Obituaries
Lyle Sorum
May 27, 2014
Lyle Sorum, age 79, a resident of Millbrae, CA, died Tuesday, May 27, 2014, in Palo Alto, CA. Lyle Kermit Sorum was born May 13, 1935, the son of Orville and Bernice (Halbakken) Sorum in Pelican Rapids, MN. He was baptized at North Immanuel Lutheran Church, rural Pelican Rapids, MN and confirmed at Hamar Lutheran Church, Rothsay, MN. He graduated...
Kathryn L Elton
May 25, 2014
Kathryn Elton, age 86, a resident of Pelican Rapids, Minnesota passed peacefully into glory surrounded by her family on Sunday, May 25, 2014 at Pelican Valley Nursing Center in Pelican Rapids. She is now in the presence of her Lord, whom she loves so much. Kathryn Lenore Lee was born March 18, 1928 in Pelican Rapids the daughter of Leonard...
Michael D Flynn
May 23, 2014
Michael Dorence Flynn was born in Fargo, ND on March 24, 1951. He attended Shanley High School, and graduated in 1969 from Fargo South. He studied at UND and was a member of Sigma Chi. He resided in Fergus Falls. Michael died on May 23, 2014 at the Pelican Valley Health Center after a battle with cancer. Michael always had...
Harold Sherbrooke Sr
May 17, 2014
Harold Sherbrooke, at the age of 88, passed away at his home in Pelican Rapids on May 17, 2014. Services will be held at Trinity Lutheran Church on Wednesday, May 21, at 11:00 a.m. with visitation one hour prior to the service.Harold was born May 10, 1926, to George and Hannah Sherbrooke in Pelican Rapids, the fourth of seven children....
Lorraine Jensen
May 15, 2014
Lorraine Jensen, age 81, a resident of rural Pelican Rapids, Minnesota died at Sanford Health in Fargo, North Dakota on Thursday, May 15, 2014.Lorraine Betty Schleske was born August 7, 1932 in Friberg Township near Erhard, MN the daughter of Alfred and Jennie (Norgren) Schleske. Lorraine was baptized at Bagstevold Lutheran Church and confirmed at Maplewood Lutheran Church both of...
Lorraine Ohe
Apr 28, 2014
Lorraine Gloria Ohe was born March 12, 1925 to William and Flora (Backstrom) Haarstick in Fergus Falls Township. When she was a few months old her family moved to a farm east of Erhard, MN where she grew up, attending rural school District #17 and graduating from Pelican Rapids High School in 1943. After graduation she worked at the Creamery...
Glenda Mavis Bengtson
Apr 23, 2014
Glenda Mavis Grefsrud was born on March 8, 1932 to Gustav Helmer Grefsrud and Martina (Bratlien) Grefsrud in Hawley, MN. She was baptized and confirmed at Park Lutheran Church. She attended Country School Dist 109 through 8th grade, then high school in Lake Park and Hitterdal, MN. She was a graduate of Moorhead State Teachers College and taught school in...
Marlon Restad
Apr 6, 2014
Marlon Restad, age 83, a resident of Pelican Rapids, Minnesota, died on Sunday, April 6, 2014 at the Pelican Valley Health Center in Pelican Rapids.Marlon Restad was born October 4, 1930 in Pelican Rapids, MN, the son of Maurice and Manda (Langseth) Restad. He was baptized and confirmed at Grove Lake Lutheran Church in rural Pelican Rapids. He graduated from...
Beatrice Elizabeth Morken
Mar 31, 2014
Beatrice Elizabeth Pherson was born April 23, 1918 daughter of Alex and Bertha Pherson in Moorhead, MN. On November 7, 1940, Beatrice and Alvin Morken were united in marriage in Glydon, MN. They farmed in the Moorhead and Perley areas. Then in 1963 they moved to St. Paul, MN where Beatrice worked at a manufacturing business. In 1972 Beatrice and...
David Jongeward
Mar 25, 2014
David Jongeward, age 52, a resident of Moorhead, MN died on Tuesday, March 25, 2014 at the Fargo VA Hospital.David John Jongeward was born May 14, 1961 in Hastings, MN the son of Loren and Dalyce (Hanson) Jongeward. In 1979 David graduated from Pelican Rapids High School. From 1980 to 1984 David served in the United States Marine Corps. After...
