Obituaries

Jul 28, 2010

Betty Stroman was born April 1, 1929 in Synnes Township, Minnesota to Milton J. Alice (Bahnsen) Foley. She grew up in the Alberta area and graduated from Alberta High School in 1947. After living and working on the west coast for a time, she returned to Alberta where she married Donald...

Jul 26, 2010

Melvin Charles Wohlers, son of Marvin and Veronica (Kruger) Wohlers, was born July 12, 1935 in Graceville, Minnesota, where he grew up and was baptized. He was confirmed in Dumont, MN. Melvin attended Graceville High School, graduating in 1954. He continued his education at the University of Minnesota in the Twin Cities....

Jul 26, 2010

Donna Grace Root, daughter of Walter and Laura (LaGue) Root was born in Marshall, Minnesota on February 2, 1927. She graduated from the West Central School of Agriculture. She married Melvin Joseph Eystad on October 25, 1945.  Donna and Melvin were married for 49 years. Melvin died on April 12, 1995. During their...

Jul 25, 2010

John or “Doc” as he was also known lived in Stevens County his entire life. John was born on December 18, 1917 on a farm in rural Morris , MN . He was the youngest child born to Bernard and Bertha (Milkey) Busch. He was baptized and confirmed into the Catholic faith. His mother...

Jul 23, 2010

Geneva Lorraine Zimmerman daughter of Jacob and Lydia (Trost) Zimmerman was born September 27, 1912 in Chokio , Minnesota . She was baptized on November 26, 1912 at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church in Johnson where she was later confirmed on April 10, 1927. Geneva grew up in Chokio and graduated from...

Jul 21, 2010

Helen Jeanne Guter, age 90, longtime resident of Morris MN, passed away Wednesday, July 21, 2010 at Comforts of Home in Hudson, WI. She was born the daughter of Alfred and Julia (Kirwin) Cairney on July 11, 1920 in Morris , MN . Jeanne grew up in Morris, graduated from Morris High...

Jul 17, 2010

Ruth Maracella Devick, daughter of Arne and Gina (Peterson) Devick, was born December 8, 1933 in Donnelly, Minnesota, where she was baptized into the Lutheran Faith in 1939 and confirmed in 1948 at Kongsvinger Lutheran Church, rural Donnelly. Ruth grew up in Donnelly and attended and graduated from Morris Area High School. On December 28, 1952, she was...

Jul 13, 2010

Bonnie Gene Bradesen, daughter of Kent and Josie (Rogne) Bradesen, was born October 11, 1941 in Sacred Heart in Renville County, Minnesota, where she grew up on the family farm. She was baptized and confirmed at Our Saviors Lutheran Church in Sacred Heart. She attended and graduated from Sacred Heart High School...

Jul 8, 2010

Ronnie Lee Joy, son of Joyce Wendt and William Joy Jr., was born January 16, 1957 at Salt Lake City, Utah. Ronnie grew up in Morris, MN and began his education in a country school house through the third grade. After that, he attended the rest of his years in the Morris...

Jul 5, 2010

Joshua Wayne Lawson, son of David and Brenda (Fraley) Lawson, was born August 1, 1977 in Valparaiso , Indiana . He was dedicated to the Lord on August 28, 1977. Josh grew up in the Morris area and received his education at the Morris Area Public Schools. Following his schooling, he worked...

Jul 4, 2010

Doris Frances Westboe, daughter of Carl and Ida (Thompson) Westboe, was born April 7, 1924 in Erdahl , Minnesota , where she grew up and was baptized and confirmed at the Erdahl Lutheran Church . She attended Erdahl School and the West Central School of Ariculture in Morris. On August 28,...

Jul 4, 2010

Raymond Albert “Sparky” Sperr, son of Herman and Lillian (Most) Sperr, was born June 11, 1921 in Prescott , Wisconsin . Ray grew up in the Donnelly and Herman area, where he attended country school. He was confirmed in June, 1964 at Bethel Lutheran Church in Herman. On February 13, 1964,...

Jul 3, 2010

Trayton David Judkins, infant son of Donald Jr. & Tonia (Schmidgall) Judkins, was born April 24, 2010 at the Douglas County Hospital in Alexandria, Minnesota. From the time we took him home on April 25 th , he filled our lives with joy and a great deal of cuddling. Trayton was a...

Jun 30, 2010

Jun 30, 2010

Ethel Flora Schroeder, daughter of Chris and Anna (Schaal) Schroeder, was born April 16, 1912 in Germantown Township in Cottonwood County , Minnesota , where she grew up and was baptized at St. John’s Lutheran Church . She graduated from Lamberton High School in 1931.On February 16, 1937 she was united in...

Jun 29, 2010

Genevieve Anna Loehr, daughter of William and Beatrice (Koster) Loehr, was born February 5, 1922 in Morris , Minnesota , where she grew up and received her schooling in the Morris area. In 1939, she was married to William Logan. Following their marriage the couple lived in the Donnelly area, where they...

Jun 27, 2010

Ronald Lee Steen Sr., son of Leland and Dorothy (Chamberlain) Steen, was born July 1, 1940 in Morris , Minnesota . He attended and graduated from Morris High School . Following his schooling, he worked various jobs in the Morris and Alexandria area.

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Jun 26, 2010

Lois Lavonne Schmidt, daughter of William and Amanda (Blasing) Schmidt, was born July 12, 1930 in Grant County, Minnesota. She grew up in the Herman, Minnesota area, where she also received her education, graduating from Herman High School . On April 6, 1948, she was united in marriage to Gerald Loher at...

Jun 25, 2010

Lois Maxine Huntley, daughter of Max and Emma (Hultander) Huntley, was born November 28, 1926 in Moore Township in Stevens County, Minnesota. She began attending School District #45 and graduated from Hancock High School in 1944. Following her graduation, Lois continued her education at Northwestern Hospital Nursing Cadet Corp where she received...

Jun 21, 2010

Byron Boyd Holman, son of Melvin and Ethel (Erickson) Holman, was born July 5, 1933 in Morris , Minnesota , where he grew up and began his schooling, graduating from Morris Area High Schools. On April 26, 1951, Byron enlisted in the United States Air Force, where he served in the Korean...