Arthur Henry Sweep
Jun 1, 2010
Arthur Sweep, age 73, of Bejou, MN, died Tuesday, June 1, 2010 at his home. Arthur Henry Sweep, the son of Arendt and Sena Sweep, was born June 10, 1936 in Mahnomen, MN. He grew up in the Bejou area where he attended school. As a young man, Art worked on the family farm and also helped his uncle at...
Patrick D Kelly
Jun 1, 2010
Patrick D. Kelly, age 81, of Mahnomen, MN, died Tuesday, June 1, 2010 at Mahnomen Health Center Hospital, under the care of Hospice. Patrick D. Kelly was born on March 17, 1929 to Henry and Ann (O Brian) Kelly, He grew up in rural North Dakota, near Webster and attended country school near there. At the age of 13, Patrick...
Buddy Belcourt
May 30, 2010
Buddy Belcourt, age 59, of Bemidji, Minnesota, died Sunday, May 30, 2010 at his home. Bernard "Buddy" Lee Belcourt, the son of Charlie and Hazel (Goodwin) Belcourt, was born November 26, 1950 in Cass Lake, Minnesota. He lived in the Cass Lake area until 1958, at which time he moved with his family to Livermore, California. Buddy attended Joint Union...
Robert "Bob" Hutchison
May 27, 2010
Robert "Bob" J. Hutchison, 83, formerly of Fertile and Fosston, MN died on Thursday, May 27, 2010 at the Pioneer Memorial Care Center, Erskine, MN. Bob was born on September 6, 1926, to John and Grace (Stark) Hutchison in Hillsboro, ND. He was the younger of six children. Bob was baptized at the Methodist Church in Hillsboro. He attended school...
Willard "Will" Glen Meyer
May 26, 2010
Willard "Will" Glen Meyer was born May 10, 1943, at home to Francis and Lorna (Treichel) Meyer. He grew up near Waubun, MN where he attended school and graduated with the class of 1961. Following graduation, Will entered the United States Army. After serving in the military and being honorably discharged on June 6, 1964, he returned to the Waubun...
Roger D. Orvik
May 23, 2010
Roger Dale Orvik Roger Dale Orvik, age 69, passed away peacefully at home in Shelly, MN, on Sunday, May 23, 2010, with his family by his side. Roger was born December 4, 1940 to Palmer and Anne Josephine Orvik in Crookston, MN. He attended Cheerful Hut Country School from 1946 to 1947, and then went to school in Halstad. Roger...
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...
