obituaries

Sep 5, 2017

John Alfred Aagenes,6O, of Minne­tonka, MN collapsed and died while jogging near his home on Tuesday evening, September 5, 2017.

He was the eldest son of Orvis and Anne (Borstad) Aagenes, born in Crookston April 10, 1957. He was baptized and confirmed at the Ness Lutheran Church near Gary. He grew up on the family farm in...

Sep 4, 2017

Carol "Bones" LaFriniere, age 44, of Mahnomen, MN, died Monday, September 4, 2017, at Sanford Health, Fargo, ND. Carol Jean LaFriniere was born September 29, 1972, in Bagley, MN, to Bonnie (Stevens) and Kenneth LaFriniere. She grew up around Roy Lake and attended school in Mahnomen. Over the years, Carol helped her dad leech, and enjoyed being in the woods...

Sep 3, 2017

Johanna Teichert, age 98, of Mahnomen, MN, died Sunday, September 3, 2017, at the Mahnomen Health Center Nursing Home. A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date.

Sep 3, 2017

Jociey "Jan" Janell Kurz, 70, Beltrami, MN, died Sunday, September 3, 2017, at Sanford Hospital, Fargo, ND, with family by her side.

Jan was born on April 11, 1947 in Fort Blackmore, VA, the daughter of Arthur & Maggie (Vicker) Begley. She attended Fort Blackmore Elementary School followed by Dungannon High School up until 10th grade after...

Sep 1, 2017

Carol "Jeanne" McDougall, age 77, of Naytahwaush, MN, died Friday, September 1, 2017, at Essentia Health Systems in Fargo, ND. Carol Jean Goodwin was born on December 21, 1939, to Florence (Turner) and George Goodwin Sr. She attended school in Cass Lake, MN, before moving to Naytahwaush, MN, in the third grade. Jeanne was united in marriage to Leonard "Sonny"...

Aug 30, 2017

Margie E.(Hemmingson, Bengtson) Thronson, age 89, Gary, MN, died Wednesday, August 30, 2017, at the Mahnomen Health Center Nursing Home. Margie E Ueland, the daughter of Edmund and Alice (Ness) Ueland, was born on November 16, 1927 at home in Holt, MN. She grew up on the family farm, where she helped with chores, split wood and all the manual...

Aug 30, 2017

Iona Trapp, age 108, of Twin Valley, MN, died on Wednesday, August 30, 2017, at the Twin Valley Living Center.

Iona Amelia Yackel, the youngest child and only daughter of William and Emma (Heydlauff) Yackel, was born on August 9, 1909, in Sanborn, MN.   Growing up in the early 20th century, Iona helped her parents with so...

Aug 29, 2017

Garfield H. Bueng, age 93, of Twin Valley, MN, died Tuesday, August 29, 2017 at the Twin Valley Living Center. Garfield was born on August 14, 1924 to George and Anna (Olson) Bueng in Twin Valley. He was raised in Twin Valley where he attended elementary and graduated high school. Garfield moved to Seattle, Washington after high school for a...

Aug 28, 2017

Harold L. Ford, 92, of Ada, MN, died Monday, August 28, 2017, at Benedictine Care Community in Ada.

Harold Leonard Ford was born on February 5, 1925, at home on the farm near Ada, the oldest child of Walter and Alma (Berglind) Ford. He was baptized and later confirmed his faith at St. John's Lutheran Church (Green...

Aug 24, 2017

Helen Simon, age 95, of Mahnomen, MN, passed away peacefully on Thursday, August 24, 2017, at the Mahnomen Health Center Nursing Home. Helen Ann, the daughter of Herbert and Ida (Perboom) Van Kempen, the was born on June 1, 1922 in Morris, MN. She spent her childhood in Morris where she attended and graduated from High School. On September 30,...

Aug 23, 2017

Neil J. Toso, age 77, of Mahnomen, MN died Wednesday, Aug 23, 2017 at the Mahnomen Health Center Nursing Home wrapped in love by family, and under the wonderful care of the staff at the nursing home and Hospice of the Red River Valley. Neil Jerome Toso was born October 31, 1939, on the 24th birthday of his eldest brother....

Aug 23, 2017

Kenley Jean Wadena-Hill, precious baby girl of Shelby Wadena and Kennedy Hill Jr., was born into the arms of angels at 6:37am on Thursday, August 23, 2017 at United Hospital in St. Paul, MN. Born much to early due to the complications of Anencephaly, Kenley weighed 1 lb 7 oz and was 9.5 inches long. The precious moments in the...

Aug 23, 2017

Pearl Asleson, age 88, of Ulen, MN, died Wednesday, August 23, 2017 at Sanford Medical Center in Fargo, ND. Pearl Ardis was born on May 29, 1929 to George "Art" and Florence (Sipe) Nygaard in Shelly, MN. Pearl grew up in the Shelly -Lockhart area with her parents and three sisters. She later moved to Ulen, where she graduated Salutatorian...

Aug 21, 2017

Lowell "Bud" D. Roof, 77, Fertile, MN, passed away Monday, August 21, 2017 at Fair Meadow Nursing Home, Fertile, MN with his family by his side.

Bud was born August 23, 1939 to Ray and Bernice Roof at home in Woodside Township. He attended Hillside School and graduated from Fertile High School in 1957.  He joined the...

Aug 21, 2017

Ione Magnuson, 91, Moorhead, MN, formerly Grandin, ND, left us to be with Jesus on August 21, 2017, at her residence at Eventide Homes in Moorhead.

Ione Adair Magnuson was born Jan 6, 1926, in Shelly, MN to Melvin and Tillie Mickelson. She had 1 brother Gerald, and 2 sisters, Phyllis and Eunice (Mick) Hams. She attended...

Aug 20, 2017

Orlinda Marion Voit, age 85, of Twin Valley, MN, formerly Mahnomen, MN, died Sunday, August 20, 2017, at the Twin Valley Living Center. Orlinda M. Balvik, the daughter of Ole and Elsie (Thompson) Balvik, was born on July 17, 1932, in Halstad, MN. She grew up with her family in the Halstad and Shelley, MN areas. She was baptized and...

Aug 20, 2017

Marvin "Doug" Andersen, 76, Twin Valley, MN died Sunday, August 20 in the Twin Valley Living Center, Twin Valley. Marvin Douglas was born October 16, 1940 to Marvin and Arlene (Ek) Andersen in Fertile, MN. He was raised in Gary, MN where he attended school, played baseball, and was in track. He was baptized and confirmed into faith at the...

Aug 19, 2017

Kenneth "Kenny" Jon Helm, 69, passed away Saturday, August 19, 2017 at his home in rural Fertile, MN.

Kenneth Jon Helm was born June 7th, 1948, the son of Henry and Margaret (Larson) Helm.

Kenny attended Fertile Beltrami School. He was drafted into the Army in March of 1968, and was sent over to Vietnam....

Aug 15, 2017

Irene Sullivan, age 77, of Waubun, MN, passed away on Tuesday, August 15, 2017 at her home. Irene C. Sullivan was born Sept. 23, 1939, in White Earth, MN, the daughter of Samuel and Laura (Boswell) Fairbanks. She was raised in the Elbow Lake community and graduated from the Waubun High School. As a young woman, Irene moved to the...

Aug 15, 2017

Wade Oren, age 81, of Ulen, MN, formerly of Felton, MN, passed away Tuesday, August 15, 2017, at the Twin Valley Living Center in Twin Valley, MN. LeRoy Wade Oren was born on November 4, 1935, to Walter and Arnolda (Matson) Oren in Ada, MN. He was raised on a farm near Ulen until his family moved to Felton in...