Leland "Lee" Earl Hall
Dec 31, 2013
Leland "Lee" Hall, age 84, of Mahnomen, MN, died Tuesday, December 31, 2013, at Fair Meadow Nursing Home in Fertile, MN. Leland Earl Hall was born November 18, 1929, at International Falls, MN, in Koochiching County to Earl and Beryl (Fuller) Hall. During Lee's first years they lived in a log house in Williams, MN. He often said his family...
Bonnie M. Lafriniere
Dec 21, 2013
Bonnie LaFriniere, 62, of Roy Lake, MN, died Saturday, December 21, 2013, at her home. Bonnie Mae Stevens was born April 19, 1951, in White Earth, MN, the daughter of Lawrence and Mildred (Hill) Stevens. She attended grade school in Naytahwaush, MN, and graduated with the class of 1969 from Bagley High School. Following graduation, Bonnie moved to the twin...
Renay Krebsbach
Dec 21, 2013
Renay Krebsbach, age 70, of Mahnomen, MN died Saturday, December 21, 2013, at Pioneer Memorial Care Center in Erskine, MN. Renay Delores Nicholas, daughter of Lawrence and Lola (Fergeson) Nicholas, was born on June 7, 1943, in Denver Colorado. She grew up in the Denver area and graduated from Englewood High School. She continued her education and received her degree...
Lois Syverson
Dec 21, 2013
Lois Syverson, age 79, of Ulen, MN died Saturday, December 21, 2013, at Sanford Palliative Care in Fargo, ND. Lois Theone Stene, daughter of Lewis and Lillie (Slette) Stene, was born on October 21, 1934 at home in Norman County, MN. She grew up near Faith, MN where she attended country school and later graduated from Twin Valley High School....
Patricia Mannie
Dec 20, 2013
Funeral Services will be 1:00 p.m. Friday, December 27, 2013 at Love of Christ Lutheran Church in Saint Cloud for Patricia "Pat" A. Mannie, age 62, who passed away Friday at the St. Cloud Hospital. Rev. Thomas Wright, Pastor of Abounding Joy Lutheran Church in Sartell, will officiate. Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m. Thursday at Williams Dingmann Family Funeral...
Joyce Smith
Dec 18, 2013
Joyce Faye Smith, age 67, of Mahnomen, MN, died Wednesday, December 18, 2013, at the Pioneer Home in Fergus Falls, MN. Joyce was born April 17, 1946, at home, in rural Waubun. Growing up, she attended country school, then Waubun High School to graduate with the class of 1964. After high school, Joyce worked for a time in the area...
Verona I. Kragness
Dec 17, 2013
Verona Kragness, 91, Halstad, MN, died Tuesday, December 17, 2013, at Halstad Living Center, Halstad, Minnesota. Verona Isabelle Ellingworth was born December 7, 1922, at home on a farm near Ada, MN, the daughter of Jesse and Clara (Hovland) Ellingworth. She was baptized and confirmed at East Marsh River Lutheran Church, near Halstad and attended schools in Borup, Halstad, and...
Rosario Magana
Dec 16, 2013
M. Rosario Castillo Magana, age 84, of Twin Valley, MN, died Monday, December 16, 2013, at the Mahnomen Health Center Nursing Home, under Hospice care of the Red River Valley. Born in Mexico on July 12, 1929, Rosario was the youngest daughter of Rafael and Rufina (Alcaraz) Castillo. Her early childhood years were spent in Mexico and as a young...
Lillian Bodding
Dec 13, 2013
Lillian Bodding, 98, of Ada, MN, died Friday, December 13, 2013, at Essentia Health, Ada. Lillian Bodding was born October 11, 1915 in DeLamere, ND to Lars and Mathilda (Tennefos) Johnson. While still an infant the family moved to the Milnor, ND area. She attended rural school in Shuman Township. She graduated from Milnor High School in 1932 and then...
James Bateson
Dec 12, 2013
James Eugene Bateson, age 66, was born on November 10, 1947 to Alvin and Florence (Jivery) Bateson in Hibbing, MN. He was called home to the Lord on December 12, 2013 following a car accident. Jim was raised in Hibbing, the youngest of four boys. He was baptized and confirmed at Blessed Sacrament Church in Hibbing and attended Hibbing High...
