obituaries

Recent obituaries in the Norman, Mahnomen, Polk, Clay and surrounding counties.

Margie C Sorenson

Margie C Sorenson

Nov 17, 2012

Margie C. Sorenson, 92, Ada, MN, died Saturday November 17, 2012, at Sanford Health, Fargo, ND. Margie, daughter of Frederick and Frances (Schimanski) Steinke was born April 9, 1920, in Danzig, Germany. When Margie was six months old her family moved to the United States. She attended school in Ada. On January 21, 1942, she was united in marriage to...

Violet J. Thorson

Violet J. Thorson

Nov 16, 2012

Violet J. Thorson, age 80, of Twin Valley, Minnesota died Friday, November 16, 2012 at the Twin Valley Living Center. Violet was born August 13, 1932 the youngest child of Martin and Evangeline (Bjerke) Dahlsad near Georgetown, Minnesota. She was baptized and later confirmed in her Lutheran Faith. Violet was raised on the family farm east of Georgetown, attending country...

Marcella "Marcie" Peterson

Marcella "Marcie" Peterson

Nov 16, 2012

Marcella "Marcie" Peterson, age 88, of Waubun, MN, died Friday, November 16, 2012 at Essentia Health-St. Mary's Hospital in Detroit Lakes, MN. Marcie was born March 8, 1924 to Joseph and Rose (Schroeder) Kemper. She graduated from Waubun High School in 1942 and went on to receive her teaching certificate. At which time, Marcie began teaching country school. On June...

Alice Allrich

Alice Allrich

Nov 16, 2012

Alice Ormanda Allrich, 85, Halstad, MN, died Friday, November 16, 2012, at the Hillsboro Medical Center, Hillsboro, ND. She was born on October 20, 1927, to Jacob and Hannah (Holte) Hove in Borup, MN. Alice graduated from the Twin Valley High School and then began working at the Ada Municipal Hospital in Ada, MN. On October 19, 1946, Alice was...

Ralph Ostenvik

Ralph Ostenvik

Nov 16, 2012

Ralph Ostenvik, 76, Felton, Minnesota died Friday, November 16, 2012 in the Twin Valley Living Center, Twin Valley, Minnesota. Ralph was born September 29, 1936 at Flom, Minnesota the son of Wilhelm and Elsie (Narum) Ostenvik. He lived on the family farm near Flom until 1942 when they moved to the Waubun, Minnesota area. In 1946, they moved to a...

Gladys Stuhaug

Gladys Stuhaug

Nov 15, 2012

Gladys Marion Stuhaug, 88, died on Thursday, November 15, 2012, at the Fair Meadow Nursing Home, Fertile, MN. She was born on January 12, 1924, to Anton and Nellie (Inglebretson) Rice at home in Garden Township, rural Fertile. Gladys attended Willow Creek Country School near her home. Following her schooling, Gladys began working at a café in Fertile. On October...

Elizabeth Read Brommenschenkel

Elizabeth Read Brommenschenkel

Nov 15, 2012

Elizabeth "Liz" Read January 16, 1927 ~ November 13, 2012 Elizabeth (Forystek) Read, 85, Ada, MN, passed away Tuesday, November 13, 2012, at her home. She was born January 16, 1927, to Frank and Victoria (Szymanska) Forystek at Brooklyn Center Village, Hennepin County, MN. After becoming a waitress in Florida, she met and married Edwin O. Read on August 5,...

Merlin H. Dale

Merlin H. Dale

Nov 14, 2012

Obituary Desk Merlin H. Dale Merlin H. Dale, 89, Shelly, MN, passed away Wednesday, November 14, 2012, after a long battle with cancer, at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Fargo, ND. Merlin was born May 10, 1923, at Climax, MM, the son of Henry and Ida (Rudd) Dale. He attended school in Climax before enlisting in the US Navy, serving...

Charles A. Benbo

Charles A. Benbo

Nov 14, 2012

Charles A. Benbo, 98, of Winger, MN, died on Wednesday, November 14, 2012, at Essentia Health complications from cancer, Fosston, MN. Charles Adrian Adair was born on October 9, 1914 to Norman and Mary (Still) Benbo in rural Fertile, MN. He attended the Scott and Hoffe Country Schools near his home. Following his schooling, Charles worked in the area. In...

Leroy "Rocky" Dale Starkey

Leroy "Rocky" Dale Starkey

Nov 14, 2012

LeRoy "Rocky" Starkey, age 56 of Northome, MN, formerly of Mahnomen, MN, died Wednesday, November 14, 2012 in his home. LeRoy Dale Starkey was born June 28, 1956 in Fosston, MN, to Harley and Priscilla (Stall) Starkey. He grew up in Mahnomen, MN, and graduated from Mahnomen High School. He furthered his education and received his teaching degree. Rocky was...

