Louis Miller
May 8, 2013
Louis Miller, age 83, of Twin Valley, MN formerly of Waubun, MN, died Wednesday, May 8, 2013, at the Twin Valley Living Center in Twin Valley, MN. Funeral Services were held on Monday, May 13, 2013 at 10am at the Anderson~Mattson Funeral Home in Mahnomen.
Bunny Bjerk
May 5, 2013
Rose Marie "Bunny" Bjerk, age 78, of Mahnomen, MN, died peacefully at her daughter and son-in-law's home on May 5, 2013, following a long and courageous battle with cancer. Rose Marie Bemis was born June 29, 1934, in Grand Forks, ND, to Allan and Isabella (Mrachek) Bemis. Her father nicknamed her "Bunny" after she was born, as she was a...
Camille Kindseth
May 5, 2013
Camille "Camilla" Alvida Severson was born on August 5, 1923 to Andrew and Clara (Stundahl) Severson, the eldest of seven children. She was raised and grew up on a farm near Faith, MN. Camille attended country school and then worked for a local couple doing carious chores to save enough money to attend high school. She was a very...
Maynard "Dusty" Karsten
May 4, 2013
Maynard "Dusty" Karsten, 68, of Ulen MN died Saturday at his home under the care of Hospice of the Red River. Maynard Peter "Dusty" Karsten was born May 19, 1944 in Ada, Minnesota the son of F. Peter and Evangeline (Larsen) Karsten. He was raised in Felton and attended school there. As a young man he worked for his Uncle...
Owen Sterton
May 1, 2013
Owen Sterton, 90, of Ada, MN, formerly Hendrum, MN died Wednesday, May 1, 2013 in Bridges Care Community, Ada. Owen Ithiel Sterton was born January 8, 1923 the only child of Jens and Christine (Rogness) Sterton in Hendrum. As a boy, Owen was raised west of Hendrum, just across the river into North Dakota. He attended high school in Hendrum,...
Andrew Lundon Jr.
Apr 30, 2013
Andrew Lundon Jr. "Drew", age 4 months of Waubun, MN, died at Mahnomen Health Center on April 30, 2013. Andrew William Lundon Jr., the son of Andrew Lundon Sr. and Cady Bellanger, was born on December 18, 2012 at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis, MN. He spent much of his life traveling between his home in Waubun and Children's Hospital...
Winifred M. Blaeser
Apr 29, 2013
Winifred Blaeser, age 97, of Mahnomen, MN, died Monday, April 29, 2013, at the Mahnomen Health Center Hospital. Winifred Muriel Doerfler was born May 2, 1915, at home near Waverly, MN, the oldest child of George and Whilhelmina (Bremer) Doerfler. She graduated from Mahnomen High School. Winifred was united in marriage to Hubert Blaeser in Mahnomen. They were blessed with...
John Frohrip
Apr 29, 2013
John Frohrip, 64, of Fertile, MN, died on Monday, April 30, 2013, suddenly at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, ND.
Alton Bendickson
Apr 29, 2013
Alton Bendickson, 63, of Bejou, MN, died Monday, April 29, 2013, at Veteran Administration Health Care Systems in Fargo, ND, after a courageous battle against cancer. Alton Keith Bendickson was born March 24, 1950, in Mahnomen, MN, the son of Bertram and Albertha (TerWisscha) Bendickson. He grew up in Bejou, MN, where he attended grade school. Alton then attended Mahnomen...
Paul Ormbreck
Apr 28, 2013
Paul Ormbreck, 84, of Ulen, MN died Sunday, April 28, 2013 in Sanford Health Systems, Fargo, ND. David Paul Ormbreck was born to Christian and Christine (Vesterheim) Ormbreck on February 26, 1929 in Ulen. Paul attended school in Ulen where he graduated from Ulen High School with the class of 1948. He then attended Grand Forks Commercial College earning a...
