Obituaries
Alice Baumann
Apr 12, 2014
OBITUARY Alice Margaret Baumann was born August 10, 1918 on a farm near Armstrong, Iowa to Christian and Nora Welte. The family moved to a farm in Martin County near Fairmont, MN in 1923 and she attended a country school in Pleasant Prairie. Alice graduated from Granada High School and then the Humboldt Business College in Minneapolis, MN. She worked...
Duane Lokken
Apr 11, 2014
OBITUARY Duane Harold Lokken was born the son of Harold and Margaret (Johnson) Lokken on February 2, 1941 in New Effington, SD. He attended and graduated from Cyrus High School in 1959. Duane married Diane Payne on December 21, 1959 in Cyrus, MN. Together they had three children Todd, Stephanie, and Debra. Duane worked at the Cyrus Grain Elevator until...
Lamont Mounsdon
Apr 11, 2014
Lamont Russell Mounsdon was born on February 6, 1923, the son of Russell and Rose Mounsdon. When Lamont was a young child his family moved to Iowa where they lived a short while and then moved back to Alexandria. He graduated from Alexandria High School in 1941. After graduation he worked on his parents farm until entering the Army with...
Maybel Czapiewski
Apr 9, 2014
OBITUARY Maybel Caroline Czapiewski, the daughter of Chris and Anna (Skavlem) Oas, was born on March 23, 1915 in Oslo, MN. She graduated from Oslo High School in 1933 and continued her education at a business school in Park River, ND. She subsequently worked as a bookkeeper at the Robertson Lumber Company in Grand Forks, ND. Maybel was united in...
Donald Mike
Apr 7, 2014
Donald Mike age 86 of Alexandria passed away peacefully and unexpectedly at Knute Nelson Nursing Home April 7, 2014 Donald Willmar Mike was born July 11, 1927 in Alexandria, MN. He was the first child born to Willmar and Esther (Heikkinen) Mike. He was baptized and confirmed at St Paul?s Lutheran Church, Moe Township. He grew up on the family...
Cyndi Nelson
Apr 6, 2014
Cyndi K. Nelson died peacefully at Knute Nelson on April 6, 2014, after a lengthy battle with Parkinson?s disease. Cynthia K. Johnson was born on April 1, 1961, the daughter of Leroy Carlton Johnson and Doris Violet Larson-Johnson at Our Lady of Mercy Hospital in Alexandria, Minnesota. She was baptized at home during a snowstorm with Paster Lokken officiating. Sponsors...
John Kalina
Apr 6, 2014
John Wencil Kalina was born on July 30, 1927 in Reno Township, Pope County, Minnesota to John F and Clara (Benesh) Kalina. He was baptized and confirmed at St. John Nepomuk Catholic Church in Reno Township. John attended school through the eighth grade at District 21, Reno School. John was united in marriage to Delores ?Dorsey? Rajdl at St. Mary?s...
Jack Trumm
Apr 4, 2014
John (Jack) W. Trumm was born on October 1, 1929, in Litchfield, Minnesota to Archie and Clara (Estensen) Trumm. He graduated from Grove City High School in 1947, and from the University of Minnesota in 1952 with a B.S. in Pharmacy. In the Korean War Jack served as a liaison officer and ambulatory platoon leader with the Norwegian Mobile Surgical...
Lindsey Gerdes
Apr 3, 2014
Lindsey Jo was born on March 24, 2014, the daughter of Paul and Kara (Martinson) Gerdes in Minneapolis. She was baptized on March 29th at Children?s Hospital. Even though she was only able to spend ten days with us she brought us so much joy and love in that short period of time. She is loved so much by us...
James Kaufman
Apr 3, 2014
Jim was born in Custer, South Dakota to Pearl and George Kaufman on August 19, 1938. In 1951, the family moved to Alexandria, Minnesota and bought a resort on Lake Cowdry. Jim graduated from Alexandria High School in 1956. After graduation Jim and a few of his friends enlisted and he served his country in the United States Navy for...
