Obituaries
Kay Olson
Mar 12, 2020
Rest in peace Kay Olson, who read the obituaries and listened to the funeral announcements every day. Kay Darlene (Grayson) Olson passed away peacefully in Alexandria, MN on Thursday, March 12th, from a brain aneurysm. She was 79 years old. Kay was born in Erdahl Township on January 4th, 1941 to (Robert) Dale and Engeline Ida (Wiebel) Grayson. She...
Kay Olson
Mar 12, 2020
Kay Olson, age 79, of Alexandria, died on Thursday, March 12th, 2020 at Alomere Health in Alexandria. Funeral arrangements are pending at this time, please check back.
Katherine Gilronan
Mar 8, 2020
Katherine (Trink) Gilronan,97, a longtime resident of Alexandria peacefully left this world to live with the Lord on March 8, 2020.
Katherine was born to Jacob and Clara (Nordgren) Floren on February 10, 1923. She was the third of four siblings to be born in the family home at Pennock, MN.
At age 5 she...
Ruth Irgens
Mar 7, 2020
Ruth Lillian (Pedersen) Irgens was born on February 2, 1932, in Camrose, Alberta, Canada to her Danish immigrant parents, Richard and Anna (Rasmussen) Pedersen. She was raised in Canada, where she excelled academically (skipping a grade and earning the prestigious Governor Generals Medal for academic achievement) while helping with her five brothers, Eric, Paul, Ralph, Carl, and Harold. At...
Ronald "Red" Saurdiff
Mar 6, 2020
Ronald (Red) Saurdiff was born June 19, 1930, the son of Lawrence and Minnie (LeGore) Saurdiff in Warroad, MN. Growing up in the midst of the Great Depression, Red came from a humble home and beginnings. Red grew up on the Warroad River where he learned to swim, fish, hunt, snowmobile and operate all varieties of boats. Red’s father, Lawrence Saurdiff,...
Florence Krafthefer
Mar 5, 2020
Florence Alvina Celestine Schulz was born April 6, 1923, in Leaf Valley Township, MN, the daughter of Reinold and Sophie (Schoeneck) Schulz. She grew up on her parent’s farm and attended school at District 23. Following her schooling she began work at the National T grocery store in Alexandria. Later, Florence attended beauty school in St. Cloud and worked...
Mary Murray
Mar 3, 2020
Mary Louise Murray was born August 30, 1932 in Graceville, MN, the daughter of Arthur and Beatrice (Halvorson) Winter. She grew up in Bejou, MN where she attended grade school and graduated high school from Mahnomen Public High School. After graduation, she attained a teaching certificate from Mayville State College and went on to teach at a one-room, country...
Marjorie Hagedorn
Feb 29, 2020
Marjorie Ann “Marge” (Steidl) Hagedorn, 84, of Alexandria, died on Saturday, February 29, 2020 at the Bethany Home in Alexandria.
Marge was born on June 12, 1935, to Peter and Angeline (Beheng) Steidl. She attended country school near Miltona and graduated from Alexandria High School in 1953. Following High School, Marge spent several years living in the...
Gilmer Freudenberg
Feb 28, 2020
Gilmer William Freudenberg was born December 19, 1926 in Leaf Valley Township, the son of William and Martha (Krueger) Freudenberg. He was baptized on January 11, 1927 into the Lutheran faith at St. James Church in south Effington Township. Later Gilmer was confirmed at St. James on June 9, 1940. Gilmer grew up on the family farm and attended...
Nicholas Blahosky
Feb 28, 2020
Our beloved son, dad, grandson, brother, uncle, nephew, cousin and friend Nicholas Gerald Blahosky, “Nick”, “Dude”, was called home to be with Jesus, on February 28, 2020. Nick was born on September 20, 1988 in Cloquet, Minnesota to Jodi (Blahosky) Lee. Nick and his mom immediately started their life together along with Mark, Jesse and Kobe Lee in Alexandria,...
Mary "Jo" Howe
Feb 25, 2020
Mary Josephine “Jo” (Odendahl) Howe was born January 9, 1923, in Carroll, Iowa, the daughter of Raymond and Josephine (Wieland) Odendahl, eldest of five children. She graduated from Auburn High School, Class of 1940, and continued her education at Mercy Hospital School of Nursing in Des Moines, Iowa receiving her RN Degree in 1944.
While in college...
Kirk Anderson
Feb 24, 2020
A memorial service will be held at 2 PM Friday, February 28, 2020, at the First Congregational United Church of Christ in Alexandria. A visitation will be from 1 to 2 PM Friday at the church.
Virginia Korkowski
Feb 20, 2020
Virginia (Mentele) Korkowski was born on July 1, 1931, in Howard, South Dakota to Peter and Bertha (Sherman) Mentele. While she was still very young, the family moved to Minnesota, settling near Long Prairie. She graduated in 1949 from Long Prairie High School and began working at the Production Credit Association in Alexandria. After 1 year, she took a...
Wayne Vander Vorste
Feb 20, 2020
Wayne Lee Vander Vorste, son of Lloyd and Alvina (Lauinger) Vander Vorste, passed away on February 20, 2020 at his home in Alexandria, MN.
Wayne was born on June 21, 1952 in Bismarck, ND and grew up on a family farm with his two brothers, Craig and Daryl, outside of Pollock, SD. His active involvement on the...
Muriel Linow
Feb 18, 2020
Muriel Virginia Linow was born on November 17, 1926 to Edwin and Alice (Kolberg) Sanstead. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Luke’s Lutheran Church in Garfield. She was an only child and grew up on the family farm north of Garfield.
She graduated from Central High School in 1944. At that time, she lived in Alexandria...
Steven Steidl
Feb 17, 2020
As a result of current restrictions on gatherings, we are providing HeartStrings, our online sympathy message where you can upload a photo and write a note or share a memory that will be printed and given to the family. Please click here to send your support.
Steven Warner Steidl, the son of Warner and LaVonne...
Michael Kummrow
Feb 13, 2020
Michael John Kummrow, the son of Hilbert and Delores (Larson) Kummrow, was born on January 3, 1946 in St. Cloud, Minnesota. Mike grew up on a farm near Kensington where he graduated from high school in 1965. He was united in marriage to Sharon Johnson on December 4, 1966 at St. Petri Lutheran Church. Together they lived on a...
Deanne Frarck
Feb 13, 2020
Deanne Rae Olson was born July 8, 1938, in Williston, ND to Harris and Julia (Moe) Olson. As a child, the family moved to Wildrose, ND, where she graduated from High School. Deanne went on to attend Concordia College in Moorhead, MN, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in Physical Education and a Biology minor. She continued her education...
Karin Senstad
Feb 11, 2020
Karin Elizabeth Senstad was born on August 6th, 1960, in St. Paul, Minnesota, at the Miller’s Hospital to Russell and Janice Johnson. She lived with her parents and siblings Susan, Ann, and Gregg at their home in Mendota Heights. As a child, she was active in dance and choir, and learned to play the saxophone. She was a favorite...
Tyler Buse
Feb 10, 2020
Tyler Matthew Buse was born on Monday, December 23, 2019, at Alomere Health in Alexandria to Joshua and Kristy (Marsolek) Buse. He was born at 7:30 PM as a 7lb 7oz, 21 inch, baby boy.
Tyler loved to cuddle and never wanted to be put down. He constantly wanted to be held and always wanted to be...
