
obituaries
Recent obituaries in the Norman, Mahnomen, Polk, Clay and surrounding counties.
Wilbert "Willy" John Ehrichs
Mar 11, 2012
Wilbert J. "Willy" Ehrichs, 94, of Perham, MN, formerly of Halstad, MN, died on Sunday, March 11, 2012, at Perham Health, in Perham. Willy was born on June 12, 1917, in Aspinwell, Iowa, the son of Ben and Minnie (Joens) Ehrichs. At the age of two, he moved with his parents to a farm in North Dakota. He attended country...
Gail Ann Renna
Mar 10, 2012
Gail A. Renna, age 57, of Winger, MN, died Saturday, March 10, 2012 in her home. Gail Ann Mersy was born May 20, 1954 to John and Rosemarie (Januszewski) Mersy at Parkers Prairie, MN. She began her schooling at Dent, MN, but later moved with her family to Winger. Gail graduated from McIntosh High School, McIntosh, MN, with the class...
Rocky Hamlin
Mar 7, 2012
Rocky Hamlin, age 54, of Lengby, MN, died Wednesday March 7, 2012 at his residence. Rocky Lee Hamlin, the son of Sol and Dorothy (Annawaush) Hamlin, was born on April 15, 1957 in White Earth, MN. He grew up in the Pine Bend, MN, area and attended school in Fosston, MN. As a young man, he worked for John Burdick...
Marion Blaeser
Mar 6, 2012
Marion Blaeser age 73, of Mahnomen, MN, died Tuesday March 6, 2012 at her residence. Marion Ann Riegert, the daughter of Joseph H. and Gertrude (Ebnet) Riegert was born November 30, 1938 near Mahnomen. She attended Hart Country School, rural Waubun, MN, and graduated from Waubun High School with the class of 1957. Following graduation, Marion worked at the Red...
Avis K. Tufte
Mar 6, 2012
Avis K. Tufte, 79, Ada, MN, died Tuesday, March 6, 2012, at Essentia Health, Fargo, ND. Avis Kathleen Froirak was born July 1, 1932, at McIntosh, MN, the daughter of Sam and Clara (Oppegaard) Froirak. She was baptized and confirmed at Our Savior's Lutheran church in McIntosh. Avis graduated from McIntosh High School in 1950. She attended college at Bemidji...
Jerry Wisk
Mar 5, 2012
Jerry Wisk, age 56, of Moorhead, MN, died Saturday, March 3, 2012, in his home. Jerry Dean Wisk was born January 20, 1956, the son of Howard and Delores (Mesker) Wisk in Ada, MN where he grew up and attended school until the age of 10, at which time he moved with his family to Ulen, MN for a few...
Donna Joann Hegre
Mar 4, 2012
Donna JoAnn Hegre, 78, of Moorhead, MN, formerly of Fertile, MN, died on Sunday, March 4, 2012, at Sanford Medical Center, Fargo, ND. She was born in Twin Valley, MN, to Julian and Esther (Dullum) Thompson. As a child her family moved to Fertile. Donna graduated from the Fertile-Beltrami High School in 1952, and continued her education at Interstate Business...
Dorothy Jean Mjelde
Mar 3, 2012
Dorothy Jean Mjelde, 80, of Hallock, MN, formerly of Beltrami, MN, died in the Kittson Memorial Healthcare Center, Hallock, Saturday, March 3, 2012.
She was born on February 26, 1932, at home in Shelly, MN, to Arnold and Gladys Grosfield. Dorothy was baptized on May 1, 1932 and, later, confirmed into the Lutheran Faith at Shelly-Marsh River...
Norma Sannes
Mar 2, 2012
Norma Lyseng Sannes passed away on Friday, March 2, 2012, last of her generation of a great family from Hitterdal, MN. The youngest of twelve children born to Gustav and Elizabeth (Odegaard) Lyseng, she was a descendant of Norwegian immigrants. Norma Lucille's life began on February 19, 1927 in Highland Grove. She graduated from Hitterdal High School and later Moorhead...
Arlene Selzler
Feb 26, 2012
Arlene Selzler, age 74, of Waubun, MN, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, February 29, 2012 at her home with her family under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Arlene Dorothy Heilman, daughter of Lorenz and Elizabeth (Voeller) Heilman, was born on June 16, 1937 in Wellsburg, ND. She grew up on a farm in Esmond, ND and...
