Obituaries

Charles "Chuck" D. Joachim

Charles "Chuck" D. Joachim

November 26, 2022

Charles D. “Chuck” Joachim, age 87, of Miltona, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, November 26, 2022, at his home.

A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m., Tuesday, December 6, 2022, at Lind Family Funeral Home in Alexandria with Pastor Terry Finnern and Pastor Kirk Lee officiating. Music is provided by Lynette Finnern. Full military honors accorded by the...

Caleb G. Rokes

Caleb G. Rokes

November 15, 2022

Caleb G. Rokes, age 24, of Carlos, died unexpectedly on Tuesday, November 15, 2022, at home.

A celebration of life service will be held at 2 p.m., Tuesday, November 22, 2022, at Esther Lutheran Church in Eastern Township with Pastor Scott Hoecker officiating. Interment will take place at the church cemetery.

Visitation is from 4-6 p.m., Monday, at Lind Family...

Maxine I. Sammons

Maxine I. Sammons

November 13, 2022

Maxine Irene Sammons, age 69, of Brandon, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on November 13, 2022, at Knute Nelson Care Center in Alexandria.

 

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, December 2, 2022, at St. Ann’s Catholic Church in Brandon with Fr. Peter VanderWeyst officiating. Full military honors will be accorded...

Dennis A. Wesen

Dennis A. Wesen

November 9, 2022

Dennis A. Wesen, age 71, of Alexandria, died unexpectedly of natural causes on Wednesday, November 9, 2022, at his home.

A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, November 19, 2022, at Lind Family Funeral Home in Alexandria with Rev. Kirk Lee officiating. Dennis service will be livestreamed and can be viewed on his obituary page on the...

Glen L. Olson

Glen L. Olson

November 7, 2022

Glenmore “Glen” L. Olson, age 80, of Alexandria, formerly of Winona, died on November 7, 2022, at Alomere Health in Alexandria.

Visitation is 1-3 p.m., on Saturday, November 19, 2022, followed by a celebration of life service at 3 p.m., at Lind Family Funeral Home in Parkers Prairie. Interment will take place at Swedish Lutheran Cemetery, rural Parkers Prairie.

A...

Audrey A. Arvidson

Audrey A. Arvidson

November 7, 2022

Audrey A. Arvidson, age 90, of Parkers Prairie, died surrounded by her family on Monday, November 7, 2022, at St. William’s Living Center in Parkers Prairie under the care of Hospice of Douglas County.

A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, November 12, 2022, at Esther Lutheran Church in Eastern Township with Pastor Scott Hoecker officiating. Interment...

Margaret "Marge" Carlson

Margaret "Marge" Carlson

October 30, 2022

Margaret “Marge” E. Carlson, age 89, life-long resident of Parkers Prairie, died on Sunday, October 30, 2022 at Alomere Health in Alexandria.

A funeral service will be held on 11 a.m., Monday, November 7, 2022, at First Evangelical Lutheran Church in Parkers Prairie with Pastor Rachel Stout officiating.  Music will be provided by organist, Julie Lindgren and vocalist, Connie Birkholz....

LeAnn Marie Fogelson

LeAnn Marie Fogelson

October 30, 2022

LeAnn Fogelson, age 64, of Farwell, died on October 30, 2022, surrounded by family at home under the care of Hospice.

A celebration of her life will be held at 11 a.m., Friday, November 4, 2022, at Alexandria Covenant Church with Rev. Dave Mergens officiating. Music will be provided by pianist, Karen Hurlbut and vocalists, Dean Olson, Naomi Sands, and...

Morris Arthur Grover

Morris Arthur Grover

October 24, 2022

Morris Arthur Grover, 91, died peacefully at St. William’s Living Center in Parkers Prairie, Minnesota on Monday, October 24, 2022.

 

A celebration of life will be held at a later date.

 

Morris “Morey” was born in Deer Creek to Joseph and Edith Grover on February 6, 1931. He graduated from Deer Creek High School in 1949, and attended...

Michael J. Potzmann, Jr.

Michael J. Potzmann, Jr.

October 22, 2022

 

Michael Joseph Potzmann, Jr., age 86, of Garfield, passed away surrounded by family on Saturday, October 22, 2022, after a courageous battle with dementia at Alexandria Assisted Living.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m., Friday, November 4, 2022, at St. Ann’s Catholic Church in Brandon, Minnesota with Fr. Peter VanderWeyst officiating.

A visitation will...

Lucille G. Kraft

Lucille G. Kraft

October 15, 2022

Lucille “Lucy” G. Kraft, age 102, of Glenwood, formerly of Brewster, passed away on Saturday, October 15, 2022, at Glenwood Retirement Village.

