David Mattinen
Nov 23, 2015
David Mattinen, age 75, of McIntosh, MN, formerly Tulaby Lake, rural Waubun, MN, was called to Heaven on Monday, November 23, 2015, in Vibra Hospital of Fargo. David Warren Eric Mattinen was born December 19, 1939, the son of Hjalmar and Celia (Maunu) Mattinen near Cloquet, MN. He attended school in that area, graduating from Esko High School with the...
Fern Roy Bice
Nov 23, 2015
Fern Roy Bice, age 86, of Mahnomen, MN, formerly Brooklyn Center, MN, passed away Monday, November 23, 2015, at her son's home surrounded by family. Fern was born April 10, 1929, in White Earth, MN, to Vincent and Mary (Beaulieu) Roy. Her childhood was spent on the White Earth Reservation. As a young lady, Fern moved to Minneapolis, MN, where...
Lorraine E. Sweep
Nov 21, 2015
Lorraine Sweep, age 72, of Bejou, MN, died Saturday, November 21, 2015, at the Twin Valley Living Center in Twin Valley, MN.
Lorraine Dahl, daughter of Obert and Ovidia (Morvig) Dahl, was born December 20, 1942, in Fertile, MN. She grew up in the Bejou area where she attended school. Lorraine graduated from Mahnomen High School, after which, she...
Leonard L Wening
Nov 20, 2015
Leonard Wening, age 61, of Mahnomen, MN, died on Friday, November 20, 2015, at home under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. He was surrounded in love by his wife and family following a long battle with prostate cancer.
Leonard Louis Wening was born October 14, 1954, in Littlefork, MN, to Ronald and Irene...
Leona L. Saatoff
Nov 19, 2015
Leona "Onie" Saatoff, age 98, of Grand Rapids, MN, formerly of Waubun, MN, died on Thursday, November 19, 2015, at Manor House Care Center in Grand Rapids, MN, under hospice care. Leona was born July 10, 1917, in Springfield, MN, to Henry and Mary (Boetcher) Beckman. At a young age, she and her family moved to a farm five miles...
Edward L. Muckenhirn
Nov 18, 2015
Edward Muckenhirm, age 85, of Mahnomen, MN, died on Wednesday, November 18, 2015, at Sanford Health in Fargo, ND. Edward Leroy was born October 22, 1930, in Delano, MN, the son of Francis and Carola (Bauman) Muckenhirn. Following his high school graduation, Ed attended college at Ellendale Normal State College, Ellendale, ND, where he received a Bachelors Degree in Education...
Leonard Porter
Nov 11, 2015
Leonard Porter, age 86, of Duluth, MN, formerly Mahnomen, MN, died on Wednesday, November 11, 2015, at Essentia Health in Duluth, MN. Leonard Vere Porter was born October 6, 1929 to Donald R. and Ida (Clark) Porter in Mahnomen County. He grew up and attended school in the Mahnomen area, joining the Navy as a young man. After an honorable...
Roland H Francis
Oct 27, 2015
Roland Francis, age 85, of Mahnomen, MN, died on Tuesday, October 27, 2015, at Mahnomen Health Center Nursing Home in Mahnomen, MN. Roland Harlow Francis was born on October 2, 1930, to Harlow and Rose (Schlagel) Francis. At the age of two, Roland and his family moved to the Mahnomen community. He was confirmed at St. Michael's Catholic Church and...
Donna Yarbrough
Oct 26, 2015
Donna Yarbrough, age 83, of Ulen, MN, formerly Hitterdal, died Monday, October 26, 2015, in Viking Manor Nursing Home, Ulen. Donna Fay Bakke was born November 15, 1931, to Perry and Gladys (Lundberg) Bakke at home in rural Lake Park, MN. As a young girl, Donna's parents purchased a farm in rural Hitterdal. She grew up on the farm and...
Clayton Ormbreck
Oct 24, 2015
Clayton Ormbreck, 91, of Ulen, MN, died Saturday, October 24, 2015, in the Viking Manor Nursing Home, Ulen. Clayton Warren Ormbreck was born December 28, 1923, in Ulen to Christian and Christine (Vesterheim) Ormbreck. He attended school, graduating from Ulen High School with the class of 1941. Clayton followed his father in the retail lumber business. He started working for...
