Obituaries
Kenneth Patrick Wood
Feb 12, 2024
Kenneth Patrick Wood, age 58, of Alexandria Minnesota died in his home with his loving wife by his side, after fighting a courageous, hard, long, cancer battle on Monday, February 12, 2024. Kenneth “Woody” Patrick Wood was born on August 23rd, 1965 in Houston, Texas. He grew up in South Houston, Texas with his parents, and his five sisters with...
James Clarence Olson
Feb 9, 2024
James Clarence Olson, beloved husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather departed this world on February 9, 2024, at the age of 92. He was born on May 3, 1931, in Staples, MN, to his loving parents, Clarence and Anna (Reichel) Olson. After graduating from Staples High School, James proudly served his country in the United States Army during the Korean War. He...
Emil John Stoltz
Feb 6, 2024
Emil John Stoltz, a man of great strength and unwavering determination, passed away peacefully on February 6, 2024, at Knute Nelson in Alexandria, MN. Born on October 6, 1933, Faribault, MN, Emil was the beloved son of his late parents and the youngest of his 13 siblings. Emil's journey began when he enlisted in the United States Air Force, serving his...
Perry Wahlin
Feb 6, 2024
Alan (Perry) Wahlin, 87, of Alexandria, MN, died February 6, 2024, at St. Cloud Hospital following a stroke.
Perry was born on October 19, 1936, in Lund Township, MN to Eleanor (Wahlin) and Alton Wahlin, and was baptized at Christina Lutheran Church. At a very young age Perry’s family moved to East Chicago, and later Walkerton, IN. In 1945 the family...
Donna Marie Gunderson
Jan 30, 2024
Donna Marie Stahl was born to Ruth and Fred Stahl on December 15, 1928, attended by a midwife in Ashton, SD. She was welcomed by her sister, Doris and three years later they welcomed another sister, Karen to this farm family. Donna attended a one room school in rural South Dakota. When Donna was in high school, the family sold...
Bernice "Bonnie" Vendel
Jan 29, 2024
Bonnie R. Vendel, age 97, passed away on January 29, 2024, at Bethany on the Lake.
Bonnie was born on July 26, 1926, on a farm near Garfield, Minnesota to Engvald and Agnes Helgeson. On June 16, 1946, she married Robert Vendel and together raised four children: Barbara, Richard, Paul and Mary Jane. Bonnie worked as the church secretary at...
Carol Jane Meyer
Jan 26, 2024
Carol Jane Meyer
Carol was born on August 12, 1942, in Otter Tail County, MN. She was the middle of three children born to Hans and Alice (Welch) Pederson.
She attended School No. 162, a one-room schoolhouse in rural Underwood, MN, through 8th grade. She then went on to the West Central School of Agriculture in Morris, MN, graduating in 1960....
Wayne Alvin Haben
Jan 26, 2024
Wayne Haben was born May 6, 1944, at the hospital in Morris, Minnesota to Alvin and Lillie (Buntje) Haben. He was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith at Trinity Lutheran Fairfield in Holloway, Minnesota. He grew up farming with his parents and neighbors, leaving him with many treasured memories. Wayne was also active in Walther League and the Work...
Genevieve A. Buscemi
Jan 25, 2024
Genevieve Ann (Splittgerber) Buscemi died peacefully on January 25, 2024, at the VA Medical Center in St. Cloud surrounded by family. She was born on August 10, 1945, in Minneapolis and was raised in Alexandria graduating from Jefferson Senior High School. She enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1963 where she met and married the love of her life, Philip...
Bruce Anthony Loween
Jan 23, 2024
Bruce Anthony Loween age 73, of Alexandria went to his heavenly home on Tuesday, January 23, 2024. Bruce was born February 17, 1950, to Harold and Joyce (Eierman) Loween in Wadena, MN. The family lived mostly in the Nimrod area until Bruce was nine years old when they moved to the “big city”. As a result of the move, he developed...
