Obituaries

Aug 30, 2018

Richard “Rick” Charles Urbanski was born May 6, 1951 in St. Paul, MN to Lauraine Mabel (Cairl) and Richard George Urbanski. He was the eldest of six children and attended Catholic grade school with his siblings.  At this time, Rick served as an altar boy and proudly announced he was going to become a priest, but as young children...

Aug 29, 2018

Magel Marcella Danielson (nee Thorson) was born May 6, 1924 to Nels and Nettie Thorson in Garfield, MN. She was baptized and confirmed at East Moe Lutheran Church, Moe Township. She graduated from Jefferson High School in Alexandria in 1942 before being united in marriage to Archie Danielson in Edna, Kansas in 1943. Their family grew with the addition...

Aug 29, 2018

Kelly L (Bahr) Buechler, daughter of Eugene and Barbara Bahr, was born on October 30, 1968 in Litchfield, MN.  She graduated from Litchfield Senior High School in 1987 and went on to complete an associate degree in accounting from St. Cloud Technical College.

On April 29, 1989, she married her high school sweetheart, Craig Buechler, whom she...

Aug 25, 2018

Barbara Jean Dougherty was born on April 16, 1932, the daughter of Wallace and Jessie (Herber) Dougherty.  She was a graduate of Alexandria High School and attended St. Cloud Teachers College before transferring to the Minnesota School of Business where she received her degree. Barbara took night classes brushing up on Nurses Aide training and some more business courses....

Aug 23, 2018

Marjorie Theola Melling was born on October 29, 1922, in Vesta, Minnesota the middle child of Louise and Iver Melling.  She grew up on a farm outside of Vesta and after graduating from high school moved to Minneapolis to pursue her dream of becoming a nurse.  In November of 1944 she graduated from the Swedish Hospital with a RN...

Aug 21, 2018

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Rebecca "Becky" Rae Smith, age 61, passed away on August 21, 2018 at the University of Minnesota Hospital with her nephew Bryan Christianson by her side. Becky was born on March 15, 1957 in Fergus Falls, MN to Larry A. and Shirley L. (Meis) Smith. She was raised in Elbow Lake, MN and graduated...

Aug 21, 2018

Elmer and June Den Hartog (nee Kwikkel) welcomed Patrice Yvonne Den Hartog, and her twin Patric, to this world on April 22, 1950 in Sheldon, Iowa.   Patty was a happy, social child who attended Sheldon Elementary and High School and had many friends. She loved spending time with her extended families on both her Dad’s and her Mom’s...

Aug 15, 2018

William H Michaelson, 77, Bullhead City, AZ, formerly of Pekin, IL, was born on March 7th 1941, the son of John D and Nellie R Michaelson (nee Wadell) in East Peoria, Illinois.

Bill passed away in Alexandria, MN on Wednesday, August 15th, 2018 surrounded by his family.

He is preceded in death by his parents.

Bill is...

Aug 13, 2018

Dale Luvern Kluver, died peacefully surrounded by family at the University of Minnesota Fairview, on August 13th, 2018 at the age of 71.

Dale was born on August 22nd, 1946 in Alexandria, Minnesota to Harlan and Edna Kluver (Peterson). He was baptized and confirmed at the Congregational Church in Alexandria. On December 18th, 1965, Dale was united...

Aug 10, 2018

Bruce Allen Oberg, age 61, of Alexandria, died Friday, August 10, 2018 at his home.

Aug 8, 2018

Linnea Esther Bloom was born June 13, 1927, in Duluth, MN, the daughter of John and Emma (Olsson) Bloom. She grew up and attended school in Duluth. Linnea graduated from Morgan Park High School and continued her education at Duluth Business University.

Linnea began working as a bookkeeper for the Minnesota Woolen Company.  She also worked as...

Aug 5, 2018

Darlene Lewis-Lucas, beloved by many, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, August 5, 2018.

Darlene was born on May 12, 1934, the daughter of Alma and Roy Larson.  She grew up with five siblings on a farm near Red Lake Falls, Minnesota.  The solid work ethic instilled by her parents helped prepare Darlene to run a successful small...

Aug 3, 2018

Steven Edward Erickson was born October 5, 1943 in Watertown, SD, the son of Edward and Nora (Johnson) Erickson. He was raised on a farm near Waubay, SD and attended a one room school house near Ortley, SD. Steven attended Waubay High School where he played basketball and represented the school at the American Legion Boys State, graduating in...

Jul 31, 2018

Lynnelle “Lee” G. LeMontagne, the daughter of Ronald and Harriet (Miller) Swedlund, was born on October 3, 1965 in Minneapolis, MN.  She was raised in Annandale, MN and spent time in Alexandria while growing up.  Lee married Charles LeMontagne II and three children were born to this marriage, Jenifer, Karen, and Charles III.  Lee raised her family in Blomkest,...

Jul 31, 2018

Elroy Winston Wibstad was born on May 31, 1932, in Brandon, MN to Simon and Nora (Gilbertson) Wibstad.  He attended school in Brandon and helped his father on the farm.  Elroy served three years in the U.S. Army and served in the Korean War.

Elroy did mechanical work for Ray Strom. He and another partner owned and...

Jul 29, 2018

A memorial service will be held 10 AM on Tuesday, August 7, 2018 at New Life Christian Church in Alexandria.  Visitation will be held for one hour prior to the service at the church on Tuesday.  Interment will be held at Geneva Cemetery in Alexandria.

Jul 26, 2018

Dana Jean (Kelly) Christenson, the daughter of Donald and Edith (Hove) Kelly was born on April 28, 1955.  She died July 26, 2018 at her home, surrounded by loved ones, from a rare form of cancer.

Dana graduated from Jefferson High School in 1973 and attended the College of St Benedict and Alexandria Technical College.  She met David...

Jul 24, 2018

Leon Cuperus was born October 9, 1945 in Worthington, MN, the son of Burend and Nina (Heeringa) Cuperus. He was raised on the family farm near Reading, MN. He graduated from high school at Worthington and continued his education at Worthington Junior College. While attending college, Leon joined the Minnesota National Guard and served for six years.

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Jul 22, 2018

Sandra Jean Vickerman was born on November 27, 1945, to Orville and Charlotte (Ronning) Engebretson.  She was baptized in the First English Lutheran Church in Alexandria and confirmed by Reverend Phillip Westby.

Sandy started working at the age of 13 at Osterberg’s Café for 7 years, starting at fountain girl working her way up to waitress.  She...

Jul 19, 2018

Loretta Mary Shea was born on July 4, 1923 in Leaf Valley, MN, to William and Minnie (Guenther) Shea.  Loretta graduated from Alexandria High School in 1941 and had worked in Alexandria and Minneapolis.  She married Hugo Wilken on September 15, 1947 at Seven Dolors Catholic Church in Millerville, MN.  They started out living in Brandon and then moved...