Obituaries

Dec 22, 2008

LIFE HISTORY FOR IVA PITSCHKA Iva Pitschka, age 95, lifetime resident of Osakis and longtime owner of the City Bakery in Osakis, entered the peace of Heaven on December 22, 2008 at the Community Memorial Home in Osakis where she was a resident. Iva Holt was born on October 5, 1913 in Osakis to Christ and Anna (Klukken) Holt....

Dec 16, 2008

Life History for Marlin Olson Marlin Olson, age 77 of Alexandria, passed away on Tuesday, December 16 at the Community Memorial Home in Osakis, MN. Marlin was born on November 4, 1931 in Nelson, MN to Herbert and Lina (Swor) Olson. He attended Morris Ag School and then went on to further his education at the MN School of...

Dec 12, 2008

LIFE HISTORY FOR RAYMOND BJORSTROM Raymond Bjorstrom, who just celebrated his 87th birthday on Tuesday, passed away suddenly on Friday, December 12, 2008 at his home in Osakis, MN. Raymond Arthur Bjorstrom was born on December 9, 1921 in Minneapolis, MN to Alfred and Judith (Olson) Bjorstrom. He was baptized and confirmed in Our Savior Lutheran Church in Mpls,...

Dec 10, 2008

Life History for Walter Barlau Walter Barlau, age 83 of Sauk Centre, passed away on Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2008 at the St. Michael's Nursing Home in Sauk Centre, MN. Walter Emil Barlau was born on August 8, 1925 in Montrose, MN to Otto and Martha (Lemke) Barlau. On June 17, 1951 he was united in marriage to LuVern Drawert...

Dec 9, 2008

FUNERAL NOTICE FOR AUDREY JOHNSON Audrey Johnson, age 89 of Osakis passed away on Tuesday at the Community Memorial Home in Osakis. Funeral services are on Monday, December 15 at 11:00 am at the Osakis Lutheran Church. Interment is at Fort Snelling National Cemetery in Minneapolis, MN. Visitation hours begin at 10:00 am on Monday morning at the Osakis...

Dec 7, 2008

Shannen Darwin Maus was born in Alexandria, MN on May 17, 1974 the first born son of Darwin and Carol Maus of Osakis, MN. He attended Osakis High School, graduating with the class of 1992. On October 14, 1995 Shannen was united in marriage to Angela Potter at St. Mathews Lutheran Church in Danube, MN. Shannen had worked as...

Dec 5, 2008

Life History for Orville Garvin Orville Garvin, age 85, of Osakis passed away on Friday, December 5 at the Community Memorial Home in Osakis, MN. Orville Wallace Garvin was born on January 14, 1923 in Orange Township, Douglas Co., MN, one of the twelve children born to William and Hulda (Polley) Garvin. He attended country school and worked for...

Dec 4, 2008

LIFE HISTORY FOR HIL BLACK Hildegard Black, age 99 of Osakis passed away on Thursday, December 4, 2008 at the Douglas County Hospital in Alexandria, MN. Hildegard Katherine Koch was born on April 21, 1909 in Melrose, MN to Bernard and Mary (Enneking) Koch. She was united in marriage to Harry Black on October 29, 1936 in Osakis, MN....

Nov 21, 2008

LIFE HISTORY FOR ALFRED GARVIN Alfred Garvin, age 90 of Alexandria, formerly of rural Osakis, passed away on Friday evening, November 21 at the Douglas County Hospital in Alexandria, MN. Alfred John Garvin was born on October 14, 1918 in Orange Township, Douglas Co., to William and Hulda (Polley) Garvin. He attended country school and then served his country...

Nov 19, 2008

Crystal A. Rivera of Smith Lake courageously lost her battle with cancer surrounded by family on Nov. 19, 2008 at the age of 45. She is preceded in death by her grandparents, Lawrence & Rose Robertson and Claude & Edna Miller; a brother, John R. Miller. Crystal is survived by a daughter, Jennifer (Pete) Olson and grandson, Nathan Olson;...

