Obituaries
Robert Carlisle
Jun 28, 2016
Robert passed on peacefully at his home on June 28, 2016, surrounded by his family. There aren't enough words to describe how much he was loved. He was born on November 9, 1924 in Brainerd, MN. The Carlisle family moved to Thief River Falls where he spent the summers on Cass Lake with his parents and four brothers. After graduating...
Clarence Tuttle
Jun 27, 2016
Clarence Kenneth Tuttle was born on September 23, 1928, in St. Paul, Minnesota the son of Delbert and Verna (Low) Tuttle. The family resided in South St. Paul until Clarence was in the 2nd grade when they moved to a farm near Miltona. Clarence lived in Miltona until he joined the Army Air Corp in 1945. While in the Army...
Lois Rudow
Jun 25, 2016
Lois was born February 14, 1927, to Elmer and Hannah Triebold in Valley City, North Dakota. She grew up on the family farm and graduated from Valley City High School. On June 6, 1948 she married Donald Rudow. The couple remained in Valley City while Don attended college and Lois worked as a bank teller. They moved to Grand Forks...
David Edmunds
Jun 23, 2016
Celebration of Life for Dave David Steve Edmunds was born on February 26, 1965, one of three children to Keith and Georgia Edmunds of Clarkfield, Minnesota. He graduated from Clarkfield High School in 1983. During high school David was involved in Football, wrestling and baseball. In 1987 he attended Willmar Community College studying carpentry. David used these skills learned throughout...
Duwayne Averill
Jun 22, 2016
DuWayne Allen Averill was born on July 11, 1940, one of five children to Mort and Dorothy (Silver) Averill of Tracy, Minnesota. DuWayne was baptized and confirmed at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Tracy. After graduating from high school, he enlisted in the United States Army. While in the Army he was stationed in California, Germany, and France working as...
Bruce Couillard
Jun 20, 2016
Bruce Allen Couillard was born May 23, 1955 in Minneapolis, MN, the son of Donald and Lorraine (Hero) Couillard. He was raised and attended school in Minneapolis. Bruce wanted to be in the United States Marine Corp. He succeeded in enlisting at the age of sixteen and became one of the youngest Sergeants ever in the Corp. Most of Bruce's...
James Dittberner
Jun 18, 2016
On September 14, 1938 James Elroy Dittberner was born in Fargo, North Dakota to Elda (Zaeske) and Elroy Dittberner. Jim Graduated from Parkers Prairie High School. In 1962 he attended Dunwoody Institute in the Twin Cities. Jim served his country in the United States Army and received an honorable discharge in 1960. When Jim was stationed on the east coast...
Betty Steinbring
Jun 18, 2016
Betty Gleone Steinbring was born on May 23, 1922 in Hancock, MN the daughter of Lawrence and Myrtle (Fortune) Blackmun. Betty graduated from high school in Hancock and then continued her education at the Moorhead Teachers College. Betty taught in Cyrus, MN for a few of years before marrying the love of her life Robert Steinbring on July 2, 1948...
Robert Tvrdik
Jun 17, 2016
Robert Alvin Tvrdik was born on January 26, 1953 in Alexandria, Minnesota to Fred and Clara Mae (Bundy) Tvrdik. He graduated from Jefferson High School in Alexandria in 1971. After high school he worked for Riley's Construction for a short time. Robert enlisted in the United States Air Force and was a flying crew chief of a C-130 gunship. Robert...
Linda Kalb
Jun 15, 2016
Linda Marie was born on July 31, 1952, in Minneapolis, Minnesota the daughter of Joseph and Marianne (McDermott) Caldwell. She attended Osseo High School and graduated in 1970. Linda furthered her education at the University of Minnesota receiving her X-Ray Technician Degree in 1973 and moved to Alexandria where she got a job at the Douglas County Hospital. On November...
