Lillie Jensen
Jan 4, 2010
Lillie C. Jensen, age 99, of Twin Valley, Minnesota, died Monday, January 04, 2010, in MeritCare Health System, Fargo, North Dakota. Lillie Christine Prestegord was born May 5, 1910, the daughter of Ole and Bertha (Olson) Prestegord on a farm east of Twin Valley. She was baptized and confirmed her faith at Wild Rice Lutheran Church. As a youngster, Lillie...
Alvida C. Omang
Jan 4, 2010
Alvida C. Omang, age 74, of Erskine, MN, died Monday, January 04, 2010 at Pioneer Memorial Care Center in Erskine. Alvida Flakne was born September 16, 1935 in Mahnomen, MN, the daughter of Alfred and Clara (Hillestad) Flakne. She grew up attending the Oak Grove county school in Bear Park Township. Following her schooling, Alvida helped on the family farm....
Clarence Roy Staska
Dec 31, 2009
Clarence Staska, age 83, of Mahnomen, MN, died Thursday, December 31, 2009 in the Mahnomen Health Center Nursing Home, Mahnomen. Clarence Roy Staska was born November 30, 1926 to Roy and Emma (Paul) Staska in Rosedale Township near Mahnomen. He attended country school at the Rosedale Town Hall for eight years and then attended Mahnomen High School where he graduated...
Olga Bjerke
Dec 25, 2009
Olga Bjerke, 92, of Ulen, MN died Friday, Dec, 25, 2009 in the Viking Manor Nursing Home in Ulen. Olga Laurensa Orwald was born May 24, 1917, the daughter of Theodore and Aase (Skeim) Orwald northeast of Ulen. She was the youngest of 10 children and was raised the the help of her older siblings when her father passed away...
Terrance Gene Paul
Dec 20, 2009
Terrance G. Paul, age 61 of Roseau MN, formerly of Thief River Falls, MN, died Sunday, December 20, 2009 at his home under the care of hospice. Terrance Gene Paul was born on April 13, 1948 to Adolph and Mary (Chromy) in Detroit Lakes, MN. He made his home in Mahnomen with his family as a child. Due to his...
Marvin A. Trnka
Dec 15, 2009
Marvin A. Trnka, age 84, of Mahnomen, MN, died Tuesday, December 15, 2009 at St. Mary's Regional Health Systems in Detroit Lakes, MN. Marvin Albert Trnka was born May 27, 1925 to Joseph and Ethel (Busse) Trnka in Beaulieu, MN. He attended country school and also helped on the family farm. Marvin entered the United States Navy in 1944, serving...
Florence L. Sanden
Dec 14, 2009
Florence Sanden, age 93, of Twin Valley, Minnesota, formerly Mahnomen, Minnesota, died Monday, December 14, 2009, in the Twin Valley Living Center, Twin Valley. Florence L. Svobodny was born February 25, 1916, the daughter of Joe and Laura (McLane) Svobodny in Kandiyohi County near Willmar, Minnesota. As a young girl, Florence moved with her family to eastern Norman County where...
Edith Prestegord
Dec 13, 2009
Edith Prestegord, age 94, of Twin Valley, Minnesota, died Sunday, December 13, 2009, in the Twin Valley Living Center, Twin Valley. Edith Othillia Verdahl was born February 28, 1915, the daughter of Halvor and Ellen Verdahl on the family farm northeast of Flom, Minnesota. She was baptized and confirmed her faith at Aspelund Lutheran Church at Flom. Edith attended school...
Richard "Dicky" Bunker
Dec 3, 2009
Richard "Dicky" Bunker, age 54, of Naytahwaush, MN, died Thursday, December 3, 2009 as a result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident near Laporte, MN. Richard Wayne Bunker was born on September 18, 1955, the son on Glenn and Phyllis (Ojibway) Bunker, in White Earth, MN. He grew up in Naytahwaush and attended elementary school there followed by high...
Leona Neset
Nov 30, 2009
Leona Neset, age 82, of Twin Valley, Minnesota, died Monday, November 30, 2009, at the Twin Valley Living Center, Twin Valley. Leona Marilyn Nelson was born April 10, 1927, the daughter of August and Cora (Holkesvig) Nelson in Portland, North Dakota, where she was raised on a farm. She attended country school near Roseville and graduated from Portland High School....