Nov 17, 2008

Agatha Knoblach, age 94 of Sauk Centre passed away on Monday, November 17, 2008 at St. Michael's Nursing Home in Sauk Centre, MN. Agatha was born on April 2, 1914 to Anton and Margaret (Fuchs) Weber in Rockville Township, Stearns, County, MN. Agatha had a lifelong love for music and was an accomplished pianist who played in a band...

Nov 3, 2008

June Beatrice West was born on June 16, 1934 in Spooner, MN to James and Elsie (Norman) West. She graduated from Williams High School. On April 15, 1955 she married Donald Ringling. She worked at a bank in Warroad, MN. Donald and June had four children. They lived in various locations over the years, such as Sioux Falls, SD,...

Oct 20, 2008

Life History for Patrick Collins Patrick Collins, age 70 of Osakis, formerly of Omaha, NE passed away early Monday morning at the Community Memorial Home in Osakis, MN. Patrick Ronald Collins was born on January 29, 1938 in Minneapolis, MN to Clarence and Hildegard (Burggraff) Collins. At the age of two, Patrick moved with his family to Omaha. He...

Oct 16, 2008

LIFE HISTORY FOR CECELIA MAUS Cecelia Maus, age 85 of Osakis died on Thursday, October 16, 2008 at the Douglas County Hospital in Alexandria, MN. Cecelia was born on December 13, 1922 in Osakis, MN to William and Olive (Sizer) Dunn. She was married on October 28, 1947 to Clarence B. Maus at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in...

Oct 11, 2008

Larry Lynch, age 65 of rural Carlos died on Saturday, October 11 at his home following a courageous battle with cancer. Larry was born on June 20, 1943 in Osakis, MN to Earl and Helen (Weiher) Lynch. He graduated from Eagle Bend High School in 1961. Larry then joined the Marine Corps and was stationed in California, specializing in...

Sep 14, 2008

Life History for Harriet Overvig Harriet Overvig, age 85 of Osakis died Sunday, September 14, 2008 at the Community Memorial Home in Osakis where she had been a resident. Harriet Jane Johnson was born on May 25, 1923 in Little Sauk Township, Todd Co., MN to John M. and Hulda (Brakken) Johnson. She graduated from Osakis High School in...

Sep 14, 2008

LIFE HISTORY FOR MERLUND "BUD" BREES Merlund 'Bud' Brees, age 87 of Osakis died Sunday morning, September 14, 2008 at his home in rural Osakis, MN. Merlund Harry Brees was born on August 18, 1921 in Orange Township, Osakis, MN to Harry and Jeffery (Craig) Brees. He enjoyed life on the family farm and quickly took to the many...

Sep 8, 2008

LIFE HISTORY OF WILSON EUGENE ROY Wilson E. Roy, age 97 longtime funeral director in Osakis, passed away Monday, September 8, 2008 at the Community Memorial Home in Osakis, where he'd been recovering from a recent stroke. On June 5, 1911 Joseph Wilson Eugene Roy was born in Crookston, MN, the only child of proud parents, Eugene and Alice...

Sep 8, 2008

Dwight "Dub" George

Dwight William George, age 61 of Sauk Centre, died Monday September 8, 2008 while doing what he loved, running his 5K each morning.

Dwight was born in Long Prairie on July 16th, 1947 to Robert and Inez (Thornquist) George. He married Marie Botz on January 13th, 1968. They resided in the Sauk...

Aug 27, 2008

LIFE HISTORY FOR EARL 'OLE' LENNES Earl 'Ole' Lennes, age 49 of Osakis died unexpectedly on Wednesday, August 27, 2008 at the Douglas County Hospital in Alexandria, MN. Earl Austin Lennes was one of twin sons born to Jerry and Wilma (Byland) Lennes. His brother, Jon died as an infant, and Earl grew up as the youngest of the...