Obituaries
Fay Rochelle Sandven
Aug 24, 2026
Fay Rochelle (Einerson) Sandven passed away on Monday, August 24, 2026, at Alomere Health. She was 76 years old. A Memorial Service will be held at 2:00 PM, Saturday, October 17, 2026, at Calvary Lutheran Church with visitation one hour prior to the service. Burial will be at Kviteseid Lutheran Cemetery in Milan, MN.
Fay Rochelle (Einerson) Sandven was born on...
Lexi R Levitz
Oct 10, 2026
Lexi R. Levitz, of Alexandria, passed away at her home in Alexandria on October 10, 2026, at the age of 26. She was born on November 30, 1999, in Montevideo, Minnesota.
Lexi will be remembered as a firecracker from the time she was a little girl. She had a contagious smile and laugh, and her friendly, welcoming nature made people feel...
Cleone Frances Sherman
Oct 10, 2026
Cleone Frances Sherman (nee Sandstrom)
May 28, 1935- October 10, 2026
Cleone Frances Sherman, age 91, peacefully passed onto the next life at Nelson Gables in Alexandria, MN on October 10, 2026. She often marveled at the charmed life she was living, and was eternally grateful. When she wrote a memoir book in her 80’s, the obvious title she gave it was...
Marlene Ann Bettin
Oct 6, 2026
Marlene Ann Bettin (Zimmel) was born on May 3rd, 1947, in Carlos, Minnesota, to William and Louise Zimmel (Steidl). She and her younger brother, Don, grew up on their parents’ farm, where she first learned the values of hard work and family. As she matured through adolescence and young adulthood, she knew she wanted to build a family, see more...
Ronald R. Brezina
Oct 6, 2026
Ronald Roger Brezina, age 81, of rural Alexandria, Minnesota, passed away peacefully in the early morning hours of October 6, 2026. He fought a courageous battle with progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) and lived a life of service, faith, and love.
Ronnie was born on August 20, 1945, at St. Luke’s in Alexandria, Minnesota, to Ted and Lillian (Dynda) Brezina. He grew...
Delmer "Bob" Robert Reynolds
Oct 3, 2026
On Saturday, October 3, 2026, Delmer Robert “Bob” Reynolds, age 93, was called home to be with the Lord. He passed away peacefully surrounded by his fellow veterans and family at the Minnesota Veterans Home at Fergus Falls.
Bob was born March 9, 1933, in Mankato to Delmer E. and Elsie Reynolds. He grew up farming with his father near Mapleton...
David "Dave" Lenarz
Sep 30, 2026
David “Dave” Lenarz, of Alexandria, Minnesota, died on Wednesday, September 30, 2026, at his home with his family by his side. He was born on August 20, 1962, in Alexandria. He married the love of his life, Barbara (Barb) Hartman in February, 1986, Dave grew up in Millerville on the family farm, where he developed a lifelong love for the...
Keith Richard Dougherty
Sep 29, 2026
Keith Richard Dougherty passed away on Tuesday, September 29th, 2026, at Knute Nelson Care Center. He was 99 years old. Visitation will be held 3:00–5:00 PM on Sunday, October 11th, 2026, at Grand Arbor. A Memorial Service will be held at 11:00 AM on Monday, October 12th, 2026, at Calvary Lutheran Church with visitation one hour prior to the service....
Rae Ann Flesner
Sep 28, 2026
Rae Ann Flesner
7.6.1937 – 9.28.2026
Rae Ann Flesner, age 89, of Glenwood, Minnesota (formerly of Milroy, Minnesota), passed away on Monday, September 28, 2026, at Glenwood Retirement Village. A Memorial Service will be held at 11:00 AM on Saturday, October 10, 2026, at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Milroy, Minnesota. A visitation will be held one hour prior to the service...
Gerald "Jerry" Geris
Sep 28, 2026
Gerald “Jerry” Geris, age 85, of Alexandria, passed away peacefully on September 28, 2026, surrounded by his family. He was born on December 21, 1940, in Carlos Township to Sylvester “Ves” and Luella “Lou” (Schmidt) Geris.
Jerry grew up in Alexandria and began his career in construction. His strong work ethic led him to successful business ventures: over-the-road trucking, blacktopping, and...
