Obituaries
Rick J Loerzel
Jan 19, 2016
Rick J. Loerzel, age 44, of Pelican Rapids, MN, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, January 19, at Essentia Health in Fargo, North Dakota.Rick J. Loerzel was born August 9, 1971 in Detroit Lakes, MN, to Paul and Mary Ann Loerzel of Perham, MN. He graduated from Pelican Rapids High School in 1989. He was married to Irina Greben on February...
Dalyce Axness
Jan 15, 2016
Dalyce Virginia Axness, age 91, of Pelican Rapids, MN, passed away Friday, January 15, 2016, at Lake Region Healthcare, Fergus Falls, MN.Dalyce Virginia Hanson was born October 28, 1924 in Rollag, MN the daughter of Walter and Emma (Ishaug) Hanson. She was baptized and confirmed at West North Immanuel Lutheran Church. Dalyce attended District School 14 near Rollag, and graduated...
Pastor Erwin Toso
Jan 9, 2016
Pastor Erwin Toso, age 86, died on Saturday, January 9, 2016, at Essentia Health in Detroit Lakes, MN.Erwin Juel Toso was born at the farm home in Erhard, MN, on December 25, 1929, to Martin and Mabel (Weik) Toso. He attended Pelican Rapids High School. After graduating, he worked on a farm for 4 years with the intent to follow...
Norma Christine Rust
Jan 8, 2016
Norma Christine (Hanson) Rust, age 90, of Moorhead, formerly Pelican Rapids, MN, died Friday, January 8, 2016 at Golden Living Center, Moorhead, MN.Norma Christine Hanson was born January 25, 1925 in Tansem Township, to Helmer and Oline (Wibe) Hanson. She attended country school in Tansem Township, and after her mother's death she helped raise her siblings.On October 11, 1947 Norma...
Marland Dow
Dec 30, 2015
Marland Dow, age 80, a resident of Pelican Rapids, MN, died Wednesday, December 30, 2015 at Lake Region Healthcare in Fergus Falls.Marland Clarence Dow was born June 12, 1935 in Barnesville, Minnesota to Clarence and Arylis (Ambrose) Dow. He graduated from Barnesville High School and later graduated from North Dakota State University Agricultural College. Then Marland farmed southwest of Barnesville...
Robert "Smiley" Smilonich
Dec 8, 2015
Robert "Smiley" Smilonich, age 84, of Pelican Rapids, MN died on Tuesday, December 08, 2015 at his home in Pelican Rapids.Robert Smilonich, was born March 4, 1931 near Ironton, Minnesota to Sam and Sophie (Lubobradovich) Smilonich. "Smiley" worked for Rogers Brothers Carnival from Pelican Rapids for numerous years. Then Robert worked at West Central Turkey Plant in Pelican Rapids for...
Arland Willie Elton
Dec 5, 2015
Arland Willie Elton was born on March 7, 1926 in Pelican Rapids the son of Willie and Nora (Johnson) Elton. In 1944, Arland graduated from Pelican Rapids High School and in June of 1944 entered the Air Force. He was trained as a top turret gunner on a B24. He served until 1946. On June 20, 1948 he married the...
Pastor Jennifer Sandstrom
Nov 20, 2015
Pastor Jennifer Sandstrom, age 66, of Pelican Rapids, MN, died Friday, November 20, 2015 at University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview, Minneapolis, MN.Jennifer Sandall was born July 29, 1949 in Galesburg, IL, to Albert and Audrey (Harrison) Sandall. She was baptized at the age of 16 in the Corpus Christi Catholic Church in Galesburg, Illinois. She attended school in Galesburg...
Louise Babb
Nov 20, 2015
Louise Meta Babb, age 99, a resident of Pelican Rapids, Minnesota, died Friday, November 20, 2015 at Lake Region Healthcare in Fergus Falls, MN.Louise Meta (Frohling) Babb was born on October 25, 1916, the daughter of Jacob D and Gesine (Stolle) Frohling in Hecla, SD. She was baptized and confirmed at Peace Lutheran Church in Hecla, graduated from Hecla High...
LeRoy Percy Klovstad
Oct 29, 2015
LeRoy Percy Klovstad, age 85, of Pelican Rapids, MN, died October 29, 2015 with his family at his side at the Pelican Valley Nursing Home, Pelican Rapids, Minnesota. LeRoy Klovstad was born June 22, 1930 to Palmer Raymond and Alice Cora (Larson) Klovstad. He grew up in Norwegian Grove Township and graduated from Pelican Rapids High School in 1949. In...
