obituaries

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

Beatrice Solie

Beatrice Solie

Dec 13, 2014

Beatrice Irene Solie, 77, went home to meet her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, on Saturday December 13, 2014, at her home in rural Fertile, MN. Beatrice Nordby was born on July 30, 1937, to Barney and Hattie (Patterson) Nordby in rural Erskine, MN. Beatrice was baptized and confirmed in the Erskine Methodist Church in Erskine. She started school in...

Kaye Hilde

Kaye Hilde

Dec 13, 2014

Kaye Hilde, age 80, of Ulen, MN, died on Saturday, December 13, 2014 at Viking Manor Nursing Home in Ulen. Kaye Marilyn Butterfield, the daughter of Myron and Dora (Hitchcox) Butterfield, was born on August 10, 1934, in Lodgepole, SD. She grew up and attended country school near there. After graduating from Hettinger High School, Kaye attended Northern State Teacher's...

Gladys R. Forseth

Gladys R. Forseth

Dec 12, 2014

Gladys Roselle (Storsved) Forseth, 93, passed away peacefully in her Moorhead home the morning of December 12, 2014. Gladys was born to Rachel and John Storsved of rural Hendrum, Minn. on September 9, 1921. She was baptized and confirmed at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Hendrum, Minn. and married Arthur Everett Forseth of Halstad, Minn. July 16, 1945 also at Immanuel...

John Wahlin

John Wahlin

Dec 8, 2014

John Ole Menton Wahlin, 86, Rindal, MN died on Monday, December 8, 2014, at his residence. John was born on January 24, 1928, to Fritz Ludwig and Olga Juliet (Sandberg) Wahlin at his home in Rindal. At the age of 8, his family moved to a farm two miles from Rindal. He graduated from the Fertile-Beltrami High School. John continued...

Edgard Peterson

Edgard Peterson

Dec 8, 2014

Edgard H. Peterson, age 89, of Fargo, ND, died Monday, December 8, 2014, at Eventide Lutheran Home, Moorhead, MN. Edgard Hilmer Howard Peterson was born on October 19, 1925 to Carl and Nora (Bjerkley) Peterson in Twin Valley, MN. He attended country school in Fossum Township through eighth grade and then graduated from Mahnomen High School in 1943. He farmed...

Doris Kremer

Doris Kremer

Dec 8, 2014

Doris Kremer, age 87, of Moorhead, MN, died Monday, December 8, 2014, in Eventide Nursing Home, Moorhead. Doris was born in Columbus, KS, to Clyde and Mary (Crowder) Cool. She attended country school through eighth grade and then went on to graduate from Cherokee County Community High School, in Columbus, KS. As a young woman she worked as a bookkeeper...

Lorraine Aronson

Lorraine Aronson

Dec 3, 2014

Lorraine D. Aronson, 92, peacefully passed away on December 3, 2014 at the Halstad Living Center in Halstad, MN. Lorraine Delores Wang was born on the farm near Grandin, in Traill County, ND on August 14, 1922, to William and Martha (Melting) Wang. She was the oldest of seven children. Lorraine graduated from Halstad High School in 1940 and was...

Henry Vannette

Henry Vannette

Nov 29, 2014

Henry Vannette, age 63, of Naytahwaush, MN, died Saturday, November 29, 2014, at his home. A Memorial Service will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, December 5, 2014, at Henry's home in Naytahwaush.

Harvey Hansen

Harvey Hansen

Nov 26, 2014

Harvey Hansen, age 79, of Ulen, MN died Wednesday, November 26, 2014 in Viking Manor Nursing Home in Ulen. Harvey James Hansen Jr., the son of Harvey Sr. and Goldie (Schloesser) Hansen, was born on September 18, 1935 in Fargo, ND. He grew up on a farm east of Ulen and attended country school near there. Harvey was baptized and...

Murriel Jappe

Murriel Jappe

Nov 25, 2014

Murriel Jappe, age 94, of McIntosh, MN died peacefully on Tuesday, November 26, 2014 at the McIntosh Nursing Home. Murriel Edna Hoffman, daughter of Erwin and Minnie (Neuman) Hoffman, was born on December 17, 1919, at home near Mahnomen, MN. She grew up in the Mahnomen area and attended country school. While riding horse one day, Murriel met Chester Jappe...

