Obituaries
Robert Tillman
Mar 17, 2014
Robert ?Bob? Gregory Tillman was born November 17th, 1951 and was raised in Milbank, SD by his parents Gerald and Melba (Siede) Tillman? He started his schooling in music but finished with degrees in Chemistry, Nursing and Anesthesia. After searching long and hard, Bob met the love of his life, Nancy Christensen while she was attending UMM. They were married...
Clifford Iverson
Mar 14, 2014
OBITUARY Clifford Deloid Iverson was born on January 8, 1920 near Brooten, MN in Kandiyohi County, the son of Knute and Dathilda (Olson) Iverson. He attended school through the eighth grade and then helped various farmers in the area. Cliff met Grace Glysen, his future wife in Glenwood, MN in the spring of 1942. They were united in marriage on...
Jerome Ricks
Mar 11, 2014
OBITUARY Jerome Clayton Ricks was born in Delaware Township, MN on November 5, 1927, the son of Lawrence and Gladys (Christenson) Ricks. He attended rural school in District #51 through the eighth grade and then attended West Central School of Agriculture in Morris, MN. He farmed with his father until he enlisted in the United States Air Force. He served...
Odilia Roers
Mar 10, 2014
ODILIA C. ROERS Odilia Catherine Bitzan was born in Millerville Township on April 30, 1930 to Joseph and Barbara (Hockert) Bitzan. She grew up on her parent?s farm near Millerville. Odilia was baptized and confirmed at Seven Dolors Catholic Church in Millerville and attended the parochial school there through the 8th grade. She then attended Brandon High School graduating in...
Kelly Barrow
Mar 9, 2014
Kelly Eugene Barrow was born on November 6, 1961, in Aurora, Illinois. At a young age Kelly moved to Wisconsin where he graduated from High School in Reeseville, WI. He furthered his education at Trinity College in Illinois where he was working towards his degree in Child Psychology. Kelly married Kathleen Menge on July 12, 1986. To this union three...
Ronald Hopkins
Mar 9, 2014
OBITUARY Ronald Stewart Hopkins was born July 21, 1930 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Province, Canada, the son of Joseph and Dorothy (Haworth) Hopkins. He graduated from high school in Saskatoon. Ron was united in marriage to Donna Porter on March 29, 1986 in Waterdown, Ontario, Canada. Together they lived in Perry Sound Ontario, Canada. Ron worked construction most of his life....
Betty Ranum
Mar 5, 2014
Betty Ann Ranum died on March 5, 2014 at her home at the age of 87. Betty was born June 18, 1926 in Grenora, North Dakota to Charles and Alma (Bardal) Johnson. She attended a one room school house on the North Dakota prairie until her family moved to Bigfork, Minnesota in 1936. She graduated from Bigfork High School in...
Audrey Olson
Mar 2, 2014
Audrey Lorraine DeSota was born April 30, 1921 in Minneapolis, MN, the daughter of Archie and Ruth (Hallbeck) DeSota. She was raised and schooled in Minneapolis. Audrey met Albert Lee and the couple moved to California. They were blessed with two children, Dennis and Barbara. Audrey and her family moved back to Minnesota and lived in the Minneapolis area and...
Allyn Kuhnau
Feb 22, 2014
Allyn Majorie (Smith) Kuhnau, 61, died Saturday, February 22, 2014. Allyn was born December 26, 1952 in Benson, MN, the daughter of Ray and Mary Smith. She attended school in Benson and graduated from Benson High School in 1970. On October 4, 1975, Allyn was united in marriage to Victor Kuhnau at Zion Lutheran Church in Alexandria. To this union...
Francis Pearson
Feb 21, 2014
Francis Luverne Pearson was born on July 7, 1925 in Pierre, South Dakota to Francis and Myrtle (Davis) Pearson. He graduated from high school in Bruno, MN. Francis served in the U.S. Army in WWII from 1943?1946. He served his country during the Battle of the Bulge with the 101st Airborne Division. As he was parachuting down he was shot...
