Obituaries
Florence Richards
Jul 17, 2012
OBITUARY Florence I. Richards Florence Irene Richards was born February 13, 1912 at Watertown, Minnesota, the daughter of Harry and Matilda Richards. Her early childhood was spent in Illinois. Florence's family moved to Jackson County, Iowa where she graduated from Maquoketa High School in 1930. After graduation she managed an ice cream shop for Swift & Company, and later a...
Martha Kohout
Jul 16, 2012
Martha Loris Kohout Martha Kohout completed her life July 12, 2012. Martha was born March 6, 1937 to Helen and Hershel Walker in Boston, MA. She was a graduate of LeMars, Iowa, High School, 1954, and of the Methodist School of Nursing, Sioux City, Iowa, in 1957. Martha married Tom Kohout in September of 1957 in LeMars. They moved to...
Betty Walberg
Jul 13, 2012
Betty Mae Sliper was born May 16, 1926 in Alexandria, MN, the daughter of Halvor and Cora (Dubry) Sliper. She grew up in Alexandria where she graduated from Central High School. On April 22, 1945 Betty was united in marriage to George Walberg. The couple made their home in Nelson, MN for many years. In 1976 the couple moved to...
Sherri Bear
Jul 10, 2012
Sherri Ann Bear was born on August 22, 1940 in St. Paul, Minnesota to Russell and Genevieve (LeVasseur) Turnquist. She was united in marriage to Owen Bear and her children include: Becki, Mike, Vicki, Albert, Kevin, Kelly, Jim and John. Sherri worked as a homemaker and also worked in sales including insurance and advertising. For a season she and Owen...
Allen Knollenberg
Jul 9, 2012
Allen V. Knollenberg Allen Victor Knollenberg was born in Slayton, Minnesota, on October 30, 1944, the son of Harold and Ila (Nord) Knollenberg. He grew up in Iona and graduated from high school in Chandler, Minnesota in the Class of 1962. Following high school he served in the United States Army at Fort Belvoir near Washington, D.C. While in the...
Helen Johnson
Jul 8, 2012
Helen Irene Johnson, died on Sunday, July 8, 2012 at Grand Arbor in Alexandria, Minnesota. Helen was born on September 26, 1916, in LaGrand Township, Douglas County, Minnesota the daughter of Sam H. and Ida (Oines) Johnson. She grew up on a dairy farm on McKay Ave and graduated from Central High School in 1935. She attended Moorhead State Teachers...
Russell Bock
Jul 6, 2012
OBITUARY Russell W. Bock was born on December 8, 1923 in Leslie Township, Todd County, Minnesota, the son of Jacob (Jake) and Anna (Zimmel) Bock. Russell was united in marriage on September 7, 1968 to Marie Nelson. Russell was an active member of First Lutheran Church in Alexandria, MN. Russell graduated from Osakis High School and farmed with his family...
Donald Hall
Jul 6, 2012
Age 75 of Garfield, MN. On July 6, 2012 Don passed peacefully to his heavenly home after being diagnosed in April with pancreatic & liver cancer. Born June 10, 1937 in Lakeville, MN, long-time (42 years) resident of Farmington, MN and for the last ten years resided at a lake home near Garfield, MN. Beloved husband of Alene Hall, father...
David McCay
Jul 5, 2012
David Allen McCay, 68, died Thursday, July 5th, 2012, at his home in Alexandria MN surrounded by family. Visitation will be held at Calvary Lutheran Church, Sunday from 5 to 8 pm with a memorial service on Monday at 11am. David was born May 2, 1944 in Bismarck, ND to Paul and Mamie McCay and raised on the family farm...
Carl LeGrand
Jul 4, 2012
Carl Dow LeGrand was born on December 10, 1940 in Hanson, Kentucky to Leaston and Rosalie (Griffin) LeGrand. He was baptized at the Hanson Baptist Church in Hanson, KY. Carl graduated from high school in Hanson where he loved to play basketball for the Hanson Hunters. He enlisted in the U.S. Air Force where he was on the helicopter crash...
