obituaries

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

Charles Donner

Charles Donner

Jul 16, 2007

Charles Donner, age 82, of Ulen, Minnesota, formerly Ogema, Minnesota, died Monday, July 16, 2007, in MeritCare Hospital, Fargo, North Dakota. Charles E. Donner was born June 1, 1925, the son of Charles and Bertha (Bullert) Donner near Ogema. He was raised on a farm west of Ogema and attended country school in that area. As a young man, Charlie...

Kurt Merkle

Kurt Merkle

Jul 14, 2007

Kurt Merkle, age 72, Gary, MN died Saturday in the Bridges Hospital, Ada, MN. Kurt Werner Merkle, the son of Fritz and Marie (Braun) Merkle was born February 6, 1935 in Green Meadow Township near Gary, MN. He grew up on the family farm and attended country school in that area. As a young man he lived in California and...

Mildred Halvorson

Mildred Halvorson

Jul 13, 2007

Inez Mildred (Millie) Halvorson passed away Friday, July 13, 2007 at Innovis Hospital in Fargo, North Dakota, at the age of 97. Millie was born November 25, 1929 to Bernard and Clara (Fuglie) Wang at Ulen, Minnesota. She stayed with her grandparents, Ole and Jennie Fuglie while going to grade school and high school in Ulen. Millie graduated from Concordia...

Doris Mock

Doris Mock

Jul 12, 2007

Doris Mock, age 86, of Ulen, Minnesota, died Thursday, July 12, 2007, in Viking Manor Nursing Home, Ulen. Doris May Mock was born September 4, 1920, the daughter of George and Olive (Fowler) Spotswood near Cavalier, North Dakota. As a young child, Doris moved with her family to the Los Angeles, California area where she was raised. Doris graduated from...

Rev. Calvin Clark

Rev. Calvin Clark

Jul 11, 2007

Rev. Calvin Clark, age 78 of Lengby, MN, died on Wednesday, July 11, 2007 at First Care Medical Services in Fosston, MN. Calvin Clark was born June 5, 1929, in White Earth, MN, the son of Angus and Clara (Sargent) Clark. He was raised in White Earth and attended school there. As a young man he began working as a...

Mary Louise Nelson

Mary Louise Nelson

Jul 10, 2007

Mary Louise Nelson, age 51, of Moorhead, Minnesota, died Tuesday, July 10, 2007, in her residence. Mary is survived by a brother, G. Thomas (Sally) Nelson of Twin Valley, Minnesota, four nieces and three nephews. A private family memorial service was held at a later date.

Victor Becker

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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