Obituaries

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

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 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 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...

May 7, 2018

Richard Michael Kephart was born on December 15, 1952, in Brainerd, MN to Phillip and Selma (Diamond) Kephart.  The family moved to Alexandria when Richard was in the 6th grade.  He graduated from Jefferson High School in Alexandria.  Richard worked for a time at Bellanca Aircraft as the head of the painting department.  He then learned cabinetry from his...

May 7, 2018

Matthew Robert Bormann, the oldest of four siblings, was born on June 24, 1986, in Sioux Falls, SD, the son of Bruce and Janet (Thompson) Bormann.  He was baptized at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Sioux Falls and confirmed at Glenwood Lutheran Church in Glenwood, MN.  Matt earned Allstate Choir honors as a junior.  He enjoyed all sports; he...

May 6, 2018

Verlyn Russell Helder was born on May 4, 1923, in Canton, South Dakota, the son of Draper and Zona (Collins) Helder. He graduated from Canton High School; and helped his father and brother, Donald on the farm.  While they farmed they started Helder Fur Farm as they raised mink.

On May 25, 1945, Verlyn was united in...

May 5, 2018

Mary Elizabeth Wogan age 72 of Alexandria died at her home on Saturday, May 5, 2018.

A funeral service will be held on Thursday, May 10, 2017 at 1 PM at the Anderson Funeral Home Chapel.

A visitation will take place for one hour prior to the funeral service on Thursday at the Anderson Funeral...

May 3, 2018

Otis Kuehl was born to Charles and Sigrid (Welta) Kuehl on December 18, 1922 on the family farm.  He graduated from Alexandria High School in 1942.  He then worked for the Alexandria Creamery later Land O’ Lakes for 30 years.  His job was to load 100 pound cream cans in double decker truck.

Otis was married to...

May 2, 2018

Robert Gene Aspseter, the adopted son of Andrew and Helen (Wilson) Aspseter, was born on September 20, 1954 in Fort Wayne Indiana.  “Bubba”, the nickname he was given in high school because he was a big boy, graduated in 1972 in Bruce WI.  He then enlisted into the United States Army where he served as a medic during the...

Apr 29, 2018

Elaine Angeline (Vanselow) Nack was born on July 14, 1926, in Little Falls, MN to Frank and Pauline (Stapel) Vanselow.  She attended country school for her elementary years and graduated from Swanville High School.  Elaine then went to St. Cloud Teacher’s College and graduated in 1947 with a teaching degree. She started her teaching career in Waseca and then...

Apr 28, 2018

LaVerne Wussow was born on December 22, 1933, in Brandon Township, the daughter of Henry and Irene (Ziegelman) Bettermann.  She grew up on a farm in the Brandon/Garfield area.  LaVerne was baptized and confirmed at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Garfield and graduated from Alexandria High School in 1951.

On July 2, 1960, LaVerne was united in...