Obituaries

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

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 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 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

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 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 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

Daniel Lee Dale was born in Morris, MN on May 19, 1967, to Robert and Jan (Steadman) Dale. He grew up and went to school in Kensington, MN, where he wrestled and played football. Daniel graduated from Hoffman/Kensington High School in 1985.  He attended the University of Minnesota Crookston for Natural Resources.

On April 5, 1992, Daniel...

Feb 16, 2019

Marlys Carol (Knutson) Bruemmer of Osakis, Minnesota was born July 8, 1934 at Watertown, South Dakota, the daughter of Carl B. Knutson and Gertie (Sleaper) Knutson. Marlys was baptized on July 22, 1934, at First Evangelical Lutheran Church, Gary, South Dakota. In 1945 her family moved to Verdi, Minnesota, where her father worked as manager of the Verdi Elevator....

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...

Feb 12, 2019

Jay Stuart Reine was born on February 3rd, 1958, to Vernon and June (Frey) Reine at Swedish Hospital in Minneapolis, MN. Jay was raised and attended school in Robbinsdale, MN.

In 1979, Jay married Anita King and they were blessed with two sons, Joe and Jesse.

Throughout his life, Jay worked as a messenger, roofer,...

Feb 12, 2019

Darlene Mathilda Soberg was born on February 8, 1937, a twin, to Grant and Olive (Hoium) Soberg.  She was born handicapped but never let that stop her.  She was a determined, independent woman.  Her sister Wanda tried to teach her to ride bike and her twin brother, Buddy tried to teach her to drive.  Both ventures were unsuccessful but...

Feb 10, 2019

Betty Jane Gottwalt, age 93, of Alexandria died on Sunday, February 10, 2019 at Bethany on the Lake in Alexandria, MN.

A Funeral Service will be held on Friday, February 22, 2019 at 11 AM at the Anderson Funeral Home Chapel.

A Visitation will take place for one hour prior to the service at the...

Feb 9, 2019

Leonard “Lenny” Hugh Mortenson was born on February 19, 1938 to Edward and Beatrice Gwendolyn (Smerdon) Mortenson. Lenny spent a colorful childhood in both Minneapolis and San Diego, CA before attending Minnetonka High School. He eventually went back to school to complete his GED, and ended up teaching the class himself. On February 6, 1960 he married Maricarol Burt...

Feb 9, 2019

James “Jim” Robert Feeks was born on May 17, 1943 to James and LouVerne (Feda) Feeks-Samons in Alexandria, MN. He graduated from Jefferson Senior High School in the class of 1961. In 1962, Jim married Jane Ondracek and this union was blessed with three children: Jim, Randy, and Jody. Jim was a hard worker and held a variety of...

Feb 7, 2019

Glorene Joan Iverson passed away peacefully at home on February 7, 2019 with her family at her side after a short illness of acute leukemia.

She was born December 15th, 1937 on the family farm in Elbow Lake, daughter of George and Martha (Cordes) Johnson.  She was baptized and confirmed at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Elbow Lake. ...