Obituaries

Albertina Holteen

Albertina Holteen

July 25, 2011

Albertina Juliana "Tina" Holteen, age 97, formerly of Parkers Prairie, died Monday, July 25, 2011, at Good Samaritan Nursing Home in St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin. Funeral services will be held 11 am, Saturday, July 30, 2011, at First Evangelical Lutheran Church in Parkers Prairie with Rev. Jon Sorum officiating. Music willl be provided by Kim Byrne. Burial will take place...

Arden Allen

Arden Allen

July 18, 2011

Arden Allen, 67, rural Elbow Lake, died at his home on Monday, July 18, 2011. Arden was born in Canby, Minnesota, on December 14, 1943, to Albert and Ann Allen. He attended school in Miltona and Alexandria. He married Bonnie Karger on May 18, 1963, and they had four children. He worked in a tire warehouse for many years, later...

Tammy Prokosch

Tammy Prokosch

June 24, 2011

Tammy L. Prokosch, age 42, of Parkers Prairie, died Friday, June 24, 2011, in Carlos. Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m., Friday, July 1, 2011, at First Evangelical Lutheran Church in Parkers Prairie with Rev. Dave Gerhardt officiating. Music will be provided by organist, Kim Byrne and vocalists, Lois Johnson and Becky Shultz. Burial will take place at a...

Edward Mcginn

Edward Mcginn

June 17, 2011

Edward F. McGinn, age 95, of Parkers Prairie, died Friday, June 17, 2011, at Knute-Nelson Memorial Home in Alexandria. Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, June 21, 2011, at St. Williams Catholic Church in Parkers Prairie with Fr. Herb Gappa and Fr. William K. Gamber officiating. Music will be provided by the church choir. Burial will take place...

Lorraine Hollatz

Lorraine Hollatz

June 14, 2011

Lorraine (Iverson) Hollatz, age 88, a resident of Parkers Prairie, died Tuesday, June 14, 2011, at St. William's Living Center. Funeral services will be held 3:00 p.m., Saturday, June 18, 2011, at Zion Lutheran Church in North Effington Township, with Rev. Dane Compton officiating. Music will be provided by organist, Marilyn Sibert and vocalist, Greg Wachter. Burial will take place...

Ethel Phelps

Ethel Phelps

May 27, 2011

Ethel K. (Traxler) Phelps, age 90, a resident of Lake Miltona, formerly of LeCenter, Minnesota, died Friday, May 27, 2011, at St. Williams Living Center in Parkers Prairie. Funeral services will be held 1:00 p.m., Thursday, June 2, 2011, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in LeCenter, Minnesota with Fr. Chris Shofner officiating. Music will be provided by the church organist....

Laurence Wilke

Laurence Wilke

May 26, 2011

Laurence A. Wilke, age 87, a resident of Miltona, died Thursday, May 26, 2011, at Good Shepherd Lutheran Home in Sauk Rapids, Minnesota. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, June 1, 2011, at Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church in Miltona with Reverend William Stockman officiating. Music will be provided by organist, Deb Joachim. Burial will take place at the church...

Scott Steidl

Scott Steidl

May 20, 2011

Lind Family Funeral Service 218-338-2911 Scott Jerome Steidl, age 47, resident of rural Parkers Prairie, died suddenly Friday, May 20, 2011, at the Douglas County Hospital in Alexandria, MN. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a. m., Tuesday, May 24, 2011, at St. Williams Catholic Church in Parkers Prairie with Fr. Arlie Sowada officiating. Music will be provided by...

Barbara Potratz

Barbara Potratz

May 19, 2011

Lind Family Funeral Service 218-338-2911 Barbara Clara Potratz, a resident of Parkers Prairie, died Thursday, May 19, 2011, at her home. Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, May 25, 2011, at the Lind Family Funeral Home in Parkers Prairie with Reverend Elton A. Hallauer officiating. Music will be provided by pianist, Marvel Steinhorst and vocalist, Kevin Siefering. Burial...

Ruby Simonson

Ruby Simonson

May 16, 2011

Ruby F. Simonson, age 94, of Parkers Prairie, died Monday, May 16, 2011, at Knute-Nelson Memorial Home in Alexandria. Funeral services will be held 2 p.m., Saturday, May 21, 2011, at Elmo Lutheran Church in rural Parkers Prairie with Rev. Ken Moenck officiating. Music will be provided by organist, Lisa Winters. Burial will take place at the church cemetery. Visitation...

