Alf R. Eide
May 17, 2012
Alf Rognald Eide, 89, of Fertile, MN died on Thursday May 17, 2012 (den Syttende Mai), at Fair Meadow Nursing Home, Fertile. He was born November 4, 1922, one of eight children to Clara (Nelson) and Odd Eide. He was baptized November 5, 1922, and confirmed at Concordia Lutheran Church. He graduated from Fertile High School in 1940 and attended...
Thelma Bromander
May 17, 2012
Thelma Bromander, of Ulen, MN, died Thursday, May 17, 2012, under the care of the Hospice of the Red River Valley, in Twin Valley Living Center, Twin Valley. Thelma Marian Berglund, the second oldest of George and Agnes (Evenson) Berglund's eight children, was born March 1, 1926, on the family farm southeast of Fosston, MN. Thelma attended the Moen Country...
Beverly Ann Bauers
May 14, 2012
Beverly A. Bauers, 77, Felton, MN, died Monday, May 14, 2012, at Essentia Health, Fargo, ND. Beverly (Barnes) Bauers was born in Felton, on March 5, 1935. She attended school in Felton. On August 20, 1955, she married Donald Bauers and they made their home in Felton. Bev worked for her parents gravel company for several years and assisted her...
Joann Bentley
May 13, 2012
JoAnn Bentley, 74, Twin Valley, MN died Sunday, May 13, 2012, in the Twin Valley Living Center, Twin Valley. JoAnn P. Peterson was born June 21, 1937, the daughter of Olaf and Ruth (Rasmusson) in Faith, MN where she was raised and grew up. JoAnn attended school in Twin Valley, graduating from Twin Valley High School with the class of...
Dorothy Trnka
May 9, 2012
Dorothy Trnka, age 87 of Barnesville, MN, formerly of Mahnomen, MN, died Wednesday, May 09, 2012 at Essentia Health Systems in Fargo, ND. Dorothy Alice Gish was born December 24, 1924 in Mahnomen to Raymond and Lillian (Nagel) Gish. She attended school in Mahnomen and graduated with the class of 1944. Following high school, Dorothy was united in marriage to...
Adeline Nina Bolstad
May 6, 2012
Adeline Bolstad, 95, of Fertile, Minnesota died on Sunday, May 6, 2012, at Fair Meadow Nursing Home, Fertile, Minnesota. Funeral services will be on Thursday, May, 10, 2012, at 11am, at Concordia Lutheran Church, Fertile, MN. Visitation will be Wednesday, from 5:00-7:00pm, with a Prayer Service at 6:30pm at the Erikson-Vik Funeral Home, Fertile, MN. Burial will be in Concordia...
Gene Lysaker
May 5, 2012
Gene Lysaker, 86, Twin Valley, MN died Saturday, May 5th, 2012, at Sanford Heath Care, Fargo, ND. Gene C. Lysaker was born May 15, 1925, the son of George and Clara (Nelson) Lysaker in Twin Valley. Gene was baptized and confirmed his faith at Zion Lutheran Church in Twin Valley, where he was a lifelong member. Gene grew up in...
Warren Allen Willms
May 3, 2012
Warren Allen Willms, 75, of Gully, Minnesota died on Thursday, May 3, 2012, at the Villa St Vincent Care Center, Crookston, Minnesota. He was born on October 6, 1936, to Jacob and Clara Willms in St. Paul, Minnesota. Warren grew up in the cities and spent many summers with his grandparents in Ulen, MN. Following his schooling, Warren entered the...
Dennis Gene Kolnes
May 2, 2012
Dennis was born on September 6, 1939, to Larry and Eleanor (Dyrdahl) Kolnes in Hendrum, MN. He grew up there and graduated from Hendrum High School in 1957. Dennis joined the United States Army following his graduation. While enlisted in the Army, Dennis was united in marriage on August 29, 1959, to his loving wife, Harriet Gilbertson, in Fort Knox,...
Kathy Ose
May 2, 2012
Kathy Ose, age 53, of Mahnomen, MN, died Wednesday, May 2, 2012 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident outside of Mahnomen. Kathy Jo Johnson was born November 7, 1958 in Benson, MN, the daughter of Daryl and Laurel (Buckner) Johnson. During the 4th grade, her family moved from Benson to the Mahnomen area. Kathy attended Mahnomen Public School and...
