Obituaries

Jul 21, 2014

Roy Wilberg, 89, of Alexandria, formerly of Hoffman, died Monday, July 21, 2014 at the Barrett Care Center. Roy Manford Wilberg was born on February 3, 1925 in Kensington, MN, the son of Henry and Inga (Larson) Wilberg. He was baptized and confirmed at Nora Lutheran Church and graduated from Kensington High School. Roy worked for various farmers in the...

Jul 20, 2014

Joyce Haugen, 80, of Elbow Lake, passed away Sunday, July 20, 2014 at the Minnesota Veteran's Home in Fergus Falls, MN. She was born March 7, 1934, the daughter of Ole and Mabel Rindall of Fergus Falls, MN. Joyce graduated from Fergus Falls High School in 1951 and was active in choir and band, playing the bassoon. Following high school,...

Jul 19, 2014

Gary Earl Gilbertson, 70, of Coon Rapids, formerly of Herman, died Saturday, July 19, 2014, at Mercy Hospital in Coon Rapids. Gary is survived by his wife, Debbie; sons, Thad (Angela) and Troy (Laura); granddaughters, Kate and Taylor; grandson, Sullivan; sisters, Connie (Kurt) Larson and Cheryl Waddell. Preceded in death by mother, Delores Johnson; father, Earl Gilbertson; brother, Brent Gilbertson;...

Jul 17, 2014

Deloyd was born December 3, 1933. He grew up in Urness Township on the family farm. He was confirmed at Our Savior's Lutheran Church. He graduated from Evansville High school in 1952. After graduating, he farmed south of Evansville for many years. Deloyd married Lorraine Anderson on November 9, 1951. They raised their two children, Donn and Julie on the...

Jul 15, 2014

Gordon Joseph Leraas, age 91, of Barrett, went home to the Lord His Saviour on Tuesday, July 15, 2014 at St. Cloud Hospital due to a major stroke. Visitation will be Sunday, July 20, 3:00-6:00 p.m. at the Erickson-Smith Funeral Home in Hoffman. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, July 21 at Lincoln Lutheran Church, 18259...

Jul 11, 2014

Edith Lenora (Hotvedt) Hedstrom, 98, passed away July 11, 2014 at the Trinity Suites in Farmington, Minnesota. Edith was born December 24, 1915 in Solem Township in Grant County, Minnesota to Henry and Lizzie (Gunderson) Hotvedt, the third of nine children. Edith was baptized and confirmed at Solem Lutheran Church and attended country school through 8th grade. On September 11,...

Jul 10, 2014

Carl Kruize, Jr., 84, was born June 19, 1930 to Carl and Roelfien (Frikken) Kruize. Carl grew up on the farm in Elbow Lake. Completed 8th grade at a country school in Grant County. In his early 20's he joined the Army and worked on the Great Lakes as a Merchant Marine. Following that he owned the pool hall in...

Jul 3, 2014

Billie White, 70, of Hoffman, died Thursday, July 3, 2014 at Douglas County Hospital. Billie Rae Ambro was born on September 1, 1943 in St. Louis, Missouri, the daughter of Leonard and Jessie (Watkins) Ambro. Billie married Robert McBride and they were blessed with three children. Early in life, Billie worked as a homemaker and later for Lockheed in the...

Jun 25, 2014

Joyce Verona Gingerich, age 86, born November 17, 1927, in Moorhead, Minnesota, passed away at the Barrett Care Center on June 25, 2014. Preceded in death by husband, Jim Gingerich; brother, Verlyn Schwarck; and parents, Louie & Lena Schwarck. Joyce grew up on a farm just north of Elbow Lake. After high school graduation, Joyce worked for the Pentagon in...

Jun 24, 2014

Selma Antonia Thompson Harstad Bruse, was born on February 10, 1919, the daughter of Ole & Olivia Thompson and was one of 12 children. Selma grew up in Grant County on a farm near Herman. She graduated the 8th grade in 1933. Selma worked on the family farm until 1940 when she met Arthur Harstad. They were united in marriage...

