obituaries

Jul 16, 2018

Joseph Kneip of Twin Valley, MN, died Monday, July 16, 2018 at Twin Valley Living Center, Twin Valley.

Joseph Peter Kneip was born to John and Margaret (Beitz) Kneip on December 22, 1915 in Greenfield, IA. As a young child, his family moved to North Dakota where they lived around the Hillsboro and Reynolds area. They later...

Jul 13, 2018

Lowell C. Prestegord, age 81, of South St. Paul, MN, died July 13, 2018 in St. Johns Hospital, Mapelwood, MN.

Lowell Conrad Prestegord was born April 5, 1937, the oldest child of LeRoy and Clarice (Morken) Prestegord in Flom Township rural Twin Valley, MN. He grew and attended school in the Flom and Twin Valley communities. As...

Jul 13, 2018

Katherine Masquot-Roy, age 61, of Waubun, MN, died Friday, July 13, 2018, at Essentia Health Systems in Fargo, ND.

Katherine Louise Masquot was born January 29, 1957, in Albert Lee, MN, the daughter of Robert and Leila (Picotte) Masquot.  Her youth was spent in St. Paul, MN, and she attended and graduated from Flandreau Indian School.  Kathy...

Jul 2, 2018

Gregory "Dike" Rehder, age 70, of Felton, MN, died Monday, July 2, 2018 at Essentia Health Hospital in Fargo, ND.

Gregory was born on May 6, 1948 to Frank and Grace (Chisholm) Rehder in Ada, MN. He was raised in Felton where he attended school and graduated high school with the Class of 1966. Following high school,...

Jul 1, 2018

John Nodsle, age 79, of Ulen, MN, passed away Sunday, July 1, 2018 at Sanford Health Hospital in Fargo, ND.

John Dennis Nodsle was born on February 13, 1939 to Henry and Thea (Olson) Nodsle in Ulen. He grew up on a farm near Ulen until the family moved in 1950 to a farm southeast of Hitterdal....

Jun 28, 2018

Patricia Trebesch, age 72 years and 11 months, of Ada, MN, died on Thursday, June 28, 2018 at Benedictine Care Community Nursing Home under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley.

Patricia Ann Trebesch, the daughter of Walter and Bernice (Cardinal Vealitzek) Trebesch, was born July 28, 1945. Patricia became a resident of REM Group...

Jun 24, 2018

Milo Joseph Winter passed away peacefully at the Mahnomen Health Center on June 24, 2018. He was born in Beaulieu, February 20, 1926 to Adam and Amelia Winter. He moved to Waubun area at age 7. Milo married Lucille (Schoenborn), the love of his life, on November 13, 1945 at St. Joseph Church, Beaulieu. They raised 14 children on...

Jun 23, 2018

Roland "Rolly" E. Hartmann, age 44, of Big Stone City, SD, formerly of Mahnomen, MN, died Saturday, June 23, 2018, at Essentia Health Systems in Fargo, ND.

Roland Edward Hartmann was born in Fosston, MN, on December 9, 1973, the youngest child of Fred and Marjorie (Malecek) Hartmann.  He was baptized, made his first Holy Communion and...

Jun 15, 2018

Marge Rogers, age 72, of Waubun, MN, died on Friday, June 15, 2018 at her home under the care of her family and Hospice of the Red River Valley. Margaret Ann was born in White Earth, MN, on June 17, 1945, the daughter of William Bliss and Theresa Weaver.  She was raised in Borup, MN, where she graduated with...

Jun 11, 2018

Gary Erickson, age 70, of Ogema, MN, died Monday, June 11, 2018, at his residence, under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Gary Lee Erickson the son of Norris and Cora (DeGroat) Erickson was born in Detroit Lakes, MN, on May 11, 1948.  His youth was spent growing up near the Tamarac Wildlife Refuge until he...

Jun 10, 2018

Robert Hanson, age 91, of Mahnomen, MN, died on Sunday, June 10, 2018, at the Twin Valley Living Center, Twin Valley, MN.

Robert Frank Hanson was born to Merwyn and Esther (Swanson) Hanson on March 2, 1927, in Fargo, ND.  Robert was raised in Mahnomen and attended school in Mahnomen through his freshman year. He attended his...

Jun 2, 2018

Carl Swenson, age 75, of Bagley, MN, died on Saturday, June 2, 2018, at the Twin Valley Living Center, Twin Valley, MN. Carl Lee Swenson was born January 13, 1943, in Bagley, MN, the son of Oliver and Edith (Lietz) Swenson. He grew up and attended school in Bagley. Carl entered the work force at the young age of...

May 30, 2018

Damon Loyd Lampton, precious baby boy of Sylvia Tadych and David Lampton, was born into the arms of angels at 9:45 pm on May 30, 2018 at Sanford Medical Hospital, Fargo, ND. He was perfect in every aspect weighing 9.9 ounces, and measuring 9 ¾ inches long. Although Damon never spent any time with a heartbeat on earth, he...

May 28, 2018

Marilyn Lopez, age 58, of Moorhead, MN died on Monday, May 28, 2018 at Essentia Health in Fargo, ND

Marilyn Rose Lopez was born March 28, 1960, in St. Paul, MN, the daughter of Raymond Sr. and Patricia (Keezer) Lopez.  She grew up in the Twin Cities area where she attended school.  Following her schooling, Marilyn moved to the...

May 27, 2018

Linda Lindeman, age 74, passed away on May 27, 2018 after a battle with pneumonia.

Linda Lou Lindeman was born on November 19, 1943 in Duluth, MN. Growing up, she lived most of her life in the Twin Valley and Ada, MN area. In 1954, Linda and her brothers were separated from their parents. Linda was placed...

May 26, 2018

George Thorsen, age 68, of Twin Valley, MN, died on Saturday, May 26, 2018 at Essentia Hospital in Ada, MN.

George Allen Thorsen was born on August 10, 1949 to Enoch and Hilda (Aga) Thorsen in Chicago, IL. As a young child, his family moved from Chicago to Twin Valley where he would grow up and attend...

May 26, 2018

Julie Ryant, age 59, of Mahnomen, MN died on Saturday, May 26, 2018, surrounded by her loving family, at Sanford Health in Fargo, ND. Julie Eliina, the daughter of Donald and Thelma (Backa) Boettcher, was born on March 17, 1959 in Whitefish, MT. As her father worked for the railroad, she lived for a time in Montana before relocating...

May 26, 2018

Melvin Manypenny, age 77, of Frazee, formerly Ogema, MN, died on Saturday, May 26, 2018 at the Frazee Care Center.

Melvin was born May 23, 1941, in White Earth, MN, the son of Louis and Elizabeth (Bellanger) Manypenny.  He grew up on the White Earth Reservation and attended the White Earth Mission School.  As a young man, Melvin entered...

May 22, 2018

Audrey Bjorhus, age 90, of Felton, MN, passed away Tuesday, May 22, 2018 at St. Cloud Hospital, in St. Cloud, MN.

Audrey Gerine, the daughter of Rudolph and Inga (Hilde) Matson, was born on May 25, 1927. She was the oldest of five daughters known in the community as the "Matson Girls." She was confirmed in faith...

May 19, 2018

Troy Edmund Yarbrough, age 41, went home to be with his Lord on May 19, 2018.

Troy was born on June 27, 1976 in Minneapolis, Minnesota and adopted at birth by Ed and Jan (Burnside) Yarbrough. Troy was baptized and confirmed at Salem Lutheran Church in Hitterdal. He attended school at Ulen–Hitterdal School and graduated from there...