Stephen Oren
Sep 15, 2017
Stephen Oren, age 78, of New Brighton, MN passed away Friday, September 15, 2017 after a long courageous battle with cancer. Stephen Alfred Oren was born on September 8, 1939 to Walter and Arnolda (Matson) Oren in Ulen, MN. During the 1940's, Steve moved with his family to Felton, MN. He graduated with the Class of 1957 from Felton High...
Joseph Dutton Fairbanks
Sep 9, 2017
Joseph (Joe) Dutton Fairbanks, age 81, of Red Wing, MN, formerly Minneapolis, MN, passed away at home, on Saturday, September 9, 2017, after a well fought battle with cancer. Joseph Dutton Fairbanks was born on June 27, 1936, the second youngest of 10 siblings, to Herman and Annie Fairbanks in Mahnomen, MN. Joe met and married Delores Mae Ashing in...
Amanda Nelson
Sep 8, 2017
Amanda Nelson, age 90, of Gary, MN, died Friday, September 8, 2017 at Essentia First Care Living Center, Fosston, MN. Amanda Sylvinia Jacobson, the daughter of Jacob and Sophie (Hofstad) Jacobson, was born on November 12, 1926 at Finley, ND. Amanda was blessed with a twin sister, Lorraine, who remained her dearest friend until her passing in 1987. Amanda and...
Twilia Evans
Sep 7, 2017
Twilia Evans, age 82, of Ulen, MN, died Thursday, September 7, 2017 at Essentia Health Hospital, Fargo, ND. Twilia Marie was born to William and Esther (Radke) Bjerke on October 13th, 1934 in Moorhead, MN. She grew up west of Ulen, and she was baptized at the Jevnaker Lutheran Church, rural Borup, MN. She was confirmed into faith at the...
Jason Christianson
Sep 6, 2017
Jason Carter Christianson, the son of Archie and Caroline (Michaels) Christianson was born on April 14, 1958, in Crookston, MN. He grew up northeast of Gary, MN at Bear Park Store, and attended school in Fertile, MN. Following his graduation in 1976, Jason spent most of his adult years living in Crookston. For many years, he worked for the Occupational...
Shirley Ann Belland
Sep 6, 2017
Shirley Belland, age 75, of Waubun, MN, died Wednesday, September 6, 2017, at Sanford Health, Fargo, ND. Shirley Ann Belland was born April 21, 1942, in White Earth, MN, to Florence and Leslie Belland. Growing up she attended the White Earth Mission School and later Waubun High School. Shirley married Spencer Fairbanks and together they had five children. They later...
Carol Lafriniere
Sep 4, 2017
Carol "Bones" LaFriniere, age 44, of Mahnomen, MN, died Monday, September 4, 2017, at Sanford Health, Fargo, ND. Carol Jean LaFriniere was born September 29, 1972, in Bagley, MN, to Bonnie (Stevens) and Kenneth LaFriniere. She grew up around Roy Lake and attended school in Mahnomen. Over the years, Carol helped her dad leech, and enjoyed being in the woods...
Johanna Teichert
Sep 3, 2017
Johanna Teichert, age 98, of Mahnomen, MN, died Sunday, September 3, 2017, at the Mahnomen Health Center Nursing Home. A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date.
Carol "Jeanne" Mcdougall
Sep 1, 2017
Carol "Jeanne" McDougall, age 77, of Naytahwaush, MN, died Friday, September 1, 2017, at Essentia Health Systems in Fargo, ND. Carol Jean Goodwin was born on December 21, 1939, to Florence (Turner) and George Goodwin Sr. She attended school in Cass Lake, MN, before moving to Naytahwaush, MN, in the third grade. Jeanne was united in marriage to Leonard "Sonny"...
Margie E Thronson
Aug 30, 2017
Margie E.(Hemmingson, Bengtson) Thronson, age 89, Gary, MN, died Wednesday, August 30, 2017, at the Mahnomen Health Center Nursing Home. Margie E Ueland, the daughter of Edmund and Alice (Ness) Ueland, was born on November 16, 1927 at home in Holt, MN. She grew up on the family farm, where she helped with chores, split wood and all the manual...
