obituaries

Jul 13, 2018

Katherine Masquot-Roy, age 61, of Waubun, MN, died Friday, July 13, 2018, at Essentia Health Systems in Fargo, ND.

Katherine Louise Masquot was born January 29, 1957, in Albert Lee, MN, the daughter of Robert and Leila (Picotte) Masquot.  Her youth was spent in St. Paul, MN, and she attended and graduated from Flandreau Indian School.  Kathy...

Jul 13, 2018

Arnold S. Olson, 87, Ada, Minnesota, died Friday July 13, 2018, at Fargo Veterans Affair Health Care System in Fargo, ND.

Arnie was born on May 29, 1931, near Sisseton, SD, the son of Andrew and Anna (Olstad) Olson. He attended country school near the family farm. After he finished his schooling, he stayed active helping around...

Jul 6, 2018

Virginia L. Dussell, 88, Campbell, CA, formerly of Fertile, MN, died July 6, 2018 in California.

Graveside Service: 10:30AM Friday, September 21, 2018, at Varness Lutheran Cemetery, rural Fertile, MN.

Virginia "Gin" Dussell (née Gamme), born in rural Polk County, Minnesota, at the end of summer in 1929, daughter of Orley Gamme and...

Jul 4, 2018

June V. Erickson, 94, died July 4, 2018, at Fair Meadow Nursing Home in Fertile, MN.

June was born on June 19, 1924 at the farm home in Garfield Township, Fertile, MN.  Her parents were Emil and Clara (Kaste) Erickson.  She lived most of her life on the family farm homesteaded by her grandfather with the exception...

Jul 3, 2018

Ann Marie Larson, 88, passed away July 3, 2018, at the Halstad Living Center, Halstad, MN. Born in rural Hendrum, she was the baby of a family of 15 children born to Anna and Andrew Gordon.  The family moved to rural Borup, MN in 1936 and eventually to Moorhead, MN, where she graduated from high school.  She attended Concordia...

Jul 3, 2018

Ilene Sorenson, 93, Moorhead, MN, formerly of Borup, MN, died Tuesday, July 3, 2018, at Eventide Lutheran Home, Moorhead, MN.

Ilene Joy Deinhart was born August 7, 1924 in Blue Earth Township, MN, to Charles and Lillie (Gustafson) Deinhart. She attended school in Borup, MN. On October 14, 1940, Ilene married Oscar Sorenson in Ada, MN. In...

Jul 2, 2018

Margie M. Janisch, 77, East Grand Forks, Minnesota, formerly of Ada, MN, died Monday July 2, 2018, at Altru Hospital, Grand Forks, ND.

Margie Marie Vilmo was born on February 23, 1941, in rural Ada, MN to Edward and Verna (Rabe) Vilmo. Margie was the youngest of three girls. She attended rural school near Ada and graduated...

Jul 2, 2018

Gregory "Dike" Rehder, age 70, of Felton, MN, died Monday, July 2, 2018 at Essentia Health Hospital in Fargo, ND.

Gregory was born on May 6, 1948 to Frank and Grace (Chisholm) Rehder in Ada, MN. He was raised in Felton where he attended school and graduated high school with the Class of 1966. Following high school,...

Jul 1, 2018

John Nodsle, age 79, of Ulen, MN, passed away Sunday, July 1, 2018 at Sanford Health Hospital in Fargo, ND.

John Dennis Nodsle was born on February 13, 1939 to Henry and Thea (Olson) Nodsle in Ulen. He grew up on a farm near Ulen until the family moved in 1950 to a farm southeast of Hitterdal....

Jun 28, 2018

Patricia Trebesch, age 72 years and 11 months, of Ada, MN, died on Thursday, June 28, 2018 at Benedictine Care Community Nursing Home under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley.

Patricia Ann Trebesch, the daughter of Walter and Bernice (Cardinal Vealitzek) Trebesch, was born July 28, 1945. Patricia became a resident of REM Group...

