obituaries

Recent obituaries in the Norman, Mahnomen, Polk, Clay and surrounding counties.

Perry Dahlen

Perry Dahlen

Apr 7, 2009

Perry Dahlen, age 49, of Twin Valley, Minnesota, died Tuesday, April 07, 2009, in his home, under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Perry D. Dahlen was born July 26, 1959, the son of Herbert and Karol (Holznagel) Dahlen in Ada, Minnesota. Perry grew up in Ada and attended elementary school there before moving with his family...

Elton Osenga

Elton Osenga

Mar 27, 2009

Elton Osenga, age 81 of Bejou, MN, died Friday, March 27, 2009 at St. Mary's Regional Hospital in Detroit Lakes, MN. Elton Perry was born May 19, 1927 at home in Gregory Township, rural Bejou, MN, the son of Andrew and Elizabeth (Vander Plaats) Osenga. He attended grade school in Bejou and graduated from Mahnomen High School with the class...

Mary Ann M. Miller

Mary Ann M. Miller

Mar 26, 2009

Mary Ann M. Miller, age 73 of Mahnomen, MN, died Thursday, March 26, 2009 in her home. Mary Ann Magdeline Andring was born August 28, 1935 in Mahnomen, MN, to Ernest and Irene (Kresbach) Andring. She grew up in the Mahnomen area where she attended school. Following high school, Mary Ann was united in marriage to Jacob L. "Jack" Miller...

Agnes Thornberg

Agnes Thornberg

Mar 23, 2009

Agnes Thornberg, age 100, of Twin Valley, Minnesota, died Monday, March 23, 2009, in Twin Valley Living Center, Twin Valley. Agnes Gullingsrud was born on July 19, 1908, in Kraaka Township, near Thief River Falls, Minnesota, the daughter of Ole T. and Stina (Ellingson) Gullingsrud. As an infant she moved with her family to Gary, Minnesota. She grew up and...

David "Bear" Johnson

David "Bear" Johnson

Mar 21, 2009

David "Bear" Johnson, 60, Felton, MN died Saturday, March 21, 2009 in Innovis Hospital, Fargo, North Dakota. David Roy Johnson was born September 18, 1948 in Ada, Minnesota the son of Roy and Verna (Stephenson) Johnson. He grew up in Twin Valley, Minnesota and attended school there. While in school "Bear" was always active in sports. As a child he...

Bernice Wang

Bernice Wang

Mar 20, 2009

Bernice Wang, age 80, of Ulen, Minnesota, died Friday, March 20, 2009 in her home under the care of her family and Hospice of the Red River Valley. Bernice Luckason was born April 6, 1928 at Hawley, Minnesota the daughter of Selmer and Veronica (Hunt) Luckason. She was raised in Hawley, Minnesota and attended school there. Bernice graduated from the...

Laura Valen

Laura Valen

Mar 18, 2009

Laura M. Valen, age 92, of Twin Valley, Minnesota, died Wednesday, March 18, 2009, in Twin Valley Living Center, Twin Valley. Laura Mable Hagy was born October 13, 1916, the daughter of Harry and Gurina (Noss) Hagy in Waukon Township, east of Gary. She attended country school in that area and later attended the Agricultural College in Crookston. As a...

Johnny Jensen

Johnny Jensen

Mar 16, 2009

Johnny Ingeman Jensen, age 99, of Ulen, Minnesota, died Monday, March 16, 2009, at Viking Manor Nursing Home, Ulen. Johnny Jensen was born July 23, 1909, the son of John and Inga (Haugness) Jensen in Cottonwood County, Minnesota. The family moved to Norman County, east of Borup, Minnesota, in 1913 and to Hagen Township, Clay County in 1926. Johnny worked...

Edna Holum

Edna Holum

Mar 14, 2009

Edna Holum, age 81, of Twin Valley, MN, died Saturday, March 14, 2009 at the Twin Valley Living Center. Edna was born September 24, 1927 in Mahnomen County, the daughter of Henry and Helen (Specht) Schroeder. Growing up, she attended Popple Grove Country School and graduated as the Valedictorian with the class of 1945 from Waubun High School. Following high...

Clyde "Pat" Joseph Turpin

Clyde "Pat" Joseph Turpin

Mar 12, 2009

Clyde "Pat" Turpin, age 64, of Mahnomen, MN, died Thursday, March 12, 2009 at Innovis Health Systems in Fargo, ND. Clyde was born March 11, 1945 in White Earth, MN, the son of Clyde Turpin and Geraldine (Villebrun) Goodwin. As a young boy, he moved with his family to Mahnomen where he attended school. Following his schooling, Pat lived in...

