David Koppy
Apr 26, 2017
David Koppy, age 81, of Mahnomen, MN, died Wednesday, April 26, 2017, in his home. David Koppy, one of 12 children born to Joseph and Louise (Janisch) Koppy, was born July 14, 1935, in Mahnomen, MN. The majority of his life was spent in the farming community of Mahnomen. However, from 1968 to 1972, David helped his father take care...
Darrell Gulseth
Apr 23, 2017
Darrell Gulseth, age 73, of Twin Valley, MN, died Sunday, April 23, 2017, in Mahnomen Health Center Hospital. No services will be held at the family's request.
Ardyce Mccradie
Apr 21, 2017
Ardyce C. McCradie was born at White Earth Hospital and died April 21, 2017, at her home, of pancreatic cancer, surrounded by her loving family and friends. Ardyce attended school in Naytahwaush, MN, and Mahnomen, MN. In 1978, she and her family moved to Grandin, ND, where she made her home until the time of her passing. Ardyce was an...
Ernest Roragen
Apr 19, 2017
Ernest Roragen, age 91, of Moorhead, MN, formerly Bejou, MN, passed away Wednesday, April 19, 2017, at Eventide in Moorhead, MN.
Ernest Stanley Roragen, the son of Peder and Ella (Handeland) Roragen, was born on April 30, 1925 at home in Bejou Township. He was baptized and confirmed his faith at Faaberg Lutheran Church in Rindahl, MN....
Robert Hoekstra
Apr 19, 2017
Robert Hoekstra, age 82, of Ada, MN, formerly Twin Valley, MN, died unexpectedly Wednesday, April 19, 2017, in his home. Bob was born on March 4, 1935, to Martin and Wilma Hoekstra. He was born and raised on the farm near Twin Valley. He was baptized, confirmed and served on several committees at Zion Lutheran Church. Bob attended school in...
Karen Reyes- Wilson
Apr 12, 2017
Karen Reyes- Wilson, age 65, of Mahnomen, MN, passed away Wednesday, April 12, 2017, at her home surrounded by her family. A Memorial Service will be held at 3:00 pm, Saturday, April 15, 2017, at her home in Mahnomen, MN.
Karen Kay Reyes, the daughter of Manuel and Mercedes Ann (Emerson) Reyes, was born on February 2, 1952 in...
Eleanor Bjerken
Apr 9, 2017
Eleanor Bjerken, age 91, of Mahnomen, MN, passed away on Sunday, April 9, 2017, at the Mahnomen Health Center Nursing Home. Eleanor Marie Bjerken was born on July 3, 1925, to Elizabeth (Flottemesch) and Benedict Walz. She attended school in Mahnomen and Mount St. Benedict in Crookston, MN. Eleanor was united in marriage to Julius O. Bjerken on September 24,...
Kelly J Bunker
Apr 9, 2017
Kelly Bunker, age 58, of Naytahwaush, MN, passed away on Sunday, April 9, 2017 at his home under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Kelly Joseph Bunker, the son of Glenn and Phyllis Bunker, was born on February 15, 1959 in White Earth, MN. He grew up in the Naytahwaush community and attended Northrup-Emmerson school. Kelly later...
Wayne O. Longtin
Apr 7, 2017
Wayne O. Longtin, 80, of Mahnomen, MN, passed away on April 7, 2017, surrounded by his loving family. Wayne was born on January 13, 1937, in Walhalla, ND. He was one of 10 children born to Henry and May (Beaudoin) Longtin. Wayne entered the workforce at the young age of 13, and two years later became a fulltime employee at...
Orland Swenson
Apr 6, 2017
Orland Swenson, age 78, of Twin Valley, MN, died Thursday, April 6, 2017, in Essentia Health, Fargo. Orland Alvin Swenson, the son of Samuel and Lillian (Askelson) Swenson, was born on March 24, 1939 in Borup, MN. He attended school in Ulen, MN and later moved to Dilworth, MN. In 1961, Orland married Phyllis Knutson and was blessed with two...
