Obituaries

May 1, 2018

Roland 'Rolly' Joarnt, age 76 of Osakis passed away on May 1, 2018 at the Centra Care Hospital in Long Prairie, MN. Roland Dean Joarnt was born on October 14, 1941 in Long Prairie to Carl and Rose (Steinert) Joarnt. He attended country school and grew up helping on the family farm. One of his first jobs was working...

Apr 17, 2018

Lloyd Hendricks, age 91 of Osakis passed away on Tuesday, April 17 at the Douglas County Hospital in Alexandria, MN. Funeral services will be held on Friday, April 20 at 10:30 am at the Fahlun Lutheran Church in Nelson with burial at Pleasant Mound Cemetery. Visitation hours are from 4:30 - 7 pm on Thursday evening at the Roy-Hetland...

Mar 25, 2018

Memorial services for Roselina have been set for Monday, May 7th at 10:30 am at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, 3014 McKinley St N.E., Minneapolis, MN.

Roselina (Pockrandt) Ehnes, age 94, long time resident of NE Minneapolis, formerly of Gibbon, MN passed away peacefully on March 25, 2018 in Osakis, MN. Born June 5, 1923 in West Newton...

Mar 19, 2018

Jerise 'Jeri' Nelson went after a faithful and productive life to meet her Savior from the St. Cloud Hospital on Monday, March 19, 2018 at the age of 84 years. On December 27, 1933 a beautiful baby girl was born to Delmar and Florence Eaton in Long Prairie, MN. She was a graduate of Long Prairie High School in...

Mar 17, 2018

Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, March 21, 2018 at 11:00 am at the Immaculate Conception Church with Fr. Joe Herzing officiating. Visitation hours begin Tuesday evening, March 20 from 4 - 8 pm at Immaculate Conception Church beginning with a Christian Mothers Rosary at 4 pm and ending with Parish Prayers at 8 pm. Interment is at...

Mar 14, 2018

Donna Emerson, age 72 of Osakis, passed away on Wednesday, March 14 in Osakis. Donna Mae Knutson was born on September 19, 1945 in Moorhead, MN to Ingard and Muriel (Lindholm) Knutson. She grew up in Barnesville, MN. She was confirmed at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Barnesville and graduated from Barnesville High School in 1963. Donna attended Rochester...

Feb 27, 2018

Maurice Sorenson, age 83 of Osakis, formerly of Crystal, MN passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, February 27, 2018. Born in Osakis, MN to Arthur and Clara (Ingvalson) Sorenson, Maurice came into the world on December 9, 1934 and was one of eleven children. He graduated from Osakis High School in 1953 and then hitchhiked his way to North Dakota...

Feb 17, 2018

David "Dave" R. Collins, age 82, of Osakis died Saturday, February 17, 2018, at Galeon Community Memorial Home in Osakis.

A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m., Friday, February 23, 2018, at Lake Community Church in Alexandria with Pastor Marvin Norlien officiating. Music is provided by pianist, Ginger Hetland and vocalist, Dana Hetland. Burial is...

Feb 1, 2018

Norbert Bruder, age 88 of Long Prairie, passed away on Thursday, Feb. 1, 2018 at the Long Prairie Hospital in Long Prairie, MN. Norbert was born on September 6, 1929 in Reynolds Township, Todd County, MN to George and Marie (Berendsen) Bruder. He grew up on the farm in Reynolds Township and farmed with his parents. He was drafted...

Jan 24, 2018

Wanda Norris, age 81 of Osakis passed away on Wednesday, January 24, 2018 at the Galeon in Osakis, MN with her family by her side. Wanda was born on April 15, 1936 in Fergus Falls, MN to Wellington and Minnie (Swenson) Hansen. She graduated from Elbow Lake High School in 1954 and started working for the telephone company as...

Jan 11, 2018

Dr. James L. Adams, age 96 of Osakis, formerly of Mankato, went after a long and productive life to meet his Savior from the Bethany Home in Alexandria, MN on Thursday morning, Jan. 11, 2018. James was born on June 29, 1921 in Maurice, Iowa to James and Florence (Larkin) Adams. He graduated from Sioux City Central High in...

Jan 7, 2018

LOUIS FORBREGD, age 80 of Osakis passed away on January 7, 2018 at the Galeon in Osakis, MN. Funeral services are Saturday, Jan. 13 at 2:00 pm at the Sauk Valley Lutheran church in Osakis. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Visitation hours are from 5 - 7:00 pm on Friday evening, Jan. 12 at the Roy-Hetland Funeral...

Jan 5, 2018

Elnora Helms, age 94 of Osakis passed away on Friday, January 5, 2018 at the Douglas County Hospital in Alexandria, MN. Elnora Marie Montgomery was born to David and Hattie (Bissonnett) Montgomery on July 27, 1923 in Laurel, Nebraska. She moved as a young girl with her family to Manvel, ND and graduated from Manvel High School in 1942....

Jan 1, 2018

Craig Schoeck, age 62 of Osakis entered into his new life on Monday, January 1, 2018 from the St. Cloud Hospital in St. Cloud, MN with his family by his side after a brave battle against pulmonary fibrosis. On January 21, 1955, Jake and LaVaun (Good) Schoeck gave birth to a son in Olivia, MN. They named him Craig...

Dec 29, 2017

Jerry 'Doc' Laumeyer, age 56 of Long Prairie, MN passed away on Friday, Dec. 29, 2017 at the St. Cloud Hospital in St. Cloud, MN. A Celebration of Life will take place on Tuesday evening, Jan. 2, 2018 from 6 - 8 pm at the Roy-Hetland Funeral Home in Osakis, with a service beginning at 7 pm. Jerome Paul...

Dec 10, 2017

Jim Tenhoff, age 69 passed into his eternal life on Sunday, Dec. 10 at his home in Osakis. Funeral services will be held Monday, Dec. 18, 2017 at 11:00 am at the Immaculate Conception Church in Osakis with interment at the Calvary Cemetery. Visitation will be at the church and will be held from 4 - 8 pm on...

Nov 21, 2017

Emaline Halgrimson, age 95 of Osakis, formerly of Miltona and Alexandria, entered into her new life early Tuesday, November 21, 2017 from the Douglas County Hospital in Alexandria, MN. Emaline Christine was born on March 5, 1922 in Aitkin, MN to Carl and Bethel (Dixon) Christensen. She graduated in 1940 from Aitkin High School and then attended Duluth State...

Nov 16, 2017

Sharyn Roquette, age 72, passed away at her home in Osakis on Thursday Nov. 16. Sharyn was born September 4, 1945 in Nelson, MN to Orten and Adelaide (Mckay) Mickelson. She enjoyed her high school years at Osakis participating in cheerleading, homecoming and playing clarinet. Right after graduation, Sharyn married the love of her life, Wayne Roquette, on June...

Nov 15, 2017

There's a trail to a remote lake near Nestor Falls, Ontario, and it's said you can hear long lost voices in the wind as you portage through the stillness. It's a path that was often trod by Richard Roberts on the way to his favorite fishing lake. Richard passed away on November 15, 2017, in Osakis, Minnesota, at home...

Nov 13, 2017

Gordon 'Gordy' Berthiaume, age 78 passed away on November 13, 2017 at the Fairview Southdale Hospital in Minneapolis, MN. Gordon was born on January 12, 1939 in Minneapolis to John and Evelyn (Wamsley) Berthiaume and grew up in the Bloomington area. After marrying his beautiful wife, Edna they settled in Minneapolis and Gordy worked for thirty-four years for the...