Arlene Elizabeth Albrecht
Oct 20, 2015
Arlene Albrecht, age 85, a resident of Pelican Rapids, Minnesota, died with her family by her side on Tuesday, October 20, 2015, at her home in Pelican Rapids. Arlene Elizabeth Ruether was born October 9, 1930, to Joseph and Josephine (Larson) Ruether at home near Madison, MN. She grew up and attended school in Madison and graduated in 1948. She...
Lisa Marie Rudie
Oct 19, 2015
Lisa Marie (Baker) Rudie, age 43, of Pelican Rapids, MN, died Monday, October 19, 2015 at her home.Lisa was born October 24, 1971 in Fargo, ND the daughter of James and Donna (Ihnken) Baker. She grew up in Cormorant, on Lake Ida and attended school in Pelican Rapids, where she was crowned Sweetheart Queen, graduating with the Class of 1990....
Martha Elizabeth Haugen
Oct 18, 2015
Martha Haugen, age 85, of Pelican Rapids, MN, died Sunday, October 18, 2015 at Riverfront on Main in Pelican Rapids, MN.Martha Elizabeth was born January 19, 1930 at Wing, North Dakota, the daughter of Philip and Katherine (Singer) Weber. In 1936, Martha and her family moved to a farm near New Rockford, North Dakota. She attended school, worked on the...
JoAnn Elizabeth Bina
Oct 15, 2015
JoAnn Elizabeth (Didrikson) Bina, age 75, of Dent, Minn., died Thursday, Oct. 15, 2015, at the Pelican Valley Nursing Home, Pelican Rapids, Minn., surrounded by the love and support of her family. She'll always be remembered for her gentle, selfless nature, her wellspring of laughter and tireless work ethic. JoAnn Elizabeth Didrikson was born Sept. 9, 1940, in Roseau, Minn.,...
Linda K Himes
Oct 15, 2015
Linda K. Himes, age 67, of Pelican Rapids, MN, died Thursday, October 15, 2015 at her residence surrounded by her family.Linda K. (Laschansky) Himes was born March 11, 1948 in Omaha, Neb., to Ervin and Rosemary (Klein) Laschansky. Linda was an amazing cook and a devoted fan of the Nebraska Cornhuskers. She enjoyed quilting, sewing and embroidery. She was a...
Johnny Nicholas Peasley Jr
Sep 25, 2015
Johnny Peasley, 20, died on Friday, September 25, 2015 in an automobile accident near Browerville, MN.Visitation will be Thursday, October 1, 2015 from 4-7 PM, at Larson Funeral Home in Pelican Rapids, MN with a Prayer Service at 7:00 PM. Visitation will continue for one hour prior to the funeral service at the church on Friday. Funeral services will be...
Doris Virginia Toftely
Sep 15, 2015
Doris Virginia Toftely, 96, Buffalo, MN, formerly of Pelican Rapids, died Tuesday, September 15, 2015 at Lake Ridge Care Center in Buffalo.Doris was born on December 30, 1918 in Maplewood Township to John and Elvira (Slorby) Nelson. She graduated from Pelican Rapids High School in 1937 and was the valedictorian of her class. On August 12, 1941 she married Edwin...
Mary Jeannette Morgan
Sep 15, 2015
Mary Jeannette (Prater) Morgan, age 97, passed away Tuesday, September 15th at the Pelican Valley Health Center in Pelican Rapids.Jeannette was born October 7, 1917 in Ashland, KY to Frank C. and Hebe J. Prater. She grew to be a tall, dark-haired beauty who loved playing basketball and was part of a championship high school team. After school, she moved...
John "Jack" Marko
Sep 8, 2015
John "Jack" Marko, age 92, of Pelican Rapids, MN, died Tuesday, September 8, 2015 at Riverfront Manor in Pelican Rapids.John "Jack" Theodore Marko was born January 22, 1923 in Westport, SD to Louis and Agnes (Hopfer) Marko. Jack worked on the family farm until 1935 when he moved to Wilmot, SD. He served in the United States Navy during World...
Winton Lee Nelson
Sep 1, 2015
Winton Lee Nelson, age 71, of Pelican Rapids, MN, died Tuesday, September 1, 2015 at Pelican Valley Nursing Home, Pelican Rapids, MN.Winton Lee Nelson was born June 22, 1944 in Pelican Rapids, MN, to Neil and Edna (Ness) Nelson. He was baptized and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church in Pelican Rapids. He attended school in Pelican Rapids, graduating from Pelican...
