Obituaries

Bernice Luella Wirth

Bernice Luella Wirth

May 10, 2015

Bernice L. Wirth age 73 of Callaway, MN died May 10, 2015 at Sanford Health in Fargo, ND. Bernice Luella Wirth was born August 9, 1941 in Bluffton, MN to Eugene and Kathryn (Berringer) Wegscheid in Bluffton, MN. She grew up and attended school in Bluffton, and later attended and graduated from high school in Little Falls, MN. On June...

Martha Haaland

Martha Haaland

May 9, 2015

Martha B. Haaland, 88, Detroit Lakes, Minnesota passed away May 9, 2015 surrounded by her loved ones at the Cottages, Detroit Lakes, Minnesota. Martha B. Olson daughter of Oscar and Ruth (Larsen) Olson was born on November 2, 1926 at her parents' home in Holmesville Township. She attended the one room elementary school known as Woodland Park School, which her...

Eileen Kathryn Huseby

Eileen Kathryn Huseby

May 7, 2015

Eileen K. Huseby, 70, Audubon, Minnesota, died Thursday, May 7, 2015 at Sanford Health, Fargo, North Dakota. Eileen was born on November 25, 1944 to Albert and Frances (Leitheiser) Olson in the Hamden Township of rural Becker County, Minnesota. She was raised and educated in Audubon, graduating from Audubon High School in 1962. Eileen was united in marriage to Dennis...

Alfred Walter Schnitzer

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

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

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...

Harvey Coleman Valley

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...

Geneva Danielson

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

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...

Richard Edward Malvick

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...

Henry "Hank" Clayton Bonde III

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...

Dana Claire Powers

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...

Cheryl Kay Bergquist

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...

Clarence "Clancy" Otto Kochmann

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...

Robert "Bob" Oscar Scherzer

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...

Glenn Duane Ellenson

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

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

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

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...

Shirley Ann Bergstrom

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...