Kenneth Lhotka
Mar 4, 2008
Kenneth Lhotka, age 74, of Waubun, MN, died Tuesday, March 4, 2008 at his home under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Ken, as he was known, was born October 11, 1933 to Frank and Ida (Hendrickson) Lhotka in Bagley, MN. He attended school in Mahnomen and was united in marriage to Pat (Bregel) on February 3,...
Edward Liebl
Mar 4, 2008
Edward J. Liebl, age 83, of Mahnomen, MN died Tuesday, March 4, 2008 at his home under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Edward was born October 29, 1924 in Mahnomen, MN, the son of John and Anna (Naubauer) Liebl. He was raised on the farm south of Mahnomen and attended the Liebl Country School. As a...
Janet Solie
Feb 29, 2008
Janet Solie, 93, Ulen, Minnesota, died Friday, February 29, 2008, at the Viking Manor Nursing Home, Ulen, MN. Orpha Junetta (Janet) Solie was born July 11, 1914, to Albert and Inga (Dyrendal) Asleson at their home in Ulen. Janet was baptized and confirmed at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Ulen where she had been an active lifelong member. She taught Sunday...
June Bellanger
Feb 24, 2008
June Bellanger, age 80, of Milwaukee, WI, formerly Naytahwaush, MN, died on Sunday, February 24, 2008 at St. Luke?s Medical Center in Milwaukee. June Frances was born on June 10, 1927 in Mahnomen County to George and Elizabeth (Singer) Peabody. She grew up in Naytahwaush and later attended Flandreau Indian School in South Dakota. Following graduation, she worked various jobs...
Donald B. Ford
Feb 22, 2008
Donald "Barney" Ford, age 83, of Twin Valley, Minnesota, died Friday, February 22, 2008, in the Twin Valley Living Center, Twin Valley. Donald Barney Ford was born July 21st, 1924, the son of George Lonzo Ford and Alma (Olson) Ford in Ada, Minnesota. As a young boy, Barney was raised in Green Meadow township near Ada, where he where he...
Cecelia Benson
Feb 19, 2008
Cecelia Benson, age 92 of Detroit Lakes, MN, died on Tuesday, February 19, 2008 at her home in Detroit Lakes. Cecelia Helen Skrypek was born June 24, 1915 in Long Prairie, MN, the daughter of Casimir and Katherine (Eischens) Skrypek. As a child, she moved with her family to St. Leo, MN, and later to Olivia, MN. When she was...
Jean Accobee
Feb 16, 2008
Georgina "Jean" Accobee, 72, of Naytahwaush, MN, entered her eternal life on Saturday, February 16, 2008 at St. Mary's Regional Health Center, Detroit Lakes, MN. She was surrounded by her family and more love than most ever knew. Georgina Sophia Wadena was born December 11, 1935 to George and Josephine (Guinn) Wadena in Naytahwaush. She grew up and attended school...
Jeanette Lague
Feb 9, 2008
Jeanette M. LaGue, age 71, of Naytahwaush, MN, died peacefully in her home surrounded by her family on Saturday, February 9, 2008. Jeanette was born July 10, 1936 in White Earth, MN, to Sidney and Gerda (Nordberg) LaVoy. She married Theodore LaGue of Waubun in April of 1955 and began a life as a military wife. She was a devoted...
Ruth Howard
Feb 8, 2008
Ruth Howard, age 58, of Strawberry Lake, MN, died Friday, February 8, 2008 at the Mayo Medical Center in Rochester, MN. Ruth Ann Williams was born September 26, 1949 in St. Louis, MO, the daughter of James and Florence (Riffel) Williams. She grew up in the St Louis area and graduated from Webster Grove High School in 1967. Ruth was...
Mabel Thompson
Feb 4, 2008
Mabel Thompson, age 97, of Little Canada, Minnesota died February 4, 2008. She was born on April 21, 1910 in Bear Park Township of Norman County, Minnesota, to Ole Eggen and Mary (Larson) Eggen. She was a second generation Norwegian with all of her grandparents emigrating from Norway. At age three the family moved to the Larson family farm near...
