
Dorothy Anna Cihlar, the daughter of Edmund and Clara (Klimek) Roers, was born in Leaf Mountain, MN on December 2, 1925. Dorothy attended country school through the eighth grade and then helped her uncle at his store in Urbank, MN. She worked at a restaurant in Alexandria before she met Henry Cihlar one evening at a local dance. They...
Muriel Smith
Nov 2, 2020
Muriel Maxine Smith was born on April 24, 1942, in Bertha, Minnesota the daughter of Verlon and Doris (Miller) Noland. She grew up in Clarissa and graduated from Clarissa High School, then furthered her education at Minneapolis School of Business.
On October 8, 1960 Muriel married Wesley Smith at the United Methodist Church in Clarissa. After their...
Merle Johnson
Nov 2, 2020
Merle Elliott Johnson was born July 28, 1934 in Alexandria, MN and died November 02, 2020, at the age of 86.
After graduating from high school, Merle attended and graduated from Dunwoody Institute in Minneapolis with a degree in printing. After graduating, he enlisted in the United States Marine Corp in 1956 and was honorably discharged in...
