Obituaries
Jeanne Fritz
Aug 21, 2020
JEANNE M. FRITZ
Jeanne Marie Miller was born January 27, 1956, in Minneapolis, MN, the daughter of Russell and Rosaleen (Kranz) Miller. Jeanne was raised and schooled in Minneapolis. Following her graduation from high school Jeanne moved to Carlos, MN and she received an associate degree from Fergus Falls Community College.
Jeanne was united in...
Joyce DeGrote
Aug 21, 2020
Joyce (Lake) DeGrote was born on the family farm near Hoffman, MN July 30, 1926 to Francis and Amelia (Nelson) Lake. She lived there for the first 12 years of her life. Then came the Great Depression and drought. The farm was lost, and the family moved to the Holmes City area. Joyce attended high school in Alexandria where...
Joseph Bachman
Aug 18, 2020
Joseph Edward Bachman was born October 29, 1936, in Ramona, SD and peacefully went to be with the Lord on August 18, 2020. Formerly residing in Woodbury, MN, Joe served on the Fire Department for several years. He had a long career at Hoerner Waldorf Corporation in St. Paul. In retirement he moved to the Alexandria lakes area. He loved working...
Ramona Pekarek
Aug 17, 2020
Ramona Lynn Pekarek, 48 of Wendell MN passed away August 17, 2020.
Ramona was born on January 21st, 1972 in Alexandria, MN to David and Linda (Uhde) Schackel. She was baptized and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran church in Carlos, MN. She graduated from Jefferson High school in Alexandria. MN.
Ramona Lynn Schackel and Mark Steven...
Lloyd Walberg
Aug 17, 2020
Lloyd Conrad Walberg, the son of Andrew and Bertina (Orvald) Walberg, was born on September 14, 1927, in Evansville, MN. He was one of 10 sibling and grew up in the Evansville area. Lloyd farmed in Douglas County, worked as mechanic in Alexandria at the Texaco and delivered gas and fuel oil. He also traveled to California and worked...
Steven Wirth
Aug 16, 2020
Steven Carl Wirth was born on August 28, 1947, in Frazee, MN to Carl and Elva (Robinson) Wirth. He attended and graduated from Frazee High School in 1968. Steven enlisted in the United States Air Force and served from 1966 to 1970. He was honorably discharged and earned the rank of E-4 Sergeant.
Following his military service,...
Glenn Sorenson
Aug 15, 2020
Glenn Charles Sorenson was born on May 8, 1924, in Alexandria, Minnesota to Albert and Rose (Funfar) Sorenson. The family lived on a farm near Smith Lake in rural Nelson. Glenn graduated from Alexandria High School and farmed with his brother, Herman. In 1960, he and his friend, Bud Dahlberg went to Hawaii to work construction on an...
Brenna Swanson
Aug 15, 2020
Brenna Elizabeth Grace Swanson was born November 25th, 1984, in Saint Paul, MN. When Brenna was four, she and her family moved to Alexandria, MN, where she later graduated from Jefferson Senior High. Brenna has lived in many places all over Minnesota and made friends wherever she went. While living in Barnesville, MN, Brenna met the love of her...
Glenn Reynolds
Aug 14, 2020
Glenn Myron Reynolds was born on January 30, 1936, in Alexandria, MN to Agnes (Feigum) and George Reynolds. As a child, Glenn’s father left to serve in WWII. However, at age 7, his father returned and his parents divorced; Glenn grew up in close quarters with his mother and two siblings.
In elementary school, Glenn often washed...
Floretta Jarvis
Aug 10, 2020
Floretta Jean (Ryker) Jarvis was born in Patriot, Indiana to Floyd and Flora (Shannon) Ryker. Floretta married Ed Jarvis on November 9, 1963, in Vallonia, IN. Her occupations included nurse’s aide, poultry plant laborer, waitress and Weight Watchers lecturer. Floretta enjoyed studying her Bible, reading, conversing with friends and family members, cooking and being a hostess to multiple guests...
