Obituaries

Floyd Schindler

Floyd Schindler

Aug 26, 2012

Floyd Schindler, 86, of Barnesville, Minnesota, died Sunday, August 26, 2012, at Clayco Care Center in Barnesville, Minnesota. Floyd Edward Schindler was born on September 14, 1925 in Vassar, Manitoba, to August and Rose (Bartlett) Schindler. He grew up in Vassar, and moved to Barnesville, Minnesota in 1940. He later became a United States Citizen. Floyd had been married to...

Gloria Jean Mork

Gloria Jean Mork

Aug 21, 2012

Gloria Jean Mork, age 64, of Barnesville, Minnesota passed away peacefully Tuesday, August 21, 2012 in her home surrounded by family. Gloria was born December 19, 1947 in Barnesville, Minnesota to Adolph Bud Moberg and Gladys Olson. She grew up and attended school in Barnesville. She began working at the Barnesville Care Center when it opened and continued to work...

Dorothy Swenson

Dorothy Swenson

Aug 10, 2012

Dorothy Swenson, age 93, a resident of Barnesville, Minnesota died Friday, August 10, 2012 at her home in Barnesville under the care of Hospice and her family. Dorothy was born May 10, 1919 to Harold and Grace (Root) Hoel in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota. She graduated from high school in Christine, ND. Then Dorothy graduated from Moorhead State University with an...

Bernard Kieselbach

Bernard Kieselbach

Aug 6, 2012

Bernard G. Kieselbach, age 70, of Barnesville, Minnesota died Monday, August 6, 2012 at his home in Barnesville with his family at his side. Bernard and his twin brother, Benedict, were born on November 10, 1941 to Sylvester G. and Albertina (Gerbing) Kieselbach. Bernard attended Assumption Grade School through the eighth grade, Barnesville High School through the eleventh grade, and...

Genevieve Swike

Genevieve Swike

Jul 29, 2012

Genevieve Swike, age 92, of Barnesville, Minnesota died Sunday, July 29, 2012 at the Lake Region Health Center in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. Genevieve was born May 20, 1920 in her parents home in Everdell, Minnesota the daughter of Ernest and Susan (Watson) Messer, Sr. She grew up and attended school in Breckenridge, Minnesota and graduated in 1939. Genevieve worked in...

Donald Tirk

Donald Tirk

Jul 21, 2012

Donald Richard Tirk, retired teacher and principal from the Tahoma School District in Washington State, passed away April 15, 2012, following a valiant fight with cancer. He is survived by his wife, Suzanne; his two daughters, Peggy and Millicent; four siblings, Dolores Mullen of San Diego, CA, Allan of Long Prairie, MN, Jean of Kansas City, MO, and Joe of...

Della Herfindahl

Della Herfindahl

Jul 6, 2012

Della Anna Herfindahl, age 78, a resident of Barnesville, Minnesota, passed away peacefully on Thursday, July 6, 2012 in her home from an incurable kidney cancer. Della was a true pioneer born March 21st 1934 in a log home. Her birth was assisted by her grandmother, Anna. Della Anna Erickson was delivered to her parents Edor and Hazel Erickson. Della...

Marjorie Solum

Marjorie Solum

Jul 4, 2012

Marjorie Solum, age 87, of Orangevale, California died Wednesday, July 4, 2012 at her home in Orangevale and during her life accomplished many amazing things. Marjorie was born March 16, 1925 in a log cabin on her familys home in Wisconsin the daughter of Richard and Elsie (Bower) Provost. In the 1940s she was crowned prom queen and worked with...

Gertrude Weyrauch

Gertrude Weyrauch

Jun 30, 2012

Gertrude Gertie Weyrauch, age 92, of Barnesville, Minnesota, formally of Ray, North Dakota passed away Saturday June 30th 2012 at Eventide Lutheran Nursing Home in Moorhead, Minnesota after a long courageous battle with an illness. Mary Gertrude Elizabeth Daniel was born in Ray, North Dakota on November 26th 1919 to Matthew and Cecelia (Hickel) Daniel. Gertie grew up in Ray...

Ferne Graening

Ferne Graening

Jun 29, 2012

Ferne Graening, age 94, of Barnesville, Minnesota died Friday, June 29, 2012 at the Villa Maria Nursing Home in Fargo, North Dakota. Ferne Marie (Furst) Graening was born in rural Barnesville on June 13, 1918, to Roman and Lena Furst. She was raised in Barnesville and attended the Assumption Catholic School. She moved to Crystal Lake, Illinois, to assist her...

