Obituaries

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...

Alyce Amundson was born December 11, 1912 in Boyd, MN, the daughter of Albert and Oline (Nelson) Amundson. She was the youngest of three. Alyce lived on a farm in Lac Qui Parle County. Alyce attended school district 56. She and some neighbor friends walked three miles each way to and from school. Later, she was blessed with another brother,...

DIANE FITZGERALD SEXTON Diane Lynn Fitzgerald was born August 22, 1947 in Pipestone, MN, the daughter of Bertram and Madeline (Hansen) Fitzgerald. At age three her family moved to California where Diane grew up and attended school. In 1974 Diane returned to Minnesota and made her home in Prior Lake. She became a loan processor and worked for a number...

Robert LeRoy Nelson was born December 2, 1926 in Robbinsdale, MN. He grew up in Robbinsdale where he graduated from high school. Robert joined the United States Navy and served on the east coast. Following World War II Robert returned to Minnesota. On December 6, 1958 Robert was united in marriage to Anna Bahe at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Belgrade,...

WAYNE KUHLMANN Wayne Adolph Kuhlmann was born January 7, 1920 in Lester Prairie, Minnesota to Adolph and Mabel Marie (Wadel) Kuhlmann. At the age of seven years they moved to Hamburg, Minnesota where he finished his schooling. Wayne was drafted into the Army and served from February 1942 to October 1945 in the South Pacific. His anti aircraft unit served...