Obituaries
Alfred Walter Schnitzer
May 3, 2015
Alfred Walter Schnitzer, 87, of Detroit Lakes, Minnesota died Sunday, May 3, 2015 under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley surrounded by his loving family at the house in which he was born. Alfred was born on October 18, 1927, the son of Charles and Annie (Stanforth) Schnitzer at home in Erie Township, rural Detroit Lakes. He...
Martha Ann Reem
May 2, 2015
Martha Ann Lee Reem, 76, of Detroit Lakes passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, May 2, 2015 at Essentia Health St. Mary's Hospital in Detroit Lakes, MN. Martha Ann Pratt was born March 17, 1939 in Shelbyville, TN. She was orphaned at 2 years old when her mother, Ella Mae Pratt Gale, passed away from tuberculosis. Martha's step-father brought her to...
Clarence Richard Hedlund
May 2, 2015
Clarence R. Hedlund age 88 of Detroit Lakes, MN died Saturday May 2, 2015 at his residence. Clarence Richard Hedlund was born on May 2, 1927 in Aitkin, MN to Henry and Hazel (Borg) Hedlund. As a young boy the family moved to a farm near Lake Park, MN. He grew up and attended school there. The family later moved...
Geneva Danielson
Apr 26, 2015
Geneva Danielson, 81, of Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, died Sunday, April 26, 2015, at Essential Health-Oak Crossing under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Geneva Hage was born in Halstad, Minnesota, on April 28, 1934, to Walter and Jonette (Fauglid) Hage. She graduated from Detroit Lakes High School in 1952, then lived and worked in California until her...
Valerie Alyson Bliss
Apr 26, 2015
Valerie Alyson Bliss parted this life and embraced the next peacefully at home surrounded by her family on April 26, 2015. Val was born March 10, 1954, in Kennewick, Washington to Dr. Jackson Lind and Elaine (Peterson) Lind. During her early years while her father was in College and Medical Residency, they moved around quite a bit and Val had...
Harvey Coleman Valley
Apr 26, 2015
Harvey C. Valley, 84, Detroit Lakes, MN formerly of Fullerton, California died Sunday, April 26, 2015 at Sanford Health, Fargo, North Dakota. Harvey was born on July 7, 1930 the son of Harvey and Florence (Weaver) Valley in Wilmar, California. He was raised in South Gate, California and graduated from UCLA with a Bachelor's Degree in History. Harvey enlisted in...
Richard Edward Malvick
Apr 22, 2015
Richard E. Malvick age 72 of Detroit Lakes, MN died April 22, 2015 at the Clayco Care Center in Barnesville, MN. Richard Edward Malvick was born June 24, 1942 in rural Detroit Lakes, MN to Elmer and Doris (Sharping) Malvick. He grew up and attended country school near his home. The family later moved to the Evergreen area of rural...
Dana Claire Powers
Apr 19, 2015
Dana Claire Powers, 89 of Rochert, Minnesota, died Sunday, April 19, 2015 at Essentia Health, Fargo, North Dakota. Dana was born on September 16, 1925 to Claire and Worthy (Kissel) Powers in Sanborn, Iowa. He was raised and educated in Sanborn, graduating from high school in 1943. As a young man, Dana enlisted in the United States Navy serving in...
Henry "Hank" Clayton Bonde III
Apr 19, 2015
Henry C. Bonde age 68 of Detroit Lakes, MN died Sunday April 19, 2015 at Essentia Health in Fargo, ND. Henry Clayton Bonde was born on November 1, 1946 in Fargo, ND to Henry and Virginia (Otteson) Bonde. He lived in Fargo and later in Detroit Lakes where he graduated from Detroit Lakes High School in 1964. Hank excelled at...
Cheryl Kay Bergquist
Apr 13, 2015
Cheryl K. Bergquist age 67 of Detroit Lakes, MN died April 13, 2015 at her residence. Cheryl Kay Bergquist was born on January 13, 1948 in Detroit Lakes, MN to Clarence and Blanche (Klomstad) Bergquist. She lived in Detroit Lakes her entire life. She worked at the DAC in Detroit Lakes, and was a resident at Lakes Homes for many...
