Phyllis A. Gordon
May 27, 2014
Phyllis A. Gordon, 89, Ada, Minnesota, died Tuesday, May 27, 2014. Phyllis was born on March 31, 1925, to Arnold and Ruth (Melbostad) Johnson, near Gardner, North Dakota. Her family moved to rural Borup, MN, where Phyllis grew up and graduated from Borup High School in 1943. Following her schooling, she worked with her parents at the restaurant called the...
Melvin M. Eggen
May 26, 2014
Melvin M. Eggen, 96, Ada, MN, died Monday, May 26, 2014, at Benedictine Care Community, Ada, MN. Melvin Martin Eggen was born August 11, 1917, at home in Hegne Township, near Ada. He was one of 12 children born to Carl and Bertha (Hallom) Eggen. He attended country school near Ada and started farming on the home place after his...
Matthew S. Lee
May 26, 2014
Matthew S. Lee, 39, Halstad, MN, passed away after a long courageous battle of cancer on Monday, May 26, 2014, at Sanford Medical Center, Fargo, ND, surrounded by his loving family. Matthew Sherman Lee was born on December 4, 1974, in Moorhead, MN, the son of Donna and Sherman Lee of Hendrum, MN. He was baptized at Concordia Lutheran Church...
Gladys M. Manning
May 25, 2014
Gladys M. Manning, 87, Ada, Minnesota, died Sunday, May 25, 2014, at Benedictine Care Community, Ada, MN. Gladys Marcella Orwald was born November 10, 1926, near Twin Valley, MN, the daughter of Arthur and Emma (Peterson) Orwald. She grew up by Syre, MN, and attended Twin Valley High School. She married Marvin Manning on July 29, 1944 at First Lutheran...
Edward "Butch" Burnette
May 22, 2014
Edward "Butch" Burnette Jr., age 54, of Naytahwaush, MN, died Tuesday, May 22, 2014, at his home. Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 28, 2014, at the Old Community Center in Naytahwaush, MN.
Lorraine Eunice Berhow
May 22, 2014
Lorraine Eunice Berhow, 85, of Fertile, Minnesota, passed away on Thursday, May 22, 2014, at Essentia Health in Fosston, Minnesota. She was born on June 13, 1928, to Nels and Olga (Ruud) Roed, in Godfrey Township, Polk County, rural Fertile, Minnesota. Lorraine attended several country schools and graduated at the age of 17 from Fertile High School in 1945. She...
Don Slininger
May 22, 2014
Donald Allen Slininger, 61, of Mahnomen, MN, died on May 22nd 2014 at University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview in Minneapolis, MN. Don was born November 19th 1952 in Ada, MN to Burton & Laurena (Warnsholz) Slininger. He was baptized in Christ and confirmed his faith at St. John's Lutheran Church in rural Ada. Don grew up in rural Twin...
Sylvia E. Anderson
May 22, 2014
Sylvia Anderson, age 86, of Detroit Lakes, MN, formerly of Mahnomen, MN, died Thursday, May 22, 2014, at Sanford Palliative Health in Fargo, ND. Sylvia Erna Kjos, the daughter of Selmer and Erna (Wendt) Kjos, was born on July 13, 1927 at home near Mahnomen. As a young girl she attended country school near the farm then graduated from Mahnomen...
Robert Pierce
May 19, 2014
Robert Pierce, age 72, of Twin Valley, Minnesota, died Monday May 19, 2014, in Twin Valley Living Center, Twin Valley. Robert J. Pierce was born January 20, 1942, at Kadoka, South Dakota, the son of John and Thelma (Fuerst) Pierce. He grew on a ranch near Murdo, South Dakota and graduated from high school in White River. In 1962, he...
Orville Onstad
May 19, 2014
Orville Onstad, age 95, of Ada, MN, died Sunday, May 18, 2014, in Essentia Health, Fargo. He requested his body be donated to the UND School of Medicine in Grand Forks, ND. No services were held. He was preceded in death by his wife, Verona.
