Jon "Bob" Hillesland
May 11, 2015
Jon "Bob" Hillesland, age 78, of Mahnomen, MN, died on Monday, May 11, 2015, at Sanford Health System in Fargo, ND. Jon was born at home on a stormy January 31, 1937, the only son of John and Violet (Busse) Hillesland. He attended country school and later graduated from Mahnomen High School with the class of 1954. Jon furthered his...
Inez Ellingworth
May 9, 2015
Inez L. Ellingworth, 87, Twin Valley, MN, died Saturday, May 9, 2015 at Essentia Hospital, Fargo, ND. Inez Lizabeth Ellingworth was born December 9, 1927, the daughter of Ingvald and Lydia (Schlenz) Bentley in Twin Valley, where she lived her entire life. At the young age of nine, Inez began cooking for area steam thrashers, traveling from farm to farm....
Mary Katherine Visser
May 9, 2015
Mary Katherine Visser, infant daughter of Bradley Visser and Dena Bishop, Ada, MN. was born and died Saturday, May 9, 2015, at Essentia Health, Fargo, ND. She is survived by her parents, brothers: James and Brody, grandparents: Don Kreis, Earl & Lorayn Visser; aunts and uncles, Cheryl & Will Brame, Brenda & Gordon Sowl, Bruce & Becky Visser, Barb &...
Stella Leslie
May 8, 2015
Stella Leslie, age 61, of Mahnomen, MN, died on Friday, May 8, 2015, at her home under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley and surrounded by family. Stella Marie Gordon was born July 6, 1953, the daughter of Harold Sr. and Christine (Clark) Gordon. Growing up, Stella attended Uran Country School followed by Mahnomen High School. On...
Dennis E. Aamodt
May 7, 2015
Dennis E. Aamodt, 74, Halstad, MN, died Thursday, May 7, 2015, at Halstad Living Center, Halstad, MN. Dennis Elroy Aamodt was born May 26, 1940, on the farm near Halstad, the oldest child of Clarence and Orpha (Foss) Aamodt. He was baptized and later confirmed at Augustana Lutheran Church near their home. Dennis was active around the farm and enjoyed...
Richard Rothschadl
May 7, 2015
Richard Rothschadl, age 91, of Dilworth, MN formerly Waubun, MN died on Thursday, May 7, 2015 at Bethany on University in Fargo, ND. Richard Frank Rothschadl, the son of James Sr. and Anna(Blattenbauer) Rothschadl, was born on February 17, 1924 at home, near Waubun. As a young boy, he attended Hart Country School until he began working with his father...
Gerald Hermanson
May 7, 2015
Gerald Hermanson, 79, of Gary, MN, died Thursday, May 7, 2015, at his home under the loving care of his family. Gerald LeRoy Hermanson was born August 9, 1935, the son of Grant and Hannah (Degerness) Hermanson in Waukon Township, rural Gary, MN, where he grew up. After graduating from high school, Gerald entered the United States Army serving his...
Steven Eastvold
May 4, 2015
Steven Bradley Eastvold passed away on May 4, 2015 at the age of 66. He is the beloved husband of Barbra Eastvold nee Mattison of Lake Saint Louis, Missouri. He is survived by his three sons: Ed Eastvold of Lake St. Louis, MO, Randy Eastvold of Ft. Myers, FL & Ken (Carola) Eastvold of Kansas City, MO; daughter, Lynette (Skip)...
Shonnie A Carlsrud
May 1, 2015
Shonnie A. Carlsrud, 50, of Gary, Minnesota, died suddenly Friday, May 1, 2015, at the Mahnomen Health Care Hospital. Shonnie A. Larson was born May 6, 1964, at Minot, North Dakota the daughter of Melvin and Linda (Steinwand) Larson. For a few years she lived in Minot with her family before they all moved to Donnybrook, North Dakota. It was...
Paul C. Anderson
Apr 30, 2015
Paul C. Anderson, 85, Fertile, MN, passed away Thursday April 30th, 2015 at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, ND, after a brief illness. Paul was born February 25, 1930, at Crookston, MN. His parents were M.O. "Oscar" and Selma (Johnson) Anderson. He grew up on a farm and attended school in Fertile and later attained his GED. He also attended...
