Marie Schoenborn
Mar 19, 2008
Marie Schoenborn, age 94, of Mahnomen, MN, died Wednesday, March 19, 2008, at the Mahnomen Health Center Nursing Home. Marie Elizabeth was born November 17, 1913, in Lake Henry, MN, the daughter of Bernard and Mary (Niehaus) Kemper. As a very young child, Marie moved with her family to the Waubun, MN, area. She grew up helping on the family...
Tena Allrich
Mar 18, 2008
Tena Allrich, age 93, of Twin Valley, Minnesota, died Tuesday, March 18, 2008, in the Twin Valley Living Center, Twin Valley. Tena Bredine Pederson was born October 12, 1914, the daughter of Simon and Christina (Sagness) Pederson in York, North Dakota. As a youngster, Tena attended grade school there before moving with her family to Evansville, Minnesota. After a few...
Bennet Jacobson
Mar 12, 2008
Bennet Jacobson, age 96 of Twin Valley, MN, died on Wednesday March 12, 2008. Bennet Herlef was born May 25, 1911, in Freeborn County, MN, to Nils and Tilda (Dahlen) Jacobson. He grew up and attended country school in Freeborn County until the age of 13, when he moved with his family to the Fertile, MN, area. As a young...
Waldo Kjos
Mar 8, 2008
Waldo Eugene Kjos, 78, Hitterdal, Minnesota, went to be with the Lord March 8th, 2008. Waldo was born April 1st, 1929 to Einar and Alpha (Krogen) Kjos and lived with his family in Hawley, MN. After his mothers death he lived with an aunt in Hansboro, North Dakota, for several years before returning to Hawley. Waldo served his country in...
Fern Ashmore
Mar 8, 2008
Fern Ashmore passed away on Saturday, March 8, 2008, at Eventide Nursing Home in Moorhead, Minnesota, at the age of 81. Fern M. Groslie was born on May 22, 1926, in Twin Valley, Minnesota, to parents, Oscar & Minnie (Underdahl) Groslie. She grew up in Twin Valley and attended school there, graduating from Twin Valley High School with the class...
Norbert Kochmann
Mar 7, 2008
Norbert Kochmann, age 89, of Mahnomen, MN, died Friday, March 07, 2008, at the Mahnomen Health Center Nursing Home, Mahnomen. Norbert Bernard was born June 18, 1918, to Julius and Veronica (Athmann) Kochmann at home in Beaulieu Township, Mahnomen County. He attended country school and began helping on the family farm at a early age. As a young man, Norbert...
Nellie Snobl
Mar 6, 2008
Nellie Snobl, age 86, of rural Mahnomen, Minnesota, died Thursday, March 06, 2008 at her home. Nellie Ellen Owens was born September 19, 1921 in Hot Springs, Arkansas, the daughter of James Calvin and Allie (Deaton) Owens. Although she spent most of her childhood years there, her family also resided in Nevada for a time while her father helped construct...
Kenneth Espeseth
Mar 6, 2008
Kenneth was born in Winger, MN on December 6, 1924 to Albert and Clara (Bakken) Espeseth. He was raised in Winger and attended the McIntosh School, graduating with the class of 1942. After graduation Kenneth entered the United States Army where he served his country during World War II in the Pacific Theatre. Upon an honorable discharge, Kenneth was united...
Kenneth Lhotka
Mar 4, 2008
Kenneth Lhotka, age 74, of Waubun, MN, died Tuesday, March 4, 2008 at his home under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Ken, as he was known, was born October 11, 1933 to Frank and Ida (Hendrickson) Lhotka in Bagley, MN. He attended school in Mahnomen and was united in marriage to Pat (Bregel) on February 3,...
Edward Liebl
Mar 4, 2008
Edward J. Liebl, age 83, of Mahnomen, MN died Tuesday, March 4, 2008 at his home under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Edward was born October 29, 1924 in Mahnomen, MN, the son of John and Anna (Naubauer) Liebl. He was raised on the farm south of Mahnomen and attended the Liebl Country School. As a...
