Aurora Deziel
Mar 1, 2014
Aurora C. Deziel, 83, Mentor, MN, passed away Saturday, March 1, 2014, at her home in Maple Bay. Aurora Catherine Gervais was born October 3, 1930, in Red Lake County, Minnesota. Her parents were Albert and Bertha (Truedeau) Gervais. She attended country school in Red Lake County. Aurora was united in marriage to Harry Deziel on October 5, 1949, in...
Janice "Jan" Bailey
Mar 1, 2014
Janice "Jan" R. Bailey, age 74, of rural Erskine, MN passed away Saturday, March 1, 2014, in her home surrounded by her family. Jan was born August 22, 1939, in Mahnomen County, and was the daughter of Agnes and Raymond A. Leslie. She graduated from Mahnomen High School in 1957 and moved to El Paso, TX shortly after. After marring...
Charles "Chuck" Mattsen
Feb 28, 2014
Charles Mattsen, age 58, of Mahnomen, MN, died Friday, Feb 28, 2014 of pancreatic cancer. Chuck Mattsen was an incredible man. Charles Frederick Mattsen was born to Audrey Johnson Mattsen and Joseph L. Mattsen on December 19, 1955. Chuck ,as his friends so fondly called him, studied Mathematics at Gustavas Adolphus. He worked from his home in Mahnomen as a...
Martin Prestegord
Feb 23, 2014
Martin Prestegord, age 87, of Twin Valley, MN, died Sunday, February 23, 2014 at Twin Valley Living Center. Martin Olaf Prestegord was born January 16, 1927, the son of Severt and Borgild (Bottolf) Prestegord in the Fossum area. He grew up in the Twin Valley area and attended both Plentywood and Webster country schools. On July 16, 1947 Martin was...
Eunice Suda
Feb 23, 2014
Eunice Revier-Suda, age 95, of Mahnomen, MN, formerly of Waubun, MN, died Sunday, February 23, 2014, at Mahnomen Health Center Nursing Home. Eunice Augusta Diekmeier, daughter of Leo Herman Rudolph and Anna Christine (Jensen) Diekmeier, was born on July 20, 1918, in Franklin, MN. She graduated as Salutatorian from Franklin High School In 1936. As a young woman, Eunice worked...
Lula Bell Kappes
Feb 21, 2014
Lula B. Kappes, age 77, of Waubun, MN, died Friday, February 21, 2014, at her home. Lula Bell Card was born November 20, 1936, in Macon, MS. Her mom died when she was only a few days old. She was raised in Shuaqualak, MS, by her nieces, where she also attended school. Following her schooling, Lula was united in marriage...
Thelma G. Houglum
Feb 20, 2014
Thelma Houglum, 92, Ulen, MN, formerly Waubun, MN, died Thursday, February 20, 2014, at Sanford Health in Fargo, ND. Thelma Gudrun Otterson was born December 22, 1921, near Syre, MN, to Nicolai and Hilda Otterson. She attended school at Meadowland Country School near Syre, graduated from Twin Valley High School in 1939 and Moorhead State Teachers College in 1941. Following...
Frances Kneip
Feb 20, 2014
Frances Kneip, age 94, of Twin Valley, MN, died Thursday, February 20, 2014, at the Twin Valley Living Center. Frances Honek was born at home on May 18, 1919, the oldest child of Anton and Teresa (Ondrush) Honek. Growing up she attended country school and helped on the farm. As a young lady, Frances moved to Minneapolis, MN, for a...
Tyler A. Townsend
Feb 18, 2014
Tyler A. Townsend, age 23, of Mahnomen, MN, died Tuesday, February 18, 2014, at the Mahnomen Health Center Hospital due to complications of a heart condition. Tyler Andrew was born January 18, 1991, in Detroit Lakes, MN, the son of Karen Townsend and Damion Gullickson. He grew up in the Naytahwaush area where he attended school through the sixth grade....
John William Parker
Feb 18, 2014
John Parker Jr. "Bim", age 68 of Waubun, MN, died in his home on Tuesday, February 18, 2014. Private Family Service was held in Bemidji, MN.
