Obituaries
Marie Ramsay
May 29, 1957
Marie Wacker was born January 8, 1935 in New Prague, MN, the daughter of Frank and Anna (Mahowald) Wacker. Following high school she attended the College of St. Catherine in St. Paul. Marie worked at Dayton?s Department Store. On May 29, 1957 Marie was united in marriage to Robert Ramsay in Anoka, MN. The couple made their home in Blaine,...
Leonard Dean
Feb 2, 1957
Leonard Dean was born July 20, 1935 in Fairbanks, TX, the son of Clifford and Mabel (Beulke) Dean. He grew up and began school in Fairbanks. At age twelve he and his family moved to St. Paul, MN where Len graduated from high school. On February 2, 1957 Len was united in marriage to Hazel Millsap. The couple made their...
Stephen Horvat
Apr 9, 1956
Stephen Francis Horvat was born March 8, 1932 in Mankato, MN, the son of Stephen and Magdalene (Mozanic) Horvat. He grew up in Mankato and graduated from Loyola High School. Following school Stephen joined the United States Army. He served in Germany during the Korean War as a corporal. He was assigned as a driver to his commanding officer. Stephen...
Lois Muzik
Nov 5, 1955
Lois Marie Nelson was born November 21, 1936 in Lanesboro, MN, the daughter of William and Bertha Nelson, She was raised and schooled in Lanesboro. Following her graduation from high school Lois began working for a dentist in the Twin Cities. One of Lois? good friends moved to Forada, MN and Lois would often come to Forada for visits. While...
Ruth Flaten
Sep 17, 1955
Obituary Ruth Anne Flaten Ruth Anne Flaten was born on September 17th, 1955, in Garden City Michigan, the daughter of Fred and Sarah (Swartz) Barnett. She moved with her family in 1971 to Alexandria Minnesota where she graduated from Jefferson Senior High School with the class of 1973. Later that year, she married Dale Baumann, with whom she had two...
Thomas Spangrud
Sep 3, 1955
Thomas S. Spangrud was born January 11, 1931 in Wayzata, MN, the son of Alfred and Edna (Thompson) Spangrud. He was raised in Wayzata where he graduated from high school. Thomas attended one year of study at Augsburg College and two years at St. Cloud Teacher?s College. Thomas became a naval cadet in the US Navy and was severely injured...
Roger Gilbertson
May 14, 1955
Roger Dean Gilbertson was born August 4, 1935 in Fergus Falls, MN, the son of Erwin and Ida (Gilbertson) Gilbertson. Roger grew up in Erhard, MN and attended country school there. He also attended school in Fergus Falls and graduated from Pelican Rapids High School in 1953. Roger then attended the Dakota Business College in Fargo, ND where he graduated...
Marcella Jung
Sep 4, 1954
Marcella Dean Fearing was born May 17, 1926 in Osakis, MN, the daughter of Lester and Alice (Flynn) Fearing. She was raised and schooled in Glenwood, MN. For a short time she worked at Wimpy?s caf� in Glenwood. During World War II Marcella worked at the defense plant in St. Cloud, MN where she riveted airplane wings for fighter planes....
Janice Nelson
Jun 7, 1954
Janice Marjorie (Jenny) Nelson was born in Moorhead, Minnesota, on June 7, 1954, the daughter of Lawrence A. and June V. (Nyberg) Moen. She attended schools in Moorhead and moved to Alexandria as a young adult. On July, 22, 1977, Jenny was united in marriage to Gary Nelson at the Calvary Lutheran Church in Alexandria. The couple continued to live...
Eugene Froemming
Sep 4, 1953
Eugene Borris Froemming was born December 28, 1929 in Leaf Valley Township, the son of Bernard and Evelyn (Foslin) Froemming. He was baptized as a Missouri Synod Lutheran the day he was born. Gene grew up in Leaf Valley and later moved to Alexandria when he was in the seventh grade. He graduated from high school in Alexandria. Gene worked...
