Obituaries
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
James Jenson
Aug 7, 2015
James E. Jenson Sr. (AKA: Jimmy Jenson, “The Swingin’ Swede”) age 84 of Alexandria died on Friday, August 7, 2015 at Bethany Home. A Funeral Service will be held 11:00 AM on Thursday, August 13, 2015 at New Life Christian Church in Alexandria. Visitation will be held Wednesday, August 12, 2015 at New Life Christian Church from 4-7 PM with...
Gregory Blankenship
Aug 6, 2015
Gregory M. Blankenship age 52 of Brandon formerly of Crestline, OH died on Thursday, August 6, 2015 at the Evansville Care Center. A Memorial Service will be held 1:00 PM on Tuesday, August 11, 2015 at the Anderson Funeral Home in Alexandria. Visitation will be held from 4-6 PM on Monday, August 10, 2015 at the Anderson Funeral Home and...
Mary Novotny
Aug 1, 2015
Mary Novotny, age 90, of Alexandria, died Saturday, August 1, 2015. A funeral service will be held 11:30 AM, Monday, August 10, 2015 at Bethesda Lutheran Church in Alexandria. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 PM Sunday at the Anderson Funeral Home in Alexandria and also one hour prior to the service at church. OBITUARY Mary Olivia Wright was...