Adrian Ledermann
Aug 8, 2020
Adrian F. Ledermann, age 83, died suddenly at his home near Brandon, on Saturday, August 8, 2020.
Adrian was born on October 25, 1936 to parents John and Pauline Ledermann on the family farm. He attended country grade school at Wide View School, District 48 and high school in Brandon. After graduation, he received mechanical training at...
Betty Gunness
Aug 7, 2020
Betty Darlene (Person) Gunness was born February 24, 1936 in Lowry, the youngest of seven children to Carl and Matilda (Nelson) Person. She graduated from Glenwood high school and married Arnie Gunness September 11, 1954. They made their home in Lowry where Betty worked part time at the Lowry Creamery office and helped manage phone calls and paperwork for...
Steven Kraft
Aug 6, 2020
Steven Todd Kraft, age 64 of Alexandria, MN, died on August 6, 2020 of a heart attack.Todd was born in the Worthington Regional Hospital on June 30, 1956 to Evangeline “Vannie” (Knudson) and Allan “Dup” Kraft. He grew up on the family farm in Brewster with his fivesiblings. After graduating from Brewster High School in 1974, he stayed in...
Mark Pronek
Aug 6, 2020
My brother, Mark John Pronek was born the youngest of our family on 2-6-62. He was welcomed home to heaven by his friend, Jesus along with our parents-Charlie and Helen (Mrnak-Hanson) Pronek, and his brother Wencil on August 6, 2020. Mark will know a lot of family and friends on the other side. Mom always told the story of...
Maynard Roth
Aug 5, 2020
Maynard John Roth was bom on November 8, 1934 to John and Florence (Beulke) Roth of Carlos, Minnesota. He was baptized and confirmed at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Carlos, Minnesota, attended elementary school at Carlos Public School and graduated from Alexandria High School.
Maynard served in the army from 1955-1956, stationed in Korea right after the war....
Carol Neilsen
Jul 26, 2020
Carol Jenny (Ostlund) Neilsen was born on December 23, 1938, in Alexandria to Osten and Evelyn (Olson) Ostlund. She graduated from Central High School in Alexandria.
Carol owned and operated Windjammer Resort on Lake Carlos, and the Red Garter Restaurant in Evansville. She later started professionally for people and called it Carol’s House Cleaning....
Patricia Kuiper
Jul 26, 2020
Patricia Mae Kuiper, the daughter of Albert and Mildred (Rusten) Anderson, was born on January 29, 1939, in La Grande township, MN. Pat grew up in the Alexandria area where she was baptized in 1939 and confirmed in 1954 at First Lutheran Church in Alexandria. She attended School District #83 until the 6th grade and then graduated from Central...
Marlene Thompson
Jul 25, 2020
Marlene Beverly Nelson Thompson, our Mom, died on July 25, 2020.
Our hearts are broken. But we know she's having a grand time, walking with no trouble, gesturing with her left hand as she talks.
She's having coffee with the people she loves and has missed so much: her Mom Agnes, brothers Dick and Dave,...
Marie Smith
Jul 23, 2020
Marie Ann (Molander) Smith was born on March 17, 1931, in Balaton, MN to Nels and Maud (Mattson) Molander. She attended and later graduated from Huron High School in South Dakota. Following her schooling, Marie met William Smith and the couple were united in marriage on August 10, 1950. The couple lived in Huron, SD, Lake Preston, SD, Little...
Sandra Bloomquist
Jul 19, 2020
Sandra Lee Groth Bloomquist was born on August 26, 1939 in Mayville, North Dakota to parents Dorothy Elken Groth Larson and Selmer “Sam” Paul Groth. Sandra`s father died when she was two years old and her mother married Orrie Larson in 1944. Sandra died on July 19, 2020 in Alexandria, Minnesota with her family by her side after living...
