Obituaries
Darlene J. Eberhardt
May 15, 2020
Darlene Jane Eberhardt, age 94 of Detroit Lakes, passed away on Friday, May 15, 2020 at Emmanuel Nursing Home in Detroit Lakes.
A Memorial Service will be held at 10:00am on Monday, June 29, 2020 at West-Kjos Funeral Home. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Interment at Fort Snelling National Cemetery in Minneapolis.
Eric D. Daniels
May 7, 2020
Eric Dane Daniels was born in Pipestone, Minnesota to Dan and Sandra (Johnson) Daniels on May 18, 1992. He was a strong, healthy boy weighing in at nine pounds and thirteen ounces. He was the firstborn grandchild of both his maternal and paternal grandparents, so he quickly captured their hearts.
At the age of three, Eric’s family moved from...
Kenneth R. Gulseth
May 7, 2020
Kenneth R. Gulseth age 79 of Detroit Lakes, MN died May 7, 2020 at Essentia Health in Fargo, ND.
Kenneth Roger Gulseth was born May 7, 1941 in Perham, MN to Marvin and Emma (Engel) Gulseth. The family moved to Richwood Township, in rural Detroit Lakes when Ken was a young boy. He attended country school near his home and...
Janet L. Johnson
May 4, 2020
Janet L. Johnson age 87 of Detroit Lakes, MN died May 4, 2020 at Essentia Health – Oak Crossing in Detroit Lakes, MN.
Janet Lee Johnson was born April 21, 1933 in Springfield, Illinois to Melvin and Helen (Eakis) Caskey. She grew up and attended school in Williamsville, Illinois, graduating from high school there. On November 5, 1955 she was...
Lavon J. Nielson
May 3, 2020
Lavon J. "Bonnie" Nielsen, age 78 of Detroit Lakes, passed away on Sunday, May 3, 2020 at her home surrounded by her loved ones.
Bonnie was born September 1, 1941 to Orland and Mary Schneider in Casselton, North Dakota. She attended school and graduated from Lincoln High in Casselton in 1959. On June 2, 1960 she was united in marriage...
Charyl K. Hahn
Apr 28, 2020
Charyl Kay (Wagendorf, Stenger) Hahn
December 31, 1949 - April 28, 2020
In Charyl’s own words…
I was born and lived in Detroit Lakes all my life. I had a great childhood and my parents spoiled me rotten. I graduated from DLHS in 1967, the youngest in my class. I was so proud! After graduation I wanted to keep my...
Irene Esther Niemi
Apr 26, 2020
Irene Esther Niemi, 87, passed away on Sunday, April 26, 2020 at Emmanuel Nursing Home in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota. Irene was born on October 30, 1932, the daughter of Theodore and Dorothy (Beeman) Bakken. She was raised on the family farm in Ottertail County. Irene was united in marriage to Ale Niemi on November 18, 1950 in Ponsford, Minnesota. They...
Doris D. Dahlsad
Apr 16, 2020
Doris D. Dahlsad age 91 of Detroit Lakes, MN died April 16, 2020 at Essentia Health – Oak Crossing in Detroit Lakes, MN.
Doris Della Dahlsad was born March 1, 1929 in Pelican Rapids, MN to James and Anna (Dillerud) Dunham. She attended country school near her home and later attended Hawley High School, where she graduated in 1947. On...
Lorraine (Biddy) J. Seim
Apr 15, 2020
Lorraine (Biddy) Seim, age 92, passed away on Wednesday, April 15, 2020 at Essentia/St. Mary’s Hospital in Detroit Lakes after a very brief illness.
Biddy was born in Detroit Lakes, the third child of ten children to Leonard and Anna Kertscher. She graduated from Detroit Lakes High School and a year later married Elmer J. Seim. They lived and raised...
Kenneth L. Huesman
Apr 12, 2020
Kenneth Lyle Huesman was born on Feb 19, 1942 to Florence (Stempf) and Rudy Huesman in Moorhead, MN. He passed away on Easter morning, Sunday, April 12, 2020 surrounded by his family after a 5-year battle with Pulmonary Fibrosis. He attended elementary school in Glyndon and Georgetown. In 1952, the family moved to Audubon and he attended school there and...
