James "Jim" Janusch
May 17, 2016
James "Jim" Janusch, age 84, of Waubun, MN, died Tuesday, May 17, 2016, at his home with family at his side. Private services will be held.
Rose M. Benesh
May 17, 2016
Rose M. Benesh, 85, Ada, Minnesota, died Tuesday, May 17, 2016, at Benedictine Care Community, Ada. Rose was born on the family farm near Waubun, MN, on March 27, 1931, the daughter of John and Martha (Winter) Stalboerger. She graduated from Waubun High School in 1950. She worked as a dental assistant for Dr. Norbert Diekman Dentistry in Mahnomen. Rose...
Bradley Houglum
May 15, 2016
Bradley Houglum, age 58, of Waubun, MN, died Sunday, May 15, 2016, in Sanford Health, Fargo. Bradley Allan was born December 7, 1957, the son of Allan and Betty (Olson) Houglum. He was raised on a farm West of Waubun and graduated high school with the class of 1977. Following high school, Brad attended Detroit Lakes Vo-Tech for auto mechanics....
Harley Allen Hanson
May 15, 2016
Harley Hanson, age 49, of Mahnomen, MN, died Sunday, May 15, 2016, at University of Minnesota Health in Minneapolis, MN. Harley Allen was born February 25, 1967, in Mahnomen, MN, the youngest child of Leslie and Ethel (Grimsrud) Hanson. As a child, he went to school in Mahnomen and graduated with the class of 1986. After attending college at Moorhead...
Manette Kay Laport
May 13, 2016
Manette LaPort, age 65, of Twin Valley, MN, died Friday, May 13, 2016, at Sanford Palliative Care Unit in Fargo, ND. Manette Kay LaPort was born July 27, 1950, in Ada, MN, the daughter of John and Alice (Aasgaard) LaPort. She attended school in Twin Valley and graduated with the class of 1969. Following graduation, Manette studied at Moorhead State...
Orville E. Tronnes
May 12, 2016
Orville E. Tronnes, 88, Shelly, MN, died Thursday, May 12, 2016, at the Halstad Living Center, Halstad, MN. Orville was born December 7, 1927, to Oscar and Ella (Iverson) Tronnes. He grew up on a farm northwest of Shelly on land that had been homesteaded by his grandfather. He attended MN School District #17. In addition to farming he worked...
Richard "Rick" Nystad
May 10, 2016
Richard "Rick" Nystad, age 71, of Gary, MN, died Tuesday, May 10, 2016, in Sanford Health, Fargo. Richard Curtis Nystad was born November 11, 1944, the son of Norman and Celia (Haddeland) Nystad in Spokane, WA, and shortly after, moved to Newtown, ND. At the age of five, Rick moved with his family to Gary where he grew up and...
Allen L. Dahl
May 7, 2016
Allen L. Dahl, 79, Detroit Lakes and rural Borup, Minnesota, died Saturday, May 7, 2016, at Ecumen-Emmanuel Nursing Home in Detroit Lakes, MN. Allen Lester Dahl was born February 11, 1937, in Ada, MN, the son of Anton and Ella (Rage) Dahl. He grew up on a farm near Borup and graduated from Borup High School in 1955. He enlisted...
Roger L. Erickson
May 1, 2016
Roger L. Erickson, 61, Ada, Minnesota, died Sunday, May 1, 2016, in his home. Roger was born on October 15, 1954, in Ada, the son of LeRoy and Joanne (Fisher) Erickson. He attended the Faith United Church where he was confirmed. Roger graduated from Ada High School with the class of 1973 and attended the University of Minnesota at Crookston....
Susan Gunderson
Apr 29, 2016
Susan Rae Gunderson, 63, Ada, Minnesota, died Friday, April 29, 2016, at her home. Susan was born in Crookston, Minnesota on June 15, 1952, and baptized at Bethany Lutheran Church, rural Shelly, Minnesota. Susan was a happy baby, and though physically and cognitively challenged, was carried about by family, relatives, and neighborhood friends until physical ability caught up with her...
