Alvin Anderson
Apr 19, 2010
Alvin Anderson, age 68, of Elbow Lake Village, Minnesota, died Monday, April 19, 2010 at Innovis Health Systems in Fargo, North Dakota. Alvin "Joe" LaVern Anderson, the son of Vernon L. and Genevieve (LaGue) Anderson was born February 20, 1942 at home in Elbow Lake Village, rural Waubun, Minnesota. He spent most of his childhood in Elbow Lake Village, also...
Erwin K. Neprud
Apr 18, 2010
Erwin Neprud, 80, Shelly, Minnesota, died Sunday, April 18, 2010, at his residence. Erwin Kermit Neprud was born on May 9, 1929, to Eli and Emma (Hoiland) Neprud, of Shelly, MN. He graduated from Halstad High School, Halstad, MN. Erwin was united in marriage to Ruth Marcella Olson, at Zion Lutheran Church near Shelly, on October 17, 1953. They farmed...
Berdin "Bud" Jerome Haugstad
Apr 17, 2010
Bud Haugstad, 88, Halstad, Minnesota, died Saturday, April 17, 2010, at the Halstad Living Center, Halstad. Berdin "Bud" Jerome Haugstad was born January 4, 1922, at home in Traill County, ND, near Hillsboro. His parents were Bernt and Anna Marie (Thompson) Haugstad. He attended country school first in Bingham Township School near Cummings, ND and later near Caledonia, ND. Bud...
Yvonne H Soyring
Apr 16, 2010
Yvonne H. Soyring, age 75, of Waubun, Minnesota died Friday, April 16, 2010 at St. Mary's Innovis Health Oak Crossing in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota. Yvonne Holt, the daughter of Ceph and Lena (Branch) Holt, was born November 4, 1934 in Patrick County, Virginia. She grew up in Stuart, Virginia and attended school there. As a young woman, Yvonne traveled the...
Mary Isabelle Mcmahan
Apr 15, 2010
Mary McMahan Mary Isabelle McMahan, 75, of Ada, MN, died at her residence on Thursday April 15, 2010. Mary was born on August 1, 1931, to Alvin and Ellan (Herwanson) McMahan in Crookston, MN. She was baptized in Crookston, MN and lived with her family in Crookston, Grand Forks, ND, and Moorhead, MN. In 1964, her family moved to Rindal,...
Robert Berkner
Apr 13, 2010
Robert (Bob, RJ) was born May 18, 1932 in Rochester, Minnesota to R.F. and Cecilia (Madden) Berkner. He was raised in Mahnomen, MN, where he attended St. Michael's Catholic School and graduated from Mahnomen High School in 1950. Bob entered into the Army and proudly served his country. He was stationed at Camp Yokihama where he trained firefighters. Bob attended...
Eleanor Jeanette Braseth
Apr 11, 2010
Eleanor Jeanette Braseth, age 102, passed away Sunday, April 11, 2010 at the Mahnomen Health Center Nursing Home under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Eleanor was born December 7, 1907, to Bernard and Clara (Fuglie) Wang. She attended Ulen Public School and Moorhead State Teachers College in Moorhead, Minnesota. Upon receiving her teaching certificate, Eleanor taught...
Gladys Heiberg
Apr 10, 2010
Gladys Marianna Heiberg, born at home on March 23, 1913 in Twin Valley, MN died at age 97 on April 10, 2010 at the Twin Valley Living Center, her residence for the last twelve years of her life. Gladys is preceded in death by her parents, Ole and Mina (Aasgaard) Nysetvold of Twin Valley, MN; by her husband, Andreas Severin...
Lloyd M Nelson
Apr 7, 2010
Lloyd M. Nelson, 84, of Ada, Minnesota, died Wednesday, April 7, 2010, at Bridges Medical Services, Ada. Lloyd was born on December 11, 1925, on a farm near Lockhart, MN, the oldest child of Edwin and Louise (Halstad) Nelson. He attended Wilson Country School through 8th grade and also completed three winter Semesters at Crookston (MN) Agricultural College. Lloyd was...
Gordon Lyle Sonstelie
Apr 3, 2010
Gordon Lyle Sonstelie, 71, rural Erskine, Minnesota died at his home on Union Lake, Saturday, April 3, 2010. Gordon was born April 16, 1938 near Winger, Minnesota the son of Gerhard and Evelyn (Gunning) Sonstelie. He was raised on the family farm near Winger and attended country school there. Gordon graduated from McIntosh High School with the class of 1956....
