Obituaries

Thomas 'Tom' Ley

Thomas 'Tom' Ley

Nov 13, 2020

Thomas ‘Tom’ Ley, age 53 of Fridley, formerly of Melrose passed away Friday, Nov. 13, 2020 at the J. A. Wedum Hospice facility in Brooklyn Park, MN after battling an aggressive form of cancer.

Thomas Richard Ley was born on October 1, 1967 in  Sauk Centre, MN to Herbert and Dorothy (Feldewerd) Ley.  He went to Holy...

Nancy Muehlenhardt

Nancy Muehlenhardt

Nov 11, 2020

Nancy Marilynn (Hoosline) Muehlenhardt, age 79 a resident of the Galeon in Osakis, passed away on Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020.

Nancy was born July 18, 1941 in Alexandria, MN to Austin and Marilynn (Cooper) Hoosline.  She grew up in Osakis and graduated from Osakis High School in 1959.  In her younger years, she worked at Gillis Drug...

Louise Wiley

Louise Wiley

Nov 10, 2020

Louise Hazel Franks Wiley (age 95) peacefully went home to be with the Lord on November 10, 2020.

Louise was born to Loran Franks and Esther Lois Northrup Franks.  They lived on a farm near Viceroy, Saskatchewan, Canada.  The family left Canada when Louise was almost a year old and moved to several different places in Minnesota,...

Iona Schlosser Wolbeck

Iona Schlosser Wolbeck

Nov 9, 2020

Iona ‘Onie’ Schlosser Wolbeck, age 88 of Osakis, formerly of Carlos, passed away early Monday, Nov. 9 from the Galeon in Osakis, MN where she was a resident.

Private family services will be held at New Life Christian Church in Alexandria with Pastor John Taplin officiating. Her service will be recorded and available to view later on...

Viola Johnson

Viola Johnson

Nov 8, 2020

Viola Johnson, age 94 and lifetime resident of Osakis went to meet her Savior on Sunday evening, Nov. 8,2020 from the Galeon in Osakis where she was a resident.

MEMORIAL SERVICE WILL BE HELD ON SATURDAY, APRIL 10 at 11 AM AT UNITED METHODIST CHURCH OF VILLARD.  INTERMENT AT LAKESIDE CEMETERY IN OSAKIS.  IT WILL BE...

Gerald Marthaler

Gerald Marthaler

Nov 6, 2020

Gerald ‘Jerry’ Marthaler, passed into his new life by taking the hand of an angel on Friday, November 6, 2020 at the Galeon in Osakis, MN at the age of 90 years.

Gerald Anton Marthaler, the eldest of five children, was born on May 1, 1930 in Osakis, MN to John and Marcella (Beste) Marthaler.  He grew...

Mary Sibell

Mary Sibell

Nov 6, 2020

Mary E. Sibell died on Friday afternoon, Nov. 6, 2020 at the Galeon in Osakis at the age of 88 years.

Mary Elizabeth Sibell was the daughter of Joseph and Mary (Nikola) Seifert and was born on October 1, 1932 in Princeton, MN.  She was one of five children and was baptized at St. Edward Church in...

Phyllis Schmidt

Phyllis Schmidt

Nov 1, 2020

Phyllis Schmidt, 89, Osakis, Minn., died Sunday, Nov. 1, at the Knute Nelson Home in Alexandria, MN.

Visitation for her will be held from 4:30-7:30 p.m. Thursday evening, Nov. 5, at the Roy-Hetland Funeral Home in Osakis. A celebration of her life reception will begin at 3 p.m. Friday, Nov. 6, at Osakis VFW Post #7902.

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Mary Saetre

Mary Saetre

Oct 30, 2020

Mary Saetre, age 72 of Long Prairie passed away unexpectedly at the Perham Health hospital in Perham, MN on Friday, October 30, 2020.

Mary Jane Conaway was born on June 1, 1948 in Richfield, MN to Vernon and Dorothy (Adelmann) Conaway.  As a young woman Mary married Gaylord Saetre at St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Richfield, MN...

Orville Quistorff

Orville Quistorff

Oct 30, 2020

Orville Quistorff of Osakis left his earthly life on Friday evening, Oct. 30, 2020 from the Galeon in Osakis, MN at the age of 91 years.

