Obituaries
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....
Reuben Ringdahl
Nov 8, 2010
Reuben Christopher Ringdahl was born on September 23, 1921, in Holmes City Township the son of Leonard and Sophy (Christopher) Ringdahl. He was baptized at Oscar Lake Lutheran Church on April 3, 1923. Reuben attended District #29 grade school in Holmes City. Reuben served his country during World War II and was stationed over in Japan. He was Honorably Discharged...
Clare Neby
Nov 7, 2010
Clare Irene (Germundson) Neby was born on December 8, 1907 in Kenyon, MN to Mons and Lillie Germundson in Kenyon, MN. She was baptized and confirmed at Dale Church in rural Kenyon. After graduating grade school, she moved to Minneapolis to attend Central High School where she lived with her aunt and uncle. During school she worked at an art...
Lenore Crouse
Nov 1, 2010
Lenore was born on April 9, 1923 in Lake Mary Township at home the daughter of Esther and Walter Ell. She was baptized, confirmed and a life long member of Zion Lutheran Church in Alexandria. Lenore graduated from Alexandria High School in 1941 and upon graduation enrolled in Glenwood Teachers training. The school closed shortly after her enrollment. Lenore then...
Melvin Ziegelman
Oct 26, 2010
MELVIN CARL ZIEGELMAN Melvin Carl Ziegelman was born on July 22, 1915, in Leaf Valley Township, MN, the son of Frank and Emma (Brueske) Ziegelman. He attended grade school in Garfield, MN. He married Fernyne Russell on March 16, 1938 at St. John?s Lutheran Church in Garfield. Together they lived in Garfield where he worked at Grosneck?s Hardware. Later, moving...
James Cron
Oct 20, 2010
James J. Cron James J. Cron ?Jim? of Alexandria, Minnesota and formerly of Edina died on October 20, 2010, at the age of 80 years. He was a twenty-one year resident of Alexandria. Jim was born on September 20, 1930, in Grand Rapids, Michigan, the son of Alvin and Agnes (Plunkett) Cron. The family moved to Minneapolis where Jim graduated...
Angel Thorstad
Oct 16, 2010
Angel and Gabriel were born on October 16, 2010 to Trent and Patricia (Grussing) Thorstad at the St. Cloud Hospital in St. Cloud. Angel came into this world at 2:31 PM as a beautiful 14 oz and 10 3/4 inches baby girl. Gabriel came into this world at 2:34 PM as a precious 15 oz and 11 inches baby boy....
Carlos Lordalen
Oct 13, 2010
OBITUARY Carlos J. Lordalen was born on October 2, 1927 near Lowry, MN on the family farm to Carl and Emma (Johnson) Lordalen. He attended county school and graduated from Central High School in Alexandria. He married Ardelle Bartel at Bethesda Lutheran Church in Alexandria on December 9, 1982 by Reverend Magnus Peterson. Carlos lived and farmed the land his...
Marion Poltiske
Oct 12, 2010
Marion K. Poltiske, age 77, of Brandon, Minnesota, peacefully passed away at Lake Region Hospital on Tuesday, October 12, 2010. Marion was born on November 27, 1932 to John and Barbara Schecher in Brandon Township. Marion attended school in Brandon, Minnesota. She helped her parents on their family farm and also helped with the family business, Schecher's Resort. On June...
Robert Dilly
Oct 11, 2010
Robert Lloyd Dilly Sr. was born on January 25, 1930 in Norcross, MN to Lloyd and Ruth (Reckner) Dilly. He was baptized and confirmed at the EUB Church in Norcross. Robert graduated from Herman High School. He went to work for Norcross Coop and farmed with his brother. Robert was united in marriage to Violet Koosman on June 24, 1950...
Madeline Hodson
Oct 9, 2010
OBITUARY Madeline (Peggy) Elizabeth Hodson was born on April 7, 1926 in Lackawanna, NY, the daughter of Gladys and Clifford Rucker. She grew up in Hamburg, NY, where her father owned a tavern called the Hitching Post and started to wait on tables and tend bar at a very young age. There she met her future husband Harry Hodson. After...
