Obituaries
George Lundberg
May 20, 2013
George Henry Lundberg, a quiet man of gentle strength and spirit never faltered in his lifelong work as a loving husband, father, and grandfather. He died on May 20, 2013, at the age of 71. He was born August 4, 1941, in Eagle Lake Township to Phillip and Anna (Huggett) Lundberg. He was baptized and confirmed at First Presbyterian Church,...
Richard Gustafson
May 18, 2013
Richard Glen Gustafson was born on November 24, 1944 in Benson, Minnesota to Paul and Pearl (Kelly) Gustafson. He graduated from Benson High School in 1962. Richard attended Alexandria Technical College for machinist. Richard was united in marriage to Clair Purdy on June 11, 1966 at Zion Lutheran Church in Alexandria. To this union the couple was blessed with four...
Carol Stone
May 17, 2013
On December 19, 1927, a little girl was born in Minneapolis to Edwin and Myrtle (Grahm) Kruekeberg and they named her Carol Ruth. From the very beginning she was a life giving spirit. She was baptized into the Christian faith at St. Peters Lutheran Church and later confirmed at Mt. Olivet Lutheran Church in Minneapolis. Carol graduated from West High...
Edwin Nyland
May 14, 2013
Edwin L. Nyland passed away on May 14, 2013, after an eight year battle with cancer. Ed was born on July 25, 1938, in Wolf Lake, Minnesota the son of Thomas and Lillian (Harvala) Nyland. He attended Wolf Lake Country School and Detroit Lakes High School. In 1960, Ed volunteered for the Minnesota Army National Guard. He completed basic training...
Barbara Michaelson
May 14, 2013
Barbara Dale (Didier) Michaelson, age 75, of Alexandria, MN, died Tuesday, May 14, 2013, after a year-long battle with cancer. Barb was born in Alexandria, MN on April 29, 1938 to Percy and Dale (Fairfield) Didier. She graduated from Osakis High School in 1956. That year, she represented Alexandria as Miss Jingle Bells in the Minneapolis Aquatennial. She attended Macalester...
Louise Hosking
May 13, 2013
Louise Marion (Maxwell) Hosking was born on April 1, 1918 in Morris, MN to Albert and Callie (Pierce) Maxwell. She graduated from high school in Osakis. Louise moved to Minneapolis where she worked as a secretary for 20 years. Louise was united in marriage to Robert Hosking on July 7, 1962 in Lincoln Park, MI. Later they moved back to...
Clarence Haabala
May 7, 2013
Clarence Melvin Haabala was born on July 3, 1921, in Moe Township the son of John and Ada (Carlstrom) Haabala. He was baptized and confirmed at the Finnish Apostolic Church. Clarence attended District 5 Country School in Moe Township through the 8th grade. In September of 1942 Clarence enlisted in the United States Army and served his country and was...
James McCabe
May 7, 2013
James McCabe James Christopher ?Jim? McCabe was born on August 3, 1958, in Alexandria, Minnesota, the son of Chris and Bobette (Dittberner) McCabe. He attended St. Mary?s School and graduated in 1977 from Jefferson High School in Alexandria. Jim then attended school in St. Cloud where he earned his degree as a Surgical Medical Technician. He returned to Alexandria and...
Gladys Erickson
May 2, 2013
Gladys Erickson, 79, of Austin, MN, formerly of Carlos, MN, died on May 2, 2013 at home with her family by her side. The daughter of Singvald and Olga (Sorenson) Pederson, Gladys was born on November 30th, 1933 in Osakis, MN. After graduating from Osakis High School, Gladys married Rollin Erickson on May 3, 1952. To this union three children...
Ginny Gobel
Apr 30, 2013
Ginny Gobel Virginia ?Ginny? Gobel was born in Freeport, Minnesota, on April 24, 1931, the daughter of Henry and Johanna (Gerads) Lange. She graduated from Upsala High School and moved to the Minneapolis area. Ginny began employment with Honeywell and it was there that she met her future husband. Ginny and Tom Gobel were married in St. Francis, Minnesota on...
