Obituaries

May 15, 2021

Dorothy H. Christianson, 95, of Elbow Lake, died on Saturday, May 15, 2021, at the Barret Care Center.

Dorothy Harriett was born on April 4, 1926, in Elbow Lake, MN, the daughter of Carlos and Elvira (Berskow) Lee. She was baptized and confirmed at Erdahl Lutheran Chruch and attended school in Elbow Lake.

On February...

May 12, 2021

Beatrice Maxine (Leraas) DeFrance, 85, passed away peacefully at the Barrett Care Center on Wednesday, May 12, 2021. She was born on November 14, 1935 and grew up on a farm in Lien Township with her parents Olaf and Alice (Thompson) Leraas, and siblings Monroe, Doris, and Charles. She graduated from Barrett High School and Concordia College, Moorhead, Minnesota...

Apr 27, 2021

James Torger Burnell Berg, 97, passed away peacefully in his sleep at The Barrett Care Center on Tuesday, April 27, 2021. Jim was born on October 31, 1923 to Thomas and Blanche (Mobraaten) Berg of Wendell, Minnesota. He was baptized through Trinity Lutheran Church in Wendell, MN, and was confirmed through Our Saviors Lutheran Church in Evansville, MN. He...

Apr 26, 2021

Daryl James Tommerdahl was born in Alexandria, Minnesota, on March 15, 1953 to Hjalmer and LaJune (Nordin) Tommerdahl. He grew up in Hoffman, Minnesota, where he attended school, graduating in 1971. On November 20, 1976, he married Cheryl Foss in Morris, Minnesota. Into this union, there were born three children. They made their home in Elbow Lake, Minnesota, where...

Apr 25, 2021

After battling many forms of cancer, William “Bill” A. Frischmon, age 86, passed away peacefully surrounded by family at his home on April 25th, 2021.

Initially assigned to serve in Korea, Bill was stationed in the European theater of Germany and France with special attachment to the Air Force where he helped rebuild landing strips at military...

Apr 22, 2021

Taylor Mattson, 16 died Thursday, April 22, 2021, as a result of a car accident.

Taylor Anne Mattson was born on October 23, 2004, in Alexandria, Minnesota, the daughter of Matthew and Kerri (Langland) Mattson.  She was baptized in First Lutheran Church in Kensington and confirmed in the Kensington Covenant Church.  Taylor lived with her family on...

Apr 13, 2021

Gene Rollofson, 84 of Hoffman passed away Tuesday, April 13, 2021, at the Hoffman Senior Living where he was a resident.

Gene Sheldon Rollofson was born September 18, 1936, in Elk Lake Township, Grant County, Minnesota to Olaf and Gladys (Holmen) Rollofson. He was baptized on November 15, 1936 and confirmed into the Lutheran faith on June...

Apr 7, 2021

Joseph Martinson, 86 of Kensington died Wednesday, April 7,2021, at his home with his family at his side.

Joseph Durwood Martinson was born in Kensington, Minnesota on June 1, 1934, to James and Julia (Gullickson) Martinson. He was baptized and confirmed at Solem Lutheran Church in Kensington.

He attended country school and after completing high...

Apr 5, 2021

Lou Score, 93, of Kensington, MN, died on Monday, April 5, 2021, at Bethany on The Lake in Alexandria, under the care of Knute-Nelson Hospice.

Lou Ann was born on June 2, 1927, in Barrett, Minnesota, to Anton and Selma (Alvstad) Ronhovde. She grew up on the Alvstad family farm that was established in 1870.  Lou was...

Apr 2, 2021

Marjorie (Marge) Lucille Borgos, age 95, passed away peacefully at her apartment at the Barrett Assisted Living Center just one day shy of her 96th birthday. She was born April 3, 1925 in Henning, MN to Clarence and Viola (Foggy) Bond the 6th of 9 children.  She grew up in Henning MN and graduated from Henning High School.  Marge...

