obituaries

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

Lorraine Lizabeth Londo

Lorraine Lizabeth Londo

Jan 1, 2009

Lorraine "Rainy" Londo, age 21 of Naytahwaush, MN, died Friday, January 1, 2009 in Naytahwaush. Lorraine Lizebeth was born August 28, 1987 in Detroit Lakes, MN, to Corvin Londo & Bernadine "Gidget" Sargent. She grew up in Warroad, MN, and as a teenager moved to Naytahwaush. She attended high school in Mahnomen, MN. Following her schooling, Rainy continued to make...

Russell D Miller

Russell D Miller

Dec 31, 2008

Russell Miller, age 81, of Halstad, Minnesota, died Wednesday, December 31, 2008 in Villa St. Vincent Nursing Home, Crookston, Minnesota. Russell Dean Miller was born January 5, 1927 in McGregor County, Minnesota, the son of Benjamin and Olea (Halstad) Miller. As a child, he moved with his family to northern Minnesota. He grew up and attended county school in the...

Charles Devern Hamlin

Charles Devern Hamlin

Dec 30, 2008

Charles "Chuck" Hamlin, age 59, of Fosston, MN, died Tuesday, December 30, 2008 at Innovis Health Systems in Fargo, ND. Charles Devern Hamlin was born on October 3, 1949 in White Earth, MN, to Solomen and Dorothy (Annawaush) Hamlin. He grew up in the Lengby, MN, area and attended school in Fosston. Following his high school years, Chuck entered the...

Joseph Lafriniere

Joseph Lafriniere

Dec 27, 2008

Joseph "Joe" LaFriniere, age 28, of Minneapolis, MN, died Saturday, December 27, 2008 in his home. Joe Bradley was born on February 27, 1980 in Bemidji, Minnesota, the son of Brad LaFriniere and Peggy Gustoff. He was raised in Bemidji where he attended school, later moving to Minneapolis. Joe worked different jobs before becoming a licensed massage therapist. Whether it...

Arnold C. Wangberg

Arnold C. Wangberg

Dec 23, 2008

Arnold Wangberg, age 86, of St. Paul, Minnesota, died Tuesday, December 23, 2008, in Sholom Home East in St. Paul. Arnold C. Wangberg was born October 30, 1922, the son of Oliver and Kalma ( Nordby ) Wangberg in Fargo, North Dakota. He was raised near Halstad, Minnesota where he also attended school. As a young man, Arnold served his...

Priscilla Rose Londo

Priscilla Rose Londo

Dec 21, 2008

Priscilla Rose Londo, infant daughter of Kayla Bunker and Jesse Londo, died on Sunday, December 21, 2008 at Fairview Medical Center in Minneapolis, MN. Priscilla Rose was born July 30, 2008 at Fairview Hospital in Minneapolis, MN. She was baptized in the Christian Faith shortly after her birth. Although Priscilla lived her short life in the hospital she was continually...

Kenneth Kaster

Kenneth Kaster

Dec 19, 2008

Kenneth Kaster, age 67 of Mahnomen, MN, died Friday, December 19, 2008 at First Care Nursing Home in Fosston, MN. Kenneth was born December 17, 1941 in Mahnomen, MN the son of Bernard and Martha (Tschida) Kaster. He was raised on the family farm east of Mahnomen. Ken was baptized and confirmed at the St. Joseph's Catholic Church, near his...

Eleanor Zentner

Eleanor Zentner

Dec 14, 2008

Eleanor Zentner, age 87, of Twin Valley, Minnesota, died Sunday, December 14th, 2008, in Twin Valley Living Center, Twin Valley. Eleanor is survived by four sons, Gilbert (Betty) Baehler of Lake Park, MN, Robert (Wilma) Baehler of Hamilton, OH, James (Teri) Baehler of Sebring, FL and Donald (Gale) Baehler of Thurman, IA; two daughters, MaryAnn Leader of Medford, WI and...

Anthony John Brunner

Anthony John Brunner

Dec 11, 2008

Anthony "Tony" Brunner, age 52, of Mahnomen, MN, died Thursday, December 11, 2008, in his home. Anthony John was born July 31, 1956, in New Ulm, MN, the son of Thomas and Rose (Jackson) Brunner. At the childhood age of four, Tony moved with his family to the Mahnomen area, where he grew up and attended school. As a young...

Earl James Kjos, Jr.

Earl James Kjos, Jr.

Dec 10, 2008

Earl Kjos, Jr., age 42, of Butte, MT, formerly of Waubun, MN, died Wednesday, December 10, 2008 in Butte. Earl James Jr. was born September 9, 1966, in Detroit Lakes, MN, the oldest child of Earl James Sr. and Cheryl (Pederson). He grew up in the Waubun area where he attended school. Earl was united in marriage to Margaret Kako....

