Obituaries

Jun 19, 2018

Shirley Grace (nee Johnson) Botzet was born in Burleene Township, Todd County, MN on September 15, 1922, to Alfred and Harriet (nee Stoeckel) Johnson. Shirley attended a country school near Clotho, MN through the eighth grade. At age 14, she started working as a nanny and her love of caring for others began to show. On June 23, 1941,...

Jun 15, 2018

Delores “Dice” Ganje

June 17, 1932 – June 15, 2018  (85)

Delores “Dice” Ganje was the youngest of nine children born to John and Ann Starkey Maloney.  Dice was born on a farm outside of Forada.  She grew up in Alexandria, graduating from Alexandria High School in 1950.  Dice furthered her education by earning her...

Jun 13, 2018

Virginia (Ginny) Rae Summer, age 74, of Alexandria went home to Jesus on Wednesday, June 13, 2018. A memorial service will be held on Tuesday, June 19, 2018 at the Alexandria Covenant Church. Ginny was born on October 2, 1943 in Minneapolis to Harold and Elizabeth (Betty) Blume. She grew up on a farm near Herman, MN and graduated from...

Jun 7, 2018

Alan was born on April 23, 1955 in Alexandria, the first child of Clifford and Joy Guenther of Leaf Valley.

He grew up on the farm, attending Pleasant Grove Country School District #28 through the 8th grade. Alan showed an early aptitude for things mechanical and drove his own stock car at the Viking Speedway during his...

Jun 6, 2018

Florence Madeline Yokom Fellows Bergquist, 77, of Kensington MN passed Wednesday, June 6,2018 in Alexandria MN after a long illness.  She was born December 9, 1940 in Detroit MI to Victor and Mary (Lees) Yokom.  She married Samuel Barton Fellows in 1959 in Mount Clemens MI and Denis Joseph Bergquist in 1982 in Miami FL.  Florence graduated from Mt....

Jun 5, 2018

Shirley (Palmer) Whitten was born on August 11, 1922, to Kenneth and Lillian (Miller) Palmer in Minneapolis, Minnesota.  She grew up in Minneapolis and graduated from Washburn High School and the University of Minnesota. She enjoyed swimming, tennis, cross-country skiing, sailing, sewing, gardening, reading, traveling, and bridge. In the time left over from her busy life, she gave back...

Jun 4, 2018

Joyce Lucille Loween the daughter of George and Maude (Westra) Eierman, was born on a farm near Nimrod, MN on January 25, 1926.  Joyce attended country school and Sebeka High School until the 11th grade.

Joyce was united in marriage to Harold Loween on October 20, 1943 in Nimrod Lutheran Church.  Together three sons were born to...

May 30, 2018

Chuck Brown was a strong family man who was devoted to his family. Though he was a quiet man his thoughts ran deep. He was gifted with Faith In Christ in 1974.  He never wavered in his beliefs and he loved the Lord Jesus. Chuck was a member of Word Alone Fellowship.  He was passionate about golf and spending...

May 28, 2018

Patricia Helen Travis was born February 21, 1960 in Minneapolis, MN, the daughter of Dale and Beverly (Buelow) Travis. She grew up in northeast Minneapolis and graduated from Thomas Edison High School.

Patty briefly worked for the Minneapolis Water Department as a clerk. She was blessed with one child, Candace. Patty moved to Alexandria, MN to be...

May 26, 2018

Alice Marion (Westrom) Ellis was born on November 18, 1918 on a farm in Holmes City Township, MN, to Adolph and Margaret (Erickson) Westrom.

Alice was baptized and confirmed in the Wennersborg Lutheran Church and attended grade school in Holmes City.  She was united in marriage to Art Ellis on May 27, 1939 and made their home...

May 24, 2018

Don Kuhn, March 3, 1925 – May 24, 2018

Devoted to family, dedicated to education, math and memory genius, crossword puzzle whiz, prolific reader of mystery novels, dependable and generous are just some of the many ways to describe Don Kuhn. On May 24, following a sudden illness, Don passed away peacefully, surrounded by family. Don is...

May 24, 2018

On February 11, 1927, Laura Mae Toft was born in Alexandria, MN to Eddie and Marie (Engebretson) Ormseth.   Laura graduated from Central High School in 1944 and continued her education at Fairview College receiving her RN degree.

Laura Mae and Dr. John Toft were united in marriage at First Lutheran Church of Alexandria on May 28, 1950. The couple settled in Alexandria where they raised their five children; Kathy, John, Lee, Randi...

May 22, 2018

Wanda Marie Barsness was born July 26, 1938 in Starbuck, MN, the daughter of Ervin and Neva (Pennie) Barsness. She lived in Starbuck and Evansville before her family moved to Alexandria. She attended school in Alexandria where she graduated from high school. Following school Wanda worked as a waitress and doing babysitting.

In 1958 Wanda was united...

May 22, 2018

Marjorie Anne (Yetzer) Marso, age 84, of Parkers Prairie, died Tuesday, May 22, 2018, with her family by her side.  Marge was born in Minneapolis on Sept. 29, l933, the second of nine children.  She lived in Richfield, MN, and Minneapolis for the first thirty years of her life.  She attended Assumption Grade School in Richfield and graduated from...

May 21, 2018

Herbert Gregor Hoppe Jr. was born November 7, 1939, in rural Morris, MN to Herbert Hoppe Sr. and Catherine (Spain) Hoppe.  He was baptized and confirmed at Assumption Catholic Church in Morris, MN.  He graduated from Chokio High School where he was a standout football player. On January 31, 1964, he wed Connie Miller at Saint Teresa’s Catholic Church...

May 16, 2018

Margaret Rose (Toth) Mantick, age 83, died peacefully in her sleep on Wednesday, May 16, 2018.  “Margie” was born on May 11, 1935 in Wausau, WI and lived in Glandon on the family Farm. She was the youngest of 12 children.  She was the only child of the family born in the hospital as a “change of life baby”.  ...

May 15, 2018

KLOEHN, AUDREY FAYE (Tanquist) passed from this life early evening on May 15th at the Age 91.  She was a lifelong resident of the Alexandria area, living in Brandon, on a farm outside of Garfield and in Alexandria. She attended the University of Minnesota, was one of the first females to play in the  marching band and graduated with...

May 14, 2018

Leona (Ganske) Trushenski passed away May 14, 2018 in Alexandria MN at her home in Nelson Gables a few days after suffering a stroke. Her goal for several years was to live to 100 and she met that goal in January.  She was born January 9, 1918 in Carrington ND to August and Freida (Sonnabend) Ganske. Ten months later...

May 13, 2018

Mick was born on April 16, 1927 in Glenwood, MN, the son of Orning and Floss (Shippey) Quist. Mick married Dorothy Bradford in 1949 and they spent their entire married life in Alexandria. Mick was a long term employee of the REA in Alexandria and retired from there in 1989.  He was also proud to serve as a captain...

May 12, 2018

Arvid Jerome Albertsen was born April 23, 1931 in Brandon, MN, the son of Adolph and Julia (Bergsvet) Albertsen. Arvid grew up helping his parents on the family farm. He attended school in Brandon where he graduated from high school.

Following high school, Arvid continued living and working on the family farm. He began serving in the...