Richard Jensen
Feb 20, 2014
Richard George Jensen was born on May 10, 1931, in Warren, Minnesota to parents George and Lottie (Krolak) Jensen. He graduated from high school in Warren. He spent three years in the armed services, Signal-Corp, from 1951-1954 (19 months in Korea). He was awarded an Honorable Discharge as Staff Sargeant. He graduated from Minnesota State University in Moorhead, with teaching...
Shirley Hammje
Feb 19, 2014
Shirley Esther Hammje was born on August 19, 1950 in Alexandria, Minnesota to Albert and Esther (Rueckert) Hammje. She was baptized and confirmed at Zion Lutheran Church in Alexandria. Shirley attended country school for a time and learned to read and loved reading the newspaper. Shirley lived at home with her parents until age 33. After some brief health problems...
Nelda Adams
Feb 14, 2014
OBITUARY Nelda Dolly Adams, daughter of Melvin and June (Kienlen) Adams, was born on July 16, 1946 in Clarissa, MN. She grew up on a farm in rural Long Prairie near Clotho, MN. Nelda graduated from Long Prairie High School in 1964 and then continued her education by graduating from Abbott School of Nursing in Minneapolis in 1968. She worked...
Wanda Wagner
Feb 9, 2014
Wanda Lorraine was born on May 20, 1925, in Minneapolis, Minnesota the daughter of William and Anna Marie Ester (Lee) Dalager. As a teenager she would help take care of little kids and her love of children was evident from a young age. She attended Glenwood High School and graduated in 1945. Wanda was united in marriage to Wayne Meggers...
Marly Johnson
Feb 8, 2014
Marly Charles Johnson was born May 8, 1951 to Wilfred and Bessie (Stowe) Johnson. They began their life together as farmers in Worthington, MN. They had four girls and two boys; Marly was the sixth child. His formal education began in Alexandria in a one room school house and continued on to graduating from Jefferson High School in 1969. His...
Avanelle Anderson
Feb 6, 2014
Avanelle ?Evy? Anderson was born on May 13, 1921, in Detroit Lakes Minnesota the daughter of Edward and Sophie (Rogers) Bisson. She attended school in Callaway, Minnesota through the 8th grade. Evy married Duane Anderson and the family farmed in the Detroit Lakes area where she was very active in helping with the chores. She would also do laundry for...
Blair Hvezda
Feb 6, 2014
Helen Hvezda Blair age 96, passed away on February 6, 2014, at Peaceful Bliss Assisted Living where she had so lovingly been cared for the last five months of her life. Throughout her life she enjoyed visiting, playing cards, dancing and especially their square-dance group. She also enjoyed crocheting and pin-tuck pillow making and kindly gave each completed project away....
Edward Kephart
Feb 1, 2014
Edward Lester Kephart passed away February 1, 2014 in Rochester, MN. Ed was born February 7, 1956 and built an amazing life in Alexandria, MN. On June 10, 1976 he married his high school sweetheart, Mary Jo Krautkremer, and together they raised three beautiful children, Wade Kephart (Gray), Kasey Kephart Braun (Greg), and Riley Kephart. Ed is known for his...
Thomas Kohout
Feb 1, 2014
Thomas Joseph Kohout completed his life January 25, 2014. Tom was born November 10, 1932 to Thomas and Mary Kohout in Fort Dodge, Iowa. He graduated from St. Joseph Catholic School (now Gehlen) in LeMars, Iowa in 1951. He served in the U.S. Army from 1953 to 1955. Tom married Martha Walker in September, 1957. They moved to Orange City,...
Bonita Prescott
Jan 31, 2014
Bonita Ann Prescott was born on October 19, 1957 in Kenosha, Wisconsin to Donald and Bernadine (Klimek) Busch. The family moved to a farm near Leaf Valley in 1958. She graduated in 1975 from Jefferson High School in Alexandria. Bonita worked as a manager at the Jewelry Scene in Alexandria. Bonita married Dave Prescott and moved to Arizona. They had...
