Obituaries
Gerald G. Dixon
Jul 9, 2012
Gerald G. Dixon age 53 of Detroit Lakes, MN died Sunday July 8, 2012 at Sanford Health in Fargo, ND. A Memorial Service will be held on Saturday July 14, 2012; 2:00 p.m. at Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Detroit Lakes. Interment will be at the First Lutheran Church Cemetery in Audubon, MN. Gerald Gene Dixon was born on May...
Silvy A. Horken
Jul 8, 2012
Silvy A. Horken, 94, Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, passed peacefully from here to heaven on July 8, 2012 at the Cottages, Detroit Lakes, Minnesota. Silvy was born on July 28, 1917 and raised in Thief River Falls, Minnesota, the daughter of Gust and Agnes (Rolland) Hansen. She married Cliff Horken in her parentchr(39)s parlor in 1941. Silvy and her late husband,...
Marvel L. Nelson
Jul 8, 2012
Marvel L. Nelson, age 70, of Lexington, Texas, died Sunday, July 8, 2012, at St. Josephchr(39)s Regional Health Center, Bryan, Texas. Marvel LaVerne Nelson was born February 8, 1942, at St. Marychr(39)s Hospital, Detroit Lakes, MN, the daughter of Manley and Lorena (Williams) Nelson of Scambler Township, Pelican Rapids, MN. She was baptized by Rev. M. S. Gjerde at his...
Dustin B. Birky
Jul 7, 2012
Dustin Bradley Birky, 23, Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, died Saturday, July 7, 2012 at their Bad Medicine family lake cabin, Minnesota. Dustin was born on October 9, 1988, the son of Bradley Birky and Karla Schultz in Park Rapids, Minnesota. He graduated from Detroit Lakes High School in 2007. Dustin worked with his father as a carpenter at Birky Construction. Recently,...
Fern Andersen
Jul 6, 2012
Fern Andersen, 82, Detroit Lakes, Minnesota died Friday, July 6, 2012 at Emmanuel Nursing Home, Detroit Lakes, Minnesota. Fern was born on May 2, 1930, the daughter of Mortimer and Hazel (Swetland) Earley in rural Otter Tail County, Minnesota. Shortly after graduating from Detroit Lakes High School, Fern started her career with Becker County Social Services. She was united in...
Shirley Steinhaus
Jun 30, 2012
Shirley M. Steinhaus age 84 of Detroit Lakes, MN died Saturday June 30, 2012 at her residence. Shirley Mae Steinhaus was born on March 20, 1928 in Detroit Lakes, MN to Thurman and Huldah Hanson Wetteland. She grew up and received her education in Audubon, MN, graduating from Audubon High School in 1946. On September 10, 1949 she was united...
Jeffery C. Johnson
Jun 27, 2012
Jeffery C. Johnson, 65, Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, died Wednesday, June 27, 2012 at Emmanuel Nursing Home, Detroit Lakes, Minnesota. Jeff was born on June 29, 1946, the son of Phillip and Arline (Daniels) Johnson in Montevideo, Minnesota. He was raised and educated in Owatonna, Minnesota. Jeff was united in marriage to Winnie Marks on September 5, 1969 in Sisseton, South...
Don L. Sands
Jun 26, 2012
Don L. Sands age 77 of Detroit Lakes, MN died Tuesday June 26, 2012 at the Frazee Care Center, Frazee, MN. Don Lee Sands was born on March 22, 1935 in Alvarado, MN to Maurice and Evelyn Swenson Sands. Donchr(39)s family lived in Watertown, SD and St. Paul, MN when Don was a young boy. They moved back to Alvarado,...
Barbara Gunderson
Jun 17, 2012
Barbara Gunderson age 75 of Detroit Lakes, MN, formerly of West Fargo, ND, passed away Sunday June 17, 2012 surrounded by her family at Sanford Health in Fargo, ND. Barbara was born on January 14, 1937 in Detroit Lakes, MN to Vernon and Van Dale (Anderson) Broughton. On November 6, 1955 she married Francis (Bud) E. Gunderson. They lived in...
Beatrice M. Tessman
Jun 10, 2012
Beatrice M. Tessman age 92 of Detroit Lakes, MN died Sunday June 10, 2012 at her residence. Beatrice May Tessman was born on May 15, 1920 in Erie, North Dakota to Henry and Lena Bratten Mitchell. The family moved to Detroit Lakes, MN when Beatrice was a young girl. She grew up and attended school in Detroit Lakes, graduating from...
