Sharon Janeen Michaels
Oct 4, 2014
Sharon Janeen Michaels, 55, of Grand Forks, ND, died on Saturday, October 4, 2014, at her residence. She was born March 12, 1959, to Edmund and Doris (Gudvangen) Michaels, at Crookston, MN. Sharon was baptized at Hitterdal Lutheran Church, Maple Bay, MN. She was later confirmed at Maple Lake Lutheran Church, rural Fertile. Sharon graduated from Fertile High School in...
Violet A. Mergenthal
Oct 4, 2014
Violet Mergenthal, age 81, of Twin Valley, MN, died Saturday, October 4, 2014, in Benedictine Care Community, Ada, MN. Violet Ann Freeland was born February 7, 1933, the daughter of Marcus and Esther (Ramsfield) Freeland near Cummings, ND, where she grew up and attended school. As a young woman, Violet worked with her parents on their farm to help support...
Kenneth "Beans" Lafriniere
Oct 3, 2014
Kenneth "Beans" LaFriniere, age 61, of Mahnomen, MN died Friday, October 3, 2014 at Essentia Hospital in Fargo. Kenny LaFriniere, the son of Mary (Chmelar) and Joseph LaFriniere, was born on December 16, 1952 in Mahnomen. He grew up in the Naytahwaush, MN area and attended school in both Naytahwaush and Mahnomen. On February 6, 1971 Beans was united in...
Eva Mae Brtek
Sep 29, 2014
Eva Mae Brtek, 95, of Mahnomen, died Monday, September 29, 2014, at the Mahnomen Health Center. Eva Mae, the daughter of Israel "Bud" and Elizabeth (Knickerbocker) Sharbono, was born on September 1, 1919, in Marsh Creek Township. She attended country school through the 8th grade and always LOVED SCHOOL! As a young woman, Eva worked for various area farm families,...
Joan Woodliff
Sep 28, 2014
Joan Adele Olson was born January 21, 1963, the daughter of James and Beverly (Newsom) Olson in Minneapolis, MN. She lived in Holmesville, MN, until the age of 6, when her family moved to the Twin Valley area. Following high school graduation from Twin Valley, Joanie attended the Detroit Lakes Vo-Tech for sign painting. As a young lady, Joannie would...
Cheryl Ann Clark
Sep 26, 2014
Cheryl Clark, age 66, of Borup, MN, died Friday, September 26, 2014, in Sanford Palliative Care, Fargo. Cheryl Ann Clark was born July 25, 1948. She grew up in Borup and attended and graduated from Borup High School in 1966. Cheryl knew from an early age that her life would be focused on nursing and the care for others. She...
Monica Kappes
Sep 25, 2014
Monica Kappes, 92, Stayton, OR, formerly Ada, MN, died Thursday, September 25, 2014, at Salem Hospital, Salem, OR. Monica was born February 9, 1922, along with her twin sister Veronica, the daughters of Peter and Margaret (Beitz) Kneip, in Cummings, ND. As a young girl, she moved with her family to a farm near Lockhart, MN, where she attended school....
Jim Sauck
Sep 20, 2014
Jim Sauck, age 78, of Twin Valley died on Saturday, September 20, 2014, at Sanford Medical Center in Fargo, ND. James Sauck, was born March 27, 1936, at home to Anna (Bertek) and Carl Sauck. He grew up in the Waubun, MN, area, where he attended high school. He was a young father raising two children, "Jimmy" Charles Jr. and...
Marion Elenore Efteland
Sep 18, 2014
Marion Elenore Efteland, a native of Shelly, MN, passed away September 18, 2014 at the Halstad Living Center, at the age of 95. Marion Elenore Efteland was born December 28, 1918 to Henry and Ida (Moe) Efteland in rural Shelly. She grew up on the family farm, attended Climax High School and graduated from Moorhead State Teachers College, Moorhead, MN....
Jennifer Burnette
Sep 16, 2014
Jennifer "Frog" Burnette, age 36, of Naytahwaush, MN died on Tuesday, September 16, 2014 at First Care Hospital in Fosston, MN. Jennifer M Burnette, the daughter of Julie (Burnette) Keezer and Gary Keim, was born on March 27, 1978 at her grandmother's home in Naytahwaush. Jennifer, who was tenderly known as Frog to her family, grew up in the Naytahwaush...
