Obituaries
Irene Klein
Mar 19, 1916
Irene Anna (Diedrich) Klein was born on March 19, 1916 in Effington Township, Douglas County, Minnesota to Henry and Elizabeth (Hink) Diedrich. She was baptized and confirmed at South Effington Lutheran Church. Irene attended country school through the sixth grade and helped on the farm and also helped her aunts. Irene was united in marriage to Walter Klein on May...
Harriet Wooldridge
Mar 2, 1916
HARRIET JUNE WOOLDRIDGE Harriet J. Wooldridge was born on March 2, 1916 in Dollymount Township, near Wheaton, MN to Lee and Cornelia (Proctor) Richards. She later moved with her family in 1933 to a farm near Alexandria. Harriet graduated from Central High School in Alexandria and then had a life long career in sales, working at Schaffers and the Fashionette...
Almira Helgeson
Sep 21, 1915
Almira Sigrid was born on September 21, 1915 at Hazel Run, Minnesota, the daughter of Sylvester S. and Marie Louise (Jacobson) Mickelson. She grew up in Sauk Centre, MN and Osakis, MN where her father operated a grocery store and meat market. Almira loved to help her father and her help was needed; they felt the effects of the Great...
Monica Conn
Jun 7, 1915
Monica Margaret Lauritzon was born on June 7, 1915, in Pine River, MN. She grew up with her father, William Lauritzon, an immigrant of Denmark & her mother, Ellen Rose Foley, of St. Charles, MN. Ellen Rose was 100% Irish with her mother and father coming to America during the Irish Potato famine. Monica?s siblings are: Ruth Mary, Marcella, Robert...
Alden Rosell
May 26, 1915
Alden Lester Rosell was born in Spruce Hill Township on May 26, 1915, the son of Louis and Annie (Anderson) Rosell. He was raised and schooled in the Rose City Area. Following his schooling Alden worked for the WPA. On August 24, 1937 Alden was united in marriage to Hazel Peterson in Spruce Hill Township. The couple purchased the family...
Olivia Klimek
Mar 28, 1915
Olivia Marie (Suchy) Klimek was born on Palm Sunday, March 28, 1915 in Urbank, Minnesota, the first of seven children to Joseph and Anna (Kraemer) Suchy. She attended Sacred Heart Parochial School in Urbank and graduated from Parkers Prairie High School at the age of 15. Olivia married Wilbert Klimek on September 26, 1939 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in...
Loretta Luech
Mar 18, 1915
Lauretta Emma Lueck was born on March 18, 1915, in Hancock, MN to Henry and Eva (Beyer) Lueck. Rev. Mathie baptized Lauretta at the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Hancock in April 1915. Rev. Bartz confirmed her at Zion Lutheran Church in Alexandria, MN on May 12, 1929. Lauretta had one sister, Frances, and one brother, John. The family moved to...
Irene Thomas
Feb 2, 1915
OBITUARY Irene Ann (Reuter) Thomas was born on February 2, 1915 to John and Abby (Hermes) Patrick in Belle River, MN. She attended Belle River country school and then periodically worked as a nanny/midwife for area families. Irene worked at Miller?s Inn on Lake Le Homme Dieu as a waitress and cook. She met Jack Reuter while she worked at...
Melissa Nelson
Sep 8, 1914
Melissa Rose was born on September 8, 1914, in Hazelton, North Dakota, to Elmer and Carolina (Helfenstein) Hopkins. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Johns Lutheran Church in Tappen, North Dakota. She attended school north of Tappen through the 8th grade. Melissa was united in marriage to Helmer Nelson on March 18, 1937 in Tappen, North Dakota. The couple...
Albert Latendresse
Jul 16, 1914
OBITUARY Albert Joseph Latendresse was born on July 16,1914 in Upham, ND, the son of Edmund and Cordelia (Prudam) Latendresse. Albert helped on the farm with his brothers and sisters and then graduated from Upham High School in 1935. He continued to farm and also owned and operated Latendresse Truck Line for many years. Albert lived in the Upham area...
