Obituaries

Nov 26, 2010

Funeral services for Bradley Oksendahl of Hancock, MN will be held Wednesday, December 1, 2010 at 10:30 AM at Our Redeemer's Lutheran Church in Hancock. Reverend Julius Miller will be officiating. Visitation will be held Tuesday from 5 to 7 PM at the Pedersen Funeral Home in Morris and for one hour prior to services at the church on Wednesday....

Nov 25, 2010

Funeral services for Phyllis Gausman of Alberta, Minnesota will be held Tuesday, November 30, 2010 at 10:30 AM at Assumption Catholic Church in Morris. Father Tim Baltes will be officiating. Visitation will be held Monday from 3:00 to 8:00 PM with a prayer service at 7:30 at the Pedersen Funeral Home in Morris, and again for one hour prior to...

Nov 19, 2010

Katherine Gudrun Olson died on November 19, 2010 at the age of 94. Funeral services will be held at Fron Lutheran Church in Starbuck, Minnesota on November 26, 2010 at 11:00 AM. Visitation will be held from 9:30 to 11:00 AM at the church. Gudrun Olson was born in Fargo, North Dakota on September 13, 1916 to John and Marie...

Nov 16, 2010

Funeral services for Adeline Rabenberg of Morris will be held Wednesday, November 24, 2010 at 11:00 AM at First Lutheran Church in Morris, MN. Reverend Arthur Montgomery will be officiating. Visitation will be held Tuesday from 5 to 7 PM with a prayer service at 6:30 at the Pedersen Funeral Home in Morris and for one hour prior to services...

Nov 14, 2010

Funeral services for Daniel Helberg of Cyrus will be held Thursday, November 18, 2010 at Messiah Lutheran Church in Hoffman, Minnesota. Minister Bev McNeill and Pastor Linda Helberg will be officiating. Visitation will be held Wednesday from 5 to 7 PM at the Pedersen Funeral Home in Morris and for one hour prior to services at the church on Thursday....

Nov 13, 2010

Gates, Pamela S. Age 62, Starbuck, passed away November 13, 2010. Preceded in death by parents Donald & Iona Gates, sister Donna McGuire, and nephews Tommy & Nick. Survived by daughter Tracy Olson (Dan) and son Christopher Sundseth; grandchildren Ashley, Taylor & Vincent; nieces, nephew and great nieces & nephew; special family friends Amber & Ella. Pam loved to give....

Nov 7, 2010

Nov 7, 2010

Funeral services for Charles Mesenbrink Sr. of Morris, will be held Thursday, November 11, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. at Zion Lutheran Church in Morris. Reverend Rob Jarvis will be officiating. Visitation will be held Wednesday from 6 to 8 p.m. at Zion Lutheran Church in Morris, and for one hour prior to services at the church on Thursday. Burial will...

Nov 7, 2010

Funeral services for Blanche Howey of Chokio will be held Thursday, November 11, 2010 at 2:30 PM at Our Saviora�(TM)s Lutheran Church in Chokio. Reverend Gloria Anderson will be officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to services at the church on Thursday. A private family burial will be held at a later date. Blanche Artis Golden, daughter of...

Nov 6, 2010

Funeral services for Gerald Steele of Starbuck will be held Wednesday, November 10, 2010 at 11:00 AM at Fron Lutheran Church in Starbuck, MN. Reverend Paul Johnson will be officiating. Visitation will be held Wednesday from 9:30 to 11:00 at the church. Burial will in Kviteseid Cemetery in Milan, MN. Military rites will be provided by the Milan American Legion....

Nov 6, 2010

Nov 4, 2010

Milla Henriette Alm, daughter of John and Emma (Hexom) Alm, was born February 17, 1917 in Horace, North Dakota, where she was baptized in the Horace Lutheran Church. When Milla was eight years old her family moved to Donnelly, Minnesota, where she was confirmed in St. Johna�(TM)s Lutheran Church by Reverend Pilgrim. Milla attended and graduated from Morris High School...

Nov 4, 2010

Marie Titania Horbal, daughter of Stephen and Kathryn (Wasnick) Horbal, was born August 18, 1927 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Marie grew up in Anoka, where she attended and graduated from Anoka High School. Following her schooling, she worked at Western Union and Daytons in Minneapolis. On June 28, 1952, she was united in marriage to Wesley William Sims. To this union...

Nov 1, 2010

Sereina Agnes DeWaard Holleman entered this world on February 23, 1929, on the family farm in Hancock County near Kanawha, Iowa. Sereina was the youngest of eight children born to Jacob and Lyda (Vreeman) DeWaard. She was baptized at Wright Christian Reformed Church, Kanawha, Iowa, and later declared her profession of faith at Woden Christian Reformed Church, Woden, Iowa. Sereina...

Oct 30, 2010

Lyle Merlyn Swenson, son of Swen and Alvina (Roisum) Swenson, was born March 21, 1930 in Hancock, Minnesota. He was baptized and confirmed by Reverend Juel at Our Redeemer's Lutheran Church. Lyle attended Hancock High School and later went on to attain his GED. He served his country during the Korean War as Sergeant of the Mess Hall in the...

Oct 29, 2010

Muriel Evelyn Lorraine (Kjera) Aslagson was born June 22, 1926 in New Prairie Township, daughter of John and Sophie Kjera. Muriel was baptized July 25, 1926, and Rev. G.O. Forde confirmed her April 6, 1941. After completing her elementary education in School District 74 and High School in Starbuck, she worked for Our Own Hardware in Starbuck for nine years....

Oct 28, 2010

Joyce Catherine Stanley, daughter of John and Hilda (Nelson) Stanley, was born September 11, 1916 in Elbow Lake, Minnesota. Joyce attended grade school in Elbow Lake and graduated from Fergus Falls High School. She continued her education at the UMM. On Easter Sunday, April 25, 1943, she was united in marriage to Vincent Dalager at Grace Methodist Church in Fergus...

Oct 27, 2010

Larry Curtis Noyes, son of William "Bud" and Selma (Hanson) Noyes, was born August 3, 1945 in Starbuck, Minnesota, where he grew up and was baptized and confirmed at Fron Lutheran Church. Larry graduated from Starbuck High School in 1963, and attended Alexandra Technical College, graduating in 1967 from the carpentry program. On January 28, 1967 he was united in...

Oct 26, 2010

David Lee Schmidgall, son of David J. and Alma Jean (Kaisner) Schmidgall, was born October 3, 1960, at Fairbury, Illinois. David grew up and received his education in Forrest, IL, graduating from Forrest, Strawn & Wing in 1978. On October 5, 1980, David was baptized into the Apostolic Christian Church in Forrest, IL. When David was in his 20's he...

Oct 25, 2010

Fred Harry Juergensen, son of Clarence and Evelyn (Anderson) Juergensen, was born September 22, 1947 at the Stevens County Hospital in Morris, Minnesota, where he was also baptized the day he was born. He was later baptized at First Lutheran Church in Morris. Fred spent his childhood in Framnas Township in Stevens County. He attended Morris Stone School and Morris...