obituaries

Recent obituaries in the Norman, Mahnomen, Polk, Clay and surrounding counties.

Arnold Harris Edlund

Arnold Harris Edlund

Jan 14, 2011

Arnold Harris Edlund died on Friday, January 14th, 2011, at the Fair Meadow Nursing Home in Fertile, MN. He was born at the home of his parents, Albert and Helga (Mehle) Edlund on June 20th, 1927. He was baptized and confirmed at St. John's Lutheran Church, rural Fertile. Arne attended Oak View country school and graduated from Fertile High School...

Michael W. Turner Sr.

Michael W. Turner Sr.

Jan 13, 2011

Michael "Jasper" Turner Sr., age 58, of Naytahwaush, Minnesota died Thursday, January 13, 2011 at his home, under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Michael Wayne Turner, the son of Thomas and Lucille (Bellanger) Turner, was born on July 1, 1952 in White Earth, Minnesota. As a young child, he moved with his family to Minneapolis, Minnesota...

Orvis Raymond Hovland

Orvis Raymond Hovland

Jan 12, 2011

Orvis Raymond Hovland, 83 , died on Wednesday, January 12, 2011, at the Fair Meadow Nursing Home, Fertile, MN. He was born on January 24, 1927, to Peder and Emma (Bakken) Hovland in on the home farm in rural Fertile. Orvis attended Roadside Country School and graduated from the Fertile-Beltrami High School in 1944, Fertile. He continued his education at...

Nelfred J Borslien

Nelfred J Borslien

Jan 9, 2011

Nelfred Jorgen Borslien, 90, of Fertile, MN, died on Sunday, January 9, 2011, Woodside Village Nursing Home, Grand Forks, ND. He was born on June 15, 1920, in rural Fertile, MN, to Bernhard and Clara (Dale) Borslien. Nelfred was baptized and confirmed at First Evanger Lutheran Church, Fertile. He attended Pleasant View Rural School District #86, near his home. Following...

Carol Ann Wright

Carol Ann Wright

Jan 7, 2011

Carol Ann Wright, age 57, of Bagley, MN, died Friday, January 7, 2011 at Sanford Health Systems in Fargo, ND. Carol Thompson was born August 9, 1953 in Bagley, MN, the daughter of Lester and Marceline (Goodwin) Thompson. She grew up in Bagley and graduated with the class of 1971. Following graduation, Carol attended college in Albuquerque, NM, and later...

Corrine Berhow

Corrine Berhow

Jan 5, 2011

Corrine Christine Berhow, 77, of Fertile died on Wednesday, January 5, 2010 at Sanford Health Care, Fargo, ND. Corrine Christine was born September 27, 1933 in rural Fertile, the daughter of Willie and Julia (Dale) Gudvangen. She attended rural school and the Fertile-Beltrami Public School. Corrine earned her GED in 1981, an accomplishment that made her very proud. On July...

Arnold Gunnerson

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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