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Obituaries 05/04/23

Lilias Asfeld, 88 Lilias Elsie Asfeld, age 88, passed away on April 25, 2023, surrounded by her family at The Annandale Care Center. She was born on August 17, 1934, on a farm in Meeker County to Henry and Emma (Ross) Zempel. They lived on the farm in Forest City, MN, until her high school years...

Obituaries 04/27/23

Andrea Cottew, 52 Andrea Rae (Mobley) Cottew, age 52, of Buffalo, MN, passed away tragically as a victim of homicide on February 6, 2023. She was born on August 24, 1970, to Robert “Buffalo Bob” and Mary Lou Mobley in Buffalo. She was a graduate of Buffalo High School with the class of 1988. She...

Obituaries 04/20/23

Robert Moore, 70 Robert (Bob) Allan Moore was born on April 6, 1953, in Sioux Falls, SD. He graduated from Lincoln Sr. High School in 1971. Bob joined the Air Force the summer of ’71 and served in the Vietnam War, stationed in Thailand. After his service, he continued his education, earning his...

Obituaries 04/13/23

Joseph Albers, 83 Joseph Wesley Albers, age 83, of Rockford, passed away on April 5, 2023. Joseph was born the son of Joseph G. and Myrtle (Klemicks) Albers on August 10, 1939, in Flint, MI. Joseph was a man of good humor and loved to play a prank on anyone he could. He was also the type of man...

Obituaries 04/06/23

David Anderson, 83 David A. Anderson, age 83, of Buffalo, passed away on Saturday, March 18, 2023, at Abbott-Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis. He was born on May 19, 1939, in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, MN, the son of Alfred and Anna (Schubert) Anderson. He honorably served his Country in...

Obituaries 03/30/23

Agnes Bethke, 66 Agnes “Aggie” Bridget Bethke, age 66, passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by family on March 26, 2023, due to cancer. She was born June 5,1956, in Buffalo, Minnesota, to Leo and Bernadine Larson. Aggie met Alvin “Al” Bethke on a blind date set up by dear friends Cindy and...

Obituaries 03/23/23

David Anderson, 83 David A. Anderson, age 83, of Buffalo, passed away on Saturday, March 18, 2023, at Abbott-Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis. Arrangements for David A. Anderson are pending at The Peterson Chapel in Buffalo. A full obituary will appear in next week’s paper. Stacey Johnson...

Obituaries 03/16/23

Ethel Arnold, 93 Ethel Marilyn Arnold, age 93, of Howard Lake, MN, died at the Gardens of Winsted on March 6, 2023. She was born Sept 19, 1929, to Fred and Ella Jauss in Dickinson, ND. She was confirmed at Evangelical Lutheran Church in Dickinson on July 26, 1942, and graduated high school May 29...

Obituaries 03/09/23

Ellen Kwakenat, 82 Ellen M. Kwakenat, age 82, of Buffalo, passed away at the Buffalo Hospital on Monday, March 6, 2023. She was born on February 2, 1942, in Minneapolis, MN, the daughter of Stanley and Eleanor (Bendickson) Thompson. On September 23, 1961, Ellen Thompson and Timothy Kwakenat were...

Obituaries 03/02/23

Norma Bailey, 92 Norma Jean (Wells) Bailey, age 92, of Buffalo, MN – formerly of Marshalltown and Primghar, IA, passed away February 17, 2023, surrounded by her family. She was born on January 6, 1931, in Dayton, Ohio, to Isaac Lloyd and Mabel (Martin) Wells. She spent much of her childhood in...