Obituaries
Frances Lesuer
May 19, 2017
Frances Louise (Martin) Lesuer was born on October 2, 1945, in Los Angeles, CA. She was raised by her Aunt and Uncle Tom (Dede) and Lena (Mama) Aplin. She graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School in Long Beach, CA in 1963. Frances attended beauty school for two years and worked as a beautician for four years. Frances was united in...
Gordon Vipond
May 18, 2017
Gordon Paul Vipond was born on April 27, 1957, in Alexandria, Minnesota the son of Clarence and Lorine (Lanners) Vipond. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Mary's Church. Gordy graduated from Alexandria Jefferson High School and furthered his education at St. Cloud Technical College receiving his Real Estate License and Degree in Sales. Upon graduation he worked for Century...
Glorian Brandenburg
May 14, 2017
Glorian Helen Hein Brandenburg passed away on Sunday, May 14, 2017, in Alexandria, MN. Glorian was born on January 29, 1921, the daughter of Frederick and Hulda Hein, in Mayer, MN. She was confirmed in German on March 25, 1934 at Zion Lutheran Church in Mayer. Glorian was united in marriage to Melvin Brandenburg on September 12, 1940 in Mayer...
Larry Parsons
May 10, 2017
LARRY W. PARSONS Larry Warren Parsons, age 54, of Alexandria, MN, formerly of Sartell, MN, passed away on Wednesday, May 10th after a courageous battle with cancer. Larry was born January 26, 1963 in Virginia, MN to Larry Flack and Judith Ann (Lenzen). Larry's father died when he was 3 years old. Judith then married William (Bill) Parsons who later...
Donald Arm
May 9, 2017
Donald Arm, age 83, of Alexandria, MN, formerly of Brooklyn Center, MN, died Tuesday, May 9, 2017. A memorial service will be held 11 AM Saturday, May 13, 2017 at the Calvary Lutheran Church in Alexandria. Interment will follow at a later date in Fort Snelling National Cemetery in Minneapolis. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 PM Friday at...
John Cassell
May 7, 2017
John Vernon Cassell, the son of Vernon and Lavonne (Kalpin) Cassell, was born on January 4, 1955 in Alexandria, MN. He graduated from Jefferson High School in 1973 and then attended Alexandria Technical School for painting. He perfected his skills and began sign lettering on billboards and auto mobiles. John also was an over the road truck driver. He traveled...
Edna Anderson
May 7, 2017
OBITUARY Edna Mae was born October 18, 1928, at the family farm in Solem Township, the youngest of three children born to Harry and Myrtle (Strom) Rudell. She attended country school and graduated from Hoffman High School in 1946. Following graduation, she worked at the Ogdahl Hatchery in Farwell. It was in Farwell where she met Stanley Anderson. They were...
Judge Battey
May 6, 2017
THE HONORABLE RICHARD BATTEY UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JUDGE Richard H. Battey was born in Aberdeen, South Dakota, and raised as a farm kid in Frankfort, South Dakota. He graduated from the University of South Dakota School of Law in 1953. In 1951, Judge Battey married Shirley Travis. Judge and Mrs. Battey are the parents of three children: David, Russell,...
Charles Bolin
May 5, 2017
Charles Harvey Bolin was born on May 25, 1942 in Alexandria, Minnesota to Harvey and Mildred (Johnson) Bolin. He grew up around Brandon, mainly on Big Lake Chippewa. Charles was baptized and confirmed at Lake Chippewa Covenant Church, North of Garfield. He graduated from Brandon High School. Charles entered the U.S. Army in 1961, stationed at Fort Leonardwood in Missouri...
Charles Schulte
May 4, 2017
Charles E. Schulte, age 92, of Alexandria, MN died on May 4, 2017 at the Knute Nelson Care Center where he had been a resident since 2010. Charles was born in Minneapolis, MN on April 10, 1925 to Edward and Laura Schulte and was later cared for by his paternal uncle and aunt, Robert and Elizabeth Schulte. He enlisted in...
