Obituaries
Maryann Virginia Benson
Jul 18, 2026
Virginia Benson, age 92, of Alexandria, died on Saturday, July 18, 2026. Visitation will be held on Thursday, July 23, 2026, 4:00 - 6:00 PM at the Anderson Funeral Home. Visitation will continue on Friday, July 24, 2026, 10:00 - 11:00 AM at Grace Church in Alexandria with a Funeral Service at 11:00 AM. Private family burial will be at...
Elaine Irene Mounsdon
Jul 17, 2026
Elaine Mounsdon, age 78, of Garfield, died on Friday, July 17, 2026. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, July 21, 2026, 5:00 - 7:00 PM at the Anderson Funeral Home with a Prayer Service at 6:45 PM. Visitation will continue on Wednesday, July 22, 2026, 10:00 - 11:00 AM at New Life Christian Church in Alexandria with a Funeral Service...
Bonita "Bonnie" Hinton
Jul 15, 2026
Bonita "Bonnie" Hinton, age 79, of Alexandria, died on Wednesday, July 15, 2026. Visitation will be held on Saturday, July 25, 2026, 10:00 - 11:00 AM at New Life Christian Church in Alexandria with a Memorial Service at 11:00 AM. Full obituary to follow.
Donavon John Roers
Jul 14, 2026
Donavon John Roers, known to many as Don, passed away on July 14, 2026, at Alomere Health in Alexandria, MN, at the age of 88. Born on July 6, 1938, in Leaf Valley, MN, Don's life was shaped by his early years growing up on a farm, one of three children born to George and Johanna (Botzet) Roers.
His pursuit of...
Larry Eddie Noetzelman
Jul 14, 2026
Larry Eddie Noetzelman was born on September 23, 1942, in Parkers Prairie, Minnesota, to Benjamin and Esther (Karger) Noetzelman. He grew up in the Parkers Prairie area and graduated from Parkers Prairie High School.
Following high school, Larry proudly served his country in the United States Army from 1964 to 1966. On February 18, 1967, he was united in marriage to...
Eldridge "Squirt" Rosell
Jul 13, 2026
Eldridge "Squirt" Rosell, age 95, died on Monday, July 13, 2026. Visitation will be held on Saturday, August 8, 2026, 10:00 - 11:00 AM at Rose City Evangelical Free Church with a Memorial Service at 11:00 AM. Burial will be at Rose City Cemetery. Memorials are preferred to Rose City Church. Full obituary to follow.
Timothy "Tim" Brede
Jul 9, 2026
Tim was born to William and Janice (Jensen) Brede on May 16, 1960 in Minneapolis, MN. He graduated in 1978 from Jefferson High School in Alexandria, MN. He attended college at UND in Grand Forks, North Dakota and Alex Tech in Alexandria where he majored in Sales and Marketing.
During his life, his passion was sales. Whether he was selling a...
Delores ValRae Kruger
Jul 5, 2026
Delores ValRae Kruger of Anoka, Minnesota and formerly of Alexandria, Minnesota, died on Sunday, July 5, 2026, at the age of 92 years old at the Homestead in Anoka, MN.
A Memorial Service will be held on Monday, July 27, 2026, at 11 AM with a visitation beginning at 10 AM at the Anderson Funeral Home Chapel in Alexandria.
Interment will be...
Kathleen Rose Rolfs
Jul 5, 2026
Kathleen Rose (Marquette) Rolfs passed away on Sunday, July 5th, 2026 at her home in Evansville. Kathy was born to the late Lawrence and Emerald (Baker) Marquette on November 29th, 1947 in Alexandria, MN. She attended public school in the Alexandria area and graduated from Jefferson High School with the class of 1965.
Kathy spent her whole life living in the...
William Schroeder "Dome"
Jul 2, 2026
William (Bill) "Dome" Schroeder, a beloved husband, father, grandfather, and friend, passed away peacefully at the St. Cloud Hospital, on July 2, 2026, at the age of 86. Born on September 11, 1939, the son of Henry and Nora Schroeder, in Marshall, MN, Bill lived a life rich with love, laughter, and hard work.
