Agnes Bestul
Jun 30, 2014
Agnes "Aggie" Bestul, age 93, of Winger, MN, died Monday, June 30, 2014, at her home. Agnes Luella Iverson was born at home in Garden Township on April 13, 1921, the daughter of Lars and Bertha (Baglien) Iverson. Growing up she attended Pleasant View Country School #101. At a young age, Agnes was united in marriage to Peder Bestul in...
David Ray Anderson Sr.
Jun 30, 2014
David R. Anderson Sr., age 69, of Lakeville, MN, died Monday, June 30, 2014, at Augustana Health Care Center in Apple Valley, MN. David Ray Anderson was born November 5, 1944, in Carroll, IA, the son of Roger and Dorothy (Rippke) Anderson. Growing up, David's family traveled various places around the United States for his father's job as an iron...
Betty Hariluk
Jun 29, 2014
Betty Jean Hariluk, age 77, of Mahnomen, MN, died Sunday, June 29, 2014, at Essential Health, Fargo, ND. Betty Jean Smallwood was born July 5, 1936, at home in Rudy, Arkansas, to Earl and Mae (Lovejoy) Smallwood. She attended school in Cedarville, Arkansas, through the 9th grade. Following her schooling, Betty worked in a hospital in Fort Smith, Arkansas, as...
Mary Hausner
Jun 27, 2014
Mary Hausner, age 93, of Mahnomen, MN, died on Friday, June 27, 2014, at the Mahnomen Health Center Nursing Home. Mary E. Royce was born on December 25, 1920, to Howard and Martha (Lucke) Royce, near Oakes, ND. She was raised near Oakes, and attended Guelph High School. After graduation, Mary moved to the Minneapolis, MN, area where she worked...
Mijakwad “Blue Sky” Hill
Jun 25, 2014
Mijakwad "Blue Sky" Hill, premature infant daughter of Lynnette Hanks, was born and died on June 25, 2014 at Sanford Hospital in Fargo, ND. Blue Sky, a precious little girl of only 19 weeks gestation, was born at 1:22 p.m. surrounded by her family. After a gift of 1 hour and 17 minutes she took her last tiny breath. She...
Darrell "Chip" Wadena Sr
Jun 24, 2014
Darrell "Chip" Wadena Sr., age 75, of Naytahwaush, MN, died on Tuesday, June 24, 2014, at Vibra Hospital in Fargo, ND. Darrell Eugene Wadena, son of John and Mary (Peabody) Wadena, was born on November 23, 1938, in White Earth, MN. He was raised in Naytahwaush and attended school there. Chip entered the United States Army and following his discharge,...
Frances G Daniel
Jun 19, 2014
Frances Daniel, age 97, of Mahnomen, MN, passed away June 19, 2014, at the Mahnomen Health Center Nursing Home.
Frances G. O'Rourke was born December 5, 1916, to William and Frances (Witt) O'Rourke at their home near Waubun, MN. She graduated from Waubun High School and later received her teaching certificate. Frances married B. Howard Daniel on...
Rodney D. Jensen
Jun 17, 2014
Rodney "Rod" Jensen, age 49, of Ulen, MN, died Tuesday, June 17, 2014, from injuries he sustained in an auto accident near Ulen. Rodney Dale was born June 2, 1965, in Fargo, ND, to Harold and Elaine (Purdy) Jensen. His youth was spent growing up in the Hitterdal, MN, area. Rod graduated from Ulen High School with the class of...
Bonnie Cogger
Jun 17, 2014
Bonnie Cogger, age 60, of Flom, MN, died Tuesday, June 17, 2014, at her residence. Bonnie was born October 5, 1953, in Detroit Lakes, MN, the daughter of Ignatius and Melba (Gruber) Perrine. She grew up in the Rochert, MN, area and graduated from Frazee High School with the class of 1971. Later that year, Bonnie was united in marriage...
