obituaries

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

Stella Vanderplaats

Stella Vanderplaats

May 16, 2018

Stella Vanderplaats, age 87, of Mahnomen, MN, died Wednesday, May 16, 2018, at the Mahnomen Health Center.

Stella Victoria, the daughter of Louis and Theresa (Geray) Stall, was born on October 21, 1930 at home near Beaulieu, MN.  She was raised on the family farm and attended country school near there.   At the age of 16, Stella...

Mary Oppegard

Mary Oppegard

May 15, 2018

Mary Oppegard, age 65, of Devils Lake, ND, formerly of Naytahwaush, MN, died in her home on Tuesday, May 15, 2018.

Mary K Oppegard was born August 27, 1952, in White Earth, MN, the daughter of Hawken and Gertrude (Antell) Oppegard.  She was raised near Lengby, MN, where she attended school.  As a young woman, Mary worked...

Luella Jirik

Luella Jirik

May 12, 2018

LuElla Ardith Jirik, age 83, of Mahnomen MN, died on Saturday, May 12, 2018 at Viking Manor Nursing Home in Ulen, MN.

LuElla was born on September 24, 1934, the daughter of Martin and Beatrice (Ganzhorn) Vesledahl.  The oldest of four children, LuElla was raised on the family farm outside of Winger, MN.  After graduating from McIntosh...

Senora Nelson

Senora Nelson

May 11, 2018

Senora Nelson, age 94, of Twin Valley, MN, died Friday, May 11, 2018 at the Twin Valley Living Center, Twin Valley, MN.

Senora Isabel Strommen, the daughter and only child of Lars and Dora (Sagen) Strommen, was born on June 23, 1923, in Twin Valley. She was baptized and confirmed in faith at the Zion Lutheran Church....

Maree A. Rodwell

Maree A. Rodwell

May 5, 2018

Maree A. Rodwell, age 70, of Ogema, MN, died Saturday, May 5, 2018, at the Mahnomen Health Center Nursing Home, Mahnomen, under Hospice Care of the Red River Valley.

Maree A. Rodwell, mom, was born in Mahnomen, MN, May 10, 1947. Mom was proud to be Native American and equally proud to be a "Texan". One of...

Duane Peters

Duane Peters

May 4, 2018

Duane Peters, age 56, of Mahnomen, MN, formerly of Fargo, ND, died Friday, May 4, 2018.

Private Family services are being held.

Myrtle B. Nysetvold

Myrtle B. Nysetvold

May 3, 2018

Myrtle Nysetvold, age 94, of Twin Valley, MN, died Thursday, May 3, 2018 at the Twin Valley Living Center, Twin Valley, MN.

Myrtle was born on January 15, 1924 to Carl and Helen (Berg) Boberg in Borup, MN. She grew up in the Borup and Twin Valley communities, where she graduated from the Twin Valley High School...

Bruce D. Christensen

Bruce D. Christensen

Apr 30, 2018

Bruce Christensen, age 72, of Twin Valley, MN passed away unexpectedly at Sanford Hospital on Monday, April 30, 2018 surrounded by family.

Bruce was born to Donald and Bernice (Peterson) Christensen on March 1, 1946 in Ada, MN. He graduated from Twin Valley High School in 1964. After graduating from Interstate Business College, he enlisted in the...

Sivert R Dombu

Sivert R Dombu

Apr 29, 2018

SIVERT R. "Si" DOMBU, 79, a resident of Las Vegas since 1973, departed this earth unexpectedly on April 29 th , 2018. Born in Rjukan, Norway, Mr. Dombu was a graduate of Tulane University and the University of Minnesota with degrees in Chemistry and Physics. He owned and operated City Quick Print in Las Vegas for 19 years. He...

Yvonne Christine Jeffreys

Yvonne Christine Jeffreys

Apr 28, 2018

Yvonne Jeffreys, age 60, of Mahnomen, MN, passed away on Saturday, April 28, 2018 at her home in Mahnomen.

A Celebration of Yvonne's life will be held Monday, July 23, 2018 from 5-7 pm at her home in Mahnomen.  All are welcome.

