Obituaries

Nov 3, 2008

June Beatrice West was born on June 16, 1934 in Spooner, MN to James and Elsie (Norman) West. She graduated from Williams High School. On April 15, 1955 she married Donald Ringling. She worked at a bank in Warroad, MN. Donald and June had four children. They lived in various locations over the years, such as Sioux Falls, SD,...

Oct 20, 2008

Life History for Patrick Collins Patrick Collins, age 70 of Osakis, formerly of Omaha, NE passed away early Monday morning at the Community Memorial Home in Osakis, MN. Patrick Ronald Collins was born on January 29, 1938 in Minneapolis, MN to Clarence and Hildegard (Burggraff) Collins. At the age of two, Patrick moved with his family to Omaha. He...

Oct 16, 2008

LIFE HISTORY FOR CECELIA MAUS Cecelia Maus, age 85 of Osakis died on Thursday, October 16, 2008 at the Douglas County Hospital in Alexandria, MN. Cecelia was born on December 13, 1922 in Osakis, MN to William and Olive (Sizer) Dunn. She was married on October 28, 1947 to Clarence B. Maus at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in...

Oct 11, 2008

Larry Lynch, age 65 of rural Carlos died on Saturday, October 11 at his home following a courageous battle with cancer. Larry was born on June 20, 1943 in Osakis, MN to Earl and Helen (Weiher) Lynch. He graduated from Eagle Bend High School in 1961. Larry then joined the Marine Corps and was stationed in California, specializing in...

Sep 14, 2008

Life History for Harriet Overvig Harriet Overvig, age 85 of Osakis died Sunday, September 14, 2008 at the Community Memorial Home in Osakis where she had been a resident. Harriet Jane Johnson was born on May 25, 1923 in Little Sauk Township, Todd Co., MN to John M. and Hulda (Brakken) Johnson. She graduated from Osakis High School in...

Sep 14, 2008

LIFE HISTORY FOR MERLUND "BUD" BREES Merlund 'Bud' Brees, age 87 of Osakis died Sunday morning, September 14, 2008 at his home in rural Osakis, MN. Merlund Harry Brees was born on August 18, 1921 in Orange Township, Osakis, MN to Harry and Jeffery (Craig) Brees. He enjoyed life on the family farm and quickly took to the many...

Sep 8, 2008

Dwight "Dub" George

Dwight William George, age 61 of Sauk Centre, died Monday September 8, 2008 while doing what he loved, running his 5K each morning.

Dwight was born in Long Prairie on July 16th, 1947 to Robert and Inez (Thornquist) George. He married Marie Botz on January 13th, 1968. They resided in the Sauk...

Sep 8, 2008

LIFE HISTORY OF WILSON EUGENE ROY Wilson E. Roy, age 97 longtime funeral director in Osakis, passed away Monday, September 8, 2008 at the Community Memorial Home in Osakis, where he'd been recovering from a recent stroke. On June 5, 1911 Joseph Wilson Eugene Roy was born in Crookston, MN, the only child of proud parents, Eugene and Alice...

Aug 27, 2008

LIFE HISTORY FOR EARL 'OLE' LENNES Earl 'Ole' Lennes, age 49 of Osakis died unexpectedly on Wednesday, August 27, 2008 at the Douglas County Hospital in Alexandria, MN. Earl Austin Lennes was one of twin sons born to Jerry and Wilma (Byland) Lennes. His brother, Jon died as an infant, and Earl grew up as the youngest of the...

Aug 21, 2008

Lucile was born on March 21, 1917 and passed away on Thursday, August 21, 2008.

Lucile was a resident of Osakis, Minnesota.

Aug 20, 2008

Carol was born on February 2, 1952 and passed away on Wednesday, August 20, 2008.

Carol was a resident of Osakis, Minnesota.

Aug 14, 2008

Gerald 'Jerry' Leone, Sr. age 74 of Kensington, MN passed away on Thursday, August 14 at the Douglas County Hospital in Alexandria, MN. He made a valiant effort to live with cancer. He won the victory of everlasting life in Christ while surrounded by his loving family. Jerry was born on December 8, 1933 to Samuel and Evelyn (Pederson)...

Aug 2, 2008

Life History for Annie Elsner Annie Elsner, age 86, of Alexandria, formerly of Carlos, passed away on Saturday evening, August 2, 2008 at Sharon's Senior Care Center in Alexandria, MN. Annie was born on April 7, 1922 in Marion, North Dakota to Charles and Annastasia (Collins) Levens. Her mother died when Annie was just three weeks old and she...

Jul 26, 2008

Linda Traulich, age 60 of Osakis died Saturday, July 26, 2008 at the St. Cloud Hospital in St. Cloud, MN. Linda Lee was born on February 17, 1948 in Osakis, MN. She was a graduate of Osakis High School with the class of 1965. She attended the Model Beauty Academy in St. Cloud, MN. Linda worked in Brooklyn Centre...

Jul 21, 2008

LIFE HISTORY OF RICHARD 'DICK' EIDEM Richard 'Dick' Eidem, age 70 of Osakis died unexpectedly in an Ultra-Lite plane accident near Sauk Centre on Monday, July 21, 2008. Dick Eidem was born on September 5, 1937 in Minneapolis, MN to Conrad and Alice (Pearson) Eidem. He was a graduate of Washburn High School with the class of 1955. At...

Jul 12, 2008

Evelyn Nelson, age 87 of Osakis passed into eternal rest on Saturday evening, July 12, 2008 at the Douglas County Hospital in Alexandria, MN. Evelyn Marie Dahlberg was born on March 4, 1921 in Belle River Township to Andrew and Sophie (Walters) Dahlberg. She graduated from high school in Alexandria and then attended St. Cloud Teacher's College. She returned...

Jul 1, 2008

Terrence "Terry" Doucette, age 54 of Alexandria. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, July 3 at 11: 00 am at St. Nicholas Catholic Church in Belle River. Burial is at the church cemetery. Visitation begins at 10 AM on Thursday, July 3 at St. Nicholas Church in Belle River. Arrangements by the Roy-Hetland Funeral Home, Osakis.

Jun 23, 2008

LIFE HISTORY OF HAROLD URBAN Harold Urban, age 84 of Osakis went to be with the Lord on Monday, June 23, 2008 at the Community Memorial Home in Osakis, MN. Harold William Urban was born on January 30, 1924 in Nashville Township, MN to Wilhelm and Ella (Burmeister) Urban. He grew up on a farm and after schooling entered...

Jun 6, 2008

LIFE HISTORY FOR MARJORIE TWAIT Marjorie Twait, age 83 of rural Alexandria, MN died peacefully at her home surrounded by her family on Friday, June 6, 2008. Marjorie Jean Naig was born on May 25, 1925 in Emmetsburg, Iowa to Theodore and Elsie (Lawrence) Naig. On July 31, 1945 Marjorie was united in marriage to Donald Twait in Fairville,...

Jun 3, 2008

Doug Hjelm, age 56 of Osakis died Tuesday, June 3 at the St. Cloud Hospital in St. Cloud. Friends and family are invited to attend the visitation hours from 11:00 - 1:00 pm on Saturday, June 7 at the Roy-Hetland Funeral Chapel in Osakis. A private memorial service will be held for family. Douglas Morris Hjelm was born on...