Obituaries
Ruebin Olson
Sep 8, 2017
Ruebin Bennett Olson was born on April 28, 1933, in Osakis, Minnesota to Oliver and Evelyn (Witsoe) Olson. He graduated from Osakis High School. During the Korean Conflict Ruebin served in the U.S. Army in the states for two years. He earned an Electronic Technology Degree from Dunwoody Institute in Minneapolis. During that time, Ruebin met Karen at a drive-in...
Ralph Tillitt
Sep 4, 2017
Our Music Man, Ralph S. Tillitt, died at his home in Alexandria on Monday, September 4, 2017, at the age of 86. Ralph was born on St. Patrick’s Day 1931 in his grandparents’ farmhouse in rural Benton County, the 8th of 9 children. He was named for his Norwegian grandfather, Rognald Silverness. His mother had been a schoolteacher and his...
Richard Raasch
Sep 1, 2017
Richard James Raasch was born May 27, 1947 in Morris, MN, the son of Leslie and Marion (Winter) Raasch. He grew up in Morris where he graduated from high school. Dick continued his education at the Wahpeton School of Science and later, at Moorhead State University. In 1969, Dick enlisted in the United States Army. He served in Vietnam for...
Arlene Torkelson
Aug 30, 2017
Service Anderson Funeral Home & Crematory 659 Voyager Drive NW Alexandria, MN 56308 Friday, September 1, 2017 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM Burial Evergreen Cemetery 3499 Evergreen Lane Alexandria, MN Friday, September 1, 2017 10:30 AM
Amelia Cole
Aug 26, 2017
Amelia Juniper Cole Was born on August 26th, 2017, in Alexandria, MN. She is the daughter of Micah & Ashley Cole, of Evansville, MN. Amelia made her grand debut into this world unexpectedly and much too soon, but for reasons we will never know. She was a gift to us, one that we never expected to have to return so...
Orris Balgaard
Aug 24, 2017
Orris Joel Balgaard was born January 9, 1931 at Ashby, MN, the son of Jacob and Lilly (Elberling) Balgaard. He was baptized at the Pelican Lake Lutheran Church and raised by his aunt and uncle, Jennie and George Thompson. He helped on the farm until the age of twenty-one. Orris lived in Fergus Falls, Faribault and Brainerd before moving to...
Raymond Myers
Aug 23, 2017
Raymond Marlin Myers was born on July 25, 1934 in Ridgeway, Minnesota the son of Robert and Minnie (Hahn) Myers. His family moved to Plainview, Minnesota and he graduated from Plainview High School in 1953. On June 3, 1956 he married his high school sweetheart, Marilyn. Ray taught Industrial Arts Special Education in Minnesota, Maryland and Iowa. He and Marilyn...
Helen Hanson
Aug 22, 2017
HELEN HANSON Helen Evangeline Youngner was born January 12, 1924 near Nelson, MN, the daughter of Walter and Lydia (Johnson) Youngner. She grew up on the family farm and attended elementary school at Nelson. In 1942 Helen graduated from Alexandria High School. She continued her education at St. Cloud Teacher’s College. Helen taught at several schools in the towns of...
Arva Scearcy
Aug 22, 2017
Arva Nylene Scearcy was born on January 31, 1926, the daughter of Lewis and Ethel (Warner) Wilke in Blue Earth, Minnesota. She attended school in Blue Earth and graduated in 1944. During high school she dated a classmate, Boyd Scearcy, and they were married on May 17, 1946, at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Blue Earth. They were blessed with...
Angeline Blake
Aug 20, 2017
Angeline “Angie” Kathaleen Blake was born on September 20, 1941, the daughter of Berthold and Alvina Blake in Folden Township, Ottertail County. She attended grades 1-8 in the Almora School District. At the age of 17 she started working as a housekeeper. In 1963, she moved to Minneapolis and was employed with different families as a housekeeper and a nanny....
