Alfield "Alfie" Erlien
Sep 12, 2010
Alfield "Alfie" Erlien, age 86, of Twin Valley, Minnesota, died Sunday, September 12, 2010, in her home under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Alfield Norma Dahle was born November 8, 1923, the daughter of Albert and Nora (Kaste) Dahle in Fertile, Minnesota. She grew up on a farm near Fertile, attended rural school and graduated from...
Corrine Griewe
Sep 11, 2010
Corrine E. Griewe, age 79, of Twin Valley, MN, died Saturday, September 11, 2010 at the Twin Valley Living Center in Twin Valley. Corrine Eleanor Hanson was born on December 6, 1930 in Gary, MN, the daughter of Henry O. and Ester R. (Masche) Hanson. She grew up on the family farm near Gary and attended country school. As a...
Robert M Kirsch
Sep 9, 2010
Robert Kirsch, age 50, died Thursday, September 9, 2010 at Sanford Hospital in Fargo, ND after a long battle with cancer Robert "Bob" Michael Kirsch was born on February 27, 1960, to Leo and Verena (Barten) Kirsch. Bob grew up in the Mahnomen, MN area and attended school there. While in high school, he began working on the old family...
Selmer O. Gullingsrud
Sep 5, 2010
Selmer O. Gullingsrud, 94, Gary, MN died Sunday, September 5, 2010, in the Twin Valley Living Center, Twin Valley, MN. Selmer Oliver Gullingsrud was born April 20, 1916 east of Gary, Minnesota the son of Ole and Stina (Ellingson) Gullingsrud. He was raised on a farm and attended county school near the farm. Selmer was baptized and later confirmed in...
Joseph Blair
Sep 5, 2010
Joseph Bernard Blair, 44, formerly of Ada, MN, passed away September 5, 2010, in Saginaw, Michigan, as a result of an automobile accident. Joe was born January 9, 1966, in Brainerd, Minnesota, the son of Rachel and Rolland Blair. He grew up in Ada and attended Ada High School where he was a member of the National Honor Society in...
Lorraine Taylor
Sep 4, 2010
Lorraine Taylor, 88, of Halstad, MN, died on Saturday, September 4, 2010, at the Halstad Living Center, Halstad, MN. Marvel Lorraine was born on March 8, 1922, to John and Hilda (Anderson) Benson at Hillsboro, ND, where she grew up and graduated from high school. On December 15, 1944, Lorraine was united in marriage to Ervin Taylor at Ada, MN....
"Cob" Galyn Lyle Smith
Sep 3, 2010
Galyn "Cob" Smith, 57, of Fertile, MN died on Friday, September 3, 2010, at the St. Mary's Hospital, Rochester MN. Cob was born on September 28, 1952, in Fort Worth, TX, to Lyle Schumacher and Gladys (Wastweet) Smith. He was adopted by his dad, Ralph Smith, in 1961. Cob attended elementary school until 3rd grade in Fertile and Gary, MN....
George Boe
Sep 2, 2010
George Boe, age 48, of Twin Valley, MN, died Thursday, September 2, 2010, at St. Francis Medical Center, Breckenridge, MN. George James Boe, the son of Harold and Beverly Boe, was born June 6, 1962 in Ada, MN. As a child he grew up and attended school in Gary, MN. After graduating with the class of 1981, George worked on...
Evelyn Opgrand
Sep 1, 2010
Evelyn Opgrand Evelyn Ellen Opgrand, 85, Grand Forks, ND, died Wednesday, September 1, 2010, at Tufte Manor in Grand Forks. She was born on June 16, 1925 to Harry and Lucille (Leeper) Tinnel at Council Bluff, IA. Evelyn grew up and attended school in rural Waubun. In June of 1942, Evelyn was united in marriage to Marvin Hasz at Waubun,...
Donald Axdahl
Aug 30, 2010
Donald Axdahl, age 81, of Frazee, Minnesota, died Monday, August 30, 2010, in Innovis Health in Fargo, North Dakota. Donald Roy Axdahl was born June 23, 1929, the son of Oscar and Tura (Hansen) Axdahl in Mora, Minnesota. Donnie grew up on a farm with his family and attended school in that community. As a young man Donnie entered the...
