obituaries

Sep 4, 2015

Kenneth Coleman, age 80, of Mahnomen, MN, died on Friday, September 4, 2015 at the Mahnomen Health Center Nursing Home. Kenneth Morgan Coleman, son of Charles and Anne (Morgan) Coleman, was born on July 31, 1935 in White Earth, MN. He spent most of his childhood in Naytahwaush, MN, and attended school at Flandreau and Pipestone. As a young man,...

Sep 4, 2015

Gerald "Jerry" Trom, age 82, of Ulen, MN, died Friday, September 4, 2015, in Viking Manor Nursing Home, Ulen, with his wife by his side. Gerald Dwain Trom was born September 23, 1932, the son of Selmer and Myrtle (Hellerud) Trom on a farm near Hendrum, MN. He was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith at Hendrum. At the...

Sep 3, 2015

Lila A. Anderson, 94, passed away on Thursday, Sept. 3 at Viking Manor Nursing Home in Ulen, MN, with her family at her side. Lila Adeline Berland was born in rural Lake Park, MN, on August 30, 1921, to Henry and Agnes (Grani) Berland. She grew up and attended school near Lake Park, where she graduated at the age of...

Sep 2, 2015

Father Frances "Frank" Kulhawik, 100, of Crookston, MN, formerly Twin Valley, MN, died Wednesday, September 02, 2015, in Villa St. Vincent, Crookston. Frances Joseph Kulhawik was born September 20, 1914, the son of Nickedemus and Josephine (Jurewicz) Kulhawik in Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, where he was raised. Frank, as he was known to everyone, was baptized at St. Casimir's Catholic Church in...

Sep 2, 2015

Betty Martinez, age 86, of Mahnomen, MN, died peacefully in her sleep on Tuesday, September 2, 2015, at the Eventide Nursing Home in Moorhead, MN.

Betty Jaynees Martinez was born August 20, 1929, in Crow Wing County, MN, to Fred and Ida (Bluhm) Brand. She married Thomas Martinez and spent time in England and Germany while her...

Sep 1, 2015

Lyssa Rae LaNelle Gordon, infant daughter of Desiree Wadena and John Gordon, of Waubun, MN, died on Tuesday, September 1, 2015, at home. Lyssa Rae was born on July 14, 2015, weighing 6.3lb at the Essentia Hospital in Detroit Lakes, MN. She was lovingly welcomed into this world with her twin brother, John Jr. Although she was here for only...

Aug 30, 2015

Donna Roy, age 33, of Mahnomen, MN, passed away on Sunday, August 30, 2015 in Ulen, MN with her family by her side.

Donna Marie Roy, the daughter of Wendy Martin and John Roy, was born on June 5, 1982 in Detroit Lakes, MN. She spent her childhood in the Detroit Lakes area and attended school there.  ...

Aug 29, 2015

Randy Berger, age 63, of Mahnomen, MN died on Saturday, August 29, 2015 at his home in Mahnomen. Randy Allan Berger, the son of Russell and Muriel (Olson) Berger, was born on September 27, 1951 in Thief River Falls, MN. He lived in Thief River Falls until the early 1960's when his family moved to Clearbrook, MN where his father...

Aug 29, 2015

Esther Kirkeby, age 93, of Twin Valley, MN, died on Saturday, August 29, 2015, at Sanford Health in Fargo, ND. Esther L. Johnson was born January 25, 1922, the daughter of George and Josehpine (Pederson) Johnson on a farm west of Twin Valley where she grew up and attended country school in the area. On February 6, 1944, Esther was...

Aug 29, 2015

Steve Heisler, age 54, of Bagley, MN, died on Saturday, August 29, 2015 at Essentia Health in Fosston, MN. Steven James Heisler was born July 10, 1961, the son of Phyllis (Fairbanks) and Warren "Jiggs" Heisler in Mahnomen, MN. He grew up in the White Earth, MN, area and graduated from Waubun High School in 1979. After graduation, Steve worked...