Lee E. Wolter
Apr 12, 2020
Lee Erwin Wolter, 69, of Detroit Lakes passed away unexpectedly at home on April 11, 2020.
Lee was born on June 29, 1950, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Fargo to Erwin and Mildred (Johnson) Wolter of Moorhead, Minnesota. Lee grew up in Moorhead and spent his summers at Pelican Lake. He graduated from Moorhead High School in 1968...
Ruby Holt
Apr 10, 2020
Ruby Holt, age 92, passed away Friday, April 10, 2020 at the Ecumen Nursing Home in Detroit Lakes, MN.
Ruby was born Ruby Margret May Earley on July 13, 1927 to Mortimer Earley and Hazel (Swetland) Earley in Detroit Lakes, MN. Ruby grew up on her parent’s farm in Vergas, MN. Ruby married Dean Rogers Holt on July 14, 1950...
Larry J. Murray
Mar 29, 2020
Larry J. Murray age 72 of Lake Park, MN died March 29, 2020 in his residence.
Larry John Murray was born August 21, 1947 in Detroit Lakes, MN. He grew up and received his education in Detroit Lakes. He served in the United States Navy from 1965-1968 on the USS Wasp, which was an astronaut recovery ship that served the...
Fred B. Blum
Mar 26, 2020
Fred Blum, of Detroit Lakes, MN passed away at home on Thursday, March 26, 2020, of complications from a fall.
Fred Bernard Blum was born on November 16, 1951 in Gloversville, NY, and after completing his education in New York State he moved to Denver, CO, establishing a real estate development business there. In 2009 he retired to his beloved...
Thurman R. Wetteland Jr
Mar 26, 2020
Thurman R. Wetteland Jr. age 86 of Detroit Lakes, MN died March 26, 2020 at his residence under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley.
Thurman Richard Wetteland was born July 27, 1933 in Audubon, MN to Thurman and Hulda (Hanson) Wetteland. He grew up and received his education in Audubon, MN, graduating from Audubon High School in...
Lowell Ranstrom
Mar 22, 2020
Lowell Ranstrom, 84, passed away on Sunday, March 22, 2020 at Essentia Health in Fargo, ND surrounded by his family. Lowell Ranstrom was born on December 29, 1935 in Warren, MN to Henning and Ruth (Larson) Ranstrom. Growing up in rural Marshall County, MN, he had three siblings Grant, Ruth Ann and Gaye. He attended school in Alvarado, MN before...
Julie A. Burhans
Mar 14, 2020
Julie A. Burhans age 67 of Detroit Lakes, MN passed away March 14 at her home, under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley, surrounded by her family. Julie fought a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer.
A Memorial Visitation will take place on Saturday, June 13, 2020 at Grace Lutheran Church, Detroit Lakes from 1:00-3:00pm followed by Family...
Duane M. Dunrud
Mar 12, 2020
Duane M. Dunrud, age 63 of Detroit Lakes, MN, died Thursday, March 12, 2020 at his residence after losing a courageous battle to cancer.
Duane Martin Dunrud was born April 11, 1956 in Moorhead, MN to Marvin and Catherine (Schmit) Dunrud. The family moved to a farm in rural Fosston, MN when Duane was a young boy. He grew up...
Jerald L. Tovson
Mar 12, 2020
Jerald Lee Tovson was born September 21, 1955 in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota the son of Donald and Florence (Killingstad) Tovson. He passed away March 12, 2020 at his home in Detroit Lakes.
He was baptized at Richwood Lutheran Church and grew up and attended school in Callaway and Detroit Lakes. On August 3, 1991 Jerald was united in marriage to...
Donald Lynch
Mar 2, 2020
Donald R. Lynch, age 91 of Detroit Lakes, died on Monday, March 2, 2020 at Ecumen - The Cottage.
Don was the eighth of nine children born to his parents Elvira “Vera” (nee Swanson of Hamden Township) and Walter Pierce “W.P.” Lynch in Detroit Lakes Minnesota. The invoice for his delivery was .00. He attended Lincoln Elementary School...
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