obituaries

May 19, 2016

Ronald Olson, age 76, of Twin Valley, MN, died Thursday, May 19, 2016, at his residence. Ronald James Olson was born April 14, 1940, in Detroit Lakes, MN, the son of Kenneth and Helen (Killingstad) Olson. He lived with his family on a farm near Halstad, MN, until they moved to a farm east of Twin Valley, in the mid...

May 18, 2016

John E. Ahles, age 72, of Mahnomen, MN, died Wednesday, May 18, 2016, at Sanford Health in Fargo. John Edward Ahles, the son of Lewy and Marie (Belsvik) Ahles, was born on April 17, 1944 in White Earth, MN. He was raised in the rural Waubun, MN area and as a young man he entered the United States Navy.   John...

May 17, 2016

James "Jim" Janusch, age 84, of Waubun, MN, died Tuesday, May 17, 2016, at his home with family at his side. Private services will be held.

May 15, 2016

Bradley Houglum, age 58, of Waubun, MN, died Sunday, May 15, 2016, in Sanford Health, Fargo. Bradley Allan was born December 7, 1957, the son of Allan and Betty (Olson) Houglum. He was raised on a farm West of Waubun and graduated high school with the class of 1977. Following high school, Brad attended Detroit Lakes Vo-Tech for auto mechanics....

May 15, 2016

Harley Hanson, age 49, of Mahnomen, MN, died Sunday, May 15, 2016, at University of Minnesota Health in Minneapolis, MN. Harley Allen was born February 25, 1967, in Mahnomen, MN, the youngest child of Leslie and Ethel (Grimsrud) Hanson. As a child, he went to school in Mahnomen and graduated with the class of 1986. After attending college at Moorhead...

May 13, 2016

Manette LaPort, age 65, of Twin Valley, MN, died Friday, May 13, 2016, at Sanford Palliative Care Unit in Fargo, ND. Manette Kay LaPort was born July 27, 1950, in Ada, MN, the daughter of John and Alice (Aasgaard) LaPort. She attended school in Twin Valley and graduated with the class of 1969. Following graduation, Manette studied at Moorhead State...

May 10, 2016

Richard "Rick" Nystad, age 71, of Gary, MN, died Tuesday, May 10, 2016, in Sanford Health, Fargo. Richard Curtis Nystad was born November 11, 1944, the son of Norman and Celia (Haddeland) Nystad in Spokane, WA, and shortly after, moved to Newtown, ND. At the age of five, Rick moved with his family to Gary where he grew up and...

Apr 29, 2016

Martha Schaumburg, 91, of Mahnomen, MN, died peacefully on Friday, April 29, 2016, at the Mahnomen Health Center. Martha was born on April 14, 1925, and lived in Golzwarden, Germany. She was very active as a young lady participating in sports, especially gymnastics and dancing. Martha worked in sewing factories and as a farmhand during the war. She told many...

Apr 24, 2016

Lowell Walz, age 69, of Lake Park, MN, died on Sunday, April 24, 2016, at Sunnyside Care Center in rural Lake Park, MN. Lowell Norbert was born December 19, 1946, in Mahnomen, MN, the son of Lanwald "Lindy" and Dorothy (Schouviller) Walz. He grew up on the family farm near Beaulieu, MN, and graduated from Mahnomen High School with the...

Apr 17, 2016

Doris Lomsdalen, age 84, of Ulen, MN, died Sunday, April 17, 2016, at Sanford Health Systems in Fargo, ND. Doris Irene Thompson was born December 24, 1931, the daughter of Tilliam and Lena (Boland) Thompson, the second oldest of 10 children. Doris was born, raised and attended school at Lisbon, ND. On June 24, 1951, Doris was united in marriage...

Apr 13, 2016

Beverly Midbo, age 73, of Lengby, MN, died on Wednesday, April 13, 2016, at the Sanford Medical Center in Bemidji, MN. Beverly Jean Goodwin was born October 7, 1942, in White Earth, MN, to Thomas and Bessie (Hill) Goodwin. She grew up in Rice Lake, MN, attending school in Naytahwaush. Beverly raised five children and worked various jobs, including cleaning...

Apr 11, 2016

Charles "Chuckie" Beaulieu, age 71, of Mahnomen, MN, died Monday April 11, 2016, in Essentia Health, Fargo, ND. Charles W. was born March 19, 1945, to Roger and Jane (McDonald) Beaulieu. He grew up in the Beaulieu, MN, area and attended school in Mahnomen. He lived at home with his parents and helped his father on the farm. His father...

Apr 8, 2016

James Kemper, age 82, of Mahnomen, MN, formerly of Rogers, MN, died on Friday, April 8, 2016 at the Mahnomen Health Center Nursing Home in Mahnomen. James John Kemper "Jim" was born April 9, 1934 to Joseph and Rose (Schroeder) Kemper in Waubun, MN. James attended school in Waubun, graduating in 1952. He served in the US Army from 1957...

Apr 6, 2016

Layton Raaen, age 58, of Fargo, ND, passed away April 6, 2016, at Sanford Health in Fargo, ND. Layton Bryce Raaen was born June 1, 1957, to Vincent and Janice (Espeseth) Raaen at Fosston, MN. He attended elementary school at Winger, MN, and went to high school in Erskine, MN, where he graduated in 1975. During his high school years,...

Apr 4, 2016

Dr. Norbert Diekman, age 91, of Mahnomen, MN died April 4, 2016 at Bethany Care Center in Fargo, ND. Norbert Theodore, the fourth child of Conrad and Anna (Jacobs) Diekman, was born on March 29, 1925, in Ogema, MN. He graduated from Waubun High School and entered the United States Navy in 1944.  Norbert proudly served during WWII as a...

Apr 1, 2016

Donald Peltier, age 64, of Ulen, MN, died Friday, April 1, 2016, in Viking Manor Nursing Home, Ulen. A Graveside Service was held on Wednesday, April 6, 2016, at 10:00 a.m. at Lake Grove Lutheran Cemetery, Waubun, MN.

Mar 31, 2016

Anthony L. Wadena, Sr., age 56, of Naytahwaush, MN, died on Thursday, March 31, 2016, at the Mahnomen Health Center in Mahnomen, MN.

Anthony Lee Wadena, the son of Darrell "Chip" and Bonnie (Londo) Wadena, was born on September 23, 1959 in Detroit Lakes, MN. He grew up in Naytahwaush and attended elementary school there. After graduating...

Mar 31, 2016

Marcia "Marci" Haider, age 57, of Waubun, MN, died Thursday, March 31, 2016, at Sanford Palliative Care, surrounded by her loving family. Marci was born December 6, 1958, in St. Paul, MN, to Lenny and Marlene (Martin) Swanson. She grew up on the family farm east of Waubun. She had four siblings: Connie, Monica, Larry and Glenn (Sue). As a...

Mar 30, 2016

Gayle Rogers, age 69, of Mahnomen, MN, died on Wednesday, March 30, 2016, at Essentia Health in Fargo, ND. Gayle Cheryl Oppegard was born April 5, 1946, to Fred and Stella (Clark) Oppegard in Mahnomen, MN. She grew up on the White Earth Reservation and graduated from Mahnomen High School in 1964. On March 6, 1965, Gayle was united in...

Mar 29, 2016

Ross Miller, age 61, of Halstad, MN, died Tuesday, March 29, 2016, at Essentia Health, Fargo, ND. Ross Dean Miller, the son of Russell and Janice (Hansen) Miller, was born on August 6, 1954 in Mayville, ND. As a child, his family moved to the Miller family farm near Gary, MN, and he attended grade school in Gary. Later during...