Joseph D. Schabacker
Oct 23, 2015
Joseph D. Schabacker, age 48, of East Grand Forks, MN, formerly of Mahnomen, MN, died Friday, October 23, 2015, at Vibra Hospital, Fargo, ND. Joseph Schabacker, the son of Linda Schabacker was born in Rochelle, IL, on August 11, 1967. His childhood was spent growing up in Mentor, MN, with his grandparents. Joe graduated from Mentor High School with a...
Kenneth Blaeser
Oct 23, 2015
Kenneth Blaeser, age 82, of Mahnomen, MN, died peacefully on Friday, October 23, 2015, in his home under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley.
Kenneth Peter Blaeser was born on July 30, 1933, to Hubert and Winnifred (Doerfler) Blaeser in Mahnomen, MN. At the tender age of 17, he left high school and joined...
Michael John Pannell, Sr.
Oct 21, 2015
Michael J. Pannell Sr., age 48, of Fisher, MN, died Wednesday, October 21, 2015, at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, ND. Michael John Pannell Sr., was born January 10, 1967, in Fort Leonard wood, MO, to John Pannell (Sandra Jappe Pannell) and Shala Winter. Growing up in a military family, Mike moved often. He spent time in Mahnomen, MN, Chippewa...
Randi Hariluk
Oct 19, 2015
Randi Hariluk, age 28, of Minneapolis, MN, formerly of Waubun, MN, died on Monday, October 19, 2015, at Unity Hospital in Fridley, MN. Randi Lynn Hariluk was born November 21, 1986, in Detroit Lakes, MN, the third child to Paul and Jacki (Murray) Hariluk. She grew up in the Waubun area and graduated from Waubun High School in 2005. Randi...
Lawrence "Larry" Kraft
Oct 15, 2015
Larry Kraft, longtime Fargo businessman, formerly of Minot, ND, died Thursday, October 15, 2015, in his home under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Lawrence Gilbert Kraft was born to John and Stella Kraft July 28, 1944 in Dickinson, ND. He married Pam Seiler on May 16, 1987. Larry was founder and owner of Frame Kraft in...
Orlaine Wiger
Oct 15, 2015
Orlaine Wiger, age 79, of Idaho Falls, ID, formerly Ada, MN, died Thursday, October 15, 2015, in Idaho Falls.
Orlaine Betty Merkins was born August 27, 1936, the daughter of Henry and Bertha (Braunschweig) Merkins in Ada where she attended school, graduating from Ada High School. After graduation, Orlaine was employed as a nurse's aide at the...
Sybil Oakland
Oct 12, 2015
Sybil Oakland, age 98, of Fertile, MN, died Monday, October 12, 2015, in Riverview Hospital, Crookston, MN. Sybil Olga Irene Bak was born September 20, 1917, the daughter of Ole and Ida (Garden) Bak near Gary, MN. At the young age of 14, she worked for several families, caring for children, doing chores and housework. On October 28, 1939, Sybil...
J. Lloyd Pavek
Oct 11, 2015
Lloyd Pavek, age 77, of Waubun, MN, died Sunday, October 11, 2015, at Essentia Health, Fargo, ND. Joseph Lloyd Pavek was born to John Sr. and Mary (Adams) Pavek, in Mahnomen, MN, on March 23, 1938. He grew up in the Waubun area and graduated from Waubun High School. On January 27, 1956, Lloyd was united in marriage to Marilyn...
Joel Nysetvold
Oct 11, 2015
Joel Mark Nysetvold, age 61, of Twin Valley, MN, died Sunday, October 11, 2015 at Essentia Health, Fargo, ND. Joel was born in Ada, MN to Arnt and Verna (Knutson) Nysetvold, baptized and confirmed at Zion Lutheran Church in Twin Valley. He graduated from Twin Valley High School in 1972 and Moorhead Technical College in 1974 with a degree in...
Richard K. Kjolberg Jr.
Oct 9, 2015
Richard K. Kjolberg Jr., age 22, of Duluth, MN, died Friday, October 9, 2015, at Essentia Hospital, Duluth. Richard Keith Kjolberg, Jr., was born July 22, 1993, in Detroit Lakes, MN, to Richard Sr., and Jodi (Miller) Kjolberg. Ricky's early childhood was spent moving to various towns but they settled in the Duluth area. At the young age of five,...
