William R. Collar
Jun 18, 2012
William R. "Bill" Collar, 84, Ada, MN, formerly of Hendrum, MN, died Monday, June 18, 2012, at Bridges Care Community, Ada. Private service will be held.
Alice Mary Schenkey
Jun 16, 2012
Alice Schenkey, age 92, of Ada, MN, died Saturday, June 16, 2012, in Bridges Care Community, Ada. Alice Mary Turner, the daughter of Harry and Elsie (Thiel) Turner, was born on August 31, 1919 in Ada. As a young girl, she attended country school and later graduated from Ada High School. In 1941, Alice was united in marriage to Lloyd...
Curtis Ordean Simmons
Jun 13, 2012
Curtis Ordean Simmons, 84 , died on Wednesday, June 13, 2012, surrounded by his family at Fair Meadow Nursing Home in Fertile, MN. He was born on June 3, 1928, to Truman and Dagny (Erickson) Simmons in Crookston, MN. Curt was baptized at Hafslo Lutheran Church, rural Crookston; he attended the Northwest School of Agriculture in Crookston and one year...
Edna Benson
Jun 11, 2012
Edna Benson, age 96, of Detroit Lakes, MN, formerly of Waubun, MN, died Monday, June 11, 2012 at Emmanuel Community, Detroit Lakes, MN. Edna was born January 18, 1916, to John and Augusta Krueger of Bemidji, Minnesota, one of nine children. As a child, she excelled at horseback riding and also drove the local "school bus" (a horse-drawn wagon) while...
Paul James Janousek
Jun 8, 2012
Paul James Janousek, 67, of Maple Bay, MN, died on Friday, June 8, 2012, at Altru Hospital, Grand Forks, ND. Paul James Janousek was born in Grafton ND, on November 14, 1944, to James and Emma Janousek at the Grafton Deaconess Hospital. He grew up on a farm near Vesleyville, ND. He attended Crookston Ag School in Crookston, MN and...
Shirley Ann Machulda
Jun 8, 2012
Shirley A. Machulda, age 87 of Detroit Lakes, MN, formerly of Waubun, MN, died Friday, June 8, 2012 at Essentia Health Oak Crossing. Shirley Ann Klatt was born November 9, 1924 in Robinson, ND, the daughter of Carl and Alice (Goodman) Klatt. Growing up, she attended country school and her family moved to the Strawberry Lake, MN, area in 1939....
Arvin Olson
Jun 5, 2012
Arvin Leroy Olson, 87, passed away on June 5, 2012 at Fargo's Sanford Hospital. Arvin was born August 16, 1924 on the Lindback farm west of Twin Valley. He was a fourth generation Minnesotan, descending from Swedish and Norwegian immigrant farmers. His parents, Albert and Lilly (Lindback) Olson, raised him as they worked on area farms. Arvin graduated from Twin...
Joann "Jody" Fritsch
Jun 5, 2012
JoAnn "Jody" Fritsch, age 46, of Winger, MN, died Tuesday, June 5, 2012 at Sanford Health Systems in Fargo, ND. JoAnn Lynn Gerjets was born August 3, 1965 in Coon Rapids, MN, to David Gerjets and Joyce Askelson. Jody attended grade school in Gary and graduated from Fertile-Beltrami High School. Following high school, she attended Northland Community and Technical College...
Roger James Huber
Jun 4, 2012
Roger Huber, age 62, of Mahnomen, MN, died Monday, June 4, 2012 at his home under Essentia Health Hospice of Fosston. Roger James Huber was born October 19, 1949 in Hendricks, Minnesota, to Russell and Delores (Zgoda) Huber. Following high school, he was drafted into the United States Army and served during Vietnam. On March 19, 1972 he was honorably...
Duke Michael Eggen
Jun 3, 2012
Duke Michael Eggen, 10 days old, Ada, MN, infant son of Aaron and Aimee Eggen, died Sunday June 3, 2012, at the Minnesota Children's Hospital, Minneapolis. He was born on May 24, 2012, in Minneapolis and baptized on May 26, 2012. Duke was born at Abbott Northwest Hospital in Minneapolis, MN, and died at Minneapolis Children's Hospital. He passed away...
