Obituaries

Aug 27, 2019

Mildred Gladyce (Lindberg) Tyberg of rural Elbow Lake passed away on August 27, 2019 at the age of 91. She was born on January 22, 1928 at New Effington, SD. Milly was the oldest child of eight born to her parents, Joe and Josie (Hultberg) Lindberg. She moved to the Battle Lake area as a child and attended rural...

Aug 23, 2019

Roger “Bud” Gunderson, 87 of Delano, formerly of Hoffman died Friday, August 23, 2019, at The Estates Nursing Home in Delano, Minnesota.

Roger Gunderson was born on October 6, 1931, by Kensington, Minnesota the son of Walter and Mae (Moen) Gunderson.  He attended the Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf in Faribault  and graduated from Central High...

Aug 21, 2019

Wesley Mohagen, age 64, of Wendell, unexpectedly passed away on Wednesday, August 21, 2019, at the St. Cloud Hospital.

Wesley Gene Mohagen was born on January 17, 1955, the son of Everett and Valeria (Zimmerman) Mohagen. He was baptized and confirmed at West Elbow Lake Lutheran Church. He graduated from Elbow Lake High School in 1973 and obtained his...

Aug 2, 2019

Ruth Harstad, formerly of Barrett, died Friday, August 2, 2019 in Red Wing, MN at the age of 75 years.

Ruth Ann was born January 8, 1944 in Alexandria, MN to George and Marvel (Sletto) Pipo. She attended District # 5 rural country school in Moe Township and graduated class of 1963 from Barrett High School.

Jul 31, 2019

Michelle Carol Harris passed away peacefully at the Barrett Care Center in Barrett MN, on July 31, 2019, after a long battle with cancer.

Michelle was born to Donald and Donna Walker (nee Palmquist) on December 29, 1960, in the Swedish Hospital in Minneapolis MN. She went to school in various places around Minnesota and New Richmond, Wisconsin.

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Jul 30, 2019

Mae Pochardt, age 94, formerly of Barrett, died Tuesday, July 30, 2019, at Bethany on the Lake, Alexandria, MN.

Mae Agnes was born the youngest of six on July 9, 1925, at the family home in Kensington, MN, the daughter of Ole and Agnes (Mader) Larson. She was baptized on August 30, 1925 and confirmed on May...

Jul 5, 2019

Maxine Stevens, 81, of Kensington, died Friday, July 5, 2019, at Alomere Health in Alexandria.

Maxine was born on May 24, 1938 in Morris, MN, the daughter of Carl and Lorraine (Nessman) Olson.  She lived in the Cyrus area, where she received her education, graduating from Cyrus High School.  She worked at Unger Furniture in Morris for...

Jun 13, 2019

Lorraine “Perk” Lien, 86, of Starbuck, formerly Elbow Lake, died Thursday, June 13, 2019 at Sanford Health in Fargo, ND.

Perk was born on July 31, 1932 in Fergus Falls to John Henry and Inga (Thompson) Pergande.  She was baptized and confirmed at the United Church of Christ in Fergus Falls, attended school in Carlisle Township, north...

Jun 12, 2019

Ila M. Haagenstad, 90, of Barrett, died Wednesday, June 12, 2019, at the Barrett Care Center.

Ila Mary Worcester was born on December 2, 1928 in Witten, South Dakota, the daughter of Henry Lewis and Mary Edna (Taylor) Worcester.  She attended school in Okreek and Winner, South Dakota through the eighth grade.  A short time later, she...

Jun 12, 2019

Leona Paulson died peacefully in her sleep the morning of Wednesday, June 12, 2019, at the age of ninety-eight years.

Leona (Rabidue) Paulson was born December 23, 1920 to Gertrude Gable and Gene Rabidue in South Dakota. Leona’s mother remarried Ben Wellfering when Leona was a young child and they lived in Newell and Spearfish, SD.

May 25, 2019

Steffen “Steve” Pederson, age 50, of Farwell, died on Saturday, May 25, 2019, at St, Mary’s Hospital in Rochester, MN, after a 4-year battle with cancer.

Steffen Paul was born on February 23, 1969, in Westbrook, MN, the son of Theodore and Phyllis (Clinton) Pederson. He attended school in Kensington-Hoffman, graduating in 1987. Steve went on to attend...

May 21, 2019

James Richard Satre, age 58 of Hoffman passed away on Tuesday, May 21, 2019, at his home surrounded by his family and loved ones.

Jim was born June 30th, 1960 to Ellsworth and Lorna (Fiebelkorn) Satre in Morris, MN.   He was a lifelong resident of Hoffman, MN, currently residing on the Satre homestead of rural Hoffman.

May 20, 2019

Edgar A. Persons was born into the family of Eli and Edna Persons on December 28, 1931. He joined his older brothers, Ralph and Kenneth, and a sister Gladys at the farm home near Clarissa, MN.

Although eight years younger than his closest sibling, he was not raised alone. At about ten years of age, his parents...

May 17, 2019

June A. Renstrom, 89, of Elbow Lake, Minnesota, died Friday, May 17, 2019 at the Evansville Care Center.

June Arlene Renstrom was born on June 1, 1929, in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, the daughter of John and Marie (Hegstad) Michealson.  June married Jerome Renstrom on June 18, 1950 and they resided on their farm near Elbow Lake for...

May 11, 2019

Kathleen Mae Weossner, age 97 of Elbow Lake passed away peacefully Saturday May 11, 2019, at The Gardens of Wadena.

Kathleen was born on February 26, 1922, to Oscar and Nancy (Pederson) Olson on a farm near Dent, MN.  She was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith.  She graduated from Elbow Lake High School in 1940,...

Apr 8, 2019

Shirley June (Guthrie) Nelson 94, of Duluth, formerly of Hoffman, passed away Monday, April 8,2019 at Franciscan Health Center in Duluth.

Shirley was a resident of Hoffman and an active member of Messiah Lutheran Church for many years.  She was born in Duluth, Mn on June 2, 1924 to William and Julia Guthrie, the youngest of six...

Apr 4, 2019

MaryAnn Ellis, 94 of Evansville died peacefully with her family at her side Thursday, April 4, 2019, at the Evansville Care Campus but lives forever in the presence of Jesus her Savior.

MaryAnn Ellis was born on March 9, 1925, in rural Elbow Lake, Minnesota the daughter of Guy and Ruby (Theobald) Flint.  She graduated from the...

Apr 4, 2019

Edna Strom, age 102, of Evansville, formerly of Elbow Lake, died at the Evansville Care Center on Thursday, April 4, 2019.

Edna Adeline (Alvstad) Strom was born on an 80 acre farm in section 33 of Pelican Lake Township to Erick and Mina (Rustad) Alvstad on February 19, 1917.  In 1918, her parents built a big new...

Mar 28, 2019

Hazel M. Vestrum, 95, of Barrett, formerly of Hoffman, died on Thursday, March 28, 2019 at Alomere Health in Alexandria.

Hazel Muriel was born on March 24, 1924, in Lands Township, Grant County, the daughter of Herman and Nelsine (Jorgensen) Johnson. She was baptized and confirmed at Lands Church in Hoffman.  She attended rural school through 8th...

Mar 28, 2019

Irene Spaulding, age 93 of Elbow Lake, passed away Thursday, March 28, 2019 at the Barrett Care Center.

Irene Iola was born May 24, 1925, to William and Sarah (Doege) Bohl in Buffalo Center, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran Faith. She graduated from Rake, Iowa High School in 1943, and was employed as...