Obituaries

Lauren Lee Sayre

Lauren Lee Sayre

Jul 29, 2015

Lauren Lee Sayre, 56, Detroit Lakes, died Wednesday, July 29, 2015 at his home. Lauren was born on May 19, 1959 to David and Elaine (Siegert)Sayre in Fargo, North Dakota. His early years were spent in Harwood, North Dakota until his family moved to Detroit Lakes. Lauren attended grade school and high school in Detroit Lakes. As a young man,...

Martha Ueke

Martha Ueke

Jul 28, 2015

Martha Ueke, 93, Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, died Tuesday, July 28, 2015 at Ecumen-Emmanuel Nursing Home, Detroit Lakes, Minnesota. Martha was born on March 21, 1922 to Joseph and Frances (Kominski) Zayic in Ogema, Minnesota. She was raised and educated in Ogema. Martha was united in marriage to George Ueke on November 27, 1942 in Callaway, Minnesota. They made their home...

Ruth Lillian Carlson

Ruth Lillian Carlson

Jul 25, 2015

Ruth Lillian Carlson died Saturday, July 25, 2015 at the age of 93 in Sioux Falls, SD at Avera Prince of Peace. She was surrounded by her family at the time of her death. Ruth was born in 1921 in Napoleon, ND, where she graduated from high school. Ruth taught country school for three years in North Dakota. She married...

Gary Lee Bakken

Gary Lee Bakken

Jul 25, 2015

Gary L. Bakken age 62 of Detroit Lakes, MN died Saturday July 25, 2015 at Essentia Health in Fargo, ND. Gary Lee Bakken was born September 21, 1952 in Detroit Lakes, MN to Reier and Charlotte Pojar Bakken. He grew up and attended country school in Richwood Township before finishing his education in Detroit Lakes, graduating from Detroit Lakes High...

Elaine Evelyn Sayre

Elaine Evelyn Sayre

Jul 25, 2015

Elaine E. Sayre, 88, Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, passed into eternal life Saturday, July 25, 2015 at Oak Crossing, Detroit Lakes, Minnesota. Elaine Evelyn Siegert was born on January 19, 1927, the daughter of Otto and Emma (Jahnke) Siegert in Hunter, North Dakota. She was raised and educated in Hillsboro, North Dakota. Elaine was baptized (2/13/1927) and confirmed (7/27/1941) at Immanuel...

Lorraine Ann Seaberg

Lorraine Ann Seaberg

Jul 25, 2015

Lorraine A. Seaberg age 75 of Detroit Lakes, MN died Saturday July 25, 2015 at Diamond Willow Assisted Living in Detroit Lakes, MN. Lorraine Ann Seaberg was born February 9, 1940 in Detroit Lakes, MN to Melvin and Margaret Quinlan Wilson. She grew up and attended school in Detroit Lakes. On June 8, 1957 she was united in marriage to...

Marion Ray Payne

Marion Ray Payne

Jul 24, 2015

Marion R. Payne age 97, of Detroit Lakes, MN died Friday July 24, 2015 at Ecumen - Emmanuel Nursing Home in Detroit Lakes, MN. Marion R, Payne was born June 14, 1918 in Camden, New Jersey to Ralph and Maud Tice Crane. She grew up and attended school in Camden, New Jersey. During WWII she worked in the shipyards there....

Marietta Louise Hendrickson

Marietta Louise Hendrickson

Jul 23, 2015

Marietta Louise Hendrickson, 96, Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, died Thursday, July 23, 2015 at Ecumen Emmanuel Nursing Home, Detroit Lakes, Minnesota. Marietta was born on January 25, 1919, the daughter of John and Emma (Disse) Howe Sr. in rural Becker County, MN. She was raised and educated in Detroit Lakes, graduating in 1937. Marietta was united in marriage to Lloyd Hendrickson...

Bernice Madonna Robe

Bernice Madonna Robe

Jul 20, 2015

Bernice M. Robe, age 99 of Detroit Lakes, MN died peacefully under the loving care of the staff at Emmanuel Nursing Home on Monday July 20, 2015. Bernice Madonna Robe was born on October 27, 1915 in Sheldon, ND to Nickolaus and Selma Schmidt Robe. She attended school in LaMoure, ND and later moved to Detroit Lakes where she graduated...

Phyllis Geraldine Totland

Phyllis Geraldine Totland

Jul 18, 2015

Phyllis G. Totland, 87, Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, died Saturday, July 18, 2015, at Essentia Health-Oak Crossing in Detroit Lakes. Phyllis was born October 23, 1927, in Kingsley, Iowa, the daughter of Herbert and Katherine (Trieglaff) Steffen. Her family moved to Frazee, Minnesota, when she was a young child, and Phyllis graduated from Frazee High School in 1945. She attended St....

