Obituaries
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...
Evelyn Giese
Apr 28, 2010
Evelyn Gladys (Lueneburg) Giese born on April 14, 1931 to Richard and Melvina Lueneburg of Herman, she was baptized and confirmed at Bethel Lutheran Church in Herman. She attended country school (district 69) and graduated from Herman High School in 1948. She attended Moorhead State University where she earned her associated degree in Elementary Education. She taught school for 3...
David Helterline
Apr 26, 2010
David Joseph was born on October 13, 1935, in St. Cloud, Minnesota the son of Joseph and Angeline (Juenemann) Helterline. He graduated from Cathedral High School and Dunwoody Institute. Dave was united in marriage to Gloria Coenen on October 10, 1964. To this union two children were born: Karin and Paul. The Helterline family lived in Alexandria where Dave worked...
Clara Bartos
Apr 26, 2010
Clara Katherine (Klimek) Bartos, died on Monday, April 26, 2010, at the Knute Nelson Home in Alexandria surrounded by family and friends. Clara was born on November 9, 1919, in Evansville Township, Douglas County the daughter of Joseph & Mary (Loeffler) Klimek, the fourth of five children. She attended country school District #32, and graduated from Brandon High School. Clara...
Grace Ohlaug
Apr 24, 2010
Grace G. Ohlaug Grace Georgia Ohlaug was born on October 25, 1930 in Madison, MN, the daughter of Joel and Cora (Farmen) Borstad. Grace graduated from Madison High School in 1948. She met the love of her life James Ohlaug and prior to his leaving to the Korean War they were united in marriage on October 29, 1950. After the...
Mildred Miller
Apr 21, 2010
Mildred L. Miller was born on September 5, 1920, at home in Kintire Township, MN, to Ray and Martha (Carlson) Roxberg. She was baptized and confirmed at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Belview. She attended District 28 East Country School and graduated from Belview High School. She attended the Minneapolis School of Business and worked as a secretary in Minneapolis and...
Pearl Kaufman
Apr 20, 2010
Pearl M. Kaufman Pearl May Kaufman was born in Hill City, SD on October 15, 1915, the daughter of Walter and Lucinda (Stevens) Maudlin. She grew up in the Black Hills area and actually attended the dedication of Mount Rushmore by President Coolidge. After graduating Custer High School, she met and married George Kaufman in Rapid City SD on Dec....
Raymond Bruns
Apr 18, 2010
Raymond John Bruns, age 80, of Evansville, died April 18, 2010 after a short battle with brain cancer. He was born on April 17, 1930 in St. Kilian MN to Joseph Bruns and Clara Schlichte. He married Ora Loosbrock on September 26, 1950 at St. Kilian Catholic Church, St. Kilian, MN. Ray farmed near Evansville and also owned his own...
Myron Larson
Apr 11, 2010
Myron Clarence Larson was born in Alexandria, Minnesota, on September 4, 1924, the son of Clarence N. and Minnie (Sanstead) Larson. Myron grew up in the Alexandria and was graduated from Alexandria High School in 1942. He joined the U.S. Army in January 1943 and was sent to Camp Swift, Texas for basic training with the 527th Combat Engineer Battalion....
(Looker) Bengtson
Apr 8, 2010
Pamela Kay (Looker) Bengtson was born in Alexandria, MN on May 6, 1966, the daughter of Virgil and Lila (Porter) Looker. She graduated from Jefferson High School in Alexandria in the Class of 1985. She then married Bradley Bengtson and moved to St. Cloud, MN. Pam loved animals and especially cats. She collected many different types of angels and loved...
Vaneta Goodridge
Apr 8, 2010
Vaneta Nora (Engelbrecht) Goodridge was born on July 26, 1916, in Alexandria, Minnesota the daughter of Walter and Marie (Reichman) Engelbrecht. She attended school in Alexandria. Vaneta was a homemaker and worked at the Alexandria Clinic as a receptionist and later at a Hallmark card store. She was a member of the First Congregational United Church of Christ and a...
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...