June O Gieseke

June O Gieseke

Nov 13, 2012

June Gieseke, age 81 of Fosston, MN, formerly of Bejou, MN, died Tuesday, November 13, 2012 at Perham Living Center. June Odella Helling, the youngest daughter of Oscar and Bertha (Rono) Helling was born June 8, 1931 in Lake Hanska Township, near Hanska, MN. She was baptized and confirmed at Lake Hanska Lutheran Church. June's Christian faith was always her...

Karen Houska

Karen Houska

Nov 12, 2012

Karen Houska, age 70 of Mahnomen, MN, died Monday, November 12, 2012 at her home under Hospice Care. Karen Jean Elizabeth Zimmel, the daughter of Leavern and Lucille (Gens) Zimmel, was born on July 6, 1942 in Fosston, MN. She grew up on the family farm five miles east of Mahnomen. Karen attended country grade school near there and graduated...

Adella Mikulecky

Adella Mikulecky

Nov 9, 2012

Adella L. Mikulecky, age 91, of Ulen, MN, died Friday, November 9, 2012 in Viking Manor Nursing Home, Ulen. Adella Louise Anderson was born September 29, 1921 in rural Hitterdal, MN, the daughter of Olai and Pernella (Selseth) Anderson. Growing up, she attended grade school in Lake Park, MN, and graduated from Hitterdal High School. Following high school, Adella furthered...

Theodore "Ted" Bement

Theodore "Ted" Bement

Nov 1, 2012

Theodore LeRoy Bement was born to Ben and Alma (Wambach) Bement on September 15, 1935. He grew up in Waubun and spent his life there until 24 years ago when he moved to Tulaby Lake, rural Waubun. When he was 16 years old, he started working for his dad in the family Ford Dealership business and on August 10, 1957...

Lorraine Scott Kaupang-Voeller

Lorraine Scott Kaupang-Voeller

Oct 31, 2012

Lorraine Kaupang-Voeller, age 87, of Hasting, MN, formerly of Winger, MN and Great Falls, MT, died Wednesday, October 31, 2012 at Regina Nursing Home in Hastings, MN. Lorraine Agnes Scott, daughter of Leo and Madeline (Villebrun) Scott, was born on April 3, 1925 in Bejou, MN. When Lorraine was a young teenager, her mother passed away. At that time she...

Morris G. Larson

Morris G. Larson

Oct 30, 2012

Morris G. Larson, age 85, of Fertile, MN died Tuesday, October 30, 2012 in Sanford Health System, Fargo. Morris Gordon Larson was born September 9, 1927, to Henry and Mathilda (Duckstad) Larson on a farm northeast of Gary, Minnesota. Morris attended rural school near Gary for eight years and high school in Gary, graduating with the class of 1946. Morris...

Robert C. Jirik

Robert C. Jirik

Oct 29, 2012

Robert Jirik, 83, of Mahnomen, MN, died of complications from lung cancer Monday, October 29, 2012, at Sanford Health Systems in Fargo, ND. Robert Cyril Jirik was born July 6, 1929, at home in Mahnomen County to Jacob and Rose (Stolka) Jirik. He attended school through the 8th grade at St. Michael's Catholic School in Mahnomen. He graduated from Mahnomen...

Terri Lynn Qual

Terri Lynn Qual

Oct 29, 2012

Terri Qual, age 46 of Winger, MN, died Monday, October 29, 2012 at First Care Nursing Home in Fosston, MN. Terri Lynn Qual was born February 5, 1966 in Mahnomen, MN, the daughter of Sherman and Sandra (Adolphsen) Qual. She grew up in Mahnomen and graduated from Mahnomen High School with the class of 1984. Following high school, Terri attended...

Kristen Simon

Kristen Simon

Oct 27, 2012

Kristen Simon, age 24, of Sabin, MN, formerly Waubun, MN passed away on October 27, 2012 at her home. Her family will be holding a private memorial service.

Myrtle Langerud

Myrtle Langerud

Oct 25, 2012

Myrtle Langerud was born February 1, 1925 Harwood North Dakota. Her mother was Jenny Stensland, father, Emil Ingebretson, and brother, Eldon Ingebretson who died at war. Her step dad was Cap Stensland and Myrtle has a half-sister, Rachel Rustad who lives in Howard Lake, Minnesota. Myrtle lived on a farm next to the Red River in North Dakota until she...

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