Obituaries
Irene D. Bjorhus
February 29, 2024
Irene D. Bjorhus passed away at Grand Arbor in Alexandria on February 29, 2024, at the age of 95.
She was born on Jan. 27, 1929, in Staples. She grew up south of Oylen, Minnesota in Wadena County. She was the youngest of five children born to Eddie and Selma (Pihlstrom) Hanson.
Irene was preceded in death by her husband, Walter (Norman);...
Daniel Lee Knutson
February 27, 2024
Daniel Lee Knutson, age 70, of Alexandria died on Tuesday, February 27, 2024, at Knute Nelson Care Center.
A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m., Friday, March 8, 2024, at Lind Family Funeral Home in Alexandria. Interment will take place at Kinkead Cemetery.
Visitation is 4-7 p.m., Thursday, March 7, 2024, at Lind Family Funeral Home and will continue one...
Nancy M. Schmidt
February 24, 2024
Nancy M. Schmidt, age 76, of Alexandria went peacefully onto heaven on Saturday, February 24, 2024, surrounded by family at her home.
A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m., Thursday, February 29, 2024, at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Alexandria with Rev. Jon Jahnke officiating.
Visitation is 5-7 p.m., Wednesday, February 28, at Lind Family Funeral Home in Alexandria and...
John "Jack" H. Klinkhammer
February 23, 2024
John H. Klinkhammer, age 87, of Alexandria, died on Friday, February 23, 2024, at Alomere Health in Alexandria.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m., Tuesday, February 27, 2024, at the Church of St. Mary in Alexandria with Fr. Rick Aubol officiating. Interment will be held at Hudson Cemetery, Forada.
Visitation is 5-7 p.m., Monday, February 26, at...
Jolene M. Speirs
February 23, 2024
Jolene M. Speirs, age 86, of Alexandria died on Friday, February 23, 2024, at St. Cloud Hospital.
A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m., Friday, March 22, 2024, at First Congregational United Church of Christ in Alexandria with Dr. Rev. Jill Sanders officiating. Music is provided by pianist, Diane Alveshere and vocalist, Marc Blakesley. Private family interment will take...
Esther Bernice Arneson
February 16, 2024
Esther B. Arneson, age 79, of Alexandria passed away suddenly on Friday, February 16, 2024, at Grand Arbor Senior Living in Alexandria.
A private memorial service will be held at Lind Family Funeral Home in Alexandria. Interment will take place at Indherred Lutheran Cemetery in Starbuck.
Esther Bernice was born on October 23, 1944, to Ferdinand and Mabel (Hagen) Arneson in Starbuck....
Jean Kathryn Ploeger
February 15, 2024
Jean K. Ploeger, age 90, of Grand Forks, North Dakota, formerly of Alexandria, Minnesota left for her heavenly home on Thursday, February 15, 2024.
A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m., on Saturday, March 9, 2024, at Lind Family Funeral Home with Rev. Trinity Opp officiating. Interment will take place at Oak Hill Cemetery, Garfield.
Visitation is one hour prior...
Chance James Richard GiGuere
February 14, 2024
Chance J. R. GiGuere, age 20, of Alexandria died tragically as a result of a house fire on Wednesday, February 14, 2024.
A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m., Thursday, February 22, 2024, at Lind Family Funeral Home in Alexandria.
The visitation will take place one hour prior to the service.
Chance James Richard was born on December 23, 2003, to...
Janice M. Moerke
February 6, 2024
Janice M. Moerke, age 82, of Alexandria, formerly of Evansville, passed away on Tuesday, February 6, 2024, at Alomere Health in Alexandria.
A visitation will be held from 1-4 p.m., concluding with a 4 p.m. Service of Remembrance on Sunday, February 25, 2024, at Lind Family Funeral Home in Alexandria.
Interment will take place at 1 p.m., Monday, February 26, 2024, at...
Susan Rae Klimek
February 6, 2024
Susan R. Klimek, age 77, of Parkers Prairie, died on Tuesday, February 6, 2024, at home, with family, under the care of Knute Nelson Hospice.
