Obituaries
Brenda Lee Sundstrom
Oct 17, 2018
No Service to be scheduled Brenda Lee Sundstrom, 60 years old, passed into Eternal peace on 17 October 2018. Brenda was a faith-filled woman with a talent for arts and crafts. She loved cooking for an “army” and had an interest for advocating for battered women. She had an inappropriate sense of humor and loved time spent in community at...
Steven Parsley
Oct 13, 2018
Steven E. Parsley age 61 of Audubon, MN died October 13, 2018 at Ecumen-Emmanuel Nursing Home in Detroit Lakes, MN, surrounded by family and under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Steven Edwin Parsley was born March 31, 1957 in Milwaukee, WI to Roy and Shirley (Iverson) Parsley. He grew up and received his education in Milwaukee....
Eileen L Pederson
Oct 12, 2018
Eileen Lenore Pederson, 102, Detroit Lakes, MN, died Friday, Oct. 12, in Ecumen - Emmanuel Nursing Home.Eileen was born on September 8, 1916 in Enok, MN the daughter of Gunnar and Alice (Johnson) Wass. She married Arthur O. Pederson on January 14, 1943 in Pensacola, FL. They were married for 55 years until his passing om April 4, 1998. They...
James Orvaille Simon
Oct 12, 2018
James O Simon, 73 of Detroit Lakes, Minnesota passed away Friday, October 12, 2018 from prostate cancer. Born to Wilfred H Simon and Margaret G Hettwer Simon on August 14, 1945 in Devils Lake, North Dakota. Jim spent his early years growing up near Calio, ND. At the age of 7 his family moved to Anaconda, MT for a short...
Duane Erickson
Oct 4, 2018
Duane A. Erickson age 84 of Detroit Lakes, MN passed away on October 4, 2018. Duane Arvid Erickson was born April 23, 1934 in Strathcona, MN to Arvid and Gladys (Nelson) Erickson. He attended school in Strathcona until the 8th grade, when the family moved to Kennedy, MN. Duane graduated from Kennedy High School, where he excelled in Football and Baseball....
Rodney Eugene Sumpter
Sep 29, 2018
Rodney E. Sumpter age 66 of Detroit Lakes, MN died September 29, 2018 at his residence. Rodney Eugene Sumpter was born June 8, 1952 in Beloit, WI to Raymond and Mary (Retter) Sumpter. The family moved to Pelican Rapids, MN when Rodney was nine years old. He finished his education there, graduating from Pelican Rapids High School. Rodney worked construction...
Florence Tovson Mercer
Sep 23, 2018
Florence Mathilda Killingstad was born in Detroit Lakes, MN on October 14, 1924 to Carl and Theoline “Tillie” Mathilda (Mathias) Killingstad, the 9th of 12 children. Florence is the last of her siblings to leave this world. She grew up in Detroit Lakes, MN and often talked about her dad making home brew in the basement and walking them to...
Larry Charles Korth
Sep 23, 2018
Larry C. Korth age 68 of Davenport, FL, formerly of Fargo, ND died September 23, 2018 at Essentia Health – St. Mary’s Hospital in Detroit Lakes, MN.Larry Charles Korth was born March 19, 1950 in Breckenridge, MN to Elroy and Anna Korth. He grew up and received his education in Breckenridge, graduating from Breckenridge High School in 1968. In 1969...
John Thorval Pearson
Sep 22, 2018
John Thorval Pearson, 57, of Frazee, MN, passed away on September 22, 2018 at hisresidence, Hungry Lake Ranch, surrounded by his wife, Julie, family and friends, after a long,courageous fight with cancer. John was born on May 6, 1961, in Detroit Lakes, MN to Georgeand Edna Mae (Olson) Pearson. He graduated from Detroit Lakes High School in 1979, wherehe participated...
Donna Mae Hanson
Sep 19, 2018
Donna Mae Hanson of Height of Land passed away at the age of 82 at the Greenwood Nursing Home, Menahga, Minnesota on the 19th of September 2018. Donna was born in Perham to Charles and Bertha Turnbull. Donna attended Frazee High School through the 9th grade. Donna married Lawrence Hanson 11-15-52. Which happened to be during the deer hunting season! ...
