Obituaries

Jul 31, 2022

Jerry Norris, 72 of Hoffman, Minnesota passed away on Sunday, July 31, 2022 at the Evansville Care Campus in Evansville, Minnesota.

Jerry Gallen Norris was born on May 21, 1950, to Lawrence and Donna (Chamberlain) Norris in Algona, Iowa. After a time, the family moved to Grove Lake, Minnesota where Jerry would attend school at Glenwood and...

Jul 29, 2022

George Marvin Hough of Elbow Lake, MN passed away peacefully on July 29th, 2022 of a heart attack while riding his Harley at the age of 69. He was born in Glenwood, MN on December 8th, 1952 to Lorne Price and Irene Ann (Koob) Hough.

He graduated from Glenwood High School in June of 1970. He was...

Jul 26, 2022

Shirley Marie (Johnson) Torgeson, 92, of Paynesville, formerly of Kensington, MN, died on Tuesday, July 26, 2022, at the Paynesville Care Center in Paynesville, MN.

Shirley Marie Torgeson was born June 28, 1930, in Wheaton, MN to Einar and Dagny (Pearson) Johnson. Shirley spent her childhood years on the family farm in White Rock, South Dakota. She...

Jul 8, 2022

Joan Koser, 87, of Hoffman passed away Friday, July 8, 2022 at The Hoffman Senior Living Center.

Joan Phyllis Koser was born on February 2, 1935, in Ida Township, Douglas County, to Arthur & Lydia (Timm) Gease. She was baptized and confirmed at St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church in Garfield. When Joan was ten years old, her...

Jul 5, 2022

Sylvan “Sonny” Paulson, 90 of Evansville, died Tuesday, July 5, 2022, at the Evansville Care Campus.

Sylvan Floyd Paulson was born October 24, 1931, in Jackson, Minnesota to Palmer & Mildred Paulson. His childhood was spent in Jackson, and he graduated from Jackson High School, and then the family moved to a farm near Elbow Lake, Minnesota....

Jul 4, 2022

Judith “JT” Tersteeg, 81 of Elbow Lake, died Monday, July 4, 2022, at the Lake Region Hospital in Fergus Falls, MN.

JT was born June 18, 1941, in St. Paul, Minnesota to William "Bud" and Gertrude (Berg) Marshall. She grew up in St. Paul and attended an all-girl school. After she graduated from high school, she worked...

Jul 3, 2022

Rose Marie DeFrance was born in Barrett, Minnesota on November 8, 1937, and she died in the same town on July 3, 2022. She was named after her mother Rosella, and she had five brothers: Gary, Dayle, Jerry, Donny, and Larry. She spent her entire life in Minnesota - mostly in Barrett and Fridley. She graduated in 1955 from...

Jun 19, 2022

Sandy Haarstad, 78 of Elbow Lake, passed away Sunday, June 19, 2022, at Prairie Ridge Hospital in Elbow Lake, Minnesota.

Sandra Kay was born on September 9, 1943, to Benjamin and Alice (Wilke) Mecklenberg in Breckenridge, Minnesota. She grew up in Nashua and attended school at the Tintah High School.

On February 2, 1963, she...

Jun 19, 2022

Gordon Hall Jr. 76, of Hoffman, MN died Sunday, June 19, 2022, at his home.

Gordon Hall Jr. was born to Gordon and Margaret (Veum) Hall on December 7, 1945, in Morris, Minnesota. He attended the Morris Public School and graduated from Morris High School in 1963.

On July 2, 1965, Gordon married his high...

Jun 6, 2022

Eldorise “Toots” Bye, 92, of Hoffman, Minnesota, passed away Sunday June 5, 2022, at Bethany on the Lake Senior Care in Alexandria, Minnesota.

Eldorise Maryann was born on March 12, 1930, to parents J.W. and Veronica Reed in Grove Lake Township, Minnesota. She attended the local country school before attending Glenwood School. In 1947, Eldorise and Gordon...

Jun 5, 2022

Arlean Magdalena (Langmaack) Bevins-Mounts was born September 30, 1930, in Pomme De Terre Township, to Henry & Christina (Kastner) Langmaack. She graduated from Elbow Lake High School in 1948 and was united in marriage to Alvin A. Bevins, in June of 1948. They lived in Detroit Lakes, MN and then North Dakota for a short time and then moved...

May 29, 2022

Allan Gene Schneeberger, 87, passed away at the Little Falls Care Center on May 29, 2022. At the end of his life he endured a battle with Lewy Body Dementia, during which he was lovingly cared for by his devoted wife Carla, and in his last few especially challenging months the wonderful nurses and volunteers of Heartland Hospice and...

May 28, 2022

Betty Gruenes, 54 of Kensington, Minnesota died Saturday, May 28, 2022, at her home after a courageous battle with brain cancer.

Betty Ann was born February 25, 1968, in St. Cloud, Minnesota to Gilbert and Esther (Jungels) Brinker. On October 23, 1987, she married Greg Gruenes at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Cold Spring, MN. Betty and Greg...

May 27, 2022

Kris J. Folken of Dallas, Texas died at his home on May 27, 2022, at the age of 55 years.

Kris was born in Minot, North Dakota on January 11, 1967, to Butch and Linda (Jenson) Folken. He attended school at Elbow Lake-Wendell and graduated in 1985.  He then went on to UMM, playing his trumpet throughout,...

May 25, 2022

Darlene Linda (Nelson) Nordlund passed away on May 25, 2022 at Sanford Hospice House in Fargo, ND, in the presence of her family.

Darlene was born on August 26, 1945 to Gladys (Olson) and Lester Nelson on the farm of Egelev and Ole Olson, her grandparents, near Ashby.  She learned Norwegian as a child and could still...

May 22, 2022

Betty Wilberg, 91 of Hoffman died Sunday, May 22, 2022, at the Barrett Care Center.

Betty Rose Wilberg was one of seventeen children born to Albin & Inga Larson on July 7, 1930, in Hoffman, Minnesota. She was raised in Hoffman and attended country school. On May 19, 1951, she was united in marriage to Roy Wilberg....

May 17, 2022

Carole Ann was born on July 21, 1943, in Elbow Lake, MN, the daughter of Alvin Roy and Edna Emma Clara (Biss) Christopherson. She was baptized into the Lutheran Faith in Elbow Lake and was confirmed at the ELCA Church in St. Paul, MN. Carole attended school in St. Paul and Elbow Lake, and then attended beauty school.

May 15, 2022

On May 15, 2022, Wayne passed into heaven at the age of 56 at his home with his wife and daughters by his side.

Wayne William Bevins was born October 6, 1965, in Elbow Lake, MN, the son of Alvin and Arlean (Langmaack) Bevins.  He was baptized and confirmed at United Lutheran Church, Elbow Lake.  He attended...

May 14, 2022

Linda Ann Beckman was born August 18, 1950, in Herman, Minnesota, to Walter and Clara (Haukland) Fleischfresser. She passed away Saturday, May 14, 2022, at home in Wendell surrounded by her family.

Linda was baptized at Zion Lutheran Church in Barrett, Minnesota and confirmed at Christ Lutheran Church in Elbow Lake, Minnesota. She was a member of...

Apr 17, 2022

Marlys Ruth (Bjugan) Kruize, 79 of Elbow Lake, died Sunday, April 17, 2022, at Bethany on University, in Fargo, ND. She was born on June 10, 1942, to Anton and Alma (Frigaard) Bjugan in Fergus Falls and lived her life in Grant County. She attended school in Elbow Lake and graduated in 1960.

On December 12, 1964,...