Obituaries

Arnold Ray Hoseth

Arnold Ray Hoseth

Mar 30, 2013

Arnold R. Hoseth, Jr. 87, Detroit Lakes, Minnesota died Saturday, March 30, 2013 at Oak Crossing - Essentia Health, Detroit Lakes, Minnesota. Arnie was born on January 10, 1926, the son of Arnold and Harriet (Korsgarden) Hoseth Sr. in Crookston, Minnesota. He attended Banner Country School until the eighth grade, and then attended high school in Twin Valley, Minnesota graduating...

Gary Allen Schmit

Gary Allen Schmit

Mar 27, 2013

Gary A. Schmit age 56 of Detroit Lakes, MN died March 27, 2013 at Essentia Health - Oak Crossing in Detroit Lakes, MN. Gary Allen Schmit was born on November 20, 1956 in Detroit Lakes, MN to Edwin and Betty Murray Schmit. He grew up and attended school in Detroit Lakes, graduating from Detroit Lakes High School in 1975. Over...

Paul Allan Hazelton

Paul Allan Hazelton

Mar 26, 2013

Paul A. Hazelton, 60, rural Detroit Lakes, died Tuesday, March 26, 2013 at Essentia Health, Fargo, North Dakota. Paul was born on February 20, 1953, the son of Boyd and Ella (Olson) Hazelton in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota. He was raised and educated in Detroit Lakes. As a young man he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps, serving in the...

Enoch Harvey Bakken

Enoch Harvey Bakken

Mar 12, 2013

Enoch H. Bakken age 91 of Detroit Lakes, MN formerly of Audubon, MN died March 12, 2013 at Essentia Health - Oak Crossing in Detroit Lakes. Enoch Harvey Bakken was born on October 5, 1921 in rural Audubon, MN to Albert and Carrie Rasmussen Bakken. He grew up on the family farm and attended country school in Audubon Township. On...

Betty Jeanette Wischnak

Betty Jeanette Wischnak

Mar 11, 2013

Betty J. Wischnak age 74 of Detroit Lakes, MN died March 11, 2013 at the Cottages of Ecumen in Detroit Lakes. Betty Jeanette Wischnak was born on January 23, 1939 in Cormorant Township, MN to Morgan and Adeline Heimark. She spent her early years attending country school and helping on the family farm. On August 2, 1960 she was united...

Alice Jeanette Nodsle

Alice Jeanette Nodsle

Mar 11, 2013

Alice Jeanette Nodsle, 95, Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, formerly of Richwood, Minnesota passed away on Monday, March 11, 2013 at Diamond Willow Assisted Living, Detroit Lakes. Alice was born on June 10, 1917 in the village of Richwood, Minnesota, the first child of Ernest and Ellen (Lidstrom) Glebe. Alice was a graduate of Detroit Lakes High School and Superior State Teachers...

Eleanor Violet (Lueker) Ohm

Eleanor Violet (Lueker) Ohm

Mar 7, 2013

Eleanor V. (Lueker) Ohm, 88, Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, died on Thursday, March 07, 2013 at Emmanuel Nursing Home, Detroit Lakes, Minnesota. Eleanor was born on May 29, 1924, the daughter of Gustav and Julianna (Harke) Gorentz in Dora Township of Otter Tail County, Minnesota. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Vergas, Minnesota. Eleanor graduated from...

Donald Wayne Brekke

Donald Wayne Brekke

Mar 4, 2013

Donald W. Brekke age 89 of Detroit Lakes, MN died March 4, 2013 at his residence, under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Donald Wayne Brekke was born on March 4, 1924 in Ridgeway, Iowa to Anton and Alice Gullickson Brekke. He was baptized on April 20, 1924 at Lincoln Lutheran Church in Ridgeway, Iowa. The Brekke...

Richard August Hein

Richard August Hein

Mar 2, 2013

Richard August "Dick" Hein, age 96 of the Audubon-Detroit Lakes, Minnesota area passed away on March 2, 2013, at Oak Crossing Transitional Care Unit in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota. Richard Hein was born on August 19, 1916, to Edward and Delphine (LaFromboise) Hein in Grafton, North Dakota. He attended school in Grafton. Dick lived and worked on the family farm and...

