Arnold Gunnerson
Jan 4, 2011
Arnold L. Gunnerson, 96, Ada, MN, died Tuesday, January 4, 2011, in Fargo Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Fargo, ND. Arnold Leroy was born on May 13, 1914, rural Ada, MN, to Albert and Emma (Tvedt) Gunnerson. He grew up and attended school in Ada. Arnold was united in marriage to Paulette Motteberg on February 15, 1961 at the Faaberg Lutheran...
Donovan E. Larson
Jan 4, 2011
Donovan E. Larson …You will live on forever in our hearts, Donovan Eddie Larson Donovan E. Larson, 21, of Halstad, MN died on Tuesday, January, 4th, 2011 at his home. Donovan Eddie Larson was born on July 20th, 1989, the son of Bill Larson and Joy (Peterson) Miller at United Hospital in Grand Forks, ND. He was baptized on October...
Berdell Olson
Jan 3, 2011
Berdell Olson, age 91, of Twin Valley, Minnesota, died Monday, January 03, 2011, in the Twin Valley Living Center, Twin Valley. Berdell was born January 1, 1920, on the Lars and Jessie Larson farm near Oklee, MN. Berdell was the middle child with an older sister Mildred and younger brother Leonard. Berdell graduated from Oklee High School in 1937 and...
Royetta Ann Mcbain
Jan 2, 2011
Royetta McBain Royetta McBain, 66, rural Gary, MN, died Sunday January 2, 2011, at her residence. Royetta Ann was born on April 30, 1944, in Visilia, CA, to Roy and Ethelwyn (King) McBain. As a young child she and her mother moved to Clyde, ND, to live with her aunt Phyllis while Roy served in the South Pacific. Later the...
Lester Boe
Dec 30, 2010
Lester E. Boe, age 64, of Felton, Minnesota, died Thursday, December 30th in the Minneapolis Veterans Medical Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Lester Erling Boe was born on July 17, 1946, the son of Lloyd and Evelyn (Askelson) Boe in Ada, Minnesota. He was confirmed at Grace Lutheran Church in Ada. Lester attended first grade in Borup, Minnesota, then his parents bought...
Lyle Strom
Dec 28, 2010
Lyle Strom, 73, of Ada, MN, died Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2010, in his home with his family by his side under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Lyle Joseph Strom was born Jan. 3, 1937, in Hillsboro, ND, the son of Joseph and Marian (Smith) Strom. He attended country school in Clifford and Alvarado Township schools near...
Earl Brown
Dec 26, 2010
Earl Brown, age 71, of Mahnomen, MN, died Sunday, December 26, 2010 at the Mahnomen Health Center Nursing Home in Mahnomen. Earl Dean Brown, the son of Asa and Neoma (Johnson) Brown, was born on December 5, 1939 in Breckenridge, MN. He grew up in Barnesville, MN, and attended school there. As a teenager, he was active with the Barnesville...
Geneva Conner
Dec 26, 2010
Geneva Conner, 55, Halstad, MN, died Sunday, December 26, 2010, at a friend's home near Ulen, MN. Geneva was born February 3, 1955, at Miami, FL, the daughter of Clifford Conner and Shirley Parker. She moved to Minnesota and attended college at Moorhead State University, studying Social Work. Geneva was instrumental in establishing the MinnKota Health Project in Moorhead. She...
Wilbert Eveslage
Dec 24, 2010
Wilbert "Bert" Eveslage, age 89, of Mahnomen, MN died Friday, December 24, 2010 at the Fargo VA Medical Center in Fargo, ND. Wilbert John Eveslage, the son of Joseph and Marie (Klinkhammer) Eveslage, was born on July 28, 1921 in Mahnomen, MN. As a youngster, he attended country school and worked on the family farm. In 1944, Bert entered the...
Diane Halland
Dec 24, 2010
Diane Halland, age 62, of Gary, Minnesota died Friday, December 24, 2010, in her home under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Diane I. Jenson was born September 21, 1948, the daughter of Herman and Francies (Dolen) Jenson in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota. She was raised in Fargo, North Dakota, where she graduated from high school. She was...
