Verne Knopfler
Dec 22, 2014
Verne Knopfler, 76, Ulen MN, died Monday December 22, 2014, at the Twin Valley Living Center, Twin Valley, MN. Verne R. Knopfler was born June 18, 1938, the son of Clarence and Esther (Mortenson) Knopfler south of Ulen and moved to a farm west of Ulen where he was raised. He attended school in Ulen where he graduated from High...
Karen M. (Donnell) Blumberg
Dec 20, 2014
Karen Marie Blumberg, age 36, of Lonsdale, MN, passed away unexpectedly at her home on December 20, 2014, after a hard struggle with addiction. Karen was born to Dick and Marge (Maruska) Donnell, in Fosston, MN, on April 8, 1978. She was immersed in the Christian community that would be her lifelong support from an early age. She was baptized...
Renee Hovden
Dec 18, 2014
Renee Hovden, age 83, of Ada, MN, died Thursday, December 18, 2014, at her home. Renee H. Ruch was born December 25, 1930, in Page, ND, the daughter of Harold and Bertha (Connor) Ruch. At the age of seven, Renee moved with her family to the Ada community. She attended school there graduating from Ada High School with the class...
Curtis Olson
Dec 16, 2014
Curtis Olson, age 72, of Flom, MN, died on Tuesday, December 16, 2014 in his home. Curtis Leroy Olson, the son of Orrin and Genive (Seykora) Olson, was born in Moorhead, MN, on May 17, 1942. He was raised in the Moorhead area and attended school there. Following his high school graduation, Curtis entered the United States Navy. While serving,...
Jerry Tjon
Dec 16, 2014
Jerome "Jerry" Tjon, age 72, of Twin Valley, Minnesota, died Tuesday, December 16, 2014, at his home. Jerome Telford Tjon was born February 3, 1942, the son of Telford and Evelyn (McGrath) Tjon near Bottineau, North Dakota. As a child he moved with his family to the Twin Valley, Minnesota, community where he was raised on the farm. He attended...
Kaye Hilde
Dec 13, 2014
Kaye Hilde, age 80, of Ulen, MN, died on Saturday, December 13, 2014 at Viking Manor Nursing Home in Ulen. Kaye Marilyn Butterfield, the daughter of Myron and Dora (Hitchcox) Butterfield, was born on August 10, 1934, in Lodgepole, SD. She grew up and attended country school near there. After graduating from Hettinger High School, Kaye attended Northern State Teacher's...
Edgard Peterson
Dec 8, 2014
Edgard H. Peterson, age 89, of Fargo, ND, died Monday, December 8, 2014, at Eventide Lutheran Home, Moorhead, MN. Edgard Hilmer Howard Peterson was born on October 19, 1925 to Carl and Nora (Bjerkley) Peterson in Twin Valley, MN. He attended country school in Fossum Township through eighth grade and then graduated from Mahnomen High School in 1943. He farmed...
Doris Kremer
Dec 8, 2014
Doris Kremer, age 87, of Moorhead, MN, died Monday, December 8, 2014, in Eventide Nursing Home, Moorhead. Doris was born in Columbus, KS, to Clyde and Mary (Crowder) Cool. She attended country school through eighth grade and then went on to graduate from Cherokee County Community High School, in Columbus, KS. As a young woman she worked as a bookkeeper...
Henry Vannette
Nov 29, 2014
Henry Vannette, age 63, of Naytahwaush, MN, died Saturday, November 29, 2014, at his home. A Memorial Service will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, December 5, 2014, at Henry's home in Naytahwaush.
Harvey Hansen
Nov 26, 2014
Harvey Hansen, age 79, of Ulen, MN died Wednesday, November 26, 2014 in Viking Manor Nursing Home in Ulen. Harvey James Hansen Jr., the son of Harvey Sr. and Goldie (Schloesser) Hansen, was born on September 18, 1935 in Fargo, ND. He grew up on a farm east of Ulen and attended country school near there. Harvey was baptized and...
