obituaries

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

Todd Forsythe

Todd Forsythe

Oct 14, 2006

Todd Forsythe, age 45, of Seattle, Washington, died October 14, 2006, in Harbor View Hospital in Seattle. Todd Stacey Forsythe was born on November, 1, 1960, the son of Donald and Mae (Freed) Forsythe in San Pedro, California. At the age of one year, he and his family moved to Kalispell, Montana, where he attended school. Following graduation from Kalispell...

Laverne Gunderson

Laverne Gunderson

Oct 13, 2006

LaVerne Gunderson, age 75, of Twin Valley, Minnesota, died Friday, October 13, 2006, in MeritCare Hospital, Fargo. LaVerne Lien was born October 20, 1930 east of Twin Valley, Minnesota the daughter of James and Clarice (Sannan) Lien. She was raised on the family farm near Fossum, Minnesota. As a child she was baptized and confirmed in her faith at the...

Walter Gwin

Walter Gwin

Oct 10, 2006

Walter Gwin, age 84, of Twin Valley, MN, died Tuesday, October 10, 2006, in the Twin Valley Living Center, Twin Valley. Walter Gwin was born February 22, 1922, the son of Ray and Nora (Stucker) Gwin near Borup, MN. He grew up and attended school in Felton, MN. As a young man, he moved to the Ulen, MN, area. On...

Marlin Klemetson

Marlin Klemetson

Oct 8, 2006

Marlin Klemetson, age 75, of Ulen, Minnesota, died Sunday, October 8, 2006, in Viking Manor Nursing Home, Ulen. Marlin H. Klemetson was born December 27, 1930, the son of Gustav and Olga (Peterson) Klemetson in Atlanta Township, near Ulen, Minnesota. He attended District 46 school and graduated from Ulen High School with the class of 1949. As a young man,...

Burton Thronson

Burton Thronson

Oct 8, 2006

Burton Thronson, age 82, Gary, Minnesota, died Saturday, October 7, 2006, in Bridges Medical Center, Ada, Minnesota. Burton O. Thronson was born July 27, 1924 in Gary, Minnesota, the son of Bennie and Olga (Eidum) Thronson. He was raised on the family farm and attended grade school near his home. At the age of 15 his father died and Burton...

Edward Herold

Edward Herold

Oct 2, 2006

Edward P. Herold, age 91, of Twin Valley, Minnesota, died Monday, October 02, 2006, in Twin Valley Living Center, Twin Valley. Edward Peter Herold was born February 21, 1915, to Joseph and Catherine (Gruchot) Herold in St. Paul, Minnesota, where he grew up and attended elementary school. In 1929, Ed entered Nazareth Hall where he received his high school and...

Gaylord Bueing

Gaylord Bueing

Oct 2, 2006

Gaylord Bueing, age 73, of Ada, Minnesota, died Monday, October 2, 2006, in Bridges Care Community, Ada. Gaylord Allen Bueing was born September 20, 1933, in Ulen, Minnesota, the son of Gerhard and Alice (Askelson) Bueing. At an early age, he moved with his parents to Twin Valley, Minnesota, where he was raised. In November of 1991, he moved to...

Mark Alan Martinson

Mark Alan Martinson

Sep 21, 2006

Mark Martinson, age 41, of Barnesville, MN, died Thursday, September 21, 2006, as the result of an automobile/pedestrian accident while running near Barnesville. Mark Alan Martinson was born August 9, 1965, in Ada, MN, the son of Arne and Sonja (Sethney) Martinson. He was baptized and confirmed in his faith in Ness Lutheran Church near Gary, MN. As a youngster,...

Irene Pederson

Irene Pederson

Sep 18, 2006

Irene Pederson, age 82, of Gary, Minnesota, died Monday, September 18, 2006, in Gary. Irene Rose Forsell was born January 4, 1924, the daughter of Paul and Jenny (Burtson) Forsell in Twin Valley, Minnesota. As a youngster, Irene attended school in District #11, Twin Valley. She was confirmed in her Lutheran faith by Pastor A.O.B. Molldrem in Gary. Irene graduated...

Alice Olson

Alice Olson

Sep 16, 2006

Alice Olson, age 86, of Ulen, Minnesota, died Saturday, September 16, 2006 in the Viking Manor Nursing Home, Ulen. Alice Christine Hanson was born April 28, 1920, the daughter of Hans and Selma (Bertha) Hanson in Gibbon, Minnesota. She was bapitzed and confirmed in the Lutheran faith. At a young age, Alice moved with her parents to rural Ulen. On...

