Obituaries

Apr 9, 2009

Bill Bottemiller, age 51, of Elbow Lake, passed away on Thursday, April 9, 2009. A memorial service will be held at 3:00 P.M. on Friday, April 24, 2009, at the Presbyterian Church of the Master in Coon Rapids. Friends may call at the church one hour prior to the service. William Curtis Bottemiller was born on March 25, 1958, in...

Apr 9, 2009

Jennifer Marie Hengel was born Monday, August 12, 1974, as a twin, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, to Daniel Martin Hengel and Deborah Ann (Lensing) Hengel, at the University of Minnesota Hospitals. She died on Thursday, April 9, 2009, as a result of a car accident near Olivia, MN. She was 34 years, 7 months and 27 days old at the time...

Apr 3, 2009

Margie was born January 19, 1915, at Norcross, MN, the daughter of Albert and Emma (Amundson) Richards. She attended the rural Corndale School in Gordon Township, graduating from Herman High School in 1933. On April 24, 1938, she married Herbert Larson. They farmed near Wendell until retiring in 1970 when they moved to Elbow Lake. Herbert and Margie attended Grace...

Apr 1, 2009

Donald L. Cravens Jr., 74, of Elbow Lake, passed away Wednesday, April 1, 2009, at the ELEAH Medical Center in Elbow Lake. Funeral service: 1:00 pm Monday, April 6, First Presbyterian Church in Ashby, Pastor Bill Gilbert. Cemetery: Mound Grove Cemetery, Evansville. Visitation: 5-7 pm Sunday at Erickson-Smith Funeral Home in Elbow Lake; Monday one hour prior to the service....

Mar 27, 2009

Edith "Edie" Germundson, 89, passed away peacefully with family at her side on Friday, March 27, 2009, at Clearwater Suites of Alexandria, where she has made her home for the past five years. Funeral: 11:00 am Thursday, April 2, United Lutheran Church, Elbow Lake Clergy: Rev. Bob Toso Burial: Erdahl Lutheran Cemetery, rural Elbow Lake Visitation: one hour prior to...

Mar 21, 2009

Marvin Lloyd Oppegaard, 82, of Moorhead, formerly Elbow Lake, died Saturday, March 21, 2009 at the Eventide Lutheran Home in Moorhead. Service: Thursday at 2:00 P.M. at United Lutheran Church in Elbow Lake; visitation is 2 hours prior to the service at the church. Burial: 10:00 am Friday, March 27, Oak Grove Cemetery in Detroit Lakes Marvin was born March...

Mar 10, 2009

Mable Mohagen, 90, of Barrett, (long time resident of Wendell) passed away Tuesday, March 10, 2009, at the Lake Region Hospital in Fergus Falls. Funeral services for Mable Mohagen will be held at 11:00 am on Saturday, March 14, at the Bethlehem/West Elbow Lake Lutheran Church in Elbow Lake with the Rev. Weston Moir officiating. Burial will be in the...

Mar 5, 2009

Lavon L. Olson, 88, Barrett, passed away Thursday, March 5, 2009, at the Bethan Home in Alexandria. Funeral services for Lavon will be held at 1pm on Thursday, March 12, at the Peace Lutheran Church in Barrett; burial will be in the Lincoln Lutheran Cemetery, rural Hoffman. Friends may call at the Erickson-Smith Funeral Home from 5-7 Wednesday evening; visitation...

Mar 3, 2009

Mrs. Lincoln (Florence) Horst, 95, rural Wendell, passed away at her home on Tuesday, March 3, 2009. Funeral services for Florence Horst will be held at 11:00 am on Saturday, March 21, at the Grace Evangelical Free Church in Elbow Lake with Pastor Don Trulson officiating. Burial will be in the Hereford Cemetery, Wendell. Friends may call at the Erickson-Smith...

Mar 1, 2009

Charles (Charlie) Leraas, 64, passed peacefully away Sunday, March 1, 2009 at his home in rural Barrett. Funeral services for Charles will be held at 1pm on Thursday, March 5, 2009, at the Peace Lutheran Church in Barrett with Pastors Cordell and Mary Carol Strug officiating. Burial will be in the Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery, Barrett. Visitation will be from 4-7pm....