Carol Thompson
Nov 24, 2009
Carol Thompson, age 71, of Dilworth, Minnesota, formerly Twin Valley, Minnesota, died Tuesday, November 24, 2009, in MeritCare Health System, Fargo, North Dakota. Carol Ann Bronken was born February 17, 1938, the daughter of Seawell and Dorothy (McArther) Bronken in Fairbault, Minnesota. She moved with her family to live near Mahnomen, Minnesota, where she was raised and attended school. As...
Lillian H. Kjono
Nov 21, 2009
Lillian Kjono, age 91, of Mahnomen, MN, died Saturday, November 21, 2009 at the Twin Valley Living Center in Twin Valley, MN. Lillian Harriet Bredeson, the daughter of Alfred and Emma (Karlstad) Bredeson, was born November 19, 1918 in Ottertail county, MN. She grew up and graduated from high school in Fergus Falls, MN. As a young woman she worked...
Allen William Seeger
Nov 20, 2009
Allen W. Seeger, age 82, of rural Mahnomen, MN, went to his eternal home, Friday, November 20, 2009, in the Palliative Care Unit at MeritCare Hospital, Fargo, ND surrounded by his family. Allen William Seeger was born Aug. 20, 1927 on the family farm in Flom Township, east of Twin Valley, MN, the son of William and Alice (Schow) Seeger....
Mildred Jacobson
Nov 19, 2009
Mildred "Milly" Jacobson, age 96, of Twin Valley, MN died Thursday, November 19, 2009 at the Twin Valley Living Center. Mildred Regina Sivertson , the daughter of Ben and Cora (Natwick) Sivertson, was born February 14, 1913, in Bemidji, MN. As a young child she moved with her family to Leonard, ND, where she was baptized, confirmed and attended school....
Joseph Reller
Nov 15, 2009
Joseph Reller, age 66 of Mahnomen, Minnesota, died Sunday, November 15, 2009 at his home, surrounded by loved ones, under care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Joseph Leo Reller was born on November 14, 1943 to Henry and Sophie (Kemper) Reller at St. Anthony's Hospital in Mahnomen. He attended the White Earth Mission School through the 8th grade...
Dallas Miller
Nov 15, 2009
Heartfelt joy turned to sorrow for Kevin and Ashley Miller of Ada, Minnesota, with the birth and death of their infant son, Dallas Miller. Dallas was born and died on Sunday, November 15, 2009 at Innovis Health in Fargo, North Dakota. Dallas is survived by his parents, Kevin and Ashley (Olson) Miller of Ada, MN; two brothers, Nathan and Kyson...
Anna Bennefeld
Nov 13, 2009
Anna Bennefeld, age 94, of Ada, Minnesota, died Friday, November 13, 2009, in Bridges Care Community, Ada. Anna M. Habben was born September 14, 1915, in Summit Lake Township in southwestern Minnesota, the daughter of George and Anna (Myers) Habben. She moved with her family at the age of three to the Ada, Minnesota community. Anna grew up on the...
Bennett L. Iverson
Nov 11, 2009
Bennett L. Iverson, age 90, a resident of Eventide Lutheran Home in Moorhead, MN, formerly of Mahnomen, MN, passed away Wednesday, November 11, 2009 at MeritCare Health Systems Palliative Care Unit in Fargo, ND. Bennett was born July 30, 1919 in Mahnomen, the son of Olaf and Margaret (Hendrickson) Iverson. He grew up and attended school in Mahnomen. As a...
Laverne Heiraas
Nov 10, 2009
LaVerne "Lynn" Heiraas, age 82, of Ulen, Minnesota, died Tuesday, November 10, 2009, in the Viking Manor Nursing Home, Ulen. LaVerne A. Winstryg was born September 27, 1927, the daughter of Sigvald and Eva (Mjor) Winstryg at home near Lake Park, Minnesota. She attended a small country school in the Richwood, Minnesota, area. Lynn went on to Business College in...
Lorene Helgeson
Nov 2, 2009
Lorene Helgeson, age 89, of Detroit Lakes, MN, died Monday, November 2, 2009 at Emmanuel Nursing Home in Detroit Lakes. Lorene Janis Anderson was born on September 4, 1920 in Cottonwood, MN, the daughter of Tolvin and Mary (Stensrud) Anderson. As a young child, she moved with her family to Fargo, ND. After her graduation from Fargo High School, Lorene...
