Obituaries
Dwaine Westrom
Aug 1, 2016
Dwaine Leonard Westrom, 61 of rural Elbow Lake died on Monday August 1st, 2016 surrounded by a loving family at his farm in Delaware Township after a courageous fight with ALS. Dwaine was born on February 28, 1955, in Fergus Falls, MN, the son of Leonard and Shirley (Erfert) Westrom. He was baptized and confirmed in Elbow Lake. Dwaine attended...
Patrick Anderson
Jul 30, 2016
Patrick D. Anderson, 45, of Hoffman, died Saturday, July 30, 2016, as the result of an ATV accident. Patrick Dell Anderson was born on September 24, 1970, in Morris, MN, the son of Dale and Betty (Norman) Anderson. He was baptized and confirmed at Bethel Lutheran Church in Hoffman. In 1981, at the age of 10, Pat lost his...
David Wikholm
Jul 13, 2016
David Wikholm, 67 of Elbow Lake died Wednesday, July 13, 2016, at his home. David Walter Wikholm was born on November 26, 1948, in Lake Hurst, New Jersey the son of Walter and Lorraine (Rustand) Wikholm. He was baptized in the Trinity Lutheran Church and confirmed on June 2, 1963, also in Trinity Lutheran Church in Wendell. He attended the...
Leone Sellner
Jun 30, 2016
Leone Isabelle (Issie) was born on May 21, 1931 to Leonard and Lillian Gunderson in St. Peter, MN. At age thirteen, Isabelle met the love of her life, Eugene "Jeep" Sellner; they were married September 16, 1950 and enjoyed 52 years of marriage. Issie spent her lifetime taking care of her family. She and Jeep lived in Bloomington and Duluth,...
Orville Lien
Jun 29, 2016
Orville Malen Lien of Elbow Lake, passed away Wednesday, June 29, 2016 at the Evansville Care Campus at the age of 88 years. Orville was born in Lincoln Park, Michigan, on February 23, 1928, to Sigvart and Clara (Malen) Lien. He was baptized at Missouri Synod Lutheran Church in Lincoln Park by the Reverend Keintmatz and confirmed in 1942 at...
Gary Fritz
Jun 8, 2016
Gary "Rob" Fritz, 51, Lowry, died peacefully Wednesday, June 8th, 2016 at his home. Gary Robin Fritz was born on February 5, 1965 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the son of Gary Raymond and LouAnn (Quernemoen) Fritz. He loved to ride his bike, spend time at the lake, talk to his son, and treasured the time he got to spend with his...
Sharolyn Johnson
May 17, 2016
Sharolyn Johnson, 74, of Barrett, MN, died Tuesday, May 17, 2016, at her home, under the care of her family and Lakeland Hospice. Sharolyn Jean Erickson was born on September 20, 1941 in Fergus Falls, MN, the daughter of Eugene and Evelyn (Hansen) Erickson. She was baptized in her mother's Missouri Synod home church in Jasper, MN, and confirmed at...
Joan Larson
May 10, 2016
Joan Larson, 85 of Barrett, MN, died on Tuesday, May 10, 2016, at the Evansville Care Campus in Evansville. Joan (Carlson) Larson, daughter of C. Oscar and Anna (Beckman) Carlson, was born on Jan. 29, 1931. She attended school in Evansville, graduated in 1949 and then attended Concordia College in Moorhead, Minn. On Sept. 2, 1950, she married Ellard Larson...
Gary Peterson
May 3, 2016
Gary Keith Peterson was the fifth and youngest child of Vincent and Elva (Bishop) Peterson, born on January 30, 1940. He was raised on the family farm in Elk Lake Township on the north side of Elk Lake outside of Hoffman MN. Gary was baptized and confirmed at Lincoln Lutheran Church, rural Hoffman. As a child he walked uphill both...
Jerald Sumstad
Apr 27, 2016
Jerry Sumstad, 69 of Elbow Lake died Wednesday, April 27, 2016, at his home. Jerald Lee Sumstad was born on April 11, 1947, in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, the son of Melvin and Annie (Wedin) Sumstad. He was baptized and confirmed in the Grue Lutheran Church of rural Ashby. Jerry attended Rural School District #71 in Tordensjold Township, and then graduated...
