Obituaries
Elda Symonds
Feb 15, 2012
Elda I. Symonds, formerly of Fargo, ND, died at Lutheran Hospital in Ft. Wayne, IN, on Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012. Funeral Service: 1:30 pm Monday, Feb. 27, Lawrence Presbyterian Church, Wendell Visitation: One hour prior to the service Burial: Lawrence Presbyterian Cemetery Elda was born on July 6, 1922, to Lewis and Mabel Symonds of Wendell, Minnesota. She was raised...
Ruth Starner
Feb 13, 2012
Ruth M. Starner, 88, of Hoffman, died Monday, Feb. 13, 2012, at the Good Samaritan Society-Hoffman. Funeral: 11:00 am Friday, Feb. 17, 2012, Messiah Lutheran Church, Hoffman Clergy: Rev. Nathan Thompson Cemetery: Union Cemetery, Elbow Lake Visitation: 5-7 Thursday, 7pm prayer service; one hour prior to service at church Ruth Maxine Starner was born in Elbow Lake, Minnesota, on October...
Olaf Dybdal
Feb 8, 2012
Olaf "Bob" Dybdal, 82, of Elbow Lake, died Wednesday, February 8, 2012, at the Prairie Ridge Hospital in Elbow Lake. Services for Bob Dybdal will be held at 1:00 pm on Monday, February 13, 2012, at United Lutheran Church in Elbow Lake with the Rev. Bob Toso officiating. Burial will be in Ness Cemetery, Elbow Lake. Visitation will be held...
Anthony Pikop
Feb 4, 2012
Anthony Pikop, 94 of Elbow Lake, died Saturday, February 4, 2012 at the Barrett Care Center. Funeral: 1:30 pm Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012, United Lutheran Church, Elbow Lake Clergy: Rev. Bob Toso Burial: Ness Cemetery, Elbow Lake Visitation: one hour prior to the service at church Anthony "Tony" Pikop was born in Grant County at his parent's farm on May...
Bessie Dahler
Feb 1, 2012
Bessie Dahler, 108, a resident of the Barrett Care Center, died Wednesday, February 1, 2012, at the Barrett Care Center. Funeral services for Bessie Dahler will be held at 2:00 pm Saturday, February 4, 2012, at United Lutheran Church in Elbow Lake with the Rev. Bob Toso officiating. Burial will be in the Union Cemetery, Elbow Lake. Visitation is one...
Loren Lohse
Jan 31, 2012
Loren Lohse, 94, formerly of Elbow Lake, died at Our Home, Your Home in Henning on Tuesday, January 31, 2012. Funeral services for Loren Lohse will be held at 10:00 am Saturday, February 4, 2012, at the Erickson-Smith Funeral Home in Elbow Lake with the Rev. Tom Junkert officiating. Burial will be in Union Cemetery, Elbow Lake. Visitation will begin...
Donald Hedstrom
Jan 16, 2012
Donald E. Hedstrom, 74, Moorhead, died Monday, January 16, 2012, at Essentia Health in Fargo, ND. Donald Ellis Hedstrom was born on December 15, 1937, in Land Township, Grant County, Minnesota, to Albert R. and Florentina (Jochim) Hedstrom. He attended school in Barrett and graduated in 1956. He married Diane M. Lohse on May 25, 1964. Don had a dairy...
Violet Sorenson
Dec 25, 2011
Violet (Mrs. Webster) Sorenson, 86, formerly of Elbow Lake, died Sunday, December 25, 2011, at the Edina Care Center. Funeral: 11:00 am Friday, Dec. 30, 2011, Erickson-Smith Funeral Home, Hoffman Clergy: Rev. Bob Toso Burial: Hjerdal Cemetery, Elbow Lake Visitation: one hour prior to the service Violet June (Hettick) Sorenson was born December 24, 1925, to William and Emma Hettick...
Robert Starner
Dec 24, 2011
Robert F. Starner, 88, of Hoffman passed away Saturday December 24, 2011, at the Good Samaritan Society-Hoffman surrounded by his family. Funeral: 11:00 am Wednesday, December 28, 2011, at Messiah Lutheran Church, Hoffman Clergy: Rev. Steve Olson Burial: Union Cemetery, Elbow Lake Visitation: 5-7pm Tuesday, Erickson-Smith Funeral Home - Hoffman; one hour before the service at the church on Wednesday...
