Obituaries
Rodger Larson
Mar 27, 2010
Rodger passed away on Saturday, March 27, 2010 while living at 311 2nd Avenue East in Osakis Minnesota at the age of 91. Rodger was born August 30, 1918 in Elmdale Township, Morrison County on the farm his grandfather homesteaded to parents Henry and Ella (Widstrom) Larson. He was confirmed in Upsala at Gethsemane Lutheran Church and graduated from Upsala...
Jean Roehrborn
Mar 25, 2010
Jean Roehrborn Jean Alta (Bandt) Roehrborn was born on October 28, 1932 in Chili, Wisconsin to Ervin and Ermine (Happe) Bandt. She attended Marshfield High School and graduated in June 1951. Jean?s interests were in the 4-H Club in her early years and also singing in her church choir. In May 1955, she was married to James Roehrborn after he...
Ronald Jelsing
Mar 21, 2010
Ronald Gordon Jelsing was born July 4, 1933 in Alexandria to Oscar and Ann (Wynnager) Jelsing. Ronald's developmental disability was thought to be due to a cerebral birth injury, he experienced convulsions shortly after his birth. At two years of age, he became ill and had pneumonia. They had given up hope for his survival, but he recovered. His treating...
Philip Shea
Mar 18, 2010
Philip Michael Shea was born on September 17, 1927 in Leaf Valley Township, Douglas County, Minnesota to William and Minnie (Guenther) Shea . Philip was united in marriage to LaVerne Hockert on October 23, 1954 at the Basilica in Minneapolis. The couple resided in Brooklyn Center for a long time before retiring and moving to Lake Aaron in 2001. He...
Mitchell Burss
Mar 14, 2010
Mitchell Dale Burss Mitchell Dale Burss was born on August 17, 1952 in Our Lady of Mercy Hospital in Alexandria. Mitchell was normal at birth, but suffered and episode of brain damage at four months of age when he had pneumonia and a high fever. He was hospitalized and was in a coma for a number of days. Mitchell was...
Ralph Daniels
Mar 13, 2010
Ralph Edward Daniels was born on April 15, 1938 in Alexandria, MN the son of Edward and Helen (Bergan) Daniels. He attended District #83 and graduated from Alexandria High School in 1956. He then graduated from North Dakota State University with a degree in Mechanical Engineering in 1960. Ralph proudly served in the United States Air Force from 1961 to...
Hazel Hermanson
Mar 12, 2010
HAZEL L. HERMANSON Hazel Hermanson 86 of Brandon, died March 12, 2010 at Knute Nelson Memorial Home in Alexandria. She was surrounded by her family. Hazel was born on August 8, 1923 in Brandon to George and Jenny (Belgard) Thompson. She attended school in Brandon and graduated from Alexandria High School. On August 17, 1941 Hazel was united in marriage...
Reverend Billberg
Mar 3, 2010
Reverend Sherry Ann (Bartz) Billberg was born on January 15, 1955 in Crookston, MN to Wallace and Hilda (Stene) Bartz. She was baptized and confirmed at First English Lutheran Church in Lockhart, MN. Sherry was very involved in 4-H, band, and life on the farm. She graduated from Ada High School in 1973 and went on to Moorhead State where...
David Klukken
Feb 24, 2010
David Russell Klukken was born April 23, 1927 in Osakis Township, Todd County, Minnesota to Olaus and Petra (Stenoien). He was baptized and confirmed at Elim Lutheran Church in Osakis. He worked on the family farm while finishing his high school education. On September 12, 1953, David was united in marriage to Rosemary Lund. David and Rosemary farmed side by...
Patricia Laughter
Feb 15, 2010
Patricia Irene Laughter Patricia was born on November 1, 1937 in Minneapolis, MN, the daughter of Charles and Ruth (Mosby) Lloyd. She attended school and then married Herbert Holmberg on July 15, 1955 in Minneapolis, MN. Together they had four children Debra, Karl, Eugene, and Karen. Pat and her family resided in Brooklyn Park, MN where she was a homemaker,...
