Obituaries
Shirley Arlene Resley
Jan 27, 2023
Shirley Arlene (Randall) Resley, age 94, a lifetime resident of Osakis passed away on Friday, January 27, 2023, at the Galeon Community Memorial Home in Osakis. A private family memorial service and picnic will be held this summer.
Shirley was born September 24, 1928, in Gordon Township on the family farm to Teddy and Edna Randall. She attended Todd...
Cheryl Ann Didier
Jan 9, 2023
Cheryl Ann Didier was born April 21, 1951, in Sauk Centre, Minnesota to Nicholas and Joan (Rehkamp) Didier. She graduated from Osakis High School in 1969. Cheryl went to work for Sauk Centre Telephone Company and later she moved to the Cities and worked at Qwest Telephone Company. In 2000, Cheryl moved to Detroit Lakes as an IT Specialist for...
Neil Ranum
Dec 27, 2022
Neil Stuart Ranum was born on April 18, 1945 at Trinity Hospital in Minot, North Dakota to Emil Gerald and Esther (Shobe) Ranum. The family lived in Van Hook, ND until Neil was 6. They then moved to New Town, ND where Neil attended grade school and high school.
Neil spent his first year of college at UND and...
Stella Riley Bender
Dec 20, 2022
Stella Elizabeth Riley Bender (January 6, 1931 – December 20, 2022).
Stella lived the first six years of her life with her parents and grandparents, Pap and Nettie Riley, on a farm in Gordon Township. As the only child of Carl and Pearl Riley she relied on adults for entertainment until she and her parents moved to Lake Street...
Donald William Dirkes
Dec 18, 2022
Donald William Dirkes was born on April 30, 1955, in Sauk Centre to Peter and Marie (Wenker) Dirkes. He was the youngest of 10 siblings. Donald attended country school and graduated from Osakis High School in 1973. After high school he attended Alexandria Technical College for Carpentry and went to work for J&D Construction.
On September 29, 1984, Donald was...
Helen Elizabeth McLain
Dec 15, 2022
Helen E. McLain age 90 of Osakis, MN, died on Thursday, December15, 2022, at the Galeon in Osakis.
A Private family service will be held with burial in Calvary Cemetery in Osakis.
Freelyn Carl Wenzel Jr.
Dec 11, 2022
Freelyn Carl Wenzel Jr. was born in Gig Harbor, Washington on September 28, 1940, to Freelyn Carl Sr. and Vivian (Olson) Wenzel. The family moved around the country as his father worked in different areas while in the Navy. Upon his father’s discharge from military service the family settled on a farm in Osakis, MN along the Long Prairie River....
Audrey Elaine Collins
Dec 1, 2022
On June 13, 1934 Gerald and Flavia (Schultz) Olson welcomed a daughter into their lives in Gordon Township, Todd County, MN. They named her Audrey Elaine Olson. Audrey grew up on a farm outside of Osakis and attended Osakis high school before graduating in 1952. Shortly after high school she met a young man by the name of Lowell Collins....
Roger William Neumann
Nov 11, 2022
Roger William Neumann of Osakis passed from his earthly life on Friday, November 11, 2022, at the age of 87. Roger was born to Rolland and Martha (Irwin) Neumann on October 6, (same birth date as his father) 1935, on their rural Osakis/Todd County farm. Roger graduated from Osakis High School in 1953. In 1954 Roger met the love of...
Sharon Lee Sorenson
Oct 28, 2022
Sharon (Sharie) Lee Sorenson was born on November 30, 1956, in Paynesville, Minnesota to Clarice (Claris) Sorenson. She attended Osakis and Alexandria Public Schools and graduated from Alexandria Public School in 1974.
After graduation Sharon joined the Army. She returned to Minnesota after her honorable discharge from the Army. Sharie worked at a variety of jobs. In her early 40’s she...
