Obituaries
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...
Clarence Sperling
Jun 12, 2012
Clarence Sperling, 99, Farwell, MN passed from this life to life eternal on Tuesday, June 12, 2012, at Bethany Community Center. He was born January 18, 2013 to Ove & Nora Sperling in Chicago, IL He married Doris Steen on September 26, 1940 in Alexandria, MN. Clarence farmed the family farm near Farwell and also was employed by Douglas County...
Charles Bungum
Jun 8, 2012
OBITUARY Charles Frederick Bungum (?Chuck?) Charles ?Chuck? Bungum of Alexandria and Casa Grande, AZ passed away on June 8, 2012 after suffering a massive stroke. Beloved husband, dad and grandfather, he is survived by wife Marlys (Stueven) Bungum; daughter Kirsten Driscoll and husband Jack; daughter Andrea Bungum; son Brett Bungum and wife Cheryl; and grandchildren Charlie, Sara and Peter Driscoll,...
Michael Lanigan
Jun 7, 2012
OBITUARY Michael James Lanigan was born on June 17, 1918 the son of Michael and Susan (Hart) Lanigan in Leaf Valley Township, MN. He attended county school and farmed with his parents. Mike moved to Indiana for a couple of years to farm and he also worked for the Conservation Corps before enlisting into the United States Army during WWII....
Estella Esterberg
Jun 7, 2012
OBITUARY Estella ?Jeanne? (McCorkell) Esterberg, Born November 8, 1917 Beloved Mother, Grandmother, Sister and Aunt went to be with our Lord on June 7, 2012. She will be missed by all. She loved to crochet, and won Grand Champion on some of her afghans. Her visits to California were always so special to her. She loved to read and listen...
John Knutson
Jun 7, 2012
OBITUARY John Wade Knutson, born on January 3rd, 1941 in Thief River Falls, Minnesota left this world on June 7th, 2012. John is survived by his blessed and cherished wife Patricia, his daughters, Karen (Jeff), Kelli (RJ) and his sons Tim (Cindy), Tom (Amanda). He was the Grandfather to twelve grandchildren; Chad, Nick, Nicole, Jared, Ryan, Kayla, Emily, Connor, Ana,...
Timothy Berglund
Jun 5, 2012
Timothy (Tim) Dean Berglund Tim died suddenly at the age of 49 on Tuesday June 5, 2012. Tim was born to Rollin and Carol Berglund on January 25, 1963 in Minneapolis, MN. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Stephens Catholic Church in Anoka, MN. Tim is survived by his son Stephen and his mother Cristina Scalzo. Also by his...
Robert Dickinson
Jun 5, 2012
Robert ?Bob? Leo Dickinson was born on December 29, 1955 in Minneapolis, MN to James and LaVonne (Miller) Dickinson. He was baptized at First Lutheran Church in Sauk Centre. Bob attended two years of elementary school in Inver Grove Heights. The family moved Michigan in 1963 to Ypsilanti and later to Romulus. They moved back to Minnesota in 1973. Bob...
Robert Benesh
Jun 4, 2012
Robert Frank Benesh died on Monday, June 4, 2012, after a courageous battle with cancer with his wife and daughter by his side. Bob was born on March 20, 1936 to Frank and RoseMary (Dvorsak) Benesh. He was raised in Lake Reno Township on the family farm and graduated from Alexandria High School in 1954. On December 31, 1954 he...
Haroldine Peck
Jun 3, 2012
Haroldine Alta Davis was born August 2, 1924 in Rocky Ford, CO, the daughter of Harold and Nettie (Witt) Davis. When Haroldine was four years old her family moved to Denver, CO. She graduated from high school in 1942 and immediately went to work in the defense industry. During World War II she worked at a munitions plant packaging machine...
Udell Wegner
May 30, 2012
Udell Victor ?Red? Wegner was born on May 24, 1942, in Alexandria, Minnesota the son of Harold and Anna (Dahlbom) Wegner. The Wegner family farmed in Alexandria and during his childhood Red helped his father along with other farmers in the area. Red enlisted in the U.S. Navy in November of 1959 and proudly served his country from 1959 ?...
Dennis Carstens
May 29, 2012
Dennis Walter Carstens was born on February 10, 1946 in Benson, Minnesota to Walter and Lorraine (Erdman) Carstens of Danvers, MN. At the age of 2 weeks, the Carstens family moved to a farm near Hancock, MN where Dennis grew up. He was baptized and confirmed at St. John?s Lutheran Church in Hancock. He attended school through third grade in...
Lyle McClellan
May 24, 2012
Lyle Edward McClellan was born on February 16, 1924 to Edward and Elsie (Livingston) McClellan. He lived in Forada and attended school there as a boy. He enlisted in the Navy in October. On September 24, 1946, Lyle was united in marriage to Jeanette Kasemaker in Portland, OR. Lyle worked as a lifeguard at city park, a turkey farm, and...
Ted Burgeson
May 22, 2012
OBITUARY Ted Norman Burgeson was born on September 13, 1933, to Lawrence W. and Jeanette Elmura (McCrillis) Burgeson in Remer, MN. Ted attended the Adventist Church School in Remer and also in Anoka, MN. He then graduated from Maplewood Academy in Hutchinson, MN in 1951. Ted entered the United States Army on March 2, 1953 and was stationed in Honolulu,...
Elroy Wussow
May 20, 2012
OBITUARY Elroy Frank Wussow was born on February 3, 1924 on the family farm in Leaf Valley Township, the son of Ewald and Olga (Froemming) Wussow. He was baptized and confirmed at the Ebenezer Lutheran Church. Elroy attended District #23 Country School until the 8th grade and then farmed with his parents. He met Lucille Bast, the love of his...
Tom Ludwig
May 18, 2012
OBITUARY Tommy (Tom) Wayne Ludwig was born on May 26, 1944 in Sioux City, Iowa the son of Luverne and Shirley (Henshaw) Ludwig. Tom and his family moved to Alexandria in 1957, and he graduated from Jefferson High School in 1962. He attended the University of Minnesota, Morris for one year and, then, began to work at Land O? Lakes...
Wallace Whittaker
May 6, 2012
Wallace Whittaker was born on May 6, 1931 in Alexandria, Minnesota. The son of Charles Whittaker and Hazel (Nelson) Zauner, he graduated from Alexandria Central High School in 1949, and went on to join the Army. On November 11, 1950, while still in the service, he was united in marriage with Gloria Lundgren of Alexandria. Following Wally?s Honorable Discharge, the...
Mayme Engelbrecht
May 3, 2012
Mayme Anna (Dynda) Engelbrecht was born on September 14, 1923 in Lake Mary Township, Douglas County, Minnesota to John and Barbara (Koubsky) Dynda. She attended District 13 country school in Lake Mary Township through the eighth grade. Mayme was united in marriage to Ralph Engelbrecht on July 7, 1942 at the Hostess House in Alexandria. The couple farmed in Lake...