Mar 15, 2021

Eric C. (Christian) Dahl, son of Jon and Rebecca Dahl, died unexpectedly on March 15, 2021, in Houston, TX.  Eric was born at Dakota Hospital in Fargo, ND, on August 29, 1991.  As a young boy, Eric grew up with parents and his brother, Andrew, in their Moorhead, MN, home.  He had a magnetic personality, to which people both...

Mar 13, 2021

Jean Carol Ackerson was born on February 5, 1924, in Dassel, Minnesota the daughter of John Axel and Lottie Eleanor (DeLong) Sallberg.   She graduated as Valedictorian from the Dassel High School in 1941, then continued her education at Teachers College in St. Cloud for 1 ½ years.

Jean and Orvin Kenneth Ackerson were married on September 20,...

Mar 3, 2021

Jonathan Murtland, 27 of Elbow Lake fell asleep in death Wednesday, March 3, 2021 at the St. Cloud Hospital.

Jonathan Frank Murtland was born August 27, 1993, to Alfred and Kayla (Biss) Murtland in Alexandria, MN.   He attended West Central Area Public School, graduating in 2011.  Jon continued his education for two years at Alexandria Technical and...

Feb 24, 2021

Charlene Wikholm, 77 of rural Elbow Lake died Wednesday, February 24, 2021, at Eventide Lutheran Home in Fargo.

Charlene Louise Wikholm was born on August 31, 1943, in Minneapolis, Minnesota the daughter of Franklin and Louise (Wadeson) Johnson.  As a child she moved with her family to Elbow Lake, where Charlene attended school, graduating from Elbow Lake...

Feb 2, 2021

DonaLou Hutchings, 83 died Tuesday, February 2, 2021 at the Barrett Care Center.

DonaLou was born July 11, 1937 in Fergus Falls, MN.  Parents were Leslie S Nelson and Gertrude Norton Nelson.  She grew up and attended school in Fergus Falls.  In 1955 she married Robert Hutchings (always “Bobby” to her until the end!).  Children included daughter...

Jan 31, 2021

Olive Ethelyn Hanson, 93, died peacefully on January 31, 2021 at the Moorings Health Center in Arlington Heights, Illinois.  Olive was born on March 25, 1927 in Hoffman, Minnesota.  Her parents were Oliver and Ethel (Ellingson) Hanson.  She grew up in Hoffman, attending District 01 through eighth grade.  She attended grades 9-12 at Hoffman, graduating in May 1944.

Jan 30, 2021

Frances (“Fran”) Mercedes Hegna, 86 was welcomed home into the loving arms of Jesus on January 30, 2021. She was born January 25, 1935 to Edwin and Lillie (Sederberg) Oslund in their farm home in rural Bethel, MN. She attended country school through eighth grade and graduated from Cambridge High School in 1952.

Fran graduated from St,...

Jan 19, 2021

Marian (Halvorson) Swenson passed away peacefully on January 19, 2021 at the Prairie Ridge Hospital in Elbow Lake, surrounded by her family.

She was born on June 13, 1922, to Mabel (Haugen) and Albert O. Halvorson at their apartment on main street in Elbow Lake, Minnesota.  She was what you would call an “original;” born here and...

Jan 16, 2021

Brent Larsen, 52 of Elbow Lake died Saturday, January 16, 2021 at his home.

Brent Jarvis Larsen was born to Jarvis and Marilyn (Woessner) Larsen on May 6, 1968, at the Grant County Hospital in Elbow Lake, Minnesota. He was baptized and confirmed into the Christian faith at Christ Lutheran Church, Elbow Lake. He attended school in Elbow...

Jan 12, 2021

Ardell Bergrud, 96 of Elbow Lake died Tuesday, January 12, 2021, at Sanford Health in Fargo.

Ardell Sander Bergrud was born on July 21, 1924, in Heimdal, ND, the son of Sylvester and Anna (Gunderson) Bergrud.  He was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran Faith and graduated from Maddock High School in 1942.   He served with the...