Obituaries

Aug 9, 2019

Helen Jane Fahrenholz age 92, of Alexandria died on Friday, August 9, 2019 at Knute Nelson.

A Memorial Service will be held at 1 PM at the Knute Nelson Chapel in Alexandria on Wednesday, August 21, 2019.

A visitation will take place for one hour prior to the service at the Knute Nelson Chapel on...

Aug 7, 2019

Richard "Dick" Dean Howe, 88, a resident of Evansville Care Center since 2013, died peacefully on August 7, 2019.

Dick was born May 22, 1931 in Fergus Falls, MN the youngest son of Marvin and Mabel (Larson) Howe.

He grew up in Evansville graduating from Evansville High School and attended the University of Minnesota for...

Aug 6, 2019

On Tuesday, August 6, 2019, Cynthia Anne Ford, loving sister, mother, and grandmother, passed away at age 77.

Cindy was born on May 27, 1942, in Crookston, MN to Elmer and Genevieve Johnson. She married and raised her 2 children in Washington, DC.  After retiring from the Department of Energy, she spent her first few years of retirement...

Aug 3, 2019

Catherine “Cathy” Shea was born on January 26, 1948, in Perham, Minnesota the daughter of Leonard and Balbina (Schmitz) Winkels.  When Cathy was young the family moved to Dent and Rose City before making Millerville their home.  Cathy graduated from Brandon High School Valedictorian of her class.

On September 16, 1967, Catherine was united in marriage to...

Aug 3, 2019

Donald Rice Hansen was born on June 1st, 1925 in Minneapolis, Minnesota to Henry and Mable (Rice) Hansen. As a young man, he served in the navy during World War II. On October 1st, 1949, Donald married Elderine Nordquist and to this union three children: Gregory, Craig, and Marnie were born. He was very active in Alexandria Developers to...

Aug 1, 2019

Jason Dean Henningsgaard was born on June 26, 1987 in Alexandria, MN the son of Russell Henningsgaard and Sharon Quernemoen.  He was baptized and confirmed at Calvary Lutheran Church in Alexandria and graduated from Jefferson High School in 2006.

After graduation Jason worked as a carpenter and could fix anything with his hands.  He was also a...

Jul 31, 2019

Dennis Paul Craig, 64 of Holmes City passed away on Wednesday, July 31 at his home on the family farm where Dennis; grew up, following a nine year courageous battle with cancer.

Dennis was born on December 28, 1954 at Our Lady of Mercy Hospital in Alexandria, Mn to Leonard and Lucille Craig.   He was baptized and...

Jul 29, 2019

Steven Ralph Holte was born on October 12, 1948 in Fergus Falls, MN to Ralph Milton Holte and Dorothy Mae (Christopherson) Holte. He was the oldest of 5 siblings. He grew up in Battle Lake where he enjoyed hunting, riding horses, playing music with his brothers, and playing sports. He lost his two younger siblings, Jan and Ross, in...

Jul 26, 2019

Deborah Lynn Meier was born May 2, 1959 in Pittsburgh, PA, the daughter of Herbert and Edris (Rust) Meier. She and her family moved to Omaha, NE where she began school. In the fifth grade the family moved to Perham, MN where Deborah completed high school.

On September 22, 1979 Deborah was united in marriage to Randy...

Jul 23, 2019

Beverly Joanne Solvie  was born April 5, 1932 in Hoff Township in Pope County, at her grandparents’ home, to Raymond and Marion (Halvorson) Solvie.  She was baptized at Our Redeemer’s Lutheran Church in Hancock, MN on May 8, 1932.  She was confirmed on June 2, 1946, at Cyrus Lutheran Church.  She attended and graduated in 1950 from Cyrus High...

Jul 23, 2019

Brian William Carlson was born October 22, 1969 in Minneapolis, MN, the son of George Athey and Rosalie Athey Carlson.  He was raised and schooled in Alexandria, MN. He attended Jefferson High School in Alexandria.

Brian worked several different jobs, primarily in construction and home repair. He worked for several years building silos before moving to New...

Jul 19, 2019

Marian Charlotte Marcussen was born on October 30, 1929, in Spruce Hill Township the daughter of Forest and Lillie (Steffen) Looker.  Marian and her family lived in Spruce Center until her and her sister, Zoe moved to Chicago where they worked in different factories.

While working in Chicago she met Gordon Marcussen.  Marian and Gordon were united...

Jul 17, 2019

Brenda was born on July 4th 1964 in Minneapolis, MN to Jim and Arlene Torkelson.  She was the youngest of 5 siblings. Mike lives in Colorado Springs, Colorado.  Dennis lives in Jackson, MN.  James passed away 2 years ago and her brother Robert died 31 years ago.  She only had 1 child, a son Mathias Turbes lll who is...

Jul 17, 2019

Paul David LeBrasseur was born on November 27, 1960 in Willmar, Minnesota to Donald and Kathryn (LeRoy) LeBrasseur.  The family lived in Willmar until 1967, and moved to Superior, Wisconsin for 8 years, before moving to Fairbanks, Alaska, where Paul graduated from high school.  Paul moved back to Minnesota to attend the University of Minnesota where he earned a...

Jul 16, 2019

Erwin Erich Paul Hildebrandt was born on September 21, 1934, on a farm near Bellingham, MN to Erich and Helene (Lentz) Hildebrandt.  Erwin was part of the first generation of Hildebrandts to be born in the United States.

Erwin graduated from Clinton High School in 1953 and then continued his education by attending Ag school in Morris...

Jul 15, 2019

Caroline Klug was born on March 14, 1942, in Alexandria, Minnesota the daughter of Clarence and Alice (Gehrke) Karger.  She was baptized and confirmed at Ebenezer Lutheran Church in Leaf Valley and grew up on a dairy farm in Leaf Valley Township.  She graduated from Alexandria High School in 1960.

On May 19, 1962, she was united...

Jul 12, 2019

Russell Donald Schultz was born September 3, 1929 in Springfield, Minnesota to Emily (Wendler) and Edwin Schultz. He graduated from Springfield High School in May of 1947 and spent his first year out of high school working the family farm in Springfield. He then joined the Air Force and was sent to Wichita Falls, Texas. While home visiting, his...

Jul 10, 2019

Harold John Pantze was born July 5, 1930, near Villard, MN, the son of John and Bernice (Cobert) Pantze. Harold attended country school through the eighth grade. Following school, he remained on the farm to help his parents. As a farmer he was turned down by the US Army twice. At age twenty-four he was accepted by the Army...

Jul 10, 2019

Odilia Ann (Revering) Steidl was born on November 18, 1932 in Effington township. She was the youngest of 5 children born to Stephen and Anna (Thoennes) Revering. On June 21, 1950, she married Lawrence Steidl at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Urbank, MN. Nine Children were born to this union; Mary Ann, Jerry, Larry (Terry), Stephanie, Paul, Pam, Kurt,...

Jul 9, 2019

Judith Mary Hens was born August 25, 1942 in Mankato, MN, the daughter of Henry and Evangeline (Shouts) Hens. She was raised in Mankato where she attended school.

Following her graduation from high school Judith was united in marriage to Harlan Harris. They were blessed with two children, Vicki and Kevin. Harlan was stationed at several locations...