Floyd Wilkins
Apr 30, 2013
Floyd Ernest Wilkins was born on May 15, 1918 on a farm near Lake Crystal, MN to Ernest and Laura (Hughes) Wilkins. When he was eight years old the family moved to Lake Crystal where Floyd went to school and worked for various farmers and contractors. Floyd served in the U.S. Army for three years and spent the third year...
John Bakke
Apr 29, 2013
John E. Bakke died April 29, 2013 at Sanford Health in Fargo, ND from complications following surgery. Funeral services will be held at Anderson Funeral Home in Alexandria, MN on Saturday, May 4 at 1:00.Visitation is one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. John was born May 8, 1951 in Minneapolis, MN. He graduated in 1969 from...
Lynnette Schmdit
Apr 26, 2013
Lynnette Louise Schmidt was born on March 27, 1962 at Our Lady of Mercy Hospital in Alexandria to James and Phyllis (Wild) Schmidt. She graduated from Osakis High School in 1980 and attended Alexandria Technical College for clerical and accounting. Lynnette worked a variety of jobs at many retail stores in Alexandria. Lynnette was an avid craftsperson and loved collecting...
Ralph Larson
Apr 19, 2013
OBITUARY Ralph Warren Larson was born, on a Leap Year, February 29, 1920 to Alma and Ole Larson in Elbow Lake, Minnesota. It was in Elbow Lake that Ralph received his public education, graduating as Valedictorian in 1937. On January 7, 1942, he volunteered for the United States Army. He became First Sergeant under General George S. Patton in the...
Gerald Larson
Apr 15, 2013
OBITUARY Gerald ?Jerry? Peter Larson was born on April 17, 1939 in Douglas County to Peter and Agnes (SundBerg) Larson. Gerald was the first born of twins and he was delivered by his grandmother who helped deliver all of her daughter?s children. He went to a country school and then graduated from Central High School in the Class of 1957....
Jerald Fiebranz
Apr 13, 2013
Jerald Frederick Fiebranz was born June 3, 1939 in Belle River, MN, the son of Harold and Carolyn (Rediehs) Fiebranz. Jerry grew up in the Belle River area. In 1955 Harold Fiebranz bought the home farm just south of the Alexandria airport and moved his family onto the farm. Jerry graduated from high school in Alexandria. He served in the...
Josephine Sletto
Apr 9, 2013
Josephine O. Sletto, age 96, died on April 9, 2013, at the Knute Nelson Memorial Home in Alexandria, Minnesota. Jo was born in McKenzie County, North Dakota, on December 14, 1916, the daughter of Kittil and Anna Skavanger. Jo spent her early years on the family farm near Keene, North Dakota. She was baptized and confirmed at Clear Creek Lutheran...
Rosella Olsen
Apr 9, 2013
Rosella Jean Olsen was born on July 9, 1934, in Lowry, Minnesota the daughter of Anton and Inga (Moen) Olson. The family lived in the Lowry area during Rosella?s childhood years and she graduated from Glenwood High School. Rosella was united in marriage Arnold Olsen at St. Paul?s Lutheran Church in Lowry on September 22, 1954, to this union four...
John Pumper
Apr 5, 2013
John Stanley Pumper, age 71, of New Prague, died on Friday, April 5, 2013 after fighting a courageous battle with cancer. John was born on May 7, 1941, in New Prague, Minnesota the son of Stanley and Agnes (Maxa) Pumper. He attended New Prague High School and graduated in 1959. John served his country in the United States Army Reserve...
Laura Peterson
Apr 4, 2013
Laura Leigh (Ostlund) Peterson was born on July 27, 1954 in Minneapolis, MN to Neil and Mary (McDonough) Ostlund. She graduated from Owatonna High School in 1972. Laura attended college at St. Thomas and St. Catherine?s until she moved out to Park City, UT and Huntington Beach, CA. She moved back to Alexandria in 1987 and bought Schjeis Grocery and...