Louis Labisch

Louis Labisch

Jun 21, 2012

Louis Labisch, age 97, of Hastings, Minnesota formerly of Barnesville, Minnesota died June 21, 2012 surrounded by loved ones at Regina Hospital in Hastings. Louis was born August 23, 1914 in Atherton Township to Paul and Anna (Weber) Labisch. He married Marjorie Pasch on June 10, 1941 in Barnesville. Louis & Marjorie lived in Atherton Township where he farmed. Later...

Lillian Axness

Lillian Axness

Jun 20, 2012

Lillian Axness, age 88, of Rothsay, Minnesota died Wednesday, June 20, 2012 at the Pelican Valley Health Center in Pelican Rapids, Minnesota. Lillian was born on March 23, 1924 in Norwegian Grove Township to Emil and Gina Julsrud. Lillian grew up and attended school in the Pelican Rapids area. She taught school in the Pelican Rapids and Lawndale School Districts....

Eleanor K. Blilie

Eleanor K. Blilie

Jun 1, 2012

Eleanor K. Blilie, 94, of Spring Lake Park, MN, passed away peacefully, with her family by her side, on June 1, 2012, at the Camilla Rose Nursing home in Coon Rapids where she lived the last two months of her life. Eleanor was born in Charbameou, ND, on April 20, 1918, to Knut & Lillie (Ringsaker) Kristenson. Losing her parents...

James C. Neumann

James C. Neumann

May 21, 2012

James C. Neumann, age 85, of Rothsay, Minnesota, passed away Monday, May 21, 2012 at St. Catherines Living Center in Wahpeton, North Dakota. James Charles Neumann was born on January 3, 1927 to Edward and Mae (Kukowski) Neumann in Wahpeton, North Dakota. He moved with his family to a farm near Erhard, Minnesota, and in 1942 they moved to a...

Jeanne Dahnke

Jeanne Dahnke

May 16, 2012

Jeanne Dahnke, age 93 of Frazee, Minnesota passed away peacefully Wednesday, May 16, 2012 at the Frazee Care Center. Jeanne was born on March 4, 1919 in Moorhead, Minnesota to Vernon and Julia (Whaley) Terryll. The family later moved to Barnesville, Minnesota. In August of 1950, Jeanne was united in marriage to Victor Dahnke, and of this union they had...

Marion L. White

Marion L. White

May 15, 2012

Marion White, age 78, of Barnesville, Minnesota died peacefully Tuesday, May 15, 2012 in her daughters home surrounded by her family. Marion was born September 30, 1933 in Glendale, California to Rudolph Hoffeld and Elizabeth Stone Yates. She lived with her family on Catalina Island from the age of 6 until age 10. They then returned to California where she...

Leonard W Holland

Leonard W Holland

May 14, 2012

Leonard Holland, age 89, of Barnesville, Minnesota died Monday, May 14, 2012 at Sanford Health in Fargo, North Dakota. Leonard William Holland was born May 3, 1923 in rural Barnesville, Minnesota the son of Harry and Mathilda (Austin) Holland. He was raised and attended country school near Barnesville. As a young man he worked with his father on the family...

Lloyd R Heng

Lloyd R Heng

May 14, 2012

Lloyd Heng, age 80, of Kent, Washington, formerly of Barnesville, Minnesota died Monday, May 14, 2012 in Port Orchard, Washington. Lloyd Richard Heng was born May 27, 1931 in rural Barnesville, Minnesota the son of John and Mathilda (Paulson) Heng. He was raised there and graduated from Barnesville High School in 1951. From 1953 until 1955 he served in the...

Alice Most

Alice Most

May 11, 2012

Alice Most, age 81, resident of Moorhead, MN formerly a resident of Comstock, Minnesota, died on Friday, May 11, 2012 at the Golden LivingCenter in Moorhead. Alice Geneva Landa was born February 23, 1931 in Werner, North Dakota the daughter of Thor and Olga (Melhous) Landa. Alice moved with her family in 1938 to Minnesota. She received her elementary education...

Harlan Manston

Harlan Manston

May 9, 2012

Harlan D. Manston, age 80, of Barnesville, Minnesota died Wednesday, May 9, 2012 at the Villa Maria Nursing Home in Fargo, North Dakota. Harlan Dale Manston was born August 17, 1931in Barnesville, Minnesota the son of Charles and Delia (Peterson) Manston. He was baptized and confirmed in the Downer Presbyterian Church and was a member there until the church closed...

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