Eldon Reich
Mar 19, 2014
Eldon Harold Reich was born on February 22, 1950 to Harold August and Arlene (Berglund) Reich in Benson, MN. He grew up in Minnesota and graduated high school in Cyrus, MN in 1968. Following graduation he entered the US Navy, serving his country for four years. He was a cook during his service. Returning home in 1972, Eldon began a...
Rosetta Faye Hexum
Mar 10, 2014
Rosetta Faye Hexum, age 80, a resident of Pelican Rapids, Minnesota, died Monday, March 10, 2014 at Pelican Valley Health Center, Pelican Rapids, MN. Rosetta Faye Hexum was born on April 10, 1933 in Page, ND the daughter of Clifford and Elfrieda (Ludeman) Senn. She was baptized at First Congregational Church of Christ in Pelican Rapids. In 1951 Rosetta graduated...
Dorothy Backstrom
Mar 5, 2014
REMEMBERING THE LIFE OFDorothy Nodsle was born September 19, 1931 near Erhard, Minnesota to Harold and Julia (Moen) Nodsle. She was baptized and confirmed at Bagstevold Lutheran Church in Erhard. Dorothy attended school District 161 in Maplewood Township and later graduated from Pelican Rapids High School in 1948.Dorothy was united in marriage to Lennart Backstrom on May 23, 1950 at...
Helen Marion Ripley
Feb 24, 2014
Helen Ripley, age 87, a resident of Erhard, Minnesota, died on February 24, 2014 at Pioneer Care Center, Fergus Falls, Minnesota.Helen Marion Beckman was born July 20, 1926 in Pelican Rapids, Minnesota, the daughter of Robert "Walter" and Katherine (Bakke) Beckman. Helen was baptized and confirmed at Bagstevold Lutheran Church in Erhard. Helen grew up in rural Erhard where she...
Sophia Amy Odens
Feb 11, 2014
Sophia Amy Odens was born February 10, 2010 in Fargo, ND and was granted her angel wings on February 11, 2014 following a short-term illness. Her final days were spent surrounded by family and friends that Sophia had touched in some small way throughout her short, yet very memorable life. Sophia Amy Odens, daughter of Eric and Karen A. (Welke)...
Roger Gorden
Jan 27, 2014
Roger Allen Gorden, age 59, a resident of Keewatin, formerly of Pelican Rapids, Minnesota, died on January 27, 2014, at Sanford Medical Center, Fargo, ND. Roger Gorden was born May 5, 1954, in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, to Stanley and Myrtle (Mostue) Gorden. He was baptized in Nashwauk. Roger attended Greenway High School in Coleraine, MN graduating in 1973. From 1973...
Ethel Skistad
Jan 16, 2014
Ethel L (Rawalt) Skistad, age 98, of Gulf Breeze, Florida, formerly of Fargo, ND, passed away Thursday, January 16, 2014 in Gulf Breeze, Florida.Ethel, daughter of Harry and Maie (Burt) Rawalt was born November 25, 1915 in Fargo, ND, where she grew up and graduated from Fargo Central High School. On June 7, 1941 she married Arnold Skistad. Arnold and...
Janice Arlene Griep
Jan 16, 2014
Janice Griep, 75, died on Thursday, January 16, 2014 at Lake Region Healthcare in Fergus Falls, MN. Memorial services will be held at 2:00 PM, Saturday, January 25, 2014 at Larson Funeral Home in Pelican Rapids, Minnesota with Rev. Jeff McCracken officiating. Janice was born on September 7, 1938 to Wilfred Nathaniel and Jeanette (Paulson) Barklind in Minneapolis, MN. She...
Garnet Evenson
Jan 4, 2014
Garnet Stanford Evenson, age 84, a resident of Lake Park, MN, died on Saturday, January 4, 2014 at Sanford Hospital in Fargo, ND. Garnet Stanford Evenson was born on January 9, 1929, in Wilkin County, MN, the son of Edward and Christine (Haugtvedt) Evenson. Garnet was baptized and confirmed in Norwegian at West North Immanuel Lutheran Church, rural Pelican Rapids,...
Verdella Rask
Dec 30, 2013
Verdella Selma Rask, age 90, a resident of Fargo, ND formerly of Pelican Rapids, MN, died on Monday, December 30, 2013 at her residence.Visitation: Tuesday January 14, 2014 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Larson Funeral Home, Pelican Rapids, MN. Visitation will continue one hour prior to the service at Trinity Lutheran Church.Service: 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, January 15, 2014,...
