Obituaries

Marvin Elmer Hanson was born July 11, 1924 in Hudson Township, MN the son of Elmer and Gerda (Dahlstrom) Hanson. He was raised on the family farm in Hudson where he attended school. Following Marvin?s schooling he joined the United States Army. Marvin served in Texas from 1949 to 1951. After his discharge from the Army Marvin returned to Minnesota....

Josephine Ernestine Muckala was born in 1923 on her parents? farm near Hewitt, Minnesota. As the first of five children born to Earl and Emma Snakenberg, she was named to honor both her grandmothers. Josie was baptized and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church of Hewitt, MN. Her faith in Jesus was a constant in her life and she shared it...

Isabelle (Sandberg) Martinson was born August 29, 1915 in Aitken, MN the daughter of George and Bertha (Garrett) Sandberg. She attended grade school in Malmo, MN and high school in Aitken, MN. She went to business college in Minneapolis, MN. She was employed in Milwaukee WI and Aitken, Preston and Alexandria MN at the Veteran's Administration, the Chamber of Commerce,...

Agnes Mary Shermak was born July 2, 1923 in Ben Wade Township, MN the daughter of Joseph J. and Antonia (Rosicka) Shermak. Agnes attended school in Lowry, MN. Following her schooling she helped her parents on the family farm. Later Agnes worked at Penney?s in Glenwood, MN. Agnes was a lifelong member of St. John Nepomuk Catholic Church. She was...

Dr. Franklin J. Steen Sr. was born June 22, 1916 in Cyrus, Minnesota to John and Amanda (Sheflo) Steen He attended schools in Starbuck and Morris. In the Fall of 1935 he entered St. Olaf College. As these were the Depression years, he could not afford to return to college after his successful freshman year. He went back to Morris...

Richard Frederick Quitmeyer was born January 27, 1925 in Detroit, MI, the son of Henry and Clara (Kaemmerer) Quitmeyer. Richard grew up and attended school in Detroit. At age seventeen Richard left school and headed to Chicago, IL where he joined the merchant marine in 1942. Richard served his country during World War II working on freighters and traveling across...

Clara Katharine Rizzi was born November 4 1921 on her grandfather Carl Schill?s farm in Richfield, MN, the daughter of Herman and Elizabeth Katharine (Schill) Rizzi. Eight days later her mother died and Clara was raised and cared for by her grandparents. Her father remarried Lulu Nelsen; they lived in Chicago several years before returning to Robbinsdale. Clara graduated from...

OBITUARY Willetta Elnora Barthelemy was born January 19, 1922 in Millerville, Minnesota to George and Anna (Bitzan) Kuhn. She was baptized at Our Lady of Seven Dolors Catholic Church in Millerville. Willie, as she was known to her family and friends, grew up with her four brothers and four sisters, working on the farm, leaping from the hayloft, climbing trees,...

Leroy John Kasmaker was born September 7, 1934 in Osakis, MN, the son of John T. and Frieda (Wendlandt) Kasmaker. He grew up in Osakis where he graduated from high school. He went on to attend St. Cloud State, where he played football and studied architectural design and drafting. Leroy began working for Soo Line Railroad and often recalled the...

Duane David Flagstad Age 71, of Alexandria. Survived by wife of 49 years, Jeanne; children Brian (Kim) of Hinckley, MN and Lynn (Amy Finken) of St Paul, MN; grandchildren Sarah, Kyle, Berit and Maren; brothers LeRoy (Val) of Rapid City, SD and Gary of Wyndmere, ND and sister Shirley Skoglund of Lake Norden, SD. Preceded in death by his parents...

Dorothy Marie Carter was born August 5, 1922 in Belton, MO, the daughter of Charles and Maude Carter. She grew up and attended school in Ottawa, KS. During World War II Dorothy supported her country by working in a munitions plant. In 1953 Dorothy moved to Minneapolis with her family. Dorothy loved working with food. She began work at a...

Joseph R. Michels was born May 12, 1933 in Morris, MN, the son of William and Helen (Ward) Michels. He was raised in Morris where he graduated from high school. Joseph began work for Northwestern Bell Telephone as a janitor. In November of 1951 Joe enlisted in the United States Navy. He served in Korea aboard the destroyer USS Dortch....

Lyle LeRoy Larson was born July 14, 1928 on the family farm in Holmes City Township, the son of Lewis and Louise (Sundberg) Larson. He attended country school and was baptized and confirm at Calvary Lutheran Church in Alexandria. In 1950 Lyle joined the US Army and served at Fort Riley, KS. He was about to ship out to Korea...

Patricia Rae Storey was born August 26, 1942 in Sioux Falls, SD, the daughter of Clifford and Georgia (Hyatt) Storey.  She grew up in Pipestone, MN where she graduated from high school.

On October 28, 1960, Patricia was united in marriage to Lloyd Hudson. They made their home in Colorado where they began raising a family. They...

Dale George Miner was born January 11, 1930 in Alexandria, MN, the son of George and Walborg (Johnson) Miner. Dale was raised and attended school in Alexandria. After attending high school Dale enlisted in the United States Navy. He served as a radar man on a flight crew. Dale was stationed aboard the USS Essex aircraft carrier. During the Korean...

Dorothy Lydia Brede was born December 9, 1926 in Alexandria, the daughter of Otto and Lousia (Schoenech) Brede. She was raised on the family farm near Lake Ida and attended country school near Garfield, MN. Following her schooling Dorothy began work candling eggs in Garfield and later worked for JC Penney?s in Alexandria. On June 26, 1949 Dorothy was united...

Timothy (Tim) Jay Midboe was born May 11, 1958, on Mother?s Day in New Brighton, MN, to Melvin and Dolores (Berg) Midboe. His Mom joked that it was hard to get to the hospital because of the Minnesota Centennial Parade. A ?centennial baby?, Tim was the long- awaited Midboe boy. After a few years in Morris, MN the Midboe family...

Lillian Miller Lillian ElDora (Anderson) Miller was born February 9, 1911, the eighth of nine children born to Bodel and Cecelia Anderson of Ashby, Minnesota. She was seven years old when her mother died during the influenza epidemic. While her mother?s graveside service was in progress, church bells and the Asbhy town siren announced the end of WWI. Lillian attended...

Marilyn Ann Bratvold was born November 13, 1931 in Fergus Falls, MN, the daughter of Tom and Rachel (Melby) Bratvold. She grew up on the family farm near Ashby, MN and graduated from high school at Ashby. Marilyn was united in marriage to Don Asleson. She was blessed with four children, Gary, Thomas, Cheryl and Gail. Marilyn worked as a...