Mandez Thordal
Jul 27, 2009
Mandez Thordal, age 93, of Gary, Minnesota, died Monday, July 27, 2009, in Bridges Care Community, Ada, Minnesota. Mandez Thordal was born May 19, 1916 the son of Oscar and Thea (Thronson) Thordal at Gary. He was raised in Gary and attended school there. As a young man he worked on threshing crews, cut wood near Roy Lake, MN and...
Mathew Sweetwater
Jul 20, 2009
Michael Wayne "Mathew" Kiehl, age 44, of Detroit Lakes, MN, died Monday, July 20, 2009 at his home. Michael was born July 5, 1965 to Eugene and Jeanette (VanWert) Rock in Detroit Lakes, MN. Growing up, he spent time in both White Earth, MN, and Minneapolis, MN, and graduated from Waubun High School, Waubun, MN with the class of 1984....
Arlen Lunde
Jul 18, 2009
Arlen D. Lunde, age 62, Flom, MN died unexpectedly Saturday, July 18, 2009 in Flom. Arlen D. Lunde was born November 12, 1946 in Detroit Lakes, MN the son of Orlando and Norma (Rikhus) Lunde. He was raised near Flom, and was baptized and confirmed at the Aspelund Lutheran Church there. Arlen attended grade school at Flom for the 1st...
Lois Brown
Jul 18, 2009
Lois Marlene Brown, age 53, of Mahnomen, MN, passed away Saturday, July 18, 2009 at MeritCare Hospital in Fargo, ND. Lois was born to Avonelle (Wadena) Sargent on April 7, 1956 in White Earth, MN. She attended schools in Minneapolis, MN, Naytahwaush, MN, and Mahnomen. Lois finished her schooling by earning her GED then attended post secondary for chef training...
Harold F. Kjos
Jul 17, 2009
Harold F. Kjos was born April 16, 1929, the son of Selmer and Erna (Wendt) Kjos in Mahnomen County, MN. He was raised near Mahnomen and graduated from Mahnomen High School in 1947. After his graduation, Harold attended North Dakota State University for a short time before returning home to pursue his true passion…farming. He worked on the family farm,...
Grace Rehder
Jul 16, 2009
Grace E. Rehder passed away peacefully on July 16 at Bridges Care Community in Ada. Grace was born on February 19, 1926 to William and Lillian Chisholm of Gary, Minnesota. She graduated from Gary High School in 1944. Grace married Frankie Rehder of Felton in December of 1945. She is survived by her sons and daughters-in-law: Frank and Annette Rehder...
Doris Ann Jensen
Jul 10, 2009
Doris Ann Jensen, 79, of Fort Collins, Colorado, passed away at home under Hospice care on July 10, 2009 after a lengthy illness. Doris was born on October 14, 1929 to Oliver and Arnolda Lundberg in Ulen, Minnesota. She graduated from high school in Ulen, and married Marvin Jensen on Sept. 4, 1947. Doris and Marvin lived in North Dakota,...
Bernice Mary Trebesch
Jul 7, 2009
Bernice Mary (Cardinal) Vealitzek Trebesch, the daughter of Edward and Rose (LaPage) Cardinal, was born on April 22, 1916 in Grand Marais, Minnesota. Bernice's mother died when Bernice was six years old. She was raised by her aunt and uncle. She attended school in Waverly, Minnesota. She was married at the age of 18 to Thomas Vealitzek. They moved to...
Viola Beckman
Jun 19, 2009
Viola Beckman, age 98, of Mahnomen, MN, died Friday, June 19, 2009, at the Twin Valley Living Center, Twin Valley, MN. Viola Ruth Beckman was born November 10, 1910, the daughter of Henry and Mary (Boettcher) Beckman near Springfield, MN. As an infant she was baptized in the Lutheran Faith in Springfield and shortly thereafter moved to Norman County, MN,...
Kenneth Edward Sutherland
Jun 19, 2009
Kenneth Sutherland, age 44, of Trail, MN, died Friday, June 19, 2009 from injuries sustained in an ATV accident. Kenneth was born January 31, 1965 in Miles City, Montana to Donald and Elwyne May (Dyer) Sutherland. He grew up mostly in the Fosston, MN, area, graduating in 1983 from Fosston High School. He then joined the Army and upon his...
