obituaries

Apr 4, 2019

Lowell Jacobson, 84, Ada, MN, died Thursday, April 4, 2019, at Benedictine Care Community, Ada, MN.

Lowell Merlyn Jacobson, the son of Carl and Emelia (Grosfield) Jacobson, was born on April 1, 1935, on the home farm in Good Hope Township, near Shelly, MN. He was baptized at Bethany Lutheran Church near their farm, and later confirmed...

Mar 31, 2019

George Meyer, age 37, of Waubun, MN, died unexpectedly Sunday, March 31, 2019.

George Allen was born in Minneapolis, MN, on May 28, 1981, the son of James Weaver and Teresa Meyer.  He spent his early years in Minneapolis and as a teen, his family moved to the Waubun area.  George attended school in Mahnomen and graduated...

Mar 30, 2019

Sylvia Elaine Bratager, age 80, of Erskine, MN, died Saturday, March 30, 2019, at Country Place Assisted Living, Erskine, MN.

Sylvia was born December 20, 1938, near Rindal, MN, the daughter of Sigvard and Selma (Prestegaard) Hassel.  She attended country school followed by Fertile High School, graduating with the class of 1957.  As a youngster, Sylvia never...

Mar 23, 2019

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Jacqueline "Jackie" Saeland, age 66, of Twin Valley, MN, died Saturday, March 23, 2019 in her home surrounded by her family after a long illness.

Jacqueline K. Saeland, the daughter of Alvin and Marion (Carrow) Wilke, was born on February 5, 1953 in Breckenridge, MN. She grew up in the Breckenridge...

Mar 18, 2019

Myrtle Aakhus, age 90, of Detroit Lakes, MN, died Monday, March 18, 2019 in her home under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley.

Myrtle Jeanette Gunderson was born February 10, 1929, on the farm of her grandparents, Ole and Marie Gunderson, in Bear Park township, Norman County, MN. There to...

Mar 18, 2019

Emma Lee LaRoque, age 28, of White Earth, MN, died Monday, March 18, 2019, at her home.

Emma LaRoque was born to Michael and Jean (Holstein) LaRoque on July 27, 1990, in Bemidji, MN. She attended school at Orr Elementary, Tower Middle School, and graduated with the Class of 2008 from Cass Lake-Bena High School. During her...

Mar 18, 2019

Shane Woods Jr., age 9, of White Earth, MN, died unexpectedly on Monday, March 18, 2019, at his home.

Shane Alexander Woods Jr. was born on April 19, 2009, to Shane Woods and Emma LaRoque in Bemidji, MN. He grew up in White Earth and was currently a 4 th grade student in Ogema, MN. Shane was...

Mar 18, 2019

Frederick York, age 4, of White Earth, MN, died unexpectedly, Monday, March 18, 2019, at his home.

Frederick Elijah York was born on December 30, 2014 to Daniel York and Emma LaRoque in Detroit Lakes, MN. Freddy grew up in White Earth where he attended Head Start. He could often be found sharing his contagious giggle while...

Mar 17, 2019

Watch Chairman Terry Tibbetts Funeral Service

Terrance "Terry" Tibbetts, Chairman of the White Earth Nation, passed away Sunday, March 17, 2019, at Sanford Medical Center in Fargo, ND, at the age of 60.

Terrance Dennis Tibbetts was born September 24, 1958, in White Earth, MN, the son of Burnham "BL" and Marian "Babe" (Sargent) Tibbetts.  ...

Mar 17, 2019

Michael J. Cox, 30, Fargo, ND, formerly of Benson, MN, died Sunday, March 17, 2019, at his home.

Private services were held at Fertile, MN.

Mar 16, 2019

Oral M. Bjorem, 88, passed away peacefully on Saturday March 16, 2019, at his home in Albuquerque, NM with his loving family next to him. Oral was born and raised on the family farm at Ada, MN, and attended schools there. He was an active member of Valley Lutheran Church in Tome, New Mexico.

He served in...

Mar 12, 2019

Clinton Balstad, age 82, of Billings, MT, died on Tuesday, March 12, 2019, at his winter home in Mesa, AZ.

Clinton Edward Balstad, the son of Ed and Gertie (Hengel) Balstad, was born July 27, 1936, in Winger, MN.  He was both baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith.  As a child, Clinton attended country school and...

Mar 12, 2019

Robin Carew Sladen, 78, Borup, MN, died Tuesday, March 12, 2019, at his home under the care of his family and Hospice of The Red River Valley.

He was an Englishman born on December 22, 1940 in Nakuru, Kenya, who moved to Los Angeles as a young man of 21 years, where his passion for racing led...

Mar 10, 2019

Murley Wichern, age 86, of Danbury, WI died on Sunday, March 10, 2019 at St. Mary's Hospital in Duluth, MN.

Murley Walter Wichern was born on July 3, 1932 to Henry and Rosa (Allrich) Wichern in rural Twin Valley, MN. He grew up in Twin...

Mar 9, 2019

John Paul Roy, age 59, of Mahnomen, MN, died on Saturday, March 9, 2019, at his home, Mahnomen, MN.

John Paul was born September 29, 1959, in White Earth, MN, the son of George and Patricia (Smith) Roy.  His Indian name was "Anishinaabewininii", original man.  John attended school in Detroit Lakes, MN, and...

Mar 9, 2019

Richard "Rick" Miller, age 72, of Fertile, MN, died on Saturday, March 9, 2019, at his home under the care of his family and Hospice.

Richard M. Miller was born May 21, 1946, in Fosston, MN, the son of Ervin and Florence (Voit) Miller.  He grew up in the Mahnomen, MN, area and...

Feb 26, 2019

Angela A. Neisen, 38, Halstad, MN, formerly of Ada, MN, passed away unexpectedly at her home on Tuesday, February 26, 2019.

Angela was born on October 30, 1980, to Charles and Barb (Voit) Neisen at Mahnomen, MN. She grew up in Ada, graduating from Ada-Borup High School in 1999. She worked for REM at various group homes...

Feb 26, 2019

Steven G. Ranz, age 64, rural Fertile, MN passed away peacefully in his home on Tuesday, February 26th, 2019. He was surrounded by his family and the loving care of Hospice after a long and courageous battle with cancer.

From his birth on March 18, 1954, up until his passing on Tuesday, Steve cultivated a life full...

Feb 24, 2019

Bonnie (Rogers) Estrada- Martinez, age 51, of Mahnomen, MN, died Sunday, February 24, 2019, at Mahnomen Health Center, Mahnomen, MN.

Bonnie, the daughter of Bernard "Scotty" and Gayle (Oppegard) Rogers, was born in Mahnomen, MN, on October 4, 1967.  As a child, she moved to the Minneapolis area for a time before returning to Naytahwaush.  She attended...

Feb 22, 2019

Elmer "Gene" Tibbetts, age 87, of Ogema, MN, died on Friday, February 22, 2019, at St. Mary's Essentia Health in Detroit Lakes, MN.

Elmer Eugene was born March 28, 1931, to Elmer Lawrence and Irene (Thompson) Tibbetts in Cass Lake, MN.  His youth was spent in Cass Lake where he attended school.  As a young man, Gene...