Obituaries
Andor "Andy" Ness
Jan 3, 2018
Andor “Andy” B. Ness Sr. age 75 of Detroit Lakes, MN died January 3, 2018 at Essentia Health – St. Mary’s Hospital in Detroit Lakes, MN. Andor Boyd Ness was born November 17, 1942 in Gonvick, MN to Boyd and Alice (Rud) Ness. He grew up and attended school in Gonvick, MN, graduating from Gonvick High School. He worked for...
Arland O. Wisted
Dec 28, 2017
Arland O. Wisted age 98 of Detroit Lakes, MN died December 28, 2017 at Sanford Medical Center in Fargo, ND. Arland was born on December 14, 1919 to Alphine and Thor Wisted near Detroit Lakes, MN. He grew up in Detroit Lakes and at the age of 21 joined the United States Army, serving from 1941 to 1946. He was...
Suzanne Rogstad
Dec 18, 2017
Suzanne Harsh Rogstad was born in Cleveland Ohio on July 11, 1920. Her parents were Hermoine Mitchell and Curtis Harsh. She was a beloved only child but also close to her Carlisle cousins she considered as brothers. Suzy graduated from Wells College in 1942. She received a BS in biochemistry with the goal of becoming a scientific writer. She worked...
Bonita A. Post
Dec 17, 2017
Bonita A. Post age 74 of Detroit Lakes, MN died December 17, 2017 at Sanford Medical Center in Fargo, ND. Bonita Arlone Post was born July 17, 1943 in Grand Forks, ND to Lloyd and Cassie (Gillis) Hastings. She grew up and attended school in Larimore, ND. On June 24, 1961 she was united in marriage to Kenneth Post at...
Clinton L. Felker
Dec 17, 2017
Clinton LeRoy Felker was born February 22, 1946, in Detroit Lakes, MN, the son of Darrel and Catherine (Nesslein) Felker. He passed away Sunday, December 17, 2017. He grew up and attended school in Audubon before starting a career in music that spanned for over 60 years. On June 19, 1968, Clint was united in marriage to Janice Haugen at...
Donna J. Long
Dec 16, 2017
Donna J. Long, 90, Detroit Lakes, MN, died Saturday, December 16 at Essentia Health-St. Mary’s Hospital in Detroit Lakes. Donna Joy was born November 21, 1927 in Fargo, ND to Fred and Elva (Petrie) Marshall. She grew up and attended school in Hawley, MN. Donna graduated from Murray High School in St. Paul, MN. After high school she worked for...
Marlene J. Oppegaard
Dec 14, 2017
Marlene Joan Oppegaard, age 85, of Moorhead, formerly of Elbow Lake, died Thursday December 14, 2017, at Eventide in Moorhead. Marlene was born on June 20, 1932, at White Earth. She graduated from Waubun High School in 1950. She attended Concordia College and the University of Minnesota and graduated from the University of Minnesota. Marlene was united in marriage to...
Blanch Olson
Dec 13, 2017
Blanch A. Olson age 95 of Detroit Lakes, MN died on December 13, 2017 at the Sanford Centennial Hospice Cottage in Sioux Falls, SD. Blanch Alvira Olson was born on February 21, 1922 in Sebeka, MN, the daughter of Carl and Mary (Hemphill) Peterson. She attended school in Sebeka, later moving to Evergreen Township in rural Frazee, MN, where she...
Carol S. (Beug) Padrta
Dec 12, 2017
Carol S. Padrta, age 58, of Detroit Lakes, MN, died unexpectedly on Dec. 12 at Essentia Health St. Mary’s in Detroit Lakes. Carol Susan Beug was born on June 15, 1959, in Luverne, MN, to Herbert and Ramona (Boisen) Beug. As a young girl, she attended school in Luverne, and then Detroit Lakes in 1969 when her family moved to...
Duane G. Bjerke
Dec 11, 2017
Duane G. Bjerke age 63 of Hitterdal, MN died December 11, 2017 at Essentia Health – St. Mary’s Hospital in Detroit Lakes, MN. Survivors include his wife Connie; two sons, Chad (Michelle) Bjerke, of Lake Park, MN; and Ryan Bjerke, of Hitterdal, MN; three daughters, Stephanie (Luke) Sandal, of Lake Park, MN; Kristen Bjerke, of Hitterdal, MN; and Paige (Casey)...
