obituaries

Recent obituaries in the Norman, Mahnomen, Polk, Clay and surrounding counties.

Larry Lee Sather

Larry Lee Sather

Sep 5, 2009

Larry L. Sather, 48, of Moorhead, Minnesota, died Saturday, Sept. 5th, 2009, in St. Mary's Hospital, Detroit Lakes, Minnesota. Larry Lee Sather was born January 11, 1961, in Moorhead, Minnesota. He was baptized and confirmed his faith in Bethlehem Lutheran Church. Larry grew up in Ulen, Minnesota where he was raised by his grandparents, Sever and Florence Benthagen. He attended...

Nancy Johnson

Nancy Johnson

Sep 4, 2009

Nancy Ellen Fischer was born August 26, 1955 in Little Falls, MN, the daughter of Cliff and Alice (Bloomgren) Fischer. When Nancy was young, the family moved to the McIntosh, MN, area and later Gonvick, MN. Nancy graduated from Gonvick-Trail High School with the class of 1973. Following graduation, she attended Brainerd Technical College. On October 25, 1975, Nancy was...

Brandon Taylor

Brandon Taylor

Sep 3, 2009

Brandon Taylor, age 26, of McCurtain, Oklahoma, formerly Ulen, Minnesota, died Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2009 in McCurtain. Brandon Taylor was born May 19, 1983 in Stockton, California. He spent most of his childhood in Nevada where he attended elementary school. In 1991, he moved to Minnesota with his family. Brandon attended high school in Lake Park and Ulen. He later...

Stanley John Burdick

Stanley John Burdick

Sep 1, 2009

Stanley Burdick, age 90, of Lengby, Minnesota, died Tuesday, September 1, 2009 at First Care Medical Services Nursing Home, Fosston, Minnesota. Stanley John Burdick was born to Frank and Mary (Kozlik) Burdick at their home in Pembina Township on February 24, 1919. He attended country school and then attended school in Bejou. As a young man, Stanley began working for...

Bernard J. Stalboerger

Bernard J. Stalboerger

Aug 10, 2009

Bernard J. Stalboerger, age 79, of Waubun, MN, died Monday, August 10, 2009 at his home, under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Bernard Joseph Stalboerger was born March 28, 1930 in Mahnomen, MN. The infant son of Peter and Clara (Hoelker) Stalboerger, Bernie was so small he could fit in a shoebox. Bernard attended Jaeger country...

William John

William John

Jul 29, 2009

William "Bill" John, age 87, of Cushing, MN, formerly Mahnomen MN, died Wednesday, July 29, 2009, at his home under the care of Hospice. William was born October 24, 1921 in Browerville, MN, the son of Peter and Frances (Bartylla) John. He grew up and attended school near there. After spending four years serving in the United States Army during...

Ernest Bernard Iverson

Ernest Bernard Iverson

Jul 28, 2009

Ernest Iverson, age 76, of Winger, MN, died Tuesday, July 28, 2009 at his home as a result of farming accident. Ernest Bernard Iverson was born March 7, 1933 the son of Lars and Bertha (Baglien) in Garden Township, MN. He was raised on the family farm and attended school near there. On April 23, 1966 Ernie was united in...

Mandez Thordal

Mandez Thordal

Jul 27, 2009

Mandez Thordal, age 93, of Gary, Minnesota, died Monday, July 27, 2009, in Bridges Care Community, Ada, Minnesota. Mandez Thordal was born May 19, 1916 the son of Oscar and Thea (Thronson) Thordal at Gary. He was raised in Gary and attended school there. As a young man he worked on threshing crews, cut wood near Roy Lake, MN and...

Mathew Sweetwater

Mathew Sweetwater

Jul 20, 2009

Michael Wayne "Mathew" Kiehl, age 44, of Detroit Lakes, MN, died Monday, July 20, 2009 at his home. Michael was born July 5, 1965 to Eugene and Jeanette (VanWert) Rock in Detroit Lakes, MN. Growing up, he spent time in both White Earth, MN, and Minneapolis, MN, and graduated from Waubun High School, Waubun, MN with the class of 1984....

Arlen Lunde

Arlen Lunde

Jul 18, 2009

Arlen D. Lunde, age 62, Flom, MN died unexpectedly Saturday, July 18, 2009 in Flom. Arlen D. Lunde was born November 12, 1946 in Detroit Lakes, MN the son of Orlando and Norma (Rikhus) Lunde. He was raised near Flom, and was baptized and confirmed at the Aspelund Lutheran Church there. Arlen attended grade school at Flom for the 1st...

