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Sharlene Drown
Jul 29, 2013
Sharlene G. was born July 28, 1936 to Mary B. (Jennen) and Harold Opdahl of Ghent, MN. She was the fifth of seven children. As a child she enjoyed horses and the outdoors on the farm. She attended St. Eloi School in Ghent and St. Edward’s Catholic School in Minneota, MN. In 1954 she graduated from Minneota High School and...
Virginia "Ginny" Johanna Sterler Skewes
Jul 28, 2013
Virginia Johanna (Sterler) Skewes was born December 21, 1920, in Dale Township, Iowa, to Buss and Viola (Wilts) Sterler. Ginny grew up on a farm east of Marshall and graduated from Marshall High School. She attended business college for a time in Minneapolis. On January 17, 1941, she was united in marriage to Leonard Skewes in Marshall. She traveled with...
George August DeSutter
Jul 28, 2013
George August DeSutter was born to Peter and Pauline (Strubbe) DeSutter January 29, 1922 in Grandview Township. George graduated from St. Eloi Catholic School and served in the United States Navy during WWII. George was a lifetime member of the Ghent American Legion Post 564. He was clerk for Grandview Township for 30 years and also served on MGT Co-op...
Catherine (Marlys ) Kack Wolverton
Jul 24, 2013
Marlys was born on November 15, 1931 in Oskosh Township, Yellow Medicine County, to Leo and Christine (Kockelman) Kack. She was baptized, confirmed, and attended elementary school in St. Leo, MN and graduated from Canby High School and Minneapolis Business College. In 1957, she and Loren Brooks of New Orleans, LA were married in Canby. Loren died in a military...
Katherine Kate Krueger Polesky
Jul 22, 2013
No services will be held for Katherine “Katie†Polesky, who died on Monday, July 22, 2013, at the Minneota Manor in Minneota. Katherine Krueger Polesky was born on June 14, 1921, in Sleepy Eye, MN, to Emil and Catherine (Bleninger) Krueger. She graduated from Sleepy Eye Public School, married, and moved to Marshall. Katie worked as a waitress at many...
Randall (Randy) Obe
Jul 21, 2013
Randall Reuben Obe was born on May 24, 1954, in Marshall, to Reuben and Anna “Peggy†(Strand) Obe. He grew up in Minneota and graduated from Minneota High School in 1973. On April 15, 1978, he was united in marriage to Sheree Boe. Randy worked doing road construction for McLaughlin & Schultz and then Midwest Asphalt. He later took a...
Harold Welgraven
Jul 19, 2013
Harold Welgraven, 76, of Chandler, MN died on Friday, July 19, 2013 at the Hospice Home in Slayton, MN. Services will be held on 10:30 AM Tuesday, July 23, 2013 at the Chandler Reformed Church, Chandler, MN. Visitation will be on Monday, July 22, 2013 from 5:00 – 8:00 p.m. at the Chandler Funeral Chapel, Chandler, MN and continuing one...
Valorie Jean Andree
Jul 18, 2013
Valorie J. Andree age 60 of Tracy, MN died Thursday, July 18, 2013 at her home in Tracy. Services will be 2:00 PM Monday, July 22, 2013 at Tracy Lutheran Church. Visitation will also be held at Tracy Lutheran Church on Sunday, July 21, 2013 from 4:00 until 7:00 PM, with a prayer service at 7:00 PM. Visitation will also...
Virginia Clara Foley
Jul 16, 2013
Virginia C. Foley age 87 of Tracy, MN, formerly of Slayton, MN, died Tuesday, July 16, 2013 at the Sanford-Tracy Medical Center. Services will be 10:30 AM Monday, July 22, 2013 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Tracy. Visitation will be held from 4:00 until 7:00 PM at the Almlie Funeral Home in Tracy, with a rosary at 4:00 PM...
