Obituaries
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....
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...
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...
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...
Jay Holmgren
Oct 28, 2016
Jay Johannes Holmgren was born on July 28, 1979 in Alexandria, Minnesota the son of Doyle and Becky (Johnson) Holmgren. We will always remember Jay for his unique laughter and excitable personality. His personality was infectious and he loved people. His happiest moments were with his daughter and his family. We all know Jay struggled with addictions and the temptations...
Gordon Peterson
Oct 26, 2016
Gordon Lyle Peterson was born on August 11, 1947, in Alexandria, MN, the son of Lloyd and Arline (Olson) Peterson. He was baptized on November 2, 1947 and confirmed on October 21, 1962 at Grace Lutheran Church in Brandon, MN. He graduated from Jefferson High School in Alexandria in 1965 and then furthered his education at the Alexandria Vocational College....
Delores Johnson
Oct 25, 2016
Delores E. Johnson age 93 of Alexandria died on Tuesday, October 25, 2016 at Alex Assisted Living. A Funeral Service will be held 12:00 PM on Saturday, October 29, 2016 at Zion Lutheran Church in Alexandria. Visitation will be held from 5-7 PM on Friday, October 28, 2016 at the Anderson Funeral Home and one hour prior to the service...
Marjorie Moe
Oct 24, 2016
Marjorie Moe age 84 of Alexandria, died on Monday, October 24, 2016 at Bethany Home. A funeral service will take place at the First Lutheran Church in Alexandria on Friday, October 28, 2016, at 2:00 PM. A visitation will be held on Thursday, October 27, 2016 from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM at the Anderson Funeral Home in Alexandria and...
Charles Rossum
Oct 22, 2016
Charles Rossum, age 95 of Brandon passed away at Bethany Home on Monday October 22. Charles Kermit Rossum was born in Carson North Dakota on February 5, 1917 to Kristian and Stella Rossum (Nelson) He was the 4th of 12 children. He was baptized in the Lutheran faith on July 1, 1917. He was raised on the farm near Carson...
Eunice Backlund
Oct 13, 2016
Eunice Mae Lydia Backlund was born on February 10, 1926 one of four children to Swan and Clara (Olson) Backlund of rural Farwell. Eunice attended grade school in Oscar Lake, Farwell, Kensington and Holmes City Schools. She graduated from Alexandria High School in 1944. After graduating from high school she attended beauty school. She worked for a short time as...
Mary Csaji
Oct 12, 2016
Mary Ann Csaji age 82 of Alexandria, died on Wednesday, October 12, 2016 at the Bethany Home. A Mass of Christian Burial will take place on Tuesday, October 18, 2016 at 1:00 PM at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Alexandria, MN. A visitation will take place at the church one hour prior to the service. Arrangements are with the Anderson...
Martin Slaamot
Oct 12, 2016
Martin "Marty" C. Slaamot was born on April 2, 1945 in Williston, North Dakota to Arnold and Karen (Kingstad) Slaamot. He was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran Faith. Marty grew up on the family farm in Hanks, North Dakota. He served his country in the Army National Guard for six years and was honorably discharged in 1969. Marty was...
Allen Ljung
Oct 10, 2016
Allen L. Ljung was born on September 30, 1918 in Port Orchard, Washington, the son of Albin and Ida (Sherlin) Ljung. The family returned to the Alexandria, MN area in 1919. Allen was baptized into the Lutheran faith and later took his confirmation vows at Fahlun Lutheran Church north of Nelson. He grew up in the farming community northeast of...
Earl Davison
Oct 8, 2016
Earl Ellsworth Davison passed away on October 8, 2016, at the age of 94, at his home in Windmill Ponds Assisted Living in Alexandria, MN, where he lived for the past 12.5 years. Earl was born on the family farm near Petrel, ND, on July 27, 1922. He attended country school and later attended Lemmon High School. When the drought...
Darren Larson
Oct 7, 2016
On October 7, 2016, Darren Patrick Larson left this world to find peace with his loved ones that left before him, and his fallen comrades that he respected so deeply. He came into this life on August 24th, 1969 in Fridley, MN, to his parents then wed, Delmer and Patricia (Danielson) Larson. The family moved to the Alexandria area where...
