obituaries

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

Glenn Shaw

Glenn Shaw

Sep 17, 2012

Glenn W. Shaw, 89, Ada, MN, died Monday, September 17, 2012, at Bridges Care Community, Ada. No services are scheduled.

Ellen Hedrich

Ellen Hedrich

Sep 14, 2012

Ellen Ida Theresa Hedrich, 100, died on Friday, September 14, 2012, at the Fair Meadow Nursing Home, Fertile, MN. She was born on December 28, 1911, to August and Eleanor (Schlueter) Woller in Gaylord, MN. She was baptized on January 28, 1912, at Immanuel Lutheran Church, in Gaylord. Her parents farmed in Dryden Township, Sibley County, Minnesota. Ellen attended public...

Lyle Christianson

Lyle Christianson

Sep 14, 2012

Lyle Christianson, 60, Halstad, MN, and Arvada, CO, died on Friday, September 14, 2012, at the Hillsboro Medical Center, Hillsboro, ND. Lyle Dale was born June 10, 1952, at Ada, MN, the son of Roy and Dorothy (Jacobson) Christianson. He graduated from Halstad High School and attended college at the University of Minnesota, at both Morris and Crookston. Lyle was...

Richard Visser

Richard Visser

Sep 12, 2012

Richard Emery Visser, 72, rural Ada, MN, died on Wednesday, September 12, 2012, at his home surrounded by his family. He was born on June 17, 1940, to Gust and Esther (Merkins) Visser, in Ada. He was baptized and confirmed at Grace Lutheran Church, Ada. Richard graduated from Ada High School in 1959. He moved to a farm east of...

Gladys Thelma Prussia

Gladys Thelma Prussia

Sep 9, 2012

Gladys Prussia, 102, Ada, MN, died Sunday, September 9, 2012, at Bridges Care Community, Ada. Gladys Thelma Slininger was born July 19, 1910, at White, SD, the daughter of Charles and Fannie (Hornby) Slininger. When Gladys was 4 years old they moved to a farm southwest of Ada, MN. She attended rural school at Bloomfield School near Twin Valley, MN....

Bonnie Groezinger

Bonnie Groezinger

Sep 8, 2012

Bonnie Groezinger, 61, Ramsey, Minnesota died Saturday, September 8th, 2012 in her home after a long battle with cancer. Bonita Ann Motteberg was born August 1, 1951 the daughter of Arnold and Gina (Lestmoe) Motteberg in Mahnomen, Minnesota. Bonnie was raised on the family farm near Gary, Minnesota and attended school in Gary, graduating with the class of 1969. After...

Arnold G. Jallo

Arnold G. Jallo

Sep 4, 2012

Arnold G. Jallo, 86, Waubun, Minnesota died Tuesday Sept. 4, 2012 in the Golden Living Center, Moorhead, Minnesota. Arnold Gilbert Jallo, the son of Albert and Olga (Wiste) Jallo, was born June 20, 1926 in Fordville, North Dakota. He was raised on the family farm near there and attended school in Lankin, North Dakota. As a young man, Arnold...

Elizabeth Pliego

Elizabeth Pliego

Sep 2, 2012

Elizabeth Pliego, age 70, of Mahnomen, Minnesota, died Sunday, September 2, 2012 at the Mahnomen Health Center Nursing Home under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Elizabeth was born on November 19, 1941 in Panama City, Panama to Hogarth Noble Kerr and Marina Elizabeth (Garcia) Kerr. Her father was in the Air Force and on July 17,...

Ariel Marcella Reyes

Ariel Marcella Reyes

Sep 1, 2012

Ariel Reyes Ariel Reyes, 22 months old, Ada, MN, died Saturday, September 1, 2012, at Sanford Hospital, Fargo, ND. Ariel was born on October 15, 2010, in Grand Forks, ND, to Laura Carrisalez and Robert "Jay" Reyes Jr. Even though Ariel M. Reyes was only with us a short time, Ariel was a baby that would brighten your day with...

Mae Christianson

Mae Christianson

Sep 1, 2012

Mae Elaine Christianson, 83, of Crookston, formerly of rural Maple Bay, MN, died on Saturday, September 1, 2012, at the Riverview Care Center , Crookston, MN. Mae was born on October 21, 1928, to Olaus and Josephine (Vigen) Rodahl in Holt, MN. Mae grew up and attended Busy Bee Country School near her home, and moved to Oklee, MN, where...