Ronnie Lee Frey

Ronnie Lee Frey

Feb 24, 2013

Ronnie Lee Frey, 72 rural Frazee, Minnesota, died unexpectedly Sunday, February 24, 2013 at home. Ronnie was born on October 20, 1940, and born again on April 27, 1974 when he accepted Jesus Christ as his personal Savior. Ronnie was the son of John and Lois (Moench) Frey. His earthly journey began at home near Rice Lake, Minnesota and his...

Duane Harlan Cogger

Duane Harlan Cogger

Feb 24, 2013

Duane H. Cogger, 76, Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, died on Sunday, February 24, 2013 at his home. Duane was born on August 24, 1936, the son of Edward and Bertha (Leu) Cogger in Teletrachie, Mississippi. He was raised in Richwood, Minnesota. Duane served in the United States Army from 1954 - 1957. He was united in marriage to Lillie Barry on...

Milton David Nelson

Milton David Nelson

Feb 22, 2013

Milton D. Nelson age 66 of Detroit Lakes, MN died February 22, 2013 at St. Joseph's Hospital in Park Rapids, MN. Milton David Nelson was born on July 17, 1946 in Detroit Lakes, MN to Melvin and Nellie Larson Nelson. He grew up and received his education in Detroit Lakes, graduating from Detroit Lakes High School in 1964. In high...

Kathryn Louise Muench

Kathryn Louise Muench

Feb 21, 2013

Kathryn L. Muench age 60 of rural Frazee, MN died unexpectedly, peacefully in her sleep on February 21, 2013 at her residence. Kathryn Louise Muench was born on October 1, 1952 in Detroit Lakes, MN to Carl and Marie Walberg Lundberg. She grew up and received her education in Detroit Lakes, graduating from Detroit Lakes High School in 1971. On...

Linda Louise Crete

Linda Louise Crete

Feb 14, 2013

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Ruth Lind

Ruth Lind

Feb 9, 2013

Ruth K. Lind age 98 of Detroit Lakes, MN died February 9, 2013 at Diamond Willow Assisted Living in Detroit Lakes. Ruth Kathrine Lind was born on August 10, 1914 in Outlook, Montana to George and Hattie Stoner Bantz. She moved to Detroit Lakes as a young girl, where she received her education, graduating from Detroit Lakes High School. She...

Alice Gerda Rislund

Alice Gerda Rislund

Feb 9, 2013

Alice G. Rislund age 102 of Detroit Lakes, MN died February 9, 2013 at Essentia Health Oak Crossing in Detroit Lakes, MN. Alice Gerda Rislund was born on February 7, 1911 in Lake Eunice Township to Anton and Olivia Arneson Pederson. She received her education at the District 78 Country School in Lake Eunice Township. On April 20, 1929 she...

Jason Charles LaFlair

Jason Charles LaFlair

Feb 2, 2013

Jason C. LaFlair age 38 of Lake Park, MN died Saturday February 2, 2013 at his residence. Jason Charles LaFlair was born on April 7, 1974. He grew up and attended school in Pequot Lakes, MN, graduating from Pequot Lakes High School in 1992. He attended Bemidji State University where he graduated with a degree in Computer Science. He moved...

Orpha Amundson

Orpha Amundson

Jan 29, 2013

R. Orpha Amundson, 94, passed away January 29, 2013, at Oak Crossing in Detroit Lakes. Ruth Orpha Burud was born July 24, 1918, in Black Eagle, MT, to Oscar and Rachel Wenner Burud. Diagnosed with a serious heart condition as an infant, doctors gave her less than a year to live. With her parents and two sisters, Orpha lived on...

Roger Joseph Mertes

Roger Joseph Mertes

Jan 28, 2013

Lt. Col. Ret. Roger "Joe" Mertes 63, of Detroit Lakes, Minn. passed away at his lake home on Lake Melissa January 28, 2013. Roger was born August 20, 1949, the son of Theodore and Esther (Puetz) Mertes in Fargo, North Dakota. Roger graduated in 1967 from West Anchorage High School in Alaska and enrolled at North Dakota State University. While...

Mary A. Dalman

Mary A. Dalman

Jan 22, 2013

Mary A. Dalman, 66, Pelican Rapids, Minnesota, died on January 22, 2013 at Oak Crossing, Detroit Lakes, Minnesota. Mary was born on November 4, 1946, the daughter of Alfred and Edna (Gilbertson) Johnson in Lake Park, Minnesota. She was raised in the Lake Park, Westbury and Ogema area. Mary was united in marriage to Larry Duel on December 14, 1963...

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