Obituaries
Michael Ruud
Dec 24, 2013
Michael Glenn Ruud, 46, of Long Prairie, died unexpectedly on Tuesday, December 24, 2013. A memorial service will be held at 1:00 pm on Tuesday, December 31, 2013, at Bethlehem/West Elbow Lake Lutheran Church in Elbow Lake with the Rev. Weston Moir officiating. Visitation will be at the Erickson-Smith Funeral Home, Elbow Lake, on Monday, December 30, from 5-7 pm...
Clotilda Laub
Dec 23, 2013
Clotilda "Claudy" Laub, 97, formerly of East St. Paul, died Monday, December 23, 2013, at her home in Elbow Lake. A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 1:00 pm on Saturday, December 28, 2013, at the St. Olaf Catholic Church in Elbow Lake. Visitation will begin at 11:00 am at the church and continue until the time of service....
Mae Erickson
Dec 13, 2013
Mae Ione Erickson was born May 25, 1925, in rural Brandon, Minnesota. She was baptized at the West Moe Church of rural Brandon, grew up in rural Kensington, was confirmed at Solem Lutheran Church of rural Kensington and graduated Kensington High School in 1943. She then attended Normal Teachers Training in Glenwood and taught country school after graduating. Mae married...
Latheria Person
Dec 3, 2013
Latheria "JoAnn" Person, age 90, of Morris, died Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2013, at the West Wind Village. A Memorial Service will be held at 2 PM Saturday, December 21, 2013, at First Lutheran Church in Morris, with the Reverend Paul Erdal officiating. Visitation will take place one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment will be in Summit...
Gerald Kratochwill
Dec 1, 2013
Gerald J. Kratochwill, age 94, died Sunday, December 1, 2013, in McAllen, Texas. He was born to Frank and Margaret (Dimick) Kratochwill on March 21, 1919, in Brule County, South Dakota, on the farm where his father and one of his sons were also born. He married Dorothy E. Zeman on November 13, 1940, and they resided for most of...
James Weaver
Nov 12, 2013
James (Jim) George Weaver, 70, of Elbow Lake, Minnesota, died Tuesday, November 12, 2013. Born on Friday, November 12, 1943, in Kenmare, North Dakota, he was the son of the late George Walter Weaver formerly of Sherwood, North Dakota and the late Hazel Irene (McGillivray) formerly of Kenmare, North Dakota. Jim grew up in rural Sherwood, ND, with his four...
Luella Kosek
Nov 3, 2013
Luella Kosek, 93, died Sunday, November 3, 2013, at Stevens' Homes Plus, rural Barrett. The memorial service will be held at 1:00 pm Tuesday, November 5, 2013, at the Erickson-Smith Funeral Home in Hoffman with the Rev. Matthew Rose officiating. Visitation is one hour prior to the service. Burial will be in the Union Cemetery, Elbow Lake. Luella was born...
Gary Fritz
Nov 1, 2013
Gary Raymond Fritz, 72, Barrett, died Friday, November 1, 2013, at the Galtier Health Center in St. Paul. He was met at Heaven's gates by his loving wife Louann Maureen Fritz and son Ricky D. Fritz. Gary was born on May 2, 1941, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, to Wilbert Edward and Irene Bertha (Lembecker) Fritz. He was baptized and confirmed as...
Duane Dahlen
Oct 15, 2013
Duane Dahlen, 48, rural Herman, died Tuesday, October 15, 2013. A celebration of his life will be held on Saturday, October 19, from 1-4 pm, at the Erickson-Smith Funeral Home in Elbow Lake. Duane Steven Dahlen, proud father of Michael, Bradlee and Matthew, and forever partner with Cindy, was born December 17, 1964, in Alexandria, Minnesota, to Donald and Beverly...
Dora Anderson
Oct 8, 2013
Dora Anderson, 84, of Hoffman, passed away on Tuesday, October 8, 2013, under the care of Douglas County Hospice at the Bethany Home in Alexandria. She had been a resident of the Glenwood Retirement Village for the past 1 ½ years. Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, October 12, 2013, at Messiah Lutheran Church, Hoffman. Visitation will...