Jeannine Hoseth
Apr 27, 2013
Jeannine Hoseth, age 78, of Twin Valley, MN died Saturday, April 27, 2013 at Sanford Health in Fargo, ND. Jeannine Carol Hinkley was born in Durand, WI on May 23, 1934 to Orville and Caroline (Kees) Hinkley. She graduated from Washington High School in St. Paul, MN and in 1952 she attended nurses' training in Minneapolis, MN. Jeannine was united...
Viola Sollie
Apr 27, 2013
Viola Sollie, 89, Fertile, Minnesota, died Saturday, April 27, 2013, at Fair Meadow Nursing Home, Fertile, MN. She was born January 15, 1924, to Even and Ragna (Noto) Lee, at Gary, MN. She graduated from Gary High School and was united in marriage to Lester Sollie on November 18, 1945, at Gary. She was a seamstress and loved to bake...
Orell Mesker
Apr 25, 2013
Orell Mesker, 83, of Ulen, MN died Thursday, April 25, 2013 in Sanford Health Systems, Fargo, ND. Orell Lloyd Mesker, the son of Lloyd and Anna (Orwald) Mesker, was born on June 6, 1929 in the Twin Valley-Syre, MN area. As a young boy, he attended country school in the area until he began working on the family farm near...
Selma A, Merkens
Apr 22, 2013
Selma A. Merkens, 93, Moorhead, MN, formerly of Shelly, MN, died at Eventide Lutheran Home, Moorhead, MN, on Sunday, April 21, 2013. Selma was born April 7, 1920, at home on the farm near Shelly, the daughter of Ordean and Selma (Ueland) Henderson. She attended school near Shelly. On September 9, 1940, Selma was united in marriage to Chester Merkens,...
Loyal Busby
Apr 16, 2013
Loyal Edward Busby, Jr., 87, Hitterdal, MN, passed away April 16, 2013, at his farm home in Goose Prairie Township where he lived his entire life. Loyal was born July 2, 1925, to Loyal (Sr.) and Stella (Lundberg) Busby at home in Goose Prairie Township. He was baptized and confirmed in Salem Lutheran Church. He graduated as valedictorian from Hitterdal...
Preston Walz
Apr 15, 2013
Preston Walz, age 16 of Mahnomen, MN died suddenly of natural causes on Monday, April 15, 2013 at Sanford Health in Bagley, MN. Preston Lee Walz was born on August 14, 1996 in Detroit Lakes, MN, to Anitra Walz and Richard Thompson. As a youngster, Preston lived in various communities with his mom before they settled in Mahnomen. He attended...
Sharon Rasmussen
Apr 12, 2013
Sharon L. Rasmussen, age 67, of Maple Grove, MN passed away on April 12, 2013 after a lengthy battle with lung cancer. She is a retired longtime employee of Wagner Spray Tech. She will be deeply missed by her daughters, Nanette Wilson of Crookston, MN and Lecia Rasmussen of Minneapolis, MN; grandchildren, Kyle, Scott, and Adam (Carly) Reese; Ian Wilson;...
Norman Gorder
Apr 3, 2013
Norman Gorder, 85, of rural Gary, MN died Wednesday, April 03, 2013 in Sanford Palliative Care, Fargo. Norman Sanford Gorder was born in Waukon Township, the son of Oscar and Clara (Haugen) Gorder on March 11, 1928. He was baptized and confirmed in Ness Lutheran Church, rural Gary. Norman attended Gary High School, graduating with the class of 1946. Norman...
Danny Lampton
Mar 29, 2013
Danny Lampton, 23, of Twin Valley, MN died Friday, March 29, 2013 in his home after a year and half courageous battle with synovial sarcoma cancer. Daniel Albert Lampton was born April 18, 1989 to Donald and Darlene (Kuehn) Lampton in Mahnomen, MN. He was baptized and confirmed his Catholic faith in St. William Catholic Church. Danny was raised and...
Gregory V Christianson
Mar 28, 2013
Gregory Vance Christianson was born April 13, 1969, in Connecticut the son of James and Nancy (Keller) Christianson. He lived in Iowa with his parents for a short time before they moved to Roselle, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago, in 1970. Greg attended a school for the disabled where he learned some sign language and participated in Special Olympics. A...
