Obituaries

Delbert Glanzer

Delbert Glanzer

Sep 9, 2015

Delbert “Del” Glanzer was born January 14, 1949 to Albert and Mary (Hofer) Glanzer in Carpenter, SD. He grew up on a farm there and attended high school in Willow Lake, SD. Del’s mother passed away when he was 6 years old. He was raised by his father with the guidance of his aunt and uncle, Ed and Betty Glanzer....

Bradford Lantz

Bradford Lantz

Sep 8, 2015

Brad Lantz, age 88, of Alexandria, died Tuesday, September 8, 2015. A funeral service will be held 10 AM Saturday, September 12, 2015 at First Lutheran Church in Alexandria. Interment will follow in the Geneva Cemetery in Alexandria. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 PM Friday at the Anderson Funeral Home in Alexandria and also one hour prior to...

Cheryl Koepp

Cheryl Koepp

Sep 6, 2015

Cheryl Koepp, age 59, of Alexandria, died Sunday, September 6, 2015. A celebration of Cheryl’s life will be held from 2 to 5 PM Saturday, September 12, 2015 at the Holiday Inn at 5637 Hwy 29 S, Alexandria, MN. OBITUARY Cheryl Koepp left this earthly life on September 6, 2015 at the age of fifty-nine at CentraCare Hospital in St....

Keith Olson

Keith Olson

Sep 6, 2015

Keith Allan Olson was born on June 8, 1930 in Minneapolis, Minnesota the son of Carl B. and Signe A. (Fondeen) Olson. Keith was raised in Minneapolis and became a 1949 graduate of Washburn High School in Minneapolis. Prior to graduation he was a messenger for the Citizens Defense Corps, and during the Minneapolis air raid drills of World War...

Steven Berneking

Steven Berneking

Sep 4, 2015

Steven Arthur Berneking was born on April 16, 1980, the son of Ronald and Jolee Berneking of Farwell. Steve attended grade school in Garfield and Ashby, and attended Jefferson High School in Alexandria, earning his GED in 2000. He was baptized and confirmed at Oscar Lake Lutheran Church near Farwell. Steve was passionate about cooking and worked as a chef...

Jill Ellingson

Jill Ellingson

Sep 1, 2015

Jillian (Jill) R. Ellingson age 36 of Alexandria died on Tuesday, September 1, 2015. A Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, September, 5, 2015 at 11AM at First Lutheran Church in Alexandria. Visitation will be held on Friday from 4-8PM at the Anderson Funeral Home and also for one hour prior to the service at the church on Saturday....

Mary Roers

Mary Roers

Aug 31, 2015

Mary Roers, 93, of Alexandria, MN passed away peacefully on Monday, August 31, 2015. Mary Louise Miller was born on May 3, 1922 in Breckenridge, MN to Nick and Margaret (Westrup) Miller, she was the fourth of their seven children. As a child, Mary and her family moved to Millerville, MN where she went to school through the 8th grade,...

Gregory Thompson

Gregory Thompson

Aug 29, 2015

Gregory Mark Thompson age 67 of Alexandria died on Saturday, August 29, 2015 at the Essentia Health in Virginia, MN. A funeral service will be held on Tuesday, September 8, 2015 at 2PM at the Living Word Lutheran Church in Alexandria. Visitation will be held for one hour prior to the service at the church on Tuesday.

Susan Jordan

Susan Jordan

Aug 27, 2015

Susan P. Jordan age 85 of Alexandria died on Thursday, August 27, 2015 at her home. A Memorial Service will be held on Thursday, September 3, 2015 at 11AM at the United Methodist Church in Alexandria. Visitation will be held from 5-7PM on Wednesday at the Anderson Funeral Home and also for one hour prior to the service at the...

LeRoy Johnson

LeRoy Johnson

Aug 23, 2015

Edgar LeRoy Johnson was born on October 25, 1928, in Buffalo Lake, Minnesota the son of Edgar and Bertha (Mensinger) Johnson. As a young boy the family moved to Hoffman and later to Garfield where he helped on the family farm. He attended country school through the 8th grade. As a young man he worked for the railroad. He was...