Jun 22, 2014

Maymie Alien Nelson died on June 22, 2014 at St. David's Memorial Hospital in Austin, TX, with her daughter Joan by her side. Maymie was born Nov 5th, 1916 in Elbow Lake, MN to Pauline and Max Lohse. She married Arthur Williams and had four children Chuck, Joan, Jerry and Jim. Maymie married Erwin Nelson in 1966. Throughout her life...

Jun 18, 2014

Donny Peterson, age 57, of Hoffman, died Wednesday, June 18, 2014 at the Douglas County Hospital in Alexandria. Donny Verner Peterson was born on May 8, 1957 in Minneapolis to Dave and Jane Peterson. He grew up in Bloomington, Minnesota and graduated in 1975 from Bloomington Jefferson High School. Donny lived most of his life in Bloomington, until 2012, when...

Jun 17, 2014

Carolynn Erickson Townsend, age 79, formerly of Elbow Lake, passed away at The Parker Home in New Jersey on June 17, 2014. Born in 1935 to parents Loren and Cora Erickson, Carolynn grew up in Elbow Lake and graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College with a degree in Home Economics. After marrying John Kenneth Townsend in 1963 she lived, worked, and...

Jun 11, 2014

Funeral Home: Erickson-Smith Funeral Home - Elbow Lake 116 1st Street NE Elbow Lake, MN US 56531 Previous Events Visitation Sunday, June 15, 2014 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM Erickson-Smith Chapel

116 1st Street NE Hoffman, MN 56339

Christian Mothers Rosary at 6:30pm; Parish Prayers at 7pm.

Jun 10, 2014

DeMaris Marie Coleman, was born on March 6, 1934 in Breckenridge, Minnesota to parents Benjamin & Alice (Wilke) Mecklenberg. She grew up in Nashua and attended school in Nashua and Tintah. She was confirmed at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Nashua. On December 28, 1957 she was united in marriage to Samuel Coleman at St. Paul's Lutheran Church. They lived...

Jun 10, 2014

Elmer M Jesness, formerly of Wendell, died June 10, 2014 at the Douglas County Hospital in Alexandria. He was 93 years old. Elmer was born in Swan Lake Township, Stevens County, MN on March 20, 1921 to Alfred C and Clara J. (Carlson) Jesness. He was the 5th of six children. He was baptized at Scandia Lutheran Free Church and...

Jun 10, 2014

Wesley Foshaug, 61, died unexpectedly Tuesday, June 10, 2014, at his home in Elbow Lake, Minnesota. Visitation will be on Saturday, June 21, 2014 from 10:00AM to 12:00PM with a prayer service at 11:30AM. The visitation will be at the Erickson-Smith Funeral Home in Elbow Lake. Wesley Arthur Foshaug was born on March 27, 1953, in Elbow Lake, Grant County,...

Jun 1, 2014

Sherri Starner of Hoffman died on June 1, 2014 at her home in rural Hoffman surrounded by her family. She was 64 years old, having battled ovarian cancer for over a year. Cheryl Darlene Starner was born on December 2, 1949 in St. Paul, Minnesota. She was the oldest of seven children of the Robert Majzner family. She graduated from...

May 22, 2014

Eileen (Mrs. Elmer) Jesness, 89, formerly of Wendell, died Thursday, May 22, 2014, at the Barrett Care Center. Funeral services for Eileen Jesness will be held at Trinity Lutheran Church, Wendell, at 11:30 a.m., Tuesday, May 27, 2014, Pastor Eugene Boe officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church on Tuesday. Eileen is survived by...

Apr 30, 2014

Beatrice Hansen died Wednesday, April 30, 2014, after a short illness, reaching the age of 73. The funeral service for Beatrice Hansen will be held at 11:00 am on Monday, May 5, 2014, at the Peace Lutheran Church in Barrett, with the Rev. Matthew Rose officiating. Burial will be in the Lincoln Lutheran Cemetery, rural Hoffman. Visitation will be one...