Area Obituaries

Joanna Alice (Olson) Cole, 35,  was welcomed into heaven from her home on Jan. 13, 2019, after a courageous battle with cancer. Joanna was born on Sept. 7, 1983, at Saint Luke’s Hospital in Duluth, Minn., to Bernard and Sandra. Joanna was a Majorette and a football player. She participated in choir, theater and Knowledge Bowl, and…

Lana Kay Fossell passed away peacefully on Jan. 15, 2019, at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, N.D., surrounded by her family. Lana was born Nov. 21, 1944, to Einer and Edna Kjergaard in Lake Benton, Minn. She was their fourth daughter and had a younger brother. She attended high school at West Central School of…

Geraldine Hultgren passed away Monday, Jan. 14, 2019, at the Karlstad Nursing Home in Karlstad, Minn., at the age of 82½ years old. Geraldine Lavonne (Wollin) Hultgren was born to the late Amy (Brekke) Wollin and George Wollin on July 19, 1936, in Arveson Township east of Karlstad.  Geraldine grew up on a farm in…

Sandra Carolyn Bouvette, 75, passed away peacefully at Bethany on the Lake Nursing Home in Alexandria, Minn. on Jan. 13, 2019, surrounded by her family. Sandra was born to Stanley and Evelyn (Bostad) Swenson in Hallock, Minn., on Jan. 27, 1943. She attended Kennedy Public School and graduated in 1961. She attended Concordia College Moorhead…

Lucille E. Smolak, 83 of Rosemount, Minn., passed away Jan. 18, 2019. She is survived by her children, Loretta (Ed) Loesch, Michael Smolak, Cindy (Gary) Stromback, Darlene Fowler (Jim Baumann), and Lisa (Scott) McClung; seven grandchildren, Shawn, Sarah, Josh, Skylar, Taylor, Haylie and Ryan; great-grandchildren, Chloe, Paige, Kira and Ava; siblings, Clarence (Elayne), Eva (Milo)…

Altha Winnifred Carlson of Hallock, Minn., died at the assisted living apartments in Hallock on Jan. 9, 2019. She was born on Oct. 6, 1926, the daughter of George and Winnifred (Holdstock) Westerberg.  Altha grew up on the family farm by Lake Bronson and graduated from Lake Bronson High School in 1944. On July 12,…

Lance Cpl. Riley Stephen Kuznia, 20, was born on Sept. 17, 1998 in Bemidji, Minn., to Adam and Markelle Kuznia. Riley was tragically killed in the line of duty on Jan. 1, 2019, at the Marine Barracks in Washington D.C., serving the country he loved. Riley felt that he needed to give back to his…

Jerry Henry Lindegard, 92, of Hallock, Minn., passed away peacefully with family at his side at the Kittson Memorial Nursing Home on Saturday, Dec. 29, 2018. Jerry was born on July 9, 1926, in Hallock, to Henry and Frances (Jackson) Lindegard. He attended school and grew to manhood there, graduating in 1944. Jerry served his…

Beverly Hughes 88, of Hallock, Minn., passed away at Kittson Memorial Healthcare Center on Thursday morning, Jan. 3, 2019. Beverly Wollertson was born March 19, 1930, at Erskine, Minn., to Joseph and Martha (Bensen) Wollertson.  Bev attended elementary school in Shelly, Minn., through the 8th grade and attended high school in Climax, Minn., graduating in…

Monica Johnson, 64, of Lake Bronson, Minn., passed away on Dec. 24, 2018, after an incredible fight against cancer. Monica Ann Pietruszewski was born in Greenbush, Minn., on Sept. 9, 1954, the daughter of Sylvester and Esther (Snare) Pietruszewski. She grew up in Grafton and later moved with her family to Donaldson, Minn. On Jan.…