Ruth G. Nelson
Sep 14, 2014
Ruth G. Nelson, 96, Ada, MN, died Sunday, September 14, 2014, at the Halstad Living Center, Halstad, MN. Ruth Smith was born on November 8, 1917, at home in Stutsman County, ND, the daughter of Millard and Ida (Hanson) Smith. She moved with her family to rural Gary, MN, where she attended school. Ruth was united in marriage to Garfield...
Willie Matson
Sep 8, 2014
Willie Matson, 88, of Ulen, MN, died Monday, September 8, 2014, at home with his family. Willie Verne was born at home on June 27, 1926, to John and Gida (Hilde) Matson. He grew up and attended country school in Hagen Township. He was baptized and confirmed in his faith at Jevnaker Lutheran Church. At the young age of eight,...
Constance "Connie" Bennefeld
Sep 7, 2014
Constance "Connie" Bennefeld, 68, of Gary, MN, died Sunday, September 7, 2014, in Sanford Palliative Care, Fargo, ND. Connie Faye Hagy was born November 22, 1945, the daughter of Francis and Helen (Broers) Hagy in Ada, MN. She was raised on her parent's farm east of Gary and was baptized and confirmed at Ness Lutheran Church near Gary. Connie attended...
Jerelle Bigbear
Sep 4, 2014
Jerelle James Bigbear, age 27, of Naytahwaush, MN, died Thursday, September 4, 2014, at Sanford Hospital, Fargo, ND. Jerelle was born on March 1, 1987, in Minneapolis, MN, where he lived until moving with his family to Naytahwaush at the age of 3. He attended Naytahwaush Elementary School and later Mahnomen High School in Mahnomen, MN. Following his education, Jerelle...
Arvid Edmunds
Sep 3, 2014
Neil Arvid Edmunds, 70, Ada, MN, died Wednesday, September 3, 2014, at Veterans Administration Medical Center, Fargo, ND. "Arvid" was born on July 9, 1944, in Ada, the son of Alvin and Alice (Nelson) Edmunds. He grew up on the family farm near Hendrum, MN, and attended grade school and high school in Hendrum. He was a member of Concordia...
Kathleen "Kay" Mcnamee
Sep 2, 2014
Kay McNamee, age 75, of Mahnomen, MN, passed away at her home on September 2, 2014. Kathleen Louise Adams, the daughter of Albert and Christine (Paggen) Adams, was born on December 15, 1938 and grew up on a farm 6 miles East of Waubun, MN. She graduated from Waubun High school in 1956. Kay was introduced to Bob McNamee at...
Edna Nelson
Aug 31, 2014
Edna Nelson, age 80, of Ada, MN, formerly of Gary, MN, died Sunday, August 31, 2014, at the Benedictine Care Community, Ada, MN. Edna Lucille Fandrich was born at home near Burnstad, ND, on March 8, 1934, the daughter of Gustav and Violet (Schauer) Fandrich. She attended country school and later graduated from Hillsboro High School with the class of...
Vivian Stark
Aug 29, 2014
Vivian Stark passed away unexpectedly on Friday August 29, 2014. She left peacefully being able to express words of love with her daughters. She was born on her family's rural farm near Ettrick, WI on June 10, 1932 to Ernest and Clara (Kneifl) Stark. She attended Lee Elementary Country School and then Melrose High School where she graduated in 1950...
Mildred "Millie" Caroline Fisher
Aug 28, 2014
Mildred "Millie" Fisher, 97, of Fertile, MN died on Thursday, August 28, 2014, at the Fair Meadow Nursing Home, Fertile, MN. Mildred Caroline Carlson was born on October 28, 1916, to Ernest and Clara (Peterson) Carlson. As a child she moved with her family to a farm near Beltrami where she grew up and attended Tupper Country School in rural...
Robert "Bob" Bromander
Aug 27, 2014
Robert "Bob" Bromander, age 82, of Ulen, MN, died Wednesday, August 27, 2014, at Sanford Health System, Fargo. Robert Clayton Bromander was born June 1, 1932, the son of Hugo and Clara (Solid) Bromander on the family farm south of Flom, MN, where he was raised. He attended country school in that community and later attended Ulen High School, graduating...
