Obituaries
Shirley Faehnrich
Jul 25, 2017
Shirley Ann was born on March 21, 1928, the daughter of Howard and Lillian (Ness) Herdman. She grew up in Almora, Minnesota and graduated from Parkers Prairie High School. Shirley continued her education at Bethesda Nursing School in the Twin Cities where she received her RN Degree. In October of 1951, Shirley was united in marriage to Maurice Faehnrich in...
Steven Ignowski
Jul 21, 2017
Visitation St. Mary's Catholic Church 420 Irving Street Alexandria, MN 56308 Friday, July 28, 2017 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Service St. Mary's Catholic Church 420 Irving Street Alexandria, MN 56308 Friday, July 28, 2017 11:00 AM Burial St. Mary's Catholic Church Cemetery 250 W. Winona Rd SW Alexandria, MN Friday, July 28, 2017 12:00 PM
Jean Johnson
Jul 19, 2017
Jean Ardelle Olson Johnson was born March 2, 1931, in Glenwood, Minnesota to Ted and Ella (Sorset) Olson. The family later moved to Brandon and Jean graduated in 1949 from Brandon High School. She then attended Minnesota School of Business in Minneapolis, Minnesota. After graduating, she was a secretary at the Northwestern Bell Telephone Company in Minneapolis. On December 30,...
Laura Rodel
Jul 17, 2017
Laura Lee Rodel, age 63, passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by her family after a long battle with cancer on July 17th, 2017. Laura was born February 4th, 1954 in Rapid City, SD to Lawrence and Hilah Hanson. She was the youngest of 6 girls. Although she always had a great love for Rapid City and the Black...
Marilyn Weedman
Jul 15, 2017
Marilyn Martha Weedman was born on April 8, 1956 the youngest of a set of twins to Edmund and Martha (Buysse) Polfliet of Marshall, Minnesota. Marilyn attended grade school in Taunton, and graduated from Minneota High School. She then went on to attend St. Cloud School of Nursing, later obtaining her Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing from Moorhead State University and...
Vernon Taylor
Jul 15, 2017
Vernon William Taylor age 83 of Alexandria died on Saturday, July 15, 2017 at the Douglas County Hospital. A Funeral Service will be held on Thursday, July 20, 2017 at 11AM at Grace Church in Alexandria with the Reverend Craig Dahl officiating. Military Honors will be accorded by the Minnesota National Guard Honors, VVA Post #235, VFW Post #936, and...
Jacquelyn Hermel
Jul 11, 2017
Jacquelyn Sue Fiebranz was born September 30, 1960 in Logansport, IN, the daughter of Jerald and Sandra (Flaten) Fiebranz. Her father served in the military and moved his family often. Jackie attended school in Goldsboro, NC and graduated from high school. She met Bill Hermel, who was serving in the military, and the two were united in marriage, They were...
Dorothy Thoennes
Jul 11, 2017
Dorothy Louise Thoennes was born on July 30, 1953, in Alexandria, MN to Gerhard and Millie (Stich) Thoennes. She was the youngest of nine siblings and raised on a farm near Millerville. Dorothy graduated from Brandon High School and then attended Alexandria Vocational School and received a certificate in Medical Secretarial. Dorothy then moved to St. Cloud and worked at...
Barbara Tingum
Jul 10, 2017
Barbara Jo Tingum, the daughter of Norbin and Constance (Theriault) Pritchett, was born on April 17, 1947 in Wadena, MN. When Barbara was young she and her family moved to Park Rapids, MN where she graduated high school in 1965. She then moved to Minneapolis where she met the love of her life Duane Tingum. They were united in marriage...
Elsie Hiebel
Jul 6, 2017
ELSIE HIEBEL Elsie Mae Prchal was born July 7, 1927 in Lake Mary Township, the daughter of Anton and Caroline (Vacek) Prchal. She was raised in Lake Mary Township where she attended country school District 19. At age 16 she moved to Alexandria, MN where she completed high school. Elsie worked at Blake's By The Lake and also at JC...
