obituaries

Jan 10, 2020

Beverly Boe, age 82, of Crookston, MN, formerly of Fertile, MN, died peacefully Friday, January 10, 2020, at Riverview Care Center in Crookston with family by her side.

Beverly June Mortenson was born June 22, 1937, in Red Lake Falls, MN, the daughter of Joseph and Gladys Mortenson.  She grew up and attended school in the Plummer,...

Jan 8, 2020

Carol "Pud" Neeland, age 56, of Fargo, ND, died Wednesday, January 8, 2020, at Essentia Health in Fargo, ND.

Carol Neeland, the daughter of John and Doris (Dunkley) Neeland, was born May 17, 1963, in Bagley, MN.  Growing up she attended school at Circle of Life in White Earth, MN.  Following graduation, Carol moved to Western North...

Jan 4, 2020

Thomas Ferguson, age 69, of Dent, MN, formerly of Mahnomen, MN, died on Saturday, January 4, 2020, at his winter home in Lake Havasu City, AZ.

Thomas Mark Ferguson was born in Canton, SD, on January 12, 1950, the son of Paul and Judith (Goeman) Ferguson. He was baptized and confirmed at the First United Methodist Church...

Jan 3, 2020

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Arliene Gertrude Prestegord, age 85, of Burnsville, MN, died Friday, January 3, 2020, at Fairview Ridges Hospital in Burnsville.

Arliene Gertrude Braget was born July 2, 1934, near Twin Valley, MN, the daughter of Otto and Florence (Thompson) Braget in Fossum Township, east of Twin Valley. She was...

Jan 3, 2020

Charlotte Paskey, age 92, of Waubun, MN, died on Friday, January 3, 2020, at the Mahnomen Health Center Nursing Home, Mahnomen, MN, under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley.

Charlotte Ann Slette, the daughter of Oscar and Alvina (Goodrich) Slette, was born September 21, 1927, on the farm in Norman...

Jan 2, 2020

Russell Borgen, age 93, of Ulen, MN, died Thursday, January 2, 2020, at Viking Manor Nursing Home in Ulen.

Russell was born September 19, 1926, the middle child of eleven born to William Sr. and Lillian (Reppen) Borgen.  He attended country school and graduated from Borup High School.  Following high school, Russell enlisted...

Dec 29, 2019

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Johnnie Raymond (Ray) Schow was born January 4, 1929, the youngest son of John and Amanda (Otterness) Schow at Twin Valley, Minnesota.

He was baptized at Wild Rice Lutheran Church and confirmed at Zion Lutheran Church and attended grade school and high school in Twin Valley.  Ray had three older sisters, Alice...

Dec 27, 2019

Loma Diane Gullingsrud, age 70, of Twin Valley, MN died on Friday, December 27, 2019, in the Mahnomen Health Center.

Loma Simonson, the daughter of Lyle and Donna (Lunde) Simonson, was born on November 22, 1949, in Mahnomen, Minnesota. Loma was raised on a farm near Flom, Minnesota. Loma graduated from the Waubun High School in 1967...

Dec 25, 2019

WEATHER DELAY:  due to the weather, visitation will be held MONDAY Dec 30, from 5-7pm, with a prayer service beginning at 630 at the Anderson Family Funeral Home, Twin Valley.  Funeral service will be at 2pm TUESDAY, Dec 31 at 2 pm at Ness Luthern Church.

Vernon Leland Hovelson, the son of Lloyd and Violet (Hagy) Hovelson,...

Dec 25, 2019

Naomi Steinmetz, age 78, of Fosston, MN, formerly of Bejou, MN, died unexpectedly, on Wednesday, December 25, 2019, as a result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident.

Naomi Fay Brown was born July 2, 1941, in Breckenridge, MN, the daughter of Asa and Neoma (Johnson) Brown.  She grew up and attended school in Barnesville, MN. When...

Dec 19, 2019

Larry Simonson, 74, Twin Valley, MN, died on Thursday, December 19, 2019, at the Mahnomen Medical Center, Mahnomen, MN.

Larry Dean Simonson was born December 6, 1945 in San Francisco, California, the son of Lyle and Donna (Lunde) Simonson.  As a child, he moved to Flom, MN, where he grew up. He attended country school and later...

Dec 17, 2019

Lyle S. Simonson, age 93, of Gary, MN, died on Tuesday, December 17, 2019, at the Sanford Medical Center in Fargo, ND, surrounded by family.

Lyle Sylven Simonson was born to Soren and Orva (Jones) Simonson on September 28, 1926, in Gary, MN. Lyle attended country school near Gary through the 8 th grade, when his family...

Dec 15, 2019

Horace Ooley, age 94, of Ada, MN, died Sunday, December 15, 2019 at Benedictine Care Community in Ada.

Horace Delbert, the son of Gale and Mary (Covell) Ooley, was born at home on the farm, near Granville, ND on April 16, 1925.  In 1934, when he was nine years old, Horace moved with his family to Ada. ...

Dec 12, 2019

Donald "Don N" Jenson passed away peacefully in the early morning hours of December 12, 2019 at the Viking Manor Nursing Home in Ulen, MN, under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley, after a long battle with prostate cancer.

Don was born on June 5, 1933 to Nile and Ida (Jensen) Jenson on the...

Dec 9, 2019

Rita Bjorge, age 75, of Beaulieu, MN, died unexpectedly, on Monday, December 9, 2019 at her home.

Rita Leone LaVoy was born May 8, 1944, in White Earth, MN, the daughter of Sidney and Gerda (Nordberg) LaVoy.  She attended elementary school in Naytahwaush, MN, followed by high school in Mahnomen, MN.  As a young lady, Rita entered...

Dec 8, 2019

Richard John Delaney, 86, was born near Howard, SD, on August 8, 1933. After a brief battle with leukemia, he died at home in Twin Valley, MN, on December 8, 2019, under the care of his family and Hospice of the Red River Valley.

Richard was the second son of J. W. "Cecil" and Eva (Arends) Delaney....

Dec 5, 2019

Gerald "Jerry" Chisholm, age 62, of Gary, MN, died Thursday, December 5, 2019 at his home as a result of a farm accident.

Gerald W. Chisholm was born August 2, 1957 in Ada, MN, the son of Robert and Gladys (Noll) Chisholm.  He was raised on the family farm near Gary and attended school there.  Jerry graduated...

Dec 1, 2019

Edwin Ashing, age 71, of Bagley, MN, died peacefully on Sunday, December 1, 2019, at Sanford Medical Center in Fargo, ND, surrounded by his mom and sisters.

Edwin Ashing, the son of Anna (Ashing) Coyer, was born on August 28, 1948, in White Earth, MN.  As a young boy, he grew up in the Pine Bend area,...

Nov 29, 2019

Leo W. Roy, age 84, of Twin Lakes, MN, died peacefully at home under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley on Friday, November 29, 2019.

Leo William Roy was born in White Earth, MN, on January 31, 1935, the son of David and Christine (Rice) Roy.  He grew up in the Pine Bend area. ...

Nov 29, 2019

Maria Elisabeth (Marlis) Andring of Mahnomen died Nov. 29, 2019, in her Bismarck home, from complications of kidney disease. She was 86 years old.

She was born May 29, 1933, to Karl and Theresia (Illenberger) Merz in Glasshütte, Unterkochen, Germany. The oldest of four children, she led her brothers, especially Rudolph on many outdoor adventures in their...