obituaries

Sep 8, 2015

John "Butch" N. Dobmeyer, age 74,  of Seattle, WA, died on Tuesday, September 8, 2015 at his home, following a courageous battle with cancer. A memorial service will be held Thursday, October 1, 2015 at 5:00 p.m., at the Anderson Family Funeral Home in Mahnomen, MN.

Sep 8, 2015

Norman VanPelt, age 48, of Redwing, MN, formerly of Naytahwaush, MN, died on Tuesday, September 8, 2015 at Redwing Nursing Home in Redwing, MN. Norman Lee VanPelt was born January 29, 1967, in Minneapolis, MN, to Norman Erickson and Beverly Murray.  His youth was spent in the Twin Cities area where he attended school.  Norman moved to the Naytahwaush area...

Sep 8, 2015

Lavon Rice, 84, of Fertile, MN, died on Tuesday, September 8, 2015, at the Fair Meadow Nursing Home, Fertile, MN. She was born on January 30, 1931, to Even and Ragna (Noto) Lee at Gary, MN. Lavon was baptized and confirmed at the Gary Lutheran Church, Gary, MN. She attended school at the Gary School District. On June 19, 1948,...

Sep 4, 2015

Florence Horn, 98, Twin Valley, MN, died Friday, Sept. 4, 2015, at the Twin Valley Living Center, Twin Valley, MN. Florence M. Horn was born January 1, 1917, at Erskine, MN, the daughter of John and Hana (Brown) Hagen. She grew up on a farm and attended school in the Erskine area. As a young lady she and her sister...

Sep 4, 2015

Kenneth Coleman, age 80, of Mahnomen, MN, died on Friday, September 4, 2015 at the Mahnomen Health Center Nursing Home. Kenneth Morgan Coleman, son of Charles and Anne (Morgan) Coleman, was born on July 31, 1935 in White Earth, MN. He spent most of his childhood in Naytahwaush, MN, and attended school at Flandreau and Pipestone. As a young man,...

Sep 4, 2015

Gerald "Jerry" Trom, age 82, of Ulen, MN, died Friday, September 4, 2015, in Viking Manor Nursing Home, Ulen, with his wife by his side. Gerald Dwain Trom was born September 23, 1932, the son of Selmer and Myrtle (Hellerud) Trom on a farm near Hendrum, MN. He was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith at Hendrum. At the...

Sep 3, 2015

Lila A. Anderson, 94, passed away on Thursday, Sept. 3 at Viking Manor Nursing Home in Ulen, MN, with her family at her side. Lila Adeline Berland was born in rural Lake Park, MN, on August 30, 1921, to Henry and Agnes (Grani) Berland. She grew up and attended school near Lake Park, where she graduated at the age of...

Sep 2, 2015

Father Frances "Frank" Kulhawik, 100, of Crookston, MN, formerly Twin Valley, MN, died Wednesday, September 02, 2015, in Villa St. Vincent, Crookston. Frances Joseph Kulhawik was born September 20, 1914, the son of Nickedemus and Josephine (Jurewicz) Kulhawik in Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, where he was raised. Frank, as he was known to everyone, was baptized at St. Casimir's Catholic Church in...

Sep 2, 2015

Betty Martinez, age 86, of Mahnomen, MN, died peacefully in her sleep on Tuesday, September 2, 2015, at the Eventide Nursing Home in Moorhead, MN.

Betty Jaynees Martinez was born August 20, 1929, in Crow Wing County, MN, to Fred and Ida (Bluhm) Brand. She married Thomas Martinez and spent time in England and Germany while her...

Sep 1, 2015

Lyssa Rae LaNelle Gordon, infant daughter of Desiree Wadena and John Gordon, of Waubun, MN, died on Tuesday, September 1, 2015, at home. Lyssa Rae was born on July 14, 2015, weighing 6.3lb at the Essentia Hospital in Detroit Lakes, MN. She was lovingly welcomed into this world with her twin brother, John Jr. Although she was here for only...