He graduated from high school in Marshall...
Sharyl Jean Berg
Jul 1, 2026
Sharyl Jean (Donnan) Berg, age 70, of Osakis, MN, passed away on July 1, 2026. She was born on May 21, 1956, in Breckenridge, MN, to Earl and Betty Donnan.
Sharyl started off her journey in life after high school by attending beauty school in Fergus Falls, MN. After settling into Fergus, she met Edwin Berg and they were united in...
Joan Arlene Cook
Jun 29, 2026
Joan Arlene (Skarka) Cook, passed away peacefully on June 29, 2026, at Alomere Health in Alexandria, MN. Born on June 7, 1940, in Sidney, Nebraska, Joan’s life was a testament to kindness, dedication, and love for her family.
At the age of twelve, Joan moved to Bluffton, Minnesota, a place that would become central to her journey. She attended Wadena High...
Laurence "Larry" Eugene Mercier
Jun 27, 2026
Laurence "Larry" Eugene Mercier, formerly of Grand Rapids, MN, passed away on Saturday, June 27th, 2026, at Autumn Cottages in Alexandria, MN. He was 82 years old. A visitation will be held from 6:30 - 8:00 PM on Friday, July 10th, 2026, at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church in Cohasset, MN. A Memorial Service will be held at 11:00 AM on...
Dave George Velde
Jun 26, 2026
David “Dave” Velde was born December 11, 1951, the only child of George and Theola (Lund) Velde. Dave was a world traveler, a student of politics and history, a voracious reader of mystery novels and a true master of all trades. He was a passionate advocate for family farming and agriculture, and he approached every challenge with determination, creativity, and...
John Warren Madigan
Jun 24, 2026
John Warren Madigan, born on August 7th, 1943, to John and Juanita (King) Madigan in Phoenix, Arizona, passed away on June 24th, 2026, at the Nelson Care Center in Alexandria, MN. He was 82 years old.
John enjoyed reading books about World War II and spending time visiting with his girls. He had a deep appreciation for World War II airplanes...
Myron Clarence Larson
Jun 24, 2026
Myron Clarence Larson was born January 12, 1930 to Clarence and Mathilda (Behning) Larson. He spent the majority of his childhood years growing up on a farm near Watertown Minnesota with his older sister, Bernice and younger sister, Janice. His love of farming began there. In high school he played football and boxed, graduating in 1947. He loved to return...
Wayne Charles Summer
Jun 23, 2026
Wayne Summer, 81 of Alexandria, passed away on June 23, 2026 at Nelson Care Center by Vivie in Alexandria. A Memorial service in memory of Wayne will be held on Monday, June 29, 2026 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Alexandria beginning at 11:00 AM. Visitation will be on Sunday, June 28, 2026 at St. Mary's Catholic Church from 5:00...
Betty G. Whitman
Jun 22, 2026
Betty G. Whitman (Yttredahl) age 66 of Kensington MN passed away at Essentia Health in Fargo, ND June 22, 2026 in Fargo North Dakota.
She was born November 5, 1959 to Doris Blair and William Ytrredahl in North Dakota. Her family relocated to Minnesota during her childhood and eventually settled in Alexandria, MN where she later attended Alexandria Technical College.
She was...
Gary Allan Haley
Jun 16, 2026
Gary Allan Haley, 85, of Alexandria, passed away on June 16, 2026, at Edgewood Memory Care in Sartell, Minnesota.
Gary was born on June 13, 1941, to Eugene and Lillian Haley in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He graduated from Patrick Henry High School in 1959.
After graduation, Gary went on to join the Air Force and served 4 years. After being honorably discharged from...
Rosemary Rehovsky
Jun 14, 2026
Rosemary Rehovsky, beloved matriarch of her family, passed away peacefully on June 14, 2026, at the age of 85. Born on July 1, 1940, she grew up in Verona, North Dakota and attended the Catholic School in Hankinson where she graduated from in 1958. Rosemary furthered her education at Valley City Business School.
She worked as a bookkeeper at several different...