Quinn E. Archer
Dec 11, 2017
Quinn Erin Archer was born March 19, 1986 in Fargo, North Dakota to Arden Archer and Sheila Bergstrom, and later adopted and raised by LaVerne “Bernie” Archer. Quinn passed away December 11, 2017, in Bessemer, Michigan. She was baptized at Trinity Lutheran Church and grew up in Detroit Lakes. Quinn attended Holy Rosary School and later graduated from Detroit Lakes...
Rosalynn "Rose" Bekkerus
Dec 10, 2017
Rosalynn “Rose” Marie Bekkerus was born June 6, 1922 in Clay County, Minnesota the daughter of Milton and Hertha (Paschke) Gee. Rose passed away December 10, 2017 in Moorhead, Minnesota at Farmstead Care. Rose grew up in Clay County, north of Moorhead, and attended the country school, Oak Mound Elementary. Rose graduated from Moorhead High School and continued her education...
Curtiss W. Weldon
Dec 4, 2017
Curtiss W. Weldon age 78 of Detroit Lakes, MN died December 4, 2017 at his residence. Curtiss Wayne Weldon was born March 21, 1939 in Detroit Lakes, MN to Alva and Irene (McCullum) Weldon. He earned continuing education from Dunwoody Institute, Int’l Correspondence School and many other certifications for highway design and construction. He grew up and attended school in...
Leonard L. Arant
Dec 4, 2017
Leonard LeRoy Arant was born May 17, 1918 in Union, Oregon, the son of Ernest and Wanda (Haller) Arant. He passed away December 2, 2017 at Essentia Health – Oak Crossing in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota. He grew up in and attended school in Union, and served his country in the United States Army during WWII. In 1930 He was united...
Keith J. Zick
Nov 27, 2017
Keith Zick, 73, died Monday, November 27, 2017 surrounded by family in his home on Big Toad Lake in the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Keith was born May 6, 1944 to John and Helen (Luckason) Zick in Detroit Lakes, MN. He graduated from Frazee High School in 1962. Keith worked many different jobs after graduating high...
William "Bunk" Leahy
Nov 27, 2017
Bill spent much of his childhood on Big Cormorant Lake in Lake Park. He loved spending time on his grandparents’ farm that was homesteaded in the 1800s. They provided him with some of his most cherished childhood memories. Bill was a graduate of Fargo Central High School. He met Colleen Emerson through friendships with her brothers in Fargo. They married...
Richard "Dick" Rathbun
Nov 22, 2017
Richard “Dick” Rathbun of Detroit Lakes, MN died on November 22, 2017 at Emmanuel Nursing Home at the age of 94. Dick was born to Edith (Johnson) and Richard Rathbun on July 14, 1923 in Minneapolis, MN. He attended Minneapolis Public Schools, graduating from North High School in 1941. Dick was enlisted in the US Air Corps in 1942 and...
Jason W. Singerhouse
Nov 22, 2017
Jason Wayne Singerhouse was born November 2, 1973 in Eau Claire, Wisconsin the son of Paul Singerouse and Debra (Kuhl) Singerhouse Kaeler. He passed away November 22, 2017 at Essentia Health- St. Mary’s Hospital in Detroit Lakes. He lived at home as a child before moving to Windom, Minnesota. Jason later moved to Detroit Lakes, and lived at Lakes Homes...
Marvin E. Hanson
Nov 22, 2017
Marvin Ernest Hanson was born on January 18, 1933, in Toad Lake Township, Minnesota, to Ernest and Hilda (Fredrickson) Hanson. He graduated from Frazee High School in 1951 and then went to work on the Iron Range. He joined the Air Force during the Korean War in 1953 and served overseas in Algeria, France, England, Germany, Greece, Italy, Turkey, Vietnam,...
Maynard A. Hanson
Nov 21, 2017
Maynard A. Hanson age 80 of Frazee, MN formerly of Detroit Lakes, MN died November 21, 2017 at the Frazee Care Center. Maynard Allen Hanson was born June 28, 1937 in Perham, MN to Rudolph and Hilma (Nelson) Hanson. He attended Country School and worked on the family farm. Maynard then served in the United States Army from 1956 –...
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