Obituaries
Dean Yohnke
Dec 1, 2020
With sad hearts, Dean’s family shares the news of his passing on Tuesday evening, December 1, 2020 at the age of 86 years. He died peacefully in the Carlos, MN farm home he so loved, with his family in his heart and close by his side.
Dean George Yohnke was born on November 16, 1934 in Carlos,...
Edward 'Eddie' Schmidt
Nov 27, 2020
Edward August Schmidt was born on May 1, 1926 in the town of Leaf Valley to August and Suzanne Schmidt. He was born in his grandparent’s home where his family lived at the time. When Ed was one, his family moved out of his grandparent’s house to a farm about a mile away. Ed started school when he was...
Dorothy Hartman, formerly Hanson
Nov 24, 2020
Dorothy was born on Sept. 16, 1921 to Cloyd ‘CD’ and Ruth (Afflerbaugh) Hawkins of Osakis, MN. She graduated from Osakis High School and attended business school in St. Cloud, MN. She spent most of her youth and young adult life in the Osakis area. Dorothy was a loving daughter, sister, wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. She was...
Cynthia 'Cindy' Ringling
Nov 24, 2020
Cindy Ringling, age 58 of St. Joseph, formerly of Alexandria passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2020 at the St. Cloud Hospital in St. Cloud, MN.
On January 24, 1962 a beautiful baby girl was born to Donald and June (West) Ringling in Minneapolis, MN. They named her Cynthia Raye. Due to her father’s work, her...
LeRoy 'Bud' Manders
Nov 23, 2020
LeRoy ‘Bud’ Manders of Osakis passed away early on Monday, Nov. 23, 2020 at the Galeon in Osakis, MN at the age of 95 years.
On September 28, 1925 a son was born to Lewis and Tena (Hendricks) Manders in Osakis, MN. They named him LeRoy Edward, but he soon was given the nickname, Bud. He grew...
Velma Bjorstrom
Nov 21, 2020
Velma Bjorstrom, age 93 of Osakis passed away on Saturday, Nov. 21 at the Galeon in Osakis, MN.
She was born on September 14, 1927 in Kandota Township, Todd Co., to Otto and Hazel (Hart) Samuelson. She was baptized into the Lutheran faith on September 2, 1928 in Calvary Lutheran Church in Little Sauk, MN. Velma lived with her family on...
Ruth Goecke
Nov 16, 2020
Early November 16, 2020 a beautiful soul was called to her Lord when Ruth Goecke, age 92, formerly of Pelican Rapids and Mahnomen, MN died at the Galeon nursing home in Osakis.
Ruth (Schnoozie) was born to parents, Andrew T. and Marie (Dapprich) Johnson, Jr. in Roseau, MN on December 1, 1927. The family later moved to...
Frances Sauer
Nov 14, 2020
MEMORIAL MASS will be held for FRANCES on FRIDAY, JULY 16, 2021 at 11:00 AM at IMMACULATE CONCEPTION CATHOLIC CHURCH in OSAKIS, MN.
Frances was born on March 9, 1925 in Urbank, MN to Frank and Rose (Bitzan) Terfehr. She married Edwin J. Sauer on September 12, 1944 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Urbank. They farmed...
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
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
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
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
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...
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...
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...
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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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...
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
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...
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...