William Craig Magnuson
Jul 16, 2013
William Craig Magnuson was born on July 22, 1945, in Granite Falls, to Grant and Anna (West) Magnuson. He grew up in Cottonwood and graduated from Cottonwood High School. After attending St. Cloud State University for a few years, Bill moved back to Cottonwood. On October 22, 1966, he was united in marriage to Linda Norland at St. Mary’s Catholic...
George Andrew Ivan Nyquist
Jul 16, 2013
George Nyquist age 77 of Tracy, MN died Tuesday, July 16, 2013 at his home in Tracy. Service will be 11:00 AM Saturday, July 20, 2013 at Tracy Lutheran Church. Visitation will be from 4:00 until 8:00 PM Friday, July 19, 2013 at the Almlie Funeral Home in Tracy, with a prayer service at 7:00 PM. A luncheon will served...
Micky Seng Her
Jul 14, 2013
Micky Seng Her age 27 of Walnut Grove, MN died Sunday, July 14, 2013 at the Sanford Medical Center in Sioux Falls, SD as a result of a car accident. His service will be held Monday, July 29, 2013 at 8:00 AM at the Almlie Funeral Home in Tracy, MN, followed by the interment in the Tracy City Cemetery at...
Ollie Evelyn Maronde Gagnon
Jul 12, 2013
Olivene (Maronde) Gagnon was born January 11, 1932 to Harold and Evelyn (Meron) Maronde in Marshall. She spent her entire life in Marshall, until she met and married Emmett Gagnon May 20, 1953. Together the couple moved to California while Emmett served in the military before returning to Cottonwood. The couple eventually moved to Marshall where they had two children,...
Michael Ryan Afdem
Jul 1, 2013
Michael Ryan Afdem was born on January 19, 1990, in St. Cloud, MN. He was adopted by David and Jane (Novotny) Afdem. Michael attended grade school at St. Edward Catholic School in Minneota and graduated from Marshall High School. He attended Southwest Minnesota State University for a year. For the last two years, Michael has been living in Madison, WI,...
Jason Wayne Steffes
Jun 25, 2013
Jason Wayne Steffes age 39 of Balaton, MN died Tuesday, June 25, 2013. Services will be 11:00 AM Saturday, June 29, 2013 at the Victory Christian Church in Balaton. The visitation will be from 4:00 until 8:00 PM Friday, June 28, 2013 at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Balaton. The interment will be in the Lakeside Cemetery in Balaton, with...
Arthur Byron Crocker
Jun 21, 2013
Arthur B. Crocker age 67 of Marshall, MN, formerly of Balaton, MN, died Friday, June 21, 2013 at the Prairie Home Hospice House in Marshall. Services will be 11:00 AM Thursday, June 27, 2013 at Arthur’s Roller Rink, Currently Almlie Funeral Home, in Balaton. Visitation will be from 4:00 until 8:00 PM Wednesday, June 26, 2013 at the Almlie Funeral...
Marlene (Tiny) Olivia Torkelson
Jun 15, 2013
Marlene “Tiny†Torkelson age 72 of Tracy, MN died Saturday, June 15, 2013 at the Prairie View Healthcare Center in Tracy. Services will be11:00 AM Wednesday, June 19, 2013 at Tracy Lutheran Church. Visitation will from 4:00 until 8:00 PM Tuesday, June 18, 2013 at the Almlie Funeral Home in Tracy, with a prayer service at 7:00 PM. Interment will...
Eileen Marie Habstritt Jones
Jun 14, 2013
Eileen Marie was born on December 20, 1940 the youngest of four daughters to Clayton and Martha (Scheltens) Habstritt in Willmar. Education was an intricate part of Eileen’s life. After graduating from Raymond High School in 1958, Eileen went to St. Cloud State University where she received a Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree in English. Eileen started a career of English...
Sarah (Sally) Josephine Sutton Wiley
Jun 14, 2013
Sarah “Sally†Josephine (Sutton) Wiley was born in Leicester, England to Leslie and Edith (Thomas) Sutton. At the age of 15, Sally left home to work in a hotel while she finished her education. She loved to dance; it was at a dance club in England where she would meet Curtiss Wiley, an American soldier. The couple married in London...
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