Obituaries
Dwayne Soderholm
Jan 7, 2013
After 78 years of living in Alexandria, Dwayne Soderholm has entered his permanent home in Heaven. He is now singing in the heavenly choir with his beautiful deep voice that touched so many of us. God numbered his days starting February 16, 1934, right here in Alexandria. His parents, Francis and Frankie (Nelson) Soderholm were completely thrilled with their new...
Vernon Peterson
Jan 7, 2013
Funeral services for Vernon Leroy ?Pete? Peterson will be held on Thursday, January 10, 2013, 11:00 a.m. at St. Luke?s Lutheran Church in Garfield, Minnesota. Honorary Pallbearers were Sadie Peterson, Kaitlynne Peterson, Colby Peterson, Cheyanne Peterson. Pallbearers were Chelsea Peterson, Zach Peterson, Lowell Nokes, Randy Anderson, Roger Josephson, Harvey Chermak Burial was at the Mound Grove Cemetery in Evansville. Vernon...
Hazel Hillesheim
Jan 5, 2013
Hazel Viola Hillesheim was born on May 19, 1917, in Spruce Hill Township, the daughter of Hjalmer and Hannah (Clark) Johnson. She attended country school and graduated from Alexandria High School. After her graduation Hazel moved to the Twin Cities where she met and married Leo Hillesheim. The couple lived in the Crystal area where they raised their son, Bob....
Ruth Warneke
Jan 5, 2013
OBITUARY Ruth Marie Warneke was born on September 27, 1924, the daughter of Reverend Herman and Marie (Kallsen) Laabs in Aniwa, WI. She was baptized on October 12, 1924 at Zion Lutheran Church in Aniwa and confirmed at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Mayville, WI on June 5, 1938. She attended parochial Lutheran School and High School in Mayville, WI. Her...
Daryl Wetterling
Jan 3, 2013
Daryl Wetterling Daryl was born on April 23, 1947 in Kensington, Minnesota, the son of Vernold and Ethel (Buck) Wetterling. He attended and later graduated from Kensington High School in 1965. After high school Daryl entered the United States Army serving his country in Vietnam. After his honorable discharge he became a bartender in Coeur d?Alene, Idaho, moving back to...
Darlene Bosek
Jan 1, 2013
Darlene Flora Maye Bosek was born May 21, 1935 to Mayme Lander and John Hogan. Darlene was baptized on June 10, 1935 and was confirmed on June 12, 1949 at St. Paul?s Lutheran Church in Moe Township. She graduated from Kensington School in 1953. Darlene was united in marriage to Floyd Bosek on December 28, 1953 at St. John Nepomuk...
Shawn Olson
Dec 30, 2012
OBITUARY Shawn Jay Olson was born on March 3, 1969 in Parkers Prairie, Minnesota to Arthur and Rose (Rieder) Olson. He was baptized at St. James Lutheran Church in South Effington Township and confirmed at Calvary Lutheran Church in Alexandria. Shawn graduated in 1987 from Jefferson High School in Alexandria, and attended college for two years before enlisting in the...
Herbert Johnson
Dec 30, 2012
Herb Johnson of Alexandria, MN died peacefully while surrounded by loved ones on Sunday, December 30, 2012. He is survived by his wife, Carmen Johnson of Alexandria, MN; children, Alicen Johnson of Fargo, ND and Jenny Centko and husband, John, of Bemidji, MN; grandchildren, Krystle Miller, and husband, Richard, of Fort Walton Beach, FL, Leanna Hanson of Mahtomedi, MN, and...
Joan Tweet
Dec 29, 2012
Joan LaVonne (Brede) Tweet the daughter of Ida Block was born on February 13, 1939 in Minneapolis, MN. She grew up in Garfield and later moved to Alexandria where she graduated. Joan devoted her life to care for others, which she did for 31 years as a nurse at Bethany Home and then worked a few years at Clearwater Suites...
Kris Anderson
Dec 26, 2012
Kris M. Anderson Kris Marie Anderson was born in Morris, Minnesota, on March 2, 1962, the daughter of David and Yvonne (Solvie) Dosdall. She was baptized and confirmed at the Trinity Lutheran Church of Cyrus and attended school in Cyrus until the family moved to Alexandria in 1978. Kris graduated from Jefferson High School in Alexandria in 1980 and furthered...
