Obituaries
Lorraine Porter
Sep 19, 2017
Visitation Calvary Lutheran Church 605 Douglas St Alexandria, MN 56308 Saturday, September 23, 2017 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Service Calvary Lutheran Church 605 Douglas St Alexandria, MN 56308 Saturday, September 23, 2017 11:00 AM Burial Kinkead Cemetery 530 Agnes Blvd NW Alexandria, MN 56308 Saturday, September 23, 2017 12:00 PM
Betty Berry
Sep 18, 2017
Betty Ruth Berry, 90, former long-time resident of Illinois, was called Home on September, 18th, 2017, at Douglas County Hospital in Alexandria, MN. Betty was born January 31, 1927 in Kingsport, TN, but lived most of her life in Geneva, Batavia, and St Charles Illinois until she moved to Minnesota a year ago. For 64 years Betty was the devoted...
Michelle Miller
Sep 18, 2017
Michelle Kay Miller ,“Ma Miller” passed away on Monday, September 18, 2017 at the Douglas County Hospital after a brief battle with cancer. A “Sunday Funday” Celebration of Her Life will take place on Sunday, September 24, 2017 from Noon to 4:00 PM at Diamond Jim’s in Nelson. Arrangements are with the Anderson Funeral Home. www.andersonfuneral.net Michelle Kay Miller was...
Francis Hartman
Sep 15, 2017
Francis Hartman was born April 13, 1923 in Wilmont, MN, the son of George and Balibina (Langenhorst) Hartman. Times were hard when Frank was young, his family moved often through southwest Minnesota. Frank was able to attend elementary school until age thirteen. At thirteen years he joined the Civilian Conservation Corp and found work in the camps. In 1944 Frank...
Irene Lambert
Sep 13, 2017
Irene A. Hemker, born May 24th, 1928, in Olmsted County, MN and passed away September 13th, 2017. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Martin Hemker. She attended school in Forestville, Wykoff, and Mankato Cosmetology. She worked in beauty salons in Spring Valley and St. Paul, she also worked at Torit Factory in St. Paul. Irene married Harold Witte...
Martha Greengo
Sep 13, 2017
Martha Lynn Greengo was born April 12, 1967 in Alexandria, Minnesota to Richard and Arleen Greengo. She was baptized and confirmed in the United Methodist Church. Martha graduated from Jefferson Senior High School, Alexandria, Minnesota in 1985. She participated in swimming and golf. Martha was very creative and began a lifelong love of nature and photography. Martha’s love of photography...
Ruebin Olson
Sep 8, 2017
Ruebin Bennett Olson was born on April 28, 1933, in Osakis, Minnesota to Oliver and Evelyn (Witsoe) Olson. He graduated from Osakis High School. During the Korean Conflict Ruebin served in the U.S. Army in the states for two years. He earned an Electronic Technology Degree from Dunwoody Institute in Minneapolis. During that time, Ruebin met Karen at a drive-in...
Ralph Tillitt
Sep 4, 2017
Our Music Man, Ralph S. Tillitt, died at his home in Alexandria on Monday, September 4, 2017, at the age of 86. Ralph was born on St. Patrick’s Day 1931 in his grandparents’ farmhouse in rural Benton County, the 8th of 9 children. He was named for his Norwegian grandfather, Rognald Silverness. His mother had been a schoolteacher and his...
Richard Raasch
Sep 1, 2017
Richard James Raasch was born May 27, 1947 in Morris, MN, the son of Leslie and Marion (Winter) Raasch. He grew up in Morris where he graduated from high school. Dick continued his education at the Wahpeton School of Science and later, at Moorhead State University. In 1969, Dick enlisted in the United States Army. He served in Vietnam for...
