Charles Benjamin Azure
Dec 7, 2010
Charles Benjamin "Ben" Azure, age 76 of Mahnomen, MN, died Tuesday, December 7, 2010 at Triumph Hospital in Fargo, ND. Charles "Ben' Azure was born March 12, 1934 in White Earth, MN, to Benoite and Madeline (Roy) Azure. He lived on the White Earth Reservation most of his young life until he joined the United States Army and served in...
Deloris Hixson
Dec 4, 2010
Deloris Hixson, age 89, of Twin Valley, Minnesota, died Saturday, December 04, 2010, at Bridges Care Community in Ada, Minnesota. Deloris Emma Simonson was born August 10, 1921, the daughter of Soren and Orva (Jones) Simonson near Gary, Minnesota. Deloris attended school in Gary and was baptized and confirmed her faith at the Gary Lutheran Church. As a young lady,...
Dolores A. Aas
Dec 2, 2010
Dolores Ann Aas, 87, of Hendrum, Minnesota, died December 2, 2010, at Rosewood on Broadway, Fargo, ND. She was born on October 29, 1923, to Lars and Anne (Phelan) Hylden at East Grand Forks, MN. She was the eighth of 11 children. Dolores grew up and attended school in Park River, ND, graduating in 1941. She continued her education at...
Robert "Bob" Ray Remark
Dec 1, 2010
Robert (Bob) Remark, 86, of Fertile, MN, died Wednesday, December 1, 2010, at Riverview Hospital, Crookston, MN. He was born on February 24, 1924 in Ada, MN to Alfred and Clarice (Pfund) Remark. In 1942, Bob graduated from the Ada High School, joining the US Army during WWII along with many of his classmates. After serving at a training base...
Mary Tyrrell
Dec 1, 2010
Mary Caye (Poehler) Tyrrell, 48, of Grand Forks , ND , died suddenly of heart failure while traveling home from a fund raiser near Crookston , MN , on Wednesday, December 1, 2010. She was born to Bob and Hellen (Ruebke) Poehler on February 10, 1962, at Crookston, MN . Mary was baptized and confirmed at St. John's Lutheran Church...
Kathryn "Kaye" Fason
Nov 29, 2010
Our dearest Kathryn Franta Fason (also known as "Kaye"), precious mother, grandmother, and friend, went peacefully to be with her Father in Heaven, on November 29, 2010. Born November 6, 1914, Kathryn grew up in the small town of Mahnomen, Minnesota, where her father (Dr. Valentine A. Franta) was the dentist and mayor for over 35 years, and her mother...
Kenneth R. Stene
Nov 29, 2010
Kenneth (Kenny) Stene, 63, of Ada, MN, died Monday, November 29, 2010, at Sanford Health, Fargo, ND. He was born on March 2, 1947, at Ada to Ernest and Ruth (Eastvold) Stene. Kenny was baptized at Jevnaker Lutheran Church, rural Borup, MN, and later confirmed at East Marsh River Lutheran Church, rural Halstad, MN. In 1965, Kenny graduated from the...
Lillie Mattie Mary Hasz
Nov 27, 2010
Lillie M. Hasz, 102, the daughter of William and Bertha (Voltz) Pagel, a life-long resident of Ada, MN, passed away on Saturday, Nov. 27, 2010, at Bridges Care Community, Ada. Lillie was born November 19, 1908, near Ada. She was baptized, confirmed and married at St. John's Lutheran Church of Green Meadow Township where she was a life-long member and...
Wenzel Leff
Nov 27, 2010
Wenzel "Woots" Leff, age 86, of Waubun, MN, died Saturday, November 27, 2010 at St. Mary's Oak Crossing in Detroit Lakes, MN. Wenzel Joseph Leff was born on May 21, 1924 to Wenzel and Vitalene (LaGue) Leff of Waubun. His early years were spent on a farm east of Waubun where he attended country school. Later he moved with his...
Ardis L. Horge
Nov 24, 2010
Ardis Leone Horge, 90, Halstad, MN, died after suffering a stroke, on Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2010, at Sanford Palliative Care, Fargo, ND. Ardis Leone was born to Christopher and Hattie (Flom) Brevik on July 29, 1920 at the Ryding home in Twin Valley, MN. She was baptized at Wild Rice Church parsonage by Reverend Opdahl and confirmed at Wild Rice...
