Marlan Weickert, age 90 of Alexandria, formerly of Bertha, passed into his new life on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019 from the Prairie Senior Cottages in Alexandria where he was a resident.      Marlan Otto Weickert was born on August 16, 1929 in Bertha Township, MN to Otto and Irene (Reetz) Weickert.  He grew up on the family farm and learned quickly how to care for the dairy herd and tackle the many responsibilities on a farm.  On March 20, 1949 Marlan married...

  David Thieschafer, age 68 of Osakis, formerly of Swanville, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, Nov. 1, 2019 at his home in rural Osakis, MN.     David Gerard was born in Little Falls on October 3, 1951 to Roman and Iris (Mootz) Thieschafer.  He was one of twelve children born into this family.  David attended Swanville Public Schools and graduated from Staples Vocational School. He did turkey farming for several years and began his trucking career at...

Life History for Jordan Henry      Jordan Henry of Sauk Centre passed away on Wednesday, October 30, 2019 at the St. Cloud Hospital in St. Cloud, MN at the age of 82 years.      On January 17, 1937 in Birchdale Township, Todd County, Leonard and Sylvia (Holmes) Henry became parents of a son they named Jordan Dwayne Henry.  He would grow up with a brother and two sisters, Lorman, Lynda and Shelley.  He graduated from Sauk Centre High School...

 Russ Hevern, age 95, longtime resident of Osakis passed into his new life early Tuesday morning, October 22, 2019 at the Galeon in Osakis, where he was a resident.    Russell Clayton Hevern was born in Hillsboro, North Dakota on August 7, 1924 to Josephine (Lund) and Francis (Irish) G. Hevern.   As a young man of 17, he served his country in the U. S. Army as an infantryman during WW II.  He landed in Guadalcanal and traveled to Guam, New Guinea and the...

  Gerald “Jerry” Hugger, age 77 of Santa Clarita, CA passed away on Monday, Oct. 7, 2019 at the Olive View Medical Center – UCLA in Sylmar, CA.     On August 8, 1942 a son was born to Avin ‘Phil’ and Florence Margaret (Lammi) Hugger in Hibbing, MN.  Gerald Avin was the second of six children.  After graduating from Toivola-Meadowlands High School in 1960, Jerry went to Hibbing Jr. College and then to the University of MN in Duluth,...

     Luverne Marion Schaefer was born on September 3, 1922 in Winneshieck County near Cresco, Iowa, the daughter of Herbert and Fannie (Harmon) Schaefer.  She graduated from Cresco High School and then continued her schooling to receive a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Iowa in Cedar Falls and a Master of Science degree in Home Economics at Minnesota State University in Mankato, MN.  On June 3, 1945 she married the love of her life, James L. Adams in...

     Thad ‘Weed’ Robinson, age 60 of Osakis passed away on Sunday, September 29, 2019 in rural Osakis, MN. On July 22, 1959 a son was born to Marvin and Elvira (Anderson) Robinson in Alexandria, MN.  They named him Thad Richard and he was the youngest of their seven children.  Thad graduated with the Class of 1977 from Osakis High School and began working for his brother-in-law’s Carp Ole’s fish products processing business.  He...

     Glen Coykendall, age 93 of Osakis passed into his new life on Sunday, September 29 at the Galeon in Osakis, MN where he was a resident.      On January 8, 1926 a son was born to Marion ‘Mike’ and Mable (Fenstad) Coykendall in Alexandria, MN.  They named him Glen and he was one of four children born to this union.  He attended school in Alexandria and after that worked with his father doing construction.  During WW II he...

     Frank Abers, age 85 of Villard entered his new life Wednesday afternoon, Sept. 18, 2019 from the Knute Nelson Home in Alexandria, MN.      Earl and Louise (Christensen) Abers named their new son Franklin Dee Roosevelt when he joined their family on January 26, 1934 in Osakis, MN.  He was a graduate of Villard High School in 1952 and then joined the National Guards.  He farmed up until 1968 when he sold his cows and went cross country...

Phyllis DeCann, age 90 of Osakis passed away on Monday, September 16, 2019 at the Galeon in Osakis, MN.      On May 1, 1929 a daughter was born to Joseph and Jessie (Lamb) Gaslin in Minneapolis, MN.  Phyllis was united in marriage to Edmund ‘Duke’ DeCann on June 11, 1946 in Osakis, MN.  They made their home in Omaha, NE for time where Phyllis worked as a bank teller.  They returned to Osakis when Duke started a construction business called...