Peggy Graves > Mother > Elgene

Elgene B. Graves, 96 of Alexandria, passed away at Grand Arbor, on February 23, 2019.
A celebration of life gathering will be held at the Grand Arbor Community Room on Saturday, March 9, 2019 from 1:00-4:00pm.
Elgene was born in Fargo, North Dakota in 1922 to Theron and Besse Armstrong. She was one of five children. She graduated from NDSU, (was NDAC at that time) with a B.S. degree in Home Economics. Elgene worked in Minneapolis in sales and merchandising. While working in Minneapolis, she met her husband Alan and they married in 1946. With their two daughters, Susan and Peggy, they moved to Alexandria in 1952. Elgene enjoyed and was involved with many activities such as Newcomers, Bridge club, Alexandria Golf Club (Women’s Auxiliary President), and Women’s Fellowship at the First Congregational Church. Elgene worked doing bookkeeping, with her husband, Alan who had an accounting business in Alexandria. She later worked at the Viking Motel which they owned, where her warm personality greeted their many restaurant guests and motel travelers. Elgene and Alan enjoyed their home on Lake Carlos and later wintering in Scottsdale Arizona for many years. In her later years, she resided at Grand Arbor in Alexandria.
Elgene’s family would like to extend their sincere thank you to the Grand Arbor Staff and the aides and nurses in the Assisted Living and Memory Care units. Their kindness and compassion was of great comfort to Elgene and family. Elgene will be remembered for kindness, good sense of humor and her love of the golf game. She joked that the one thing she never achieved was her career round. She was a special grandma to her grandchildren. They enjoyed many outings during visits to Arizona, like golfing, the zoo, hiking, picnics and other adventures. She always made everyone feel welcome. During one of the family’s annual gatherings on the Fourth of July, she was caught on video doing her famous sparkler dance. You can find it on youtube, “Dance, Elgene Dance”.
Elgene was preceded in death by her parents, Besse and T.L. (Theron) Armstrong; brother, Bill Armstrong; sisters, Dorothy Millar and Betty Borman; husband, Alan; and daughter, Peggy Beard.
She is survived by her daughter, Susan Seltz (Jack) of Alexandria, Minnesota; sister, Margaret Armstrong-Law of Fargo, North Dakota; grandchildren, Christopher Beard (Heather) and Stephanie Beard, Joseph Seltz (Kimberlee) and Jacob Seltz; great grandchildren, Corwyn, Maryn and Allasyn Beard and Whitney Seltz; and many nieces and nephews. She will be missed by all.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to Hospice of Douglas County or Knute Nelson - Grand Arbor.

 https://www.lindfamilyfh.com/notices/Elgene-Graves

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Gloria Miller > Husband 01.28.19

Fredrick Edward Carlson, the son of Ernest and Clara (Baumhofer) Carlson, was born on December 7, 1948 in Alexandria, MN.  Fred grew up in the Evansville area and graduated from Evansville High School in the class of 1966.  He then enlisted into the United States Army, serving overseas in Germany from January 1968 until December 1969.  After Fred completed his tour, he moved back to Evansville.  He met the love of his life, Gloria Miller, at a dance in Alexandria.  They were united in marriage on April 22, 1972 at Zion Lutheran Church.  Four children were born to this union, Scott, Ryan, Jamie, and Daniel.  Fred worked for UPS for over 30 years delivering packages to customers all around the five-state area.  Fred retired in 2000.
Fred and his family lived in Columbia Heights until 1981, when they moved to their home near Evansville.  Fred and his best friend, Steve Hanson, built the home his family lives in today. Fred loved the scenic views and secluded area where he built his home. He loved Minnesota and especially Evansville.  Fred was involved with the Evansville American Legion.  He was with the Honor Guard and called bingo for the American Legion for many years.
Fred was a Harley man.  He loved to ride his bike whenever and wherever he could.  He made trips to Maine, Alaska, Sturgis, the Carolinas, Colorado and of course everywhere around Evansville.  He was die-hard Vikings fan and loved to watch the old-fashioned Western movies.  Great sense of humor, fun, strong willed, opinionated, outgoing, easy to talk with are just a few words that described Fred.   But words like, honest, soft hearted, family man, a great husband and a great dad are the words that best describe Fred to his family.  Fred loved his family and always enjoyed gatherings with his brothers and sisters and extended family.  Fred will be missed by all who knew and loved him.
Fred E. Carlson passed away on Monday, January 28, 2019 at his home at the age of 70 years old.  He is survived by his wife of 46 years Gloria Carlson of Evansville; children, Scott Carlson of St. Paul, Ryan Carlson of West Fargo, ND, Jamie Carlson of St. Paul, and Daniel Carlson of Evansville; brothers, Robert (Juane) Carlson of Minneapolis and Harry (Donna) Carlson of Millerville; sisters, Colleen (Clayton) Rustad of Park Rapids, Dorothy (Roger) Anderson of St. Paul, Elaine Larson of Columbia Heights, Virginia (Gregg) Walker of Bismarck, ND, and Mary Larson of Eagan; many nieces, nephews, and cousins; and honorary grandchildren, Ellie, Emma, Ahriya, Addy, and Oakley Olsen.  Fred was preceded in death by his parents, Ernest and Clara Carlson; nephew, Matthew Carlson; niece, Monica Walker; and brothers-in-law, Brad Larson and Gary Larson.
A Memorial Mass will be held on Monday, February 4, 2019 at 11 AM at Our Lady of Seven Dolors Catholic Church in Millerville.  A visitation will take place on Sunday, February 3, 2019 from 4-7 PM at Our Lady of Seven Dolors Catholic Church in Millerville and for one hour prior to the mass on Monday at the church.

