Obituaries

Mar 15, 2021

Ricardo Lowell “Zip” Zimmel was born August 16, 1954 in Alexandria, MN, the son of Vincent and Barbara (Jacobsen) Zimmel. Rick grew up in Osakis, MN where he attended St. Agnes Parochial School through sixth grade and graduated from Osakis High School.

He began a long career at Donnelly Manufacturing. He worked for Donnelly (Juno) Manufacturing for...

Mar 12, 2021

Jacob Jon Anderson was born on June 29, 1985, to Steve and Pamela (Dreher) Anderson in Litchfield, MN.  The family moved to Alexandria in 1986, and Jacob attended school in Alexandria.  Jacob worked at the Depot starting as a dishwasher and worked his way up to being the kitchen and catering manager.  He worked at the Depot for 17...

Mar 10, 2021

Earle Moede Brown was born December 15, 1959, at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis to his parents, Joan (Moede) and Charles C. Brown. He graduated from Edina East High School, Class of 1978. He attended the University of Minnesota Technical College, Crookston, where he thrived and met a group of friends that became like brothers to him. Additionally, he was voted the...

Mar 7, 2021

Donald “Donnie” Tvrdik, was born on July 24, 1944, in Alexandria, Minnesota, the son of Thomas and LaVera (Chermak) Tvrdik.  The family lived in Lake Mary Township where Donnie attended country school through the 8th grade.  He than helped his dad farm.  Donnie served his country in the Army National Guard for six years and was honorably discharged on...

Mar 4, 2021

Linda Rae (McDaniel) Scofield was born on August 14, 1947, in San Francisco, California the daughter of James and Esther (Siirila) McDaniel.  Shortly after her birth, the family moved to North Carolina where they lived until 1949 when they moved Minnesota.  They moved around Minnesota during her childhood before settling in Sebeka in 1960 where she graduated from Sebeka...

Mar 1, 2021

Patricia Ann (Groninga) Stewart was born September 28, 1954.  She passed away peacefully, surrounded by loved ones, on March 1, 2021.

Patti was born in Morris, MN.  In 1962, the family moved to California where her dad managed a turkey farm.  This is where Patti developed her love for “unique animals” – including her pet snapping turtle....

Mar 1, 2021

Eldora Adachi passed away in her home at Nelson Gables in Alexandria on March 1, 2021. Eldora was born in Minneapolis on December 6, 1925, to Theodore Clobes and Anna (Lindorf) Clobes. She grew up through the depression and graduated from Minneapolis Vocational High School. Throughout her life, she was grateful to her guidance counselor for getting her into...

Feb 25, 2021

Lois Jean Johnson was born April 21, 1927 to Henry E. and Alvina Nelson in LaGrande Township of Douglas County.  She was baptized as an infant and confirmed at Svea Lutheran Church in Alexandria.  Lois was a dedicated lifetime member of Calvary (Svea) Lutheran Church.  A generation learned their Bible Stories from her flannelgraphs, as she was the leader of the...

Feb 23, 2021

Carol Ann (Krause) Allex, age 80, passed away peacefully surrounded by her husband and children on February 23, 2021, at Saint Joseph Hospital while wintering in Tucson, AZ.  She was born June 17, 1940, in Blue Island, IL to Anthony and Clara (Ertz) Krause. As a child, she moved with her family to various places in the...

Feb 22, 2021

Douglas Daniel Kuiper, age 88, of Alexandria MN, formerly of Sibley IA and Ashton IA, died peacefully in his sleep on February 22, 2021 in Parkland FL after a long battle with cancer.

Douglas (Doug) Kuiper, the son of Dan and Leone (Conley) Kuiper, was born on May 2, 1932, in Ashton IA.  Doug grew up in...

Feb 22, 2021

Lester Henry Bettermann was born February 11, 1932, on the family farm in Brandon Township, Douglas County, Minnesota to Henry and Irene (Ziegelman) Bettermann.  Lester was baptized and confirmed at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Garfield.  He graduated from Central High School in Alexandria in 1950.  Lester helped his father farm, until he joined the United States Army in...

Feb 21, 2021

Jeri Lee (Salt) Hillemeier was born March 23rd, 1947 in Alexandria MN to Walter and Mavis (Weatherwax) Salt and died Feb 21st, 2021 in Alexandria MN.

Jeri grew up in Alexandria until early grade school when her parents moved to Port Hueneme, CA for 2 years.  The family moved back to Alexandria and lived on Lake Darling...

Feb 13, 2021

Ronald (Ron) Dean Lindley, loving father and papa, passed away on Saturday, February 13th, 2021, at the age of 68 due to ongoing medical conditions. Ron was born on April 3rd, 1952 in Osage, Iowa to Hilding and Darlene Lindley. He served in the military for 4 years. He received his teaching degree from the University of Northern Iowa...

Feb 10, 2021

Rosemary (Fischer) Tauer, age 88, passed away on February 10, 2021 at the Fergus Falls Veterans Nursing Home.  Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, February 15, 2021 at the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in New Ulm. This service will be live-streamed and recorded for family and friends to view from Rosemary’s obituary page on...

Feb 8, 2021

Lawrence Francis Boisclair was born on March 9, 1933, in Minneapolis, MN the son of Armand and Aline (Bouthelett) Boisclair.  He was baptized and confirmed at St. Ann’s Catholic Church in Minneapolis.  He graduated from high school in 1951 and furthered his education at the University of Minnesota receiving a degree in engineering.

Larry served his country...

Feb 8, 2021

DENNIS EDWIN “DENNY” BECKER

Overlooked in the histories of the cultural upheavals of the 1960s and 1970s is a little-known but highly unusual interfaith incident that took place in the tiny southwest Minnesota town of Cottonwood.

The headlines tell the story: “Lutheran pastor and family living in Catholic rectory.” “Priest running for mayor raises bishop’s...

Feb 6, 2021

As a story teller himself, we wish to thank all the people in Jim’s life who share in the many memories he has shared with us.

Jim was born in Belle River Township on December 21, 1931, to Claude and Mary (Forster) Steidl. The middle of nine children, Jim attended a one-room schoolhouse and helped out on...

Feb 6, 2021

Kenneth (Kenny) Henning, age 90, of Alexandria died on Saturday, February 6th, 2021 at Knute Nelson.

A Private Family Memorial Service will be held at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, West Miltona, where he was a life time member. Burial and Military Honors will take place at the church cemetery in the Summer of 2021.

Kenny...

Feb 5, 2021

Loraine was born November 24, 1928, in Chippewa Falls Township to John and Malene (Iverson) Simonson. The family moved to Alexandria, where she graduated from Alexandria High School. She earned her Nursing LPN diploma in March 1947 and started at St Luke Hospital in Alexandria. After Douglas County Hospital was built, she transferred there and worked for 33 years....

Feb 3, 2021

Annetta Ruby (Grosz) Knowles was born on July 18, 1936, in Fargo, North Dakota to Richard and Hazel (Hammer) Grosz.  She graduated from Moorhead High School in 1954 and attended St. Paul Bible College.

Annetta was united in marriage to John Knowles on June 22, 1957, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Moorhead.  To this union two children...