Edna Benson
Jun 11, 2012
Edna Benson, age 96, of Detroit Lakes, MN, formerly of Waubun, MN, died Monday, June 11, 2012 at Emmanuel Community, Detroit Lakes, MN. Edna was born January 18, 1916, to John and Augusta Krueger of Bemidji, Minnesota, one of nine children. As a child, she excelled at horseback riding and also drove the local "school bus" (a horse-drawn wagon) while...
Shirley Ann Machulda
Jun 8, 2012
Shirley A. Machulda, age 87 of Detroit Lakes, MN, formerly of Waubun, MN, died Friday, June 8, 2012 at Essentia Health Oak Crossing. Shirley Ann Klatt was born November 9, 1924 in Robinson, ND, the daughter of Carl and Alice (Goodman) Klatt. Growing up, she attended country school and her family moved to the Strawberry Lake, MN, area in 1939....
Arvin Olson
Jun 5, 2012
Arvin Leroy Olson, 87, passed away on June 5, 2012 at Fargo's Sanford Hospital. Arvin was born August 16, 1924 on the Lindback farm west of Twin Valley. He was a fourth generation Minnesotan, descending from Swedish and Norwegian immigrant farmers. His parents, Albert and Lilly (Lindback) Olson, raised him as they worked on area farms. Arvin graduated from Twin...
Joann "Jody" Fritsch
Jun 5, 2012
JoAnn "Jody" Fritsch, age 46, of Winger, MN, died Tuesday, June 5, 2012 at Sanford Health Systems in Fargo, ND. JoAnn Lynn Gerjets was born August 3, 1965 in Coon Rapids, MN, to David Gerjets and Joyce Askelson. Jody attended grade school in Gary and graduated from Fertile-Beltrami High School. Following high school, she attended Northland Community and Technical College...
Roger James Huber
Jun 4, 2012
Roger Huber, age 62, of Mahnomen, MN, died Monday, June 4, 2012 at his home under Essentia Health Hospice of Fosston. Roger James Huber was born October 19, 1949 in Hendricks, Minnesota, to Russell and Delores (Zgoda) Huber. Following high school, he was drafted into the United States Army and served during Vietnam. On March 19, 1972 he was honorably...
Dorothy M Walz
Jun 2, 2012
Dorothy M. Walz, age 89, of Mahnomen, MN, died Saturday, June 2, 2012 at the Mahnomen Health Center Hospital under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Dorothy Mathilda Schouviller, the daughter of Adam and Anna (Koll) Schouviller, was born on October 11, 1922 at home in rural Mahnomen. She grew up on the family farm and attended...
Asher Schneider
May 30, 2012
The exciting moments of pregnancy turned to sorrow for Todd and Naomi Schneider of Gahanna, Ohio, with the death of their baby boy, Asher Schneider on May 30, 2012, in Columbus, Ohio. Aston is survived by his parents, Todd and Naomi (Bell) Schneider and brother, Ethan of Gahanna, Ohio; maternal grandparents, Pastor Dean and Mary Ann Bell of Ada, MN...
Harold Penn
May 27, 2012
Harold Penn, age 68, of Ada, MN, died Sunday, May 27, 2012, surrounded by his family, in the Halstad Living Center, Halstad, MN, under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Harold Lee Penn was born on September 23, 1943, the son of Paul and Mary Jo (Casto) Penn in Poplar Bluff, MO. He is the second child...
Kenneth G. Bregel
May 26, 2012
Kenneth G. Bregel was born June 10, 1934 in Mahnomen, MN, the son of Leonard and Mildred (Blaser) Bregel. He attended St. Michael's Catholic School and graduated from Mahnomen High School in 1952. Ken furthered his education at the Dunwoody Institute in Minneapolis, MN. He returned to the Mahnomen area and worked with his father at Bregel Electric. On August...
Darlene Wendt
May 22, 2012
Darlene Wendt, age 70, of Twin Valley, MN, died Tuesday, May 22, 2012, in Twin Valley Living Center, Twin Valley. Darlene M. Garner was born September 28, 1941, the daughter of Harold and Frances (Stauffacher) Garner in Minneapolis, MN. She was raised in Bloomington, MN, where she attended school and graduated with the class of 1959. On June 13, 1959,...