Janet Solie
Feb 29, 2008
Janet Solie, 93, Ulen, Minnesota, died Friday, February 29, 2008, at the Viking Manor Nursing Home, Ulen, MN. Orpha Junetta (Janet) Solie was born July 11, 1914, to Albert and Inga (Dyrendal) Asleson at their home in Ulen. Janet was baptized and confirmed at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Ulen where she had been an active lifelong member. She taught Sunday...
June Bellanger
Feb 24, 2008
June Bellanger, age 80, of Milwaukee, WI, formerly Naytahwaush, MN, died on Sunday, February 24, 2008 at St. Luke?s Medical Center in Milwaukee. June Frances was born on June 10, 1927 in Mahnomen County to George and Elizabeth (Singer) Peabody. She grew up in Naytahwaush and later attended Flandreau Indian School in South Dakota. Following graduation, she worked various jobs...
Donald B. Ford
Feb 22, 2008
Donald "Barney" Ford, age 83, of Twin Valley, Minnesota, died Friday, February 22, 2008, in the Twin Valley Living Center, Twin Valley. Donald Barney Ford was born July 21st, 1924, the son of George Lonzo Ford and Alma (Olson) Ford in Ada, Minnesota. As a young boy, Barney was raised in Green Meadow township near Ada, where he where he...
Cecelia Benson
Feb 19, 2008
Cecelia Benson, age 92 of Detroit Lakes, MN, died on Tuesday, February 19, 2008 at her home in Detroit Lakes. Cecelia Helen Skrypek was born June 24, 1915 in Long Prairie, MN, the daughter of Casimir and Katherine (Eischens) Skrypek. As a child, she moved with her family to St. Leo, MN, and later to Olivia, MN. When she was...
Cecelia Benson
Feb 19, 2008
Cecelia Benson, age 92 of Detroit Lakes, MN, died on Tuesday, February 19, 2008 at her home in Detroit Lakes. Cecelia Helen Skrypek was born June 24, 1915 in Long Prairie, MN, the daughter of Casimir and Katherine (Eischens) Skrypek. As a child, she moved with her family to St. Leo, MN, and later to Olivia, MN. When she was...
Jean Accobee
Feb 16, 2008
Georgina "Jean" Accobee, 72, of Naytahwaush, MN, entered her eternal life on Saturday, February 16, 2008 at St. Mary's Regional Health Center, Detroit Lakes, MN. She was surrounded by her family and more love than most ever knew. Georgina Sophia Wadena was born December 11, 1935 to George and Josephine (Guinn) Wadena in Naytahwaush. She grew up and attended school...
Jeanette Lague
Feb 9, 2008
Jeanette M. LaGue, age 71, of Naytahwaush, MN, died peacefully in her home surrounded by her family on Saturday, February 9, 2008. Jeanette was born July 10, 1936 in White Earth, MN, to Sidney and Gerda (Nordberg) LaVoy. She married Theodore LaGue of Waubun in April of 1955 and began a life as a military wife. She was a devoted...
Ruth Howard
Feb 8, 2008
Ruth Howard, age 58, of Strawberry Lake, MN, died Friday, February 8, 2008 at the Mayo Medical Center in Rochester, MN. Ruth Ann Williams was born September 26, 1949 in St. Louis, MO, the daughter of James and Florence (Riffel) Williams. She grew up in the St Louis area and graduated from Webster Grove High School in 1967. Ruth was...
Mabel Thompson
Feb 4, 2008
Mabel Thompson, age 97, of Little Canada, Minnesota died February 4, 2008. She was born on April 21, 1910 in Bear Park Township of Norman County, Minnesota, to Ole Eggen and Mary (Larson) Eggen. She was a second generation Norwegian with all of her grandparents emigrating from Norway. At age three the family moved to the Larson family farm near...
Judith Wang
Feb 4, 2008
Judith (Judi) Ann Wang (formerly Hoff, Kane) age 60, died on February 4, 2008 at her home in Winger, Minn. following a brave and dignified year-long struggle with pancreatic cancer.In her final days, as during her life, she was surrounded and comforted by the love of family and friends. Judi was born on April 12, 1947 in Crookston, Minn., the...