Walter Hoefer
Aug 18, 2017
Celebration of Life Anderson Funeral Home & Crematory 659 Voyager Drive NW Alexandria, MN 56308 Wednesday, August 30, 2017 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Lois Anderson
Aug 18, 2017
Dr. Lois Dorothy Anderson January 7, 1925 - August 18, 2017 Dr. Lois Dorothy Anderson, age 92 passed away peacefully the morning of August 18, 2017 at Bethany Community Nursing Home in Alexandria, MN. Lois was born January 7, 1925 in Alexandria, Minnesota she was the daughter of the late Victor Anderson and Selma (Johnson) Anderson. She graduated from Alexandria...
James Davern
Aug 17, 2017
James “Jim” Kevin Davern was born on August 28, 1950 in Duluth, Minnesota to Jerry and Virginia “Ginnie” (Lee) Davern. He attended Esko High School in Esko. Jim enlisted in the U.S. Army and served from 1973-1976. Jim worked a time in manufacturing before working at several car dealerships as a salesman including Arvid Beyer Ford in Morris. After being...
Jon Dingwall Jr
Aug 17, 2017
Jon Thomas Dingwall Jr., the son of Jon and Kami (Jesnowski) Dingwall, was born on May 2, 2008 in Alexandria MN. Jon was the younger brother of Kylee and Taylor and the older brother of Evan. Jon went to Brandon/Evansville Elementary and was very excited to make the big move to Evansville for the 4th grade. Jon was always willing...
Dennis Horton
Aug 16, 2017
Visitation
The Church in the Pines
3992 Highway 27 West
Alexandria, MN 56308
Tuesday, August 22, 2017
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Service
The Church in the Pines
3992 Highway 27 West
Alexandria, MN 56308
Tuesday, August 22, 2017
11:00 AM
Burial
Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery
15550 Hwy 115
Little Falls, MN 56345
Tuesday, August 22, 2017
2:00 PM
Richard Stark
Aug 12, 2017
Richard Lee Stark age 84 of Alexandria, passed away on Saturday, August 12, 2017 at the St. Cloud Hospital. A Mass of Christian Burial will take place on Friday, August 18, 2017 at 10:00 AM at the St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Alexandria. A visitation will take place on Thursday, August 17, 2017 from 4:00PM to 7:00 PM at the...
Donald Dvorsak
Aug 11, 2017
Donald Washington Dvorsak was born February 22, 1926 in Lake Mary Township, MN, the son of Frank and Mary (Bosek) Dvorsak. Donald grew up in Lake Mary Township where he attended country school. He continued high school in Alexandria, MN. Following school Don helped his parents on the family farm. He also played saxophone in the Harvey Rajdl Band. On...
James Chan
Aug 10, 2017
James Ferdinand Chan, known to many as “Jim” or “Jimmy” was born on April 25, 1935, in Alexandria, Minnesota to Robert and Esther (Reichert) Chan. He was baptized at St. Mary’s Catholic Church and at the age of 7, he and his twin brother, Bobby, started their active lives in the church and became altar servers. At 8 years of...
Don Elmer
Aug 6, 2017
Don J. Elmer, 82, of Evansville, Minnesota, died on August 6, 2017 at Alexandria Assisted Living in Alexandria, Minnesota, under the care of Knute Nelson Hospice. Don was born in Cottonwood, Minnesota on April 23, 1935, the fifth and youngest child of Clarence and Ella (Loe) Elmer. The family moved to Evansville later that year, where Don was confirmed in...
Arlene Bosek
Aug 5, 2017
Arlene Adelle “Olsen” Bosek was born to Ann Louise Dahlke and Clifford Charles Olsen on June 28, 1938 in Alexandria, MN. She was united in marriage to John W Bosek on June 22, 1959. To this union, the couple was blessed with six children. In her lifetime, she enjoyed riding horse, snowmobiling, playing softball, volleyball, horseshoeing, fishing and hunting. She...
