Lucille Zimmel
Sep 3, 2011
Lucille Zimmel, age 89, of Mahnomen, MN, died Saturday, September 03, 2011 at the Mahnomen Health Center Nursing Home. Lucille Lydia Gens was born October 15, 1921 on the farm in Blue Earth County near Vernon Center, MN. Growing up, she attended country school in Crisco Township. At the age of 15, Lucille moved with her family to a farm...
Clayton Sholes
Sep 3, 2011
Clayton Sholes, age 93, of Ada, Minnesota, died Saturday, September 03, 2011 at Viking Manor in Ulen, Minnesota. Clayton LeRoy Sholes was born July 30, 1918 the son of Leonard and Deana (Olson) Sholes on the family farm near Ada. Growing up, Clayton attended school in Ada. As a young man, he worked on the farm with his father and...
Sylvia "Silver" Ann Weerts
Sep 2, 2011
Sylvia Ann ("Silver") Weerts, 65, Ulen, MN, departed too soon from her loved ones on earth to join those in heaven on September 2nd, 2011, crossing over peacefully while she and her husband slept at home. Sylvia Ann Thom was born on April 14, 1946, to Elmo and Clara (Kempel) Thom in Langdon, ND. The third of six children, Silver...
Peggy Jo Tretter
Aug 29, 2011
Peggy Jo Tretter, 53, Red Lake Falls, MN, formerly of Fertile, MN, died on Monday, August 29, 2011, at the Altru Hospital, Grand Forks, ND. She was born in Crookston, MN to Tom and Darlene (Moterberg) Kronschnabel. She grew up in Fertile, graduating from the Fertile-Beltrami High School in 1977. On August 27, 1977, Peggy was united in marriage to...
Myrtle "Myrt" Anne Blasey-Klukas
Aug 28, 2011
Obituary announcement for Myrtle Ann Blasey-Klukas Myrtle Ann Blasey-Klukas of Omaha, Nebraska passed away at age 71 in Bemidji, Minnesota. Myrt had fought ovarian cancer for three years before succumbing to the illness. It was her wish to spend her final days in her retirement home on Lake Andrusia. Myrt was hospitalized for a brief time at the Bemidji Hospital...
Ivan W Bush
Aug 28, 2011
Ivan W. Bush, age 71, of Mahnomen, MN, died Sunday, August 28, 2011 at the home of Judy Shaide in Waubun, MN, under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Ivan Wayne was born March 9, 1940 in Cass Lake, MN, to Esther (Skunk) and John H. Bush Jr. He grew up in the Northome, MN, area and...
Alan David Ness
Aug 27, 2011
Alan David Ness died at Pioneer Memorial Care Center, Erskine, MN. on August 27, 2011. He was born to Aaron and Marian Ness at home in Maple Bay, Minnesota on September 14, 1941. He went to Pleasantview School #97 in Garden Township through 5th grade and then moved to Fertile Public School, graduating in 1960. Following high school, Alan worked...
Helen Crippen
Aug 25, 2011
Helen Winnifred Zimmer Crippen, 90, of Ada, MN, formerly of Fargo, ND, died on Thursday, August 25, 2011, at the Bridges Care Community, Ada, MN. She was born on June 2, 1921, at Minot, ND, to Lance and Margaret (Zahn) Zimmer. They moved to Bismarck, ND, where Helen graduated from St. Mary's Catholic High School. She attended one year of...
Dennis Hoven
Aug 21, 2011
Dennis Hoven, 78, Ada, MN, died Sunday, August 21, 2011, at Bridges Care Community, Ada, MN. Dennis Elton Hoven was born June 11, 1933, to Edwin and Ruth (Anderson) Hoven in Ada, MN. He grew up in Winchester Township near Borup, MN and attended Borup High School. Dennis was united in marriage to Marlene Brueshoff on June 27, 1954, at...
Bernice A. Benbo
Aug 14, 2011
Bernice A. Benbo, 83, of Fertile, MN, died on Sunday, August 14, 2011, at First Care Nursing Home, Fosston, MN. Bernice Arloween Johnson was born on March 9, 1928 to Edwin and Gurie (Larson) Johnson in Winger, MN. She grew up and attended country school near her home. Bernice married Charles Benbo on January 6, 1951, in Fertile, MN. She...
