Obituaries
Roger Nelson
Dec 8, 2016
Roger Elmer Nelson age 75 of Nelson, MN, died on Thursday, December 8, 2016, at the Veterans Medical Center in Fargo, ND, after brief battle with Lung Cancer. A funeral service will take place on Friday, December 16, 2016 at Our Saviour's Lutheran Church in Nelson at 11:00 AM. Visitation will take place on Thursday, December 15, 2016 from 5:00...
Christian Lorsung
Dec 3, 2016
Christian John Lorsung was born December 10, 1915 in Millerville, MN, the son of John Peter and Katie (Klimek) Lorsung. Chris was baptized and confirmed at the Church of Our Lady of the Seven Dolors in Millerville where he remained a lifelong member. Chris attended school through the eighth grade in Millerville. Following his schooling Chris did work around the...
Marshall Kalpin
Nov 30, 2016
Marshall Erwin Kalpin, age 62, of Alexandria, passed away peacefully Wednesday, November 30, 2016 at Bethany Home with family and friends by his side. Marshall was born January 14, 1954 to Orrel (Olson) and Erwin Kalpin in Parkers Prairie, MN. Marshall was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Parkers Prairie. Following his graduation from...
Mike Burkey
Nov 27, 2016
Michael (Mike) Emery Burkey died Sunday, November 27, 2016 at the age of sixty-nine years. A visitation will be held from 1 to 3 PM Sunday, December 11, 2016 with a prayer service beginning at 3 PM at the Anderson Funeral Home in Alexandria. Mike was born February 12, 1947 in Alexandria; the first son born to Myron and Doris...
Gayle Koehn
Nov 27, 2016
Gayle Ruth Finch was born January 29, 1938 in Minneapolis, MN, the daughter of Guy and Ruth (Germundson) Finch. She was raised in Minneapolis and graduated from West High School. Following her schooling she did clerical work in a bank. Gayle met Ronald Koehn through her cousin, who was Ron's best friend. On October 22, 1960 Gayle and Ron were...
Illa Swanson
Nov 27, 2016
Illa Agnes Zinniel was born December 25, 1932 near Freeport, MN, the daughter of Ray and Anna (Van Heel) Zinniel. She was one of five siblings. Illa was baptized and confirmed at the Church of St. Francis at St. Francis, MN. On May 31, 1952 Illa was united in marriage to Roger Swanson at the Church of St. John in...
Alyce Hanson
Nov 26, 2016
Alyce LaVerne (Wald) Hanson was born August 27, 1921 in Alexandria, MN. Her parents were William and Elizabeth Wald. She was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith in Garfield. Alyce graduated from high school in Alexandria. She attended Northwest School of Business in Minneapolis for legal secretary. Alyce had a successful career as a legal assistant at the McCarten...
Julia Springer
Nov 25, 2016
Julia Irma (Beert) Springer, was born to Remi and Helena (DeCapp) Beert on April 5, 1916, near Walnut Grove, MN. She grew up on a farm in Revere, MN and attended school in Revere and Lamberton, MN where she would later meet a local boy named Gerald Springer. They dated for three years and then were united in marriage June...
Lorraine Muzik
Nov 16, 2016
Lorraine "Putt" Muzik age 61 of Alexandria, died Wednesday, November 16, 2016 at the Douglas County Hospital surrounded by her family after a long courageous battle with cancer. A memorial service will take place on Monday, November 21, 2016 at Shalom Lutheran Church at 11:00 AM. Visitation will take place on Sunday, November 20, 2016 at Shalom Lutheran Church from...
David Slattery
Nov 15, 2016
A Celebration of Life ceremony will take place on Saturday, May 6, 2017 at 11:00 AM at the St. Mary's Catholic Church in Alexandria, with a visitation taking place one hour prior to the service at the church. David Slattery, son of the late Lawrence and Beatrice Slattery, was born on January 16th, 1933 in Rudolph, Wisconsin. He attended boarding...