Judith Wang
Feb 4, 2008
Judith (Judi) Ann Wang (formerly Hoff, Kane) age 60, died on February 4, 2008 at her home in Winger, Minn. following a brave and dignified year-long struggle with pancreatic cancer.In her final days, as during her life, she was surrounded and comforted by the love of family and friends. Judi was born on April 12, 1947 in Crookston, Minn., the...
Inez Mehr
Feb 2, 2008
Inez Eva Mehr, age 76 of Mahnomen, MN, died on Saturday, February 2, 2008 at Innovis Health Systems in Fargo, ND. Inez was born July 24, 1931, in Albany, MN, to Valentine and Agnes (Schunk) Lemke. She grew up in Albany, graduating with the class of 1949. Following high school, Inez attended business college in Minneapolis, MN. On July 11,...
Edward Buschette
Feb 1, 2008
C. Edward Buschette, 76, of Mahnomen, MN, died Friday, February 01, 2008 at MeritCare Hospital in Fargo, ND. Christopher Edward Buschette was born February 19, 1931 on the farm west of Mahnomen, the son of Peter and Gertrude (Urvig) Buschette. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Michael's Catholic Church, Mahnomen, and attended grade school at St. Michael's Catholic School....
Irene Jasken
Jan 24, 2008
Irene Jasken, age 90, of Ogema, Minnesota, died Thursday, January 24, 2008 at Emmanuel Nursing Home in Detroit Lakes. Irene Florence Brunner was born to George and Anna (Wirtz) Brunner on May 28, 1917 near Callaway, Minnesota, where she attended grade school. She graduated from Detroit Lakes High School and Moorhead State Teachers College. After teaching for 5 years in...
Frank Skauge
Jan 21, 2008
Frank Skauge, age 64, died on Monday, January 21, 2008 at his home in Twin Valley, MN. Frank Dean was born in Twin Valley on August 29, 1943 to Bertha (Oftedahl) and Fredrick Skauge. Growing up in the Twin Valley area, Frank was baptized and confirmed at St. Olaf Lutheran Church near Faith, MN, where he was a lifelong member....
Harry Ailport
Jan 19, 2008
Harry Ailport, age 70 of Mahnomen, MN, died Saturday, January 19, 2008 in his home. Harry Arbert Ailport was born on August 4, 1937 in Footville, Wisconsin, the son of Hazel and Jim Ailport. He grew up in Dansbury, Wisconsin and attended school there. Furthering his education, Harry obtained training as a machinist at a vocational school. In 1955, he...
Sheldon Nygaard
Jan 18, 2008
Sheldon Edward Nygaard, age 89, of Detroit Lakes, MN, formerly of Waubun, MN, died Friday, January 18, 2008, at Innovis Heath Systems in Fargo, ND. Sheldon was born September 1, 1918, in Ryder, ND, to Ole and Louise (Hanson) Nygaard. He grew up and began his schooling in Ryder and at the age of 11, moved with this family to...
Donald Matson
Jan 15, 2008
Donald Matson, age 59, of Gary, Minnesota, died Tuesday, January 15, 2008, in the Palliative Care unit of MeritCare Hospital in Fargo, North Dakota. Donald James Matson was born February 9, 1948, in Ada, Minnesota, the son of Clarence Gifford and Cora Opal (Gorder) Matson. He grew up on the family farm near Gary. Donald was baptized and confirmed his...
Elaine Boreen
Jan 13, 2008
Elaine A. Boreen, 85, Twin Valley, Minnesota, died Sunday, January 13, 2008, in the Bridges Care Community, Ada, Minnesota Elaine Andoris Gunderson was born January 29, 1922, the daughter of Melvin and Hildur (Burkley) near Twin Valley. As a young woman, she was employed by Alvin Peterson and Sander Hoseth as a housekeeper. On March 12, 1944, Elaine was united...
Norma Garden
Jan 8, 2008
Norma Garden, age 96, of Twin Valley, Minnesota, formerly Gary, Minnesota, died Tuesday, January 08, 2008, in the Twin Valley Living Center, Twin Valley. Norma Haugen was born January 12, 1911, the daughter of Nels and Selma (Grettum) Haugen in Ulen, Minnesota. At a young age, Norma moved with her family to Manvel, North Dakota, where she attended school. The...
