Keith H. Johnson
Dec 19, 2010
Keith H. Johnson, age 82, of Mahnomen, MN, died Sunday, December 19, 2010 at Sanford Health, Fargo, ND. Keith Herbert Johnson, son of Heino and Pearl (Johnson) Johnson, was born on March 4, 1928 at home near Erskine, MN. As a young boy, he moved with his family to Twin Valley, MN. He graduated from Twin Valley High School in...
Christopher N. Cantrell Jr.
Dec 15, 2010
Christopher N. Cantrell Jr., age 84 of rural Waubun, MN, died Wednesday, December 15, 2010 at North Dakota Veterans Hospital in Fargo, ND. Christopher Cantrell Jr. was born on January 13, 1926 to Christopher and Jewell (McMurtrey) in England, Arkansas. He attended school in Arkansas, until he joined the United States Navy on October 21, 1941 at the age of...
Charles Spielman
Dec 14, 2010
Charles "Charlie" Spielman, age 85, of Twin Valley, Minnesota, died Tuesday, December 14, 2010, in his home. Charles Harley Spielman was born July 14, 1925, the son of Albert and Jenny (Burns) Spielman at Minneapolis, Minnesota. He was baptized and confirmed his faith at Wild Rice Lutheran Church, rural Twin Valley. Charlie received his education at Sunny Hill Country School...
Lester M. Helgeson
Dec 13, 2010
Lester Helgeson, age 88, of Bejou, MN, died Monday, December 13, 2010 at his home. Lester Manley Helgeson, the son of Albert and Ella (Brekhus) Helgeson, was born on December 4, 1922 in rural Bejou. He grew up on the family farm and attended country school. As a young man, Lester trapped fur-bearing animals and in the mid-1940's he began...
Mary "Pat" Bisek
Dec 8, 2010
Mary "Pat" Bisek, age 91 of Mahnomen, MN, died Wednesday, December 08, 2010 at the Mahnomen Health Center. Mary Patricia Hart, the daughter of Albert and Josephine (Swartz) Hart, was born on May 23, 1919 in Detroit Lakes, MN. As a young girl she lived in La Garde Township, near Waubun, MN, and attended Hart Country School. When she was...
Charles Benjamin Azure
Dec 7, 2010
Charles Benjamin "Ben" Azure, age 76 of Mahnomen, MN, died Tuesday, December 7, 2010 at Triumph Hospital in Fargo, ND. Charles "Ben' Azure was born March 12, 1934 in White Earth, MN, to Benoite and Madeline (Roy) Azure. He lived on the White Earth Reservation most of his young life until he joined the United States Army and served in...
Deloris Hixson
Dec 4, 2010
Deloris Hixson, age 89, of Twin Valley, Minnesota, died Saturday, December 04, 2010, at Bridges Care Community in Ada, Minnesota. Deloris Emma Simonson was born August 10, 1921, the daughter of Soren and Orva (Jones) Simonson near Gary, Minnesota. Deloris attended school in Gary and was baptized and confirmed her faith at the Gary Lutheran Church. As a young lady,...
Kathryn "Kaye" Fason
Nov 29, 2010
Our dearest Kathryn Franta Fason (also known as "Kaye"), precious mother, grandmother, and friend, went peacefully to be with her Father in Heaven, on November 29, 2010. Born November 6, 1914, Kathryn grew up in the small town of Mahnomen, Minnesota, where her father (Dr. Valentine A. Franta) was the dentist and mayor for over 35 years, and her mother...
Wenzel Leff
Nov 27, 2010
Wenzel "Woots" Leff, age 86, of Waubun, MN, died Saturday, November 27, 2010 at St. Mary's Oak Crossing in Detroit Lakes, MN. Wenzel Joseph Leff was born on May 21, 1924 to Wenzel and Vitalene (LaGue) Leff of Waubun. His early years were spent on a farm east of Waubun where he attended country school. Later he moved with his...
Jake Fuglie
Nov 23, 2010
Jake Fuglie, age 24, of Ulen, Minnesota died Tuesday, November 23, 2010 from injuries sustained in a farm accident. Jake Duane Fuglie was born August 19, 1986 in Fargo, North Dakota the son of Delmon Fuglie and Gayle (Langseth) Lund. As a small child he lived in Hawley with his family before moving to the Ulen Community. He was raised...