Howard Christianson

Howard Christianson

Mar 11, 2009

Howard LeRoy Christianson, age 78, passed away peacefully on March 11, 2009 at Odyssey Hospice House in Mesa, Arizona. Howard was born on the family farm near Halstad, Minnesota, on December 17, 1930, the youngest son of Marcus and Betsy (Grande) Christianson. He attended Sunrise country school near his home and later Halstad Public School through the eighth grade, at...

Aldus "A.C." Heiraas

Aldus "A.C." Heiraas

Mar 10, 2009

Aldus "A.C." Heiraas, age 85, of Borup, Minnesota, died Tuesday, March 10, 2009, in his home. Adlus Carlton Heiraas was born October 13, 1923, the son of Carl and Inga (Bjerke) near Borup where he grew up and attended country school. Aldus is a life long member of Jevnaker Lutheran Church where he was baptized and confirmed his faith. As...

Arnold Schow

Arnold Schow

Mar 7, 2009

Arnold Schow, age 81, Twin Valley, Minnesota, died Saturday, March 7, 2009, in the Twin Valley Living Center, Twin Valley. Arnold S. Schow was born March 14, 1927, the son of Johnnie and Amanda (Otternes) Schow in Twin Valley where he was raised. Arnie confirmed his faith at Zion Lutheran Church. Growing up, Arnie attended school in Twin Valley. On...

Evelyn Hamre

Evelyn Hamre

Mar 2, 2009

Evelyn Hamre, age 92, of Twin Valley, Minnesota, died Monday, March 2, 2009, in the Twin Valley Living Center, Twin Valley. Evelyn Dokken was born October 31, 1916, on a farm in rural Spring Creek Township, near Lockhart, Minnesota, to Alfred and Blanch (Graves) Dokken. Growing up, Evelyn attended school in Ada, Minnesota, graduating with the class of 1936. Following...

Gladys Jensen

Gladys Jensen

Mar 2, 2009

Gladys Julia Jensen passed away at the Twin Valley Living Center on March 2, 2009, at the age of 97 years and 364 days. Gladys (known as Gay) was born at Beaulieu, Minnesota, on March 3, 1911, the youngest child of Charles and Elizabeth (Beaulieu) Person. Gay was baptized at St. Joseph's Church in Beaulieu. As a child, she attended...

Doris Eklund

Doris Eklund

Feb 28, 2009

Doris Arloween Hove was born March 13, 1928 in rural Ulen Township to Conrad and Mearl (Ashmore) Hove. She was baptized at Atlanta Lutheran Church and later confirmed at Bethlehem Lutheran Church. Growing up, Doris attended Ulen Public School and graduated with the class of 1946. Following high school, she went to Business College in Detroit Lakes, MN. On January...

Thelma Wang

Thelma Wang

Feb 27, 2009

Thelma Wang, age 68, of Waubun, MN, died Friday, February 27, 2009 at the Mahnomen Health Center Hospital. Thelma Ilene was born February 25, 1941 in White Earth, MN, the oldest child of Rose (Morgan) and Jerry Rawley, Sr. Growing up Thelma's dad worked construction and therefore, the family moved quite often and lived in several towns throughout Montana and...

John Bonga

John Bonga

Feb 21, 2009

John Bonga, age 43, of Mahnomen, MN, died Saturday, February 21, 2009 at the Mahnomen Health Center Hospital. John G Bonga was born October 11, 1965 in Park Rapids, MN, the son of Verna Bonga and Eugene Stone. As an infant, John, moved to the Minneapolis, MN, area and attended the Red School House in St. Paul, MN. He later...

Sidney Paul Riepe

Sidney Paul Riepe

Feb 17, 2009

Sidney P. Riepe, age 49, of Twin Valley, Minnesota, died Tuesday, February 17, 2009, at his home in a farm accident. Sidney Paul Riepe was born October 12, 1959, the son of Raymond and Hazel (Smith) Riepe in Ada, Minnesota. Sid was raised on the family farm northwest of town. He attended school in Ada, graduating from the Ada High...

Merrill John Walz

Merrill John Walz

Feb 14, 2009

Merrill Walz, age 89 of Moorhead, MN, formerly of Mahnomen, MN, died Saturday, February 14, 2009, at MeritCare Palliative Care Unit in Fargo, ND. Merrill John Walz, the son of Frank and Elizabeth (Schwegman) Walz was born on February 28, 1919, at home in Lake Grove Township near Waubun, MN. He grew up on the family farm and attended Adam's...

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