Aug 25, 2015

Carmen Burnette, age 54, of Waubun, MN, died Tuesday, August 25, 2015, at Sanford Health, Fargo, ND, surrounded by her family and friends. Carmen Renee Brown was born December 2, 1960, in Cass Lake, MN, to Francis "Bill" and Bernadette (Sweeney) Brown. She grew up in Cass Lake, MN until 4th grade when the family moved to Hoffman, MN. Later...

Aug 24, 2015

Mabel Jacobson Hassel, age 89, of Twin Valley, MN, died Monday, August 24, 2015, at the Twin Valley Living Center in Twin Valley, MN.

Mabel Gullingsrud was born September 17, 1925, the daughter of Theodore and Olena (Halland) Gullingsrud in Gary, MN. As a young child, she was lovingly raised by her aunt and uncle, Ole &...

Aug 20, 2015

Dean Stevens, age 80, of Wyoming, MN, died Thursday, August 20, 2015, in Mahnomen Health Center, Mahnomen. Dean was born to Jeanne and Carl Stevens of Gary, MN. He attended school in Gary where he graduated with the class of 1953. Dean was a road driver for Murphy Motor Freight retiring in 1988 and was a member of Teamsters Local...

Aug 16, 2015

Nathan Boe, age 25, of Mahnomen, MN, formerly Twin Valley, MN, died Sunday, August 16, 2015, from injuries he sustained in an auto accident. Nathan George Boe was born January 1, 1990, the son of George and Lois (Buschette) Boe in Fargo, ND. Nathan grew up in the Twin Valley community and attended school at Norman County East. He spent...

Aug 15, 2015

BTC (SW) Russell Mathias Walz, retired U.S. Navy, passed away on August 15, 2015, at the Twin Valley Living Center after an 11 year courageous and steadfast battle from a progressive neurodegenerative disorder. Russell was born on September 12, 1959 in Fosston, Minnesota to Leander and Lucille (Teuber) Walz.  He was a 1978 graduate of Mahnomen High School and joined...

Aug 12, 2015

B. Donavan Moore, age 61, of Waubun, MN, died on Wednesday, August 12, 2015, at Sanford Health in Fargo, ND. Graveside services will be held at a later date.

Aug 11, 2015

Maria Sather, age 75, of Gary, MN, died Tuesday, August 11, 2015, in Sanford Health, Fargo, ND, as a result of complications from emergency surgery. Maria Olivia Sirjord, the daughter of Olaf and Marie (Ystenes) Sirjord, was born on June 21, 1940, at home near Gary, MN. She was raised near Gary and attended school there. Following her high school...

Aug 10, 2015

Frank Matejcek, age 93, of Waubun, MN, died on Monday, August 10, 2015, at the Mahnomen Heath Center in Mahnomen, MN.

Frank John Matejcek was born May 26, 1922, the son of Frank and Anna (Spinler) Matejcek in Lake Grove Township, Waubun, MN. He attended Espe Grade School and graduated from Waubun High School with the class...

Aug 8, 2015

Dalayna Littlewolf, age 3, of Naytahwaush, MN, died Saturday, August 8, 2015, at Sanford Health Systems in Fargo, ND. Dalayna Lynn Littlewolf, the daughter of Tabitha Porter and Charles Littlewolf was born June 22, 2012, in Detroit Lakes, MN. Dalayna was born with Mitochondrial disease and despite this was always smiling and happy. She had big brown eyes, long beautiful...

Aug 6, 2015

Brady Duane Oberg, age 27, of Detroit Lakes, MN, formerly Ulen, MN, died Thursday, August 6, 2015, in his home. Brady was born October 12, 1987, in Fargo, ND, the son of Charlene (Most) and Russell Oberg. He grew up in Ulen, MN. He was baptized and confirmed his faith at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Ulen, and graduated from the Ulen-Hitterdal...