Iona Trapp
Aug 30, 2017
Iona Trapp, age 108, of Twin Valley, MN, died on Wednesday, August 30, 2017, at the Twin Valley Living Center.
Iona Amelia Yackel, the youngest child and only daughter of William and Emma (Heydlauff) Yackel, was born on August 9, 1909, in Sanborn, MN. Growing up in the early 20th century, Iona helped her parents with so...
Garfield Bueng
Aug 29, 2017
Garfield H. Bueng, age 93, of Twin Valley, MN, died Tuesday, August 29, 2017 at the Twin Valley Living Center. Garfield was born on August 14, 1924 to George and Anna (Olson) Bueng in Twin Valley. He was raised in Twin Valley where he attended elementary and graduated high school. Garfield moved to Seattle, Washington after high school for a...
Helen Simon
Aug 24, 2017
Helen Simon, age 95, of Mahnomen, MN, passed away peacefully on Thursday, August 24, 2017, at the Mahnomen Health Center Nursing Home. Helen Ann, the daughter of Herbert and Ida (Perboom) Van Kempen, the was born on June 1, 1922 in Morris, MN. She spent her childhood in Morris where she attended and graduated from High School. On September 30,...
Neil Toso
Aug 23, 2017
Neil J. Toso, age 77, of Mahnomen, MN died Wednesday, Aug 23, 2017 at the Mahnomen Health Center Nursing Home wrapped in love by family, and under the wonderful care of the staff at the nursing home and Hospice of the Red River Valley. Neil Jerome Toso was born October 31, 1939, on the 24th birthday of his eldest brother....
Kenley Jean Wadena- Hill
Aug 23, 2017
Kenley Jean Wadena-Hill, precious baby girl of Shelby Wadena and Kennedy Hill Jr., was born into the arms of angels at 6:37am on Thursday, August 23, 2017 at United Hospital in St. Paul, MN. Born much to early due to the complications of Anencephaly, Kenley weighed 1 lb 7 oz and was 9.5 inches long. The precious moments in the...
Pearl Ardis Asleson
Aug 23, 2017
Pearl Asleson, age 88, of Ulen, MN, died Wednesday, August 23, 2017 at Sanford Medical Center in Fargo, ND. Pearl Ardis was born on May 29, 1929 to George "Art" and Florence (Sipe) Nygaard in Shelly, MN. Pearl grew up in the Shelly -Lockhart area with her parents and three sisters. She later moved to Ulen, where she graduated Salutatorian...
Orlinda Voit
Aug 20, 2017
Orlinda Marion Voit, age 85, of Twin Valley, MN, formerly Mahnomen, MN, died Sunday, August 20, 2017, at the Twin Valley Living Center. Orlinda M. Balvik, the daughter of Ole and Elsie (Thompson) Balvik, was born on July 17, 1932, in Halstad, MN. She grew up with her family in the Halstad and Shelley, MN areas. She was baptized and...
Marvin Doug Andersen
Aug 20, 2017
Marvin "Doug" Andersen, 76, Twin Valley, MN died Sunday, August 20 in the Twin Valley Living Center, Twin Valley. Marvin Douglas was born October 16, 1940 to Marvin and Arlene (Ek) Andersen in Fertile, MN. He was raised in Gary, MN where he attended school, played baseball, and was in track. He was baptized and confirmed into faith at the...
Irene C Sullivan
Aug 15, 2017
Irene Sullivan, age 77, of Waubun, MN, passed away on Tuesday, August 15, 2017 at her home. Irene C. Sullivan was born Sept. 23, 1939, in White Earth, MN, the daughter of Samuel and Laura (Boswell) Fairbanks. She was raised in the Elbow Lake community and graduated from the Waubun High School. As a young woman, Irene moved to the...
Leroy "Wade" Oren
Aug 15, 2017
Wade Oren, age 81, of Ulen, MN, formerly of Felton, MN, passed away Tuesday, August 15, 2017, at the Twin Valley Living Center in Twin Valley, MN. LeRoy Wade Oren was born on November 4, 1935, to Walter and Arnolda (Matson) Oren in Ada, MN. He was raised on a farm near Ulen until his family moved to Felton in...
