Obituaries
Lillian Lorraine Ortendahl
Dec 11, 2024
Lillian (Lil) Lorraine Ortendahl was born on December 12, 1935 to Roy and Pearl Borgen in Baudette, MN and was the oldest of six children. She passed away peacefully at the age of 88 on December 11, 2024 at her home in Osakis, MN.
Lil grew up on the family farm where she developed her strong work ethic. She loved her...
Juneal Agnes Martin
Dec 7, 2024
Juneal Agnes Martin, 81, of Osakis passed away at her home on Saturday, December 7, 2024. Memorial services will be held at the Roy-Hetland Funeral Home in Osakis on May 3, 2025 at 11:00 am following Visitation starting from 10:00 am. Interment will place at Hope Lutheran Cemetery in Eagle Bend, Minnesota after lunch.
Juneal Agnes Martin was born on January...
Barbara Jean Marie DeCann
Nov 25, 2024
Funeral services for Barbara DeCann, formerly of Osakis, will be held on Tuesday, December 3, 2024 at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Osakis at 11:00 AM, with burial at Calvary Cemetery. A public visitation will take place one hour prior to services at the church on Tuesday.
Barbara Jean Marie DeCann, 87, made her peace with the world and quietly slipped...
Lester Martin Fiskness
Oct 26, 2024
Lester (Les) Martin Fiskness, aged 81, went to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Saturday, October 26, after a long battle with Parkinson’s Disease.
Les was born on April 1, 1943, to Peter and Anna Fiskness of rural Osakis, MN.
Les married Rebecca Storry on November 25, 1978. Les and Rebecca have three children: an infant son, lost before...
Herman Robert Hendrickson
Oct 25, 2024
Herman Robert Hendrickson (87) of Sauk Centre passed away on October 25, 2024. He was living at the time at Knute Nelson Grand Arbor in Alexandria, Minnesota. He was born in a cabin on Mud Lake in Kandota Township, MN on October 10, 1937, to Herman and Ruth (Kircher) Hendrickson. Herman grew up in the rural farming community of Little...
James A. Niehoff
Oct 9, 2024
James Anthony Niehoff, of Osakis, MN, died on Wednesday, October 9, 2024, at his home in the Galeon in Osakis, at the age of 78 years old.
A Graveside Service will be held on Saturday, October 26, 2024, at 11AM at St. Paul's Catholic Cemetery in Sauk Centre, Minnesota.
Full military honors for James will be accorded by the Minnesota Naval Honor...
Daniel Otto Rooney
Sep 16, 2024
Daniel Otto Rooney was born August 28, 1947, at home in Osakis, Minnesota to Stephen and Ruby (nee Ensign) Rooney. Dan was the thirteenth of fifteen children and graduated from Osakis High School in 1965. He was a Marine who fought in the Vietnam War and came back home as a decorated veteran. Dan worked in the field of construction...
Genevieve Lillian Thieschafer
Sep 16, 2024
Genevieve Lillian was born on April 29, 1931 in West Union Township, the first born Michael and Lillian (Kortan) Ahrens. She attended Eagle Bend High School and graduated in 1949. After graduation, Gen married Donald Hoosline on May 14, 1949. After their marriage the couple moved to St. Paul where they lived for 3 years. In 1952, they moved to...
Lorraine Rosella (Sorenson) Buzick
Aug 21, 2024
Lorraine Rosella (Sorenson) Buzick, age 95 of St. Cloud, formerly of Osakis, passed away at her home on Wednesday, August 21, 2024. Funeral services will be held on Monday, August 26, 2024 at Salem Lutheran Church in Osakis at 11:00 AM with a public visitation being held one hour prior to services at the church.
Lorraine Rosella (Sorenson) Buzick was born...
William Edward Loveland
Aug 16, 2024
William “BILL” Loveland 78, Of Villard (Owner of DB Little beagles) Passed over on August 16, 2024. A celebration of his life will be held At 2 PM, Sunday, September 22 at the VFW, Alexandria. Viewing begins an hour before.
Bill was born in Heron Lake, 3/23/1946 to Bud and Shirley Loveland. He grew up in the Glenwood/Alexandria area. He was...