Desteny Thompson
Jun 17, 2014
Desteny Thompson, age 32, of Twin Valley, MN, died Tuesday, June 17, 2014 in Benedictine Care Community, Ada, MN, surround by family and under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Desteny Hope Thompson, along with her identical twin sister, Alyssa, was born on September 13, 1981 in Crookston, MN. "Desy" as her family knew her, battled a...
Theresa Fevig
Jun 14, 2014
Theresa Fevig, age 92, of Moorhead, MN, died Saturday, June 14, 2014, in Sanford Palliative Care, Fargo. Theresa Hattie Levern Larson was born September 12, 1921, the daughter of Louis and Ella (Askelson) Larson on the family farm near Borup, MN, where she grew up and attended country school. Theresa helped her parents on the farm and when she got...
Edward "Butch" Burnette
May 22, 2014
Edward "Butch" Burnette Jr., age 54, of Naytahwaush, MN, died Tuesday, May 22, 2014, at his home. Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 28, 2014, at the Old Community Center in Naytahwaush, MN.
Don Slininger
May 22, 2014
Donald Allen Slininger, 61, of Mahnomen, MN, died on May 22nd 2014 at University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview in Minneapolis, MN. Don was born November 19th 1952 in Ada, MN to Burton & Laurena (Warnsholz) Slininger. He was baptized in Christ and confirmed his faith at St. John's Lutheran Church in rural Ada. Don grew up in rural Twin...
Sylvia E. Anderson
May 22, 2014
Sylvia Anderson, age 86, of Detroit Lakes, MN, formerly of Mahnomen, MN, died Thursday, May 22, 2014, at Sanford Palliative Health in Fargo, ND. Sylvia Erna Kjos, the daughter of Selmer and Erna (Wendt) Kjos, was born on July 13, 1927 at home near Mahnomen. As a young girl she attended country school near the farm then graduated from Mahnomen...
Robert Pierce
May 19, 2014
Robert Pierce, age 72, of Twin Valley, Minnesota, died Monday May 19, 2014, in Twin Valley Living Center, Twin Valley. Robert J. Pierce was born January 20, 1942, at Kadoka, South Dakota, the son of John and Thelma (Fuerst) Pierce. He grew on a ranch near Murdo, South Dakota and graduated from high school in White River. In 1962, he...
Orville Onstad
May 19, 2014
Orville Onstad, age 95, of Ada, MN, died Sunday, May 18, 2014, in Essentia Health, Fargo. He requested his body be donated to the UND School of Medicine in Grand Forks, ND. No services were held. He was preceded in death by his wife, Verona.
Arvin "Sonny" Syverson
May 19, 2014
Arvin Leon Syverson, better known as Sonny, passed away peacefully at his home on May 19, 2014, at the age of 73 years, after long battle with cancer. Sonny was able to remain at his home with the loving care from his daughter, Pamela, who devoted the last 8 months to be with her father, along with Hospice and the...
Eugene "Gene" Moore
May 11, 2014
Eugene "Gene" Moore, age 73, of Waubun, MN, died on Sunday, May 11, 2014, under care of Hospice of the Red River Valley.
Eugene Dale was born at home on May 22, 1940, the youngest child of Earl and Lucine (Helvey) Moore. His youth was spent in several towns throughout Minnesota and Wisconsin. Gene attended country school...
Phyllis Pearl Turpin
May 10, 2014
Phyllis Pearl Turpin, age 90, of Naytahwaush, MN, died on Saturday, May 10, 2014, at the Mahnomen Health Center, Mahnomen, MN.
Phyllis was born on March 21, 1924, in Naytahwaush to Nelson Daniel Bunker and Flora Winnie Bunker. She married William C. Turpin on October 10, 1942, and they were blessed with seven children; Beverly, Gayle, Cheryl,...
Joyce Nelson
May 10, 2014
Joyce Nelson, age 64, of Ulen, MN, passed away on Saturday, May 10, 2014, at the Sanford Palliative Care Unit in Fargo, ND. Joyce Virginia, and her fraternal twin sister, Joy, were born on October 13, 1949, to Orlyn and Kathryn (Fuglie) Nelson in Moorhead, MN. As a young girl, Joyce lived with her family on the farm near Ulen....