Rhoda Anderson
Apr 6, 2017
Rhoda Georgine Anderson, 99, passed away peacefully on April 6, 2017, at the Carefree Living Center in Ely, MN, surrounded by family. Rhoda was born on December 9, 1917, in Hawley, MN to Anna and Oscar Askelson. She attended country school and worked on neighboring farms until her marriage to Gordon Anderson on June 15, 1941, in Borup, MN. They...
Bernice "Ella" Vogel
Apr 5, 2017
Bernice "Ella" Vogel, age 57, of Grand Portage, MN, passed away Wednesday, April 5, 2017, at St. Luke's Hospital, Duluth, MN. Bernice Ella Vogel, the daughter of Burnham Sr. and Marian (Sargent) Tibbetts, was born on March 2, 1960, in Mahnomen, MN. She was raised there and graduated from Mahnomen High School. Ella, as she was loving known, moved to...
Mary Ellen Rector
Mar 31, 2017
Mary Ellen Rector, age 74, of Waubun, MN, formerly Ada, MN, died Friday, March 31, 2017, in her home under the care of her family and Hospice of the Red River Valley. Mary Ellen was born September 14, 1942, in Moorhead, MN, the only daughter of Floyd and Fern (Warner) Gift. She grew up in Halstad, MN, and graduated with...
Darlene Ness
Mar 30, 2017
Darlene Kay Ness I came into this world on April 2, 1951, to Kenneth and Della Kroshus, in Ada, MN. They blessed me with a little sister, Karen (Peppel) Kroshus, a brother, Howard Kroshus and the youngest of the bunch, Debbie (Gordon) Kroshus. I passed on March 30th, 2017, surrounded by family at Sanford Medical Center in Fargo, North Dakota....
Duane Johnson
Mar 29, 2017
Duane Johnson, age 87, of Twin Valley, MN, died Wednesday, March 29, 2017, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Duane Lamarr Johnson was born February 16, 1930, in Erskine, MN, to Heino and Pearl Johnson. He grew up in Twin Valley where he graduated high school. Duane married Barbara Mishaw and the couple was blessed with four boys: Michael,...
Donald Eklund
Mar 27, 2017
On March 18, 1923, David and Josephine (Evans) Eklund welcomed Donald Jerome Eklund, one of 13 children. The seven girls outnumbered the six boys; Verna, Alice, Eleanor, Doris, Gust, Helen, Bernice, Donald, Ruth, Lester, Merlyn, Vernon and Jerry. Donald attended school in Fertile, MN, Stanley, ND, and Lockhart, MN, until the age of 15 when he entered the workforce. From...
Joan Everson
Mar 26, 2017
Joan Everson, age 78, of Twin Valley, MN, died Sunday, March 26, 2017, in Sanford Health, Fargo surrounded by her loving family. Joan Thea Gunnufson, the daughter of Halvor and Clara (Bjorge) Gunnufson, was born on September 21, 1938, in Twin Valley. She spent her childhood in the Twin Valley area where she attended school. In October 1957, Joan was...
Lowell Allen Wagner
Mar 23, 2017
Lowell Allen Wagner, 67,Quartzsite, AZ. died March 23, 2017, in his home. Lowell Allen Wagner was born in Hawley, MN. July 28, 1949, to Wilbur (Bill) and Alice (Hartwig) Wagner. He grew up in Ulen Township and attended school in Ulen, graduating in 1967. He was in the United States 119 Fighter Wing Air National Guard, farmed, and worked for...
Mary "Donnis" Diehl
Mar 23, 2017
Mary "Donnis" Diehl, age 98, of Mahnomen, MN, died Thursday, March 23, 2017, at Mahnomen Health Center Nursing Home, Mahnomen, MN.
Mary "Donnis" Diehl, the daughter of George and Cleo (Berryman) Conover, was born on January 24, 1919 while her mother was visiting family in Jackson, MI. As a newborn, she traveled with her family back to...
Perry Grise
Mar 22, 2017
Perry Grise, age 89, of Waubun, MN, died Wednesday, March 22, 2017, at Emmanuel Nursing Home, Detroit Lakes, MN. Perry Grise was born October 18, 1927, to Harley and Dora (Coats) Grise in Covington, OH. Perry attended school in Piqua, OH and the Lockington, OH area. Later in life, Perry moved back to Covington where he made his home before...