Jun 26, 2018

Ann Klockmann, 98, Ada, Minnesota, died on Tuesday, June 26, 2018, at Benedictine Care Community, in Ada.

Ann was born February 21, 1920, in St. Paul MN, to John and Amalia (Treblehorn) Riedel, who were German immigrants from Russia. She spent her childhood in Gaylord, MN, graduating from high school in Winthrop, MN. She attended Mankato Business...

Jun 25, 2018

Larry L. Ford, 76, of Twin Valley, MN, passed away on Monday, June 25, 2018, in Reno, Nevada.

Larry was born to Lonzo and Alma (Olson) Ford at home in Green Meadow Township near Ada, MN, on February 5, 1942. He graduated from Twin Valley High School in 1960. He married Loma M. Moe on October 21,...

Jun 24, 2018

Milo Joseph Winter passed away peacefully at the Mahnomen Health Center on June 24, 2018. He was born in Beaulieu, February 20, 1926 to Adam and Amelia Winter. He moved to Waubun area at age 7. Milo married Lucille (Schoenborn), the love of his life, on November 13, 1945 at St. Joseph Church, Beaulieu. They raised 14 children on...

Jun 23, 2018

Roland "Rolly" E. Hartmann, age 44, of Big Stone City, SD, formerly of Mahnomen, MN, died Saturday, June 23, 2018, at Essentia Health Systems in Fargo, ND.

Roland Edward Hartmann was born in Fosston, MN, on December 9, 1973, the youngest child of Fred and Marjorie (Malecek) Hartmann.  He was baptized, made his first Holy Communion and...

Jun 20, 2018

Gerri Olson, 77, of Halstad, MN, died Wednesday, June 20, 2018, under the care of hospice at the Halstad Living Center, Halstad, MN.

Geraldine Mae was born May 9, 1941, to Earl and Eva (Hjelle) Hangsleben in Marshall County, rural Argyle, MN. Gerri was the oldest of 8 children. She graduated from Argyle High School and continued...

Jun 16, 2018

Mildred Busse, 92, Halstad, Minnesota, died Saturday, June 16, 2018, at Halstad Living Center, Halstad, MN.

Mildred Ellen Dale was born August 6, 1925 at Climax, MN, the fourth of 5 children born to Helmer and Betsy (Hanson) Dale.  She was confirmed in the Lutheran Faith in 1939. She attended schools at Nielsville and Climax, graduating from...

Jun 15, 2018

Marge Rogers, age 72, of Waubun, MN, died on Friday, June 15, 2018 at her home under the care of her family and Hospice of the Red River Valley. Margaret Ann was born in White Earth, MN, on June 17, 1945, the daughter of William Bliss and Theresa Weaver.  She was raised in Borup, MN, where she graduated with...

Jun 12, 2018

Patricia "Patty" Dahlquist Zahrowski Hilde, 78, Twin Valley, MN, died Tuesday, June 12, 2018, unexpectantly of natural causes at her home.

Patty was born April 6, 1940 in Deadwood, South Dakota, to Edwin and Ina (Johnson) Dahlquist.  She was a very strong-willed, independent woman who loved her Grandfather's ranch located 7 miles north of Nemo off Vanocker...

Jun 11, 2018

Gary Erickson, age 70, of Ogema, MN, died Monday, June 11, 2018, at his residence, under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Gary Lee Erickson the son of Norris and Cora (DeGroat) Erickson was born in Detroit Lakes, MN, on May 11, 1948.  His youth was spent growing up near the Tamarac Wildlife Refuge until he...

Jun 10, 2018

Robert Hanson, age 91, of Mahnomen, MN, died on Sunday, June 10, 2018, at the Twin Valley Living Center, Twin Valley, MN.

Robert Frank Hanson was born to Merwyn and Esther (Swanson) Hanson on March 2, 1927, in Fargo, ND.  Robert was raised in Mahnomen and attended school in Mahnomen through his freshman year. He attended his...