Obituaries
Marian Lenz
Jun 7, 2010
MARIAN JUNE PAULINE LENZ passed away on Monday, June 7, 2010, at the Douglas County Hospital in Alexandria, MN, surrounded by her loving family. Marian was born in Alexandria on December 5, 1939, the daughter of Orville and Mildred (Fahlin) Syvertson. She was a lifelong resident of Alexandria. She was united in marriage to Lowell Lenz on December 14, 1962,...
Gerald Stramer
Jun 5, 2010
Gerald (?Gerry?) was born on September 27, 1936 in Ashby, Minnesota, to Joseph and Marguerite (Hutchings) Stramer. He attended Erdahl Grade School and graduated from Elbow Lake High School in 1954. Gerry served in the U.S. Army Reserve Corps and was discharged with military honors. He was also a lifetime member of the Knights of Columbus. On October 13, 1962,...
Delores Hilleren
Jun 5, 2010
On March 10, 1924 on a warm sunny spring 64-degree day, Delores Elvina was born to Casper and Amanda (Klongerbo) Smerud in Norway Township, Hillsboro, North Dakota on the family farm. She was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith. Norwegian was the spoken language in the household, as grandpa could not speak English. At age five, she moved with...
Marjorie Gaarsland
Jun 4, 2010
Marjorie (Marge) May Gaarsland, a longtime resident of Alexandria, passed away peacefully at Bethany Home on Friday June 4th 2010. Marge was born on December 21, 1916 in Minneapolis, the only child of loving parents. She had a life of good adventure, loved to travel to California and Las Vegas, owned a small Minneapolis restaurant for many years and in...
Ruth Loewel
May 28, 2010
Ruth Julianne White was born on February 14, 1946 in Minneapolis, MN, the daughter of Robert and Sophie (Egge) White. She was raised in Bloomington, MN where she graduated from high school in 1964. Ruth continued her education at the Minnesota Medical Technical School in Minneapolis. She worked for doctors in Bloomington before moving to Glendale, AZ. Ruth continued her...
Ruth Thunberg
May 24, 2010
Ruth Thunberg was born on June 16, 1916, in Leaf Valley, Minnesota, to Ewald and Dorothea Klug. She attended school through the eighth grade. She went to work at her aunt and uncle?s caf� in Nelson, Minnesota in 1937, where she met her husband Ray. Ruth and Ray were united in marriage on June 16, 1940. After their marriage the...
Kyle Beilke
May 22, 2010
Kyle K. Beilke ?Believe and act as if it were impossible to fail.? (Charles F. Kettering) Kyle Kevin Beilke was born on November 24, 1987, in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, the son of Kevin and Kelly (Emmons) Beilke. The family moved to Marshall, Minnesota in 1989, and in 1993 moved to Alexandria, Minnesota. Kyle attended school in Alexandria and graduated...
Gerald Vogt
May 22, 2010
Gerald Lovell Vogt was born on March 13, 1947, in Parkers Prairie, Minnesota the son of Lovell and Alice (Hagan) Vogt. He graduated in 1965 from Jefferson High School in Alexandria. He continued his education at Alexandria Technical College receiving a degree as a machinist. This is where he also met his wife of 40 years Peggy (Johnson) Vogt. Jerry...
Ernest Johansen
May 20, 2010
Obituary for Ernest Johansen Ernest James (?Ernie?) Johansen was born February 3, 1933 in Williams County, North Dakota, the second son of Arvid and Mabel (Gaffaney) Johansen. The family moved to Minnesota when Ernie was five years old, and Alexandria became home, where he graduated from Central High School in 1952. Soon after graduating, Ernie enlisted in the Navy, where...
Milo Widmark
May 17, 2010
Milo Richard Widmark died on Monday, May 17, 2010 after a ten-year struggle with multiple myeloma. Milo was born in Pequot Lakes, MN to Wallace and Mae Widmark on May 25, 1938. He graduated from the Pequot Lakes High School and attended Brainerd Community College and the University of Minnesota. Milo married his high school sweetheart on June 27, 1959....