Larry Smit
Nov 23, 2010
Larry Smit, age 58, of Twin Valley, Minnesota, formerly Gary, Minnesota, died Tuesday, November 23, 2010 in Sanford Medical Center, Fargo, North Dakota. The oldest of three boys, Larry was born August 16, 1952 the son of John and Lorene (Bergerson) Smit in Arlington, South Dakota. At the age of five, the family moved to Twin Valley until 1971, when...
Ovidia Hillestad
Nov 23, 2010
Ovidia Hillestad, age 90, of Mahnomen, MN, died Tuesday, November 23, 2010 at the Mahnomen Health Center Nursing Home in Mahnomen, MN. Ovidia was born in a log cabin northwest of Mahnomen on May 16, 1920, the oldest child of Oscar and Olga (Ose) Hillestad. In her early years, she attended country school and her family often moved from one...
Floyd E. Burnette Sr.
Nov 22, 2010
Floyd E. Burnette Sr., age 50, of Naytahwaush, MN, died Monday, November 22, 2010 at Sanford Health Systems in Fargo, ND. Floyd Edward was born September 2, 1960 in White Earth, MN, the son of Floyd and Thelma (Burnette) Coleman. He lived the majority of his life on the White Earth Reservation with the exception of 14 years that he...
Isadora A. Schurdevin
Nov 20, 2010
Isadora A. Schurdevin, age 91, of Mahnomen, MN, died Saturday, November 20, 2010 at Sanford Palliative Care, Fargo, ND. Isadora was born April 5, 1919 in Lockhart, MN the oldest daughter of Paul and Alvina (Paul) Treichel. She was raised in the Lockhart–Beltrami communities and attended school there. After the death of her mother, she took an active role in...
Eleanor Burtness
Nov 19, 2010
Eleanor Burtness, age 89, of Ulen, Minnesota, died Friday, November 19, 2010, in Viking Manor Nursing Home, Ulen. Eleanor Mildred Olman was born June 20, 1921 to Oscar & Manda (Kjeldson) Olman. She was raised on a farm east of Twin Valley, Minnesota and attended country school near there. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Olaf Lutheran Church in...
Arnold Motteberg
Nov 18, 2010
Arnold Motteberg, age 94, of Fertile, Minnesota, died Thursday, November 18, 2010 in Riverview Healthcare, Crookston, Minnesota. Arnold was born on September 10, 1916 in Gary, Minnesota, to Andrea Swavee Motteberg. He was raised by his grandparents, Christian and Caroline Motteberg and lived on the family farm near Gary. Arnold was baptized and confirmed at Sundal Lutheran Church, rural Fertile....
Erik Von Bellanger
Nov 17, 2010
Erik Bellanger, 37, of Mahnomen, MN, died Wednesday, November 17, 2010 in Thief River Falls, MN. Erik Von Bellanger was born October 13, 1973, in Mahnomen, MN, to Delos and Elisa Bellanger. He attended grade school in Fertile, MN and participated in wrestling and football (1990-91 State Champion) at the Mahnomen High School, where he graduated in 1992. Erik was...
Albert Pazdernik
Nov 16, 2010
Albert Frank Pazdernik Jr. was born on December 6, 1936 to Albert and Mary (Fisher) Pazdernik in Mahnomen MN. Albert attended country school for six years and then two years in Mahnomen. Albert started farming in 1950 with his father and two brothers. In 1959, he was drafted in to the United States Army where he served for 2 years...
Francis "Geep" V. Monroe
Nov 15, 2010
Francis "Geep" Monroe, age 76, of Waubun, MN, died Monday, November 15, 2010 at the Twin Valley Living Center in Twin Valley, MN. Jeep was born April 2, 1934 in White Earth, MN, the son of Robert and Lenore (Bergen) Monroe. As a young boy, Geep attended the Mission School in White Earth. He entered the United States Navy in...
Clara Josephine Martin
Nov 15, 2010
Clara Josephine Martin, age 98, of Twin Valley, Minnesota, formerly Gary, Minnesota, died Monday, November 15, 2010, at the Twin Valley Living Center. A Celebration of Life Service will be held in the chapel of the Anderson Funeral Home in Twin Valley at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday,November 21st . Prior to this service, friends and family are invited to a...