Murriel Jappe
Nov 25, 2014
Murriel Jappe, age 94, of McIntosh, MN died peacefully on Tuesday, November 26, 2014 at the McIntosh Nursing Home. Murriel Edna Hoffman, daughter of Erwin and Minnie (Neuman) Hoffman, was born on December 17, 1919, at home near Mahnomen, MN. She grew up in the Mahnomen area and attended country school. While riding horse one day, Murriel met Chester Jappe...
Elroy Neisen
Nov 24, 2014
Elroy J. Neisen died peacefully on Monday, November 24, 2014, after a long and full life with family and friends. Elroy was born January 11, 1925, in Mahnomen to Peter and Rose Neisen, the eldest of ten children. He lived in Mahnomen for most of his life. He married Irene Schramel, of Cold Spring, MN, on May 22, 1956. Together...
Lisa Dakota
Nov 15, 2014
Lisa Dakota, age 30, of Bagley, MN, died on Saturday, November 15, 2014, at Sanford Health, Fargo, ND. Lisa Larene Dakota was born on October 14, 1984, the daughter of Ernest Hunt and Lori Dakota, in Minneapolis, MN. From her youth into adulthood, Lisa was able to enjoy the beauty of the outdoors by spending it in Northern Minnesota. Twelve...
Paul Scholl
Nov 8, 2014
Paul Scholl, 50, of Laporte, MN, died Saturday, November 8, 2014, in a tragic hunting accident. Paul Ernst Scholl was born June 16, 1964, in Minneapolis, MN, to Leo Herman and Jeannette Julia (Hanson) Scholl. He grew up in the metro and graduated from Irondale High School. He furthered his education at St. Paul Tech School, where he received his...
Jennifer Lynn Marks
Nov 7, 2014
Jennifer Lynn Marks, age 53, of Blaine, MN, formerly Edina, passed away peacefully on November 7, 2014, after a 9-year battle with Leiomyosarcoma. Jennifer was born on October 7, 1961, in Moorhead, MN. She graduated from Twin Valley High School in 1980 and Moorhead State University with a degree in Theatre Management. After graduating, she moved to the Twin Cities...
Marilyn Wharton
Nov 7, 2014
Marilyn Wharton, age 63, of Mahnomen, MN, died Friday, November 7, 2014, at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, ND. Marilyn LaVonne Blue was born February 22, 1951, in White Earth, MN, to Lester and Gladys (Sargent) Blue. She grew up and attended school in the Minneapolis, MN, area. Following high school, Marilyn worked at the post office for some time....
David Wilson
Nov 6, 2014
David Allen Wilson, age 60, of Mahnomen, MN, died Thursday, November 6, 2014, at his home under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. David was born in Sisseton, SD, on January 20, 1954, the son of Robert and Yvonne (Spider) Wilson. The majority of Dave's youth was spent in the Minneapolis, MN, area. After graduating from Richfield...
Wayne Coleman
Oct 27, 2014
Wayne Vernon Coleman, age 73, of Bejou, MN, died Monday, October 27, 2014, at the University of Minnesota Medical Center in Minneapolis, MN. Wayne Vernon Coleman, son of Charles and Annie (Morgan) Coleman, was born on February 8, 1941, in White Earth, MN. As just an infant, both of his parents died and Wayne "lovingly known as Tonto" spent his...
Nellie Wibbels
Oct 25, 2014
Nellie Wibbels, age 99, of Mahnomen, MN, died Saturday, October 25, 2014, at the Mahnomen Health Center in Mahnomen. Upon emigrating from the Netherlands and settling in Gregory Township, near Bejou, MN, William and Henrietta (Kruisdyke) Kerssen began their family. Their second child of seven, Nellie Henrietta, was born September 21, 1915, at home. She grew up in Gregory Township...
Joseph L. Littlewolf
Oct 25, 2014
Joseph Lee Littlewolf, age 46, of Mahnomen, MN, lost his battle with cancer on Saturday, October 25, 2014, under Hospice Care of the Red River Valley at the Mahnomen Health Center in Mahnomen. Joe was born in Mahnomen on May 6, 1968, the youngest child of Melvin and Janice (Busse) Littlewolf. He grew up and attended school in Mahnomen. Following...
