Obituaries
Rose Peterson
Dec 26, 2010
Rose Peterson, age 83, of Alexandria, formerly of Barron, WI, passed away on Sunday, December 26, 2010 at Prairie Senior Cottages in Alexandria. Rosella Pearl was born on April 12, 1927, in Barron, Wisconsin. She lived in Poskin until she was united in marriage on October 19, 1927, to Kenneth Peterson. The couple later moved to Minnesota where they raised...
Richard Veeder
Dec 25, 2010
Richard L. Veeder, age 74, of Alexandria, MN, passed away on Saturday, December 25, 2010 at the St. Cloud Hospital in St. Cloud, MN. A memorial service was held on Thursday, December 30, 2010 at the Anderson Funeral Home, in Alexandria, with Reverend Father Fred Fink officiating. The American Legion Post 87, VFW Post 936 and the Minnesota National Guard...
Norbert Zarbok
Dec 24, 2010
Norbert Fredrick Zarbok, age 87, died December 24, 2010 at Peaceful Bliss Assisted Living in Alexandria, MN. Norbert was born March 26, 1923 in Parkers Prairie, MN to Emil C. and Esther (Zeismer) Zarbok, Jr. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Paul?s Lutheran Church West Miltona, MN. Norbert grew up on a farm near Forada, MN and the family...
Helen Osterberg
Dec 22, 2010
Helen Frances Osterberg, 87, Alexandria, died on December 22, 2010 at Douglas County Hospital after a long illness. Helen was born on July 23, 1923 on a farm near Millerville, MN to Adolph T. and Helen (Loeffler) Wagner. She was the second of six children. She grew up in Millerville and moved to Alexandria at age 15 to start working...
Vella Hammer
Dec 20, 2010
Vella Grace Bartz Hammer, age 97, of Alexandria, MN went to her heavenly home on December 20, 2010. Vella was born on April 30, 1913 in Austin, Minnesota the daughter of John and Ethel Flood Bartz graduating from Osakis High School. After high school Vella attended normal school for teachers training in Sauk Centre graduating in 1932. Vella taught in...
Helen Bollum
Dec 18, 2010
Helen Jane Bollum was born on December 13, 1923 in Farwell, MN to Olaf and Ella (Belgum) Bollum. She was baptized and confirmed at Farwell Lutheran Church and graduated from Kensington High School in 1941. She went to teacher?s college in St. Cloud and graduated in 1943. Helen taught school in Remer, Rush City, Brainerd, Chokio, and Starbuck. Helen taught...
Carolyn Reyelts
Dec 12, 2010
Carolyn Ann was born on August 15, 1936, in Wahpeton, North Dakota the daughter of Joseph and Mary (Steffen) Randall. Carolyn was united in marriage to Vernon Reyelts on August 28, 1954 in Wahpeton. To this union three children were born: Danny, Tony & Mary Jayne. Carolyn was a proud lifetime member of the VFW Ladies Auxiliary. On December 12,...
Violette Hausmann
Dec 11, 2010
OBITUARY Violette Ruth Hausmann was born on November 21, 1922 on the family farm in Elmo Township, Ottertail County, MN, the daughter of William Sr. and Jessie (Fuller) Wark. She graduated from Parkers Prairie High School as valedictorian in 1940 and was baptized and confirmed on November 17, 1942 at St. Paul?s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Miltona, MN. Violette met...
Richard Peterson
Dec 11, 2010
Obituary Richard was born on April 3, 1922 on the east side of Lake Rachel at the farm where Verna Peterson now lives. He is the son of Carl Oscar and Mamie (Heikkinen) Peterson. He attended school in Holmes City until 1934 when he and his family moved to the west side of Lake Rachel. He then attended the Oscar...
MaryAnn LeGrand
Dec 2, 2010
MaryAnn Hannah (Cuff) LeGrand was born in New York City, NY on November 8, 1942 to James and Anastasia (Kossey) Cuff. The family moved to Philadelphia when MaryAnn was 8 years old and her father opened Cuff?s Bar. She graduated from High School in Philadelphia, PA. She worked for S&H Green Stamps and did secretarial work for a lawyer in...