Dr. Thomas Hegstad
Dec 25, 2012
Thomas Clair Hegstad was born February 3, 1932 in Slayton, MN, the son of Olaf and Lillian (Frisvold) Hegstad. He grew up in Slayton where he graduated from high school. In April 1951, Thomas joined the United States Navy. He was stationed in San Diego, CA where he was trained as a radar man. He later served aboard a destroyer,...
Marvin Roers
Dec 23, 2012
Marvin Henry Roers was born on September 2, 1927, in Leaf Valley Township the daughter of George and Johanna (Botzet) Roers. He graduated from Alexandria High School and furthered his education at Dunwoody Institute. Marvin proudly served his country in the United States Navy and was Honorably Discharged on December 1, 1947. Marvin married Odilia Thoennes and to this union...
Thomas Conner
Dec 23, 2012
Thomas Wayne Conner was born on June 21, 1936 in Thief River Falls, MN to Charles and Palma (Holmes) Conner. He attended schools in Leonard, Clearbrook and graduated from Crosby-Ironton High School in 1955. After high school, Tom set off to work on the Alaskan Railroad for 4 years. Then he enlisted in the United States Army, serving two years...
Elaine Hildebrandt
Dec 22, 2012
Elaine Marian (Iverson) Svee-Hildebrandt was born on November 18, 1930 in Benson, MN to Henry and Minnie (Benson) Iverson. In 1949, she graduated from high school in Glenwood, MN. She went on to teacher?s training school and taught at four rural schools. Elaine married Melloyd Svee on August 27,1955 and they resided north of Alexandria, MN. Elaine then became a...
Daphne Bakke
Dec 20, 2012
Daphne Bakke Daphne (Langhough) Bakke died on December 20, 2012, at Knute Nelson in Alexandria, Minnesota at the age of 92 years. Daphne was born to Emil and Ida (Olson) Langhough on September 9, 1920, in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. She grew up on a farm in Evansville Township, attended rural school in Douglas County and graduated from the eighth grade...
Rose Axtell
Dec 19, 2012
Rose Marie (Flesner) Axtell was born on May 26, 1928 in Orient, SD to Frank and Luella (Coddington) Flesner. Rose married Bruce Axtell in 1946 in Portland, Oregon. Rose had 3 children, Tamrid, Bruce Jr., and Pamela. Rose moved from Sioux Falls in 1953 to Cohasset, MN. She then moved to rural Bovey in 1959. While working at Red Owl...
Scott Skoblik
Dec 17, 2012
Scott Skoblik Scott Francis Skoblik was born on March 12, 1966, in Redwood Falls, Minnesota, the son of Delbert and Phyllis (Manderscheid) Skoblik. He attended schools and graduated from Wabasso High School n 1984. Scott then attended the St. Cloud Technical College and later entered the avionics program at Alexandria Technical College. Scott had worked for Rollie?s Tank Service, did...
Luella Streit
Dec 14, 2012
OBITUARY Luella "Toots" L. Streit was born on August 19, 1936 in Reading, MN the daughter of Henry and Stena (Groninga) Frey. She attended school in Wheaton, MN. She was united in marriage to Donald Baker in 1957. The couple resided in Villard, MN where they operated the Villard Cafe until in 1964. At that time the family moved to...
Bryan Benjaminson
Dec 10, 2012
Bryan Keith Benjaminson was born on April 1, 1964 at North Memorial Hospital in Robbinsdale, MN to Elmer and Rosella (Kluver) Benjaminson. He was baptized at Concordia Lutheran Church in Minneapolis and confirmed on April 30, 1978 at Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church in rural Loretto. Bryan attended elementary school at Salem Lutheran School and graduated from Buffalo High School in...
Bernice Froemming
Dec 9, 2012
Bernice Froemming, age 91, of Alexandria died Sunday, December 9, 2012 in Fargo, North Dakota. Bernice was born on April 28, 1921 in Carlos, Minnesota to Alfred and Emma (Brueske) Froemming. She was baptized at S. John?s Lutheran Church in Garfield and confirmed at Zion Lutheran Church in Alexandria where she was a loyal Sunday School teacher for many years....
