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...
Mary A Olstead
Mar 11, 2010
Mary Olstead, age 95, of Pine City, MN, formerly of Mahnomen, MN, died Thursday, March 11, 2010 at Pine Medical Center in Sandstone, MN. Mary Ann Ebnet, the daughter of Paul and Catherine (Theisen) Ebnet, was born February 15, 1915 in Humboldt, Saskatchewan, Canada. She was raised in Mahnomen and graduated from Mahnomen High School. As a young woman, Mary...
Verna Brohaugh
Mar 10, 2010
Verna June Brohaugh, 87, of Moorhead, formerly of Shelly, MN, died on Wednesday, March 10, 2010, at the Bethany Homes in Fargo, ND. She was born on February 4, 1923, to Archie and Gertrude (Benedict) Spittler at her home in Herberg Twp, rural Hillsboro, ND. As a child, Verna's mother died. Verna attended Herberg County School and graduated from the...
Patrick Leslie Sr.
Mar 10, 2010
Patrick Leslie, age 51, of rural Waubun, Minnesota died Wednesday, March 10, 2010 at his home under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Patrick Owen Leslie was born September 1, 1958 in Ada, Minnesota, the son of Raymond and Agnes (Wolbeck) Leslie. His family moved to the Mahnomen, Minnesota, area where he attended school. As a young...
James Ray Varty Sr.
Mar 9, 2010
James Varty Sr., age 72, of Mahnomen, MN died Tuesday, March 9, 2010 at his home under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Jim was born on December 15, 1937 to Leslie & Eldora (Chilton) Varty in White Earth, MN, and grew up in Mahnomen. After graduating from Mahnomen High School in 1955, Jim pursued his vocational...
Vernon Gronvold
Mar 9, 2010
Vernon Gronvold Vernon Gronvold, age 87, of Halstad, MN, passed away Tuesday, March 9, 2010, at the Veteran's Hospital in Fargo, ND, surrounded by his wife and children. Vernon was born on March 12, 1922, in Ada, MN, to Olaf and Belinda (Haugen) Gronvold. He attended grade school in Ada and also Washington country school in Anthony Township. He worked...
Leland E. Larson
Mar 6, 2010
Leland Larson, age 83, of Twin Valley, Minnesota, died Saturday, March 6, 2010 at Bridges Care Community in Ada, Minnesota. Leland was born April 14, 1926 the son of Edwin and Valborg (Hanson) Larson in rural Norman County, Minnesota. He was raised in Norman County where he attended country school and later Twin Valley High School. Following high school, Leland...
Marceline Samuelson
Mar 6, 2010
Marceline "Marcy" Samuelson, age 78, of Twin Valley, Minnesota, died Saturday, March 6, 2010, in MeritCare Hospital, Fargo, North Dakota. Marceline Theone Ambuehl was born June 19, 1931, the daughter of Lowell and Olga (Evenstad) Ambuehl, near Borup, Minnesota. Marcy attended school in Ada, Minnesota, graduating with the class of 1948. Upon graduation, she accepted a job as bookkeeper at...
Ardith Lee
Mar 6, 2010
Ardith Berthine (Degerness) Lee passed away at age 88 on March 5, 2010 after a brief illness, compounded by her compromised lung condition of past years. Ardith was born on May 2, 1921, in Gary, MN, to Helmer J. and Ovidia (Gysland) Degerness. In addition to her parents, Ardith was preceded in death by her husband, Arthur R. Lee, and...
Rebecca Ann Preisler
Mar 2, 2010
Rebecca Ann Preisler, age 33, Eagan, MN and formerly Bejou, MN joined her heavenly father on Tuesday, March 2, 2010. Her brief yet courageous battle with cancer ended while she was once again able to be out in the country at "The Lodge" hospice care in Elko, MN. Born on June 27, 1976 in Mahnomen, MN, the daughter of Franklyn...
Delmar Duane Brueshoff
Feb 27, 2010
Delmar Duane Brueshoff, 70, Moorhead, MN, formerly of Ada, MN, died on Saturday, February 27, 2010, at Evergreens Assisted Living Center, Moorhead, MN. He was born on March 10, 1939, to Lavi and Bertha (Baumgarten) Brueshoff in Ada, MN. He was baptized and confirmed at Pleasant View Lutheran Church, rural Ada. Delmar grew up in rural Ada and at 10...
Herbert Worms
Feb 27, 2010
Herbert L. Worms, age 90, of Mahnomen, MN, died, Saturday February 27, 2010 at the Mahnomen Health Center Nursing Home in Mahnomen. Herbert Lambert Worms was born to Lambert and Agnes (Ellering) Worms on November 10, 1919 on their home farm in Spring Hill Township during a blizzard. The doctor was not able to make it to the farm, so...
Megan Joy Londo
Feb 19, 2010
Megan Londo, age 25, of Naytahwaush, Minnesota, died Friday, February 19,2010 in Moorhead, Minnesota. Megan was born February 13, 1985 in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, the daughter of Teri Lynn (Wadena) and Louis Londo. As a young child, she lived in the Minneapolis, Minnesota area until 1995 when she returned to the Naytahwaush. Megan attended school in Naytahwaush followed by Mahnomen...
Brian Sargent
Feb 18, 2010
Brian Lee Sargent was born May 8, 1965 in Mahnomen, MN, the son of Avonelle (Wadena) and Melvin Sargent. He was raised in the Naytahwaush area and attended school in Naytahwaush and Mahnomen. As a young teen, Brian began boxing, a sport that he would pursue for several years. After many years as an amateur boxer, he would turn to...
Timothy "Tim" Merkens, Sr.
Feb 17, 2010
Tim Merkens, Sr. Tim Merkens, Sr., 51, of Ada, Minnesota, died Wednesday, February 17, 2010, at MeritCare Medical Center, Fargo, ND. Timothy J. Merkens Sr., son of Joseph and Olga (Rutledge) Merkens, was born in Ada, on May 30, 1958. He spent his early years growing up in Lockhart, MN, attending school in Ada. His family farmed their land, while...
