Obituaries
Robert Allen Varholdt
Mar 12, 2020
PLEASE WATCH ROBERT'S PRIVATE SERVICE BELOW In the interest of the health and safety of our family, friends, and community and due to the growing concern of the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19), we had to keep the funeral service to a very limited number of people Please take care and keep safe. Robert Varholdt, age 68, of Hawley, MN, died unexpectedly...
Herman Beckman
Mar 9, 2020
Herman Beckman, 83, formerly of Erhard, MN died on Monday, March 9, 2020 at the Pelican Valley Senior Living in Pelican Rapids, MN. Herman Phillip was born at home near Erhard, MN on November 6, 1936 to Walter and Katherine (Bakke) Beckman. He attended country school District #17 through 8th grade. He entered the Army in April 1959 and was...
John Myhre
Mar 7, 2020
John Thomas Myhre was born to Evelyn and John Myhre, Sr. on May 5, 1935. He passed away on March 7, 2020 at 9:50 pm at Pelican Rapids Senior Living Center of an aggressive cancer. The staff at the facility enjoyed his stories about athletic and outdoor activities. As a child John enjoyed ice skating, playing hockey, as well as...
Raymond Baughman
Mar 1, 2020
Graveside Service will be 11:00 a.m., Saturday, June 6, at Lake View Cemetery, Pelican Rapids, MN. Raymond Baughman, 79, of Pelican Rapids formerly Thief River Falls, MN died Sunday, March 1, 2020 at Riverfront on Main in Pelican Rapids, MN. Raymond Lee was born March 22, 1940 in Omaha, NE, to Thomas and Violet (Kiser) Baughman. He attended school in...
Marlan Evenson
Feb 27, 2020
Marlan Evenson, 89, of Pelican Rapids, MN died Thursday, February 27, 2020, at Pelican Valley Senior Living with his family by his side. Marlan Phillip Duane was born October 2, 1930 in Pelican Rapids, the son of Gilbert and Nina (Bjerke) Evenson. He attended a country school north of Pelican Rapids. On February 14, 1953 Marlan married Marlene Lund. They...
Ann Marie Shulstad
Feb 16, 2020
Ann Marie (Nelson) Shulstad, 89, of Pelican Rapids, MN, passed away peacefully on Sunday, February 16, 2020 at Pelican Valley Senior Living, Pelican Rapids, Minnesota. Ann Marie was born October 19, 1930, in Pelican Rapids, MN, to Carl R and Cora (Skunberg) Nelson of Rollag, MN. Ann Marie was baptized and confirmed at Rollag Lutheran Church. She attended rural district...
Elroy Backstrom
Feb 9, 2020
Elroy Backstrom, 93, formerly of Pelican Rapids, MN died peacefully on Sunday, February 9, 2020 at Minnesota Veterans Home in Fergus Falls, Minnesota Elroy Eugene was born July 10, 1926, near Pelican Rapids, MN the son of Elmer and Jennie (Gustafson) Backstrom. Elroy attended country school District #17 near Erhard, MN. Then Elroy worked as a farmhand for various farmers...
Lorraine Amanda Williams
Feb 6, 2020
Lorraine Williams, age 93, of Fargo, ND and former resident of Pelican Rapids, MN passed February 6, 2020 at Rosewood on Broadway in Fargo. Lorraine was a long-time resident of Elim Care for five and half years. Lorraine Amanda Williams was born March 3, 1926, at Satersmoen’s Hospital in Pelican Rapids, MN to Charles (C.T,) and Emma (Kading) Carlson. She...
Gladys (Pergande) Davis
Jan 24, 2020
Gladys Mildred Davis, age 92, of Bagley, MN, and former longtime resident of Pelican Rapids, Minnesota, died on Friday, January 24, 2020 at Sanford Northwest Medical Center, Bemidji, MN.
Gladys Mildred Norgren was born April 29, 1927, near Elizabeth, MN, the daughter of Alfred and Freda (Sheffler) Norgren. She was a resident of Pelican Rapids for most of her life. ...
Esther Lorraine "Dolly" Amundson
Jan 21, 2020
Esther Lorraine “Dolly” (Clauson) Amundson, age 93, of Pelican Rapids, MN, went to be with her Lord & Savior on Tuesday, January 21, 2020, at Pelican Valley Senior Living, Pelican Rapids, MN. Dolly was born August 19, 1926 in Pelican Rapids, MN to Morgan and Olive (Swenson) Clauson. She was baptized and confirmed at Grove Lake Lutheran Church, rural Pelican...