Anthony "Tony" Dexheimer
Apr 30, 2012
Anthony "Tony" M. Dexheimer, 89, died Monday, April 30, 2012, in his home in rural Ulen, MN. Tony was born on May 9, 1922, near Karlsruhe, ND, the son of Francis and Anton Dexheimer. Tony was raised on a farm in rural Towner, ND, and was one of twelve children. He attended rural school, helped on the family farm, and...
Clarence Irwin Haug
Apr 25, 2012
Clarence Irwin Haug, Ada, Minnesota, died Wednesday, April 25, at Essentia Health Ada, at the age of 92. He was born September 17, 1919, in Thief River Falls, Minnesota. His family moved to Bemidji, Minnesota in 1923. After his father's death in 1927 the family moved to Roseau, Minnesota for two years with another move to Thief River Falls in...
Farrel Edward Nirschl
Apr 23, 2012
Farrel Nirschl, 78, formerly of Ada, MN, died April 23, 2012, in Roseville, CA. Farrel was born November 1, 1933, in Ada, the son of Carl and Amelia (Wallnofer) Nirschl. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Ada and attended school in Ada. He served in the United States Army in Korea and returned home to...
Minna Gomall
Apr 23, 2012
Minna Gomall, age 95, of Twin Valley, MN, formerly of Waubun, MN, died Monday, April 23, 2012 at Twin Valley Living Center in Twin Valley. Minna Erna Merkins, daughter of John and Amanda (Treichel) Merkins, was born on March 4, 1917 in Ada, MN. She grew up there and graduated from Ada High School. As a young woman, she helped...
Ross Brueshoff
Apr 21, 2012
Ross Brueshoff, 83, Ada, MN died Saturday, April 21, 2012, at Bridges Care Community, Ada, MN. Roswell (Ross) Brueshoff was born at home in Anthony Township rural Ada, MN on November 7, 1928 to Lavi H. and Bertha (Baumgarten) Brueshoff. He was the oldest of 6 children in the family. He grew up on the family farm and attended District...
Doris Boeddeker
Apr 19, 2012
Doris Marie Boeddeker, 91, of Halstad, MN, died on Thursday, April 19, 2012, at the Halstad Living Center, Halstad. She was born on February 6, 1921, to Anton and Clara (Gilbertson) Orvik at Gardner, ND. Doris attended the Halstad Public School graduating in 1939. On October 27, 1940, Doris was united in marriage to Cletus Boeddeker at St. Rose Lima...
Thelma Sipe
Apr 18, 2012
Thelma Sipe, 92, Ada, MN, died Wednesday, April 18, 2012, at the Halstad Living Center, Halstad, MN.Thelma Doris Ogaard was born February 21, 1920, at Halstad, MN, the daughter of Selmer and Matilda (Tuff) Ogaard. She was baptized at Bethel Church in Beltrami, MN and attended high school in Halstad. In 1941 she was united in marriage to Milton Foss....
Fradie Bentley
Apr 18, 2012
Fradie Bentley, age 104, of Twin Valley, MN, died peacefully in her sleep on Wednesday, April 18, 2012, as a resident of the Twin Valley Living Center, Twin Valley, MN. Fradie Evelyn Skaurud was born October 7, 1907, the eighth of ten children of Fred and Eliza (Erickson) Skaurud on the Skaurud homestead west of Twin Valley. In her early...
Mildred Lillian Swanson
Apr 16, 2012
Mildred Lillian Swanson, 91, of Mentor, MN, died on Monday April 16, 2012 at Poplar Meadows Assisted Living Center in McIntosh, MN. She was born on February 6, 1921, to Emil and Clara (Kaste) Erickson on the family farm in Garfield Township, rural Fertile. Mildred was baptized and confirmed in Norwegian at Little Norway Lutheran Church and attended Lakeview Rural...
Joyce Cecelia Cannon
Apr 14, 2012
Joyce Cannon, 94, Ada, MN, formerly of Campbell, MN, died on Saturday, April 14, 2012, at Riverview Place, Fargo, ND. Joyce Cecelia Rolson was born July 19, 1917, to Frank and Julia (O'Connell) Rolson in Delano, MN. She was raised in Ellsworth, WI, where she graduated from high school. She attended college in River Falls, WI and graduated with a...
