obituaries

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

Steven D. Skaurud

Steven D. Skaurud

Sep 25, 2023

Steven Skaurud, age 68, of Twin Valley, MN, passed away on September 25, 2023, at the Mahnomen Health Center in Mahnomen, MN, after a fearless 16 month battle with cancer.

Steven Douglas, the son of Donald and Marion (Logan) Skaurud, was born in Ada, MN on May 31, 1955. He grew up on the family dairy farm...

James Renfrew

James Renfrew

Sep 20, 2023

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James D. Renfrew ,58, Fargo, ND formerly Borup, MN died Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023, in his home in Fargo after a brief illness.

Jim was born August 26, 1965, in Moorhead, MN, the son of Raymond and Helen (Jaques) Renfrew. He was raised on the family farm Southeast of Borup and...

Myron Kochmann

Myron Kochmann

Sep 18, 2023

Myron Kochmann, age 74, of Mahnomen, MN, passed away on Monday, September 18, 2023, at the Mahnomen Health Center under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley.

Myron was born on February 15, 1949, the eldest child of Jerome and Violet (Starkey) Kochmann.  He attended St. Michaels Catholic School and Mahnomen High School.  His early...

Timothy Myers

Timothy Myers

Sep 18, 2023

Timothy Myers, age 47, of Naytahwaush, MN, died unexpectedly on Monday, September 18, 2023, at his home.

Timothy Joe Myers, the only child of Charles and Susan (Waser) Myers was born November 27, 1975, in Reseda, CA.  He grew up in California where he attended school.  After graduating with the Class of 1994 from Antelope Valley High...

Willie Bias Sr.

Willie Bias Sr.

Sep 17, 2023

Willie Bias Sr., age 85, of Arthur, ND passed away on Sunday, September 17, 2023, at Halstad Living Center in Halstad, MN.

No services will be held.

Mary Sue Shaugabay

Mary Sue Shaugabay

Sep 16, 2023

Mary Sue Libby-Shaugabay, age 65, of White Earth, MN, passed away at her home on Saturday, September 16, 2023.

Mary Sue Libby-Shaugabay was born on February 25, 1958, in Detroit Lakes, MN, to Herbert Ike and Thelma Ozetta (Thompson) Libby. Mary was raised in White Earth with her twelve siblings and attended school in Strawberry Lake, MN....

Marian Schreiner

Marian Schreiner

Sep 11, 2023

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Marian Schreiner, age 91, of Ulen, MN, passed away on Monday, September 11, 2023 at Viking Manor Nursing Home, Ulen, surrounded by her loving family.

Marian Sigred (Syverson) Schreiner was born on June 8, 1932, in rural Wyndmere, ND, to McCarl and Gina (Hegseth) Syverson. Marian's early life was marked...

Nancy Larson

Nancy Larson

Sep 10, 2023

Nancy Larson, age 63, of White Earth, MN, died on Sunday, September 10, 2023, at her home.

Nancy Carol Brown, the youngest child of Augustus and Mabel (Flora) Brown was born in White Earth on July 18, 1960.  She grew up in the White Earth area where she attended school.  Following her graduation from Waubun High School,...

Cheryl Swenson

Cheryl Swenson

Sep 10, 2023

Cheryl Swenson, 75, of Ulen, MN, passed away peacefully on Sunday, September 10, 2023, at Essentia Health in Fargo, ND.

Born on July 18, 1948, in Fosston, MN, Cheryl was the eldest child of Orton and Hallis (Nansen) Bakke. She grew up alongside her younger brothers, Dwight and Gary, in Moorhead, MN. In 1968, Cheryl married Douglas...

Beloved Everlasting Brown

Beloved Everlasting Brown

Sep 6, 2023

Carried for a moment but loved for a lifetime, Beloved Everlasting Brown, the expected child of Reginald and Shalene Brown, became an angel on September 6, 2023.

Beloved will be forever missed by Reggie and Shalene; siblings: Reginald Jr., Aaliyah, Reignbow, and Shayvaugh; grandpa, Francis Brown Jr.; great grandma, Bernadette Brown; aunts and uncles: Anthony Fairbanks (Apple),...

