Obituaries
Thelma Agnes Mitchell
Jul 6, 2021
Thelma A. Mitchell age 94 of Detroit Lakes, MN died July 6, 2021 at Ecumen – Emmanuel Nursing Home in Detroit Lakes, MN., under the care of hospice.
Thelma Agnes Nyland was born to Thomas and Lillian (Harvala) Nyland on October 18, 1926 in rural Osage, MN., where she grew up and was educated in area schools. She was baptized...
Gunda H Gilbertson
Jul 4, 2021
Gunda H. Gilbertson, 86, Detroit Lakes, MN, died Sunday, July 4 at Essentia Oak Crossing in Detroit Lakes. Funeral services will be 2:00 pm Sunday, July 11 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Detroit Lakes, Pastor Jillene Gallatin, officiating. Interment will be in Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery, near Shell Lake, rural Osage on July 12. Friends may call 1 hour prior to...
Jacqueline Louise Putnam
Jul 4, 2021
Jacqueline Louise Putnam, 77, beloved wife, mother, and grandmother passed away on Sunday, July 4th. A celebration of Jackie’s life will be held at West Kjos Funeral home at 2 pm on Saturday, July 31.
Jackie was born February 22,1944 in Lincoln, Nebraska to Robert and Louise (Horton) Peterson. The young family spent a brief time in San Francisco, CA...
Ryan Philip Jenson
Jun 30, 2021
Ryan Philip Jenson age 31 of Moorhead, MN, formerly of Detroit Lakes, MN died unexpectedly on June 30, 2021 at his residence.
Ryan graduated from Detroit Lakes High School in 2008. His son Carson was born in October 2010 and gave meaning to Ryan’s life
Ryan is survived by his son, Carson; parents, Dale and Kelly Jenson; siblings, Angie (Abe)...
Betty Davis Welch
Jun 29, 2021
Betty Welch, 104, died on June 29, 2021 at Oak Crossing care facility in Detroit Lakes, Mn. She had been a resident there for 5 years. She was born on February20, 1917 in Greenville, PA to Harry Elmer Davis and Belva (Dumars) Davis. She graduated from Penn High School and then Temple University in Philadelphia. She then returned to Greenville...
Jon H Poehler
Jun 27, 2021
Jonathan Henry Poehler October 27, 1944 – June 27, 2021 Storyteller, angler, hunter, outdoorsman, athlete, writer, card shark, mischief maker. Lover of literature, music, and theatre. Husband, father, brother, son. There are so many ways to describe Jon, but to capture who he was and how much he meant to so many people in just a few words is impossible....
Sharon Ann Keen
Jun 26, 2021
Sharon Ann (Tovson) Bernard Keen, 72, beloved mother, grandmother and great grandmother, died peacefully June 26, 2021 under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley.
Sharon was born in Detroit Lakes, MN and grew up in the rural Richwood area where she attended Pelican Valley one room schoolhouse until 3rd grade and then Callaway Elementary School. She graduated...
Beverly Josephine Dobrenski
Jun 24, 2021
Beverly (Bev) Josephine Dobrenski was welcomed by her husband and heavenly Father on June 24, 2021.
Bev was born on June 3, 1933, in Nelson, WI to Oscar and L. Orvilla (Torgerson) Bade. They ran a small dairy operation until moving to a larger farm near their family homestead in Brown County, SD in 1939. Bev attended a single room...
Susan Lynn Swanson
Jun 18, 2021
Susan Lynn Swanson, age 58, of Detroit Lakes, MN, passed away at her home on Friday, June 18, 2021. Sue was born on April 13, 1963, in Detroit Lakes, MN, to Darryl and Joan Swanson. Sue was baptized at the United Methodist Church in Detroit Lakes, MN. She graduated from Detroit Lakes High School in 1981. Sue went to college...
Dean Lewis Miller
Jun 17, 2021
Dean Lewis Miller 60, of Detroit Lakes, MN passed away on Thursday, June 17, 2021 at his home. A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, July 10th at West-Kjos Funeral Home at 2pm. Visitation will be one- hour prior. After the service, the family welcomes everyone to the American Legion to join in on a celebration of life...
