Obituaries
Wilford T. Bakken
Jul 1, 2011
Wilford T. Bakken age 96 of Detroit Lakes, MN died Fiday July 1, 2011 at Emmanuel Nursing Home in Detroit Lakes. Wilford Bakken was born on January 31, 1915 in rural Audubon, MN to Hans and Elise Norderhaug Bakken. He attended Country School in rural Audubon and worked on the family farm. He was baptized and confirmed at First Lutheran...
Bonnie J. Quam
Jun 29, 2011
Bonnie J. Quam age 73 of Detroit Lakes, MN died Wednesday June 29, 2011 at the Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis, MN. Bonnie Jean Quam was born on January 3, 1938 in Fargo, ND to Harold and Hyldred Beito Wilson. She grew up and received her education in West Fargo, ND, graduating from West Fargo High School in 1955....
Bernice E. Evert
Jun 29, 2011
Bernice E. Evert age 97 of Detroit Lakes, MN died Wednesday June 29, 2011 at Emmanuel Nursing Home in Detroit Lakes. Bernice Elizabeth Evert was born on November 1, 1913 in White Rock, South Dakota to Fred and Christina Theisen Petersen. She grew up and attended country school in rural Wheaton, MN. On October 10, 1932 she was united in...
Virginia E. Finch
Jun 26, 2011
Virginia E. Finch, 79, Rochert, Minnesota died Sunday, June 26, 2011 at Oak Crossing, Detroit Lakes, Minnesota. Virginia was born to Edward and Mora (Swift) Kohle on August 17, 1931 in Alton, Illinois. She was raised and educated in Alton, graduating from Alton High School in 1949. On December 11, 1954 she was united in marriage to Albert "Bert" Finch...
Jean C. Sharp
Jun 25, 2011
Jean C. Sharp age 66 of Detroit Lakes, MN died Saturday June 25, 2011 at Sanford Health in Fargo, North Dakota. Jean Sharp was born on August 3, 1944 in Detroit Lakes, MN to Ernest and Adelia Bartel Panter. The family moved to the Grand Rapids, MN area when Jean was a young girl. They moved back to Detroit Lakes...
LeRoy L. Stensgard
Jun 24, 2011
LeRoy Laverne Stensgard, 85, Detroit Lakes, Minnesota died Friday, June 24, 2011 at Minnesota Veterans Home, Fergus Falls, Minnesota. LeRoy was born in Fargo, North Dakota on January 26, 1926 to Theodore C. and Clara L. (Olson) Stensgard. Leroy moved with his parents to the family farm in rural Pelican Rapids, Minnesota in 1932 and attended country school in district...
Clyde R. Lund Jr.
Jun 19, 2011
Dick Lund age 82, of Frazee, MN died Sunday June 19, 2011 at Emmanuel Nursing Home in Detroit Lakes, MN. Dick was born to Clyde and Dagny (Selvaag) Lund on October 26, 1928 in Brainerd, MN. He attended elementary school in Ogema, MN and graduated from Waubun High School, class of 1947. He then attended North Dakota State University and...
Marlys A. Thompson
Jun 17, 2011
Marlys A. Thompson age 78 of Detroit Lakes, MN died Friday June 17, 2011 at the Emmanuel Nursing Home in Detroit Lakes, after a short battle with cancer. Marlys Agatha Thompson was born on December 29, 1932 in Detroit Lakes, MN to Hugh M. and Edna I. "Irene" Hanson Long. She grew up and received her education in Detroit Lakes,...
Timothy R. Reineccius
Jun 13, 2011
Timothy R. Reineccius age 51 of Detroit Lakes, MN formerly of Wadena, MN died Monday June 13, 2011 at Lakewood Health Systems in Staples, MN. Timothy Roy Reineccius was born on January 27, 1960 in Detroit Lakes, MN to Junior and Donna Pechia Reineccius. The family moved to Wadena, MN in 1968 where Tim grew up and received his education,...
LaVern I. Bjerke
Jun 11, 2011
LaVern I. Bjerke age 95 of Detroit Lakes, MN died June 11, 2011 at Emmanuel Nursing Home in Detroit Lakes. LaVern was born to Benhart and Sophia Larson Gunderson on February 2, 1916 at their home in Flom, MN. She attended school in Flom until the 8th grade and then went to live with an aunt in Twin Valley, MN...