David Edgar Ryder

David Edgar Ryder

Jul 16, 2015

David E. Ryder, 93 of Detroit Lakes, Minnesota died Thursday, July 16, 2015 at Essentia Health - St. Mary's Hospital. Dave was born on December 7, 1921, the son of James and Lydia (Janke) Ryder in Otter Tail County, Minnesota. He was raised and educated in Richville, Minnesota. As a young man, Dave enlisted in the United States Marine Corps...

Kari Lynn Carlson

Kari Lynn Carlson

Jul 15, 2015

Kari Lynn Carlson, 80, Detroit Lakes, MN, died Wednesday, July 15, 2015 at Ecumen-Emmanuel Nursing Home, Detroit Lakes, Minnesota. Kari was born on June 29, 1935 the daughter of Donald "Mike" and Olwen (Williams) Rice in Whitehall, Wisconsin. She was baptized, confirmed and married at Our Saviors Lutheran Church in Whitehall by Rev. O.G. Birkeland. Kari attended Whitehall Public Schools,...

Alfred Mohs

Alfred Mohs

Jul 7, 2015

Alfred "Al" Mohs, 65, of Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, passed away early Tuesday morning, July 7, 2015 at Essentia Health - St. Mary's Hospital in Detroit Lakes, MN. Al was born in his parents' home on February 26, 1950 in Shooks, Minnesota, the son of Norbert "Toby" and Martha Mohs. Al attended high school in Kelliher, Minnesota. While a Math Education...

Gary Wayne Dozark

Gary Wayne Dozark

Jul 3, 2015

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Evy Viola Erickson

Evy Viola Erickson

Jun 30, 2015

Evy V. Erickson age 75 of Audubon, MN died June 30, 2015 at Essentia Health in Fargo, ND. Evy Viola Erickson was born September 21, 1939 in Drammen, Norway to Kare and Viola (Karlberg) Dyresen. She grew up and received her education in Norway. In August of 1956 she moved to the United States to live with her mother and...

Ruth Beatrice Ruud

Ruth Beatrice Ruud

Jun 30, 2015

Ruth Beatrice Ruud, age 96, of Detroit Lakes, MN, passed away peacefully Tuesday, June 30, 2015 surrounded by family at Essentia Health Oak Crossing in Detroit Lakes. Ruth was born March 18, 1919 in Detroit Lakes, MN. She was the daughter of John A. Sealander and Mary C. Sealander. She grew up and attended school in Detroit Lakes. She graduated...

Jeffrey Dennis Meyer

Jeffrey Dennis Meyer

Jun 30, 2015

Jeffrey Meyer of Detroit Lakes, died unexpectedly on Tuesday, June 30, 2015 at St Mary's Hospital in Detroit Lakes. Jeffrey was born July 15,1976 to Dennis and Suzanne Meyer. Jeff spent the last 20 years of his life living in a group home managed by Lakes Homes in Detroit Lakes where he was loved for his sense of humor and...

Joan Lea Engberg

Joan Lea Engberg

Jun 28, 2015

Joan Engberg, 84, of Detroit Lakes, MN, died at Sanford Health in Fargo, ND on Sunday, June 28, 2015. Joan was born on November 29, 1930, in Lemmon, SD to Hank and Marian Kirchoff. Joan and her family moved several times in her childhood before settling in Carrington, ND where she graduated in 1948. It was in Carrington where she...

Marian G. Oman

Marian G. Oman

Jun 27, 2015

Marian Oman, who was a much beloved mother, sister, friend, grandmother, and great-grandmother, went home to God on 06/27/15. She was preceded in death by her parents Leo and Helen Tigue, and ex-husband Virgil Oman. She is survived by sisters Marnette (Roland) Barthel and Delores (James) Fraki. Children: David Oman, Linea (Bob) Kirchner, Sandi (Paul) Fischer, Lyle (Vickie) Oman, Mary...

Kevin Perry Shockley

Kevin Perry Shockley

Jun 16, 2015

Kevin P. Shockley, 26, Lake Park, Minnesota, formerly of Detroit Lakes died Tuesday, June 16, 2015 at Essentia Health, Fargo, North Dakota. Kevin was born on October 8, 1988, the son of Jeff and Sharon (Olson) Shockley in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota. He was raised and educated in Detroit Lakes, graduating from Detroit Lakes High School in 2007. After high school,...

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