Henry Horack
Feb 19, 2013
Henry B. Horack, age 85 of Waubun, MN, died at Essentia Health Oak Crossing in Detroit Lakes, MN, on February 19, 2013. Henry was born July 26, 1927 at home east of Waubun, the son of Frank and Katherine (Stech) Horack. His school years were spent attending the Horack Country School. As a young man, Henry entered the United States...
Brittney Rose Spitzmiller
Feb 15, 2013
Brittney Rose Spitzmiller, 17 month old daughter of Kimberly Christy and Mitchell Spitzmiller, Twin Valley, MN died Feb. 15th, 2013 at the University of Minnesota Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN. Brittney was born Sept. 19, 2011 at Sanford Hospital in Fargo, ND. She lived with her family in Twin Valley, MN for the first few months of her life before becoming...
Ardis Leona Jacobson
Feb 11, 2013
Ardis Leona Jacobson, 92, of Ada, MN, died on Monday, February 11, 2013, at Essentia Health, Ada, MN. She was born in a log house on June 24, 1920, to Oscar and Clara (Holm) Rasmusson at Pitt, MN. Ardis grew up near Ada, and assisted her family with home and farm work. For three years she moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin,...
Donald Pederson
Feb 9, 2013
Donald Pederson, 90, Twin Valley, MN died Saturday, February 9, 2013 at Sanford Health System, Fargo, ND. Donald Keith Pederson was born August 9, 1922 the son of Peter and Genevieve (Kittleson) Pederson in Thief River Falls, MN. Donald attended school there, graduating from Thief River High School with the class of 1940. After graduation, Don furthered his education for...
Raymond "Butch" Leslie
Feb 9, 2013
Raymond "Butch" Leslie, age 75, of Mahnomen, MN, died Saturday, February 9, 2013 at the Mahnomen Health Center Nursing Home under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Raymond Urban Leslie was born on March 4, 1937 in Mahnomen, the son of Raymond and Agnes (Wolbeck) Leslie. He grew up in the Mahnomen area and graduated from Mahnomen...
Stella Larson
Feb 9, 2013
Stella Larson, age 94 of Ulen, MN died Saturday, February 09, 2013 at Viking Manor Nursing Home. Stella Elenor Larson, the daughter of Simon and Carrie (Winjum) Anderson, was born October 4, 1918 in Ulen. She was a life-long member of Calvary Lutheran Church where she was baptized November 24, 1918 and confirmed June 25, 1933. She grew up and...
Regina Ann Larson
Feb 8, 2013
Regina Ann Larson, 58, of Fertile, MN, died on Friday, February 8, 2013, near her home. She was born on May 18, 1954, to Harold and Ruth (Ofstedal) Larson in Crookston, MN. Regina was baptized and confirmed at Little Norway Lutheran Church, rural Fertile. She graduated from Fertile-Beltrami High School in 1972, and studied Criminal Justice at Moorhead State University,...
Ralph "Buzz" Truman Iii
Feb 7, 2013
Ralph "Buzz" Truman III, age 65 of Ulen, MN died Thursday, February 7, 2013 in the University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview in Minneapolis, MN. Ralph Edgecombe Truman III was born August 8, 1947 the son of Ralph and Sybil (Hughes) Truman II in Bismarck, ND. As a child he moved with his family to Fargo where he attended Fargo...
Melvin "Mel" Rasmussen
Feb 5, 2013
Melvin "Mel" Rasmussen, 82, of Gary, MN, died on Tuesday, February 5, 2013, at the Twin Valley Living Center, Twin Valley, MN. He was born on January 15, 1931, to Louis and Maude (Rounsville) Rasmussen in Plummer, MN. Melvin began his schooling near Plummer and finished in a rural school near Fertile. Following his schooling, Melvin worked on area farms...
Opal Viola Hegre
Feb 2, 2013
Opal Viola Hegre, 95, of Fertile, MN, died on Saturday, February 02, 2013, at the Fair Meadow Nursing Home, Fertile, MN. She was born on August 15, 1917, to Peter and Stina (Erickson) Flaten in Garfield Township, rural Fertile. Opal was baptized and confirmed at Little Norway Lutheran Church, rural Fertile. Opal attended country school near her home. On December...
