Doris G. Swenson
May 16, 2008
Doris G. Swenson, 91, of Mahnomen, MN, died Friday, May 16, 2008 at Twin Valley Living Center, Twin Valley, MN. Doris Georgette Eklund, the daughter of David and Josephine (Evans) Eklund, was born February 21, 1917, in Ada, MN. She grew up in the Ada area in a large family of 12 brothers and sisters. In 1934, Doris was united...
Muriel Irene Berger
May 15, 2008
Muriel Irene Berger, age 90, of Detroit Lakes, MN, died Thursday, May 15, 2008, under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley and surrounded by her family at Emmanuel Nursing Home in Detroit Lakes. Muriel Olson was born June 28, 1917, in rural Waubun, MN, to Carl and Martha (Rogers) Olson. She grew up northeast of Waubun where...
Lloyd Bunker
May 11, 2008
Lloyd Earl Bunker, age 86, Naytahwaush, MN died Sunday, May 11, 2008 at Innovis Health Systems, Fargo, ND. Lloyd was born November 4, 1921 to Nelson and Flora (Brown) Bunker in Naytahwaush. He grew up attending school in Naytahwaush. Following his schooling, Lloyd worked for a few years before enlisting in the United States Army. He served during WWII and...
Gerald Grove
May 10, 2008
Gerald Grove, age 80, of Twin Valley, Minnesota, died Saturday, May 10, 2008, in Twin Valley Living Center, Twin Valley. Gerald Grove was born April 3rd, 1928, the son of Harry and Elba (Gulbrandson) Grove in Hillsboro, North Dakota, where he grew up and attended school. As a young man, Gerald entered the Navy and served in the Pacific during...
Mardell Kroshus
May 6, 2008
Mardell Kroshus, age 78, of Ada, Minnesota, died Tuesday, May 06, 2008, in MeritCare Health Systems, Fargo, North Dakota. Mardell Fjeld was born March 20, 1930 near Faith, Minnesota, the daughter of Carl and Gulborg (Martinson) Fjeld. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Olaf Lutheran Church in Faith. She attended school in Faith and Fosston, Minnesota. On May 14,...
Evalyn Reiersgord
May 2, 2008
Evalyn Reiersgord, age 87, of Kuna, Idaho, formerly Ulen, Minnesota, died Friday, May 02, 2008, in Sunbridge Nursing Home, Nampa, Idaho. Evalyn Joyce Brown was born October 9, 1920, in Hawley, Minnesota. She was the youngest of five children born to Oscar and Tillie (Norby) Brown. As a youngster, Evalyn moved with her family to Ulen where she attended school,...
Emmett Kahlbaugh
May 2, 2008
Emmett Louis Kahlbaugh, age 75 of Mahnomen, MN, died on Friday, May 2, 2008 at his home, under the care of family and Hospice of the Red River Valley. Emmett was born August 1, 1932 at home in Pembina Township, Mahnomen County, the son of Edwin and Marcella (Novak). He attended country school and graduated from Mahnomen High School with...
Hazel Uhlir
May 2, 2008
Hazel Uhlir, age 81, of Fosston, MN, formerly of Winger, MN, died Friday, May 2, 2008 at First Care Medical Services in Fosston. Hazel Clarice Baglien was born March 12, 1927 on a farm in Bear Park Township, Norman County to Helmer and Clara (Flakne) Baglien. She was baptized at Ness Lutheran Church, rural Gary, MN, and grew up in...
Leonard Ahles
Apr 26, 2008
Leonard J. Ahles, age 81 of Mahnomen, MN, formerly Waubun, MN, died on Saturday, April 26, 2008 at the Mahnomen Health Center. Leonard was born on August 23, 1926 in Lake Grove Township, Waubun, to Mike and Katherine (Kleis) Ahles. The oldest of four children, he grew up on a farm in rural Waubun and attended the Kersting School in...
Jerry Bisek
Apr 23, 2008
Jerry Bisek, age 96, of Mahnomen, MN, died on Wednesday, 23rd of April, 2008, at Mahnomen Health Center. Jerry Paul Bisek was born to Paul and Magdalene (Flicek) Bisek on the 10th of July 1911 in New Prague, MN. His parents moved to Mahnomen area when Jerry was 2 years old. He attended Mahnomen schools and graduated in 1929. His...