Dorothy M Walz
Jun 2, 2012
Dorothy M. Walz, age 89, of Mahnomen, MN, died Saturday, June 2, 2012 at the Mahnomen Health Center Hospital under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Dorothy Mathilda Schouviller, the daughter of Adam and Anna (Koll) Schouviller, was born on October 11, 1922 at home in rural Mahnomen. She grew up on the family farm and attended...
Asher Schneider
May 30, 2012
The exciting moments of pregnancy turned to sorrow for Todd and Naomi Schneider of Gahanna, Ohio, with the death of their baby boy, Asher Schneider on May 30, 2012, in Columbus, Ohio. Aston is survived by his parents, Todd and Naomi (Bell) Schneider and brother, Ethan of Gahanna, Ohio; maternal grandparents, Pastor Dean and Mary Ann Bell of Ada, MN...
Harold Penn
May 27, 2012
Harold Penn, age 68, of Ada, MN, died Sunday, May 27, 2012, surrounded by his family, in the Halstad Living Center, Halstad, MN, under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Harold Lee Penn was born on September 23, 1943, the son of Paul and Mary Jo (Casto) Penn in Poplar Bluff, MO. He is the second child...
Kenneth G. Bregel
May 26, 2012
Kenneth G. Bregel was born June 10, 1934 in Mahnomen, MN, the son of Leonard and Mildred (Blaser) Bregel. He attended St. Michael's Catholic School and graduated from Mahnomen High School in 1952. Ken furthered his education at the Dunwoody Institute in Minneapolis, MN. He returned to the Mahnomen area and worked with his father at Bregel Electric. On August...
Allyce Lorraine St. Michel
May 24, 2012
Allyce (Borgen) St. Michel Allyce Lorraine (Borgen) St. Michel, 93, of Halstad, MN, died on Thursday, May 24, 2012, at the Halstad Living Center, Halstad. She was born on December 7, 1918, in Mary Township, Norman County, to Ansgar and Mary Hazel (Robinson) Borgen. Allyce was one of nine brothers and sisters. Following her graduation from Moorhead High School in...
Darlene Wendt
May 22, 2012
Darlene Wendt, age 70, of Twin Valley, MN, died Tuesday, May 22, 2012, in Twin Valley Living Center, Twin Valley. Darlene M. Garner was born September 28, 1941, the daughter of Harold and Frances (Stauffacher) Garner in Minneapolis, MN. She was raised in Bloomington, MN, where she attended school and graduated with the class of 1959. On June 13, 1959,...
Duane "Dewey" A. Walsberg
May 21, 2012
Duane "Dewey" A. Walsberg, 87, Borup, MN, died Monday, May 21, 2012, at the Fargo Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Dewey was born on March 5, 1925, in Grand Forks, N.D, the son of Victor Alfred and Yvonne (Gregoire) Walsberg. He moved to Thief River Falls, MN, with his parents and later finished high school at the Northwest School of Agriculture,...
Arthur Leroy Helgeson
May 21, 2012
Arthur Helgeson, age 82, of Erskine, MN, died Monday, May 21, 2012 at First Care Medical Services in Fosston, MN. Arthur LeRoy Helgeson was born August 5, 1929 at home in rural Bejou, MN, to Albert and Ella (Brekhus) Helgeson. Growing up, he attended country school and graduated from the Agricultural College in Crookston, MN. Art entered the United States...
Clayton Roering
May 18, 2012
Clayton Roering, age 59, of Twin Valley, MN, died peacefully at home on Friday, May 18th, 2012, under the loving care of his family. Clayton Mark Roering was born on August 18th, 1952, in Detroit Lakes, MN, the son of Milton and Ione (Gandrud) Roering. He was baptized into his Lutheran faith on October 19th, 1952, at Richwood Lutheran Church,...
Hilda Grove
May 17, 2012
Hilda Grove, age 89, of Twin Valley, MN, died Thursday, May 17, 2012, in Twin Valley Living Center, Twin Valley. Hilda (Prestegord) Grove was born October 28, 1922 daughter of Borghild and Severt Prestegord in Twin Valley, MN where she grew up and attended school. Hilda was united in marriage to Gerald Grove on March 28, 1951. The couple made...
