Obituaries
Michael James Westby
Aug 29, 2023
Michael Westby, age 66, of Moorhead, MN died on Tuesday, August 29, 2023, at home surrounded by loved ones while receiving care through Hospice of the Red River Valley.
Michael was born to Ordean and Audrey (Rollie) Westby at Pelican Valley Health Center in Pelican Rapids, MN. The oldest of 7 boys on a farm, Mike learned the love of...
Ruth Mildred Myers
Aug 27, 2023
Ruth Mildred Olson Halliday Myers died on August 27, 2023 at her Eventide Sheyenne Crossings residence. She was 87. Ruth Olson was born in Pelican Rapids, MN on January 13, 1936 to Orlando and Mildred Olson. She attended Pelican Rapids High School where she was involved with many activities. She graduated from Pelican Rapids High School in 1953 and...
Ryan Edward Syverson
Aug 18, 2023
Ryan Syverson, 51, of Pelican Rapids, Minnesota died on Friday, August 18, 2023, at his home with his loving family by his side.
Ryan Edward Syverson was born February 29, 1972, the son of Edward and Barbara (Bement) Syverson in Detroit Lakes, MN. He was special from the moment he was born having a leap day birthday! He was baptized...
Valerie Smischny
Aug 15, 2023
Valerie was born March 30, 1932, in Fort Scott, KS, to James Wheeler and Marie E. (Hergenreder) McKee. She was baptized and confirmed in Fort Scott, KS. where she attended elementary school. At the beginning of high school, she moved with her family to Chipeta Park, CO. It was there that Val met Dean Smischny, who would soon become the...
Marcella Korda
Aug 12, 2023
Marcella Korda, age 102, of Pelican Rapids, MN, died Saturday, August 12, 2023, at her residence with her loving family by her side.
Marcella Gertrude was born in Dubuque, IA on February 22, 1921. She was adopted as an infant by Edward and Anna Schlemma of Spragueville, IA.
She attended country school through eighth grade and spent her high school...
Ardis Lorraine Johnson
Jul 31, 2023
Ardis Lorraine Johnson (Aarness), age 86, of Pelican Rapids, Minnesota, passed away on Monday, July 31, 2023, at her residence.
Ardis was born October 11, 1936, in Fertile, Minnesota, to Gaylord and Loyla (Fuglseth) Aarness. She graduated from Fertile High School in 1954. After graduating Ardis attended college in Grand Forks, ND. Ardis worked at Northwest Bank in Hopkins, MN. ...
Jerald Lynnes
Jul 14, 2023
Jerald Lynnes of Pelican Rapids, MN, died July 14, 2023, at Essentia -St. Mary’s Hospital in Detroit Lakes with his family by his side.
Jerald Roger Lynnes was born December 19, 1942, at the Dr. Theo Satersmoen Hospital in downtown Pelican Rapids to Clifford and Martha (Anderson) Lynnes. Because he contracted pneumonia, he was baptized at the hospital but made...
Aneta Elizabeth Dillerud
Jul 10, 2023
Aneta Elizabeth Dillerud, 81, of Pelican Rapids, Minnesota passed away at home on Monday, July 10, 2023, surrounded by family. She was born August 5, 1941 at Plummer, Minnesota to Frank LaFayette and Bernhardine Lohse. She graduated from Barnesville High School in Barnesville, Minnesota.
Aneta worked at many different jobs including accountant, parts control, sales, and her favorite job,...
Ervin W. Ohman
Jul 7, 2023
Ervin Willard Ohman, age 89, a resident of Pelican Rapids, Minnesota, died on Friday, July 7, 2023, at Minnesota Veterans Home in Fergus Falls, Minnesota.
Ervin was born on August 23, 1933, to Helmer “Shorty” and Elva (Drayton) Ohman in a log cabin in what later has become Maplewood State Park. He grew up on a dairy farm east of...
Mark A Thompson
Jun 27, 2023
Mark Thompson, age 62, a resident of Blaine, Minnesota, formerly of Pelican Rapids, Minnesota died on Tuesday, June 27, 2023, at Southern Oaks Place, in Blaine, Minnesota.
Mark Allan was born on November 18, 1960, in Pelican Rapids, the 6th son of Marvin A. and Olive C. (Erickson) Thompson. He was baptized and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church in Pelican...