A celebration of life with be held from 12 p.m.- 3 p.m., Saturday, March 9, 2024, at the Prairie Event Center in Parkers Prairie.
Sue was born November 11, 1946, in Monte Vista, Colorado. She graduated from...
Orris O. Schjei
February 5, 2024
Orris O. Schjei, age 85, of Alexandria, died on Monday, February 5, 2024, at Bethany on the Lake.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m., Friday, February 9, 2024, at the Church of St. Mary in Alexandria with Father Matthew Kuhn officiating. Interment will take place at St. Mary’s Cemetery Columbarium.
Visitation is one hour prior to the...
Delton Melzer
January 14, 2024
Delton V. Melzer, age 92, of Miltona, died on Sunday, January 14, 2024, at home, surrounded by his family.
Visitation will be held 5-7 p.m., on Tuesday, January 23, 2024, at Lind Family Funeral Home in Alexandria and will continue from 1-2 p.m., on Wednesday, January 24, 2024, at the funeral home.
A private graveside service will be held at...
John W. Wolff
January 14, 2024
John Willis Wolff
~ JWW ~
John W. Wolff, age 97, of Alexandria, passed away on Sunday, January 14, 2024, with his daughter by his side.
A visitation will be held from 5-8 p.m., Thursday, January 25, 2024, at Lind Family Funeral Home in Alexandria.
A private family service will be held. Interment will be held at Evergreen Cemetery,...
Lynn J. Dreger
January 13, 2024
Lynn J. (Wegscheider) Dreger, age 74, of Alexandria, died on Saturday, January 13, 2024, at Autumn Cottages in Alexandria.
A celebration of life will begin with a short service at 11 a.m., followed by a time of gathering for friends and family until 2 p.m., on Saturday, January 20, 2024, at Lind Family Funeral Home in Alexandria.
Lynn Johanna was born on...
Barbara J. Nelson
January 7, 2024
Barbara Jane Nelson was born in Anoka, MN on October 2, 1952. She was the baby sister to her two brothers. When she was eight years old, her father died in a car accident, and from there on, her grandmother raised her.
Barb had a passion for music, which started when she was a young girl. She learned to...
Leonard "Lenny" Emil Olson
January 6, 2024
Leonard “Lenny” E. Olson, age 77, of Alexandria, died on Saturday, January 6, 2024, at the St. Cloud Veteran’s Hospital.
A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m., on Friday, January 12, 2024, at Lind Family Funeral Home in Alexandria. Interment will take place at Kinkead Cemetery, Alexandria.
Full military honors will be accorded by the Minnesota Honor Guard,...
Rev. William F. Moeller, Sr.
December 30, 2023
Rev. William F. Moeller, Sr., age 89, of Leaf Valley, died on Saturday, December 30, 2023, at his home.
A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, January 13, 2024, at Zion Lutheran Church in Alexandria with Rev. Scott Brown and Rev. Terry Finnern presiding. Music is provided by Kristi Wussow. Interment will take place at Ebenezer Lutheran...
John W. Scheller
December 24, 2023
John W. Scheller, age 19, of Miltona, died unexpectedly on Sunday, December 24, 2023, at his home.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 1:30 p.m., on Saturday, December 30, 2023, at the Church of St. Mary in Alexandria with Father Matthew Kuhn presiding. Interment will take place at the church cemetery.
A visitation will begin with a 5 p.m. prayer...
Fr. Herbert "Herb" T. Gappa
December 22, 2023
Father Herbert “Herb” T. Gappa, age 81, passed away at Maryknoll Fathers & Brothers in Ossining, New York on December 22, 2023. In the days prior to his passing, five of his nieces and nephews traveled to New York from Minnesota, Idaho, and Illinois to spend time with him.
A Memorial Mass in honor of Father Herb Gappa will be held...
Harry L. McQuillen, Sr.
December 14, 2023
Harry L. McQuillen, Sr., age 82, of Miltona, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Thursday, December 14, 2023, at the St. William's Living Center in Parkers Prairie.
A private family service will be held at a later date.
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