Del Rae Gunderson
May 21, 2010
Del Rae Gunderson, age 36, of Gary, Minnesota, died Friday, May 21, 2010 in her home under the care of Hospice and her family. Del Rae Gunderson was born on February 12, 1974 the youngest child of Ole and Deanna (Busse) Gunderson in Detroit Lakes, MN. She grew up on the family farm near Gary. Del Rae attended Gary High...
Ival Bennes
May 18, 2010
Ival Bennes, century-long resident of the Fertile area passed away peacefully Tuesday, May 18, 2010 at Fairview Nursing Home. Services will be Monday, May 24, 2010 at Little Norway Church at 1:00 pm. Visitation will be 5-7 pm Sunday, May 23, 2010 at Erikson Vik Funeral Home in Fertile with prayer services at 7:00 pm. Ival Signor Bennes was born...
Fay Lucille Gullickson
May 17, 2010
Fay Lucille Gullickson, 89, of rural Fertile, MN, died on Monday, May 17, 2010, at the Riverview Hospital, Crookston, MN. She was born on June 13, 1920, to Otto and Helen (Lenz) Gast at home near Beltrami, MN. Fay attended rural school near her home and graduated from Beltrami High School in 1938. She graduated from Moorhead State Teacher's College,...
Jack Deitz
May 15, 2010
Jack Deitz John "Jack" Alexander Deitz, 77, Halstad, MN, died on Saturday, May 15, 2010, at Hillsboro Medical Center in Hillsboro, ND. He was born in Fargo, ND, on September 30, 1932, to John and Bessie (Smart) Deitz. Jack grew up in rural Elm River Township near Grandin, North Dakota and attended Halstad Public High School in Halstad, MN graduating...
Floyd Strand
May 15, 2010
Floyd E. Strand Floyd E. Strand, 84, Halstad, MN, died Saturday May 15, 2010, at the Halstad Living Center, Halstad, MN. Floyd was born on July 16, 1925, on the family farm north of Shelly, MN. His parents were Magnus and Bella (Aanenson) Strand. He attended country school at District #17. He helped out on the farm when growing up...
Evelyn Books
May 11, 2010
Evelyn M. Books Evelyn M. Books, 75, Fargo, ND, passed away peacefully, Tuesday, May 11, 2010, at Elim Care Center, Fargo, ND. Evelyn was born August 2, 1934, the daughter of Felix and Helen (Wagner) Kappes in rural Ada, MN. She attended school in Ada. She was united in marriage to Walter Books. To this union, two children were born,...
Jacquelyn V. (Ellingson) Anderson
May 10, 2010
Jacquelyn V. (Ellingson) Anderson Jacquelyn (Ellingson) Anderson, 71, Coon Rapids, MN, formerly of Ada, MN, died Monday, May 10, 2010, in Fridley, MN. She was born on June 3, 1938, near Twin Valley, MN, to John and Lillian Ellingson. She graduated from Ada High School in 1956, after which she went to business school and moved to Minneapolis to pursue...
Mildred Sagen
May 10, 2010
Mildred Sagen, age 95, of Twin Valley, Minnesota, died Monday, May 10, 2010 in the Twin Valley Living Center, Twin Valley. Mildred Luella Opsahl was born March 13, 1915 at the home of her grandparents, John and Mary Evenson near Syre, Minnesota. She was the first daughter of Lewis and Mabel (Evenson) Opsahl. She was baptized and confirmed in the...
Willis R Eken
May 8, 2010
Willis Eken, age 79, of Twin Valley, MN died Saturday, May 8, 2010 at the Twin Valley Living Center in Twin Valley. Willis Ray Eken was born April 12, 1931, the son of Bernhard and Hazel (Hoekstra), in Ada, MN. He grew up on various farms in the Flom, MN and Fossum, MN areas. As a young child he attended...
Dr. Byron R. Kinkade
May 5, 2010
Dr. Byron Kinkade Dr. Byron R. Kinkade, 89, Ada, Minnesota, died Wednesday, May 5, 2010, at Bridges Care Community, Ada, Minnesota. Byron Robert Kinkade, "By" was born February 25, 1921, in Buckhorn, KY, the son of Rev. Robert and Dorothy (Beitler) Kinkade. He graduated from the University of Minnesota (Minneapolis) School of Medicine, and did his residency at Johns Hopkins...