Justin Hemmerlin

Justin Hemmerlin

May 8, 2011

Justin J. "Hemmy" Hemmerlin, age 24, of Parkers Prairie, died Sunday, May 8, 2011, as a result of an automobile accident. Funeral services will be held 3 p.m., Thursday, May 12, 2011, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Parkers Prairie with Rev. Kirk Lee officiating. Music will be provided by organist, Gloria Hollatz and vocalist, Dedra Zwieg. Burial will take place...

Norma Smith

Norma Smith

April 30, 2011

Norma M. Smith, age 90, of Parkers Prairie, died Saturday, April 30, 2011, at St. William's Living Center in Parkers Prairie. Funeral services will be held 11 a.m., Saturday, May 7, 2011, at Esther Lutheran Church in rural Parkers Prairie, with Dawn Reisig, Associate in Ministry, officiating. Music will be provided by organist, Marcia Guenther. Burial will take place at...

Lawrence Gesell

Lawrence Gesell

April 27, 2011

Lawrence H. Gesell, age 87, of Alexandria, died Wednesday, April 27, 2011, following a brief illness, at the hospital in Bemidji, Minnesota. Funeral services will be held 11:30 a.m., Tuesday, May 3, 2011, at Zion Lutheran Church in Alexandria with Rev. Terry Finnern and Rev. David Hinz officiating. Music will be provided by organist, Laurie Krueger. Burial will take place...

Leo Hoppe

Leo Hoppe

April 23, 2011

Leopold J. Hoppe, age 75, of Miltona, died Saturday, April 23, 2011, at Knute-Nelson in Alexandria. A memorial service will be held 11 a.m., Friday, May 6, 2011, at Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church in Miltona with Rev. William Stockman officiating. Burial will take place at Ft. Snelling Cemetery at a later date. Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m., Thursday, May...

Carmon Olson

Carmon Olson

April 19, 2011

Carmon H. Olson, age 87, of Parkers Prairie, died Tuesday, April 19, 2011, at St. William's Living Center in Parkers Prairie. Funeral services will be held 3 p.m., Saturday, April 23, 2011, at First Evangelical Lutheran Church in Parkers Prairie with Rev. Jonathan Sorum officiating. Music will be provided by organist, Julie Lindgren. Burial will take place at Swedish Lutheran...

Jan Schultz

Jan Schultz

April 16, 2011

Lind Family Funeral Service 218-338-2911 Jan M. Schultz, age 33, of Parkers Prairie, died Saturday, April 16, 2011, at Douglas County Hospital in Alexandria. Funeral services will be held 11 a.m., Wednesday, April 20, 2011, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Parkers Prairie with Rev. Kirk Lee officiating. Music will be provided by organist, Maureen Diedrich and vocalist, Stacy Froemming. Burial...

Iona Anderson

Iona Anderson

April 1, 2011

Pearl Anderson, age 93, of Alexandria, formerly of Pequot Lakes, died on Friday, April 1, 2011 at Knute Nelson Memorial Home in Alexandria. Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, April 9, 2011 at Our Saviors Lutheran Church in Pequot Lakes with Rev. Donna Olsen officiating. Music will be provided by the church organist. Burial will take place...

Ruth Koehn

Ruth Koehn

March 30, 2011

Ruth Ella Koehn, 94, of Parkers Prairie, entered the gates of heaven on Wednesday, March 30, 2011, at St. Williams Living Center. Memorial service will be 1 p.m., Friday, April 1, 2011, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Parkers Prairie with Rev. Kirk Lee officiating. Music will be provided by organist, Gloria Hollatz, soloist, Dedra Zwieg and the church choir. Inurnment...

Viola Hultstrand

Viola Hultstrand

March 5, 2011

Viola Hultstrand, age 90 of Alexandria, formerly of rural Rose City passed away early Saturday morning at the Knute-Nelson Memorial Home in Alexandria, MN. Viola was born on August 23, 1920 in Spruce Hill Township to Louis and Annie (Anderson) Rosell. In addition to her schooling and helping on the family farm, Viola did housekeeping services for area families. On...

Glenice Buschke

Glenice Buschke

March 1, 2011

Lind Family Funeral Service 218-338-2911 Glenice H. Buschke, age 72, of Parkers Prairie, died Tuesday, March 1, 2011, at the Rochester Methodist Hospital. Mass of Christian Burial will take place 11 a.m., Friday, March 11, 2011, at St. William's Catholic Church in Parkers Prairie with Fr. LeRoy Scheierl officiating. Music will be provided by Kim Byrne and the church choir....