Keith David Webster
Dec 24, 2010
Keith David Webster, 86, Beltrami, MN, died on Friday, December 24, 2010, at the Villa St. Vincent, Crookston, MN. He was born on September 6, 1924, to Clifford and Elmira (Johnson) Webster at Crookston. Keith attended school in Beltrami, graduating from the Beltrami High School in 1942. Keith began farming with his father and continued working with his son, Greg,...
Ella Marie Maltrud
Dec 20, 2010
Ella Maltrud, 97, Rindal, MN, died on Monday, December 20, 2010, at Pioneer Memorial Care Center, Erskine, MN. Ella Marie (Turnbom) Maltrud and her twin brother Elmer Martin, were born on January 10, 1913, to Alfred and Ida (Fengestad) Turnbom, at their home in Garden Township, near Rindal, MN. Ella was baptized and confirmed at Faaberg Lutheran Church, Rindal. She...
Steven R. Bruggeman
Dec 20, 2010
Steven Roy Bruggeman, age 54, of Baudette, MN, and former long time resident of Grand Forks, ND, passed away Monday, December 20, 2010 in Grand Forks, ND, with his sons, Joe and Sheldon by his side. Steve was born August 3, 1956 in Detroit Lakes, MN, the son of Edwin and Barbara (Roy) Bruggeman. He grew up in Mahnomen, MN,...
Keith H. Johnson
Dec 19, 2010
Keith H. Johnson, age 82, of Mahnomen, MN, died Sunday, December 19, 2010 at Sanford Health, Fargo, ND. Keith Herbert Johnson, son of Heino and Pearl (Johnson) Johnson, was born on March 4, 1928 at home near Erskine, MN. As a young boy, he moved with his family to Twin Valley, MN. He graduated from Twin Valley High School in...
Christopher N. Cantrell Jr.
Dec 15, 2010
Christopher N. Cantrell Jr., age 84 of rural Waubun, MN, died Wednesday, December 15, 2010 at North Dakota Veterans Hospital in Fargo, ND. Christopher Cantrell Jr. was born on January 13, 1926 to Christopher and Jewell (McMurtrey) in England, Arkansas. He attended school in Arkansas, until he joined the United States Navy on October 21, 1941 at the age of...
Charles Spielman
Dec 14, 2010
Charles "Charlie" Spielman, age 85, of Twin Valley, Minnesota, died Tuesday, December 14, 2010, in his home. Charles Harley Spielman was born July 14, 1925, the son of Albert and Jenny (Burns) Spielman at Minneapolis, Minnesota. He was baptized and confirmed his faith at Wild Rice Lutheran Church, rural Twin Valley. Charlie received his education at Sunny Hill Country School...
Lester M. Helgeson
Dec 13, 2010
Lester Helgeson, age 88, of Bejou, MN, died Monday, December 13, 2010 at his home. Lester Manley Helgeson, the son of Albert and Ella (Brekhus) Helgeson, was born on December 4, 1922 in rural Bejou. He grew up on the family farm and attended country school. As a young man, Lester trapped fur-bearing animals and in the mid-1940's he began...
Marie J. Merkins
Dec 12, 2010
Marie Merkins, 83, of Ada, Minnesota, died Sunday, December 12, 2010, in her home. Marie Jane Woltjer was born March 1, 1927, near Borup, MN, the daughter of Jacob and Anna (Giinthir) Woltjer. The family lived on various farms around Borup during Marie's childhood. She was baptized and confirmed in Winchester Lutheran Church in Borup. Marie attended school in Borup,...
Delores Johnson
Dec 9, 2010
DeLores Geraldine Johnson, 87, of Ada, MN, passed away December 9, 2010, at Bridges Care Community under the care of Hospice. DeLores was born to Clarence and Naomi (Golliet) Akason, on October 12, 1923, on the family farm near Kelso, ND. She attended school in Kelso and graduated from Hillsboro (ND) High School in 1942. DeLores then attended North Dakota...
Mary "Pat" Bisek
Dec 8, 2010
Mary "Pat" Bisek, age 91 of Mahnomen, MN, died Wednesday, December 08, 2010 at the Mahnomen Health Center. Mary Patricia Hart, the daughter of Albert and Josephine (Swartz) Hart, was born on May 23, 1919 in Detroit Lakes, MN. As a young girl she lived in La Garde Township, near Waubun, MN, and attended Hart Country School. When she was...