John "Jack" Holden Murray
Sep 10, 2018
John H. “Jack” Murray passed away peacefully in Detroit Lakes, MN on September 10th, 2018 at Ecumen Transitional Care Unit. He was much loved and will be sadly missed. Jack was born on November 8, 1931 in St. Paul, MN. He graduated from Mahtomedi High School, attended the University of Minnesota and served in the Air Force during the Korean...
Thomas Mattioli
Sep 8, 2018
Thomas Mattioli, 79, of Detroit Lakes, MN, passed away on Saturday September 8, 2018, at Oak Crossing. A Mass of Christian burial will be held on Friday September 14th, 2018, at 1pm at Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Detroit Lakes, MN. Visitation will be on Thursday September 13th, 2018, from 5-7 pm, 6:30pm Rosary and 7pm prayer service at West-Kjos...
Nina Carroll McKennett
Aug 30, 2018
Nina C. McKennett age 96 of Detroit Lakes, MN, formerly of Cass Lake, MN died August 30, 2018 at Diamond Willow Assisted Living in Detroit Lakes, MN. Nina Carroll McKennett was born May 28, 1922 in Cass Lake, MN to Ernest and Alma (Erickson) Seelye. She grew up and received her education in Cass Lake, graduating from Cass Lake High...
Thomas Edward Oakes
Aug 25, 2018
Thomas E. Oakes, at the age of 93, passed away peacefully on Saturday, August 25, 2018 at Emmanuel Nursing Home in Detroit Lakes, MN with loving family by his side. Thomas (Tom) Edward Oakes was born on January 17, 1925 in Hunter, North Dakota to George H. Oakes and Inez Faultz Stockmoe. He was raised in Hunter ND, St. Paul...
Ronald Bjorklund
Aug 17, 2018
Ronald Joe Bjorklund was born July 23, 1952 in Fargo, North Dakota, the son of Harry and Ida (Roes) Bjorklund. He passed away August 17, 2018 at Essentia – St. Mary’s Hospital in Detroit Lakes. In 1963 his family moved to Detroit lakes form Moorhead and Ron graduated from Detroit Lakes high school in 1970. He continued his education at...
Marcille Luvain Marotzke
Aug 16, 2018
Marcille L. Marotzke age 91 of Detroit Lakes, MN died August 16, 2018 at Ecumen – The Cottage in Detroit Lakes, MN. Marcille Luvain Marotzke was born January 6, 1927 in Rushmore, MN to Emil and Freda (Brinkhouse) Marotzke. She grew up and received her education in Detroit Lakes. Following high school, she graduated from business college in Detroit Lakes....
Jerry A Johannsen
Aug 12, 2018
Jerry Johannsen, known to friends as “Shorty” passed away on August 12, 2018, at the age of 64, after a short struggle with cancer. Jerry was born July 16, 1954 in Wheaton, MN to Duane and Florence Johannsen. At the age of ten, Jerry moved with his parents from Wheaton, MN to the Detroit Lakes area where he completed grade...
Shirley Marie Van Wey
Aug 8, 2018
Shirley M. Van Wey age 82 of Lake Park, MN died August 8, 2018 at the Sunnyside Care Center in Lake Park, MN. Shirley Marie Van Wey was born October 10, 1935 in Comstock, MN to John and Mildred (Lorenzon) Cossette. She grew up and attended school in Hawley, MN. On February 21, 1953 she was united in marriage to...
Donna Rae Margarett Swenson
Aug 5, 2018
Donna Swenson age 74 of Detroit Lakes, MN died August 5, 2018 at Sanford Health in Fargo, ND. Donna Rae Margarett Swenson was born April 18, 1944 in Bowbells, ND to Raymond and Delores (Gustafson) Swenson. She grew up and attended school in Portal, ND. She then attended the St. Joseph School of Hair Design in Fargo, ND. She owned...
Russell Matthew Heltemes
Jul 27, 2018
Russell M. Heltemes age 47 of Bristol, Virginia, formerly of Detroit Lakes, MN died July 27, 2018 at his residence after three years of gradually failing health. Russell Matthew Heltemes was born September 29, 1970 in Detroit Lakes, MN. He grew up and received his education in Detroit Lakes. He attended Washington Elementary School and graduated from The Detroit Lakes...
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