Harlan Wentz

Harlan Wentz

Sep 6, 2023

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Harlan Wentz, age 81, of Hitterdal, MN passed away on Wednesday, September 6, 2023, at Oak Crossings in Detroit Lakes, MN.

Harlan was born on February 10, 1942, at his home in Washburn, ND, to his parents, Jacob and Rose (Zimmerman) Wentz. He began his educational journey attending a country...

Mary Pauline Leines

Mary Pauline Leines

Sep 1, 2023

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Proverbs 31:31: Honor her for all that her hands have done, and let her works bring her praise at the city gate.

Mary Pauline Leines, 97, of Bejou, MN, went home to be with Jesus on Sept. 1st, at Benedictine Living Community of Ada,...

Allen Gerving

Allen Gerving

Aug 30, 2023

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Allen Roy Gerving, age 79, of Waubun, MN, passed away on Wednesday, August 30, 2023, at the Sanford Medical Center in Fargo, ND.

Al was born on December 24, 1943, to Gerhardt Math and Hilda (Baisch) Gerving of Strawberry Lake, MN. He attended school at Detroit...

Nakoya Keezer

Nakoya Keezer

Aug 24, 2023

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Nakoya "Boob" Keezer, age 45, of Flom, MN, died unexpectedly on Thursday, August 24, 2023, at his home.

Nakoya Harris Keezer was born on November 28, 1977, in Minneapolis, MN.  He grew up in the Waubun, MN, area with loving parents, Jerri and Dove, three sisters,...

Michael Lockhart

Michael Lockhart

Aug 21, 2023

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Michael Lockhart, 74, passed away unexpectedly at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester, MN, on Monday, August 21, 2023.

Michael was born the second child of Leo and Doris (Edwards) Lockhart and was raised on a grain and dairy farm in Frazee, MN. He attended country school in rural Frazee and...

Edith Stevens

Edith Stevens

Aug 18, 2023

Edith Stevens, age 100, of Mahnomen, MN, passed away peacefully on Friday, August 18, 2023, at her home, under the care of her family and Hospice of the Red River Valley.

Edith Verne Foster, born on September 5, 1922, to parents Daniel and Viola (Folstrom) Foster in Island Lake Township, MN, was one of fourteen siblings. Her...

John Laport

John Laport

Aug 18, 2023

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John LaPort, age 83, of Twin Valley, MN, passed away on Friday, August 18, 2023, at Viking Manor Nursing Home in Ulen, MN, under the excellent care of the nursing staff and Hospice of the Red River Valley.

John Allen, the son of John and Alice (Aasgaard) LaPort, was born at...

Cora Skye Jack

Cora Skye Jack

Aug 15, 2023

The exciting moments of pregnancy turned to sorrow for Jessica Lovejoy and Lawrence Jack, of Blackduck, MN, with the death of their precious baby girl, Cora Skye Jack, on Tuesday, August 15, 2023, at Sanford Health in Bemidji, MN.

On Tuesday, August 15, 2023, at 8:08 am, Cora Skye was born and also started her journey to...

Kathryn Haddeland

Kathryn Haddeland

Aug 15, 2023

Kathryn "Kathi" Haddeland, age 78, of Mahnomen, MN, and Causey, NM, passed away on Tuesday, August 15, 2023, at her home, surrounded by her loving family while under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley.

Kathryn Amy Hatlen was born as the youngest of four children to proud parents, Arnold and Ethel (Murdoff) Hatlen, on...

Marian Tibbetts

Marian Tibbetts

Aug 10, 2023

Marian Tibbetts, "Pawii–chiaa–kinue" which means "the one who comes with the eagles" age 33, of Naytahwaush, MN, died unexpectedly on Thursday, August 10, 2023, at her home.

Marian Charolette, the daughter of Terrance "Terry" and Carol (Warren) Tibbetts was born on February 13, 1990. She was raised with her six siblings in the Naytahwaush community and, being...

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