Obituaries

Oct 6, 2013

Life History for Gail Najarian Gail Najarian, age 65 of Osakis, formerly of Minneapolis, MN passed away on Sunday, Oct. 6, 2013 at her home surrounded by her loved ones. Gail was born on July 15, 1948 in Warren, MN to Earl and Dolly (Amacher) Heddan. She moved to Minneapolis in 1957 and to the Lake Osakis in 2002....

Sep 17, 2013

Life History for Orville Martin Orville Martin, age 95 of Osakis passed into his new life on Tuesday, September 17, 2013 at the Douglas County Hospital in Alexandria, MN. Orville was born on March 25, 1918 to Wesley and Tillie (Homberg) Martin. He grew up in a family of 16 children on a farm near Sauk Centre near Sauk...

Sep 7, 2013

Life History for Loren Reinke Loren Edward Reinke, age 68, entered the peace of Heaven on Saturday, September 7, 2013 from his home on the farm in Villard, MN. On May 3, 1945, Loren was born to Alvin and Leona (Dopp) Reinke in Appleton, MN. He grew up on the family dairy farm in near Appleton. He married Carol...

Aug 19, 2013

Life History for George Deemer George Deemer, age 75 of Osakis formerly of Superior, WI passed away on Monday, Aug. 19 at the St. Cloud Hospital in St. Cloud, MN. George was born on January 24, 1938 to George Victor and Lillian (Ostrom) Deemer. He graduated from Superior East High School and then attended Wisconsin State College in Superior....

Aug 18, 2013

Life History for Clarence Howard Sargent Clarence was born July 5, 1922, the third child of J. Howard and Ethel (Rose) Sargent of Crookston, MN, a farming family in the Red River Valley of northern Minnesota. As a boy, Clarence learned to farm from his father and he showed hogs at the Red River Valley Shows. He attended the...

Aug 14, 2013

Life History for Vernon Cassell Vernon Cassell, age 83 of Alexandria passed away Wednesday, August 14 at his home in Alexandria, MN. On July 25, 1930 a baby son was born to James Philo and Alice Martha (Jung) Cassell in Orange Township, Douglas County, MN. They named him Vernon James and he attended school in Alexandria, graduating with the...

Aug 1, 2013

Jennie Treiber, age 95, won her battle and finally got to go home on August 1, 2013. Memorial services will be on Friday, August 23 at 10:30 a.m. at Immaculate Conception Church in Sioux City, Father Armand Bertrand officiating. Burial will follow at Calvary Cemetery. There will be a short visitation at 9:30 a.m. at the church prior to...

Jul 25, 2013

Life History for Eileen Lang Eileen Lang, age 91, longtime elementary teacher in Osakis, passed into her new life on July 25, 2013 from the Peaceful Bliss Assisted Living facility in Alexandria, MN. Eileen was born in Redwood Falls, MN on May 2, 1922 to George and Della (Paulsen) Willcox. As a young girl she moved with her family...

Jul 15, 2013

Mary Hammer, age 85 of Bloomington, IN, passed away Monday, July 15 with her family be her side. She was born on May 27, 1928 in Roseville, MIchigan to Thomas and Genevieve (Heike) Baker. Mary loved to play bingo and also enjoyed reading, gardening and playing cards. She waited tables at the Moose Lodge and ran the breakfast kitchen...

Jul 11, 2013

Life History for Genevieve Schmidt Genevieve Schmidt, age 90 of Osakis, formerly of West St. Paul, passed into her new life with her Lord Jesus on Thursday, July 11, 2013 at the Community Memorial Home in Osakis, MN where she was a resident. On June 27, 1923 a darling baby girl was born to Anthony and Annie (Carlsen) Olsen...

Jul 3, 2013

Life History for Dorothy Snyder Dorothy Snyder, age 95 of St. Paul, passed away July 3, 2013 at the Community Memorial Home in Osakis, MN. Dorothy Frances Wienert was born on October 14, 1917 in St. Paul to Frank and Veronica (Supinski) Wienert. She married John F. Snyder. Dorothy worked for over 40 years as a data control supervisor...

Jun 25, 2013

Barney LaFrenz, age 63 of Osakis passed away Tuesday evening, June 25, 2013 at his home in rural Osakis. On August 23, 1949 a baby boy was born to Raymond and Olga (Claussen) LaFrenz in Long Prairie, MN. They named him Vernon Dale but it wasn't long before he acquired the nickname 'Barney' and that was the name he...

Jun 8, 2013

Life History for Stella Brees Stella Brees, age 93 of Osakis passed into her new life on June 8, 2013 at the Community Memorial Home in Osakis, MN. Stella Hilda Ferrian was born on November 29, 1919 in Sauk Centre, MN to Louis and Frances (Wiewel) Ferrian. On September 21, 1942 she was united in marriage to Merlund H....

Jun 6, 2013

Life History for Harry 'Pat the Barber' McLain Harry 'Pat the Barber" McLain, age 79 of Osakis left his earthly home on Thursday, June 6, 2013 from the St. Cloud Hospital/VA Hospital in St. Cloud, MN where he had been a patient for the past 30 days. On February 18, 1934 a baby boy was born in Minneapolis, MN....

Jun 1, 2013

Life History for Helene Schauer Helene M. Schauer, age 92 of Osakis, formerly of Long Prairie, passed peacefully into Heaven on Saturday, June 1 at the Diamond Willow Assisted Living in Alexandria, MN. Helene was born on September 6, 1920 to Harvey and Mabel (Nelson) Williams in West Union Township, Todd County, MN. She was baptized and confirmed in...

May 21, 2013

Life History for Clifford Euerle Clifford Euerle, age 75 of Villard, MN died unexpectedly on Tuesday, May 21, 2013 at the Glacial Ridge Hospital in Glenwood, MN. On March 5, 1938 a baby boy was born to William H. Euerle, Jr. and Edna L. (Zellmer) Euerle in Newport, Minnesota. They named him Clifford William Euerle. After graduating from Par-Ki...

May 18, 2013

FUNERAL NOTICE FOR ZANDER MICKELSON

Zander Mickelson, only twenty days old, was chosen to return to heaven on Saturday, May 18 from the Douglas County Hospital in Alexandria, MN. He was born on April 28, 2013 in Alexandria, MN. Memorial services were held on Friday, May 24 at 2:00 pm at the Osakis Lutheran Church with Rev....

May 18, 2013

Patricia 'Pat' Didier, age 65 of Osakis left her earthly life on Saturday afternoon, May 18, 2013 surrounded by her family at the Community Memorial Home in Osakis, MN. Patricia Ann Oehrlein was born on May 21, 1947 to Alois and Harriet (Steele) Oehrlein in St. Paul, MN. She was a graduate of St. Thomas High School in St....

May 16, 2013

A Wonderful Life Neil Gillis was born on July 19, 1916 in Tracy, Minnesota. He was one of 11 children. He graduated from the University of Minnesota with a Pharmacy degree in March 1943. In 1941 he married Wanda Brown. After graduating from college Neil served in the United States Navy as a Pharmacist Mate from 1943-1945. Neil and...

May 7, 2013

Life History for Shirley Ann Johnson ShirleyAnn (Neilsen) Johnson was born in Douglas County, MN on December 22, 1935, the daughter of Vergil E. and Hazel (Anderson) Neilsen. In 2000, ShirleyAnn was diagnosed as in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease. At the time she fought desperately to maintain her sanity and independence, but losing the battle, she was...