Stacha Hagen
Jul 2, 2012
OBITUARY Stacha Katherine Hagen was born on November 14, 1913, the daughter of Thomas and Mamie (Hiebel) Landa, in Lake Reno Township. She grew up on a farm and helped her parents with the chores and cooking. She married Franklin E. Hagen on October 19, 1932. To this union two daughters were born: Rosanne, and Bonnie. Stacha and her family...
Kenneth Hodek
Jun 28, 2012
Kenneth (?Ken?) Charles Hodek was born January 26, 1921 to Joseph and Marie Hodek. Following graduation from Hopkins, MN High School, Ken served with the U.S. Navy as a gunner?s mate. Ken received 4 battle stars for service in the Solomon Islands in 1943. Ken married N. Patricia Malone in Minneapolis, MN in 1951. The happy couple lived in Alexandria,...
Mary Smith
Jun 27, 2012
OBITUARY Mary Louise Smith was born on September 24, 1944, in Alexandria, Minnesota, the daughter of Morris and Lillian (Gunderson) Samuelson. She graduated from Hoffman High School in 1962 and continued her education at the University of Minnesota Morris, graduating with Honors in 1966 with degrees in Education and Music. She received her Master Degree in Special Studies from St....
Michael McGinn
Jun 26, 2012
Michael Robert McGinn, 55, of Alexandria passed away on Tuesday, June 26, 2012, at his home after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. Michael was born on May 10, 1957, in Minneapolis and was adopted by Edward and Janice McGinn of Minneapolis. In 1964, Mike?s family moved to Alexandria, MN where he attended Jefferson High School. Michael was united in...
Florence Thomas
Jun 25, 2012
OBITUARY Florence Annette (Kyhl) Thomson was born on June 29, 1916 near Clinton, Iowa, the daughter of Albert and Marie (Holm) Kyhl. She graduated from Southam High School in 1933 and then married Walter Thomson on October 17, 1937 in Devils Lake, ND. To this union four children were born: Karen, Kent, Kyhl, and Kevin. Florence and her family farmed...
Vicki Daley
Jun 24, 2012
Vicki Lynn (Jarnot) Daley was born on September 2, 1946 in Minneapolis, Minnesota the daughter of Stephen and Dorothy (Larson) Jarnot. She graduated from Brooklyn Center High School. She furthered her education at Hennepin Technical College with a 4.0 GPA. During her life she worked as a Transcriptionist and as a crane operator at FMC. Vicki raised her family in...
Caroline Angland
Jun 20, 2012
Caroline Louise Angland (nee Behrens) was a deeply devoted wife, mother and grandmother. She was a spirited and practical woman who offered herself openly and honestly to everyone she loved and cared for. She will be deeply missed by those of us blessed to have been touched by her presence. Caro passed away peacefully in her sleep in Alexandria, MN...
Alice Turnbladh
Jun 15, 2012
Alice Bernice Turnbladh was born on June 29, 1915 in Ottertail County, Minnesota to Victor and Hannah (Carlson) Turnbladh. She was baptized and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church in Sebeka. Alice graduated from Sebeka High School in 1932. She worked in Big Falls, MN as a housemaid to earn financing to further her education and graduated in 1939 from Lutheran...
Gerhart Noetzelman
Jun 14, 2012
Gerhart John Noetzelman was born on July 5, 1910, in Leaf Valley Township the son of Carl and Elizabeth Noetzelman. He attended country school in Leaf Valley through the 8th grade. Gerhart was united in marriage to Viola Gehrke on September 27, 1939 at Ebenezer Lutheran Church in Leaf Valley Township. To this union five children were born: Myron, Georgie...
Ronald McNutt
Jun 12, 2012
OBITUARY Ronald Clair McNutt March 9, 1937 - June 12, 2012. After a long battle with lung cancer, Ron passed away peacefully at his home in Alexandria Minnesota surrounded by his loving wife Judy and sons Brian and David. Ron was born in Conneaut, Ohio. He grew up in Indiana and attended high school in Frankfort. He was a veteran...