Michael B. Lommen
Jan 22, 2024
Michael Lommen, 69, of Alexandria passed away on January 22, 2024. A public visitation will take place on Friday, February 2, 2024 from 2:00-3:00PM at Anderson Funeral Home in Alexandria, with a prayer service starting at 3:00.
Michael Bennet Lommen was born on October 25, 1954 to Gordon Olaf and Lois Ann (Fleming) Lommen in Little Falls, Minnesota. He attended public...
Jerry Wayne Roos
Jan 22, 2024
Jerry Wayne Roos was born March 19th, 1947, to Helen (Meints) and Bartel Roos in Luverne, MN. The family lived on the Meints farm and Jerry attended country school in Hardwick, MN. When he was in 4th grade the family moved to Cambridge, MN, after buying a farm.
Jerry was his dad’s shadow in his dad’s repair shop, Roos & Sons....
Tom R. Peterson
Jan 20, 2024
Thomas Ryan Peterson, beloved husband, father, grandfather, and great - grandfather passed away peacefully in his home on January 20, 2024, at the age of 72.
He was born on August 11, 1951, in Grafton, ND, the son of Carl “Ike” and Lucille (Eng) Peterson. Tom, as he was affectionately known, grew up in Badger, MN, graduating from Badger High School in...
Marilyn E. Sibert
Jan 16, 2024
Marilyn Sibert was born April 29, 1940, in Parkers Prairie to John and Leona (Jahnke) Hollatz. She was baptized and confirmed at Zion Lutheran Church North Effington in Parkers Prairie and graduated from Parkers Prairie High School in 1958. She was united in marriage to Ronald Sibert on June 25, 1960. They made their home in Parkers Prairie where they...
Char Berglin
Jan 16, 2024
Charlene “Char” (Suchy) Berglin was born on December 3, 1969 to Sharon Will and James Suchy. After flipping through a college magazine and landing on Alex Tech, as fate would have it, she met Ron Berglin in the summer of 1989 and they were later married in June 1990. They had three children together, Katherine, Samantha and Dillan. Ron and...
Josephine "Joann" Albu
Jan 16, 2024
Josephine “Joann” Leopold was born on June 18, 1938 to George and Anna (Hamerlindl) Leopold in St. Paul, Minnesota. She was the youngest of seven children and grew up especially close with her father and older brothers, as they were her steadfast protectors. Joann attended school until the eleventh grade and enjoyed softball and bowling.
After leaving school, Joann was...
Lowell T. Mattson
Jan 13, 2024
Lowell Thomas Mattson, 85, of Alexandria, Minnesota passed away surrounded by his wife and family on January 13th, 2024.
Lowell was born in Eau Claire Wisconsin in 1938 and lived in both Alaska and Minnesota during his life. He enjoyed spending time with family, fishing, baking, and sharing his Christian faith with others in many ways. His joyful laugh, sense...
Richard "Dick" Helander
Jan 12, 2024
Richard C Helander was born to Clarence and Naomi Helander in February 1936. “Dick” attended Trout Lake Camp at age 13 where he accepted Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior. He grew up in Fergus Falls, MN, graduating from High School in 1954 and attended Bethel College for a semester before joining the United States Air Force in 1955....
Sharon Lily Jorgensen
Jan 11, 2024
Sharon Lily Jorgensen, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, daughter, and friend, passed away peacefully on January 11, 2024, at her home. Born on October 23, 1955, Sharon lived a life filled with love, joy, and devotion.As a child, Sharon had the opportunity to experience various cultures and countries due to her father's profession in the Central Intelligence Agency. She spent...
Dale Eugene Graff
Jan 9, 2024
Dale Eugene Graff, age 80, of Alexandria, MN passed away on January 9th, 2024, at the Knute Nelson in Alexandria, MN. Funeral services for Dale will be held on Tuesday, April 16th at 11:00 AM at First Lutheran Church in Alexandria, MN with visitation one hour prior to the services at the church. Interment will be held at Kongsvinger Lutheran...
