Leroy Ivancich
Oct 11, 2009
LeRoy Ivancich, age 97, of Twin Valley, Minnesota, died Sunday, October 11, 2009, in the Twin Valley Living Center, Twin Valley. LeRoy Pete Ivancich was born November 30, 1921, the son of Pete and Eva (Turckovic) Ivancich in San Pablo, California, where he grew up. After graduating from high school, LeRoy was employed at the Oakland Ship Yard during WWII...
Lorna Mahle
Oct 7, 2009
Lorna Mahle, age 90, of Ada, Minnesota, died Wednesday, October 7, 2009 at MeritCare Hospital in Fargo, North Dakota. Lorna Bak was born May 12, 1919, the daughter of Ole and Ida (Garden) Bak in Strand Township, Minnesota, where she was raised and attended country school. On November 8, 1952, Lorna was united in marriage to Herman Mahle at Fertile,...
Norman Anderson
Oct 3, 2009
Norman Anderson, age 94, of Twin Valley, Minnesota, died Saturday, October 3, 2009 at the Twin Valley Living Center, Twin Valley. Norman Andrew Anderson was born May 19, 1915 in Iowa. Early in his life, Norman moved with his family to a farm east of Twin Valley where he was raised and attended country school. As a young man Norman...
Alice A. Hilde
Oct 2, 2009
Alice Hilde, age 77, of Ulen, Minnesota, died Friday, October 2, 2009, in Viking Manor Nursing Home, Ulen. Alice A. Shaw was born May 1st, 1932, the daughter of John and Lena (Swenson) Shaw on the family farm near Felton, Minnesota. She was raised on the family farm and attended grade school in Hagen Township. Alice graduated from Felton High...
Anna Mrkvicka
Oct 2, 2009
Anna Mrkvicka, age 90, of Moorhead, Minnesota, formerly Mahnomen, Minnesota, died Friday, October 2, 2009, in Innovis Health, Fargo, North Dakota. Anna was born December 29, 1918 to William and Alice (Barrett) Ahrentz at Calvin, North Dakota. She grew up in that community and attended school there before moving to Florida to work as a nanny. Anna met and later...
Erling A. Holm
Sep 30, 2009
Erling Holm, age 82, of Mahnomen, MN, died Wednesday, September 30, 2009 at MeritCare Health Systems in Fargo, ND. Erling Alfred Holm was born July 11, 1927 in Ada, Minnesota, the only son of Edwin and Anna (Haugen) Holm. Growing up, he went to country school and later attended high school in Ada. Following his schooling, Erling worked for the...
Ione Elizabeth Estey
Sep 25, 2009
Ione Estey, age 75, of Bemidji, MN, died Friday, September 25, 2009, at the Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis, MN. Ione Elizabeth Fairbanks was born July 3, 1934, in Mahnomen MN, the daughter of Herman and Annie (Murray) Fairbanks. She grew up in the village of Naytahwaush, on the White Earth reservation. As a teenager, Ione moved with her...
Gerald Gieseke
Sep 24, 2009
Gerald Gieseke, age 82, of Mahnomen, MN, died Thursday, September 24, 2009, near Alexandria, MN. Gerald A. Gieseke was born December 11, 1926, in Brighton Township, near New Ulm, MN, to William D. and Marie (Ulrich) Gieseke. As a young boy, he was educated at the Halvarson country school. He farmed and worked with his oldest brother, Edwin, until he...
Howard Kroshus
Sep 22, 2009
Howard D. Kroshus, 54, of Moorhead died Tuesday, Sept. 22, not long after celebrating 10 years of sobriety. Howard, son of Kenneth and Della Kroshus, was born on July 28, 1955, in Park Rapids, Minnesota. Howard was employed by various farmers and area businesses throughout his adult years, but his life was defined mostly by his work with Alcoholics Anonymous....
James Geray
Sep 22, 2009
James Michael Geray was born September 28, 1940, to Alphonse and Ann (Kirsch) Geray, and died September 22, 2009, on the family farmstead near Beaulieu, Minnesota. He attended Mahnomen High School. On September 18, 1961, Jim was united in marriage to Carol Houska at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Beaulieu. He farmed with his father and eventually took over the...
