Victor Becker
Jul 6, 2007
Victor E. Becker, 82, Mahnomen, MN, died Friday July 6, 2007 in the Mahnomen Health Center Nursing Home. Victor Becker was born September 30, 1924 the son of Franz and Hedwig (Rudnick) Becker east of Mahnomen, MN. He attended country school at the old Jaeger School. As a young man he worked with his father and also area for neighbors....
Marvel Danielson
Jun 27, 2007
Marvel Danielson, age 96, died Wednesday, June 27, 2007, at Viking Manor Nursing Home, Ulen, Minnesota. Marvel Danielson was born November 18, 1910, in Twin Valley, Minnesota, the second of seven daughters and one son to be born to Oscar and Bertha Danielson. She was baptized in the West Wild Rice Church and confirmed in Zion Lutheran Church in Twin...
Cora Christenson
Jun 27, 2007
Cora Christenson, age 99, Fosston, MN died on Wednesday, June 27, 2007 at First Care Medical Services in Fosston. Cora Nelson was born September 1, 1907 to E.D. and Ingaborg (Rekve) Nelson at Scarville, IA, where the family lived on a farm. In 1914, Cora moved with her family to McIntosh, MN, and attended Lone Tree School, District #177, southwest...
Joseph Blattenbauer
Jun 27, 2007
Joseph "Joe" Blattenbauer, age 97, Mahnomen, MN, died Tuesday, June 26, 2007 at the Mahnomen Health Center Nursing Home. Joseph Jacob Blattenbauer was born March 11, 1910 in Yankton, SD, the son of John and Katherine (Weber) Blattenbauer. As a young child, he moved with his family to Waubun, MN, where he grew up and attended school. After completing his...
Ludwina Janisch
Jun 21, 2007
Ludwina Janisch, age 99, of Mahnomen, MN, died on Thursday, June 21, 2007 at her daughter's residence in Thief River Falls, MN, under the care of First Care Hospice. Ludwina Mary Trautner was born April 12, 1908 in Marshall County, SD, the daughter of Mathias and Theresa (Opitz) Trautner. She attended school near there until, at the age of 17,...
David Grafsgaard
Jun 20, 2007
David Grafsgaard, age 47, of Ulen, MN, died Wednesday, June 20, 2007, in MeritCare Hospital, Fargo, ND. David Ernest Grafsgaard was born April 22nd, 1960, the son of Ernest and Birdine (Benedict) Grafsgaard in Moorhead, MN. David graduated from Moorhead High School with the class of 1978. He then joined the Marine Corps, where he served his country from 1978...
Charles Knowles
Jun 18, 2007
Charles "Ed" Knowles, age 95, of Mahnomen, MN, died on Monday, June 18, 2007 at the Minnesota Veteran's Home in Silver Bay, MN. Charles Edward Knowles, the son of Wilber and Katie (Sage) Knowles, was born February 28, 1912 on a farm near Lake Park, IA. As young boy, he moved with his family to the Clifford, ND area where...
Myrtle Haug
Jun 16, 2007
Myrtle Haug, age 87, of Ulen, Minnesota, died Saturday, June 16, 2007, in Viking Manor Nursing Home, Ulen. Myrtle Alice Haug was born December 17, 1919, the daughter of Albert and Amanda (Hillstead) Ose on a farm near Gary, Minnesota where she grew up and attended country school. She attended seventh grade in Mahnomen and was confirmed in a country...
Samantha Emery
Jun 13, 2007
Samantha M. Emery, age 63, of Mahnomen, MN, died on Wednesday, June 13, 2007, at the Mahnomen Health Center Nursing Home. Samantha was born April 10, 1944, in St. Paul, MN, to Juel Fairbanks and Ramona Pemberton-Emery. Growing up, Sam attended grade school in Athens, Greece and Minneapolis, MN, followed by Roosevelt High School in Minneapolis. She furthered her education...
Mavis Roy
Jun 11, 2007
Mavis Roy, 67, Anchorage, Alaska, formerly Naytahwaush, Minnesota, died on June 11, 2007 of sudden cardiac arrest at Providence Alaska Medical Center, Providence, Alaska. Mavis Elaine Roy, the daughter of Louis A. and Mary (Oppegard) Roy, was born October 12, 1939 at White Earth, Minnesota. She grew up and attended school at Naytahwaush and Mahnomen, Minnesota and graduated in 1957...