Neva Wussow
May 4, 2017
Neva Mae (Schoenefeld) Wussow born December 27, 1923, in Wentworth, SD, passed to heaven Thursday, May 4, at the age of 93 ½. She was confirmed at St Peters Lutheran church in Wentworth and graduated from Wentworth High School. On Valentine's Day, 1944, Neva married John Wussow; they enjoyed 52 years together - especially the years lived on Lake Darling...
Freddie Charles
May 3, 2017
Freddie Ray Charles was born on December 19, 1946 in Statesville, NC to Freddie and Ruby (Holt) Miller. His father died when he was 7 years old. His mom married John Charles, who adopted Freddie and his brother Mike. He graduated in 1965 from South Rowan High School in Mooresville, NC. He joined the U.S. Marine Corps and served his...
Raymond Trousil
May 2, 2017
Raymond Robert Trousil age 94 of Alexandria, passed away on Tuesday, May 2, 2017 at the Knute Nelson Home. A Mass of Christian Burial will take place on Saturday, May 6, 2017 at 2:00 PM at the Knute Nelson Chapel with burial to follow at the St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery. Visitation will take place one hour prior to mass at...
Nila Helder
May 1, 2017
Nila Alberta Helder age 96 of Brandon, passed away peacefully on Monday, May 1, 2017 at the Brandon's Assisted Living. A funeral service will take place on Saturday, May 6, 2017 at 11:00AM at the Grace Lutheran Church in Brandon, MN. A visitation will take place on Friday, May 5, 2017 from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM at Grace Lutheran...
Roger Peck
Apr 30, 2017
Roger Allen Peck was born February 13, 1948 in Manhattan, KS, the son of Manford and Haroldine (Davis) Peck. Roger and his family lived in Torrance, CA until he completed the seventh grade. The family moved to McHenry, IL where Roger graduated from high school. He continued his education at Judson College. Roger began work selling tires. He went to...
Rodney Jobe
Apr 29, 2017
Rodney Jon Jobe was born on July 8th, 1969, to Paul and Maedeen (Affeldt) Jobe. Rodney graduated from Jefferson High School of Alexandria in 1990. He was in the Army National Guard for four years. He was employed by Crosstown Auto for 17 years and drove Taxi for Midwest Taxi. He liked to bow hunt on his Dad's farm and...
JaLysa Cook
Apr 28, 2017
JaLysa Ann Cook was born on July 30, 2004, in Alexandria, Minnesota the daughter of Jeremy Cook and Amanda Rustman. She was baptized at St. Mary's Church in Alexandria and was in the 7th grade at Discovery Middle School. JaLysa had the most beautiful smile and infectious laugh. She instantly would brighten any room. She loved her pickles and sunflower...
Robert Schlosser
Apr 26, 2017
Robert Joseph Schlosser was born on May 12, 1921, in Carlos, Minnesota the son of John and Mildred (Elsner) Schlosser. He was raised in Carlos and attended country school. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Nicholas Catholic Church where he was a lifelong member. Robert was married to Lorraine on October 19, 1948. The couple farmed in rural Carlos...
Clifford Giese
Apr 24, 2017
Clifford Julius Giese was born April 17, 1919 on a farm south of New Salem, ND, the third of four boys. He was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church of Bismarck, ND for 67 years. He owned and operated the Bismarck Credit Bureau for 30 years. He was president of both the Bismarck Lions and the Capital Lions Clubs, was...
Betty Hadden
Apr 12, 2017
Betty Jean (Garoutte) Hadden was born on April 28, 1938, in Heron Lake, Minnesota the daughter of Harold and Lena (Kuhnau) Garoutte. She graduated from Heron Lake High School and in 1955 moved with her parents to the Long Prairie/Clotho area. This is where she met Gary Hadden and the couple was married on August 31, 1958. To this union...
