Obituaries
Adeline Bauman
Feb 18, 2016
Adeline Bauman, 79, of Erhard, passed away surrounded by family on Thursday, February 18, 2016 at Pelican Valley Nursing Home in Pelican Rapids, MN. Adeline Evalina Nelsen was born on July 27, 1936 to Arthur and Vivian (Abbott) Nelsen in Big Fork, MN. She graduated in 1953 from Underwood High School. She attended teacher training and taught for a short...
Dora Mostue
Feb 18, 2016
Dora Mostue, age 97, of Pelican Rapids, MN, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Thursday, February 18, 2016, at Sanford Hospital in Fargo, ND. Dora Mathilda Rust was born on November 17, 1918 to Hans and Aletta (Severson) Rust in Gary, MN. She was baptized in Gary and confirmed at Grove Lake Church. She attended country school near Grove...
Verna Cecelia Ballard
Feb 14, 2016
Verna Ballard, age 93, a resident of Fergus Falls, Minnesota formerly of Pelican Rapids passed away Sunday, February 14, 2016 at Park Gardens in Fergus Falls, Minnesota under the care of her family and Lakeland Hospice.Verna Cecelia Fredrickson was born September 25, 1922 near Barnesville, Minnesota the daughter of John and Johanne (Sether) Fredrickson. She attended a country school near...
Robert "Bob" Bjorgo
Feb 7, 2016
Robert "Bob" Dale Bjorgo, age 56, of Pelican Rapids, MN, died Sunday, February 7, 2016 at Emmanuel Nursing Home in Detroit Lakes, MN, after a two year battle with cancer.Bob was born March 19, 1959 to Helen Marion (Andersen) and Sanford Bjorgo in Seattle, WA. He graduated from Pelican Rapids High School in 1977 and obtained an associate degree in...
Janet Dorothy Thorstenson
Feb 4, 2016
Janet Thorstenson, 69, of Pelican Rapids, MN, died Thursday, February 4, 2016 in her home.Janet Dorothy was born February 15, 1946 to Joe and Dorothy (Motschenbacher) Soland of Pelican Rapids, MN, the oldest of ten children. She graduated from Moorhead High School, Moorhead, MN in 1964.On July 2, 1965 Janet married Duane Thorstenson at Grace Lutheran Church in Fargo, ND....
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...