Daniel A. Arens

Daniel A. Arens

Apr 24, 2018

Daniel Arens, age 55, of Moorhead, MN, formerly Mahnomen, MN, died Tuesday, April 24, 2018. Daniel Alan Arens, the son of Joseph "Butch" and Bernice (Lutmer) Arens, was born on December 18, 1962 in Mahnomen, MN.  He grew up in Mahnomen and attended Mahnomen Public School.  When Dan was a teenager, his father passed away, but he remained active...

Alvin G. Hill

Alvin G. Hill

Apr 23, 2018

Alvin Hill, age 76, of Naytahwaush, MN, died Monday, April 23, 2018. Alvin Gene Hill, the son of George and Emily (Bigwind) Hill, was born on September 30, 1941, in White Earth, MN.  At the age of 19, Alvin entered the United States Marine Corps.  He loyally served his country from January 21, 1960 until his honorable discharge on...

Norman Dahl

Norman Dahl

Apr 22, 2018

Norman Dahl, age 75, of Borup, MN, died Sunday, April 22, 2018, in his home surrounded by family while under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley.

Norman Luther Dahl, son of Theodore and Mabel (Skoien) Dahl, was born on August 22, 1942, in Ada, MN. He grew up on the family farm near Borup,...

Armand Mayoue

Armand Mayoue

Apr 19, 2018

Armand Alan Mayoue passed away suddenly, April 19, 2018, in Fargo, ND, with his wife, Karen, by his side, following a brief battle with cancer.

Armand was born March 15, 1952, in Minot, ND, to Lorraine Pearl (Semchenko) Mayoue and Alvin Sylvester Mayoue. He attended elementary school in Minot. The family moved several times throughout North Dakota,...

Randy Dahlen

Randy Dahlen

Apr 18, 2018

Randy Allen Dahlen was born to Edsall and Helen (Sjolseth) Dahlen on July 16, 1960.  As a child, his family lived at the Northern Iron Range where Randy attended elementary school.  After the death of his father at age 13, Randy moved with his family to Ada, MN.  He attended school in Ada while working at the café and...

Leonard W. Loerzel

Leonard W. Loerzel

Apr 17, 2018

Leonard Loerzel, age 81, of Ulen, MN, died Tuesday, April 17, 2018, in the Twin Valley Living Center, Twin Valley, MN, under the care of hospice of Red River Valley.

Leonard William, the son of Frank and Sophia Loerzel, was born on November 8, 1936 in Corliss Township, near Dent, MN. He grew up and attended school...

Preston F. Rogers

Preston F. Rogers

Apr 16, 2018

Preston Rogers, age 28, of Naytahwaush, MN, died Monday, April 16, 2018, at his home.

Preston "Dubbs" started his spiritual journey on April 16, 2018. He was 28 years old and was suffering. He went through a lot of pain and turmoil. Although his is now at peace, we all feel a void in our hearts that...

Harris P. Garberg

Harris P. Garberg

Apr 15, 2018

Harris Garberg, age 87, of Twin Valley, MN, died Sunday, April 15, 2018, in the Twin Valley Living Center, Twin Valley.

Harris Philmon was born to Selvin and Bertha (Shlystad) Garberg on October 20, 1930, in Underwood, MN. He was raised on the family farm and attended grade school in Underwood. Following his high school graduation from...

Robert James Gilbertson

Robert James Gilbertson

Apr 14, 2018

The exciting moments of pregnancy turned to sorrow for Tim and Kristin Gilbertson, of Twin Valley, MN, on Saturday, April 14, 2018, with the death of their precious baby boy, Robert James Gilbertson.

Robert is survived by his parents, Tim and Kristin Gilbertson; his sisters, Abby Gilbertson and Lilly Gilbertson; his grandparents, Linda and Robert Gilbertson and...

Julie Keezer

Julie Keezer

Apr 4, 2018

Julie "LuLu" Keezer, age 60, of Naytahwaush, MN, died Wednesday, April 4, 2018 at Sanford Health, Fargo, ND. Julie Ann Burnette was born on January 30, 1958, to Edward and Ada (Beaulieu) Burnette in White Earth, MN. Growing up she attended school at Naytahwaush Elementary and Mahnomen Public School. Julie was blessed with two children, Roger and Jennifer. Julie...

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