The Hartley Sentinel-The Everly/Royal News - Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties

Violet "Vi" Ostermann, 83, of Mesa, Ariz., passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 6, 2021, in Mesa. Memorial services are pending.

Violet was born March 10, 1937, in Ocheyedan, and was the daughter of Edwin and Agnes (Brandt) Krager, where she lived throughout her childhood. After high school she pursued a variety of clerical positions including working as a telephone operator, the city clerk of Everly and then as secretary/bookkeeper at Honeybee, Inc. in Everly.

On April 8, 1961, Violet married Vernon Ostermann in Jackson, Minn. They settled in Everly where they raised their family unti...