Theresa Rinehart

Theresa Rinehart

Aug 20, 2015

Theresa “Terry” Rinehart, age 65, of Osakis, formerly of Alexandria, died Thursday, August 20, 2015. A funeral service will be held 2:30 PM, Tuesday, August 25, 2015 at Anderson Funeral Home in Alexandria. Visitation will be from 1:30 to 6 PM Tuesday at the funeral home. Additional visitation will be held from 4 to 7 PM Thursday, August 27, at...

Kristi Montplaisir

Kristi Montplaisir

Aug 17, 2015

Kristi Elton Montplaisir age 56 of Gilbert, AZ formerly of Alexandria died on Monday, August 17, 2015 at the University of Minnesota Fairview Hospital. A Funeral Service will be held 1:00 PM on Monday, August 24, 2015 at the Mount Carmel Chapel in Alexandria. Visitation will be held 5-7 PM on Sunday, August 23, 2015 at the Anderson Funeral Home...

Harvey Navratil

Harvey Navratil

Aug 17, 2015

Harvey Alan Navratil was born March 31, 1940. He was one of eight children born to Louis and Barbara (Zeithamer) Navratil of Alexandria, MN. He worked on the family farm throughout his high school years. After graduation, Harvey enlisted in the Army and served his tour in Germany. He returned to Alexandria and was a foreman for Osakis Silo. He...

Noah Peterson

Noah Peterson

Aug 16, 2015

Noah Peterson, age 27, of Valley, NE, formerly of Alexandria, MN, died Sunday, August 16, 2015 in a car accident in Nebraska. A Celebration of Life service will be held on Saturday, September 5, 2015 at 11AM at Shalom Lutheran Church in Alexandria. A visitation will be held for one hour prior to the service at the church on Saturday....

Julie Steidl

Julie Steidl

Aug 15, 2015

Julie Lyn Steidl died at her home surrounded by her family on Saturday, August 15, 2015 at the age of 52 years old. A memorial Mass will be held on Wednesday, August 19, 2015 at 2PM at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Alexandria. Visitation will be for one hour prior to the service at the church on Wednesday. OBITUARY Julie...

LaVerna Kaufman

LaVerna Kaufman

Aug 13, 2015

LaVerna Frances Kaufman, born July 23, 1931, died peacefully in her home August 13, 2015. She was born on the home farm east of Miltona, she was the eldest of five children born to Nick and Annie Botzet. She attended Scriven School and then graduated from Central High School in Alexandria. She met her first husband, Ronald Auran at a...

Jeanne Rice

Jeanne Rice

Aug 11, 2015

Jeanne C. Rice age 76 of Alexandria and formerly of Osakis died on Tuesday, August 11, 2015 at the Douglas County Hospital. A Funeral service will be held on Wednesday, August 19, 2015 at 11AM at the Osakis Lutheran Church. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, August 18, 2015 from 4-7PM at the Anderson Funeral Home in Alexandria and also...

Janice Pederson

Janice Pederson

Aug 10, 2015

Janice K. Pederson age 72 of Brandon died on Monday, August 10, 2015 at her home. A Funeral Service will be held 10:30 AM on Saturday, August 15, 2015 at Grace Lutheran Church in Brandon. Visitation will be held 5-7 PM on Friday, August 14, 2015 at Shalom Lutheran Church in Alexandria and one hour prior to the service at...

Mildred Skoglund

Mildred Skoglund

Aug 9, 2015

Mildred Lillian Skoglund was born on December 21, 1922 in Mentor, Minnesota one of five children of Arthur and Hannah Gunderson. Mildred attended grade school in Clearbrook, MN. On June 20, 1954, Mildred married Roger Skoglund in Thief River Falls, to this union five children were born. In 1966, Mildred and Roger moved to Staples, MN. In June, of 1977,...

Barbara Mateer

Barbara Mateer

Aug 7, 2015

Barbara Evelyn Coyne Mateer was born September 9, 1929 in Aberdeen, South Dakota, the daughter of Earl and Anne Coyne. Barbara, one of seven children, grew up in Aberdeen where she attended school. On November 8, 1952 Barbara was united in marriage to William Hugh Mateer, of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, in Aberdeen, South Dakota. The couple made their home...