Harriet Storslee
Feb 14, 2014
Harriet Storslee, 67, Ada, Minnesota, passed away Friday, February 14, 2014, with her family at her bedside, at Essentia Health, Fargo, North Dakota. She will be greatly missed by her friends and family. Harriet lived in Ada, her entire life. After she obtained her L.P.N. degree, she began working as a nurse at the Ada nursing home and hospital. During...
Alice C. Hilde
Feb 13, 2014
Alice Hilde, age 101, of Ulen, MN, died Thursday, February 13, 2014, at Viking Manor Nursing Home in Ulen. Alice C. Syverson was born October 12, 1912, in Ulen Township, the daughter of Oscar and Gena (Kolsrud) Syverson. Her youth was spent on the farm and attending country school then Ulen Public School. As a young lady, Alice worked for...
Lloyd G. Toftner
Feb 13, 2014
Lloyd Toftner, age 91, of Mahnomen, MN, formerly of Gary, MN, died Thursday, February 13, 2014, at the Mahnomen Health Center Nursing Home. Lloyd G. Toftner was born November 2, 1922, to Theodore and Karrie (Ysen) Toftner on the family farm near Gary. He was baptized and confirmed in his faith at St. Petri Lutheran Church, rural Gary. Lloyd attended...
Agnes E. Halstensgaard
Feb 12, 2014
Agnes Eleanor Halstensgaard, 100, of Fertile, MN, died on Wednesday, February 12, 2014, at the Fair Meadow Nursing Home, Fertile. She was born on December 16, 1913, to Simon and Ella (Erickson) Johnson at McIntosh, MN. The family moved to Winger, MN, where she graduated from eighth grade; her freshman year was attended at Mahnomen High School, Mahnomen, MN....
Val C. Burslie
Feb 11, 2014
Valborg "Val" Burslie, 95, of Fertile, MN, died on Tuesday, February 11, 2014, at Fair Meadow Nursing Home, Fertile. Val was born on September 19, 1918, to Helmer and Christina (Neslund) Ostun in Liberty Township, rural Fertile. She was baptized and confirmed at Varnes Lutheran Church, rural Fertile. Val attended country school at Sunny Brook District 67, near her...
Eileen Hanson
Feb 9, 2014
Eileen Hanson 87, Ada, Minnesota, died Sunday, February 9, 2014, at Benedictine Care Community, Ada, MN. Eileen was born on March 18, 1926, at home at rural Minot, ND, the daughter of Alfred and Helen (Brue) Trontvedt. She moved with her family to rural Fertile, Minnesota in 1934, where she attended school. Eileen was a graduate of Fertile High School....
Curtis Bueng
Feb 8, 2014
Curtis Bueng, age 67, of Twin Valley, MN, died Saturday, February 8, 2014, at Sanford Hospital in Fargo, ND. Curtis DeLyle Bueng, the son of George and Anna (Olson) Bueng, was born in Ada, MN, on March 14, 1946. He grew up in Twin Valley and graduated from Twin Valley High School in 1964. As a young man, Curtis worked...
Steven Douglas Kennedy
Feb 6, 2014
Steve Douglas Kennedy, 60, of Fertile, MN, died suddenly Thursday, February 6, 2014, at his residence. He was born on November 12, 1953, to Ralph and June (Pesola) Kennedy at Perham, MN. They moved to Valley City, ND, where he graduated from Valley City High School in 1972. Following his schooling, Steve worked in Spiritwood, ND, near Valley City, in...
Marlyn Knoll
Feb 5, 2014
Marlyn Clair Knoll, age 83, of Twin Valley, MN, died on February 5, 2014. Services were held at a later date.
Wallie Burnette
Feb 3, 2014
Wallie Burnette, age 30, of Naytahwaush, MN, died on Monday, February 3, 2014, in his home. Wallie Joseph was born in Detroit Lakes, MN, on August 25, 1983, to Gina Burnette and Wallie Lang. He grew up in Naytahwaush and graduated from Mahnomen High School with the class of 2001. Following graduation, Wallie attended Northland Community and Technical College in...
