Obituaries
Carol Berdine Lommen
Mar 4, 2024
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" Albert Ries
Mar 3, 2024
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
Mar 2, 2024
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" M. Heino
Mar 2, 2024
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...
Donald Duane Beck
Feb 27, 2024
Donald Duane Beck, 85, of Detroit Lakes, MN passed away on February 27, 2024, at Pelican Landing in Detroit Lakes MN.
Don was born September 3, 1939, in Frazee, MN to Darrell and Nellie (Weber) Beck. He attended elementary and secondary school in Detroit Lakes, MN. Don spent time helping on the family mink farm, serving on the Ski...
Earl Norris Johnson
Feb 25, 2024
Earl Norris Johnson, 75, of Detroit Lakes, MN, ate his last piece of warm lefse but couldn’t stick around for the lutefisk. He died on Sunday, February 25 surrounded by family. “Da sun shown, so what more cud I ask!!!!”
Earl was born in Spokane, Washington on March 24th, 1948, to Norris and Karen Johnson. Earl was the oldest of seven...
Lois Orner
Feb 24, 2024
Lois M. (Glawe) Orner, 85, Detroit Lakes, passed away Saturday, February 24, 2024 at Essentia St. Mary’s Hospital following a period of declining health. Her family was at her side.
Lois was born in Boston, MA on December 6, 1938, a daughter of the late Martin and Marion (Sunbury) Glawe. The family came to the Detroit Lakes area when Lois was...
Daisy Lorraine Alder
Feb 23, 2024
Daisy Lorraine (Maulsby) Alder was born June 2, 1929, in Rochert, MN. Her parents were Milton G. and Ethel V. (Parsons) Maulsby. She was the seventh of eight children. Daisy attended grade school in District 23 by Detroit Lakes MN. She went to two years of high school in Detroit Lakes and her last two years she attended Maplewood Academy...
Bryce Kenneth Berg
Feb 22, 2024
Bryce Kenneth Berg unexpectedly passed away peacefully on February 22nd surrounded by loved ones in Daytona, Florida.
Bryce was born on November 17, 1966, to Gail and Kenneth Berg of Detroit Lakes, MN. He was the only boy in a family of four. Growing up he was into baseball, football and wrestling but he settled on Taekwondo as his sport of...
Sherry Marie Baker
Feb 20, 2024
Sherry M. Baker age 72 of Detroit Lakes, Mn died February 20, 2024 at Ecumen – Emmanuel Nursing Home in Detroit Lakes.
Sherry Marie Baker was born October 22, 1951 in LaCrosse, WI to Mathias and Alice Baker. She graduated from High School in Wausau, WI in 1969. She then attended college, where she earned a degree in Music Therapy. Over...
Fern Bernice Brown
Feb 11, 2024
Fern B. Brown age 83 of Detroit Lakes, MN died Sunday February 11, 2024.
Fern Bernice Brown was born November 21, 1940 in Pelican Rapids, MN to Manley and Lorena (Williams) Nelson. Her family lived in rural Pelican Rapids, MN. She was baptized and confirmed at Grove Lake Lutheran Church. She attended Country School near her home and later attended Pelican...
Verlon Graphenteen
Feb 9, 2024
Verlon A. Graphenteen, 80, of Detroit Lakes, gained his wings on February 9th, 2024, at Oak Crossing Nursing Home.
Verlon was born the son of Albert and Pearl Graphenteen, November 28, 1943, in Pipestone, Minn.
Verlon married Janice Remerowski on June 22, 1963, in Marshall, Minn. They resided in Eagan, Minn., until moving to Detroit Lakes. He moved to Oak Crossing in...
James Garland Olson
Feb 6, 2024
James Garland Jr. came into this world as a perfectly healthy baby boy to James & Cacilia (Ubelhor) Olson on May 3, 1958, in El Paso, Texas. His mama nicknamed him Bubi which means little boy in German, so that’s what his family called him. Bubi moved with his mom, dad and older sister Patty to Heilbronn, Germany at 2...
Ordean Elwood Honrud
Feb 6, 2024
Ordean E. Honrud went to live with Jesus on February 6, 2024, at the age of 85. At the time of his death, he was residing at Oak Crossing Nursing Home under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley.
Ordean was born March 15, 1938, on a farm near Rollag, MN to Orville and Mildred (Evenson) Honrud. He attended...
Patrick W. Ryan
Feb 4, 2024
Patrick William Ryan, age 65, passed away Sunday, February 4, 2024, at the farm.
Patrick Ryan, the son of Joanne (Burnside) and Robert E. Ryan, was born in St. Paul, MN. He graduated from Washington High School and then attended St. Paul Technical Vocational Institute, earning a Culinary Arts certificate. A mid-life career change led him to Northwest Technical College –...
Beverly Eileen Skogen
Feb 4, 2024
Beverly Eileen Skogen passed away Sunday, Feb. 4, 2024, at Oak Crossing in Detroit Lakes.
Beverly lived a life surrounded by family, friends, laughter and the best food. Whether she was entertaining in her home with a game of cards and plate of whatever she’d lovingly whipped up in the kitchen or preparing communion at First Lutheran Church, Beverly devoted her...
Ilene Ethel Maloney
Jan 29, 2024
Ilene Ethel Maloney (The Queen/Gigi/Lener) of Shoreham, MN and Venice, FL, passed away peacefully on Jan 29, 2024, at the age of 77. She was born on October 6, 1946, in Fergus Falls to Harold and Ethel Fick, graduated from Detroit Lakes High School in 1965, and was married to Michael Kent Maloney on August 6, 1966.
Ilene wore several...
Ruth Vivian Seal
Jan 27, 2024
On Saturday January 27th, 2024, Ruth V. Seal, loving mother and wife passed away peacefully at the age of 92.
Ruth Vivian Seal was born on March 7th, 1931, in Sisseton, SD to Alice and Oscar Safgren. She graduated from Sisseton High School in 1949. She worked at Bell Telephone as a switchboard operator right after high school.
On June 23rd, 1954,...
Clayton Emil Schott
Jan 24, 2024
Clayton passed away on January 24, 2024, at the Taylor House Hospice in Des Moines, Iowa, one month after being diagnosed with Blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasm (a rare blood cancer).
Clayton Emil Schott was born to Emil and Frieda Schott on December 24, 1949, in Jamestown, North Dakota. He grew up on his family farm in Kulm, ND, where he...
David L. Foster
Jan 21, 2024
David L. Foster age 80, died Sunday, January 21, 2024, at Golden Manor Assisted Living in Detroit Lakes, MN. Graveside services will be held for David in the Spring of 2024.
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