Annabelle Ellingworth Ponsor
Apr 3, 2010
Annabelle Ellingworth Ponsor, 81, Chula Vista, CA, died Saturday, April 3, 2010, at her residence. Annabelle's grandfather, Peter, came to America from Norway in 1873 at the age of 24. Her grandmother, Anna, also from Norway, came to America in 1861 at the age of 7. In 1879 they were married and then moved to Gary, Minnesota in 1881. Peter...
Lorraine M. Nelson
Mar 29, 2010
Lorraine Nelson Lorraine Nelson, 93, of Halstad, Minnesota, died Monday, March 29, 2010, at Halstad Living Center, Halstad. Lorraine Marie Hedrich, daughter of Charley and Emma (Zahn) Hedrich, was born at home on April 5, 1916, in Green Meadow Township, near Ada, MN. When she was 10 years old, her family moved to a farm in Spring Creek Township. Lorraine...
Jennie Elizabeth Lee
Mar 26, 2010
Jennie E. Lee, 86, of Fertile, MN, died on Friday, March 26, 2010, at the Fair Meadow Nursing Home, Fertile, MN. Jennie Elizabeth Lind was born October 15, 1923, to John and Elizabeth (Fristrom) Lind on the family homestead in rural Erskine. She was the tenth of twelve children. Jennie was confirmed at Union Lake Free Lutheran Church, rural Winger,...
Mardelle Schoenborn
Mar 23, 2010
Mardelle Lorraine Schoenborn, age 85, of Mahnomen, MN, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 23, 2010 in her home, surrounded by her loving husband and children, under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Born in Winger, MN, on November 7, 1924 to Louis and Manda (Kinseth) Kaste, she attended Mahnomen Public School and graduated with the class...
Minnie T. Sip
Mar 22, 2010
Minnie Sip Minnie T. Sip, 98, of Ada, Minnesota, died Monday, March 22, 2010, at Bridges Care Community, Ada. Minnie Tolletta Sand, was born on June 6, 1911, in Hegne Township, Norman County, MN, to John and Caroline (Peterson) Sand. She was baptized and confirmed in the Concordia Lutheran Church, near Hendrum, MN, and attended rural schools southwest of Ada....
Donald "Donnie" Ellegard
Mar 19, 2010
Donald "Donnie" Leroy Ellegard, 83, Fertile, died Friday, March 19th 2010, in his home. Donnie was born on March 3, 1927, in the village of Fertile, to Andrew and Julia (Halvorson) Ellegard. He was baptized and confirmed at Concordia Lutheran Church of Fertile. He attended school in Fertile until February 20th, 1945 when he then entered the U.S Navy at...
Arthur Spaeth
Mar 19, 2010
Arthur Spaeth, age 92, of Mahnomen, MN died Friday, March 19, 2010 at Mahnomen Health Center. Arthur Joe Spaeth, son of Ben and Anna (Winter) Spaeth was born April 12, 1917 in Hill City, MN. At a young age, he moved with his family to Thief River Falls, MN, then into Mahnomen County, MN. When Art was only 9 years...
Erna Magnuson
Mar 19, 2010
Erna Fischer Magnuson, 82, of Ada, Minnesota, died Friday, March 19, 2010, at Bridges Care Community, Ada, Minnesota. Erna was born on June 10, 1927 in Graceville, MN, and was raised on a farm near Chokio, MN. She was baptized and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church in Johnson, MN. She graduated from West Central School of Agriculture in Morris, MN,...
Edwin "Fred" Frederick Sargent
Mar 18, 2010
Edwin "Fred" Sargent, age 55, of Mahnomen, MN, died Thursday, March 18, 2010 at his home. Fred was born August 30, 1954 in White Earth, MN, the son of Melvin and Ozelda (Blair) Sargent. He grew up near Beaulieu, MN, and attended Mahnomen Public School. At the age of 11, Fred moved with his family to the Minneapolis, MN, area....
Dolly Hagemeister
Mar 12, 2010
Dolly Hagemeister, age 88, of Twin Valley, Minnesota, died Friday, March 12, 2010, in her home. Dolly Maisel was born April 28, 1921 in Eddy County near McHenry, North Dakota, the daughter of John and Minnie (Schultz) Maisel. She was raised and attended school in that area. On February 2, 1940, Dolly was united in marriage to Frank Johnson in...