Vivian Kloehn > Mother, Mary 01.17.19

   
Mary Elizabeth (Jesnowski) Kloehn was born on July 22, 1926, in Urness Township, Douglas County, Minnesota to Peter and Helen (Schmidt) Jesnowski. 
Mary was united in marriage to Edwin Kloehn on November 17, 1947, at the St. John’s in Garfield.  The couple farmed near Garfield and were blessed with 9 children.  Mary was a homemaker and worked right alongside Edwin with all the farming chores.  Edwin died on May 19, 1982.  Mary continued to live on the farm and lived there 69 years until recently when she lived at the Alex Assisted Living.
Mary enjoyed listening to old time music, gardening, sewing, quilting and doing crafts.  She was an excellent baker and the family loved her potato pancakes.
Mary passed away on Thursday, January 17, 2019, at Alomere Health in Alexandria at the age of 92.  She is survived by her children, Jacqueline Smith of Garfield, Vivian (Earl) Lundebrek of Lowry, Jane (Danny) Field of Osakis, Karen (Leroy) Cox of Cameron, NC, Doyle (Peg) Kloehn of Nelson, Marcie (DeWayne) Johnson of Garfield, Renee (Mike) Becker of Garfield, and Anita (Greg) Debilzen of Parkers Prairie; 9 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren; and a niece and several nephews. Mary is preceded in death by her parents, Peter and Helen; husband, Edwin; infant daughter, Ruth; grandchildren, Eric Bentler and Amber Debilzen; brother, Edward and his wife, Betty Jesnowski; and sons-in-law, Gordy Bentler and John Smith.
Funeral service will be held on Saturday, January 19, 2019, 2:00 PM at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Garfield.  Burial will be at St. John’s Cemetery.  Visitation will be held on Friday, January 18, 2019 from 5-7 PM at the Anderson Funeral Home and one hour prior to the service at the church on Saturday.

CLASSMATE > Jerome Cihlar 12.07.2018

   Jerome (Jerry) Charles Cihlar was born July 1, 1949 in Alexandria, MN. Son of Henry and Dorothy (Roers) Cihlar. He was raised in Alexandria and graduated from Jefferson High School in 1967.

 

Jerry joined the US Coast Guard in October 1967 and served in Alaska and St. Petersburg, Florida. After leaving the US Coast Guard in 1971. He remained in Florida and worked for the Coast Guard as civilian employee for 20 years.

Jerry was married to Sheila Cutting in 1971 and they were blessed with two girls, Christine and Pamela , and 2 grandchildren, Nate and Lily.

Jerry died December 7, 2018 after a 5-year battle with Leukemia.

 He was preceded in death by this father, Henry; brother, Rodney and nephew, Scott Retzlaff. He is survived by his mother, Dorothy Cihlar of Alexandria; his two daughters, Christine and Pamela, siblings Larry (Kathy) of Carlos; Mary Lou of Alexandra; Irene Keife (Bob) of Houma, Louisiana; Rosalie Kessler (Joe) of Bergland, Michigan; Annette Retzlaff (Greg) of Miltona, Veronica Baas (Roger) of Long Prairie and many nieces and nephews.

Steve Colby > Brother 12.08.2018

Philip Colbjornsen died 12-08-18, at the age of 86.  No service planned at this time.  Obit pending.

   Phillip Carl Colbjornsen (Phil) was born on January 7, 1935 to Carl & Eleanor(Stevens) Colbjornsen in Fargo, ND. He grew up in both Farwell & Alexandria where he graduated in 1953. He enjoyed being a fishing guide along with working for Supervalu and Wonder Bread. He enlisted into the US Army in 1957 where he spent 2 active years between Ft Gordon & Ft Benning GA. After basics he became part of the marksmanship unit at Ft Benning where he was a top member of the rifle team and awarded many medals and the badge for "elite" sharpshooter. He also attended a signal school and worked as a Communication Center Specialist. He was part of the reserves for an additional 2 years before being honorably discharged in 1962. Phil married Rose Elaine McDonald on August 12 1961, they resided in Hoffman where Phil attended the University of Minnesota Morris. He received his Bachelor of Arts Degree in Biology and Physical Education in 1967. During this time, they started a family and then relocated to Parkers Prairie where he began teaching. In 1973 they built their dream home north of Alexandria near Lake Le Homme Dieu and lived there for over 27 years. Phil taught Biology, coached football, basketball, and track for over 30 years at Parkers Prairie High School before retiring in 1998. Soon after, Rose passed away unexpectedly and Phil moved up North to his hunting land near Kelliher. He enjoyed many years there with friends, gardening and watching wildlife. In the winter he lived in St Cloud where he remained closer to all his family. Phil loved gardening and had one heck of a green thumb. He enjoyed nature walks as he did with his students on field trips in earlier years. He was a Minnesota sports enthusiast and rarely missed a game. He watched football, basketball, baseball, hockey and in earlier years attended all his children's games for many different activities. He loved to talk about Biology with his friends and family along with telling many funny jokes and interesting old stories. Phil passed away peacefully on December 8, 2018 at his home in St. Cloud surrounded by his family. He will be forever loved and missed by all his family and many friends. He is survived by his 5 children, Michelle(Jeff) of Alexandria, Greg Colbjornsen of Alexandria, Ryan (Kim) of Alexandria, Amy (Chad) of St. Cloud, Julie (Troy) Fath of Hermantown, 8 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren, his brothers Steve (Cher) Colby of Alexandria and Ron(Lynn) Colby of St Paul Park. Phil was proceeded in death by his wife Rose and parents Eleanor and Carl Colbjornsen. To Honor Phil's request, there will not be a public funeral service and burial. Family has planned a private celebration of Phil's life. Military Funeral Honors will be provided by the Memorial Riffle Squad (MRS) at the Fort Snelling National Cemetery in St Paul.

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