Obituaries

April 11, 2021

Irene “Gramma” L. Erickson, age 99, of Alexandria, formerly of Morris, died on Sunday, April 11, 2021, under the wonderful care of the staff at Bethany on the Lake and the compassionate care of Knute Nelson Hospice.

The funeral service will be held at 11 a.m., Thursday, April 15, 2021, at Lind Family Funeral Home in Alexandria...

April 7, 2021

Wallace “Wally” Skoglund, age 74, of Parkers Prairie, died on Wednesday, April 7, 2021, at Knute Nelson Care Center in Alexandria.

A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m., Wednesday, April 14, 2021, at Esther Lutheran Church in Eastern Township with Rev. Scott Hoecker officiating. Music is provided by organist, Marcia Guenther,...

April 7, 2021

Jennifer Ann Blankenship, 48, of Alexandria, MN, passed away unexpectedly due to unknown causes on April 7, 2021, while vacationing with her husband and two of her children in Florida.

A celebration of life will be held at 2 p.m., Friday, April 16, 2021, at Lake Community Church in Alexandria with Pastor Jon...

March 26, 2021

Kathleen Amy Lokken, age 77, of Vining, passed away surrounded by family on Friday, March 26, 2021, at the Sanford Broadway Medical Center in Fargo, North Dakota.

Out of an abundance of caution due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a private family service will be held on Saturday, April 3, at 1 PM. The...

March 25, 2021

Lucille M. Hilgren, age 92, of Parkers Prairie, died on Thursday, March 25, 2021, at St. William’s Living Center in Parkers Prairie.

A graveside service will be held at 1 p.m., Saturday, April 3, 2021, at Elmo Lutheran Cemetery in Elmo Township with Pastor Rachel Stout officiating. Please honor all COVID-19 health mandates,...

March 17, 2021

Ervin C. Hoppe, age 87, of Carlos, died on Wednesday, March 17, 2021, at St. William’s Living Center in Parkers Prairie.

A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, April 10, 2021, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Carlos with Rev. Mark Schwarz officiating. Music is provided by organist, Elaine Beulke. Ervin’s...

March 15, 2021

Alexis “Lexi” Foley, age 21, of Minneapolis, formerly of Alexandria, died unexpectedly of natural causes in her home on Monday, March 15, 2021.

A celebration of life service is 11 a.m., Saturday, March 27, 2021, at Vie Church in Alexandria with Pastors Patrick and Amy Herzog officiating.  Music is provided by Amy Herzog...

March 6, 2021

Marcella J. Kowalski, age 86, of Fergus Falls, died peacefully on Saturday, March 6, 2021, at Alomere Health in Alexandria.

A private family service will be held at a later date.

Marcella Jean was born on October 9, 1934, to Walter and Elsie (Holthusen) Duenow in Friberg Township, Otter Tail County.

She was...

March 4, 2021

Lee D. Hustad, age 68, of Vining, passed unexpectedly on Thursday, March 4, 2021in his favorite chair at home.

A memorial service honoring Lee’s life will be held at 2 p.m., Thursday, March 18, 2021, at Grace Christian Church in Parkers Prairie with Pastors Jeremy Schneider and Isaiah Schneider officiating.  The service will...

March 4, 2021

George B. Larson, age 88, of Alexandria, formerly of Parkers Prairie, died peacefully, on Thursday, March 4, 2021, at his home.

A funeral service will be held 11 a.m., Wednesday, March 17, 2021, at First Lutheran Church in Alexandria with Rev. Kari van Wakeren officiating. Music is provided by Randy Morken and Sara...

March 3, 2021

Margaret “Peg” Skinner Ruliffson, age 95, of Alexandria, formerly of Minnetonka Beach, died on Wednesday, March 3, 2021, at Bethany on the Lake.

A memorial service will be held 1:00 p.m., Saturday May 22, 2021, at Lind Family Funeral Home in Alexandria with Rev. Scott Keehn officiating.  Private family interment will take place...

March 3, 2021

Bonnie L. Turpin, age 75, of Alexandria, died peacefully surrounded by her family on Wednesday, March 3, 2021, at her home under the care of Hospice of Douglas County.

A memorial service will be held 12 noon, Monday, March 8, 2021, at Lind Family Funeral Home in Alexandria with Rev. Ralph Erickson officiating. Music...

February 27, 2021

Christine “Tinker” Mary (Doraska) Chan, age 90, died peacefully on Saturday, February 27, 2021, in Starbuck.

Mass of Christian Burial is 11 a.m., Saturday, March 6, 2021, at St. John Nepomuk Church, near Lake Reno with Fr. Bob Kieffer officiating.  Music is provided by organist, Pam Anderson and vocalist, Sandra Munson. The service will be...

February 23, 2021

Lisa Ann Frederick, age 50, of Villard, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Tuesday, February 23, 2021, at the St. Cloud Hospital in St. Cloud, Minnesota

A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, February 27, 2021, at Lind Family Funeral Home in Alexandria with Rev. Fred Walter officiating. The service will be...

February 22, 2021

Reverend Magnus August “Bud” Peterson, age 89, of Alexandria died on Monday, February 22, 2021, after suffering a massive stroke at Grand Arbor Senior Living.

A private family service will be held due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Inurnment will take place at a later date at the Lakeview Cemetery in Battle Lake, Minnesota.

Bud was...

February 21, 2021

Terri Lyn Gaarsland, age 57, of Miltona, died unexpectedly Sunday, February 21, 2021, at her home.

A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m., Friday, February 26, 2021 at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Parkers Prairie with Rev. Kirk Lee officiating. Inurnment will take place at a later date. The service will be live streamed on the...

February 8, 2021

Evelyn G. Roers, age 94, of Alexandria, passed away peacefully on Monday, February 8, 2021, at Alomere Health Center in Alexandria.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 1 p.m., Saturday, February 13, 2021, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Alexandria with Fr. Steven Binsfeld officiating. Music is provided by organist, Laurie Youngers and vocalist,...

February 7, 2021

Michael J. Kuehn, age 55, of Bismarck, North Dakota passed away peacefully on February 7th, 2021, at his home in Bismarck.

A Mass of Christian Burial will take place at 2 p.m., Friday, February 26, 2021, at St. William’s Catholic Church in Parkers Prairie with Fr. Peter VanderWeyst officiating. The service will be live streamed on Michael’s...

February 6, 2021

Margaret E. Andresen, age 77, of Parkers Prairie, died on Saturday, February 6, 2021, in her home, surrounded by her family, under the care of Hospice of Douglas County.

A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m., Friday, February 12, 2021, at First Evangelical Lutheran Church in Parkers Prairie with Rev. Rachel...

January 28, 2021

Lucille E. Klimek, age 82, of Henning, died after a courageous battle with cancer, surrounded by her family on Thursday, January 28, 2021, at St. William’s Living Center in Parkers Prairie.

A Mass of Christian Burial will take place at 11 a.m., Tuesday, February 2, 2021, at St. Edward’s Catholic Church in Henning with Fr. LeRoy Schik...