Arlene Torkelson
Aug 30, 2017
Service Anderson Funeral Home & Crematory 659 Voyager Drive NW Alexandria, MN 56308 Friday, September 1, 2017 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM Burial Evergreen Cemetery 3499 Evergreen Lane Alexandria, MN Friday, September 1, 2017 10:30 AM
Amelia Cole
Aug 26, 2017
Amelia Juniper Cole Was born on August 26th, 2017, in Alexandria, MN. She is the daughter of Micah & Ashley Cole, of Evansville, MN. Amelia made her grand debut into this world unexpectedly and much too soon, but for reasons we will never know. She was a gift to us, one that we never expected to have to return so...
Orris Balgaard
Aug 24, 2017
Orris Joel Balgaard was born January 9, 1931 at Ashby, MN, the son of Jacob and Lilly (Elberling) Balgaard. He was baptized at the Pelican Lake Lutheran Church and raised by his aunt and uncle, Jennie and George Thompson. He helped on the farm until the age of twenty-one. Orris lived in Fergus Falls, Faribault and Brainerd before moving to...
Raymond Myers
Aug 23, 2017
Raymond Marlin Myers was born on July 25, 1934 in Ridgeway, Minnesota the son of Robert and Minnie (Hahn) Myers. His family moved to Plainview, Minnesota and he graduated from Plainview High School in 1953. On June 3, 1956 he married his high school sweetheart, Marilyn. Ray taught Industrial Arts Special Education in Minnesota, Maryland and Iowa. He and Marilyn...
Helen Hanson
Aug 22, 2017
HELEN HANSON Helen Evangeline Youngner was born January 12, 1924 near Nelson, MN, the daughter of Walter and Lydia (Johnson) Youngner. She grew up on the family farm and attended elementary school at Nelson. In 1942 Helen graduated from Alexandria High School. She continued her education at St. Cloud Teacher’s College. Helen taught at several schools in the towns of...
Arva Scearcy
Aug 22, 2017
Arva Nylene Scearcy was born on January 31, 1926, the daughter of Lewis and Ethel (Warner) Wilke in Blue Earth, Minnesota. She attended school in Blue Earth and graduated in 1944. During high school she dated a classmate, Boyd Scearcy, and they were married on May 17, 1946, at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Blue Earth. They were blessed with...
Angeline Blake
Aug 20, 2017
Angeline “Angie” Kathaleen Blake was born on September 20, 1941, the daughter of Berthold and Alvina Blake in Folden Township, Ottertail County. She attended grades 1-8 in the Almora School District. At the age of 17 she started working as a housekeeper. In 1963, she moved to Minneapolis and was employed with different families as a housekeeper and a nanny....
Walter Hoefer
Aug 18, 2017
Celebration of Life Anderson Funeral Home & Crematory 659 Voyager Drive NW Alexandria, MN 56308 Wednesday, August 30, 2017 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Lois Anderson
Aug 18, 2017
Dr. Lois Dorothy Anderson January 7, 1925 - August 18, 2017 Dr. Lois Dorothy Anderson, age 92 passed away peacefully the morning of August 18, 2017 at Bethany Community Nursing Home in Alexandria, MN. Lois was born January 7, 1925 in Alexandria, Minnesota she was the daughter of the late Victor Anderson and Selma (Johnson) Anderson. She graduated from Alexandria...
James Davern
Aug 17, 2017
James “Jim” Kevin Davern was born on August 28, 1950 in Duluth, Minnesota to Jerry and Virginia “Ginnie” (Lee) Davern. He attended Esko High School in Esko. Jim enlisted in the U.S. Army and served from 1973-1976. Jim worked a time in manufacturing before working at several car dealerships as a salesman including Arvid Beyer Ford in Morris. After being...
Jon Dingwall Jr
Aug 17, 2017
Jon Thomas Dingwall Jr., the son of Jon and Kami (Jesnowski) Dingwall, was born on May 2, 2008 in Alexandria MN. Jon was the younger brother of Kylee and Taylor and the older brother of Evan. Jon went to Brandon/Evansville Elementary and was very excited to make the big move to Evansville for the 4th grade. Jon was always willing...