Dale Sirjord

Dale Sirjord

Dec 10, 2008

Dale Sirjord, age 45, of Gary, MN, died Wednesday, December 10, 2008 as a result of a farming accident. Dale was born August 5, 1963, in Mahnomen, MN, the son of Mervin and LouAnn (Thompson) Sirjord. He was raised on the farm east of Gary and baptized and confirmed at Ness Lutheran Church. Dale attended school in Gary and graduated...

Myrtle Sather

Myrtle Sather

Dec 10, 2008

Myrtle Sather, age 82, of Ulen, Minnesota, died Wednesday, December 10, 2008 at MeritCare Hospital, Fargo, North Dakota. Myrtle Loretta Tweiten was born May 23, 1926 in Ulen, Minnesota, the daughter of Christian and Gina (Braseth) Tweiten. She attended school in Ulen and graduated with the class of 1944. Following high school, Myrtle moved with her sister to Texas where...

Daniel Horn

Daniel Horn

Dec 9, 2008

Daniel Horn, age 30, of Twin Valley, Minnesota, died Tuesday, December 9th, 2008, as a result of an auto accident. Daniel Joseph Horn was born June 5th, 1978, the son of Harvey and Sandra (Anderson) Horn in Jackson, Minnesota, where he was also baptized. As a young man, Dan confirmed his faith in Wild Rice Lutheran Church near Twin Valley,...

Lorraine Svobodny

Lorraine Svobodny

Dec 7, 2008

Lorraine Svobodny, age 82, of Twin Valley, Minnesota, died Sunday, December 7th, 2008 in her home after a short illness. Lorraine Krebsbach was born April 5th, 1926, one of nine children born to Arthur and Caroline (Klinkhammer) Krebsbach on a farm near Mahnomen, Minnesota. She grew up and attended country school east of Mahnomen. As a young woman, Lorraine continued...

Ray Borgrud

Ray Borgrud

Dec 4, 2008

Clarence "Ray" Borgrud, age 95 of McIntosh, MN, formerly Waubun, MN, died on Thursday, December 4, 2008 at McIntosh Manor Nursing Home, McIntosh, MN. Clarence Ray was born on February 28, 1913 to Oscar and Mary Borgrud in Poplar, Montana. They homesteaded in Montana until 1925 when they moved to a farm east of Waubun. What a change that was...

Beatrice Marie Antell

Beatrice Marie Antell

Dec 4, 2008

Beatrice M. Antell, age 78, of Mahnomen, MN died Thursday, December 4, 2008 at MeritCare Hospital in Fargo, ND. Beatrice Marie Keezer was born April 5, 1930 at home near White Earth, MN, the daughter of Frank and Eliza (Armstrong) Keezer. As a child, Beatrice attended school in Pipestone and Flandreau, SD. She was raised near Naytahwaush, MN, and later...

Kristi Morley

Kristi Morley

Nov 30, 2008

Kristi Morley, age 40 of Mahnomen, MN, died on Sunday, November 30, 2008 at the Mahnomen Health Center. Kristi LaRae Warren was born May 11, 1968 in Detroit Lakes, MN. She spent her first five years on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation before moving to Minneapolis, MN. She attended St. Albert Catholic School and later graduated from Central High School...

Martha Hamre

Martha Hamre

Nov 27, 2008

Martha Hamre, age 90, of Erskine, Minnesota, formerly Gary, Minnesota, died Thursday, November 27, 2008, in Pioneer Memorial Care Center, Erskine. Martha Ullestad was born August 28, 1918 at Radcliffe, Iowa the daughter of John and Sophie (Nes) Ullestad. At the age of five she moved with her family to a farm near Forest City, Iowa. In the late 1920's...

David Murray

David Murray

Nov 26, 2008

David Murray, age 65 of Mahnomen, Minnesota, died on Wednesday, November 26, 2008 at his home. David was born at the White Earth Hospital on March 15, 1943 the son of Fred and Madeline (Roy) Murray. He was raised near Roy Lake east of Mahnomen, MN. He attended grade school in Naytahwaush, MN and later Mahnomen High School. On January...

Vernon Flatau

Vernon Flatau

Nov 23, 2008

Vernon Flatau, age 85, of Mahnomen, MN died Sunday, November 23, 2008 at MeritCare hospital in Fargo, ND. Vernon Beckman Flatau was born to Albert and Elsie (Beckman) Flatau on March 15, 1923. He grew up on a farm near Perham, Minnesota. He graduated from Perham High School in 1942. He attended the U of M for a short time...

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