Aug 30, 2015

Donna Roy, age 33, of Mahnomen, MN, passed away on Sunday, August 30, 2015 in Ulen, MN with her family by her side.

Donna Marie Roy, the daughter of Wendy Martin and John Roy, was born on June 5, 1982 in Detroit Lakes, MN. She spent her childhood in the Detroit Lakes area and attended school there.  ...

Aug 29, 2015

Randy Berger, age 63, of Mahnomen, MN died on Saturday, August 29, 2015 at his home in Mahnomen. Randy Allan Berger, the son of Russell and Muriel (Olson) Berger, was born on September 27, 1951 in Thief River Falls, MN. He lived in Thief River Falls until the early 1960's when his family moved to Clearbrook, MN where his father...

Aug 29, 2015

Esther Kirkeby, age 93, of Twin Valley, MN, died on Saturday, August 29, 2015, at Sanford Health in Fargo, ND. Esther L. Johnson was born January 25, 1922, the daughter of George and Josehpine (Pederson) Johnson on a farm west of Twin Valley where she grew up and attended country school in the area. On February 6, 1944, Esther was...

Aug 29, 2015

Steve Heisler, age 54, of Bagley, MN, died on Saturday, August 29, 2015 at Essentia Health in Fosston, MN. Steven James Heisler was born July 10, 1961, the son of Phyllis (Fairbanks) and Warren "Jiggs" Heisler in Mahnomen, MN. He grew up in the White Earth, MN, area and graduated from Waubun High School in 1979. After graduation, Steve worked...

Aug 25, 2015

Carmen Burnette, age 54, of Waubun, MN, died Tuesday, August 25, 2015, at Sanford Health, Fargo, ND, surrounded by her family and friends. Carmen Renee Brown was born December 2, 1960, in Cass Lake, MN, to Francis "Bill" and Bernadette (Sweeney) Brown. She grew up in Cass Lake, MN until 4th grade when the family moved to Hoffman, MN. Later...

Aug 25, 2015

Wayne Leon Berhow, 48, of Fertile, MN, died on Tuesday, August 25, 2015, at the Altru Hospital, Grand Forks, ND. He was born on May 19, 1967, to Leon "Bud" and Corrine (Gudvangen) Berhow in Crookston, MN. He was baptized and confirmed at the Varnes Lutheran Church, near his home. Wayne attended the Fertile-Beltrami School District, graduating in 1986. Following...

Aug 24, 2015

Mabel Jacobson Hassel, age 89, of Twin Valley, MN, died Monday, August 24, 2015, at the Twin Valley Living Center in Twin Valley, MN.

Mabel Gullingsrud was born September 17, 1925, the daughter of Theodore and Olena (Halland) Gullingsrud in Gary, MN. As a young child, she was lovingly raised by her aunt and uncle, Ole &...

Aug 22, 2015

Marvin LeRoy Nelson, 82, Fertile, MN, died Saturday, August 22, 2015, at Pioneer Memorial Care Center, Erskine, MN, surrounded by his wife and daughters. Marvin was born on June 5, 1933, to Oscar and Eldora (Johnson) Nelson, in Ashby, MN. He attended school in Ashby and entered the United States Marine Corp on January 4, 1952, serving in Korea. Marvin...

Aug 20, 2015

Dean Stevens, age 80, of Wyoming, MN, died Thursday, August 20, 2015, in Mahnomen Health Center, Mahnomen. Dean was born to Jeanne and Carl Stevens of Gary, MN. He attended school in Gary where he graduated with the class of 1953. Dean was a road driver for Murphy Motor Freight retiring in 1988 and was a member of Teamsters Local...

Aug 16, 2015

Nathan Boe, age 25, of Mahnomen, MN, formerly Twin Valley, MN, died Sunday, August 16, 2015, from injuries he sustained in an auto accident. Nathan George Boe was born January 1, 1990, the son of George and Lois (Buschette) Boe in Fargo, ND. Nathan grew up in the Twin Valley community and attended school at Norman County East. He spent...