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Gertrude Krogstad was born on July 1, 1931, in Becker County, Minnesota born to Theodore and Mildred Hanson. Gertrude married the love of her life, Virgil Krogstad on June 11,1951 in the Detroit Lakes Seventh-day Adventist Church. Shortly after, they moved to Webb, Iowa where they continued farming. While there, three of their four children were born- Joan, Linda, and...
Elvira Margaret (Varriano) Mattioli, affectionately known as “Sam”, of Detroit Lakes, MN passed away peacefully on May 15, 2024 at Essentia Hospital in Fargo, ND. Elvira was born June 11, 1939, the daughter of Joseph and Carmella Varriano of Dilworth, MN. She grew up in Dilworth with her 14 siblings. She received her bachelor’s degree in education from Moorhead State...
Betty Lucille Cook (Andersen) was born September 15th, 1924, in Minneapolis, Minnesota to Victor and Lydia Andersen and passed away May 12th, 2024, in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota at the age of 99 years old.
Betty grew up in Moorhead, Minnesota where she graduated High School in 1942. She attended Concordia College for two years and left to join the Navy during...
Glenn Schnitzer, age 61, passed away May 6, 2024 at his home in Moorhead, Minnesota.
Paul Leon Hagen, age 79, formerly of Osceola, WI passed away April 30, 2024, at Hope Springs of Minnetoka in Minnetoka, Minnesota. No Services will be held.
Greta Eileen Hage, age 87, passed away April 28, 2024. No Services will be held.
Connie Benjamin Qualley was born on July 31, 1940, to Garfield and Ruth Qualley in Detroit Lakes, MN. He Graduated from Detroit Lakes High School in 1957. He lived in Detroit Lakes his entire life.He worked for the City of Detroit Lakes for over 25 years. He enjoyed a long life filled with drawing, printing, carving, hunting, and most important...
Mary M. Jones, age 74 of Audubon, MN died April 27, 2024 at Sanford Health in Fargo, ND.
Mary Margaret Jones was born March 27, 1950 in St. Paul, MN to Edward and Margaret (Makedonsky) Hogan. Her family moved to Fargo, ND when Mary was a young girl. She grew up and attended school in Fargo. In the summers she enjoyed...
Thomas Keith Seim age 73 of Detroit Lakes, Mn passed away under Hospice care and the support of his family. Tom was born July 6 1950 in Detroit Lakes, MN to Elmer and Lorraine (Biddy) Seim.
Tom enjoyed gardening, fishing, telling jokes, knife making and preparing large family meals during the holidays.
Tom is survived by two sons, Jeff (Kayla), of Detroit...
Denell Ann Leegard (Wellman) Age 72, of Detroit Lakes, MN passed away peacefully in her home surrounded by family on March 25th, 2024, after a very long and courageous battle with breast cancer. She was born to Douglas and Donna Wellman on March 28th, 1951, in St. Louis Park, MN. In her free time, Denell enjoyed crocheting Afghans for family...
Lee C. Mickelson, 74, longtime Curry Avenue resident, died unexpectedly on Friday, March 22, 2024, at his home in Detroit Lakes.
Lee was born in Detroit Lakes on August 19, 1948, a son of the late Ellsworth G. and Merriam (Nordlund) Mickelson. He attended local schools and was a 1966 graduate of Detroit Lakes High School. He went on to attend...
I was kind of terrified upon receiving this assignment from my sister and had no idea what to write but needed to pitch in to help at a time like this. I believe my dad would have liked his/this obituary. Hopefully, this can put a smile on your face or spark a happy memory of Bruce. Thanks to Michael T....
Terrance Vinton Yokom age 70 of Bemidji, MN died March 14, 2024 at Neilson Place in Bemidji.
Terry was born January 22, 1954 in Moorhead, MN to Vinton and Donna (Lockhart) Yokom. He grew up on a farm near Glyndon, MN until his sophomore year when the family moved to Fargo. He graduated from Fargo North High School and then attended...
Irene Mae Sloan, age 89, Moorhead, Mn, formerly of Detroit Lakes, MN, passed away March 13, 2024, at Essentia-Oak crossing in Detroit Lakes, MN.
Irene was born July 31, 1934, in Moorhead, MN to Thorvald and Tina (Billet) Thompson. In 1939, her family moved to a farm at Hope, ND. There, Irene attended Sherbrooke School #3, a one room schoolhouse where...
Carl H. Malvick age 72 of Frazee, MN died March 7, 2024, at Perham Health in Perham, MN.
Carl Henry Malvick was born May 7, 1951, in Evergreen, MN to Elmer and Doris (Sharping) Malvick. He graduated from Detroit Lakes High School in 1969. Carl owned and operated Lakes Shoe Repair in Detroit Lakes, along with his wife Bersy, for over...
Carol Berdine Lommen, age 81, of Lake Park MN, passed away suddenly while at home on Monday, March 4, 2024.
Carol was born on October 5, 1942, to Clifford and Jennie Schrader in Sioux Falls, SD. She was the youngest of three children and was the last surviving family member. Carol grew up in Sioux Falls, SD and at the...
Mauritius "Maury" Ries, age 93, passed away, Sunday, March 3, 2024, at Essentia Health-Oak Crossing in Detroit Lakes, MN.
Mauritius Albert Ries was born April 29, 1930, in Chicago, IL to Albert and Elsie (Miller) Ries. Soon after, his family moved to Minnesota. Maury was raised in and a mile north of Klossner, MN.
He graduated from New Ulm High School in...
Gladys Mae Durand, 86, died on March 2nd, 2024, passing peacefully at her residence, Pelican Landing.
Gladys was born July 9th,1937, daughter of John & Alma (Leland) Danielson. She was raised in a loving family in Homesville Township. That's where she attended school, then went to Detroit Lakes High School and had further education at Concordia College
Gladys married Stan Ulrich...
Louise (Lou) Marie Heino, age 90, passed away peacefully on March 2, 2024 at Pelican Landing Assisted Living in Detroit Lakes, MN.
Lou was born on June 19, 1933 to Dr. Clifford and Marguerite Aamoth in Twin Valley, MN. She was baptized and confirmed at Zion Lutheran Church and graduated from Twin Valley High School in 1951. She then attended Moorhead...
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