Celestine Schneider
Jul 3, 2017
Celestine “Red” Joseph Schneider, 77, passed away Monday, July 3, 2017 with his family at his side. God called Red to be with Him while he was living at Salmons Place Senior Care in Alexandria under the care of Douglas County Hospice and his wonderful caretakers at Salmons. Red was born Feb. 8, 1940 in Melrose. He was the son...
Doris Mays
Jul 1, 2017
Doris Irene (Peterson) Mays was born on December 16, 1926 to Raymond and Irene (Wellner) Peterson in Westbrook, Minnesota. She was baptized on January 16, 1927 at Evangelical Lutheran Church in Westbrook and confirmed on September 15, 1940. Doris attended Westbrook Public Schools and graduated from Westbrook High School in 1944. During her last 2 years in school she worked...
Mary Philipczyk
Jun 30, 2017
Mary Rose (Dickson) Philipczyk was born March 29th, 1932, at her Grandma Dickson’s home in Bellevue Township, MN to Thomas Willson and Phyllis Marie (Andermann) Dickson. She spent her childhood in Clover Township. She was united in marriage to Louis Julius Philipczyk on June 30th, 1949, in Pine County, MN. Mary and Louie started their lives together in Hinckley, MN...
Sharon Loveland
Jun 30, 2017
Sharon (Erath) Loveland, 69, of Alexandria, died in her home on June 30, 2017. She was born on October 5, 1947, the daughter of Arthur and Delila Erath. Sharon graduated from Kasson-Mantorville High School in 1965. There she met Kennard Loveland and they were married on June 4, 1966. They resided in Hutchinson, Minnesota for many years where Sharon was...
Donald Alcott
Jun 30, 2017
Donald Robert Alcott was born on October 16, 1932 in Grove Lake, MN to Gail and Mae (Abraham) Alcott. He attended school in Sedan and Nelson, and graduated from Alexandria High School. Donald was united in marriage to Ruth Pantze on September 20, 1955 in Webster, SD. The couple made their home in Alexandria. In 1956, Donald was drafted into...
Donald Drum
Jun 30, 2017
Donald Roy Drum was born on September 13, 1922 in Alexandria, MN to Everett and Hattie (Kingston) Drum. He attended school through the 8th grade in Alexandria. He enlisted in U.S. Army and was assigned as a machine gunner. Donald became a POW toward the end of WWII in 1944 on the banks of the Rhine River in Germany. He...
Doris Winger
Jun 29, 2017
Doris Bernice (Loija) Winger was born on March 19, 1928, at home on the farm in Rockwood Township, Wadena County, Minnesota. Her grandma served as the midwife. Doris attended a one room country school through the fifth grade and had to walk over two miles there and back in all types of weather. From sixth grade on she went to...
Kassie Dillon
Jun 28, 2017
Kassie Lyn Dillon, 16, of Carlos, was born on January 26, 2001 in Fort Dodge, Iowa. She is the daughter of Kimberly (Weber) Dillon and Christopher Dillon. She attended school at Alexandria Area High School where she would have been a Junior this next year. Kassie was currently working at Pizza Ranch in Alexandria. Kassie died June 28, 2017 as...
Oscar Mantick
Jun 27, 2017
Oscar “Ozzie” Mantick, age 84, passed away peacefully in his sleep on June 27,2017 at Ecumen Bethany Home in Alexandria, MN after a long battle with Parkinson’s Disease. Funeral services will be held Saturday, July 8 at Calvary Lutheran Church, 502 2nd Street SE, Glenwood, MN 56334 at 10:30 a.m. with visitation from 9:30am to 10:30 am with Pastor Mark...
Wanda Tramm
Jun 22, 2017
OBITUARY Wanda Jean Tramm, the daughter of Walter and Pearl (Nichols) Liazuk, was born on August 14, 1942, in Gilman, WI. She attended high school in Stanley, WI and worked as a waitress in her father’s restaurant, Liazuk’s Bar and Café. There she met Fred Tramm and they were united in marriage on August 28, 1965. They lived in Tampa...
