Alvin Tellers of Litchfield and formerly of Watkins, died Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2006, at the Meeker County Memorial Hospital in Litchfield. He was 91. Mass of Christian Burial was held Friday, Dec. 29, at 10:30 a.m. at St. Anthony Catholic Church in Watkins with Monsignor Francis Garvey officiating. Interment was in the parish cemetery. Alvin J. Tellers was born March 19, 1915, in Watkins to William and Thekla (Wittman) Tellers. He grew up and received his education in his home area and attended two years of college at St. Thomas University in Minneapolis. He served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II from 1942-1945. Alvin farmed at Watkins and was a lifelong member of St. Anthony Catholic Church. He was a member of the Catholic Aid Association and the Wat-Kim-Valley VFW.
