North Branch Area High School Minnesota Alumni Obituaries

Curtis Ingward Anderson, age 94 years, 9 months, and 27 days, formerly of Lindstrom, Minnesota, passed away peacefully on January 16, 2026 in Forest Lake, Minnesota. He was born March 20, 1931 to Albin and Ida Anderson.He married Delaine Alyce Andrerson née Olson, April 22,1978 in North Branch, Minn...

Daniel Gerald Tupper, 84 years old, 19 days short of his 85th birthday, formerly of North Branch, Minnesota, passed away peacefully with his wife at his side January 20, 2026 in Lindstrom, Minnesota at Parmly On The Lake nursing facility.Dan married Connie Rambow on February 2, 1980 in Brooklyn Park...

Gerald “Jerry” Lester Avenson, 82, of Bemidji, Minnesota, entered peacefully into eternal life surrounded by loved ones at the Bemidji Veterans Home on January 5, 2026.Jerry was born August 25, 1943, in Park Rapids, MN to Sidney and Bertha (Dahl) Avenson. He was raised on the family farm, where he l...

Mrs. Virginia “Ginnie” Gettler, age 84, of Hospers, passed away on Monday, January 12, 2026, at the Sanford Health Sheldon Care Center.A visitation with the family present will be held on Saturday, January 17, from 9:00am to 10:00am, at the St. Anthony Catholic Church in Hospers. Mass of Christian B...

Mrs. Virginia “Ginnie” Gettler, age 84, of Hospers, passed away on Monday, January 12, 2026, at the Sanford Health Sheldon Care Center.A visitation with the family present will be held on Saturday, January 17, from 9:00am to 10:00am, at the St. Anthony Catholic Church in Hospers. Mass of Christian B...

Lavonne Mae Lee Bean, age 87, of North Branch, Minnesota, passed away peacefully surrounded by family and staff on December 19, 2025, at Ecumen in North Branch.Lavonne was born on November 29, 1938, in Dexter, Minnesota, to Roy and Elsie (Goetsch) Studer. She grew up in southern Minnesota alongside ...