Jake Fuglie
Nov 23, 2010
Jake Fuglie, age 24, of Ulen, Minnesota died Tuesday, November 23, 2010 from injuries sustained in a farm accident. Jake Duane Fuglie was born August 19, 1986 in Fargo, North Dakota the son of Delmon Fuglie and Gayle (Langseth) Lund. As a small child he lived in Hawley with his family before moving to the Ulen Community. He was raised...
Larry Smit
Nov 23, 2010
Larry Smit, age 58, of Twin Valley, Minnesota, formerly Gary, Minnesota, died Tuesday, November 23, 2010 in Sanford Medical Center, Fargo, North Dakota. The oldest of three boys, Larry was born August 16, 1952 the son of John and Lorene (Bergerson) Smit in Arlington, South Dakota. At the age of five, the family moved to Twin Valley until 1971, when...
Ovidia Hillestad
Nov 23, 2010
Ovidia Hillestad, age 90, of Mahnomen, MN, died Tuesday, November 23, 2010 at the Mahnomen Health Center Nursing Home in Mahnomen, MN. Ovidia was born in a log cabin northwest of Mahnomen on May 16, 1920, the oldest child of Oscar and Olga (Ose) Hillestad. In her early years, she attended country school and her family often moved from one...
Floyd E. Burnette Sr.
Nov 22, 2010
Floyd E. Burnette Sr., age 50, of Naytahwaush, MN, died Monday, November 22, 2010 at Sanford Health Systems in Fargo, ND. Floyd Edward was born September 2, 1960 in White Earth, MN, the son of Floyd and Thelma (Burnette) Coleman. He lived the majority of his life on the White Earth Reservation with the exception of 14 years that he...
Barbara Weber
Nov 20, 2010
Barbara Weber, 82, of Ada, MN, died Saturday, Nov. 20, 2010, at Bridges Care Community, Ada. Barbara Ann (Herringer) Weber was born on March 7, 1928, to Clayton and Margaret (Parson) Herringer, in Crookston, MN. Barb was baptized at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Crookston on May 17, 1928. When she was 3 years old she moved to...
Isadora A. Schurdevin
Nov 20, 2010
Isadora A. Schurdevin, age 91, of Mahnomen, MN, died Saturday, November 20, 2010 at Sanford Palliative Care, Fargo, ND. Isadora was born April 5, 1919 in Lockhart, MN the oldest daughter of Paul and Alvina (Paul) Treichel. She was raised in the Lockhart–Beltrami communities and attended school there. After the death of her mother, she took an active role in...
Leona E. Pfund
Nov 20, 2010
Leona Pfund, 89, of Ada, Minnesota, died Saturday, November 20, 2010, at Bridges Care Community, Ada, under the care of hospice. Leona Evangeline Pfund was born on April 14, 1921, near Twin Valley, at Heiberg, Minnesota, the daughter of Clarence B. and Marie Johanna (Heiberg) Olson. She had two brothers and sisters, and following her mother's death, her father remarried...
Eleanor Burtness
Nov 19, 2010
Eleanor Burtness, age 89, of Ulen, Minnesota, died Friday, November 19, 2010, in Viking Manor Nursing Home, Ulen. Eleanor Mildred Olman was born June 20, 1921 to Oscar & Manda (Kjeldson) Olman. She was raised on a farm east of Twin Valley, Minnesota and attended country school near there. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Olaf Lutheran Church in...
Russell Vernon Gullickson
Nov 18, 2010
Russell Vernon Gullickson, 91, of rural Fertile, MN, died on Thursday, November 18, 2010, at Fair Meadow Nursing Home, Fertile, MN. He was born on October 4, 1919, to Oscar and Bertha (Torpet) Gullickson at home, north of Fertile, MN. Russell attended Lone Oak School and Fertile Public School, graduating in 1938. On February 18, 1942, Russell entered the United...
Arnold Motteberg
Nov 18, 2010
Arnold Motteberg, age 94, of Fertile, Minnesota, died Thursday, November 18, 2010 in Riverview Healthcare, Crookston, Minnesota. Arnold was born on September 10, 1916 in Gary, Minnesota, to Andrea Swavee Motteberg. He was raised by his grandparents, Christian and Caroline Motteberg and lived on the family farm near Gary. Arnold was baptized and confirmed at Sundal Lutheran Church, rural Fertile....