Sandy Sullivan
Nov 13, 2016
Sandy went home to her Heavenly Father on Saturday November 13th surrounded by her husband Pat, of 47 years, her two children, their spouses, and her 7 grandchildren. She was born August 19, 1941, in Minneapolis, MN the daughter of Allen & Mildred Abrahamson. She graciously lived life to the fullest the last 9 months with pancreatic cancer. Sandy met...
Ewald Wussow
Nov 11, 2016
Ewald Eugene Wussow died on Friday, November 11, 2016 in a farm accident at the age of 62 years of age. A Funeral service will be held on Wednesday, November 16, 2016 at 11AM at Ebenezer Lutheran Church near Leaf Valley, MN. Visitation will be held from 4-7PM on Tuesday, November 15, 2016 at the Anderson Funeral Home and also...
Mary Henslin
Nov 10, 2016
Mary Evelyn Henslin age 91 of Buffalo, MN, formerly of Raymond and Alexandria, passed away peacefully on November 10, 2016. Mary was born June 30, 1925 in Prospect Station, Tennessee to Thomas Motin and Maggie Waters Cross. She is survived by one son, Billy Wayne Cross (Jan) of Deerwood, MN, five grandchildren, 4 great grandchildren, and 1 great great grandchild....
Dale Haug
Nov 8, 2016
Dale Edwin Haug passed away November 8 at his home. Dale Edwin Haug was born May 11, 1946, at his grandmother?s house in Bryant, SD on Mother?s Day. He grew up on the family farm with his younger brothers near Willow Lake, SD. He attended Willow Lake High School where he was active in sports and served as class president....
Esther Faber
Nov 5, 2016
Esther B. Faber, age 93, of Alexandria, Minnesota, died on Saturday, November 5, 2016 at the Douglas County Hospital. Esther was born on October 22, 1923, in Miltona Township to William and Mary (Witte) Krause and was baptized and confirmed at Saint Paul Lutheran Church of West Miltona. She attended the Miltona School. Esther was united in marriage to Leo...
Donna Hegstad
Nov 5, 2016
Donna Mae Holden was born February 7, 1933, in Graceville, Minnesota to Edward and Elizabeth (Schwagel) Holden. Donna's family moved to Lake Benton, Minnesota where her parents operated a Red Owl grocery store until 1948. They moved to Slayton, Minnesota when she was fifteen years old. It was there that she met the "love of her life"; Thomas Hegstad. After...
Marilyn Graczyk
Nov 4, 2016
Marilyn Joan (Wills) Graczyk was born on May 14, 1931 in Minneapolis, Minnesota to Lawrence and Josephine (Connor) Wills. She was born and raised in South Minneapolis where she was baptized and confirmed in the Methodist Faith. Marilyn married Jim Stanton and to this union the couple was blessed with three children, Gary, Stephen and Barbara. She worked at Honeywell...
Robert Nelson
Nov 2, 2016
Robert J. Nelson was born in Lynd, Minnesota on March 5, 1926, the son of Werner and Irene Nelson. Bob's early years included attending a country school near the family farm, working with teams of horses in the fields, training a crow and an owl as pets, and hunting and fishing. He graduated from Lynd High School, continued to work...
Jeanne Jepsen
Oct 31, 2016
Jeanne M. Jepsen was born in Brainerd, MN on September 19th, 1927 to Marie and Lloyd Hough of Faribault, MN. She graduated from Faribault High School in 1945 and went on to Mankato State College where she met her future husband, James Jepsen. They were married on August 26, 1947. They lived in Faribault and later Owatonna until 1969 when...
Jerald Heckert
Oct 29, 2016
Jerald Lowell Heckert, age 75 of Alexandria, MN went to be with the Lord on October 29, 2016. He died peacefully surrounded by his family after a hard fought battle with heart failure. Jerry's visitation will be held at Anderson Funeral Home on Wednesday, November 2, from 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM and one hour prior to the service at...
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