Ronald Wheeler
Jun 15, 2009
Ronald Wheeler, age 70, of Fargo, North Dakota, died Monday, June 15, 2009, in Palliative Care Unit at MeritCare Hospital, Fargo. Ronald Charles Wheeler was born July 4, 1938, the son of Richard and Mary (Grant) Wheeler near Ulen, Minnesota where he was raised. He attended school at Ulen High School, graduating with the class of 1956. As a young...
Glendora Scott
Jun 15, 2009
Glendora Scott, age 81, of McIntosh, MN, formerly of Naytahwaush, MN, died Monday, June 15, 2009 in McIntosh Manor Nursing Home. Glendora Ann was born July 28, 1927 in White Earth, MN, to Stephen and Nellie (Sullivan) Bellanger, Sr. As a child, she attended school both in Naytahwaush and the White Earth Mission School. After graduating from Naytahwaush High School...
Terrance Elmer Alger
Jun 13, 2009
Terrance Elmer Alger, age 52, of Naytahwaush, MN, died Saturday, June 13, 2009 at his home. Terry was born November 21, 1956 in Minneapolis, MN, to Gerald and Thelma (Keezer) Alger. Growing up, his family lived in many different states, including Minnesota, California and Maryland. Terry graduated from Catoctin High School in Thurmont, Maryland. Following graduation, he worked several jobs,...
Louis "Buddy" V. Simon
Jun 12, 2009
Louis "Buddy" Vernon Simon was born August 11, 1929 in Bluffton, MN, the youngest child of Theodore and Katherine (Vorderbruggen) Simon. At the young age of two, the family moved to the Ogema, MN area. When Buddy was a teenager, his family then moved to North Dakota and in 1956 he moved back to the Ogema area. On June 24,...
Iona Mae Voje
Jun 12, 2009
Iona M. Voje, age 77, of Ada, Minnesota, died Friday, June 12, 2009 at Bridges Medical Services, Ada. Iona Mae (Hinrichs) Voje was born on June 1, 1932 to Henry and Nettie (Nelson) Hinrichs in Ada. She was an only child. She was raised and continued to live on the family farm 9 miles northwest of Ada. Iona attended Washington...
Lee Roy Demere Jr.
Jun 6, 2009
Lee Demere Jr., age 62, of Bejou, MN, died Saturday, June 6, 2009 at the Mahnomen Health Center Hospital in Mahnomen, MN. Lee Roy Demere Jr., was born in Milwaukee, WI, on July 9, 1946, the son of Lee and Maebelle (Rediske) Demere Sr. He spent most of his childhood in Darien, WI, and Delavan, WI, on Delavan Lake. Lee...
Marilyn Jean Askelson
Jun 5, 2009
Marilyn Jean Askelson, age 68, of Twin Valley, Minnesota, died Friday, June 5, 2009, in Bridges Medical Services, Ada, Minnesota. Marilyn Jean Askelson was born December 19, 1940, the daughter of Louis and Edna (Madson) Boit in Dickenson, North Dakota. She was raised and attended school in the Georgetown, Minnesota, communities. While a young woman, she lived in Fargo, North...
Ilene Vavrichek
Jun 2, 2009
Ilene Vavrichek, age 92, of Mahnomen, MN, died Tuesday, June 2, 2009, at St. Mary's Oak Crossing in Detroit Lakes, MN. Ilene was born September 25, 1916, in Winger, MN, to Ted and Sophia (Johnson) Harvey. She grew up in the Winger area and attended school in Mahnomen. On March 6, 1937, Ilene was united in marriage to Edward Vavrichek....
Josephine Kochmann
May 30, 2009
Josephine Kochmann, age 88, of Fargo, North Dakota, formerly of Mahnomen, Minnesota, died May 30, 2009 at Villa Maria Nursing Center in Fargo, North Dakota. Josephine Theresa was born March 22, l921, to James and Mary (Stolka) Jirik in Pembina Township. She attended school there, and graduated 8th grade at St. Michael's School in Mahnomen. Josie spent the following year...
Helen Sip
May 30, 2009
Helen Sip, age 96, of Fergus Falls, Minnesota, formerly Ada, Minnesota, died Saturday, May 30, 2009, in Broen Memorial Home, Fergus Falls. Helen Sophie Bergman was born October 15, 1912, in Ada the daughter of John and Ida (Vahlen) Bergman. She grew and attended country school in rural Ada. On December 18, 1929, Helen was united in marriage to Frank...
