Obituaries
Myrtle Forster
Apr 2, 2012
OBITUARY Myrtle E, Forster was born on December 22, 1918 in Carlos Township, MN, the daughter of Daniel and Emma (Fiss) Kingston. She was raised and attended grade school in the Carlos area. She married Michael Forster on September 23, 1941 at St. Nicholas Parish in Belle River. Together they farmed and raised their family near Carlos, MN. She was...
Gerald Nelson
Mar 31, 2012
Gerald Donovan Nelson was born on a farm near Lake Taylor in LaGrande Township, MN on January 23, 1937, the son of Gust and Cora (Sanders) Nelson. When he was one year old his family moved to a farm on the west side of Lake Latoka. Gerald was raised on the farm and attended school at District 99, now the...
Mary Zehner
Mar 31, 2012
Mary Louisa was born on June 13, 1922, in Garfield, Minnesota the daughter of Carl and Dena (Kloehn) Klug. She was baptized and confirmed at St. John?s Lutheran Church in Garfield. While working as a waitress at the Garden Center Mary met Gordon Zehner and on September 26, 1943 the couple was married at St. John?s Church. Mary and Gordon...
Rosella Timm
Mar 30, 2012
Rosella Edna Timm, 87, Alexandria, died Friday, March 30, 2012. Rosella was born August 3, 1924 in Gaylord, the daughter of Albert and Ida (Schauer) Goetsch. She was raised on the family farm and schooled at Gaylord. Following her schooling, Rosella began working with her brother at a restaurant and gas station in Gaylord. On December 2, 1945 Rosella was...
Dorothy Vanderheiden
Mar 30, 2012
Dorothy Mary Vanderheiden was born on June 19, 1916, at Madelia, Minnesota the daughter of Jacob and Mary (Lasses) Kunz. Dorothy attended school in Madelia until her mother got sick when she was in her second year of high school. Being the oldest of five children she was asked to stay at home to help her mother raise her siblings....
Clifford Lunke
Mar 19, 2012
Clifford Myron Lunke was born on March 28, 1921 in Thief River Falls, MN to Hilmer and Carrie (Anderson) Lunke. He graduated from Thief River Falls High School and then attended Bemidji State College where he received a pilot license. He enlisted in the United States Air Force and served for three years during WW II. Cliff was united in...
Dean Stanger
Mar 19, 2012
OBITUARY Dean Bernard Stanger was born on September 27, 1925 in St. Cloud, MN, the son of Edwin and Elna (Spickerman) Stanger. He graduated from St. Cloud Tech High School and at the age of seventeen he joined the United States Navy during WWII. He sailed on the USS West Virginia in the South Pacific. Dean continued his education after...
Ervin Grubb
Mar 12, 2012
Ervin Lexus Grubb was born on September 21, 1915, in Holmes City Township the son of Victor and Rose (Maruskie) Grubb. He attended District #4 country school through the 8th and then helped his father farm. On June 4, 1940 Ervin was united in marriage to Ione Lehn. The couple moved to Leaf Valley for ten years and then bought...
Conrad Fristedt
Mar 8, 2012
Conrad was born on July 5, 1930, in Minneapolis, Minnesota the son of Albin and Hazel Fristedt. He attended South High School and graduated from Augsburg College with a Teaching Degree in English. Conrad served his country in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict. He was Honorably and medically discharged and awarded the Bronze Medal and two Purple...
Robert Hansen
Mar 6, 2012
Robert Allan Hansen was born on January 26, 1947, in Alexandria, Minnesota the son of Ronald and Ione (Kluver) Hansen. He attended school in Alexandria. Rob was married to Cheryl Kiehne in September of 1967 and to this union three daughters were born: Kari, Stacy and Katina. He owned and operated several businesses in Alexandria including an auto body and...