Fred Evan Jamison
Feb 26, 2012
Fred Evan Jamison died February 26, 2012, in Fargo, ND, at Sanford Medical Center from a heart attack. He was 61 years old. Fred was born June 17, 1950, in Ada, MN, to Thomas G. and Donna (Fynskov) Jamison. The family lived and farmed just west of Ada, a site where Fred continued to farm until he retired in recent...
Virgil H. Neset
Feb 25, 2012
Virgil H. Neset, age 85 of Ada, MN, formerly of Twin Valley, MN, died Saturday, February 25, 2012 at Bridges Care Community in Ada, MN. Virgil was born January 19, 1927 in Mayville, ND, the son of Henry and Hilda (Strom) Neset. Growing up, he attended country school followed by Mayville High School where he graduated with the class of...
Russell "Russ" Remark Onstad
Feb 23, 2012
Russell Remark Onstad, 84, of Fargo, ND, formerly of Ada, MN, died on Thursday, February 23, 2012, at his residence. Russ was born in Ada, MN, on November 3, 1927, to Oliver and Clara (Remark) Onstad. He was raised in Ada, graduating from the Ada High School in 1946. He entered the United States Army and was honorably discharged. On...
Alma A York
Feb 21, 2012
Alma York, age 88, of Vandalia, OH, died Tuesday, February 21, 2012 in Mahnomen, MN. Alma A. Vebrosky, the daughter of Peter and Gertrude (Visockis) Vebrosky, was born on February 7, 1924 in Minersville, PA. She grew up in Minersville and attended school there. Following her high school graduation, Alma moved to Washington D.C. where she worked for the government...
Aaron Turner
Feb 20, 2012
Aaron Turner, age 24, of Waubun, MN, died Sunday, February 19, 2012 at his home under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Aaron Michael Turner was born May 21, 1987 in Detroit Lakes, MN, the son of Patricia Turner and Ray Londo. Growing up in the Naytahwaush, MN, area, Aaron attended and graduated from Mahnomen High School...
Rev. Arvid Salvhus
Feb 18, 2012
Rev. Arvid M. Salvhus, 75, of Mahnomen, Minnesota died Saturday, Feb. 18th 2012 in Sanford Health System, Fargo, North Dakota. Arvid was born July 19, 1936 near McIntosh, Minnesota the son of Andrew and Minnie (Dyrdahl) Salvhus. He grew up and helped on the family farm along with his brothers and sisters. Arvid attended country school through the 8th grade...
Betty A Renna
Feb 17, 2012
Betty Renna, age 63, of Fertile, MN, died Friday, February 17, 2012 at Riverview Hospital in Crookston, MN. A Memorial Service will be held at 11:00am on Saturday, February 25, 2012 at Faaberg Lutheran Church in Rindal, MN, near Fertile. Inurnment will be at Faaberg Lutheran Cemetery, Rindal.
Odin Berget
Feb 15, 2012
Odin Berget, age 86, of Ulen, Minnesota, died Wednesday, February 15, 2012 in Viking Manor Nursing Home, Ulen. Odin A. Berget was born June 13, 1925, the son of George and Stella (Faleide) Berget near Madock, North Dakota. As a child he moved with his family to a farm north of Ulen, Minnesota, where he was raised and attended country...
Leroy "Guy" Gene Petry
Feb 15, 2012
Leroy "Guy" Gene Petry, 79, of Fertile, MN passed away Wednesday, February 15, 2012 surrounded by his family at the Lutheran Memorial Home, Twin Valley, MN. He was born on April 23, 1932, to Albert and Alma (Leiser) Petry in Lockhart, MN. Leroy attended school in Lockhart, where he was also baptized and confirmed at First English Lutheran Church. Following...
Cyril F Flicek
Feb 14, 2012
Cyril "Cy" Flicek, the son of Louis and Rose (Lovin) Flicek, was born on August 14, 1923 in Mahnomen, MN. He grew up and attended school in Mahnomen. Following his high school graduation, Cy attended college at St. John' University as well as NDSU agriculture school. In 1943, he was drafted into the United States Army. Cy proudly served his...
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