Martha Schaumburg
Apr 29, 2016
Martha Schaumburg, 91, of Mahnomen, MN, died peacefully on Friday, April 29, 2016, at the Mahnomen Health Center. Martha was born on April 14, 1925, and lived in Golzwarden, Germany. She was very active as a young lady participating in sports, especially gymnastics and dancing. Martha worked in sewing factories and as a farmhand during the war. She told many...
Wilma Florence (Rhode) Nephew
Apr 27, 2016
Wilma Florence Nephew, 72, of Fertile, MN, died on Wednesday, April 27, 2016, at the Fair Meadow Nursing Home, Fertile, MN. She was born on September 23, 1943, to Wilbur and Florence (Butler) Rhode at Thief Rivers Falls, MN. Wilma attended Erskine Public School, Erskine, MN, graduating in 1961. On November 10, 1962, Wilma was united in marriage to Lloyd...
Charles L. Neisen
Apr 27, 2016
Charles L. Neisen, 63, Ada, Minnesota, died Wednesday, April 27, 2016, at Altru Hospital, Grand Forks, ND. Charlie was born on September 1, 1952, at Mahnomen, MN, the son of Elmer and Virgelia (Machulda) Neisen. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Michael's Catholic Church in Mahnomen and graduated from Mahnomen High School. He started his farm machinery career working...
Lowell N Walz
Apr 24, 2016
Lowell Walz, age 69, of Lake Park, MN, died on Sunday, April 24, 2016, at Sunnyside Care Center in rural Lake Park, MN. Lowell Norbert was born December 19, 1946, in Mahnomen, MN, the son of Lanwald "Lindy" and Dorothy (Schouviller) Walz. He grew up on the family farm near Beaulieu, MN, and graduated from Mahnomen High School with the...
Harold Stanley Larson, Sr.
Apr 24, 2016
Harold Stanley Larson, Sr., 100, of Fertile, MN, died on Sunday, April 24, 2016, at the Fair Meadow Nursing Home, Fertile, MN. Harold was born on August 5, 1915, the first born, to Herbert Hagebarth and Matilda (Tilly) (Hoglund) Larson on the family farm 3 1/2 miles east of Fertile. He attended country school near his home. Following his schooling,...
Chester Arvid Morvig
Apr 22, 2016
Chester Arvid Morvig, 98, Fertile, MN, passed away peacefully at the Fair Meadow Nursing Home, Fertile, MN, on Friday afternoon, April 22, 2016, with his family by his side. Chester was born on March 21, 1918, to Alfred and Mabel (Johnson) Morvig in Crookston, MN. He grew up on the family's rural Fertile, MN, farm and was baptized at Little...
Clayton E. Engelstad
Apr 21, 2016
Clayton Elwood Engelstad, 84, Mentor, MN, died Thursday, April 21, 2016, at Fair Meadow Nursing Home, Fertile, MN. Clayton was born September 17, 1931, at Crookston, MN, the son of Clarence and Olga (Stephenson) Engelstad. He was baptized and confirmed at Varnes Lutheran Church near the family farm, rural Fertile. Clayton attended country school before enrolling in the North West...
Doris Lomsdalen
Apr 17, 2016
Doris Lomsdalen, age 84, of Ulen, MN, died Sunday, April 17, 2016, at Sanford Health Systems in Fargo, ND. Doris Irene Thompson was born December 24, 1931, the daughter of Tilliam and Lena (Boland) Thompson, the second oldest of 10 children. Doris was born, raised and attended school at Lisbon, ND. On June 24, 1951, Doris was united in marriage...
Hildora Olson
Apr 13, 2016
Hildora Olson, 93, passed away Wednesday, April 13, 2016 at the Benedictine Living Community, Ada, MN. Hildora Margaret Othelia (Haugan) Olson was born the youngest of four daughters on April 10, 1923, to Anton and Mattie (Oien) Haugan. Hildora was born and lived most of her life on her family's farm in Anthony Township, MN. She graduated from the 8th...
Marvin Geiselhart
Apr 13, 2016
Marvin Geiselhart, 91, of Halstad, MN, died on Wednesday, April 13, 2016, at the Sanford Hospital, Hillsboro, ND. Marvin was born on November 30, 1924, at the family farm south of Blue Earth, MN, to Cecil and Mabel (Bittle) Geiselhart. His family moved to Ada, MN area in 1928, where they farmed. Marvin attended Country School near his home. The...
