Obituaries

Aug 15, 2019

Merle Trousil was born on February 8, 1950, in Alexandria, Minnesota the son of Martin and Eldore (Hanson) Trousil.  He attended country school in Lake Mary Township and then attended Alexandria High School.

After his schooling Merle worked for a short time in the Meat Department at Pete’s and then for Wedums Supply before working for the...

Aug 13, 2019

JoAnn Frances Bellmore was born December 4, 1932 to William and Katherine (Neppl) Bellmore in Kent, Minnesota. As a young girl, JoAnn and her family moved to Henning, Minnesota where she spent most of her life. While attending high school, JoAnn worked as a nanny and housekeeper. JoAnn remained friends with this family throughout her life. JoAnn married Rodney...

Aug 11, 2019

Joseph Jacoby was born in Springfield MN to Anthony and Rosella Jacoby on September 24, 1936. He attended school in Springfield MN. He was joined in marriage to Mary Ann Zitzmann on August 8, 1956 and to this union 5 children were born.

Joe and Mary began their life farming near Villard MN. From there Joe moved...

Aug 11, 2019

Harry Thomas Dunn Bedman, Jr., age eighty-six, of Alexandria, MN, passed away on Sunday, August 11, 2019, at Bethany on the Lake in the Lake Pelican Bay Memory Care.

Harry was born on April 8, 1933, to Harry Sr. and Hilda (Anderson) Bedman, of Alexandria. He grew up at the family resort, Bedman’s Beach, on Lake Ida...

Aug 10, 2019

Clark Richard Johnson was born February 19, 1930 in Kellogg, MN, the son of Peter and Jennie (Bjerkhagen) Johnson. He was raised in Kellogg where he attended school.  At age 17 Clark joined the United States Army. After three years of service in the army he transferred to the United States Air Force and served his country for nine...

Aug 10, 2019

Jacqueline S. Busch-Pansch was born on June 21, 1945, the daughter of Alfred Annal and Kathleen (Rose) Brennen in Ipswich, England.  Jacqueline lived in England until 1965 when she met Michael Busch and then moved to Minnesota.  They were united in marriage on September 3, 1965 until his death June 12, 1979 and raised two daughters, Donna and Diana. ...

Aug 9, 2019

Gerald LeRoy Werner was born on March 3, 1937, the son of Herbert and Florence (Wegner) Werner in St. Paul, MN.  Jerry graduated from Alexander Ramsey High School in 1955, and then he and two buddies hitch-hiked to San Diego, CA and enlisted in the United States Marine Corp to ensure they would be “Hollywood” Marines.

After...

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...