Donnie Olson
Apr 3, 2014
Donnie was born on February 18, 1930, in Holmes City Township the youngest of five children born to August and Mathilda (Anderson) Olson. The family farmed in Holmes City Township and Donnie attended country school and graduated from Kensington High School in 1948. Donnie was united in marriage to Joanne Rudell on June 13, 1953 at Farwell Lutheran Church. The...
Marion Thompson
Apr 1, 2014
OBITUARY Marion Genevieve Thompson was born on May 9, 1929 in Wadena, Minnesota the daughter of Matthew and Elizabeth (Saari) Kunnari. She grew up and graduated from Aurora high school and then moved to Minneapolis, MN. She worked at Honeywell where she met Clayton Thompson and on their second date Clayton told her he was going to marry her. They...
Lois Berglin
Mar 30, 2014
Lois Kay (Olson) Berglin was born on September 6, 1937, in Alexandria, Minnesota, the daughter of Clifford and Florence (Johnson) Olson. She attended Alexandria High School. Lois was united in marriage to Stuart Berglin on May 5, 1959 at First Lutheran Church in Alexandria. To this union two children were born, Scott and Tracy. The family lived in Alexandria where...
Sandra Hurley
Mar 29, 2014
Hurley, Sandy Robinson age 85, of Deephaven, passed away on March 29, 2014 with her daughter and son at her side. Preceded in death by husband Edward. Survived by: sister, Jean Paine; daughter, Catherine Hart; son, Dr. Patrick (Paula) Hurley; grandchildren, Scott & Alexandra Liddell, Haley Hart, Meghan & Caitlin Hurley. Service was March 31, 2014 at home of Dr....
Stephen Pasch
Mar 26, 2014
OBITUARY Pasch, Steve Stephen Charles Pasch was born on March 6, 1951. He passed away on March 26, 2014. Steve is survived by his wife Stacy (Bakken), his children and grandchildren, brothers- in- law and sisters- in- law, nieces and nephews. He loved fishing and outdoor activities. He enjoyed going to craft festivals with his wife. He enjoyed a good...
Cheryl Lamp
Mar 24, 2014
Cheryl Lynne Lamp was born August 13, 1946 in Bismarck to Einar and Vera (GG) Berge. She had the joy of growing up in a large family with 6 siblings Bea, Bud, Sonya, Sandy, Russ and Rick. She was a girl scout and active in her church. When Cheryl was 19, she met her soul mate, Bob on September 4th...
Esther Schultz
Mar 22, 2014
Esther Gladys Schultz was born on February 18, 1914 in Ortonville, Minnesota to John and Bertha (Hindenes) Nelson. The family moved to Cyrus, Minnesota when Esther was a young girl. She grew up on the farm there and attended country school. She was active in 4-H and graduated from high school at the West Central School of Agriculture in Morris,...
Margaret Williamson
Mar 20, 2014
Margaret Ann was born on March 14, 1926, in St. Peter, Minnesota, the daughter of Reuben and Anna (Brandt) Anderson. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Peter Evangelical Lutheran. Margaret graduated from High School in St. Peter and was salutatorian of her class. After graduation she worked in Minneapolis where she met Dayton Williamson ? it was love at...
Norma Carrott
Mar 17, 2014
Norma L. Carrott, 87, died on March 17, 2014 due to an aggressive cancer. She loved her Irish heritage and celebrated with corned beef and cabbage and Irish soda bread the day before her death. Norma was born to Ralph and Mary Boyle on July 24, 1926 in Willard, Ohio. She graduated from Willard High School in 1944 as class...
Sam Brusven
Mar 17, 2014
Sam Brusven was born on May 28, 1933, in Clarkfield, Minnesota the son of Arnold and Johanna (Hanson) Brusven. He graduated from Morris High School in 1951. Sam served his country during the Korean War in the United States Army. On June 8, 1958, Sam was united in marriage to Kathleen Livermore in Canby, Minnesota. After their marriage the couple...