Lyle Moteberg
Feb 1, 2013
Lyle Moteberg, age 71, of Twin Valley, MN, formerly Grandin, ND died Friday, February 1, 2013 in Essentia Health, Fargo, ND. Lyle Moteberg was born January 21, 1942 the son of Gilbert and Lily (Garden) Moteberg in Fertile, MN. He was raised on a farm northeast of Gary, MN in the Bear Park community and attended country school near there....
Daniel Ervin Trontvedt
Feb 1, 2013
Obituary - Dan Trontvedt Daniel Erwin Trontvedt, 49, passed away on Friday, February 1, 2013 at his home in Grand Forks. He was born on January 16, 1964 at Bethesda Hospital in Crookston, MN, the son of Ervin and Leora (Stai) Trontvedt. He was baptized at St. Paul's Lutheran Church and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church, both in Crookston. Dan...
Stephen Kulzer
Jan 26, 2013
Stephen Kulzer, age 57, of Mahnomen, MN, died Saturday, January 26, 2013 at the Sanford Palliative Care in Fargo, ND. Stephen Albert Kulzer was born January 15, 1956 in Crookston, MN, the son of Melvin and Anna Mary (Sand) Kulzer. He grew up and attended school in Bejou and graduated high school from Mahnomen with the class of 1974. He...
Michael W. Amundson
Jan 25, 2013
Michael W. Amundson, age 53, of Fraser, CO, formerly of Waubun, MN, died Friday, January 25, 2013 at the Twin Valley Living Center in Twin Valley, MN. Michael William Amundson was born November 8, 1959 in Minneapolis, MN, the son of Palmer and Laurena (Brehm) Amundson. In 1962, the family moved to Waubun to make their home. Mike attended grade...
Peter Beaulieu
Jan 24, 2013
Peter Beaulieu, age 73, of Bemidji, MN, died Thursday, January 24, 2013 at the Mahnomen Health Center Nursing Home. Peter James Beaulieu was born July 8, 1939 in Red Lake, MN, the son of Peter Jacob and Cecelia (Martin) Beaulieu. Growing up, much of Peter's time was spent in the Minneapolis, MN, area. He also spent some time in Chicago,...
Marlyn Woltjer
Jan 24, 2013
Marlyn Woltjer, age 70, of Twin Valley, MN, died Thursday, January 24, 2013 in his home. Marlyn Elroy Woltjer was born October 26, 1942 the son of Edvin and Martha (Braunschweig) Woltjer in Ada, MN. He was raised on a farm north of Ada and later moved with his family into Ada. Following his graduation from Ada High School, Marlyn...
Edith M. Johnson
Jan 23, 2013
Edith M. Johnson, 94, Ada, MN, Passed away peacefully in her sleep Wednesday, January 23, 2013 at Bridges Care Community, Ada, MN. Edith was born December 10, 1918, in Roscoe, MN, the daughter of John and Ann Weis. She attended high School in Little Falls, MN (St. Francis), followed by secretarial school. She married J.U."Bud" Johnson on April 28, 1943,...
Kenneth D. Berry
Jan 21, 2013
Kenneth 'Tuffy' Berry, 81, of Shelly, Minn., died January 21, 2013 at the Halstad Living Center, Halstad, Minn. surrounded by his children. Kenneth was born on April 16, 1931 in White Earth, Minn., the son of Myron and Lena (Fairbanks) Berry. He grew up in White Earth and attended school there until the death of his mother at age 12....
Reuben "Chub" Scheff
Jan 20, 2013
Reuben "Chub" Scheff, age 90, of Mahnomen, Minnesota, died Sunday, January 20, 2013 at First Care Medical Services in Fosston, Minnesota. Reuben Herbert Scheff was born to Herbert and Mary (Meshke) Scheff on March 25, 1922 at Fortuna, North Dakota. He was baptized and confirmed and also attended school in Fortuna. As a young man, Reuben moved with his family...
Gary Goodwin
Jan 19, 2013
Gary Goodwin, age 61, of Mahnomen, MN died Saturday, January 19, 2013 in Mahnomen. Gary Lynn Goodwin, the son of Ervin and Geraldine (Villebrun) Goodwin, was born on October 18, 1951 in White Earth, MN. He grew up in the Minneapolis, MN area and attended school there. Gary received specialized training in Culinary Arts and worked for some time in...