Justin Micheal Mayberry
Jun 7, 2021
Justin M. Mayberry was born October 23, 1978 in Detroit Lakes, MN to Sandra Mayberry and Richard Laine. He attended school in Frazee, MN and Perham MN. At the age of ten he moved to the twin cities to live with his maternal grandparents, Vern and Donna Mayberry in Crystal, MN. He attended Hosterman Junior High in Robbinsdale, MN and...
Sharon Colleen Jacobson
Jun 7, 2021
Sharon C. Jacobson, age 71, of Detroit Lakes, MN formally of Moorhead, MN died June 7, 2021 at Mayo Methodist Hospital Rochester, MN.
Sharon Colleen Krueger was born March 10, 1950 in Parkers Prairie, MN to Lancelot and Evelyn Krueger. She was baptized and confirmed in the Christian faith at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church. Sharon grew up in rural Parkers...
Virginia May Earley
Jun 6, 2021
Virginia M. Earley age 91 of Detroit Lakes, MN died June 6, 2021 at Essentia Health, Fargo, ND.
Virginia May Earley was born May 3, 1930 in Pelican Rapids, MN to Walter and Alice (Johnson) Priem. She grew up in rural Pelican Rapids and attended District 149 Country School near the family farm. She worked on the farm and attended...
Arlyn Lucille Sands
Jun 5, 2021
Arlyn Lucille (Johnson) Sands, 84, of Detroit Lakes, MN, passed away Sat. June 5, 2021 with family by her side. She was under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley & the wonderful staff at The Cottage.
Arlyn was born Aug. 11, 1936 to Ferdinand & Anne (Mackie) Johnson in the small community of Alvarado, MN; second of...
Vernice Anna Marie Gandrud
May 30, 2021
Vernice Anna Marie Gandrud, 95, was born on January 27th, 1926 to Bernard and Clara (Knutson) Johnson in Pelican Rapids, MN. She passed peacefully on May 30, 2021 with family by her side.
Vernice and her 9 siblings grew up and attended country school in Pelican Rapids. On December 28, 1945 Vernice was united in marriage to Gehard Gandrud and...
Evelyn Margaret Svare
May 26, 2021
Evelyn “Evie” Margaret (Meyhoff) Svare, 83, of Audubon, MN, passed away at her son’s home under the care of the Hospice of the Red River Valley.
Evelyn was born on February 6, 1938 in Center, ND, to John and Alma (Reineke) Meyhoff. She moved to Detroit Lakes, MN, in 1947. Evelyn was confirmed in Zion Lutheran Church in 1953.
On...
Michael William Bommersbach
May 22, 2021
Michael W. Bommersbach age 73 of Lake Park, MN died May 22, 2021 at Essentia Health – Oak Crossing, in Detroit Lakes, MN.
Michael William Bommersbach was born February 29, 1948 in Forman, ND to Robert and Ardell (Orth) Bommersbach. He attended school in Forman and later moved to West Fargo, ND, where he graduated from High School. On April...
Randolph Melvin Aho
May 22, 2021
Randolph M. “Randy” Aho age 63 of Wolf Lake, MN died May 22, 2021 at his residence. Randy’s death was exactly as he would have written it. He always said, “I was born in this house and I want to die in it,” and that’s what he did.
Randy loved his family and was very proud of his two sons...
Dorothy June Grabow
May 15, 2021
Dorothy June Grabow, Detroit Lakes, passed into the loving arms of her Savior and her husband, Harry, on May 15, 2021, at Oak Crossing. Also, welcoming her were her parents, Charles and Ethel (Bell) Higgins. She was born June 24, 1923, in Hutchinson, Mn. She graduated from Litchfield High School in 1941, then went on to college at Hamline Asbury...
Russell Milton Vogt
May 10, 2021
Russell Milton Vogt was born December 12, 1935 in Richwood, Minnesota, the son of Joseph and Mabel (Westgard) Vogt. He passed away May 10, 2021 at Oak Crossing in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota.
He grew up and attended country school in Richwood and later attended Detroit Lakes High School. Russell worked at Snappy’s in Detroit Lakes for over 50 years, where...
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