Pastor Lloyd Maurice Berger Jr.
Sep 27, 2026
Pastor Lloyd Maurice Berger, Jr. was born on October 10, 1938 in West Duluth, Minnesota to Lloyd M, Sr. and Myrtle V (Iverson) Berger. Lloyd grew up in Duluth, Minnesota. He was Baptized and Confirmed, and in 1964 ordained into the ministry, all in Zion Lutheran Church, Duluth, Minnesota. In 1956 he graduated from Denfeld High School in Duluth. He...
Ina J. Ricks
Sep 23, 2026
Ina Jean Ricks passed away peacefully on Wednesday, September 23, 2026, at Grand Arbor Gardens South, surrounded by her loving family.
Ina Jean Pikop was born on January 23, 1933, to Iner and Joyce Pikop of Elbow Lake, Minnesota. She graduated from Elbow Lake High School and went on to attend St. Cloud State University for one year. She then returned...
Eugene Robert Olson
Sep 23, 2026
Eugene "Gene" Robert Olson passed away on Wednesday, September 23rd, 2026, at Benedictine Care Community in Ada, MN, at the age of 72. Visitation will be held from 5:00-7:00 PM on Wednesday, September 30th, 2026, at Anderson Funeral Home. A Funeral Service will be held at 1:00 PM on Thursday, October 1st, 2026, at Anderson Funeral Home with visitation one...
Neil Edward Berg
Sep 23, 2026
Neil Edward Berg was born in Fargo, North Dakota, on January 26, 1935. He grew up in Moorhead, Minnesota, and graduated from Moorhead High School in 1953. He attended North Dakota State University for two and a half years before joining the U.S. Navy Security Group as a Naval Cryptologic Technician, where he built and maintained specialized radio stations in...
LaVern Theresa Bitzan
Sep 18, 2026
LaVern Theresa Bitzan, a cherished mother, grandmother, and friend, passed away peacefully on September 18, 2026, at the age of 98. LaVern was born on August 22, 1928, the daughter of William and Rose (Zwack) Ritten in Millerville Township, MN. She was a lifelong resident of the area, deeply rooted in her community and her faith.
LaVern was baptized and confirmed...
Susan Jane Schmidt
Sep 15, 2026
Susan Jane Schmidt, age 85, of Alexandria, Minnesota, passed away peacefully on September 15, 2026, at Grand Arbor in Alexandria.
Susan was born on November 21, 1940, in Alexandria, Minnesota, to Orville and Ferne (Paulso) Loseth. She graduated from Central High School in 1958. In 1961, she married Harvey Mickelson, and they were blessed with one son, Mark. Susan was a...
Scott Norman Nielsen
Sep 12, 2026
Scott Nielsen, age 78, of Mound, Minnesota, passed away peacefully at home on September 12, 2026.
Scott was born June 16, 1948, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He attended Roosevelt High School and later graduated from the University of Minnesota in 1972, where he studied industrial education. He also joined the Army Reserves, serving for five years as a medic before being honorably...
Allan Bruce Jahnke
Sep 12, 2026
~ A Celebration of a Life Well-Lived~
“I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived”. ~Henry David Thoreau
Al “Doc” B. Jahnke of Alexandria, Minnesota, passed...
Thomas W. Mulder
Sep 12, 2026
Thomas "Tom" Walter Mulder, 76, of Alexandria, Minnesota, passed away peacefully on September 12, 2026, surrounded by his family.
He was born November 5, 1949, in Granite Falls and grew up in Renville, Minnesota. Tom was a devoted husband, dad, grandpa, great-grandpa, brother, son, uncle, cousin, and friend. He and his beloved wife, Jeanne Kathleen (Brettin) Mulder, shared 56 years of...
Trudy Marie Hoelzel
Sep 11, 2026
Trudy was born in St. Paul on October 24, 1938, and passed away on September 11, 2026, she was 87 yrs old.
She is survived by her brother Paul (Lynn) and sister-in-law Judy (Steven), niece Tamara (John), nephews David, Scot, Chad, & Jason, grandnieces Cassie and Ashley and their families. She is preceded in death by her parents Herbert and Gertrude...