Feb 27, 2009

Evelyn "Evy" McNeice, 81, of Elbow Lake, passed away on Friday, February 27,2009, at the ELEAH Medical Center in Elbow Lake. Friends may call for an open house at the United Lutheran Church, Elbow Lake, on Sunday, March 1, 2009, from 3-5:00, with lunch being served, followed with a Remembrance Service at 5:00P.M. Burial will take place in the at...

Feb 22, 2009

Laverne Hagen, 88, of Ashby, passed away February 22, 2009, at the ELEAH Medical Center in Elbow Lake. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 am on Saturday, April 18, at the United Lutheran Church in Elbow Lake with the Rev. Hans Anderson officiating. Family will greet friends at the church one hour before the service. Burial will be...

Feb 21, 2009

James Flint, 88, Hoffman, (formerly of Elbow Lake) passed away Saturday, February 21, 2009, at the Hoffman Good Samaritan Center in Hoffman. Funeral services for James Flint will be held at 11:00 am Wednesday, February 25, at the Grace Evangelical Free Church in Elbow Lake with Pastor Don Trulson officiating. Burial will be in the Union Cemetery, Elbow Lake. Visitation...

Feb 4, 2009

Helen Miller, age 92, formerly of Elbow Lake, died Wednesday, February 4, 2009, at the Lakeview Hospital in Stillwater. Funeral services for Helen Miller will be held at 11:00 am Monday, February 9, at St. Olaf's Catholic Church in Elbow Lake. Burial will be in St. Loretto's Catholic Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour before services on Monday morning at...

Feb 3, 2009

James E. Jensen, 79, of Wendell, died Tuesday, February 03, 2009, at the ELEAH Medical Center in Elbow Lake. Funeral services for James E. Jensen will be held at 11:00 am Saturday, February 7, at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Wendell with Dr. Eugene Boe officiating. Burial will be in the Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, Wendell. Friends may call at the...

Feb 1, 2009

Joan W. (Johnson) Anderson, 76, of Barrett, passed away Sunday, February 1, 2009, at the ELEAH Medical Center in Elbow Lake. Funeral services for Joan Anderson will be at 11:00 am Thursday, February 5, at the Peace Lutheran Church in Barrett with Rev's Cordell and Mary Carol Strug officiating. Burial will be in the Peace Lutheran Cemetery, Barrett. Friends may...

Jan 30, 2009

David Hansen, 89, Fergus Falls, (formerly of Elbow Lake) died Saturday, January 31, at the Minnesota Veterans Home in Fergus Falls. Funeral services for David Hansen will be held at 1pm Wednesday, February 4, at the Bethlehem/West Elbow Lake Lutheran Church in Elbow Lake with the Rev. Wes Moir and Pastor Scott Ruud officiating. Burial will be in the West...

Jan 27, 2009

net Dorothy Cooper, 87, formerly of Elbow Lake, died Tuesday, January 27, at her home in Diamond Willow Assisted Living in Detroit Lakes. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am on Saturday, January 31, 2009, at the United Lutheran Church in Elbow Lake with Pastor Bob Toso officiating. Burial will be in the Union Cemetery, Elbow Lake. Friends may...

Dec 7, 1926

Bonnie Leis, 97 of Elbow Lake, died Sunday, January 7, 2024, at the Barrett Care Center.

Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 AM Friday, January 12, 2024, at Christ Lutheran Church, Elbow Lake.

Visitation will be from 5:00 – 7:00 PM Thursday with a Prayer Service at 6:30, at Erickson-Smith Funeral Home, Elbow Lake. Visitation will resume one hour...

Marilynn Joan Larson passed away on December 8, 2020.  Marilynn was born on July 5, 1932, in Minneapolis, Minnesota the daughter of Joseph and Grace (Schoonover) Aanerud.   Gene El Roy Larson passed away on December 16, 2020.  Gene was born on March 6, 1930, in Fergus Falls, Minnesota the son of Roy and Gladys (Shelden) Larson.

Marilynn...