Wayne Zimmerman
Jul 16, 1953
Wayne Thomas Zimmerman was born on July 16, 1953 in Appleton, MN, the son of Delmar and Virginia (Schnitzler) Zimmerman. He attended school in Donnelly, MN, Danvers, MN and Crystal, MN. His family then moved to Morris, MN in 1964 where he completed his education, graduating from Morris High School in 1972. On June 20, 1975 Wayne was united in...
Wallace Miller
Jul 9, 1953
Wallace Elwin Miller was born October 10, 1925 in Dewey Township, WI, the son of R. Philip and Elsie (Lundell) Miller. Wally attended grades 1-8 at Maple Grove country school, and then at Shell Lake, WI where he graduated from high school. Wally was living in Amery, WI when he met Doris Hansen, the love of his life. On July...
Ellen Dehlin
Jun 19, 1953
Ellen Ann Christopherson was born April 15, 1931 in Pelican Rapids, MN, the daughter of Elmer and Frances (Erickson) Christopherson. She grew up in Pelican Rapids, a town she loved and was proud of all her life. Ellen Ann was always musical and a sports enthusiast as well. In the sixth grade, at the age of 12, she became the...
Erna Freudenberg
Jun 6, 1953
Erna Martha Adelia Schmidt was born October 14, 1927 in Leaf Valley Township, MN, the daughter Fred and Mathilda (Diedrich) Schmidt. She attended country schools in Leaf Valley and later at Elmo Township near Parkers Prairie. Following her schooling Erna worked as a waitress in several cafes where she met Gilmer Freudenberg. On June 6, 1953 Erna and Gilmer were...
William Costello
Apr 2, 1953
OBITUARY William James Costello was born on April 2, 1953 in Huron, South Dakota, the son of Jim and Janice (Kogel) Costello. He graduated from Huron High School and attended Huron College. Bill married Marlis Marshall on July 6, 1973. They began their family having two sons: Adam and Justin. He worked as a carpenter and job superintendent for Jacobsen...
Rodney MacIver
Mar 14, 1953
Rodney George MacIver was born May 4, 1927 in Nora Township, MN the son of John and Catherine (Sutherland) MacIver. Rodney attended school in district 74 and later attended the Morris Agricultural College. Rodney began working at the creamery in Farwell. On March 14, 1953 Rodney was united in marriage to Barbara Ann Bennett. The couple made their home in...
Howard Nelson
Mar 10, 1953
Howard Ingval Nelson was born July 30, 1932 in Gilchrist Township to Helma (Bakko) and. Ingval Nelson. His mother passed, away when he was four years old; his uncles, Martin and Helmer Bakko, raised him. Howard attended country school at District 2 and attended Brooten High School. He was baptized and confirmed at Our Saviour's Lutheran Church in Brooten. Howard...
Emil Schultz
Mar 31, 1952
Emil H. Schultz Emil Herman Schultz was born on July 25, 1912, in Wheaton, Minnesota, the son of Emil Carl and Marie (Otto) Schultz. He was baptized at St. John?s Lutheran in Dumont, Minnesota and at age six the family moved to a farm near Truman, Minnesota. It was here that Emil started country school. On May 5, 1935, Emil...
Agnes Paulson
Jul 28, 1951
Agnes Josephine (Revier) Paulson was born May 17, 1930 to Ralph and Theresia (Voltin) Revier in Ray, North Dakota. She was one of fourteen children. Agnes graduated from Redwood Falls High School, and then attended Lamberton Teachers' Training Department in 1948. She proceeded to teach in a one-room school for two years in Echo, Minnesota. In 1950, she met Raymond...
Samuel Martin
Dec 30, 1950
Samuel Rogers Martin was born March 5, 1931 in Amo Township near Windom, MN, to Samuel W. and Lillian (Sheldorf) Martin. He attended school until moving, with his father, to a farm near Kensington, MN in 1947. Samuel graduated from Kensington High School in 1949. On December 30, 1950 Samuel entered the US Air Force and served during the Korean...
