Obituaries

Mar 18, 2019

Dorothy Mae Swanson was born April 10, 1922, in Red Wing, MN, the daughter of Ernest and Myrtle Swanson. She was raised in Welch, MN and attended school in Red Wing, MN. Following her graduation from Red Wing High School in 1939, Dorothy attended teacher’s training and became a teacher. She continued her education at St. Cloud Teacher’s College....

Mar 17, 2019

Donna M. Kasel, age 61 of Eagan and formerly of Alexandria, MN, passed away on Sunday, March 17, 2019 at Augustana Care in Apple Valley, MN.  Donna had thirty-one years of enjoyable service at Alexandria Opportunity Center in Alexandria, MN and Midwest Special Services in Eagan, MN.

She is preceded in death by her mother Margaret Guenther,...

Mar 16, 2019

John Femrite Hagstrom was born March 11, 1925, in Lowry, MN, the son of Clarence and Mae (Femrite) Hagstrom. He attended school in Lowry and graduated valedictorian of the class of 1943 from Glenwood High School. He enlisted into the US Navy just before his 18th birthday and then the summer after high school graduation, he deployed to Corpus...

Mar 15, 2019

Arthur Joseph Haug was born to Mabel and Andrew Haug at Deaconess Hospital in Grafton, ND, on January 16, 1930.  Two weeks prior to his arrival, Andrew took Mabel by Model T Ford to Grafton which was 50 miles from Fairdale, where she stayed until Arthur was born.  When he was born, Andrew took the Soo Line Railway to...

Mar 14, 2019

James “Jim” Harold Torkelson was born on January 23, 1941 in Alexandria, MN to Edwin and Fern (Wesen) Torkelson. He was baptized at First Evangelical Lutheran Church and grew up on Pocket Lake. In 1959, Jim, also known affectionately as “Tork”, was among the first class to graduate from Jefferson Senior High School in 1959. He loved sports, both...

Mar 11, 2019

Janiece Leigh Smith was born on October 17, 1959, in Rantoul, Illinois to Loyd and Shirley Golmon.  Leigh graduated in 1977, from Oak Ridge High Scholl in Florida,  In 1980, Leigh married Tom Smith and the couple was blessed with two daughters.  She attended Palm Beach Junior College as a Public Service Dispatcher.  Leigh worked as a dispatcher for...

Mar 7, 2019

Robert (Bob) James Rader, was born December 20, 1931, in St. Cloud, Minnesota, the son of Matthew and Mary Rader. Bob grew up in St. Cloud and was graduated from Cathedral High School. He lettered in baseball, basketball, football, and bowling and was a member of State Championship teams in basketball and baseball. After graduation in 1949,...

Mar 4, 2019

Ivan George Wambheim, age seventy-nine, of Alexandria, MN passed away on Monday March 4th after an extended battle with Parkinson’s Disease and Lewy Body Dementia.

His funeral will be held at First Lutheran Church, 822 Douglas St, Alexandria, MN on Thursday, March 14th at 11 AM preceded by visitation from 10-11 AM.  There also will be a...

Mar 4, 2019

Charles Frances Miller was the son of Lawrence and Florence (Wakeman) Miller on January 18, 1939 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Charles attended high school and then enlisted into the United States Air Force. He honorably served his country from 1956 until 1960. After the service, Charles began working in the construction business. He eventually began his own business and worked...

Mar 3, 2019

Renée Joanne Howard was born November 29, 1934, in Fargo, ND, the daughter of Joseph Malfried (Johnson) Howard. At a young age her family moved to Fergus Falls, and later to Minneapolis where she attended school. Following school, Renée began working as a nursing assistant at the U of M hospital. She also worked at the Sister Kenny Institute...

Mar 1, 2019

Betty Jane Westman, age 89, of Alexandria passed away on March 1, 2019, surrounded by her family.

Betty was born on August 10, 1929, on the family farm in Erdahl Township to Leonard and Sigrid (Nelson) Dahlen. Betty lost her mother at age 9, and she took on a motherly role for her brother Donald and sister...

Mar 1, 2019

On Friday, March 1, 2019, Gene Richard Simpson, loving husband and father of four children, passed away from AML at the age of 88.

Gene was the youngest of three children born to Rose and Carl Simpson. He was born July 26, 1930 in Graceville, MN and grew up on a farm.  He attended rural school and...

Feb 26, 2019

Tyler Scott Schmidtbauer was born on November 20, 1991, in Staples, Minnesota the son of Scott Schmidtbauer and Dawn Gorder.  Tyler was an adventurous spirit who loved the outdoors which was evident at a young age when he would take his sister Hailey and they would go and trap cray fish and minnows.  He had a great love of...

Feb 26, 2019

George David Moon was born on July 4, 1935 in Tracy, Minnesota, the son of M.G. and LaVonnie (Johnson) Moon.  He graduated from West High School in Minneapolis.  In June, 1957, George enlisted into the United States Navy where he became an electronics technician.  He was honorably discharged in 1961.  He married and had three children, Don, Sally and...

Feb 24, 2019

Lois Anne Birr (Hauschild) died in her home on February 24, 2019 in Alexandria, MN due to natural causes. She was 71.

Lois was born on June 15, 1947 in Hendricks, MN to her parents, Hugo & Ellen Hauschild.

Lois was a patient and supportive person with a passion for her family, puzzles, crossword puzzle...

Feb 23, 2019

Joan R’Lou Ballard Larson was born on July 8, 1929, in Alexandria, Minnesota to Wallace and Alfa (Wicken) Ballard.  She graduated from Alexandria High School in 1947.  On August 17, 1947, Joan was united in marriage to Myron Larson.  The couple lived in several locations in the U.S. with his career in the Minnesota Forest Service and U.S Border...

Feb 23, 2019

Sharon Olberding Edwards was born on September 25, 1935, in Tell City, Indiana, as the firstborn to August (Dinger) and Olga (Wittman) Olberding. Sharon grew up on “the hill", and attended Tell City High School, where she graduated in 1953. Sharon ran the house while both her parents worked at the Tell City Chair Company, where she later worked...

Feb 20, 2019

Ellsworth Leon Molden was born alongside his twin sister, Eileen, on September 29, 1928 to Selmer and Amanda (Olson) Molden in Edison Township, Swift County, and was baptized shortly thereafter. He was a well-rounded, hard-working child, helping both his father farm and his mother with chores around the house. Ellsworth attended country school through the eighth grade and was...

Feb 18, 2019

Rozall Beverly Verdugt (Okerlund) was born to Edwin and Anna (Lundberg) Okerlund on March 3,1930. She passed away on Feb. 18, 2019.

She grew up on a farm near Garfield MN with eight siblings.  Floyd (Marcella), Earl (Mildred) Leonard (Inez), David (Julia), Lucille (Lou Fine), Verde (Gene Floding) and Viola Olson.  She graduated from High School in...

Feb 16, 2019

June Ella Gease Davis, 74, passed away unexpectedly on February 16, 2019. She was born June 6, 1944 in Alexandria MN. June grew up in Garfield, MN with her parents, Clarence and Malinda Gease and her 3 older siblings. They moved to Verndale, MN when she was in 10th grade. There she was a cheerleader, homecoming candidate, and member...