Cheryl L. Senn
Jun 10, 2012
Cheryl L. Senn, 60, Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, died Sunday, June 10, 2012 at Oak Crossing, Detroit Lakes, Minnesota. Cheryl was born on September 28, 1951, the daughter of Harvey and Lorraine (Bennen) Hegg in Seattle, Washington. She was raised and educated in Fertile, Minnesota. Cheryl graduated from Fertile High School in 1970. She then attended college in Crookston, Minnesota. Cheryl...
Karl B. Denly
Jun 9, 2012
Karl B. Denly age 71 of Audubon, MN died June 9, 2012 at his residence. Karl Benjamin Denly was born on April 12, 1941 in Osceola, Iowa to Ben and Hilda Gerdes Denly. He grew up and attended school in Truro, Iowa, graduating from Truro High School. Following high school he moved to Colorado, where he worked as a cowboy...
Floyd L. Conklin
Jun 8, 2012
Floyd L. Conklin, 91, Frazee, Minnesota, died Friday, June 08, 2012 at Frazee Care Center, Frazee, Minnesota. Floyd was born on July 17, 1920, the son of Andrew and Violet (Stewart) Conklin in Ponsford, Minnesota. He received his education in Ponsford. Floyd was united in marriage to Norma Lindgren in Osage, Minnesota. As a young man, Floyd worked as a...
May L. Jahr
Jun 1, 2012
May L. Jahr, former Detroit Lakes and Thief River Falls resident May Jahr, 87, of Erskine, Minn., passed away on Wednesday, March 21, 2012 at the Pioneer Memorial Care Center in Erskine. May Lois Lee was born to Emma (Arndt) Lee and Albert Lee on May 22, 1924 in Cuba Township, Becker County. She was united in marriage to Vernon...
Margo E. Woodcock
May 25, 2012
Margo E. Woodcock, 56, Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, died Friday, May 25, 2012 at Sanford Health in Fargo, North Dakota. Margo was born on May 7, 1956, the daughter of Thomas and Shirley (Abfalter) Sansburn in Perham, Minnesota. She was raised in Frazee and Breckenridge, Minnesota. Margo graduated from high school at Colfax, North Dakota in 1974. She moved to Oregon...
Mary J. DeShaw
May 23, 2012
Mary Jacqueline "Jackie" DeShaw, 86, Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, died Wednesday, May 23, 2012 at Essentia Health St. Marychr(39)s , Detroit Lakes, Minnesota. Jackie was born on March 24, 1926, the daughter of Sidney and Cornelia (Black) Stockstead in Sleepy Eye, Minnesota. She was raised and educated in Sleepy Eye, Minnesota. Her family later moved to Minneapolis, where Jackie graduated from...
Joseph N. Nielson
May 20, 2012
Joseph N. Nielson age 77 of Detroit Lakes, MN died Sunday May 20, 2012 at Diamond Willow in Detroit Lakes. Joseph Nicholas Nielson was born on February 1, 1935 in rural Wadena, MN to Peter and Margaret Nielson. He grew up and attended country school near his home. He served in the United States Air Force from 1952-1956 during the...
LeoRed J. Sloan
May 14, 2012
Leo "Red" J. Sloan, 83, Osage, Minnesota, died Monday, May 14, 2012 at his home. Red was born on April 30, 1929, the son of Wesley and Eileen (Dutton) Sloan in Park Rapids, Minnesota. He received his education in Park Rapids. Red was united in marriage to June Borst on January 21, 1950 in Park Rapids. As a young man...
Sharon L. Collinge
May 9, 2012
Sharon L. Collinge, 68, Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, died Wednesday, May 9, 2012 at Oak Crossing after a long spirited battle with cancer. Sharon was born on January 26, 1944, the daughter of Norman and Francis (Rindy) Amundson in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota. She graduated from Detroit Lakes High School in 1962 and then attended Ancker Hospital School of Nursing in St....
Doris E. Sagen
May 5, 2012
Doris E. Sagen age 70 of Detroit Lakes, MN died Saturday May 5, 2012 at the Emmanuel Nursing Home in Detroit Lakes. Doris Elaine Sagen was born on June 16, 1941 in Los Angeles, CA to Edward and Evelyn Fagerlie Marks. The family moved to Glyndon, MN when Doris was very young. She received her education in Glyndon, graduating from...
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