Arthur Leroy Helgeson
May 21, 2012
Arthur Helgeson, age 82, of Erskine, MN, died Monday, May 21, 2012 at First Care Medical Services in Fosston, MN. Arthur LeRoy Helgeson was born August 5, 1929 at home in rural Bejou, MN, to Albert and Ella (Brekhus) Helgeson. Growing up, he attended country school and graduated from the Agricultural College in Crookston, MN. Art entered the United States...
Clayton Roering
May 18, 2012
Clayton Roering, age 59, of Twin Valley, MN, died peacefully at home on Friday, May 18th, 2012, under the loving care of his family. Clayton Mark Roering was born on August 18th, 1952, in Detroit Lakes, MN, the son of Milton and Ione (Gandrud) Roering. He was baptized into his Lutheran faith on October 19th, 1952, at Richwood Lutheran Church,...
Hilda Grove
May 17, 2012
Hilda Grove, age 89, of Twin Valley, MN, died Thursday, May 17, 2012, in Twin Valley Living Center, Twin Valley. Hilda (Prestegord) Grove was born October 28, 1922 daughter of Borghild and Severt Prestegord in Twin Valley, MN where she grew up and attended school. Hilda was united in marriage to Gerald Grove on March 28, 1951. The couple made...
Thelma Bromander
May 17, 2012
Thelma Bromander, of Ulen, MN, died Thursday, May 17, 2012, under the care of the Hospice of the Red River Valley, in Twin Valley Living Center, Twin Valley. Thelma Marian Berglund, the second oldest of George and Agnes (Evenson) Berglund's eight children, was born March 1, 1926, on the family farm southeast of Fosston, MN. Thelma attended the Moen Country...
Joann Bentley
May 13, 2012
JoAnn Bentley, 74, Twin Valley, MN died Sunday, May 13, 2012, in the Twin Valley Living Center, Twin Valley. JoAnn P. Peterson was born June 21, 1937, the daughter of Olaf and Ruth (Rasmusson) in Faith, MN where she was raised and grew up. JoAnn attended school in Twin Valley, graduating from Twin Valley High School with the class of...
Dorothy Trnka
May 9, 2012
Dorothy Trnka, age 87 of Barnesville, MN, formerly of Mahnomen, MN, died Wednesday, May 09, 2012 at Essentia Health Systems in Fargo, ND. Dorothy Alice Gish was born December 24, 1924 in Mahnomen to Raymond and Lillian (Nagel) Gish. She attended school in Mahnomen and graduated with the class of 1944. Following high school, Dorothy was united in marriage to...
Gene Lysaker
May 5, 2012
Gene Lysaker, 86, Twin Valley, MN died Saturday, May 5th, 2012, at Sanford Heath Care, Fargo, ND. Gene C. Lysaker was born May 15, 1925, the son of George and Clara (Nelson) Lysaker in Twin Valley. Gene was baptized and confirmed his faith at Zion Lutheran Church in Twin Valley, where he was a lifelong member. Gene grew up in...
Kathy Ose
May 2, 2012
Kathy Ose, age 53, of Mahnomen, MN, died Wednesday, May 2, 2012 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident outside of Mahnomen. Kathy Jo Johnson was born November 7, 1958 in Benson, MN, the daughter of Daryl and Laurel (Buckner) Johnson. During the 4th grade, her family moved from Benson to the Mahnomen area. Kathy attended Mahnomen Public School and...
Anthony "Tony" Dexheimer
Apr 30, 2012
Anthony "Tony" M. Dexheimer, 89, died Monday, April 30, 2012, in his home in rural Ulen, MN. Tony was born on May 9, 1922, near Karlsruhe, ND, the son of Francis and Anton Dexheimer. Tony was raised on a farm in rural Towner, ND, and was one of twelve children. He attended rural school, helped on the family farm, and...
Minna Gomall
Apr 23, 2012
Minna Gomall, age 95, of Twin Valley, MN, formerly of Waubun, MN, died Monday, April 23, 2012 at Twin Valley Living Center in Twin Valley. Minna Erna Merkins, daughter of John and Amanda (Treichel) Merkins, was born on March 4, 1917 in Ada, MN. She grew up there and graduated from Ada High School. As a young woman, she helped...