Michael Guenther
Dec 9, 2013
Michael Anthony Guenther, age 52, of Mahnomen, MN, passed away on December 9, 2013, under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley and surrounded by loved ones. Mike was born on September 27, 1961, in Detroit Lakes, MN. He was the sixth child, and first son, of George and Patricia (Jenkins) Guenther. He was raised on the family...
Willard Thompson
Dec 5, 2013
Willard Thompson, 80, of Ulen, MN, died Thursday, December 05, 2013, in Essentia Health, Fargo. Willard George Thompson was born August 28, 1933, the son of Tilliam and Lena (Boland) Thompson near Lisbon, ND. Willard was baptized and confirmed in that area, as well as attending school in Lisbon. In 1959, Willard was drafted into the United States Army where...
Robert L. Gnadt
Dec 4, 2013
Robert "Bob" Gnadt, 89, longtime McIntosh, MN, resident, passed away Wednesday, December 4, 2013, at McIntosh Senior Living. Robert Leroy Gnadt was born to John and Laura (Gilsoul) Gnadt on his family's farm south of Beltrami, MN, on March 10, 1924. He was raised and educated in Ada, MN. Robert enlisted in the US Navy during WWII, as a Seaman...
Lydia Rodewald
Dec 3, 2013
The hearts of Cory and Karen (Brown) Rodewald, of Ulen, MN, were broken with the death of their full term baby girl, Lydia Marie Rodewald on Tuesday, December 3, 2013, at Sanford Health in Fargo, ND. Lydia is survived by her parents, Cory and Karen Rodewald; grandparents, Jim Rodewald of Twin Valley, MN and Darcy Irizarry of Hawley, MN; great-grandmas,...
Nakoya Vanwert Jr.
Dec 2, 2013
The exciting moments of pregnancy turned to sorrow for Janelle Auginaush and NaKoya VanWert Sr., of Elbow Lake Village, MN, with the death of their baby boy, NaKoya Lee VanWert Jr., on Monday, December 2, 2013, at Essentia Health St. Mary's in Detroit Lakes, MN. NaKoya Jr. is survived by his mother, Janelle Auginaush and father, NaKoya VanWert Sr. of...
Kirk Francis Skaurud
Nov 30, 2013
Remembering the Life of Kirk Skaurud Kirk Skaurud, age 23 of Gary, MN, died Saturday November 30, 2013, as a result of a motor vehicle accident. Kirk Francis Skaurud, son of Kelly & Vicki (Opsahl) Skaurud, was born on October 3, 1990, in Fargo, ND. He was baptized and confirmed at Zion Lutheran Church in Twin Valley, MN. Even before...
Avis Marion Olson
Nov 29, 2013
Avis Marion Olson, 87, of Ada, MN, passed away unexpectedly Friday, November 29th, 2013 at the Benedictine Care Community, Ada, MN. Avis was born in May 11, 1926 to Thomas and Amelia (Orsland) Nygaard in Good Hope Township, Shelly, MN. Avis received her education through eighth grade at Good Hope Country School and high school was completed at Climax (MN)High...
Judith Lisburg
Nov 26, 2013
Judith Lisburg, age 70, of Gary, MN, died Tuesday, November 26, 2013, at Sanford Palliative Care in Fargo, ND. Judy Larson, daughter of Lloyd and Alice (Turner) Larson, was born on March 15, 1943, in Ada, MN. She grew up in the Gary area and graduated from Gary High School in 1961. As a young woman, Judy worked for a...
Roger Allan Ek
Nov 23, 2013
Roger A. Ek, 66, Fertile, MN, died Saturday, November 23, 2013, at his residence. Roger Allan Ek was born January 7, 1947, at Ada, MN, the son of Orville and Winona (Olson) Ek. He was baptized and confirmed at Gary (MN) Lutheran Church. He graduated with the class of 1966 of Gary High School. Following high school, he worked near...
Lorraine Slininger
Nov 20, 2013
Lorraine Slininger, 89, Ada, MN, passed away on Wednesday, November 20, 2013 at Benedictine Care Community, Ada, Minnesota. Lorraine was born on July 18, 1924, the daughter of John and Clara (Durling) Benesh, Ada. She was baptized and confirmed at Grace (First) Lutheran Church, Ada, and attended country school in Pleasant View Township, rural Ada. Growing up on the farm...