Elroy Neisen

Elroy Neisen

Nov 24, 2014

Elroy J. Neisen died peacefully on Monday, November 24, 2014, after a long and full life with family and friends. Elroy was born January 11, 1925, in Mahnomen to Peter and Rose Neisen, the eldest of ten children. He lived in Mahnomen for most of his life. He married Irene Schramel, of Cold Spring, MN, on May 22, 1956. Together...

Lisa Dakota

Lisa Dakota

Nov 15, 2014

Lisa Dakota, age 30, of Bagley, MN, died on Saturday, November 15, 2014, at Sanford Health, Fargo, ND. Lisa Larene Dakota was born on October 14, 1984, the daughter of Ernest Hunt and Lori Dakota, in Minneapolis, MN. From her youth into adulthood, Lisa was able to enjoy the beauty of the outdoors by spending it in Northern Minnesota. Twelve...

Blake Larson

Blake Larson

Nov 15, 2014

Blake Larson, 25, Nielsville, MN, died Saturday November 15, 2014, near Shelly, MN, from injuries in a hunting accident. Blake Alan Larson was born September 1, 1989 to Beth (Anderson) Gilbertson and Dale Larson in Bemidji, MN. Blake was baptized and confirmed at the Shelly Marsh River Lutheran Church in Shelly, MN. Blake attended Norman County West Schools, graduating in...

Faye Peterson

Faye Peterson

Nov 10, 2014

Faye Peterson, 81, Ada, Minnesota, died Monday, November 10, 2014, after a brief illness with her family by her side, at Essentia Health, Fargo. Faye Lavone was born in Ada on September 30, 1933, the daughter of Harold and Valborg (Ramstad) Lohmeier. She was baptized and confirmed at First (Grace) Lutheran Church in Ada and graduated from Ada High School....

Mildred H. Kolness

Mildred H. Kolness

Nov 10, 2014

Mildred Kolness, 92, Hendrum, Minnesota, passed away at the Halstad Living Center in Halstad, Minnesota on Monday, November 10th after a lengthy battle with Parkinson's disease. Mildred Harriet Mjolsness was born on the family farmstead near Georgetown, Minnesota on February 9, 1922, to Ordin and Helen Mjolsness. She was raised there until 1928 when they moved to Fargo where her...

Paul Scholl

Paul Scholl

Nov 8, 2014

Paul Scholl, 50, of Laporte, MN, died Saturday, November 8, 2014, in a tragic hunting accident. Paul Ernst Scholl was born June 16, 1964, in Minneapolis, MN, to Leo Herman and Jeannette Julia (Hanson) Scholl. He grew up in the metro and graduated from Irondale High School. He furthered his education at St. Paul Tech School, where he received his...

Jennifer Lynn Marks

Jennifer Lynn Marks

Nov 7, 2014

Jennifer Lynn Marks, age 53, of Blaine, MN, formerly Edina, passed away peacefully on November 7, 2014, after a 9-year battle with Leiomyosarcoma. Jennifer was born on October 7, 1961, in Moorhead, MN. She graduated from Twin Valley High School in 1980 and Moorhead State University with a degree in Theatre Management. After graduating, she moved to the Twin Cities...

Marilyn Wharton

Marilyn Wharton

Nov 7, 2014

Marilyn Wharton, age 63, of Mahnomen, MN, died Friday, November 7, 2014, at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, ND. Marilyn LaVonne Blue was born February 22, 1951, in White Earth, MN, to Lester and Gladys (Sargent) Blue. She grew up and attended school in the Minneapolis, MN, area. Following high school, Marilyn worked at the post office for some time....

David Wilson

David Wilson

Nov 6, 2014

David Allen Wilson, age 60, of Mahnomen, MN, died Thursday, November 6, 2014, at his home under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. David was born in Sisseton, SD, on January 20, 1954, the son of Robert and Yvonne (Spider) Wilson. The majority of Dave's youth was spent in the Minneapolis, MN, area. After graduating from Richfield...

Erma A. Solie

Erma A. Solie

Nov 5, 2014

Erma Audrey Solie, 82, of Fertile, MN, died on Wednesday, November 5, 2014, at the Fair Meadow Nursing Home, Fertile, MN. She was born on December 17, 1931, to Willie and Julia (Dale) Gudvangen in Godfrey Township, rural Fertile. Erma was baptized and confirmed at the Maple Lake Lutheran Church, rural Fertile. She attended country school near her home. On...

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