Delbert Kluver
May 17, 2010
Delbert G. Kluver Delbert Gordon Kluver was born on April 12, 1936 in Clara City, MN, the son of Henry and Taliena (Degrote) Kluver. He lived in Clara City for a few years before he and his family moved to Alexandria. He enlisted into the United States Army in 1955 serving in Germany until 1958. He returned to Alexandria and...
Imogene Redman
May 14, 2010
Imogene Redman Imogene Redman of Alexandria, MN passed away May 14, 2010. Preceded in death by parents Earl and Ida Smith Johnson of Palmer, IA and husband Harold Redman. She is survived by daughter Diana Uppman (Boyd) of Chaska, MN, son Dal of Alexandria and son Dennis (Sandy) of Alexandria, granddaughter Jodi Lorentz (Scott) and great grand children Benjamin and...
Dale Hobbs
May 11, 2010
Dale Wesley Hobbs was born on November 8, 1934 in Adams, Nebraska the son of Earl and Louise (Rathe) Hobbs. He graduated from Barneston High School and following graduation enlisted in the United States Army. On February 27, 1960, Dale was united in marriage to Francis Burns in Tecumseh, Nebraska. This union was blessed with four sons. In November of...
Doris Krog
May 10, 2010
Doris Fay Krog Doris Fay Krog was born on December 26, 1960 in Forrest Lake, MN, the daughter of Stanley and Barbara (Cochran) Manthey. Doris graduated from Circle Pines High School in 1978. She married Robert Brasch and together they had three children Bonnie, Frank, and Duane. She then married Kenneth Krog in August 20, 1991 and resided in Fergus...
Mary Andersen
May 9, 2010
Our beloved wife, mother, and grandmother, Mary Louise Andersen, a lifelong resident of Alexandria died on Sunday, May 9, 2010 at Bethany Home surrounded by family at the age of sixty-seven years from complications with leukemia. Mary Louise (Loseth) Andersen was born May 15, 1942 in Alexandria to Ferne (Paulus) and Orville Loseth. She was the third of four children....
Mary Andersen
May 9, 2010
Our beloved wife, mother, and grandmother, Mary Louise Andersen, a lifelong resident of Alexandria died on Sunday, May 9, 2010 at Bethany Home surrounded by family at the age of sixty-seven years from complications with leukemia. Mary Louise (Loseth) Andersen was born May 15, 1942 in Alexandria to Ferne (Paulus) and Orville Loseth. She was the third of four children....
Shirley Ogren
May 3, 2010
Shirley C. Ogren Shirley Christine (Backhaus) Ogren was born on September 28, 1930 to Henry and Emma (Kettering) Backhaus in Pollack, South Dakota. She attended country school through the eighth grade. In 1944, the family moved to Miltona. Shirley was confirmed at Mount Calvary Lutheran Church in Miltona and worked at the grocery store where she met Donald. On November...
Kortni Botzet
May 2, 2010
Kortni Anne was born on October 9, 2003, in Alexandria, the daughter of James and Nicole (Ness) Botzet. She was in kindergarten at Carlos school. Even though Kortni?s life was short there are many memories that her family will cherish. Her love of dancing and singing stand out most in her parents minds ? they remember this Christmas giving the...
John Verlennich
May 1, 2010
John Leroy Verlennich was born July 30, 1942 in Duluth, Minnesota to Joseph Nicholas and Margaret Catherine (Johnson) Verlennich. John graduated from Morgan Park High School and the University of Minnesota at Duluth. John majored in Business and Economics. He moved to Alexandria, Minnesota in 1964 and worked for State Farm Insurance as an adjustor. He was also involved with...
Ethel Peda
Apr 30, 2010
Ethel Mildred (Torkelson) Serba Peda was born on December 12, 1915 on a farm close to Driscoll, ND the daughter of Tom and Myrtle (Halverson) Torkelson. She lived near Driscoll until age 2 when the family moved to Big Lake, MN. After a few years the family moved to the Eden Valley, MN area. In 1929 the family moved to...
