Obituaries

Jun 13, 2007

Iris Hill, age 89 of Osakis, formerly of Albuquerque, New Mexico died on Wednesday, June 13, 2007 at the Douglas County Hospital in Alexandria, MN. Iris was born on September 9, 1917, in Waskeda, Manitoba, to Thomas and Louisa (Mutter) Jones. She was united in marriage to George Hill of Bottineau, ND, on December 6, 1944 in the cathedral...

Jun 4, 2007

Mervel Reed, age 95 of Osakis died early Monday morning, June 4, 2007 at the Douglas County Hospital in Alexandria, MN. Mervel was born on October 27, 1911 in Newell, Iowa to Fred and Ida (Taft) Reed. He was married to Wava Akin on April 2, 1941 in at the parsonage of the Reynolds Baptist church in rural Long...

May 19, 2007

Elaine Hawkins, age 86 of Osakis passed away on Saturday, May 19 at the West View Apartments in Osakis, MN. Elaine Lola Cooper was born on July 11, 1920 in Carlos Township, Douglas Co., MN to Charles & Della (Yohnke) Cooper. In November of 1937, Elaine married Maynard Ahlbrecht in Washington. They moved to Iowa when Maynard found work...

May 18, 2007

Elvin E. Fezler, age 94 and longtime resident of Osakis died early Friday, May 18, 2007 at the Community Memorial Home in Osakis, MN where he lived for the last four years. Elvin was born on March 29, 1913 in Blue Earth, MN. His parents were Trask and Sarah (Nash) Fezler. He attended school in Osakis and was very...

May 18, 2007

Julius 'Juke' Helmstetter, age 98 of Osakis died on Friday, May 18 at the Community Memorial Home in Osakis, MN. Juke was born on March 31, 1909 to Julius and Louise (Mueller) Helmstetter in Carlos, MN. Juke was united in marriage to Irell Wagner in Carlos, MN on June 27, 1940. They farmed in Leslie Township for over 52...

Apr 27, 2007

Harry Rutten, age 92 of Osakis died on Friday, April 27, 2007 from injuries suffered in a grass fire at his farm on the northwest side of Lake Osakis. Harry was born on April 25, 1915 in Osakis to Christ and Mathilda (Roers) Rutten. On June 27, 1939 he was united in marriage to Amelia Zimmel at the St....

Mar 13, 2007

Billy Garvin, age 45 of Osakis died unexpectedly at his home in rural Osakis on Tuesday, March 13, 2007. Billy was born on January 5, 1962 in Alexandria, MN to Alfred and Mae (Whiting) Garvin. He attended Osakis Public School and graduated with the class of 1980. Billy enjoyed country life and continued to work on the farm after...

Mar 10, 2007

Willard was born on October 22, 1924 and passed away on Saturday, March 10, 2007.

Willard was a resident of Alexandria, Minnesota.

Mar 9, 2007

LIFE HISTORY for NORMAN MEINKE Norman Meinke, age 80 of Alexandria, passed away on Thursday, March 8, 2007 at the Knute-Nelson Memorial Home in Alexandria, MN. Norman Frederick Meinke was born on October 19, 1926 in Somerset, Wisconsin to Carl and Emilia (Diethart) Meinke. He grew up and attended school in Somerset. Norman served his country as a fireman...

Mar 6, 2007

Ernie passed away on Tuesday, March 6, 2007.

Ernie was a resident of Osakis, Minnesota.

Mar 4, 2007

Marie Hendricks was born on August 16, 1904 in Belle River Township, Douglas County, MN to Leonard and Mary (Trapen) Hendricks. She grew up on a farm and one of her first jobs was working at Herbergers Department Store in Osakis and also at the Rexall Drug Store. Marie was quite an athlete and not only competed with the...

Mar 2, 2007

Terry was born on August 25, 1948 in Wadena, MN. He grew up and attended high school in Somerset, WI and entered the Naval Reserves during his senior year. He served his country during the Vietnam War. He was a member of the Black Beret, the special forces team that did river patrol. After his time in the service,...

Feb 25, 2007

Dorothy Brown, age 83 of Niverville, New York passed away on Sunday, February 25, 2007 at her daughter 's home in Osakis, MN. Dorothy Leah Miller was born on November 26, 1923 in Mahanoy City, PA to Wilson and Elizabeth (Jenkins) Miller. She attended Woodrow Wilson grade school in Waterbury, CT. She took business courses from Wilby High School...

Feb 12, 2007

David passed away on Monday, February 12, 2007.

David was a resident of Ames, Iowa.

Feb 4, 2007

Florence was born on January 23, 1922 and passed away on Sunday, February 4, 2007.

Florence was a resident of Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Jan 30, 2007

Bert Blake, age 78 of Osakis died at his home early Tuesday, January 30, 2007 in rural Osakis, MN. Berthold Albert Blake, Jr. was born on June 30, 1928 in Cando, North Dakota to Berthold and Alvina (Bredow) Blake, Sr. They moved to Ottertail County when Bert, Jr. was an infant. At the age of thirteen, Bert left home...

Jan 21, 2007

Hilda Avery, age 94 of Osakis died on Sunday, January 21, 2007 at the Community Memorial Home in Osakis. Hilda was born on Christmas Eve, December 24, 1912 in Hitchcock, South Dakota to Oscar and Hannah (Eldeen) Johnson. She grew up in Hitchcock and on February 2, 1933 was united in marriage to Robert Leeland Avery. They came to...

Jan 16, 2007

Marjorie was born on August 14, 1912 and passed away on Tuesday, January 16, 2007.

Marjorie was a resident of Red Wing, Minnesota.

Jan 14, 2007

Nick was born on December 11, 1916 and passed away on Sunday, January 14, 2007.

Nick was a resident of Osakis, Minnesota.

Jan 7, 2007

Clara Rutten Braband, age 90 formerly of Osakis passed away early Sunday, January 7, 2007 at her home at Arlington Place in St. Joseph, MN surrounded by her family. Clara Elizabeth Stoetzel was born on August 12, 1916, the ninth of ten children born to Henry and Theresia (Hunhoff) Stoetzel in St. Rosa, MN. She first worked as a...