Charles Godel
Oct 1, 2013
Charles O. Godel, 83, died Tuesday, October 1, 2013, from congestive heart failure at his home on Pomme de Terre Lake surrounded by his wife and two daughters. Charles Orville Godel was born on December 12, 1929, the fourth of seven boys born to Leonard Louis and Mary Kathryn (Kays) Godel on the east shore of beautiful Silver Lake, 2...
Walter Roske
Sep 27, 2013
Walter Roske, 97, Hoffman, died peacefully on Friday, September 27, 2013, at the Good Samaritan Society-Hoffman. Walter Elmer Roske was born on June 20, 1916, on the family farm near Barrett, Minnesota, the son of Carl and Martha (Schwartz) Roske. He was baptized and confirmed in the Peace Lutheran Church in Barrett, attended country school by Barrett through the eighth...
Mae Bjorgan
Sep 22, 2013
Mae I. Bjorgan, 93, Barrett, died Sunday, September 22, 2013, at the Prairie Ridge Hospital in Elbow Lake Mae Irene Larson Bjorgan was born to Henry and Bertina Larson in Owego Township, Ransom County, North Dakota, on June 4, 1920. She married Thorwald "Shorty" Bjorgan on April 6, 1937. Mae had great home-making skills. She was an accomplished baker, specializing...
Paula Endreson-Salter
Sep 22, 2013
Paula Endreson-Salter, 50, Elbow Lake, died Sunday, September 22, 2013, at the Prairie Ridge Hospital in Elbow Lake. Paula was born April 30, 1963, in Tacoma, Washington, one of six children born to James and Betty (Paul) Hutchinson Sr. She grew up in Phoenix, Arizona, where she graduated from high school. Paula became a real estate agent following graduation and...
Clara Nohre
Sep 18, 2013
Clara Nohre, a loving and loved daughter, wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and homemaker, passed away on September 18, 2013, at the age of 104 at the Barrett Care Center. Family members were at her bedside when she took the last breath of a long life lived with grace and generosity. Clara was born to her Norwegian immigrant parents, Amund...
Lillian Thorstad
Aug 19, 2013
Lillian Evelyn was born on September 13, 1917, on the family farm west of Erdahl in Grant County, to Helmer and Olina (Lien) Olson. She was baptized and confirmed at the Erdahl Lutheran Church. As a child she attended school at District #13 through the eighth grade. The following fall she attended Elbow Lake High School, riding to school on...
LeMay Thorstad
Aug 18, 2013
LeMay Thorstad, 85 of rural Kensington, died Sunday, August 18, 2013 at the Barrett Care Center. LeMay Alvin Thorstad was born on May 6, 1928, near Hoffman, Minnesota, the son of Burney and Cora (Munson) Thorstad. He was baptized and confirmed in the Land Lutheran Church in Hoffman and attended rural school District #49 in Land Township through the eighth...
Linnea Davis
Aug 16, 2013
Linnea (Anderson) Davis, age 91, of Pasadena, California, formerly Elbow Lake, died Thursday, August 15, 2013, at her home in Pasadena. Linnea Anna Marie Anderson was born on March 13, 1922 on the family farm in Stevens County, Minnesota, the daughter of Andrew and Hulda (Oakstrom) Anderson. She attended school in Elbow Lake, graduating high school in 1941. Linnea went...
Elna Nessman
Aug 12, 2013
Elna Nessman, 91, formerly of Kensington, died Monday, August 12, 2013, at the Good Samaritan Society-Hoffman. Elna Ione Nessman was born November 13, 1921, at home in Urness Township, the second of ten children born to Ole and Olida Stevenson. She was baptized and confirmed at Wennersborg Church. She graduated from the 8th grade at country school and then helped...
Timothy Fagre
Aug 11, 2013
Tim Fagre, 61, of Barrett, died Sunday, August 11, 2013, at his home under the care of his family and Lakeland Hospice. A memorial service will be held at 1:00 pm Wednesday, August 14, 2013, at Peace Lutheran Church in Barrett with the Rev. Matthew Rose officiating. Visitation will be from 11 am until the time of service at the...
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