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
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
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
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
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
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...
Jeff James Scherschligt
Aug 18, 2012
Jeff James Scherschligt, 56, of Mentor, MN, died peacefully at his home on Saturday, August 18, 2012. Jeff was born on November 10, 1955, in Yankton, SD, to Fred and Viola (Barta) Scherschligt. He grew up in Woonsocket, SD, where he attended grade school. He graduated from Wessington Springs High School, Wessington Springs, SD, in 1974. Jeff lived in Arizona...
Lori Jean Morley
Aug 16, 2012
Lori Morley, age 47 of Mahnomen, MN, died Thursday, August 16, 2012 at her home. Lori Jean Morley, daughter of Myles and Janice (Smith) Morley, was born in Detroit Lakes, MN, on March 19, 1965. She grew up in the Detroit Lakes area where she attended school. Lori was blessed with four children: Josh, Kimberly, Donnie Jr., and Star. She...
Douglas James Sorvig
Aug 16, 2012
Douglas James Sorvig passed away at the Integris Medical Center in Oklahoma City, OK on August 16, 2012 at the age of 57. Douglas was born July 3, 1955 in Mahnomen, MN, to Roland and Jean (Nansen) Sorvig. He grew up in Winger, MN, where he attended elementary school. Doug graduated from McIntosh-Winger High School, where he played football and...
Myles Morley
Aug 9, 2012
Myles Peter Morley, age 82 of Mahnomen, MN, passed away Thursday, August 9, 2012 at his home with his family around him and under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Pete was born December 14, 1929 in Redwood Falls, MN, to Augustine and Lauretta (Amberg) Morley. He grew up in the Redwood Falls area and graduated...
Vernie Haugtvedt
Aug 9, 2012
Vernie Haugtvedt, age 87, of Hawley, MN, formerly Ulen, MN, died Thursday, August 9, 2012, in Essentia Health Fargo, ND. Vernie was born April 14, 1925, the son of Ingvald and Bernice (Julsrud) Haugtvedt at home in Norwegian Grove Township in Ottertail County. As a young boy, Vernie grew up on several different farms in the Pelican Rapids/Rothsay/Barnesville communities. As...
Kent Anthony Mjelde
Aug 7, 2012
Kent Mjelde, 62, rural Erskine, MN, died on Tuesday, August 7, 2012, at Riverview Hospital, Crookston, MN. Kent Anthony Mjelde was born July 12, 1950, to Ira and Marjorie (Ophus) Mjelde in Crookston. The family moved to Moorhead, MN, where Kent attended Moorhead public schools and Hillcrest Lutheran Academy in Fergus Falls. He graduated from Moorhead High School in 1968....
Avonelle Sargent
Aug 6, 2012
Avonelle Sargent, age 75, of Naytahwaush, MN, died Monday, August 6, 2012 at the Mahnomen Heath Center. Avonelle Marie (Wadena) Sargent was born July 27, 1937 in White Earth, MN, the daughter of Mary (Peabody) and John Wadena. She was raised in the Naytahwaush area and attended school in Naytahwaush and Flandreau, SD. She married Melvin Sargent in 1964 and...
Edward Burnette
Aug 5, 2012
Edward J. Burnette, at 74, of Naytahwaush, MN, died Sunday August 5, 2012 at the Twin Valley Living Center, Twin Valley, MN. Edward Joseph Burnette, son of Simon and Effie Quist Burnette, was born on March 27, 1938 in Naytahwaush. He grew up in Naytahwaush and attended school there. As a young man, Eddie worked as a logger for several...
Howard Nelson
Aug 2, 2012
Howard Nelson, 84, Shelly, MN, died Thursday, August 2, 2012, at Sanford Palliative Care Hospital, Fargo, ND. Howard was born December 27, 1927, at home, rural Hendrum, MN, the son of Nick and Mollie (Opheim) Nelson. He was baptized at St. Pauli Lutheran Church near Hendrum and confirmed at Kirkebo Lutheran Church in Perley. He first attended country school at...
Kenneth Lee
Aug 2, 2012
Kenneth Lee, age 76, of Gary, MN, died Thursday, August 02, 2012, at Riverview Health in Crookston, MN. Kenneth Dawain Lee, the son of Otto and Ruby (Boe) Lee, was born on May 18, 1936 in Anthony Township, rural Ada, MN. Kenny was baptized and confirmed his faith at East Marsh River Church near his home. He grew up on...
Arvid Sather
Aug 1, 2012
Arvid Sather, age 73, of Gary, MN, died Wednesday, August 1st, 2012, at his residence under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Arvid was born May 15, 1939, the son of Alvin and Pearl (Sirjord) Sather in Bear Park Township, MN, where he spent the first few years of his life. In 1942, his family moved to...
Shirley Ann Kier
Jul 29, 2012
Shirley Kier, age 70, of Mahnomen, Minnesota, died Sunday, July 29, 2012 at the Mahnomen Health Center Nursing Home. Shirley Ann Roy was born on April 8, 1942 in White Earth, Minnesota, and was lovingly raised by her maternal grandparents, Joseph and Elizabeth Alvarado. She grew up in the Naytahwaush, Minnesota area and graduated from Mahnomen High School. As a...
Gladys Berger
Jul 26, 2012
Gladys Berger, age 85, of Mahnomen, MN, died Thursday, July 26, 2012 at the Mahnomen Health Center Nursing Home. Gladys Margaret Berger, daughter of John and Florence (Starkey) Buschette, was born on October 12, 1926 on the family farm in Pembina Township, MN. As a young child, the family moved to a neighboring township, Rosedale, where Gladys was raised. She...
David A. Lague
Jul 24, 2012
David A. LaGue, age 52, of Vancleave, Mississippi, formerly of Naytahwaush, Minnesota, passed away July 24, 2012. Dave was born on July 22, 1960 in Lakehurst, New Jersey, the 4th son of Theodore and Jeanette (LaVoy) LaGue. As a young boy, Dave's parents settled in Naytahwaush, where he grew up and attended school. He graduated from Mahnomen High School and...
