Obituaries
Marguerite Peterson
Mar 12, 2016
Marguerite L. Peterson age 68 of Alexandria formerly of Raymond and Willmar, MN and Aberdeen, SD died on Saturday, March 12, 2016 at the St. Cloud Hospital. A Funeral Service will be held 11:00 AM on Friday, March 18, 2016 at Alexandria Covenant Church in Alexandria. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the church on...
Eleanor Peterson
Mar 10, 2016
Eleanor Peterson, age 89, of Alexandria, formerly of Morris, died Thursday, March 10, 2016. A funeral service will be held at 1 PM, Tuesday, March 15, 2016 at St. Luke’s Lutheran Church in Garfield. Interment will follow in the Mound Grove Cemetery at Evansville. Visitation will be from 12 Noon to 1 PM Tuesday at the church. Arrangements are with...
Gordon Wibstad
Mar 10, 2016
Gordon Wibstad, age 88, of Alexandria, died Thursday, March 10, 2016. A funeral service will be held at 11 AM, Friday, March 18, 2016 at Living Waters Church in Alexandria. Interment will follow in the East Moe Cemetery at Garfield. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 PM Thursday at the Anderson Funeral Home and also one hour prior to...
Bernice Westad
Mar 10, 2016
Bernice J. Westad was born on March 7, 1918 on a farm near Leaf Mountain, MN. She is the daughter of Iver and Carrie (Samson) Jacobson. Bernice attended grade school at District # 70 and helped her parents on the farm with chores, cooking, and baking. Bernice married Russell Westad on February 8, 1942. Together they farmed near Battle Lake...
Dorothy Baumbach
Mar 9, 2016
Dorothy Ann Baumbach of Alexandria died on Wednesday, March 0, 2016 at Edgewood Vista in Alexandria at the age of 94 years old. Private family services will be held at a later date.
Nancy Gulbranson
Mar 9, 2016
Nancy Lee (Rieke) Gulbranson passed away on March 9, 2016, at the age of 68, surrounded by her husband and children. The youngest of four children, Nancy was born to Reuben and Caroline (Bahr) Rieke on May 18, 1947. Her siblings Leora, Betty and Reuben Jr. greeted her. She grew up in Fairfax, Minnesota, and was confirmed at the United...
Kimberly Erickson
Mar 7, 2016
Kimberly Ann Erickson was born on August 18, 1963 in Minneapolis, MN the daughter of Duane and Betty (Tweed) Haugen. Kim attended Shakopee High School and helped her parents at their resort on Lake Pomme De Terre near Elbow Lake, MN. She worked in manufacturing for a number of years in the Twin Cities and also at IRD in Alexandria....
Jon Barthelemy
Mar 7, 2016
Jon Nicholas Barthelemy, age 55 of Alexandria, died peacefully on March 7th after a lengthy illness. Jon was born on January 23, 1954 to Peter and Willetta Barthelemy in Alexandria, Minnesota. Shortly after Jon was born, his parents were told that their son had Down?s Syndrome and would never be able to walk or talk. They were advised to place...
Clifford Peterson
Mar 5, 2016
Clifford A. “Punt” Peterson Jr., was born on November 24,1925, to Clifford A. Peterson Sr., and Mabel (Broms) Peterson in Alexandria, Minnesota. He graduated from Alexandria High School in 1943. He married his high school sweetheart, Ruth Michaelson, on July 9, 1948. To this union two children were born, Marcia Jane and Thomas Clifford. Clifford’s first love was his family,...
Joyce Botner
Mar 4, 2016
Joyce was born to Joel and May (Engen) Angen on December 16th, 1922 in Alexandria. During Joyce’s first year they moved to Minneapolis where her dad did carpentry work. From there they moved to Effie, Minnesota while Joel worked in a logging camp. Shortly therefter, they returned to the Garfield area for family and farming. During those years, Joyce was...
Frances Rudell
Mar 2, 2016
Frances G. Rudell age 91 of Alexandria died on Wednesday, March 2, 2016 at Bethany Home. A Memorial Service will be held 11:00 AM on Monday, March 7, 2016 at First Lutheran Church in Kensington. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the church on Monday. OBITUARY Frances was born in Lindstrom, MN on February 21,...
Christopher Niska
Mar 1, 2016
Christopher “Chris” John Niska was born on June 3, 1960, the first of a set of twins, to Arthur and Ruth (Carl) Niska, in Sacramento, California. He was the oldest of six children. Chris attended high school through the eleventh grade in Glenwood, MN. Just before his senior year he and his twin brother, Mark, were asked to come to...
Ninabel Nolz
Feb 28, 2016
As a bell struck the nine o’clock hour, Ninabel Nolz was born in Mitchell, South Dakota on March 24, 1924, one of six children to Thomas and Molly (Krutsch) Pattison. She graduated from Mitchell High School in 1942. After high school Ninabel moved to Illinois to live with her sister. On October 8, 1943 Ninabel married Lester Janes in New...
Keith Kopperud
Feb 26, 2016
Keith L. Kopperud, age 63, of Alexandria died Friday, February 26, 2016. A memorial service is pending.
Robert Trousil
Feb 25, 2016
Robert Anton was born on February 1, 1931 in Lake Mary Township, the son of Anton and Mary (Kust) Trousil. The family farmed in Lake Mary Township and Bob attended the Owatonna Boys School. He served his country during the Korean War in the United States Air Force. After serving his country he returned to Minnesota and worked as a...
Lester Syverson
Feb 23, 2016
Lester Julian Syverson was born on December 12, 1935, in Morris, Minnesota the son of Otto and Emma (Boje) Syverson. Lester graduated from Morris High School and after graduation worked at the body shop in Morris. While working at the Auto Body Shop across the street from the bank he met and later married Chleo Drexler on October 18, 1958...
William Dietzler
Feb 22, 2016
William Dietzler, age 84, of Alexandria, formerly of Starbuck, died Monday, February 22, 2016 in St. Cloud. A private service will be held Friday, February 26, 2016 in Alexandria. A public visitation will be held on Thursday. Friends may call from 4 to 8 PM Thursday at the Anderson Funeral Home in Alexandria. Interment in Kinkead Cemetery will be at...
John Braseth
Feb 22, 2016
John Braseth was born on January 31, 1947, in Mankato, Minnesota, the son of Phillip and Loretta (Rasmussen) Braseth. The family moved to Alexandria when John was 16 and he graduated from Alexandria High School and furthered his education at Alexandria Technical College. John worked as a dispatcher for the Alexandria Police Department and Douglas County Sherriff Office. He loved...
Betty Heieie
Feb 21, 2016
Betty J. Heieie age 90 of Alexandria died on Sunday, February 21, 2016 at Grand Arbor. A Funeral Service will be held 11:00 AM on Friday, February 26, 2016 at United Methodist Church in Alexandria. Visitation will be held from 5-7 PM on Thursday, February 25, 2016 at the Anderson Funeral Home and for one hour prior to the service...
Steve Cook
Feb 20, 2016
Steve Allen Cook was born on November 6th, 1959 in Pipestone, Minnesota. He passed away on Saturday, February 20th in St. Cloud, Minnesota. He is preceded in death by his mother Dorothy Cook and survived by his father Roger Cook, brothers: Bruce Cook, Dan Cook, sister Cheryl Glad, nieces Amy Cook, Sara Cook and Nephew Michael Wesely. Steve will be...
