Obituaries
Suzzanne Jean Jones
Sep 2, 2023
Suzzanne Jean Jones, age 85, passed away peacefully under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley on September 2, 2023, at Essentia Health-Oak Crossing in Detroit Lakes, MN.
Suzzanne was born on January 15, 1938, to Matt and Pearl (Grassman) Hornung in Chicago, IL. She grew up in the suburb of Harwood Heights and graduated from Steinmetz High...
Marguerite "Peggi" Katherine Melin
Aug 30, 2023
Marguerite “Peggi” Melin (Jordan), age 67, of Ogema, MN, passed away August 30, 2023. She was brought into this world to Marguerite and Lawrence Jordan on June 26, 1956. She grew up in Corcoran and Dayton with her ten siblings and graduated high school from Elk River, MN. She was known as a spit fire with a force of energy...
Paulette Ellen Larson
Aug 21, 2023
Paulette Ellen Larson, age 71, passed away Monday, August 21, 2023 at her home in Detroit Lakes, MN. No services are scheduled at this time.
Marshall Andrew Benson
Aug 15, 2023
Marshall A. Benson age 100 of Detroit Lakes, MN died August 15, 2023 at Ecumen-Emmanuel Nursing Home in Detroit Lakes.
Marshall Andrew Benson was born July 14, 1923 in Detroit Lakes, MN to Nels and Anna Marie (Wicklund) Benson. He was one of eleven children. He grew up and received his education in Detroit Lakes, graduating from Detroit Lakes High...
Emma L Gravalin
Aug 15, 2023
Emma Gravalin, 98, of Park Rapids, formally of Detroit Lakes, died on Tuesday, August 15th, 2023 in Park Rapids, MN surrounded by her children and grandchildren.
Emma Lorraine was born on March 2, 1925, the daughter of Norwegian immigrants Otto and Emma (Olson- Baekkeli) Wangsness in Fargo, North Dakota. She grew up in the Fargo Moorhead area and attended...
Rodger Kermit Tinjum
Aug 13, 2023
Rodger Kermit Tinjum, 88, Detroit Lakes, MN died Sunday, Aug. 13, in his home with his family at his side.
Rodger Tinjum was born on July 20, 1935 at home on a farm in rural Ulen, MN, to Theodore and Signe (Bergseng) Tinjum.
Rodger attended grade school at District 148 in rural Becker County, a one room school located near...
Kandice Kay Wheelden
Aug 11, 2023
Kandice Kay Wheelden, age 70, passed away August 11, 2023 at her home in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota.
Robert Lyle Taylor
Aug 10, 2023
Robert Lyle Taylor August 4, 1921 – August 10, 2023
Obituary by Anne Cardot Taylor Schwaller, August 22, 2023
Robert L. Taylor of Middle Cormorant Lake, Lake Park, MN, passed away Thursday, August 10, 2023 from Covid and circulatory complications due to WWII injuries. Just six days before, Bob had celebrated his 102nd birthday with children, grandchildren and great grandchildren...
Betty Gulson
Aug 5, 2023
Betty J. Gulson, age 93, passed away Saturday, August 5, 2023 at Fair Oaks Lodge in Wadena, Minnesota. No Services are scheduled at this time.
Rolland "Rollie" DeLouis Kjos
Aug 4, 2023
Rolland “Rollie” DeLouis Kjos, age 96, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Friday, August 4, 2023. He was preceded in death by his parents, Anna and Oscar Kjos, brother Wilford (Wif), and wife Bette. He is survived by his sister Joyce Peterson age 99, who lives in Federal Way, WA and by his brother-in-law Robert (June) Sime,...
Warren Randolph Ronning
Aug 3, 2023
Warren Randolph (Randy) Ronning age 72 of Prior Lake, MN passed away from cancer on August 3, 2023 at the Hennepin County Medical Center in Mpls, MN.
Randy Ronning was born February 8, 1951 in Detroit Lakes, MN to Elizabeth (Betty) Ronning. He was raised on a farm a few miles east of Audubon, MN. He attended school in Audubon....
Clinton Bruce Danielson
Aug 1, 2023
Clinton Bruce Danielson passed on to his heavenly rest suddenly of natural causes on Tuesday August 1, 2023 at home.
Clint was born in Detroit Lakes, MN on October 28, 1958 to Loren and Geneva (Hage) Danielson. He attended school at Richwood Elementary, Washington Elementary and Detroit Lakes High School, Class of 1977.
He attended Moorhead State for a year,...
Rodney Charles Nord
Jul 23, 2023
The memorial service for Rod Nord will be held on Friday, September 29, at Detroit Lakes United Methodist Church (885 Pembina Trail, Detroit Lakes, MN 56501). Visitation will begin at 1 pm and the memorial service will begin at 2 pm. A reception will follow around 3pm. Multiple slideshows will be displayed during the visitation and reception. The service and...
Donald L. Berg
Jul 10, 2023
Donald L. Berg age 94 of Detroit Lakes, MN died July 10, 2023 at Essentia Health – St. Mary’s Hospital in Detroit Lakes.
Donald LeRoy Berg was born October 8, 1928 in rural Lake Park, MN to Palmer and Olga (Larson) Berg. He graduated from Hawley High School and then attended the Detroit Lakes Business College. Don served in the...
Maynard Archer
Jul 10, 2023
Maynard Keith Archer, 64, Detroit Lakes, MN, passed away Monday July 10th, 2023, in his home due to unknown causes.
Maynard was born on May 19th, 1959, in Fargo, ND, the fifth child born to Glenn and Lois (Abraham) Archer. He grew up in Detroit Lakes, MN. As a child he kept himself busy while his siblings made a whirlwind...
George Peters
Jul 2, 2023
George L. Peters age 89 of Savage, MN, formerly of Detroit Lakes, MN died July 2, 2023 at Rivers of Life Assisted Living in Savage, MN.
George Leslie Peters was born on April 17, 1934 in Boston, MA to William and Catherine Graham Peters. George attended Whitman, MA public schools. At a very young age he enlisted in the United States...
Louis Mortimer Meeks
Jun 28, 2023
Louis M. Meeks age 98 of Detroit Lakes, MN died June 28, 2023, at Ecumen – Emmanuel in Detroit Lakes.
Louis Mortimer Meeks was born May 14, 1925, in Parkersburg, West Virginia to William and Clara Williams Meeks. He grew up and received his education in Parkersburg. Following high school, he served in the United States Navy during WWII. On...
Valerie Kay Trautman
Jun 27, 2023
On Tuesday, June 27, 2023, Valerie Kay Trautman, 61, of Detroit Lakes, MN passed away peacefully in the loving arms of her husband. Her devotion to her family and her belief in Jehovah supported her in her struggles and ultimately gave her peace. She looked forward to the resurrection and her hope was in Rev. 21:3-4.
Valerie Kay Trautman was...
Gladys Wellman
Jun 23, 2023
Gladys Wellman age 92 of Detroit Lakes, MN died June 23, 2023 at Essentia Health – Oak Crossing in Detroit Lakes.
Gladys Wellman was born April 13, 1931 in Eureka, SD to Andrew and Pauline Rieger Delzer. She grew up and attended country school near the family farm in Artas, SD. Following her schooling she helped on the family farm...
John Hoehle Downs
Jun 21, 2023
John Hoehle Downs, age 98 of Detroit Lakes, died June 21, 2023. He was fortunate in that he was able to live out his final wish -- to die at his century farm home on the south shore of Buffalo Lake surrounded by members of his loving family.
John was born on May 18, 1925, in Duluth, MN to...
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