Leland Jenson
Apr 10, 2008
Leland D. Jenson, age 76, of Twin Valley, MN died Thursday, April 10th, 2008 in his home under the loving care of his family and First Care Hospice. Leland Duane Jenson was born December 29th, 1931 in Rockwell Township, MN to Nile and Ida (Jensen) Jenson. Lee attended the Four Corners Country School near Fossum. Upon completing the 8th grade,...
Alvina Klinkhammer
Apr 9, 2008
Alvina Klinkhammer, 81, of Mahnomen, MN, died Wednesday, April 09, 2008, at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester, MN, due to complications after surgery. Alvina Ann Liebl was born to Anton and Mary (Grosam) Liebl on April 19, 1926. She grew up near Gary, MN, and graduated from Mahnomen High School. In 1946, Alvina married Jerome "Romie" Klinkhammer and they made...
Frank Paul, Jr.
Apr 9, 2008
Frank Paul Jr., age 78 of Waubun, MN, died unexpectedly of natural causes on Wednesday, April 9, 2008 while working on his farm. Frank Edward Paul Jr. was born October 5, 1929 at home in Rosedale Township the son of Frank and Anna (Blattenbauer) Paul. As a child he attended rural school at the Town Hall School near his home....
Edward Kent
Apr 9, 2008
Edward Kent, age 60 of Waubun, MN, died Wednesday, April 9, 2008 at his home under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley after a courageous battle with cancer. Ed was born on February 13, 1948 in Detroit Lakes, MN, the son of Richard and Marie (Gaynor) Kent. Growing up in the Ogema area, he attended school in...
Ernest Stanhope
Apr 7, 2008
Ernest H. Stanhope Jr., age 74, of Waubun, MN, died Monday, April 7, 2008 at his sister's home in Waubun, under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley after a courageous battle with cancer. Ernie was born November 10, 1933, in Becker County, Minnesota, the son of Ernest H. Sr. and Margaret (West) Stanhope. Growing up in the...
Orvis Wermager
Apr 5, 2008
Orvis D. Wermager, 72, Twin Valley, Minnesota died Saturday in the Palliative Care unit of MeritCare Hospital, Fargo, North Dakota. Orvis was born May 30, 1935, in Gary, Minnesota, the son of Clarence and Alice ( Bjorge) Wermager. As a child he moved to Ada, Minnesota, with his family where he grew up and attended school. The family moved to...
Clara Dentz
Mar 29, 2008
Clara Dentz, age 102, of Mahnomen, MN, died Saturday, March 29, 2008 at MeritCare Pallative Care in Fargo, ND. Adelia Clara was born on December 24, 1905 in Springhill, MN, to Joseph and Rose (Winter) Laubach. She was the second of twelve children being brought up on a traditional German farm. Clara started school at age seven, when they were...
Gary Hamre
Mar 25, 2008
Gary Charles Hamre was born February 10, 1946, in Granite Falls, MN, the son of Harry and Corella (Oie) Hamre. He was raised in the family farming community of Sacred Heart, MN. During his childhood and throughout high school, Gary was involved in sports, 4-H, music and church activites. He graduated from Sacred Heart High School in 1964. Following high...
Orville Kveno
Mar 23, 2008
Orville Kveno, age 88, of both Mahnomen, MN, and Santa Barbara, CA, died Sunday, March 23, 2008, at Luverne, MN. Orville was born September 12, 1919, the son of Halvor and Regina (Noss) Kveno in Gary, MN. His grandma Ambjor, a midwife, lovingly delivered him into her arms. He was baptized and confirmed at Ness Lutheran Church near Gary. Orville...
Donald Sutherland
Mar 21, 2008
Donald Sutherland, age 71, of Dilworth, MN, formerly, Fosston, MN, died Friday, March 21, 2008, at Golden Living Center in Moorhead, MN. Donald Dean Sutherland was born July 1, 1936, in Glendive, MT, the son of Robert and Arvetta (Zuroff) Sutherland. He was raised in Richey, MT, where he attended school. After graduating from High School, Donald entered the United...