Robert Gillespie

Robert Gillespie

Aug 26, 2006

Robert Gillespie, 64, Gary, MN died Saturday, August 26, 2006 in the MeritCare Palliative Care Unit, Fargo, ND. Robert (Bob) Gillespie was born October 27, 1941, in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Joseph and Mary (Cahill) Gillespie. He was raised and attended school in the southern suburbs of Chicago by his mother and stepfather Frank E. Jobin. As a young...

Walter Miller

Walter Miller

Aug 26, 2006

Walter Miller, 87, of Twin Valley, MN, formerly of Borup, MN, died Saturday, August 26, 2006, at Mahnomen Health Center-Hospital. Walter was born March 9, 1919, in Borup, to Nicholas and Mary Louise (Bannon) Miller. He grew up on the family farm west of Borup, attending country school and later graduating from Borup High School. Following his schooling, Walter farmed...

Van Herringer

Van Herringer

Aug 16, 2006

Van "Skip" Herringer, age 67, of Ada, MN, died Wednesday, August 16th, 2006 in Bridges Medical Services, Ada. Van Dean Herringer, known as Skip, was born April 14th, 1939, to Harry and Alma (Lee) Herringer in Ada, MN. He was raised there and graduated with the class of 1957, from the Ada High School. As a young man, Skip was...

Cecil Pollock

Cecil Pollock

Aug 9, 2006

Cecil Pollock, age 73, of Ulen, MN, died Wednesday, August 9, 2006, in the Twin Valley Living Center. Cecil Gerald Pollock was born November 26, 1932, to Benjamin and Edna (Jensen) Pollock, in Fargo, ND. He spent the first several years of his life in the Fargo area before moving with is family to Ulen in 1940. He attended Ulen...

Ole Gilbertson

Ole Gilbertson

Aug 8, 2006

Ole was born August 7, 1921, near Halstad, MN the son of Olaf and Sophie (Wahl) Gilbertson. He was raised and attended school in that community. Ole was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith in the Halstad Lutheran church. He moved with his family to the Gary, MN area as a young man. In 1942, he entered the US...

Ed Houglum

Ed Houglum

Aug 6, 2006

Edgar Houglum, age 84, of Twin Valley, Minnesota, died Sunday, August 6, 2006, in his home. Ed was born February 6, 1922, at Fosston, Minnesota, the son of Edward and Alma (Jesness) Houglum. He was raised in the Waubun – Flom, Minnesota communities and graduated from the Waubun High School with the class of 1939. As a young man, he...

Cora Amundson

Cora Amundson

Aug 2, 2006

Cora Amundson, 92, Ulen, MN died Wednesday August 2, 2006, in the Twin Valley Living Center, Twin Valley, MN Cora Kraakmo was born June 12, 1914, near Dooley, MT, the daughter of Christopher and Clara (Saby) Kraakmo. As a child she moved with her family to the Faith, MN, community where she was raised. She attended country school as a...

Marvin Thompson

Marvin Thompson

Jul 29, 2006

Marvin Thompson, age 90, Twin Valley, MN died Saturday, July 29, 2006 at Bridges Medical Center in Ada, MN. Marvin R. Thompson, the son of Henry and Clara (Hagen) Thompson, was born May 13, 1916 on the family farm east of Twin Valley, MN where he grew up and attended country school. As a young man he worked on the...

Allan Matson

Allan Matson

Jul 25, 2006

Allan Matson, age 55, of Twin Valley, MN, died on Tuesday, July 25, 2006, as a result of a car accident. Allan Oscar Matson was born in Ada, MN, to Gifford and Cora (Gorder) Matson on July 25, 1951. Allan attended school in Gary, MN, graduating with the class of 1969. He then attended MSUM and, in 1974, received his...

Cora Matson

Cora Matson

Jul 25, 2006

Cora Matson, age 88, of Gary, MN, died on Tuesday, July 25, 2006, as a result of a car accident. Cora Opal Gorder, the daughter of Oscar and Clara (Haugen) Gorder, was born December 20, 1917, at home, in Waukon Township, near Gary. She grew up near Gary and attended Norman County #31 South Country Grade School, also known as...

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