Obituaries

Feb 1, 2019

Marie Yvonne Hertwig, the daughter of Alfred and Ila (Stigen) Meyer, was born on July 27, 1938, in Taft North Dakota.  Her family moved to the Parkers Prairie area where Marie graduated from high school in 1956.

Marie was united in marriage to Paulvin Hertwig on October 19, 1957, at St. James Lutheran Church in South Effington...

Feb 1, 2019

Ophelia was born Ophelia Etna Lack on April 9, 1927 and passed away on February 1, 2019 to join her many friends and family members who have gone before her.  She was born in Big Flat, Arkansas to Joseph and Ruth Lack.  She was the oldest girl in a family of 9 children.  Ophelia graduated from Paris High School...

Jan 31, 2019

Betty Louise Meyer, the daughter of William and Vina (Kayser) Johnson, was born on May 5, 1930 in Villard, MN.  Betty grew up in the Kensington area where she attended country school through the eighth grade.  She continued her education at Central High School in Alexandria and graduated in 1948.

On December 4, 1946, Betty was united...

Jan 29, 2019

John Vernon Peterson was born in Alexandria, Minnesota, the son of Vernon and Mildred (Magnuson) Peterson.  He was baptized and confirmed at Chippewa Lutheran Church in Brandon. John graduated from Brandon High School in 1970 and received his AA Degree in Mechanics from Wadena Tech.

On December 14, 1974, John was united in marriage to Cheryl Eddy...

Jan 28, 2019

Fredrick Edward Carlson, the son of Ernest and Clara (Baumhofer) Carlson, was born on December 7, 1948 in Alexandria, MN.  Fred grew up in the Evansville area and graduated from Evansville High School in the class of 1966.  He then enlisted into the United States Army, serving overseas in Germany from January 1968 until December 1969.  After Fred completed...

Jan 27, 2019

Ella (Meyer) Braucher was born in Manfred Township, Lac Que Parle County, MN on August 20, 1927. Ella passed away Sunday, January 27, 2019, at the St. Williams Living Center, Parkers Prairie, MN at the age of 91.

Ella graduated from Gary, SD high school in 1945.  She moved to Ortonville, MN and worked at the Sears...

Jan 25, 2019

Lisa Ann Fish was born April 8, 1968, in Warroad, MN, the daughter of Jim and Barb (Wenzel) Fish. In the fall of 1968 her family moved to Wahpeton, ND while her father attended NDSCS.  In 1970 her family moved to Fergus Falls, MN where she graduated from high school in 1986. Lisa was a Campfire Girl and she...

Jan 24, 2019

Charles Edwin Myrin was born February 21, 1934 in Alexandria, MN, the son of Harry and Mildred (Christopherson) Myrin. He attended school at Garfield, MN. Following his father’s death, when Charles was eight years old, Mildred moved her family to an apartment in downtown St. Paul. Charles continued school in St. Paul.

Charles began work as a...

Jan 22, 2019

Steven James was born on March 4, 1960, in Minneapolis, Minnesota the son of Gerald and Dorothy (Hoppe) Brockopp.  When Steven was young the family moved to Alexandria where he graduated from Alexandria High School and then attended Alexandria Technical College receiving a degree in accounting.

On April 12, 1995 Steven was united in marriage to Rosemary. ...

Jan 19, 2019

Garland Albers, 82 of Alexandria, MN died peacefully on January 19, 2019 surrounded by his family.

He will be deeply missed by his beloved wife Sally, their children; Tom (Anne), Libby (Tim) Erickson, Cindy (Terry) Verschaetse, Jim (Leila); his grandchildren Emily, Sarah, Liz, Caroline, Eleanor, Abecca, Tyler, Colin, Bailey, Madison, Cameron and Keon; his great-grandchildren Charlie, Juliette,...

Jan 18, 2019

Kathleen Marie DeCock was born to Bill and Darlene O'Brien on December 1, 1958. She was the little sister to Steve and later became a big sister to Susan. Kathy spent her days as a child playing and helping on the farm; she rode tractor, threw hay bales and even spent some time cawing at crows from trees (something...

Jan 17, 2019

Mary Elizabeth (Jesnowski) Kloehn was born on July 22, 1926, in Urness Township, Douglas County, Minnesota to Peter and Helen (Schmidt) Jesnowski.

Mary was united in marriage to Edwin Kloehn on November 17, 1947, at the St. John’s in Garfield.  The couple farmed near Garfield and were blessed with 9 children.  Mary was a homemaker and worked...

Jan 14, 2019

Gary Lee Herrlinger was born on November 14, 1940 to Edward and Laura (Vosberg) Herrlinger in Dovray, MN. The youngest of five children, Gary spent his childhood years helping his dad on the farm. He attended Glenwood High School and was a member of the wrestling team before graduating in 1958. After high school, Gary enlisted in the Navy....

Jan 12, 2019

Georgette Mary Vickstrom passed away January 12, 2019, after a brief illness.  A funeral Mass will be celebrated on Thursday, January 17, at 11:00 a.m., at the Church of Saint Mary, 420 Irving Street, Alexandria, Minnesota. A visitation will take place at the Anderson Funeral Home on Wednesday, January 16, from 4-7 PM with a 3:45 PM Daughters of...

Jan 11, 2019

Bettie Louise was born on July 16, 1938 in Racine, Wisconsin. The daughter of Garrett and Elizabeth (Betty) VanSwol.  Bettie graduated from Union Grove High School before moving to Minnesota to raise 5 children during her young adult life.

During the 1970’s Bettie was Co-founder of the Alexandria Listening Ear Crisis Center. During this time, she pursued...

Jan 4, 2019

Daniel John Siira was born October 3, 1959 in Alexandria, Minnesota, the son of Wesley and Alice (Scott) Siira. Daniel grew up on the family farm in rural Brandon. He attended school at Barrett, Evansville, and graduated from high school in Alexandria.

Daniel participated in work programs through the Douglas County Developmental Achievement...

Jan 2, 2019

William (Bill) Charles Peabody was born on August 30, 1936 in Lincoln Park, MI.  He was the first of seven children born to Oscar and Margaret (Bohm) Peabody.

The family lived with grandparents, Paul and Otillie Bohm, for a brief period of time before acquiring a residence on Grosse Ile, MI.

Bill graduated from Grosse...

Jan 1, 2019

Mark Alan Johnson, the son of Raymond and Jean (Olson) Johnson, was born on July 6, 1958, in Alexandria, MN.  He grew up on the family farm in Brandon Township, and loved farming with his Dad.  Mark was baptized and confirmed at East Moe Lutheran Church.  He graduated from Brandon High School.  Mark and his Dad, Ray had a...

Jan 1, 2019

Alice Mae Juettner was born at home on June 13, 1933 on a farm in Osakis, Minnesota.  Her father served as State Representative for 18 years while her mother stayed at home to help manage the farm and raise Alice.  Alice attended the local one room school house and later attended St. Cloud State Teachers College.  After obtaining her...

Dec 31, 2018

Darold Hauer, age 80, of Miltona, died on Monday, December 31, 2018.  Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday, January 5, 2019, 11:00 a.m. at St. Nicholas Catholic Church in Belle River.  Visitation will be held on Friday, January 4th, 4-7 p.m. at the Anderson Funeral Home with a Prayer Service at 6:30 p.m.  Visitation will continue...