Helen Pearl Svenby
Nov 27, 2012
Helen Svenby, age 93, of Mahnomen, MN, died Tuesday, November 27, 2012 at the Mahnomen Health Center Nursing Home. Helen Pearl Halvorson was born September 19, 1919 to Gilman and Alma (Kolsrud) in Keene Township near Ulen, MN. She attended Keene Country School and Ulen High School. Helen had many fond memories of family gatherings, school activities, helping with the...
Lars Hamre
Nov 27, 2012
Lars Hamre, age 96, of Twin Valley, MN died Tuesday, November 27, 2012 in the Twin Valley Living Center, Twin Valley. Lars Hamre was born December 7, 1915, the son of Edward and Rosa (Nelson) Hamre near Fertile, MN. He grew up on the family farm south of Fertile and attended country school in that area, graduating from Fertile High...
Beverly Chounard
Nov 22, 2012
Beverly Chounard, age 71, of Twin Valley, MN died Thursday, November 22, 2012 in Sanford Health, Fargo, with her family by her side after enduring several years with COPD. Beverly Jane Hilda Orwald was born March 12, 1941, the daughter of Arthur and Emma (Peterson) Orwald in Twin Valley. Beverly grew up and attended grades 1 thru 11 in Twin...
Oline Odden
Nov 22, 2012
Anna "Oline" Odden, 95, Twin Valley, MN died November 22, 2012 in the Twin Valley Living Center, Twin Valley, MN. Oline Odden was born March 6, 1917 on the family farm at New Effington, South Dakota, the youngest of 10 children born to Henry and Vill (Lesterberg) Thompson. She was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith at Nidaros Lutheran...
Marie Tangen
Nov 18, 2012
Marie Tangen, age 95, of Ulen, MN passed away peacefully on Sunday, November 18, 2012 in Sanford Health Systems, Fargo, ND. Marie Larson was born August 23, 1917 the daughter of Oscar and Laura (Aune) Larson in Felton, MN. She was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith. On April 3, 1954, Marie was united in marriage to Fritjof Tangen...
Delores E. Gnadt
Nov 17, 2012
Delores Edna Gnadt, 91, of Ada, MN, died Saturday, November 17, 2012, at Bridges Care Community, Ada, MN. She was born on November 20, 1920, to Ira and Bertha (Bullard) Geiselhart at Jefferson, Iowa. Her family moved to the Bertha and Sebeka, MN area when she was a child. Delores' family settled in the Lockhart, MN area. Following her schooling,...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