Lois Brown

Lois Brown

Jul 18, 2009

Lois Marlene Brown, age 53, of Mahnomen, MN, passed away Saturday, July 18, 2009 at MeritCare Hospital in Fargo, ND. Lois was born to Avonelle (Wadena) Sargent on April 7, 1956 in White Earth, MN. She attended schools in Minneapolis, MN, Naytahwaush, MN, and Mahnomen. Lois finished her schooling by earning her GED then attended post secondary for chef training...

Harold F. Kjos

Harold F. Kjos

Jul 17, 2009

Harold F. Kjos was born April 16, 1929, the son of Selmer and Erna (Wendt) Kjos in Mahnomen County, MN. He was raised near Mahnomen and graduated from Mahnomen High School in 1947. After his graduation, Harold attended North Dakota State University for a short time before returning home to pursue his true passion…farming. He worked on the family farm,...

Grace Rehder

Grace Rehder

Jul 16, 2009

Grace E. Rehder passed away peacefully on July 16 at Bridges Care Community in Ada. Grace was born on February 19, 1926 to William and Lillian Chisholm of Gary, Minnesota. She graduated from Gary High School in 1944. Grace married Frankie Rehder of Felton in December of 1945. She is survived by her sons and daughters-in-law: Frank and Annette Rehder...

Doris Ann Jensen

Doris Ann Jensen

Jul 10, 2009

Doris Ann Jensen, 79, of Fort Collins, Colorado, passed away at home under Hospice care on July 10, 2009 after a lengthy illness. Doris was born on October 14, 1929 to Oliver and Arnolda Lundberg in Ulen, Minnesota. She graduated from high school in Ulen, and married Marvin Jensen on Sept. 4, 1947. Doris and Marvin lived in North Dakota,...

Bernice Mary Trebesch

Bernice Mary Trebesch

Jul 7, 2009

Bernice Mary (Cardinal) Vealitzek Trebesch, the daughter of Edward and Rose (LaPage) Cardinal, was born on April 22, 1916 in Grand Marais, Minnesota. Bernice's mother died when Bernice was six years old. She was raised by her aunt and uncle. She attended school in Waverly, Minnesota. She was married at the age of 18 to Thomas Vealitzek. They moved to...

Viola Beckman

Viola Beckman

Jun 19, 2009

Viola Beckman, age 98, of Mahnomen, MN, died Friday, June 19, 2009, at the Twin Valley Living Center, Twin Valley, MN. Viola Ruth Beckman was born November 10, 1910, the daughter of Henry and Mary (Boettcher) Beckman near Springfield, MN. As an infant she was baptized in the Lutheran Faith in Springfield and shortly thereafter moved to Norman County, MN,...

Kenneth Edward Sutherland

Kenneth Edward Sutherland

Jun 19, 2009

Kenneth Sutherland, age 44, of Trail, MN, died Friday, June 19, 2009 from injuries sustained in an ATV accident. Kenneth was born January 31, 1965 in Miles City, Montana to Donald and Elwyne May (Dyer) Sutherland. He grew up mostly in the Fosston, MN, area, graduating in 1983 from Fosston High School. He then joined the Army and upon his...

Ronald Wheeler

Ronald Wheeler

Jun 15, 2009

Ronald Wheeler, age 70, of Fargo, North Dakota, died Monday, June 15, 2009, in Palliative Care Unit at MeritCare Hospital, Fargo. Ronald Charles Wheeler was born July 4, 1938, the son of Richard and Mary (Grant) Wheeler near Ulen, Minnesota where he was raised. He attended school at Ulen High School, graduating with the class of 1956. As a young...

Glendora Scott

Glendora Scott

Jun 15, 2009

Glendora Scott, age 81, of McIntosh, MN, formerly of Naytahwaush, MN, died Monday, June 15, 2009 in McIntosh Manor Nursing Home. Glendora Ann was born July 28, 1927 in White Earth, MN, to Stephen and Nellie (Sullivan) Bellanger, Sr. As a child, she attended school both in Naytahwaush and the White Earth Mission School. After graduating from Naytahwaush High School...

Terrance Elmer Alger

Terrance Elmer Alger

Jun 13, 2009

Terrance Elmer Alger, age 52, of Naytahwaush, MN, died Saturday, June 13, 2009 at his home. Terry was born November 21, 1956 in Minneapolis, MN, to Gerald and Thelma (Keezer) Alger. Growing up, his family lived in many different states, including Minnesota, California and Maryland. Terry graduated from Catoctin High School in Thurmont, Maryland. Following graduation, he worked several jobs,...

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