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...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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,...