Orville was born in Kandota Township, Todd County on June 8, 1929 to parents, Emil and Clara (Glockzin) Quistorff and was one of eleven children born to this union.  Since several...

Laura Riedel

Laura Riedel

Oct 30, 2020

Laura Riedel, age 90 of Long Prairie returned to her Savior late Friday evening, Oct. 30, 2020 from the Centra Care Health in Long Prairie, MN.

She was born on the first day of September in 1930 in Eagle Bend, MN to parents, Louis and Lillie (Larson) Dent.  Laura Edna was one of their five children.  She...

Joseph Morisette

Joseph Morisette

Oct 21, 2020

Joseph ‘Joe’ Morisette, age 69 of Nelson passed away on Wednesday, October 21, 2020 at the Galeon in Osakis after a brave fight to beat brain cancer.

On April 3, 1951 Bernard and Ruth (Jahn) Morisette welcomed home a son which they named Joseph Bernard.  He was born in Marshall, MN and was one of a family...

Jenny LaFrenz

Jenny LaFrenz

Oct 19, 2020

LIFE HISTORY for JENNY LAFRENZ

Even the sky cried on Monday, October 19, 2020 when our beloved Jenny left us from her home in Osakis, MN to begin her new, eternal life, having just recently reached the age of 43 years.

Jenny Joy was born on October 13, 1977 in Alexandria, MN to proud parents, Vernon ‘Barney’...

Nettie Pederson

Nettie Pederson

Oct 18, 2020

Nettie Pederson, age 93 of Long Prairie passed away in the early morning hours of Sunday, October 18, 2020 at Centra Care Health in Long Prairie, MN.

Nettie Harriet Haagenson was born on June 6, 1927 in Battle Lake, MN to Alfred and Augusta (Nelson) Haagenson.  She graduated from Battle Lake High School and worked in town as...

Roma Michels

Roma Michels

Oct 2, 2020

Roma Michels, age 76 of Osakis passed away unexpectedly on Friday, October 2, 2020 at the Centra Care Hospital in Sauk Centre, MN.

Roma was born on June 26, 1944 to John and Delores Kortuem in Eagle Bend, MN. She attended and graduated from Long Prairie High School in 1962 and married her sweetheart, Arthur Michels on...

Steve Braun

Steve Braun

Oct 2, 2020

Steve (Scuba) Braun, age 68 of Osakis passed away early Friday, Oct. 2, 2020 at his home in Osakis, MN.

Steve H. Braun was born on January 27, 1952 to Harry and Helge (Norstegaard) Braun in Minneapolis, MN.  He was blessed to grow up with three sisters and one brother.  The family moved to Plano, IL when...

Carolyn Holty

Carolyn Holty

Oct 1, 2020

Carolyn Ann  Holty, age 77 of Rose Creek, formerly of Osakis passed into her new life on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020 from Mayo St.Mary’s Hospital  in Rochester, MN.

On July 3, 1943 a baby girl was born to Clinton and Victoria (Jensen) Mikkelson in Gordon Township, Todd County, MN.  She was one of seven children and grew up...

Pauline Kraemer

Pauline Kraemer

Sep 29, 2020

Pauline Doris (Cook) Kraemer passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her loving family on September 29, 2020. Pauline was the beloved wife of Ronald J. Kraemer with whom she shared 63 years of marriage.

Pauline was born in Lowell, Massachusetts on November 28, 1933, the firstborn of Jean (Morin) and Charles Cook. She attended St. Michael...

Jerome "Chopper" Sauer

Jerome "Chopper" Sauer

Aug 29, 2020

MEMORIAL MASS will be held for him on FRIDAY, JULY 16, at 11:00 AM at IMMACULATE CONCEPTION CHURCH in OSAKIS, MN.

Jerome “Chopper” Sauer, age 63 of Osakis, MN passed away on Saturday, August 29, 2020 at the St. Cloud Hospital in St. Cloud, MN.

Jerry was born on February 23, 1957 to Edwin and...

Kathryn Arretche

Kathryn Arretche

Aug 28, 2020

LIFE HISTORY for KATHRYN ARRETCHE

Kathryn Arretche of Osakis, formerly of Sebeka, died peacefully August 28, 2020, at the age of 78. She was born August 18, 1942, to Vernon and Mabel Hepokoski, in Menahga MN.

Kathryn graduated from Menahga High School with the Class of 1960 and then moved out west to attend a...

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