Arvin "Sonny" Syverson
May 19, 2014
Arvin Leon Syverson, better known as Sonny, passed away peacefully at his home on May 19, 2014, at the age of 73 years, after long battle with cancer. Sonny was able to remain at his home with the loving care from his daughter, Pamela, who devoted the last 8 months to be with her father, along with Hospice and the...
Jean M. Nelson
May 12, 2014
Jean Marie Nelson, 71, of Yakima, WA, died Monday, May 12, 2014, in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico. She was born on April 6, 1943 in Seattle WA, to Kathryn Marie and Robert Donald Nettelblad. She attended Roosevelt High School and Griffin Business College prior to working as a bookkeeper/office administrator at Laurelhurst Interior Design. In 1968, Jean and Walt Nelson...
Eugene "Gene" Moore
May 11, 2014
Eugene "Gene" Moore, age 73, of Waubun, MN, died on Sunday, May 11, 2014, under care of Hospice of the Red River Valley.
Eugene Dale was born at home on May 22, 1940, the youngest child of Earl and Lucine (Helvey) Moore. His youth was spent in several towns throughout Minnesota and Wisconsin. Gene attended country school...
Clarice Oien Linderer
May 11, 2014
Clarice Oien Linderer, 72, of West Fargo, ND, died Sunday, May 11, 2014, at the Halstad Living Center, Halstad, MN. Graveside Service: 1:00PM Saturday, May 17, 2014 at Halstad North Cemetery, Halstad, MN.
Phyllis Pearl Turpin
May 10, 2014
Phyllis Pearl Turpin, age 90, of Naytahwaush, MN, died on Saturday, May 10, 2014, at the Mahnomen Health Center, Mahnomen, MN.
Phyllis was born on March 21, 1924, in Naytahwaush to Nelson Daniel Bunker and Flora Winnie Bunker. She married William C. Turpin on October 10, 1942, and they were blessed with seven children; Beverly, Gayle, Cheryl,...
Joyce Nelson
May 10, 2014
Joyce Nelson, age 64, of Ulen, MN, passed away on Saturday, May 10, 2014, at the Sanford Palliative Care Unit in Fargo, ND. Joyce Virginia, and her fraternal twin sister, Joy, were born on October 13, 1949, to Orlyn and Kathryn (Fuglie) Nelson in Moorhead, MN. As a young girl, Joyce lived with her family on the farm near Ulen....
Jerry Grieve
May 8, 2014
Jerry Dean Grieve, 75, died Thursday, 08 May 2014, in Life Care Roseau Manor, Roseau, Minnesota. Jerry was born 31 March 1939, near Ada, Minnesota, the oldest of six children born to Ervin and Helen (Manning) Grieve. He grew up on the family farm northeast of Ada, where he also attended the local country school. On 19 April 1957, Jerry...
Irene Stone
May 8, 2014
Irene Stone, age 59, of Mahnomen, MN died Thursday, May 8, 2014, at Essentia Hospital in Fargo, ND. Irene Mae Stone, the daughter of Andrew F. Stone and Sophie H. Fairbanks, was born on January 3, 1955, in Park Rapids, MN. Her given name is Giiwedin Zhii Baabaakwe, meaning Northwind Woman going about. She was raised by her mother and...
Arlene Sauck
May 7, 2014
Arlene Sauck, 72, of Erskine, MN, formerly Twin Valley, MN, died Wednesday, May 7, 2014, in Pioneer Memorial Care Center in Erskine. Arlene Myrna Horn was born January 17, 1942, the daughter of Alfred and Mable (Stene) Horn near Twin Valley where she was raised. Arlene graduated from Twin Valley High School and on November 4, 1961, she was united...
Margaret Ruth Webster
May 6, 2014
Margaret Ruth Webster, 87, Beltrami, MN, died on Tuesday, May 6, 2014, at the Villa St. Vincent, Crookston, MN. She was born on September 7, 1926, to Benjamin and Josephine (Christianson) Hamre, at Scandia Township, rural Beltrami, MN. Margaret attended school in Beltrami, graduating from the Fertile-Beltrami High School in 1944. She continued her education at Aaker Business College, Fargo,...