James Arthur Barrett
Aug 12, 2024
James Arthur Barrett, born on April 2, 1949, passed away at St. Cloud Hospital on August 12, 2024.
To honor his life, a memorial service will be held on August 31, 2024, starting at 10:00 AM, at the Osakis VFW Post #7902, located at 701 8th Ave E, Osakis, MN 56360. This gathering will provide an opportunity for family and friends...
John Louis Pallow
Aug 4, 2024
John Pallow was born in the St. Cloud Hospital to Magdalen Landwehr and Frank Pallow on April 26, 1933, and passed away on August 4, 2024.
In January 1942 the family moved to a farm by Rockville, MN and in 1945 the family moved to a farm just south of St. Joseph, MN.
John's education started at St. Mary's Catholic School in...
Alisha Hanson
Jun 28, 2024
Alisha Hanson passed away on June 28th, 2024, at the age of 35 at Long Prairie Centre Care surrounded by family and close friends. She was loved dearly by many and shared her love just as much. She will be remembered the most by her beautiful brown eyes and her contagious loud laughter.
Alisha Ann Osborne was born to Everett and...
DeLores M. Gillan
Jun 27, 2024
DeLores Marlene Gillan passed away on June 27, 2024 at the Galeon in Osakis MN. DeLores was born to Willard and Hilda Johnson on June 7, 1933 in Osakis, MN. She was baptized and confirmed in Salem Lutheran Church, Gordon Township in Osakis, MN. She graduated from Osakis High School in 1951 and attended one year of nurses training at...
Joann Serger
Jun 25, 2024
Joann Lenore Serger, 66, passed away unexpectedly at the Fargo Sanford Medical Center Hospital on Tuesday, June 25, 2024.
Joann was born on September 26, 1957, at St. Mary Hospital in Alexandria, Minnesota to Joseph and Inez (Powell) Serger. Joann was a native of Osakis and lived there her entire life.
Joann was baptized on October 13, 1957, at Immaculate Conception Church...
Louise "Johnnie" Goodwin
Jun 12, 2024
Louise Maxine (Droege) Goodwin, 87, of Osakis, MN passed away peacefully on June 12, 2024, and is now in the hands of the Lord. Many people will know her as "Johnnie" as she has been nicknamed that her entire life.
She was a cancer survivor in 2020, and then received the unfortunate news that she had a rare aggressive form of...
Janet Catherine Galloway
Jun 1, 2024
Janet Catherine Galloway, 80, mother to Thomas James Galloway (Tom) and Steven Donald Galloway (Steve), passed away on June 1st, 2024 at 5:15pm after a prolonged illness. Her final moments were spent peacefully with Tom by her side in Philadelphia.
Janet was born March 16, 1944, in Melrose, Minnesota to Frank and Margaret Niehoff. She was the third of their five...
Larry D. Frisch
May 28, 2024
Larry Dean Frisch was born on April 2, 1949, in Mason City, Iowa to Lawrence and Lois (Macken) Frisch. He graduated from Mason City High School in 1967, then attended NIACC and Iowa State University for a short while. Larry followed in his father’s footsteps and worked at McGregor’s Furniture. He started in the warehouse as a furniture delivery guy...
Stanley Schultz
May 19, 2024
Stan Schultz, age 71 of Osakis, passed away peacefully on May 19th, 2024, at his home with family surrounding him.
Stan was born on October 30, 1952, in Alexandria, Minnesota to Jack (John) and Erma (Fezler) Schultz.
He grew up north of Osakis on the family farm and graduated from Osakis High School in 1970. He then went to work in carpentry...
Lloyd Donald Withers
May 6, 2024
Lloyd Donald Withers, 83, of Blackduck formerly of Osakis, passed away on Monday, May 6, 2024. A memorial service for Lloyd will be held Saturday, June 1, 2024 at 11:00 AM at Osakis Lutheran Church, with a visitation Friday, May 31, 2024 from 4:00 - 7:00 PM at the Roy-Hetland Funeral Home in Osakis, as well as one hour prior...