Linda Winters
Jun 14, 2016
Linda Diane Huismann was born August 1, 1945 in Melrose, MN, the daughter of Claus and Doris (McKibbon) Huismann. She was raised on a farm south of Sauk Centre, MN and attended school in Sauk Centre. Linda graduated from high school in Sauk Centre. At age twenty Linda was joined in marriage to Robert J. Winters Sr.. She moved to...
Loretta Dohmeier
Jun 11, 2016
Loretta Edna Lillich was born on October 11, 1933, on a farm southwest of Bird City, Kansas, to Edna Marie (Stutheit) and August Christian Lillich. She was baptized on November 5, at St. John's Lutheran Church in Bird City, and confirmed in 1948. Loretta attended rural schools until consolidation of the school district when she was in eighth grade. She...
Scott Gagner
Jun 11, 2016
Scott Arnold Gagner was born on March 6, 1961 in Thief River Falls, MN, the son of Rolland and Nancy (Olson) Gagner. Scott graduated from Mentor High School in 1979 and then began working construction with Roers Construction and Ram Construction until 2001. Scott began working at Artic Cat as a generator coordinator for five years before managing the Thief...
Lois Johnson
Jun 10, 2016
Lois Mae Butler Johnson died suddenly on June 10th from an undetermined medical condition. She was born on February 11th, 1926 in Prescott Township, MN to Harold and Celia Butler. In 1943 at the age of 17 she decided to move to Washington, D.C. to work for the federal government. This decision would also result in her meeting her future...
James Nanik
Jun 10, 2016
James William Nanik was born on September 25, 1954 in Wadena, Minnesota, one of nine children to Leo and Mary (Schwartz) Nanik. He was confirmed at St. Fredericks Catholic Church in Verndale as James William Terrance Nanik. He graduated from Verndale High School and attended Wadena Technical College studying plumbing. James enjoyed working as a Union Commercial Plumber/Pipefitter - he...
Edmund Silver
Jun 9, 2016
Silver, Edmund Anthony of Alexandria, MN age 69 passed away peacefully June 9, 2016 surrounded by his loving family. Ed will be greatly missed by his wife Nancy, son's Sean (Ann) and Scott (Neysa), grandchildren Anthony, Isaiah, Abby and Camden. Survived by his brothers; Dan (Rosemary), Tom (LeAnn), Paul (Monique) and sisters; Jan (Dennis) Hemmingsen, Marie (Bob) Starr, Marcia (Gary)...
Kathleen Spindler
Jun 8, 2016
Kathleen Agnes Homan was born July 26, 1926 in Marshall, MN, the daughter of Charles and Cecelia (Schmitt) Homan. She attended school at Marshall. Following her schooling Kathleen helped her parents on the farm. On December 26, 1944 Kathleen was united in marriage to William Spindler at St Anthony's Catholic Church in Browns Valley, MN. The couple was blessed with...
Eileen Holland
Jun 7, 2016
Eileen Bernadine Holland, age 89 of Alexandria died June 7, 2016 at Douglas County Hospital with her family by her side. Eileen was born in Echo, Minnesota. After graduating, she moved to Alexandria where she worked at the Alexandria Hotel as a desk clerk. She later attended Minnesota School of business. Eileen returned to Echo after her father died and...
Marian Brede
Jun 6, 2016
Marian Brede, Garfield?s longest-living resident and honored as Grand Marshall of ?Garfield Days? parade in 2002, died on June 6, one day after her 89th birthday. Marian lived her entire adult life in a small house that she and her late husband, Wally, bought shortly after they were married October 25, 1939. Wally (Waldemar) died in 1973. Marian, who was...
Gary Hafdal
Jun 3, 2016
Gary Hafdal was born on December 16, 1943, in Benson, Minnesota the son of Arthur and Lois Hafdal. He was baptized and confirmed in the Catholic Faith. The Hafdal family moved to Alexandria in 1949. He graduated from Alexandria High School in 1961 and furthered his education at St. Cloud State receiving a Degree in Accounting. Gary will be remembered...