Cameron S. Olson
Jun 10, 2011
Cameron S. Olson, 81, Detroit Lakes, Minnesota died Friday, June 10, 2011 at Emmanuel Nursing Home, Detroit Lakes, Minnesota. Cameron was born on November 28, 1929, the son of Cameron and Agnes (Enselman) Olson Sr. in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota. He was raised and educated in Detroit Lakes. As a young man he plowed snow for Becker County. Cameron later drove...
Carolyn E. Engebretson
Jun 9, 2011
Carolyn E. Engebretson, 73, of Rochert, Minnesota, died Thursday, June 09, 2011 at her home under the care of her sons and friends with help from Hospice of the Red River Valley. Carolyn was born on July 11, 1937, the daughter of Henry and Mabel (Bergland) Lindskog in Duluth, Minnesota. She was raised in Grand Marias, Minnesota. Carolyn attended Maple...
Calvin L. Korth
Jun 9, 2011
Calvin L. Korth age 46 of Frazee, Minnesota died Thursday June 9, 2011 at his residence. Calvin Lee Korth was born on November 30, 1964 in New London, Wisconsin to Melvin and Shirley (Pulvermacher) Korth. He grew up and attended school in Clintonville, Wisconsin and in 1971 moved to rural Frazee, MN where he attended Frazee High School. While at...
Jerome P. Leegard
Jun 8, 2011
Jerome P. Leegard Sr., 92, rural Detroit Lakes, Minnesota died Wednesday, June 08, 2011 at Emmanuel Nursing Home, Detroit Lakes, Minnesota. Jerome was born on December 27, 1918, the son of Joseph and Petrina (Berg) Leegard in Hamden Township of rural Becker County, Minnesota. He attended country school in District 44. Jerome was united in marriage to Marjorie Britton on...
Thomas E. Brown
Jun 2, 2011
Thomas E Brown, age 61, of Columbia Falls, Montana died May 5, 2011 due to injuries of a motorcycle accident in York, Pennsylvania. Thomas Brown was born on April 8,1950, in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota to Julius and Olga (Olson) Brown Sr. He grew up in Detroit Lakes, graduating from Detroit Lakes High School in 1968. He worked for Ross Auto...
Ronald N. Moitzfield
May 29, 2011
Ronald N. Moitzfield age 89 of Detroit Lakes, MN died Sunday May 29, 2011 at the Emmanuel Nursing Home in Detroit Lakes. Beloved husband of Mildred Moitzfield, loving father of Eileen (Bob) Burgess and Ronald (Gwen) Moitzfield; devoted grandfather of Theresa Oitker, Pamela (Shawn) Rasmussen, Brian Burgess, Scott Dever, Melanie Moore and Darren Moitzfield; and dear great grandfather of Rhianna...
Iona V. Larson
May 24, 2011
Iona V. Larson, 92, Detroit Lakes, formerly of Audubon, Minnesota died Tuesday, May 24, 2011 at Emmanuel Nursing Home, Detroit Lakes, Minnesota. Iona was born on August 23, 1918, the daughter of Swen and Liechen (Schlenner) Swenson in Jamestown, North Dakota. She was raised and educated in Lake Park, Minnesota. Iona was united in marriage to Donald Larson on April...
Hugh A. Long
May 22, 2011
Hugh A. Long age 83 of Detroit Lakes, MN died Sunday May 22, 2011 at Emmanuel Nursing Home in Detroit Lakes, MN. Hugh Arlem Long was born On October 6, 1927 in Detroit Lakes, MN to Hugh M. and Edna I. Hanson Long. He grew up and attended school in Detroit Lakes, graduating from Detroit Lakes High School in 1945....
Eloise M. Leegard
May 21, 2011
Eloise M. Leegard age 76 of Detroit Lakes, MN died Saturday May 21, 2011 at the Emmanuel Nursing Home in Detroit Lakes. Eloise Marion Leegard was born on April 22, 1935 in Detroit Lakes, MN to Louis and Marion Paulson Olson. She attended Country School in Richwood Township and later High School in Detroit Lakes. On June 11, 1960 she...
Nicholas R. Selck
May 21, 2011
Nicholas R. Selck, 19, Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, died Saturday, May 21, 2011 at Essentia Health, Detroit Lakes, Minnesota. Nicholas was born on August 2, 1991 the son of Michael and Tracy (Witt) Selck in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota. He was raised and educated in Detroit Lakes, graduating from Detroit Lakes High School in 2010. Nicholas began working at TJ's Tile in...
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