Madelyn Miles
Dec 20, 2011
Madelyn E. Miles, 91, formerly of Barrett, died Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2011, at Alton Home in St. Paul. Funeral Service: 1:00 pm Friday, December 23, 2011, Christ Lutheran Church, Elbow Lake Clergy: Rev. Donald Wagner Burial: Union Cemetery, Elbow Lake Visitation: 1 hour prior to the service Madelyn was born on May 9, 1920, in Morton, Minnesota, to Fred and...
Carroll Berskow
Nov 21, 2011
Carroll E. Berskow, 81, a resident of Elbow Lake, passed away Monday, November 21, 2011 at the Barrett Care Center. Carroll Eloyd Berskow, was born on March 6, 1930, in Fergus Falls, MN to Carlos and Elvira (Lee) Berskow. He was baptized and confirmed in the Erdahl Lutheran Church, and attended country school in Erdahl. After school, Carroll farmed with...
Larry Leis
Nov 16, 2011
Lawrence (Larry) Edwin Leis, 84, passed away on Wednesday November 16, 2011, and is now with the Lord. At the time of his death, he was struggling with complications of a recent hip surgery and advanced Alzheimer's. He was undergoing hip rehabilitation therapy at the Golden Living Center in Charlotte, North Carolina, at the time of his passing. Larry was...
Michael O'Fallon
Nov 12, 2011
Michael Jerome O'Fallon, 44, of Elbow Lake, died Saturday, November 12, 2011, at his home. No service is planned. Funeral Home: Erickson-Smith Funeral Home - Elbow Lake 116 1st Street NE Elbow Lake, MN US 56531 Visitation: No service No service. Service: No service. No service.
Alvin Rathke
Nov 9, 2011
Alvin W. Rathke, 89, of Hoffman, passed away Wednesday, November 9, 2011, at the Good Samaritan Center in Hoffman. Funeral services for Alvin Rathke will be held at 2:00 pm on Saturday, November 12, 2011, at Messiah Lutheran Church in Hoffman. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Burial will be in Aeneas Cemetery, Stevens...
Darlene Saxton
Nov 6, 2011
Darlene Agnes Saxton passed away peacefully on Sunday, November 6, 2011, after a lengthy battle with heart disease under the care of Hospice. With the loving care of her husband and family, she was able to remain in her own home for 14 years after her massive stroke until one month ago, when multiple strokes and heart attacks continued to...
Milton Corey
Oct 31, 2011
Milton Corey, 64, died unexpectedly on Monday, October 31, 2011, at his home in rural Herman. He was born in Morris, Minnesota, on March 16, 1947, to Loren and Katherine (Christenson) Corey, baptized and confirmed at the Bethel Lutheran Church in Herman, and attended the Herman Public School. Milton held the distinction of being crowned the second Homecoming King of...
Lorraine Olson
Oct 29, 2011
Lorraine D. Olson, 82, Elbow Lake, died Saturday, October 29, 2011, at the Broen Memorial Home in Fergus Falls. She was born in Redwood Falls, Minnesota, on December 8, 1928, to George and Barbara Herrmann and had five brothers and two sisters and was the only one in the family to be born in a hospital. When Lorraine was about...
Bruce Cleveland
Oct 28, 2011
Bruce Daniel Cleveland entered God's eternal rest on Friday, October 28, 2011. Bruce was born August 1, 1945, to Gifford and Irene (Struthers) Cleveland in Marshall, Minnesota. His main occupations were construction worker and dairy farmer. Bruce married Janet Iverson on September 9, 1989, at Carlos, Minnesota. He enjoyed gardening, cooking, wood working projects, fishing, and spending time with his...
Vernon Eystad
Oct 19, 2011
Vernon Eystad, 79, former Kensington resident, died Wednesday, October 19, 2011, at the MN Veterans Home in Fergus Falls. Services will be 11:00 am Monday, October 24, 2011, at First Lutheran Church, Kensington, with the Rev. Kathryn Rothman officiating. Burial will be in the First Lutheran Cemetery, Kensington. Visitation will be held from 3-6 on Sunday, October 23, at the...
Levan Gilbertson
Oct 17, 2011
Levan Gilbertson, 84, formerly of Kensington, died Monday, October 17, 2011, at the Minnesota Veterans Home in Fergus Falls. Levan was born in Brooten, Minnesota, on January 28, 1927, to Louis and Mayme (Larson) Gilbertson. He grew up in Brooten and attended the Brooten Public School where he was involved in high school activities such as choir, football, basketball, and...
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