Marlo Nordlund
Apr 19, 2016
Marlo Nordlund, age 75 of Elbow Lake, passed away Tuesday, April 19, 2016 at his home under the care of Lakeland Hospice. Marlo was born May 28, 1940 to Amandus and Lilly (Martinson) Nordlund in Kittson County, Minnesota. He grew up and attended school in northern Minnesota. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1957 and was honorably discharged in1961....
Michelle John
Apr 19, 2016
Michelle May John of Elbow Lake passed away Tuesday, April 19, 2016 at Prairie Ridge Hospital in Elbow Lake, MN at the age of 44 years. Michelle was born to Timothy and Barbara Gaffney on September 15, 1971 in Minneapolis, MN. She attended Cooper High School in Robinsdale, MN. On April 28, 1993 she was united in marriage to David...
Brian Amundson
Apr 2, 2016
Brian Lee Amundson of Hoffman passed away peacefully Saturday, April 2, 2016 at Ecumen Bethany Home in Alexandria at the age of 51, surrounded by his "big family." Brian was born on June 14, Flag Day, 1964 in Morris, MN to Russell and Ione (Lindor) Amundson. He grew up on the family farm north of Norcross and, with the help...
Lloyd Sherwood
Mar 31, 2016
Lloyd Sherwood, 89, of Cold Spring, MN, formerly of Aitkin and Elbow Lake, died Thursday, March 31, 2016, at Assumption Home in Cold Spring. Lloyd Clifford Sherwood was born on October 23, 1926 at his family's home in Harding, MN. He was the sixth of seven children born to Alva and Anna Sherwood. Lloyd attended country school one and a...
Alice Johnson
Mar 29, 2016
Alice Louise Johnson, 96, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 29, 2016 at the Steven's Home Plus, Barrett, MN. Alice was born August 17, 1919 in Baron, Wisconsin to Charles Edward and Amanda (Engesther) Miller. Her family moved to a farm near Brewster, MN where she attended District 53 Country School and graduated from Brewster High School in 1937. She...
Sylvia Rhode
Mar 27, 2016
Sylvia Rhode, 84 of St. Louis Park, Minnesota died Sunday, March 27, 2016, at her home. Sylvia Lilly Braun was born on May 31, 1931, in Roseville Township MN, the daughter of Albert and Gladys Braun. She was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran Faith. Sylvia grew up on the family farm and as a child loved to read by...
Ronald Nelson
Mar 23, 2016
Ronald E. Nelson, 86 of Elbow Lake, MN left this earthly life on March 23, 2016. Ronald was born on January 15, 1930 in Morgan, MN to Reynold and Rachel Nelson, and graduated from high school in Madison, MN. In 1952, Ron served in Korea as a soldier in the Army. On August 22, 1953 he married the love of...
Elly Brewster
Mar 19, 2016
Elly T. Brewster, known to many as Oma, passed away on Saturday, March 19th surrounded by family at Eventide Nursing Home in Moorhead, MN at the age of 78. Elly was born in Bulkes, Yugoslavia on March 31st, 1937. After surviving WWII, she did what so many German girls did and married an American soldier with whom she relocated...
Christine Spaulding
Mar 10, 2016
Christine Spaulding, 69, of Barrett, passed away Thursday, March 10, 2016, at the Barrett Care Center, surrounded by her family. Christine Marrida Myron was born on July 19, 1946 in Fergus Falls, MN, the daughter of Harold and Marrida (Bjerke) Myron. She was baptized and confirmed at Rock Prairie Lutheran Church, and attended Ten Mile Lake Country School, through the...
Elroy Anderson
Mar 4, 2016
Elroy Anderson, 91, of Hoffman died Friday, March 4, 2016 at the Bethany Community in Alexandria. Elroy Lavern was born August 29, 1924, at the home farm in Douglas county, Hoffman, MN, to Henry & Esther (Johnson) Anderson. He was baptized and confirmed in the Bethel Lutheran church of Hoffman. After graduating from Hoffman High School in 1941, Elroy farmed...
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