Obituaries
Alice L. Fosse
Nov 13, 2012
Alice Fosse, 78, died on Tuesday, November 13, 2012 at the Clayco Care Center in Barnesville, MN. Funeral services will be 11:00 AM, Friday, November 16, 2012 at the Hedemarken Lutheran Church in rural Rothsay, MN with Rev. Stan Satre officiating. Burial will be in the Hedemarken Cemetery. Visitation will be held for one hour prior to the funeral service...
Margaret J. Ernst
Nov 6, 2012
Margaret Ernst, age 90, of Barnesville, Minnesota, passed away peacefully on November 6, 2012 at St. Catherines Living Center in Wahpeton, North Dakota. Margaret Jane Ernst was born on November 29, 1921 to Joseph and Gena (Carlson) Hansmann in Moorhead, Minnesota, the third of seven children. She graduated from high school in Moorhead and worked at Woolworths and Bell Telephone...
Lindon "Ole" Herman Krull
Oct 31, 2012
Lindon Ole Krull, age 89, a resident of Barnesville, Minnesota, died on Wednesday, October 31, 2012, at Sanford Hospital in Fargo, ND. Lindon Herman Krull was born on April 29, 1923 to Carl Herman and Alvina (Hukriele) Krull in Bertha Township, Todd County, MN. At the age of six years old his mother died and he was raised by his...
Charles Edward Hovde
Oct 27, 2012
Charles Hovde, age 87, a resident of Barnesville, Minnesota died on Saturday, October 27, 2012 at the Minnesota Veterans Home in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. Charles Edward Hovde was born on June 4, 1925 in Nannkagon Township in Wisconsin the son of Edward and Hattie (Sands) Hovde. Charles attended high school in Hurley, Wisconsin. During World War II Charles was a...
Muriel Leach
Oct 20, 2012
Muriel Kay Leach was born on October 8, 1956 in Moorhead, Minnesota, the daughter of Eugene & Doris (Vannet) Swenson. She graduated from Barnesville High School, and attended Moorhead Tech School. On August 29, 1975, Muriel married David Leach at the Baker Westminster Presbyterian Church. They made their home in rural Glyndon. Muriel was employed by Hospice of the Red...
Mary Ann Plath
Oct 20, 2012
Mary Ann Plath, age 85, passed away peacefully on Saturday, October 20, 2012 at ClayCo Care Center in Barnesville, Minnesota Mary Ann was born on June 2, 1927 in Granite Falls, Minnesota to Ervin and Frances (Heath) Arneson. She grew up in Granite Falls and graduated high school in 1945. She worked in a grocery store and war ration office...
Glorine Victoria Schulstad
Oct 15, 2012
Glorine Victoria Schulstad, age 94, of Barnesville, Minnesota, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Monday, October 15, 2012 at ClayCo Care Center in Barnesville. Glorine was born on July 4, 1918 to Iver and Inga (Halverson) Swenson in Barnesville, Minnesota. She was baptized and confirmed at Our Saviors Lutheran Church in Barnesville. She attended school in Barnesville, and...
Arden C. Bohach
Sep 30, 2012
Arden Bohach, age 72, of Hawley, Minnesota, died peacefully on Sunday, September 30, 2012 at Essentia Health in Fargo. Arden Curtis Bohach was born on November 6, 1939 to Nicholas and Esther (Ristad) Bohach in Hallock, Minnesota. He graduated from Stephen High School in 1957. Following high school, he joined the United States Navy and served until 1960. Arden was...
Michael Farrell
Sep 29, 2012
Michael James Farrell, age 70, of Barnesville, died peacefully surrounded by his family at St. Marys Hospital, in Rochester, Minnesota on Saturday, September 29, 2012. Mike was born on November 6, 1941 in Fargo, North Dakota, to Joe and Eleanor (Richardson) Farrell and grew up in West Fargo. As a youth, he was an Eagle Scout and attended the National...
Margaret A. Carr
Sep 6, 2012
Margaret Carr, age 97, passed away peacefully on Thursday, September 6, 2012 at Clayco Care Center in Barnesville, Minnesota. Margaret Ann Carr was born on July 30, 1915 in Glyndon, Minnesota to Oscar and Emma (Thompson) Wangen. She grew up in Glyndon and graduated from Glyndon High School. She attended Moorhead State Teacher College and obtained her two year teaching...
Michael J. Roesch
Sep 5, 2012
Mike was born on July 17, 1947. He was the seventh of ten children born to Francis and Vivian Roesch. He grew up and continued to live in Downer his entire life. He attended school in Barnesville and later entered the Navy in 1965. He was honorably discharged in November of 1969. After the Navy, he worked for Kost Bro....
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