Donald Benson
Jun 7, 2007
Donald C. Benson, age 82, of Winger, MN, died on Thursday, June 07, 2007 at the Midway Care Center, in Fosston, MN. Donald C. Benson, the son of Hans and Sara (Christianson) Benson was born September 28, 1924, near Mahnomen, MN, where he grew up and attended school. He joined the Merchant Marines in 1945. Don was assigned to ship...
Eileen Villebrun
Jun 5, 2007
Eileen M. Villebrun, age 79, of Mahnomen, MN, died Tuesday, June 5, 2007, at her home. Eileen was born January 21, 1928, in White Earth, MN, to Arthur and Amelia (Perrault) Mitchell. She grew up in White Earth, where she attended White Earth Mission School. At the young age of 15, Eileen began working at the Blue Bird Café in...
Beulah Coyle
Jun 4, 2007
Beulah M. Coyle, age 83, of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, formerly Mahnomen, Minnesota, died on Monday, June 4, 2007 under the care of West Alabama Hospice in Tuscaloosa. Beulah Stoen, the daughter of Henry and Christine (Wermager) Stoen, was born October 4, 1923, in Waukon township. At the age of six, Beulah moved with her family to Mahnomen where she attended school....
Diane Hilde
Jun 2, 2007
Diane Hilde, age 53, of Dilworth, Minnesota, died Saturday, June 2, 2007, in Merit Care Hospital, Fargo, North Dakota. Diane L. Hilde was born April 18, 1954, the daughter of Gisle and Alice (Shaw) Hilde in Ada, Minnesota. She grew up on the family farm in Keene Township southwest of Ulen, Minnesota. Diane attended school in Ulen and graduated with...
Jerry Lee Lene
May 22, 2007
Jerry Lene, age 58, of Twin Valley, Minnesota, died Tuesday, May 22, 2007, in his residence. Jerry Lee Lene was born May 4, 1949, the son of Lawrence and Clarice (Bueng) Lene in Ada, Minnesota. As an infant he lived with this parents in Twin Valley, Minnesota. After his mothers' death, he was raised by his father and grandfather, John...
Dora Hoss
May 22, 2007
Dora Hoss, 98, of Lakeville, MN, formerly of Mahnomen, MN, died Tuesday, May 22, 2007. She is survived by a daughter, Doreen Andring of Lakeville, MN; two grandchildren, Tom (Ericka) and Jacqueline; three great-grandchildren, Ciara, Jordan and Dylan; two sisters, Alice Norquist of Bagley, MN, and Elnora Winters, of Mahnomen; and many nieces, nephews, and dear friends. Dora was preceded...
Myrtle Hermanson
May 17, 2007
Myrtle Hermanson, age 96, of Twin Valley, Minnesota, died Thursday, May 17, 2007, in Twin Valley Living Center, Twin Valley. Myrtle Vangen was born April 17, 1911, the daughter of Henry and Marie (Lene) Vangen in Gary, Minnesota. She was baptized and confirmed in her Lutheran faith in St. Pauli Lutheran Church. Myrtle attended country school and graduated from Gary...
Donovan "Ole" Kier
May 12, 2007
Donovan "Ole" Kier, age 61, of White Earth, MN, died Saturday, May 12, 2007 at MeritCare Hospital in Fargo, ND. Donovan William Kier was born May 26, 1945, in White Earth the son of John and Margaret (Keezer) Kier. At the age of seven, Donovan moved with his family to the Minneapolis area where he attended school. He later began...
Dean Carlson
May 12, 2007
Dean Carlson, 78, Ada, MN, formerly Twin Valley, MN, died Saturday, May 12, 2007 in the Bridges Care Community, Ada. Everett Dean Carlson was born February 27, 1929, near Fertile, MN, the son of Otto and Clara Carlson. He was raised on a farm northwest of Twin Valley with his family. In his youth, Dean attended country school near his...
James "Bimbo" Pergl
May 11, 2007
James "Bimbo" Pergl, age 52, of Mahnomen, MN, died Friday, May 11, 2007, near Tappen, ND. James Robert Pergl, Jr. was born January 5, 1955 the son of James and Delores (Wille) Pergl in Detroit Lakes, MN. He grew up in the Mahnomen area and attended Mahnomen High School. Bimbo later graduated from Detroit Lakes Technical College with training in...