Lillian Schmidt
Aug 13, 2011
Lillian "Babe" Schmidt was born March 6, 1907 on a farm one half-mile east of Waubun, MN to Joseph and Anna (Starr) Bartos. She shared her birth year with the establishment of the village of Waubun. In 1918, the Bartos family moved east to settle on a 240-acre farm near the White Earth River. One of Babe's most vivid memories...
Leona Saatoff
Aug 13, 2011
Leona Saatoff, 102, Detroit Lakes, MN formerly Waubun, MN died Saturday, August 13, 2011 in the Oak Crossing Nursing Home. Leona was born March 20, 1909 the oldest child of Jalla and Caroline (Smith) Saatoff in Belmond, IA. As a child, she moved with her family to Waubun and was raised on a farm west of town. She attended grade...
Beatrice Wilkinson
Aug 5, 2011
Beatrice A. Wilkinson, age 90, of Fargo, formerly of Moorhead passed away Friday, August 5, 2011 in the Sanford Health Systems Palliative Care, Fargo. Beatrice was born on February 4, 1921 in Gary, MN to Adolph and Bessie (Noss) Kvamme. She grew up in Gary, MN and was baptized and confirmed at the Gary Lutheran Church. Bea attended school in...
Norbert R. Hillestad
Aug 5, 2011
Norbert Raymond Hillestad, age 86, of Mahnomen, MN, died Friday, August 5, 2011 at the Mahnomen Health Center Nursing Home. Norbert was born at home in Norman County on December 5, 1924, to Oscar and Olga (Ose) Hillestad. Growing up, he attended North 31 Country School and Waukon School. Norbert was baptized at Ness Lutheran Church, confirmed at Norman Lutheran...
Vernon Bucholz
Aug 4, 2011
Vernon Bucholz, age 83, of Gary, Minnesota, died Thursday, August 4, 2011 in Sanford Health, Fargo. Vernon Lloyd Bucholz was born August 13, 1927, the son of Fred and Nora (Amundson) Bucholz in Mahnomen, Minnesota. As a youngster, Vernon spent his early years with his family in the Naytahwaush area. He later moved with his family to the Faith, Minnesota...
Bennie L. Sandhofner Sr.
Aug 4, 2011
Bennie LeRoy Sandhofner Sr., 73, Hendrum, MN passed away peacefully Thursday August 4th 2011, at the Halstad Living Center, Halstad, MN. Bennie was born October 30, 1937, to Bennie and Lila Sandhofner of Butte, ND. He remained there throughout his youth and graduated from Butte High School in 1955. After high school he attended Minot State University, earning his Associates...
Jasmine Rose Wilson
Aug 3, 2011
Jasmine Rose Wilson, age 2, of Fargo, ND, died Wednesday, August 3, 2011, in Sanford Health, Fargo, due to injuries she sustained in an accident. Jasmine was born October 8, 2008, the daughter of Karen Wilson in Fargo. At the tender age of three months, Jasmine moved to Gary, MN. When she was 16 months old, she moved to Fargo...
Elnora Winter
Aug 2, 2011
Elnora R Winter, age 101, of Mahnomen, MN, died Tuesday, August 2, 2011 at the Twin Valley Living Center, Twin Valley, MN. Elnora Rosella Dobmeyer, the daughter of John and Philomine (Koeplin) Dobmeyer, was born July 4, 1910 at Lake Lenore, Saskatchewan, Canada. As a young girl, Elnora moved with her family back to the United States, settling on a...
Blenda Gregerson
Aug 1, 2011
Blenda Gregerson, age 97, of Ulen, Minnesota, found peace with the Lord, Monday, August 01, 2011 in Viking Manor Nursing Home, Ulen. Blenda Genevieve Knutson was born November 1, 1913, to Knute (1878-1962) and Christine (Renslow) (1883-1977) Knutson. Blenda was one of four children, Orris (1910-1987), Carla Hammer (1918-1999) and Kenneth (1923-2011). Some of her earliest memories are of visiting...
Gregorio S. Martinez Jr.
Jul 31, 2011
The Life Gregorio Martinez Jr. Gregorio Martinez Jr. was called by his Lord on July 31st, 2011 on the Weber Farm in Borup, Minnesota. He is preceded in death by his parents Gregorio and Eudelia Martinez and Sister Marta (Osvaldo) Perez. Gregorio is survived by his wife of 55 years Amada Martinez, son Gregorio (Maria) Martinez III of Kyle/Leakey, Texas,...