David W. Kurz
May 1, 2010
David W. Kurz, 29, of Crookston, MN, died Saturday, May 1 2010, near Ashland, WI, of injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident. David Wallace Kurz was born January 3, 1981, at Crookston, the son of David and Jan Kurz. He attended school in Fertile, MN, and Climax, MN, before graduating from Climax High School. He was active in school...
Blanche Moen
Apr 29, 2010
Blanche Emma (Kingsboro) Moen, 90, of Crookston, MN, formerly of Fertile, MN, died on Thursday, April 29, 2010, at the Riverview Care Center, Crookston, MN. Blanche Emma Kingsboro, the daughter Mark and Elsie (Lutt) Kingsboro was born September 8, 1919, Bixby, MN. She was a 1936 graduate of the Rose Creek, MN Consolidated School, graduated from the Teacher Training Course,...
Jeffery Lee Hole
Apr 26, 2010
Jeffrey Lee Hole, 46, of rural Winger, MN, died on Monday, April 26, 2010, at his residence. Jeff was born January 18, 1964 to Douglas and Mary Jane (Fealy) Hole at Coon Rapids, MN. He attended school in Coon Rapids and Erskine, graduating from the Erskine High School, Erskine, in 1982. Jeff attended two years at Northland Community and Technical...
William "Billy" Kelly Johnson
Apr 26, 2010
William "Billy" Kelly Johnson, age 22, of Winger, Minnesota died Monday, April 26, 2010 due to injuries sustained in an automobile accident near Erskine, Minnesota. Billy was born April 28, 1987 in Fosston, Minnesota, the son of Rebecca (Larson) and Kelly Johnson. He grew up in Winger and was baptized and confirmed at Calvary Lutheran Church. In 2005, Billy graduated...
Larry Foley
Apr 25, 2010
Lawrence A. Foley Lawrence A. Foley, 92, Halstad, MN died Sunday, April 25 at Merit Care Hospital, Palliative Care Unit, in Fargo. Lawrence Arnold Foley was born March 3, 1918, near DeLamere, North Dakota, the son of Henry and Selma (Nygaard) Foley, the youngest of 10 children. Larry grew up on the family farm, was baptized and confirmed at Immanuel...
Audrey Gilbertson
Apr 25, 2010
Audrey Lorraine (Simley) Gilbertson, 85, of Fertile, MN, formerly of Finley, ND, died on Sunday, April 25, 2010, at the Riverview Hospital, Crookston, MN. Audrey was born on July 15, 1924, to Melvin and Josephine (Hogen) Simley at Finley, ND. She attended Finley School District, graduating in May of 1942, as Valedictorian of her class. While in school, Audrey drummed...
Wayne Huseby
Apr 24, 2010
Wayne Huseby, age 67, of Twin Valley, Minnesota, died Saturday, April 24, 2010 in the Twin Valley Living Center, Twin Valley. Wayne Huseby was born October 25, 1942 the son of Gotfred and Deloris (Simonson) Huseby in Ada, Minnesota. Wayne lived most of his life in the San Francisco Bay area of California, where he was employed as a tile...
Reuben I. Klevgaard
Apr 21, 2010
Reuben Klevgaard, 55, Felton, MN, died on Wednesday, April 21, 2010, at his residence. Reuben Iver was born on August 1, 1954, in Fargo, ND, the son of Rudolph Iver and Eleaner Dorothy (Larson) Klevgaard. Reuben was baptized and confirmed at Jevnaker Lutheran Church, rural Borup, MN. He grew up on a farm near Felton, where he attended grade school,...
Roberta Ann Cox
Apr 19, 2010
Roberta Cox, age 65, of Rice Lake, MN, went to be with her Heavenly Father Monday, April 19, 2010 at Cornerstone Nursing and Rehab Center in Bagley, MN, surrounded by her loving family. Roberta was born January 7, 1945 in White Earth, MN, to Lawrence and Mildred (Hill) Stevens. At a young age, she moved with her family to Rice...
Ronald Lafriniere
Apr 19, 2010
Ronald LaFriniere age 77 passed away peacefully April 19, 2010 during the hour of mercy while praying the Chaplet of Divine Mercy. He was preceded in death by his parents, Joseph and Mary; two sisters, Marilyn and Barbara; and infant grandson, Samuel. He is survived by his children: Beth (Jerry) Richards of St. Paul, MN, Kris (David) Fortier of New...
