Obituaries

Jul 28, 2009

Lester Bauer, age 92 of Sauk Centre, died Tuesday, July 28, 2009 at St. Michael's Nursing Home in Sauk Centre, MN. On June 26, 1917, Lester John Bauer was born in Thief River Falls, MN to Henry Carl and Louise (Kuhfeldt) Bauer. He was raised on a farm and continued to help farm with his father until entering the...

Jul 27, 2009

LIFE HISTORY FOR JEAN KRAUSE Jean Krause, age 80 of Osakis went to her eternal home on July 27, 2009 from the Community Memorial Home in Osakis where she was a resident. On May 12, 1929 a little girl was born to Arthur S. and Edna (Kallstrom) Eastman in Belle River Township, Douglas County, MN. She was baptized Jean...

Jul 11, 2009

Andrew 'Andy' Backowski, age 17, the son of Jay and Emily Backowsk of Villard, MN died on Saturday, July 11, 2009 at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester, MN from complications after heart surgery. Andy was born on September 20, 1991 in Fosston, MN to Jay and Emily (Grundman) Backowski. He was baptized in Oaklee, MN at St. Francis Xavier...

Jul 11, 2009

LIFE HISTORY FOR CALVIN ABERS Calvin W. Abers, age 87 of Osakis passed away on Saturday, July 11, 2009 at the Douglas County Hospital in Alexandria, MN. Calvin William Abers was born the day after Christmas, December 26, 1921 in Osakis, MN, the son of Earl and Louise (Christensen) Abers. At the age of 18, Calvin was united in...

Jun 27, 2009

Opal Flora Lathrum was born on April 27, 1911 in St. Charles, Iowa. She was the daughter of Edgar and Retta (Miller) Lathrum. Opal was called from this life on Saturday, June 27, 2009 at the age of 98 years while a resident at the Community Memorial Home in Osakis. Opal was the oldest of eleven children. She attended...

Jun 24, 2009

Wally Jenkins, age 80 of Osakis was called home to be with the Lord on Wednesday evening, June 24, 2009 at the Community Memorial Home in Osakis, MN. Wallace James Jenkins was born on May 11, 1929 in Todd County, MN to Grant and Margaret (Dohmen) Jenkins. As a young man Wally served his country during the Korean War...

May 27, 2009

Life History for Ellis 'Al' Halgrimson Ellis 'Al' Morris Halgrimson passed away on May 27, 2009 in Alexandria, MN. He was born on October 30, 1919 to Albert and Alice (Morris) Halgrimson in Clare, Saskatchawan, Canada. The family moved to the Brooten area in 1925, residing there until 1934 when they moved to Aitkin County, MN. Ellis 'Al' was...

May 26, 2009

Life History for Luella Omlid Luella Omlid, who just turned 90 on May 23, passed away at the Douglas County Hospital in Alexandria, MN on Tuesday, May 26, 2009. Luella Viola Eliason was the youngest of thirteen children born to Henry and Carrie (Narveson) Eliason. She was born May 23, 1919 in Goodridge, MN. On September 1, 1938 she...

May 13, 2009

Donald Sammons, age 83 of Osakis died on Wednesday, May 13,2009 at the Pine Villa Nursing Home in Melrose, MN. Donald Dwaine Sammons was born on August 18, 1925 in Osakis, MN to Lester and Ethel (Christensen) Sammons. He went to work for the railroad once his schooling was done and then during WWII, Don served his country in...

May 1, 2009

Martin Pederson, age 99 of Osakis died Friday at the Douglas County Hospital in Alexandria, MN. Martin Otto Pederson was born on November 7, 1909 in West Union Township, Todd Co., MN to Nickolai and Anne (Kolstad) Pederson. He was baptized and confirmed at Sauk Valley Lutheran Church. He attended country school at Dist. 68 and then began working...

Apr 24, 2009

Christine Hart, age 100 years, of Osakis died early Friday morning, April 24, 2009 at the Community Memorial Home in Osakis, MN. Christine Pauline Levang was born on February 12, 1909 in Grygla, Minnesota, one of nine children born to Peter and Carrie (Brevik) Levang. She was baptized and confirmed into the Lutheran faith at Valley Church. Her first...

Apr 21, 2009

Dianne Deemer, wife of George Deemer, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, April 21, 2009 at the Community Memorial Home in Osakis, MN. You are invited to leave the family a message of sympathy on this site. Thank you.

A memorial service is planned for Saturday, April 25 at 11 am at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in...

Apr 19, 2009

FUNERAL NOTICE FOR IREL BOE Irel Boe, age 77 of rural Long Prairie passed away on Sunday, April 19 at his home. Memorial services will be held on Thursday, April 23 at 4 pm at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses in Sauk Centre, MN. Everyone is invited to join the family at the Sauk Centre Senior Center following...

Apr 11, 2009

Life History for Christina Fraisl Christina 'Tina' Fraisl, age 100 years, died on Holy Saturday morning, April 11, 2009 at the Golden Living Care Center in Anoka, MN where she was a resident. Christina Hubertina Klausmann was born on September 25, 1908 in Belle River Township, Douglas Co., to Felix and Barbara (Moonen) Klausmann. She grew up and attended...

Mar 30, 2009

Life History for Andrew Larson Andrew Larson, age 91 of Osakis died March 30, 2009 at the Community Memorial Home in Osakis, MN. Andrew Gilbert Larson was born March 17, 1918 in West Union Township, Todd County, MN to Louis and Martha (Olson) Larson. He was baptized at Sauk Valley Lutheran Church and confirmed at Salem Lutheran Church, both...

Mar 26, 2009

Ervin Bernard Proell was born February 15, 1920, to Johannus and Anna (Hinnenkamp) Proell in Sauk Centre, Minnesota. He grew up in the Sauk Centre/Padua area where he attended country school. He was baptized into the catholic faith at St. Paul's Catholic Church in Sauk Centre. Following his education he worked on the family farm. He served in the...

Mar 25, 2009

Ruth Elizabeth Morisette was born November 4, 1925, to J. William and Amy (Frazier) Jahn in Montevideo, Minnesota. She grew up in Montevideo and graduated from Montevideo High School. She taught country school for two years. She was united in marriage to Bernard J. Morisette on June 17, 1946. Following their marriage they farmed near Ghent, Minnesota until 1960,...

Mar 23, 2009

Dona Mae Wagner was born May 10, 1929, to Edward and Agnes (Zaviska) Bruzik in Hudson Township, Douglas County, Minnesota. She grew up in the Forada area where she attended country school and graduated from Alexandria High School in 1946. Following her graduation she worked at the Red Owl Grocery Store in Alexandria. She was united in marriage to...

Mar 19, 2009

Rosette was born on February 22, 1920 and passed away on Thursday, March 19, 2009.

Rosette was a resident of Saint Cloud, Minnesota.

Mar 16, 2009

Margaret Caroline Anderson was born on October 6, 1918, during the influenza epidemic, at home on a farm in Gordon Township near Osakis, Minnesota. Margaret Attended country school and then went on to graduate from Osakis Public High School in 1936. During the WWII she worked for Ford Motor Company and met her husband after he returned from serving...