Obituaries
Mark Lee Miller
Sep 26, 2025
Mark Lee Miller was born on June 2, 1957, in Alexandria, MN the son of Marlene (Baumann) and Wilford Miller. Mark grew up on County Rd. 78 and attended country school and then Osakis Public School where he graduated from in 1975.
In 1973, he met Dolly Paulzine—they became soul mates and married in 1976. They just celebrated their 49th Anniversary...
Juanita Mae Freier
Sep 26, 2025
Juanita Mae Thorson, 83, passed away peacefully on September 26, 2025, with her children at her side. She was born to Einar and Gladys (Winge) Thorson in Madison, Minnesota, the 4th of 8 children.
She fell in love with and married Ferdelle Freier in November of 1959. Together they raised four children: Timothy, Todd, Lynnette and Faith. Theirs was a close-knit...
Douglas Anthony Karsky
Sep 24, 2025
Douglas "Doug" Anthony Karsky passed away at his home on Wednesday, September 24, 2025, at the age of 66. A Prayer Service will be held at 4:00 PM on Wednesday, October 1, 2025, at Anderson Funeral Home with a visitation to follow until 7:00 PM. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 AM on Thursday, October 2,...
John "Jack" Arendt
Sep 24, 2025
John “Jack” Arendt passed away on September 24, 2025, age 68, at Bethany on the Lake, in Alexandria, MN under the care of Hospice of Douglas County.
Funeral Services for John will be held on Wednesday, October 15th, 2025 at 11:00 am at Anderson Funeral Home in Alexandria, MN with Fr. Matthew Kuhn presiding. Visitation will be at 10-11 am. Interment...
Kathleen Margaret Keckeisen
Sep 19, 2025
Kathleen Margaret Keckeisen, known to all as Katie, passed away peacefully on September 19, 2025, at Nelson Care Center in Alexandria, MN. She was 91 years old.
Born on July 3, 1934, in Mankato, MN, Katie was the daughter of George and Margaret Kelly. She grew up attending Catholic schools, where she once learned a memorable rule: if you sat on...
John Henry Swanson
Sep 16, 2025
John Henry Swanson, 93 of Alexandria, passed away on Tuesday, September 16, 2025 at Knute Nelson Care Center in Alexandria. Memorial services will be held on Saturday, September 27, 2025 at Anderson Funeral Home in Alexandria beginning at 1:00 PM, with a public visitation being held one hour prior. Interment will be at Kinkead Cemetery following the service.
John was born...
Howard Dale Hanson
Sep 16, 2025
Howard Dale Hanson was born to Conrad & Leila November 16th, 1948. He married Ardelle Peterson on June 10th,1972 and they settled in Moe Township soon after. He has worn many hats, figuratively and literally, throughout the years but the hat worn most proudly was that of being the patriarch of His family. Their union brought forth Chris and Karen...
Mary Ann Schmidt
Sep 15, 2025
Mary Ann (Kalbler) Schmidt passed away on Monday, September 15, 2025, at Edgewood Senior Living at the age of 91. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 AM on Wednesday, September 24, 2025, at St. Mary's Catholic Church with visitation one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment will be at Riverview Cemetery in St....
Marguerite Lucy Lawler
Sep 14, 2025
Marguerite Lucy (Murphy) Lawler, 88 of Alexandria, passed away in Maple Grove, Minnesota on Sunday, September 14, 2025. A Funeral Mass will be held on Thursday, September 25, 2025 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Alexandria, Minnesota beginning at 11:00 AM. A public visitation will be held at Anderson Funeral Home in Alexandria on Wednesday, September 24, 2025 from 5:00...
Lauren Marie Feeken
Sep 10, 2025
In Memory of Lauren Marie Feeken
3/24/1955-9/10/2025
Lauren Feeken was born March 24th 1955 in Alexandria, MN, to Frank and Mary (Splittgerber) Swenson. She graduated in 1973 from Jefferson Sr High in Alexandria.
Lauren married Larry Feeken in 1976, and the couple was blessed with two sons, Jason and Lance. She stayed at home with the boys until they were in school. She...
