Obituaries

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...

Oct 25, 2010

James Edward (Big Jim) Lesmeister, son of Zeno and Ida (Jost) Lesmeister, was born October 17, 1933, in rural Morris Township, Stevens County, Minnesota. He attended St. Mary's school through the 7th grade when he began working on the farm for his brother Leonard and Rudy Raths. Before opening Jim's Machine Shop west of Morris in 1961, he was employed...

Oct 22, 2010

Lester William Steuck, son of Earl and Grace (Banister) Steuck, was born September 13, 1950 in Morris, Minnesota. He grew up in Chokio, MN, where he was baptized and confirmed at Our Savior's Lutheran Church. Lester received his schooling in Alberta, MN, graduating from the Chokio-Alberta High School in 1968. Lester was then drafted into the U.S. Army, but only...

Oct 21, 2010

Roger was diagnosed with Stage 4, non-small cell lung cancer July 14th, 2009; he fought a courageous battle for 15 months. Joey and Mitchell wanted to share what their dad means to them. Our dad is: the helper dad, the hockey dad, the gobstopper dad, the homework dad, the really smart dad, the chef dad, the hunting dad, the fishing...

Oct 18, 2010

Donald LeRoy DeGier, son of Peter and Ella (Biesterfeld) DeGier, was born May 9, 1927 in Hancock, Minnesota, where he was baptized on May 29, 1927 by Rev. W. F. Sprengeler and confirmed on June 6, 1943 by Reverend H. C. Duehlmeier at St. John's Lutheran Church. Don grew up in the Hancock area and attended Hancock Schools through the...

Oct 17, 2010

A private family service will be held for Sally Anderson at a later date. On October 17, 2010, at the age of 71, Solveigh "Sally" Anderson entered the sweet beyond, a beautiful place filled with love, peace and harmony. She was born on February 22, 1939, the daughter of Florella "Alice" and Glenn Hanson. She grew up with her beloved...

Oct 16, 2010

In the certain hope of the resurrection to eternal life, it has pleased Almighty God to call unto Himself the soul and spirit of Florence (Wellnitz) Wendt on October 16, 2010. Florence was born November 14, 1914 in Eden Township, Brown County near Sleepy Eye, MN to Albert and Lydia (Hager) Wellnitz. She was baptized by Rev. Rabe in 1915...

Oct 12, 2010

David Roylan Bartell, son of Fred and Elnora (Hilbrand) Bartell, was born April 10, 1931 at Applington, Iowa. While at a young age, his family moved to the Herman, Minnesota area to farm. After graduating from the Herman High School in 1949, David worked on the family farm until he was called...

Oct 11, 2010

Thomas McRoberts passed away October 11, 2010 peacefully surrounded by his loving family and friends. Tom was born on February 20, 1946 in Morris, Minnesota to Elizabeth and Raymond McRoberts. He attended Benilde Catholic High School, and proceeded on to the University of Minnesota, Morris. After college, he ventured west and received a Master's Degree in history from the University...

Oct 3, 2010

Doris Elaine Ness, was born to the parents of Mons and Agnes Ness on December 8, 1921. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Petri Church in Cyrus, Minnesota. She graduated from high school in Cyrus. On March 30, 1943, she married Franklin Smedstad and they lived on the home farm until 1991,...

Sep 29, 2010

John Allen Solvie, son of Duane Allen and Barbara Jo (Fox) Solvie, was born February 1, 1964 at Morris, Minnesota. John grew up in Morris, where he was baptized and confirmed at First Lutheran Church. John enjoyed working on the farm with his dad and Grandpa Solvie. Along with farming,...

Sep 27, 2010

Viola Florence Retzlaff, daughter of Paul and Annie (Perkins) Retzlaff, was born July 9, 1915 in Swan Lake Township in Stevens County, Minnesota, where she grew up and began her schooling. On May 4, 1939, she was united in marriage to Gilbert Thompson in South Dakota. Following their marriage, the couple lived and farmed in the Donnelly area until 1962,...

Sep 27, 2010