Franciska Marie Wahlin
Apr 30, 2015
Franciska Marie Wahlin was born December 13, 1928, in Moorhead, MN, to Victor and Alpha (Kirkhorn) Ramstad--the first of 5 daughters. She died at the Sauve home in Barnesville, MN, Thursday, April 30, 2015. She grew up in Wahpeton, ND, where her father was a pharmacist. The family also enjoyed a cabin at Battle Lake MN, where Fran enjoyed summers...
Katherine Vanderplaats
Apr 29, 2015
Katherine VanderPlaats, age 98, of Bejou, MN, died on Wednesday, April 29, 2015, at McIntosh Senior Living, McIntosh, MN. Katherine was born January 4, 1917, in Andover, SD, the daughter of Jelle and Agnes (Kuiper) VanderPlaats. At the tender age of 2, her mother died and the family moved to the Bejou area. She attended school and at the age...
Warren Seykora
Apr 28, 2015
Warren Seykora, age 65, of both Ulen, MN, and Fargo, ND, died Tuesday, April 28, 2015, due to injuries he sustained in a farming accident near Lisbon, ND. Warren Jay Seykora was born October 19, 1949, the son of Clarence and Lillian (Molacek) Seykora in Fargo, ND. He was raised in the Flom, MN, area and attended school in Ulen....
Shirley Jenkins
Apr 25, 2015
Shirley Jenkins, age 76, of Ulen, Minnesota, died Saturday, April 25, 2015, in Viking Manor Nursing Home, Ulen. Shirley Jo Anne Jenkins was born May 5, 1938, the daughter of John and Verna (Tope) Jenkins in Hutchinson, Kansas, where she grew up and attended school. Upon completion of high school, Shirley went on to further her education at a business...
Marvin L. Menge
Apr 21, 2015
Marvin L. Menge, 94, Halstad, MN, died Tuesday, April 21, 2015, at the Halstad Living Center, Halstad, MN. Marvin was born in Ada, MN, November 27, 1920, to Paul and Amelia (Braunschweig) Menge. The Menges lived and farmed in Ada and Beltrami, finally settling in rural Halstad, where Marvin lived to the end of his life. Marvin attended Halstad High...
Juliette Dietz
Apr 21, 2015
Juliette Fay Dietz died April 21, 2015 in Mahnomen, Minnesota surrounded by her husband, children, nieces and beloved sisters. Juliette Fay Martin was born July 30, 1944 to Theresa "Dolly" Elizabeth (Matheson) and Fred Martin in Breckenridge, Minnesota. She attended school in Breckenridge, MN and was the youngest in a family of eight children. Throughout her young adulthood, Juliette found...
Helen Elizabeth Horgeshimer
Apr 19, 2015
Helen Elizabeth Horgeshimer, 61, of Fertile, MN, died on Sunday, April 19, 2015, at her residence. She was born on March 28, 1954, in Newport, Rhode Island, to Buddy and Lenora (Judy) Horgeshimer. As her father was in the United States Navy, Helen lived in many cities around the United States. Following her graduation from Dublin, CA, High School in...
Richard Frank Broers
Apr 18, 2015
Richard F. Broers, 67, Twin Valley, Minnesota, died Saturday, April 18, 2015, at Sanford Palliative Care, Fargo, ND. Richard Frank Broers was born July 25, 1947, to Frank and Ruth (Rinerson) Broers of Twin Valley. Richard grew up on the family farm outside of Twin Valley, and graduated from Twin Valley High School in 1965. Richard enlisted in the United...
Rosemary "Rosie" Klinkhammer
Apr 16, 2015
Rosemary Klinkhammer, known as Rosie, was born March 24, 1935, in Mahnomen, MN, to Rose (Schiprith) and Peter Neisen. She grew up in Mahnomen where she attended school and graduated with the class of 1952. Following high school, Rosie worked for a short time in Crookston, MN, and Hope, ND, before returning to Mahnomen. On September 29, 1956, Rosie was...
Lois Brandon
Apr 13, 2015
Lois Brandon, age 80, of Mesa, AZ, formerly of Mahnomen and Twin Valley, MN, died on Monday, April 13, 2015, at her home. Lois Faye Lazzaro was born October 18, 1934, in Nashwauk, MN, the youngest child of Ignatius and Myrtle (Leitch) Lazzaro. She grew up and attended school in Nashwauk. Following high school, Lois attended Business College in Minneapolis,...