 

Visitation is 1-3 p.m., on Tuesday, October 25, 2022, followed by a celebration of life service at 3 p.m., at Lind Family Funeral Home in Alexandria with Pastor Rachel Stout officiating.

 

Inurnment will take place at...

Arvid L. Bartels

Arvid L. Bartels

September 24, 2022

Arvid L. Bartels, age 85, of Alexandria, formerly of Bertha, passed away on Saturday, September 24, 2022, at Alomere Health in Alexandria.

A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m., Saturday, October 1, 2022, at Zion Lutheran Church in Alexandria with Rev. Don Wilke officiating. Interment is at Kinkead Cemetery, Alexandria.

Visitation is one hour prior to the service.

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Mark "Gus" Allan Gustafson

Mark "Gus" Allan Gustafson

September 23, 2022

Mark “Gus” Allan Gustafson, 70 of Alexandria, Minnesota born Thursday, July 10th, 1952 passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family on the night of Friday, September 23rd, 2022 of complications caused by duodenal carcinoma.

 

Mark was baptized into the Christian Faith on August 17th, 1952, received his Certificate of Confirmation on October 22nd, 1967 by First Lutheran Church,...

Norma A. Kuehn

Norma A. Kuehn

September 23, 2022

Norma A. Kuehn, age 87, of Parkers Prairie, passed away surrounded by family on Friday, September 23, 2022, at Alomere Health in Alexandria.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 a.m., Thursday, October 6, 2022, at St. Williams Catholic Church in Parkers Prairie with Fr. Peter VanderWeyst officiating. Interment is at the Riverside Cemetery in Breckenridge.

Visitation will...

Donn L. Sowers

Donn L. Sowers

September 19, 2022

Donn L. Sowers, age 62, of Carlos, died on Monday, September 19, 2022, at St. Lukes Hospital in Duluth.

A gathering of friends and family will be held from 5-8 p.m., on Friday, September 23, 2022, at Lind Family Funeral Home in Parkers Prairie.

Donn Lee Sowers was born on July 29, 1960, to Erwin and Audrey (Meader) Sowers in...

Virgil "Buddy" Duane Kalpin

Virgil "Buddy" Duane Kalpin

September 14, 2022

Virgil “Buddy” D. Kalpin, age 90, of Monticello, died on Wednesday, September 14, 2022, surrounded by his family at Grand Arbor in Alexandria.

Visitation is 4-6 p.m., on Friday, September 30, 2022, followed by a Service of Remembrance at 6 p.m., at Lind Family Funeral Home in Alexandria.

Visitation will begin at 1 p.m., followed by a funeral service at...

Chris Dee Touhey

Chris Dee Touhey

September 14, 2022

Chris D. Touhey, age 57, of Alexandria, died unexpectedly on Wednesday, September 14, 2022, at her home.

A celebration of life service will be at 11 a.m., Thursday, September 22, 2022, at Lind Family Funeral Home in Alexandria with Peter Lind as celebrant. Music will be provided by Missy Radermacher.

Visitation is 6-8 p.m., on Wednesday at Lind Family Funeral...

Janice I. (Olson) Ritten

Janice I. (Olson) Ritten

September 9, 2022

Janice I. (Olson) Ritten, age 78, of Parkers Prairie, died unexpectedly on Friday, September 9, 2022, at the Alomere Health Hospital in Alexandria.

A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, September 17, 2022, at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in West Miltona with Pastor Terry Finnern officiating. Interment will take place at the church cemetery.

Visitation is from...

Ronald "Ron" O. Enberg

Ronald "Ron" O. Enberg

September 8, 2022

Ronald “Ron” O. Enberg, age 75, of Cushing, formerly of Alexandria, died unexpectedly on Thursday, September 8, 2022, at the St. Cloud VA Medical Center.

A celebration of life service will be held at 4 p.m., Friday, September 16, 2022, at the Finnish Apostolic Lutheran Church in Holmes City with Pastor Scott Jorgenson officiating. Interment will take place at the...

Dorothy Mae Schmidt

Dorothy Mae Schmidt

September 6, 2022

 

Dorothy M. Schmidt, age 95, of Alexandria, formerly of Parkers Prairie, died on Tuesday, September 6, 2022, at Alex Assisted Living under the care of St. Croix Hospice.

Mass of Christian Burial is 11 a.m., Saturday, September 17, 2022, at St. William’s Catholic Church in Parkers Prairie with Fr. Jeff Ethen officiating.  Music is provided by Paul Malecha. Entombment...