JoAnn Wild
Oct 27, 2022
JoAnn (White) Wild was born on September 22, 1942, in Tucson, Arizona to GFC and Corrine (Ayers) White. She worked as a patient advocate and coder for the University of Arizona for thirty-five years. JoAnn volunteered for hospice, as she had a passion for helping others.
She enjoyed sewing, puzzles, reading (especially her Bible), and being around her grandchildren.
JoAnn...
Rodney Rueben Rickert
Oct 25, 2022
Rodney Rueben Rickert was born on September 7, 1971, to Wayne and Shirley (Mathews) Rickert in Glencoe, Minnesota and attended school in Stewart, Minnesota. In 1987, the family moved to Osakis, Minnesota and Rodney attended Osakis School and then finished his schooling at the Runestone Learning Center in Alexandria. Rodney helped on the family farm raising cows, pigs, and grain...
Doyle Wade Hagen
Oct 21, 2022
Doyle Wade Hagen was born on December 7th, 1968, to Ernest and Donna (Thompson) Hagen in Morris, MN. For a short time, he lived in Cyrus and Osakis before his family settled in Eagle Bend when Doyle was 9. Starting at a young age, Doyle enjoyed the outdoors and spent as much time as he could outside. He graduated from...
Roman Henry Sundermann
Oct 18, 2022
Roman H. Sundermann, age 97 of Melrose, passed away on October 18, 2022, at Sauk Centre, Minnesota surrounded by family. A private family service will be held at a later date with burial at St. Mary’s Cemetery in Melrose.
Roman Henry Sundermann was born September 22, 1925, in Melrose, Minnesota to Anthony and Anna (Volbert) Sundermann. Roman served in World...
Leroy Mackove
Oct 2, 2022
Leroy George Mackove, the son of George and Maggie (Ripplinger) Mackove, was born on May 11, 1937, in Geneseo, North Dakota. Leroy graduated from Valley City High School and then joined the National Guard to help pay for his college. After receiving his teaching degree, Leroy began teaching at an elementary school in Cayuga, ND. While living in Cayuga,...
Barbara Schneider
Sep 28, 2022
Barbara Ann (Wanderscheid) Schneider was born on April 27, 1952 in LeMars, Iowa and thus began her story of loving and giving. She was the third child of Harold and Rita (Pick) Wanderscheid and was baptized at St. James Catholic Church. Barbara attended Gehlen Catholic Schools and after graduation, went on to St. Joseph School of Nursing in Sioux...
Ruth Navratil
Sep 25, 2022
Ruth Kathleen Navratil was born on July 2nd, 1943 to Louis Navratil and Barbara (Zeithamer) Navratil. She was one of eight children and raised on the family farm in Alexandria. Ruth graduated from Jefferson High School in Alexandria and spent time in California with her then husband, Maynard Gulbranson, as a military family. They moved back to Minnesota and...
Delores Gettel
Sep 17, 2022
Delores Gettel, the daughter of Nicholas and Bernadine (Beckermann) Roering, was born on March 7, 1925 in Spring Hill, MN. She lived on a farm near Spring Hill, before moving with her thirteen siblings and parents to a farm near Elrosa. She met Virgil Gettel in Sauk Centre, when she was rooming with Virgil’s grandmother. Virgil proposed and they...
Michael Schauer
Sep 2, 2022
Michael Burnell Schauer was born on May 5, 1956, in Arlington, Minnesota to Burnell “Mox” and Ermalinda “Erma” (Schmiesing) Schauer. He graduated from Sauk Centre High School and lived a majority of his adult life in Long Prairie. Michael had a variety of jobs including working at Larson Boats in Little Falls, working at a dry cleaning business in...
Marie Larson
Aug 28, 2022
Marie Louise (Kastler) Larson was born on October 31, 1924, in Mendota, Minnesota to Rudolph and Anna (Lauer) Kastler. She was the sixth of eight children and grew up with her siblings on the family farm in Mendota. Marie received Holy Baptism at St. Peter Catholic Church in Mendota. In 1937, the family moved to a small farm north...