Robert A. Thompson
Aug 30, 2010
Robert A. Thompson Robert Arland Thompson, 86, Halstad, Minnesota, died Monday, August 30, 2010, at Sanford Health, Fargo, ND. Robert was born on January 8, 1924, in Osakis, MN, to Ella Owens Thompson and Truman Thompson. He graduated from Warren (MN) High School in 1941. Robert worked in the CC Camps and as a ship fitter in the Swan Island...
Elsie Walz
Aug 26, 2010
Elsie Walz, age 99, of Mahnomen, MN died Thursday, August 26, 2010 at the Mahnomen Health Center Nursing Home under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Elsie Madeline was born May 21, 1911 to Henry and Theresa (Schultz) Daniel in Padua, MN. At the young age of 7, she moved with her family to Mahnomen. She grew...
Leroy Morvig
Aug 25, 2010
LeRoy A. Morvig, 84, rural Winger, MN, died on Wednesday, August 25, 2010, at the Riverview Hospital Crookston, MN. LeRoy was born August 23, 1926, in rural Fertile, MN, to Lloyd and Amy (Lundby) Morvig. LeRoy was baptized at Maple Lake Lutheran Church and later confirmed at Little Norway Lutheran Church. He grew up and attended rural school and then...
Virgil Nelson
Aug 24, 2010
Virgil Nelson, age 85, of Gary, Minnesota, died Tuesday, August 24, 2010, in the Twin Valley Living Center, Twin Valley. Virgil A. Nelson was born December 10, 1924, the son of August and Cora (Holkesvig) Nelson in Portland, North Dakota. Virgil attended country school there and later graduated from Portland High School. As a young man he worked for several...
Jean E. Luhman
Aug 19, 2010
The happiest people don't necessarily have the best of everything; they just MAKE the best of everything they have. We were lucky to have the BEST in our Grandma Jean and she was so very good at making the best of everything. Elizabeth Jean Burlingame Luhman was born at home in Becker County on Friday, October 26, 1923. Her parents...
Lyle Syverson
Aug 19, 2010
Lyle Syverson, age 78, of Ulen, Minnesota, died Thursday, August 19, 2010, at his residence surrounded by his family, under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Lyle Vernon Syverson was born October 1st, 1931, the son of Selmer and Cora (Morken) Syverson at Ulen. He was raised on a farm east of Ulen and was baptized and...
John Vernon Jaeger Sr.
Aug 18, 2010
John Vernon Jaeger Sr. age 67, of Twin Valley, MN, died Wednesday, August 18, 2010 at the Twin Valley Living Center. John was born on January 5, 1943 to William "Bill" and Verna (Hoium) Jaeger. He attended school in Mahnomen and went on to drive truck for 49 years before retiring in 2008. John was united in marriage to Nancy...
Engbert "Bert" Deyoung
Aug 14, 2010
Engbert "Bert" DeYoung, 89, of Chino, CA, formerly of Beltrami, MN, died on August 14, 2010 in Chino Valley Hospital, Chino. He was born on the home farm in rural Crookston, MN to Louis and Tilda (Schat) DeYoung on August 12, 1921. Bert attended rural school near his home. Following his schooling, Bert entered the United States Army, serving as...
Gida Berry
Aug 14, 2010
Gida Berry, age 95, of Ulen, MN died Saturday, August 14, 2010 at Viking Manor Nursing Home under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Gida Hilde was born March 28, 1915 on a farm near Ulen, MN to parents, Gulbrand and Bergit Hilde, pioneer settlers from Flå Hallingdal Norway. Gida was third from the youngest in the...
Clarence Lakeman
Aug 14, 2010
Clarence "Ole" Lakeman, age 80, of Borup, MN, died Saturday, August 14, 2010 at Bridges Care Community in Ada, MN. Clarence O. Lakeman was born April 4, 1930, the son of Dirk and Gudrun (Hovland) Lakeman on the home farm near Borup where he was raised and attended country school nearby. As a young man, Ole farmed with his dad...