Duane Myrin
Feb 13, 2010
Duane was born on February 17, 1930, in Alexandria, Minnesota the son of Harry Olaf and Mildred Natalie Josephine (Christopherson) Myrin. He was baptized at the Chippewa Mission Covenant Church north of Garfield and confirmed in 1945 at a Lutheran Church in West St.Paul. Duane attended country school in Garfield. When Duane was thirteen his father passed away and the...
Blanche Hamann
Feb 8, 2010
Blanche Luverne Archer Hamann, 95, passed away on Monday, February 8, 2010, at the Nelson Gables Assisted Living Center, in Alexandria, MN. She was born February 6, 1915, near Alexandria in Hudson Township to Ralph and Mary (Lorenz) Archer. She attended District 6 (Union Lake) school and graduated from Alexandria High School in 1932. She went on to complete normal...
Marie Jenzen
Feb 8, 2010
Marie Ellen (Woodford) Jenzen was born on July 7, 1927 in Redwood County, MN to Roy Francis and Bertha Madge (Freeman) Woodford. She grew up on the family farm southeast of Redwood Falls and graduated from Redwood Falls High School. Marie was united in marriage to Wayne Jenzen on July 28, 1947 in Estherville, IA. The couple made their home...
Danielson Raymond
Feb 7, 2010
Raymond Woodrow Danielson was born on February 8, 1916 at his home in Solem Township to parents Robert and Ida (Hagstrom) Danielson. Raymond died on February 7, 2010 at his home. Ray was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran Church and attended Hoffman and Kensington Schools. He worked with his father on their farm as well as helping other farmers....
Kevin Jung
Feb 5, 2010
Kevin Adam Jung was born May 19, 1928 to Adam ?Ed? Jung and Katherine (Kasemaker) Jung in Osakis, MN. He grew up and helped his parent?s farm and attended country school in rural Osakis until the eighth grade. Kevin went to work for Burlington Northern Railroad at the age of 16. On September 4, 1954 Kevin was united in marriage...
Elenore Bibeau
Feb 3, 2010
Elenore was born on March 8, 1917, in St. Paul, Minnesota the daughter of George and Barb (Beck) Schwenfurth. She attended school in the St. Paul area through the 8th grade. Elenore was united in marriage to Roy Bibeau on April 20, 1936 at St. Mary?s Catholic Church in White Bear Lake. The couple lived in St. Paul after their...
LeRoy Grundei
Feb 3, 2010
LeRoy was born on October 14, 1920 in Carlos MN the son of William and Miriam (Carlquist) Grundei. He attended school thru 8th grade in Carlos and later received a GED from the Alexandria School System. On June 25, 1943 he was united in marriage to Rosemary Miller in San Diego CA. To this union four children were born, Larry,...
Renee Reinhardt
Feb 3, 2010
Renee Christine Reinhardt was born on December 18, 1959 in Rochester, MN, the adopted daughter of Dr. James and Frances (Kraemer) Reinhardt. She attended grade school in Alexandria and graduated from Jefferson High School in 1978. She continued her education at Alexandria Technical College and attained a Sales and Marketing degree. After college Renee married Kris Price on September 12,...
Margaret Erskine
Feb 3, 2010
Margaret Valeria (Bowers) Erskine was born April 1, 1914 to Philip Benjamin ?Ben? and Katherine ?Katie? (Ley) Bowers in Alexandria, MN. She graduated from Alexandria High School in 1932. While in high school she belonged to the High School Drum and Bugle Corps. They traveled in Minnesota and Iowa at different times during the summer to promote Alexandria. She spent...
Selma Wussow
Feb 1, 2010
Selma Freida Wussow was born on December 25, 1917, in Miltona, Minnesota the daughter of Fred and Emma (Krese) Henning. She was baptized and confirmed in German at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in West Miltona. She attended country school through the 8th grade. Selma was united in marriage to Edwin Wussow on June 14th, 1940 at Zion Lutheran Parsonage. The...