Alvina Johnke
Jun 30, 1914
Alvina Mary (Schramm) Johnke was born on June 30, 1914 in Leaf Valley Township, Douglas County, Minnesota to William and Ottilie (Brueske) Schramm. She was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith. Alvina attended county school at District 11 in rural Parkers Prairie through the eighth grade. After her schooling she helped the farming neighbors with housework. Alvina was united...
Reuben Bolin
Dec 18, 1913
Reuben John was born on December 18, 1913, on the family farm (which is now a Century Farm) in Alexandria Township the son of John and Hilda (Johnson) Bolin. When Reuben was six months old his mother died and he went to live with the Erick Roos Family until he was five years old. He attended Liberty School through the...
Raymond Suchy
Oct 21, 1913
Raymond H. Suchy was born on October 21, 1913 in Otter Tail County near Urbank, MN to Bernard and Magdalen (Lambertz) Suchy. He was baptized and confirmed at Sacred Heart Church in Urbank and also attended Sacred Heart School in Urbank through the 8th grade. Ray went to work on farms north of Breckenridge near Brushvale for a few years...
Frances Witt
Oct 2, 1913
Frances Margaret Lueck was born on October 2, 1913 in Hancock, Minnesota to Henry and Eva (Beyer) Lueck. She was baptized at the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Hancock on November 9, 1913. Frances was confirmed at Zion Lutheran Church in Alexandria in May 1927. The family moved to Alexandria in 1922 and her father built first a barn and then...
Kenneth Peterson
Sep 30, 1913
Kenneth was born on September 30, 1913 in a farmhouse on the shores of Lake Leven in Villard, MN. He was the eighth of twelve children born to Otto and Mary Peterson. The family moved to Alexandria for a brief time but ultimately settled on a farm near Lake Jessie. Kenneth went to elementary school in Villard and Nelson. He...
Kenneth Peterson
Sep 30, 1913
Kenneth Wayne Peterson Kenneth was born on September 30, 1913 in a farmhouse on the shores of Lake Leven in Villard, MN. He was the eighth of twelve children born to Otto and Mary Peterson. The family moved to Alexandria for a brief time but ultimately settled on a farm near Lake Jessie. Kenneth went to elementary school in Villard...
Lloyd Augdahl
Nov 14, 1912
Lloyd Arnold Augdahl was born on November 14, 1912 in Brandon, Minnesota to Carl O. and Thea (Larson) Augdahl. He was baptized and confirmed at West Moe Lutheran Church in rural Brandon. Lloyd grew up and helped on the family farm. He graduated with the Class of 1930, the third class to graduate from the Brandon High School. On October...
Doris Zeithamer
Sep 29, 1912
Doris Agnes (Zilker) Zeithamer was born on September 29, 1912, in Alexandria, Minnesota the daughter of John and Agnes Zilker. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Mary?s Catholic Church in Alexandria. She attended District #24 Country School through the 8th grade. Doris was united in marriage to Rudolph Zeithamer on January 16, 1931. After their marriage the couple farmed...
Dorothy Lund
Feb 6, 1912
Dorothy M. (Lauthen) was born on February 6, 1912 on the prairies of North Dakota near the town of Mohall. At the age of five she, her parents, older brothers George and Dayton and her twin brother James moved to a farm near Brandon, MN. Dorothy attended grade school thru high school in Brandon where she also grew into adulthood....
Florence Roth
Feb 16, 1910
Florence Ida Caroline Roth was born on February 16, 1910, to Herman and Ida (Fiss) Beulke of Spring Hill Township, Minnesota. She was the fifth of seven children. She was baptized and confirmed at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Carlos, MN and graduated from 8th grade at Miltona District #55. When Florence was old enough she got a waitress job at...