Anna May Kersting
Sep 19, 2009
Anna Kersting, age 97 of Mahnomen, MN, formerly of Waubun, MN, died Saturday, September 19, 2009 at Mahnomen Health Center Nursing Home. Anna May Adler was born on November 13, 1911 in Detroit Lakes, MN. She was the daughter of John and Matilda (Hamlin) Alder. At a very young age, she moved with her family to the Waubun area, where...
Donald Lauf
Sep 18, 2009
Donald Louis Lauf passed away on Friday, September 18, 2009 at 5:49pm at his home where he was cared for by his family with the support of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Donald Louis Lauf was born on April 9, 1931 to Louis Lauf and Gladys (Bockwoldt) Lauf. He was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith. He attended...
Lester Thompson
Sep 16, 2009
Lester Thompson, 100, of Mahnomen, MN died Wednesday, September 16, 2009, at the Mahnomen Health Center Nursing Home. Lester Adolph Thompson was born December 5, 1908 near Vig, South Dakota, the son of Bernt and Olava (Olson) Thompson. He was raised there until moving with his family to Chief Township, rural Mahnomen, Minnesota. He attended county school at the Agnes...
Bernice Cecelia Bruggeman
Sep 16, 2009
Bernice Bruggeman, age 92, of Mahnomen, MN, died Wednesday, September 16, 2009 at the Mahnomen Health Center Nursing Home in Mahnomen. Bernice Cecelia Klinkahmmer was born April 5, 1917, the daughter of John and Elizabeth (Weiler) Klinkhammer, at their home near Beaulieu, MN. She grew up on the family farm, attending the Flowing Well country school near there. As a...
Hazel Haugo
Sep 12, 2009
Hazel Haugo, 102, of rural Waubun, MN died Saturday, September 12, 2009, at the Eventide Home in Moorhead, MN. At the time of her death she was believed to be one of the oldest residents of Mahnomen County and graduates of Minnesota State University Moorhead. Hazel was born on January 19, 1907 to Ole and Barbro Syverson, Norwegian immigrants, on...
Gilbert Iceman
Sep 12, 2009
Gilbert "Bucky" Iceman, 34, Mahnomen, Minnesota died Saturday September 12, 2009 in the Merit Care Hospital, Fargo, North Dakota. Gilbert Iceman was born January 25, 1975 at Red Lake, Minnesota. He grew up in the Red Lake community where he was raised by this grandmother, Dorothy Iceman. Gilbert known as "Bucky" attended school at both Northome and Bemidji, Minnesota. After...
Daniel Norris
Sep 11, 2009
Daniel Norris, age 82, of Mahnomen, MN died Friday, September 11, 2009 at Innovis Health System in Fargo, ND. Daniel Norris, the youngest child of Frank and Aggie (Pike) Norris, was born April 06, 1927, at home in Twin Lakes Township, MN. He grew up in the Naytahwaush community and attended school. As a young man, Dan enlisted in the...
Carol Messelt
Sep 11, 2009
Carol Annette Espeseth was born November 22, 1921 in Erskine, Minnesota to Albert and Clara (Bakken) Espeseth. She grew up in the Winger area and graduated from McIntosh High School. Following her schooling, Carol was employed at a newspaper in Arizona from 1947 until 1949. She returned back to the area, where she worked at Espeseth Hardware and later Farmers...
George Edward Libby, Sr.
Sep 10, 2009
George Edward Libby Sr., age 58 of Strawberry Lake, Ogema, MN died Thursday, September 10, 2009 at his residence as the result of a tragic house fire. George was born June 18, 1951 at White Earth Indian Hospital to Herbert Ike and Thelma Ozetta (Thompson) Libby in White Earth, MN. George was raised in a very large family being one...
Leo Parisian Jr.
Sep 10, 2009
Leo Parisian Jr., age 61, of Waubun, MN, died Thursday, September 10, 2009 at his residence. Leo Patrick Parisian Jr., the son of Leo Sr. and Isabelle (Weaver) Parisian, was born on January 2, 1948 at home on Hwy 113, near Waubun, MN. He grew up there are attended Waubun High School. As a young man, Leo enlisted in the...