Dale Vipond
Mar 6, 2012
The memorial service for Dale Warren Vipond of Alexandria MN, formerly of Herman, Minnesota will be held on Friday, March 9, 2012 at 11:00 a.m.at the Calvary Lutheran Church in Alexandria, MN, with the Reverend Dave Wangaard officiating. Visitation will be at 9:30 am prior to the service on Friday. Burial will be at Lakeside Cemetery, Herman, MN. Dale Warren...
William Grove
Mar 4, 2012
William L. Grove William L. "Bill" Grove died on Sunday, March 4, 2012, in Crystal River, Florida, at the age of 72 years. He was preceded in death by his parents, Stanley W. and Ruth J. Grove and is survived by his wife Sandy Grove of Alexandria, daughter Cathy and husband Bob Barker of Austin, Texas, brother Jim Grove of...
LeRoy Zimmer
Feb 28, 2012
LeRoy Wilfred Zimmer was born on January 12, 1943 in Albertville, MN to Wilfred and Isabel (Meyer) Zimmer. He was baptized, confirmed and attended school at St. Albert?s Catholic Church in Albertville. After his schooling he helped his family farm. LeRoy was united in marriage to Kathleen Dunne on March 11, 1972 at the St. Steven?s Catholic Church in Anoka,...
Shirley Cichy
Feb 26, 2012
Shirley Ann Backhus was born in Frederic, Wisconsin on April 10, 1929, the daughter of Henry and Adele (Hasher) Backhus. Her family farmed near Siren, Wisconsin until Shirley was starting school at which time they moved back to Minnesota to care for her maternal grandparents. Shirley was baptized and confirmed in the Christian faith at St. John?s Lutheran Church in...
Elizabeth Burss
Feb 25, 2012
OBITUARY Elizabeth ?Beth? Rhoda Burss was born on March 12, 1931 in Alexandria, MN, the daughter of Milford and Freda (Voight) Trefethren. Beth attended school in Alexandria, MN. She married Dale Burss on September 21, 1949 and 10 children were born to this union. Beth was the foundation of the family. She made sure her children were taken care of...
Arnie Chan
Feb 23, 2012
Arnie Albin Chan was born July 11, 1924 on the south side of Lake Reno in Reno Township, Pope County, Minnesota. He attended grades 1-8 in District 72, a rural school, located about 3 miles from the family farm. Arnie began farming at an early age and assumed complete responsibility for the farming operation when he was 16 years old....
Connie Griffin
Feb 22, 2012
Connie L. Griffin Connie L. Griffin, as 61, died at Bethany Home in Alexandria, MN on Wednesday, February 22, 2012. Born April 5, 1950 in Cumberland, WI, Connie was a daughter of A. Stanley and the late Donna Anderson. Connie is survived by her father, A. Stanley Anderson; sister Kay Ritchie; brother Bill Anderson of North Branch, MN. She is...
Ermon Ewers
Feb 22, 2012
OBITUARY Ermon J. (Jim) Ewers was born on April 22nd, 1927 on a ranch near Selfridge, ND to Ermon and Katherine (Morgen) Ewers. In 1937 the family moved to the Johnson, Minnesota area where they farmed. Five years later in 1942 they purchased a farm east of Dumont MN where his family continued to farm and raise cattle. In 1945...
Dagmar Foslien
Feb 22, 2012
Dagmar Hedvig Foslien died Wednesday, February 22, 2012 at Peaceful Bliss Assisted Living, Alexandria, MN with her loving family by her side. Dagmar was born September 29, 1918 in Melby, MN, the daughter of Anders Gustaf Johnson and Anne Birgetti (Bjorgan) Johnson. She began teaching in country schools shortly after her high school graduation and one year of Normal training....
Megan Carlson
Feb 20, 2012
Megan Victoria was born on March 8, 1998 in Alexandria, Minnesota the daughter of Todd Carlson and Kristy (Thoennes) Carlson. She attended Discovery Middle School in Alexandria. In Megan?s short 13 years of life she will be remembered as an adventurous, colorful, strong and resilient person who loved babies and small kids. Her friends were very important to her and...