Craig Steven Tvrdik
Sep 6, 2025
A visitation will be held on Friday, September 19th, 2025, from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM at Anderson Funeral Home. Burial will be at 1:30 PM at Bohemian Independent Cemetery. Those not attending the burial are welcome to gather at the American Legion in Lowry, MN starting at 1 PM for a Celebration of Life Reception and the family will...
Grant A. Torfin
Sep 5, 2025
Grant Allen Torfin, beloved husband, father, brother, uncle, and friend, passed away on September 5, 2025 at the Essentia Hospital in Fargo, North Dakota.
Born on May 27, 1952, in Glenwood, Minnesota, Grant grew up with a great love for the outdoors and a passion for learning. He was a graduate of Villard High School class of 1970 where he was...
Michael Ralph Ziegelman
Sep 5, 2025
Michael Ralph Ziegelman, age 77, passed away peacefully on Friday, September 5th, 2025, in his home in Garfield MN.
Mike was born on November 10th, 1947, in Alexandria, to Ralph and Audrey Ziegelman. He grew up in Garfield and attended school in Garfield and Brandon. After graduating from Brandon High School, he attended college at NDSCS. He also proudly served in...
Adelaide Klimek
Sep 1, 2025
Adelaide (Addie) Klimek was born on February 25, 1925 to Bernard and Magdalena (Lambertz) Suchy and grew up in the Urbank area. On May 15, 1945 she was joined in marriage to Gebhart Klimek at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Urbank. They farmed in the Millerville area and became the parents of seven children.
In 1986, they retired in the Alexandria...
Stephen "Steve" Reger
Aug 29, 2025
Stephen (Steve) Hugo Reger, 74, of Brandon, passed away peacefully at home on August 29, 2025. Son of Jerome Reger and Frances (Dillenberg) Reger, he grew up on the family farm near Urbank, MN.
Steve was a loyal friend, devoted grandparent, and loving father. Though usually a quiet man, the words he spoke were full of wisdom. He loved nature and...
John David Kreft
Aug 20, 2025
John David Kreft passed away on Wednesday, August 20th, 2025, at his residence at the age of 67. Services are pending.
John David Kreft was welcomed into the world on October 25, 1957, by John and Iona (Krueger) Kreft in Twin Falls, ID. Born into a family that relocated frequently due to his father's career, John experienced life in various cities,...
Roy Albin Wicken
Aug 20, 2025
Roy Albin Wicken, The Corn Dog King of Alexandria, MN died on the sunny, summer afternoon of August 20th, 2025 after a long & debilitating battle with dementia. He was 80 years old. Roy was born June 22nd, 1945 to Albin Wicken & Gladys (Skoglund) Wicken, the 2nd born of three children. He had a wonderful childhood full of fishing,...
Elenora Vivian Eddy
Aug 19, 2025
Elenora Vivian (Sather) Eddy, age 96, of Nelson, passed away on August 19, 2025, at Knute Nelson Care Center.
She was born on March 18, 1929, to Lloyd Elmer and Ada Myrtle Sather. Elenora graduated from the West Central School of Agriculture with her high school diploma. On October 30, 1946, she married Marvin Eugene Eddy, with whom she celebrated 70...
Mary Ann Hillstrom
Aug 16, 2025
Mary Ann Hillstrom, 91 of Alexandria, formerly of Willmar, Minnesota passed away at Grand Arbor in Alexandria on Saturday, August 16, 2025. Memorial Services will be at 5:00 PM at Anderson Funeral Home in Alexandria on Friday, August 22, 2025. Burial will be at Lake Lillian Methodist Cemetery at a later date.
Mary Ann (Summerlet) Hillstrom was born on May 12,...
Katherine "Pam" Bailey
Aug 16, 2025
Katherine “Pam” Bailey was born on December 22, 1936, in Tyler, MN. She grew up in Marshall, MN. Pam was the oldest of two children of Dr. Raymond and Palma (Polly) Anderson. Pam graduated from Marshall High School in 1954. Following high school she earned both a Bachelor’s and later a Masters Degree from the University of Minnesota in Nursing...