Robert "Bob" Oscar Scherzer
Apr 11, 2015
Robert "Bob" O. Scherzer, 75, Callaway, MN died Saturday, April 11, 2015 at Sanford Health, Fargo, North Dakota. Bob was born on August 26, 1939, the son of George and Ruby (Hammer) Scherzer Sr. in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota. He was raised in Callaway and graduated from Detroit Lakes High School in 1957. Bob attended the University of Minnesota for a...
Clarence "Clancy" Otto Kochmann
Apr 11, 2015
Clarence "Clancy" O. Kochmann, 88, Detroit Lakes, Minnesota died Saturday, April 11, 2015 at VA Medical Center, Fargo, North Dakota. Clancy was born on March 18, 1927, the son of Julius and Veronica (Athmann) Kochmann in Beaulieu, Minnesota. He attended school at the Crookston Agriculture School in Crookston, Minnesota. Clancy served in the United States Army during WWII, after receiving...
Glenn Duane Ellenson
Apr 7, 2015
Glenn Duane Ellenson, 87, Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, passed away on Tuesday, April 7, 2015 at his home. Glenn was born on August 2, 1927 in rural Gardner, North Dakota to Alfred and Helga (Reiarson) Ellenson. He received his education in rural Gardner, North Dakota; Perley, Glyndon, Hendrum and Borup, Minnesota. Glenn enlisted in the United States Navy in 1944 and...
John Kalb McGovern
Apr 7, 2015
John K. McGovern, formerly of Lake Park, Minnesota passed away on Tuesday, April 7, 2015 at Twin Valley Living Center, Twin Valley, Minnesota. John was born on October 31, 1922 to John P. and Augusta (Kalb) McGovern in Rochester, Minnesota. He attended Rochester Public Schools and attended classes at the local junior college following his high school graduation. John was...
David "Sam" Joseph Jager
Mar 23, 2015
David J. Jager age 82 of Detroit Lakes, MN died Monday March 23, 2015 at Sanford Health in Fargo, ND. David Joseph Jager was born on July 4, 1932 in Sauk Centre, MN to John and Mary Nierman Jager. The family moved to the Rochert, MN area in 1936, where David grew up and attended country school near his home....
Diane Marie Pearson
Mar 19, 2015
Diane Marie Pearson, 68, of Elk River, Minnesota and Detroit lakes, Minnesota entered eternal life and peace with her Savior on March 19, 2015 at home surrounded by her loving family after a battle with lung cancer. Diane was born on June 15, 1946, in New Prague, Minnesota to Duane and Elsie (Meyer) Hawthorne of Elysian, Minnesota. Her elementary years...
Kenneth Owen Moe
Mar 15, 2015
Kenneth O. Moe age 83 of Detroit Lakes, MN died March 15, 2015 at Essentia Health - St. Mary's Hospital in Detroit Lakes, MN. Kenneth Owen Moe was born September 9, 1931 in Detroit Lakes, MN to Elmer and Edna (Johnson) Moe. He grew up and attended country school in Lakeview Township. In his early years he worked for Swift's...
Shirley Ann Bergstrom
Mar 15, 2015
Shirley A. Bergstrom age 77 of Rochert, MN died on March 15, 2015 at Essentia Health in Fargo, ND from injuries sustained in a car accident on March 3, 2015. She died peacefully surrounded by her loving family. Shirley Ann Bergstrom was born August 24, 1937 in rural Frazee, MN to Fred and Inez (Markwardt) Feldt. She grew up and...
James Byard Miller
Mar 13, 2015
James Byard Miller "Jim" 80, entered the presence of our Lord on March 13, 2015 in Audubon, Minnesota. He was born January 20, 1935 in Moorhead, Minnesota where he grew up and attended school. Jim developed a strong work ethic by the age of 7, accepting responsibility for delivering papers before school and working at Helgren's farm alongside his two...
Daniel Joseph Dougherty
Mar 4, 2015
Daniel J. Dougherty age 87 of Detroit Lakes, MN died March 4, 2015 at Essentia Health - Oak Crossing in Detroit Lakes, MN. Daniel Joseph Dougherty had more jobs before 17 than some people have in a lifetime, jobs that paid in nickels and quarters, a boon in the Depression. At six he was running messages for the telephone operator...
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