Obituaries
Alfred Garvin
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...
Crystal Rivera
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;...
Agatha Knoblach
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...
June Ringling
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,...
Patrick Collins
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...
Cecelia Maus
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...
Larry Lynch
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...
Harriet Overvig
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...
Merlund Brees
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...
Wilson Roy
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...
Dwight George
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...
Earl Lennes
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...
Lucile Peters
Aug 21, 2008
Lucile was born on March 21, 1917 and passed away on Thursday, August 21, 2008.
Lucile was a resident of Osakis, Minnesota.
Carol Grubbs
Aug 20, 2008
Carol was born on February 2, 1952 and passed away on Wednesday, August 20, 2008.
Carol was a resident of Osakis, Minnesota.
Jerry Leone
Aug 14, 2008
Gerald 'Jerry' Leone, Sr. age 74 of Kensington, MN passed away on Thursday, August 14 at the Douglas County Hospital in Alexandria, MN. He made a valiant effort to live with cancer. He won the victory of everlasting life in Christ while surrounded by his loving family. Jerry was born on December 8, 1933 to Samuel and Evelyn (Pederson)...
Annie Elsner
Aug 2, 2008
Life History for Annie Elsner Annie Elsner, age 86, of Alexandria, formerly of Carlos, passed away on Saturday evening, August 2, 2008 at Sharon's Senior Care Center in Alexandria, MN. Annie was born on April 7, 1922 in Marion, North Dakota to Charles and Annastasia (Collins) Levens. Her mother died when Annie was just three weeks old and she...
Linda Traulich
Jul 26, 2008
Linda Traulich, age 60 of Osakis died Saturday, July 26, 2008 at the St. Cloud Hospital in St. Cloud, MN. Linda Lee was born on February 17, 1948 in Osakis, MN. She was a graduate of Osakis High School with the class of 1965. She attended the Model Beauty Academy in St. Cloud, MN. Linda worked in Brooklyn Centre...
Dick Eidem
Jul 21, 2008
LIFE HISTORY OF RICHARD 'DICK' EIDEM Richard 'Dick' Eidem, age 70 of Osakis died unexpectedly in an Ultra-Lite plane accident near Sauk Centre on Monday, July 21, 2008. Dick Eidem was born on September 5, 1937 in Minneapolis, MN to Conrad and Alice (Pearson) Eidem. He was a graduate of Washburn High School with the class of 1955. At...
Evelyn Nelson
Jul 12, 2008
Evelyn Nelson, age 87 of Osakis passed into eternal rest on Saturday evening, July 12, 2008 at the Douglas County Hospital in Alexandria, MN. Evelyn Marie Dahlberg was born on March 4, 1921 in Belle River Township to Andrew and Sophie (Walters) Dahlberg. She graduated from high school in Alexandria and then attended St. Cloud Teacher's College. She returned...
Terry Doucette
Jul 1, 2008
Terrence "Terry" Doucette, age 54 of Alexandria. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, July 3 at 11: 00 am at St. Nicholas Catholic Church in Belle River. Burial is at the church cemetery. Visitation begins at 10 AM on Thursday, July 3 at St. Nicholas Church in Belle River. Arrangements by the Roy-Hetland Funeral Home, Osakis.