Stephen Maher
Dec 1, 2010
Steve Maher passed away on December 1, 2010 at the age of 58 years. His father, Daniel Maher, preceded him in death. Steve was born to Daniel and Beulah (Hammen) Maher on July 10, 1952 in Minneapolis, MN. He graduated from Southwest High School in 1970 and then attended night classes at Dunwoody Institute. Steve was united in marriage to...
Genevieve Apfelbacher
Nov 30, 2010
Genevieve Irene was born on March 7, 1925, in Ray, North Dakota the daughter of James & Lela (Hoehn) O?Reilly. She attended Ray High School. On May 8, 1943 Genevieve was united in marriage to John Apfelbacher in St. Paul, Minnesota. To this union three children were born: Jack, James and Linda. The family made their home in South St....
Edward Hurley
Nov 30, 2010
Edward Aloysius Hurley Jr. was born on April 20, 1925 in Cleveland, OH to Edward Sr. and Angela (Holden) Hurley. He graduated the class of 1943from De LaSalle High School in Minneapolis. Edward joined the U.S. Army Air Corps from August 12, 1944 to October 13, 1945 and served as a 1st Lieutenant in WWII. He flew 44 missions as...
Alice Harms
Nov 27, 2010
Alice Helen (Teigen) Harms was born on July 11, 1921 to Helge and Hilda (Sanden) Teigen in Pelican Rapids, MN. She attended school in Pelican Rapids and was baptized and confirmed at Grove Lake Church in Pelican Rapids. On November 1, 1941 Alice married Melvin G. Harms. The couple farmed in the Audubon, MN area until 1974. They moved Alexandria...
Eileen Olsen
Nov 27, 2010
Eileen A. Olsen passed away on Saturday November, 27, 2010, at the Knute Nelson nursing home in Alexandria, Minnesota. Eileen was born on October 13, 1923, to James and Elizabeth (Banney) O_Keeffe in Crystal Creek, New South Wales, Australia. She was one of 15 children. In 1944, she met and married Ted Olsen, whom she met in Brisbane, Australia, where...
Janice Schoenrock
Nov 23, 2010
Jan went home to Jesus on November 23, 2010 at the age of 63 after her 6 year battle with cancer. She was born on February 7, 1947 in Graceville, MN to Donald and Shirley (Ward) Miller. She graduated from Browns Valley High School in 1965 and went on to Moorhead State University where she studied history. She married the...
Vivian Richards
Nov 17, 2010
OBITUARY Vivian Richards, 101, passed away November 17, 2010, at Knute Nelson in Alexandria, MN. Vivian Marie Richards was born March 27, 1909, in Eastern Township, Otter Tail County, the tenth child of Swedish immigrants Andrew and Anna (Peterson) Johnson. She was baptized and confirmed at First Lutheran Church in Parkers Prairie, MN. Vivian graduated from Parkers Prairie High School...
Audrey Haugen
Nov 16, 2010
Audrey Louise Haugen was born on January 6, 1937 at home in Grove Lake Township, MN, the daughter of Albert and Ethel (Wright) Bowen. Audrey attended grade school and graduated from Villard High School. Audrey met Philip Haugen, ?the love of her life? at a dance in Morris, MN at the Morris Ball Room January 27, 1954. They were united...
Edward Howard
Nov 14, 2010
Edward J. Howard Ed was born on June 8, 1928 in Currie, MN, the son of Joseph and Marie Howard. He grew up loving to hunt and fish. After graduating from high school he saved money to attend college and become a veterinarian. Unfortunately the Korean conflict got in the way of that dream. Ed served in the Army's 7th...
Roy Williams
Nov 14, 2010
Roy John Williams was born on July 5, 1918 in Appleton, Wisconsin to John and Wilhelmina ?Winnie? (Giesbers) Williams. In 1934, Roy went to work for Western Union in Minneapolis as a delivery boy and was paid 16 cents an hour. Roy joined the National Guard at Fort McCoy from 1939 to 1940 and was in the machine gun unit....