Gerald "Jerry" W. Gustafson

Gerald "Jerry" W. Gustafson

Aug 31, 2012

Gerald Gustafson, age 73, of Mahnomen, MN, died Friday August 31, 2012 at his home. Gerald Wesley Gustafson, the son of Clifford and Julia (Gudmunson) Gustafson was born at home at Maple Bay, near Mentor, MN, on August 15, 1939. He moved with his family to the Grand Forks, ND, area and attended Windchip Elementary School. At the young age...

Erma A. Braunschweig

Erma A. Braunschweig

Aug 31, 2012

Erma Adell Braunschweig, 86, of Ada, MN, died Friday, August 31, 2012, at the Bridges Care Center, Ada, MN. She was born October 11, 1925, to Knute and Selma (Opsahl) Knutson, Twin Valley, MN. Erma was baptized on November 22, 1925 near Twin Valley and later confirmed at First Lutheran Church, Ada. Her family lived along ways from town so...

Pastor Loren Fevig

Pastor Loren Fevig

Aug 29, 2012

Pastor Loren Fevig, age 83, of Ulen, MN, died Wednesday, August 29, 2012, in Valley Memorial Homes, Grand Forks, ND. Loren Goodwin Fevig was born July 13, 1929 to Orris and Agnes (Staven) Fevig in their home in Ulen. Loren was baptized into the Christian faith by Pastor Agnar Tanner of the Lutheran faith in his parents' home on September...

June Versdahl

June Versdahl

Aug 29, 2012

June Versdahl, age 78, of Winger, MN, died Wednesday, August 29, 2012 at First Care Nursing Home in Fosston, MN. June Elaine Engesether, daughter of Ervin and Bernice (Marsonette) Engesether, was born on June 21, 1934 in Brooks, MN. As a child, she moved Northeast of Winger, with her family. She attended Wide Awake Country School and later McIntosh High...

Milo Wille

Milo Wille

Aug 27, 2012

Milo Severnis Wille was born September 30, 1922 in Mahnomen, MN, the son of Otto and Clara (Bjerken) Wille. He attended school in Mahnomen and graduated with the class of 1941. Following graduation, Milo entered the United States Army and served during WWII. After his honorable discharge in 1946, he returned to Mahnomen. On May 23, 1950 Milo was united...

Helen Penner

Helen Penner

Aug 24, 2012

Helen Penner, age 96 of Mahnomen, MN, died Friday, August 24, 2012 at Mahnomen Health Center Nursing Home, Mahnomen. Helen Penner was born March 22, 1916 to Paul and Ida (Hirsch) Penner at Howard Lake, MN. At a young age, her family moved to the Mahnomen area in 1920. She attended country school and graduated from Mahnomen High School with...

Lowell "Swede" A. Sorenson

Lowell "Swede" A. Sorenson

Aug 23, 2012

Lowell "Swede" Sorenson, 83, Ada, MN, died Thursday, August 23, 2012, at Essentia Health, Fargo, ND. Swede was born November 17, 1928, at Wheaton, MN, the son of Adolph and Esther Sorenson. He moved with his family to Rose Glenn, ND, where he grew up and attended school. He served in the United States Navy. Swede lived in Great Falls,...

Phyllis Broden

Phyllis Broden

Aug 22, 2012

Phyllis Elaine Reimann Broden, 88, of Fertile, MN, departed this life on Wednesday, August 22, 2012, in Riverview Hospital, Crookston, MN, following a stroke. She was born June 27, 1924, to Fred and Emma (Gustafson) Reimann in Crookston. After attending a one-room schoolhouse through 8th grade, she transferred to Crookston High School and lived in an apartment with her sister,...

Walter "Wally" Schoenborn

Walter "Wally" Schoenborn

Aug 21, 2012

Walter (Wally) John Schoenborn, age 89, of Mahnomen, MN, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, August 21, 2012, at the Sanford Palliative Care Unit in Fargo, ND, surrounded by his family. Wally was born on November 30, 1922, at home on the farm north of Beaulieu, MN, to Herman and Cecelia (Haider) Schoenborn. He was the oldest of seven children. He...

Robert H. Leslie

Robert H. Leslie

Aug 18, 2012

Robert H. Leslie, age 71, of Mahnomen, MN, died Saturday, August 18, 2012 in the Twin Valley Living Center. Robert Leslie, the son of Raymond and Agnes (Wolbeck) Leslie, was born December 12, 1940 near Mahnomen. He was raised on a farm southwest of Mahnomen and attended school in Mahnomen. After graduating from Mahnomen High School with the class of...

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