Allen Alfred Kuvaas
Jun 12, 2023
Allen Alfred Kuvaas passed away at his home, June 12, 2023, after a long battle with multiple illnesses.
Born in Moorhead, MN, on August 20th, 1943, Allen was the youngest of seven children, raised on a farmstead outside Perley, MN to Alfred and Annie (Klusmann) Kuvaas. He attended Mayville State Teacher’s College, (AKA “Little Harvard on the Prairie”) majoring...
Gaylen Michael Haugrud
Jun 1, 2023
Gaylen Haugrud, age 70, a resident of Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, formerly of Pelican Rapids, Minnesota, died on Thursday, June 1, 2023, at Lakes Homes, in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota.
Gaylen Michael Haugrud was born May 31, 1953, in Pelican Rapids, MN, the son of Mike and Patricia Haugrud. At 9 months of age Gaylen had pneumonia and lost his speech...
Randolph "Randy" Erickson
May 22, 2023
Randolph Eugene Erickson, 90, Pelican Rapids, Minnesota died Monday, May 22, 2023 at 3:00 a.m. while living at the Riverfront on Main Senior Living Center, Pelican Rapids, Minnesota.
Randy was born on July 23, 1932. The son of Albert P and Clara (Peterson) Erickson in Pelican Rapids, Minnesota. He was raised and educated in Pelican Rapids, graduating from High...
Fran (Fannie) Anderson
May 13, 2023
Fran (Fannie) VanderPlaats Anderson, 86, a resident of Prairie Lake, Pelican Rapids passed away at her home on Saturday, May 13, 2023.
Fran was born June 30, 1936, daughter of George and Fannie VanderPlaats in Bejou, Minnesota. She attended school in Bejou and graduated from Mahnomen High School in 1954. She began working for L.H.H.S. (now Banner Health System)...
Charles "Chuck" Berg
May 4, 2023
Charles Berg, 73, passed away on May 4, 2023, at his home in Detroit Lakes under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley with his loving family by his side.
Charles “Chuck” Byron Berg was born December 26, 1949 in Pelican Rapids, MN the son of Norman and Inez (Randklev) Berg. He graduated from Pelican Rapids High School...
Paul Brian Bakken
May 3, 2023
Paul Bakken, age 65, of Pelican Rapids, Minnesota died on Wednesday, May 3, 2023.
Paul was born in Fergus Falls, Minnesota on September 23, 1957 to Erwin and Marian (Johnson) Bakken. Paul graduated from Pelican Rapids High School.
Paul was united in marriage to Tammy Dillon on June 23, 1979 in Pelican Rapids, MN. They had a family dairy...
Arlis Berdine Ellingson
Apr 12, 2023
Arlis Ellingson, 84, a resident of Pelican Rapids, Minnesota, died on Wednesday, April 12, 2023, at her home with her loving family by her side.
Arlis Berdine Olson was born March 3, 1939, at her parents’ home in Maplewood Township, near Pelican Rapids, the daughter of Ernest M. and Marian (Toso) Olson. Arlis was baptized at South Immanuel Lutheran Church,...
Chester Willard Trites
Mar 18, 2023
Chester Willard Trites, 93, Fergus Falls, formerly of Pelican Rapids, Minnesota, passed away on Saturday, March 18, 2023, at Minnesota Veterans Home, Fergus Falls, Minnesota.Chester was born on July 12, 1929, at home in Maine Township, Minnesota, to Van and Gladys (Shepley) Trites. He grew up in rural Battle Lake and later Erhard, graduating from Underwood High School in 1947. ...
Karen Tingelstad
Mar 11, 2023
Karen Tingelstad, 72, of Pelican Rapids, Minnesota died on March 11, 2023, at the Pelican Valley Senior Living surrounded by her loving family.
Karen Marie was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on January 16, 1951, to Francis and Elizabeth (Zweck) Paszek. In 1968 Karen graduated from South Division High School in Milwaukee. Karen moved to the Browerville/Long Prairie area in 1973....
Jon Robert McGregor
Mar 2, 2023
Jon Robert McGregor, age 82, of Pelican Rapids, Minnesota, died Thursday, March 2, 2023, at Pelican Valley Senior Living, Pelican Rapids, Minnesota, with his family by his side.
Jon was born in Moorhead, Minnesota, on June 24, 1940, to Robert and Aline (Swanson) McGregor. In 1958 Jon graduated from Sheldon High School in Iowa. Following graduation, he served in the...
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