Ralph Hoadley
Jan 15, 2020
Ralph Hoadley, age 92, of Pelican Rapids, MN, died Wednesday, January 15, 2020 at Pelican Valley Senior Living, Pelican Rapids, MN. Ralph Homer was born July 12, 1927 in Pelican Rapids, MN, to Floyd and Myrtle (Randall) Hoadley. He was baptized and confirmed at Scambler Union Church. He attended country school in Scambler Township and graduated Pelican Rapids High School...
Carl Breckenfelder
Jan 14, 2020
Carl Breckenfelder, 89, of St. Anthony, MN, formerly of Erhard, MN, died Tuesday, January 14, 2020 at Chandler Place in St. Anthony, MN with family by his side. Carl Elwyn was born February 5, 1930 in Coon Valley Township, Sac County, Iowa to Frank and Hilda (Hensel) Breckenfelder. He attended school in Auburn, IA, graduating from Auburn High School in...
Delores Fae Carpenter
Jan 13, 2020
Private Family Graveside Service were held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, July 25, 2020, at Cemetery Columbarium at Zion Lutheran Church on Franklin Lake, Pelican Rapids, Minnesota. Delores Fae Carpenter née Starr, age 90, of Pelican Rapids, MN, died Monday, January 13, 2020 at Sanford Broadway Medical Center surrounded by family. Delores was born September 14, 1929 in Sutton, North Dakota,...
Jean Satter
Jan 10, 2020
Jean Satter, 75, of Pelican Rapids, died in her home on Friday, January 10, 2020.
Visitation will be from 5-7 pm, with a Prayer Service at 7:00 PM on Monday, January 13, 2020 at Larson Funeral Home, Pelican Rapids, MN. Visitation resumes one hour prior to the service at the church.
Funeral services will be 11:00 AM, Tuesday, January 14,...
DuWayne Sundstrom
Dec 21, 2019
DuWayne Sundstrom, age 82, a resident of Vergas, Minnesota, died on Saturday, December 21, 2019, at Vergas Assisted Living, Vergas, MN. DuWayne Elmer was born to Elmer and Edith (Peterson) Sundstrom on March 23, 1937 in Pelican Rapids, MN. He lived with his parents on a farm near Prairie Lake. He was baptized and confirmed at Central Lutheran Church. He...
David Matson
Dec 21, 2019
David Victor Matson joined his wife Astri in their Lord’s loving embrace on Saturday, December 21st, 2019 at Pelican Valley Senior Living in Pelican Rapids, MN. David was born on January 13th, 1937 to Ruth Linnea (Youngquist) and Victor Carl Matson in Saint Peter, MN. He graduated from St. Peter High School in 1955, where he was an active student...
Holiday Candlelight Service of Remembrance
Dec 12, 2019
2019 Holiday Candlelight Service of Remembrance
Kim Salwei
Nov 21, 2019
Kim Salwei, 51, Pelican Rapids, MN, formerly of Fergus Falls, died on Thursday, November 21, 2019, at Sanford Health in Fargo, ND. Kimberly Marie was born January 8, 1968 in Fergus Falls, MN the daughter of Peter and Kathy (Johnson) Frees. Kim was raised in Fergus Falls and later graduated from Fergus Falls High School. Kim continued to live in...
Allie Thompson
Nov 20, 2019
Allie Thompson, age 19, of Pelican Rapids, MN, died Wednesday, November 20, 2019 at Sanford Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Allie Margret was born March 20, 2000 in Detroit Lakes, MN, to Len and Emily (Aaberg) Thompson. She was baptized at Trinity Lutheran Church in Pelican Rapids. She grew up in Pelican Rapids and graduated from Pelican Rapids High...
Marjorie Faye Hanson
Nov 20, 2019
Marjorie (Grahn) Hanson, age 86, of Pelican Rapids, MN, died Wednesday, November 20, 2019, at Pelican Valley Senior Living, Pelican Rapids, MN. Marjorie Faye was born the middle child of five on December 15, 1932 in Lida Township near Pelican Rapids, MN, to George and Emma (Bakke) Grahn. She was baptized and confirmed at Central Lutheran Church, Pelican Rapids, MN....
