Obituaries
Bess Marie Hagen
Aug 22, 2013
Bess Marie Hagen, age 91, a resident of Pelican Rapids, Minnesota, died on Thursday, August 22, 2013 at the Pelican Valley Nursing Home in Pelican Rapids.Bess Marie was born December 29, 1921 in the Pelican Rapids Hospital, the daughter of Martin and Tessie (Nettestad) Skow. She attended country school #57 through the 8th grade and graduated from Pelican Rapids High...
Louise Rostad
Aug 19, 2013
Louise Rostad, age 85, peacefully passed away August 19 at Augustana Care in Minneapolis, a Lutheran nursing home near the Metrodome where she had been an Alzheimer's patient for a number of years. She initially lived in Augustana's assisted living apartments after her move to Minneapolis in 1999. Louise Jeanette Hanson was born November 24th, 1927, the daughter of Roy...
Linda Haugen
Aug 1, 2013
Linda Haugen, age 74 a resident of Moorhead, MN, formerly of Pelican Rapids, MN, died on Thursday, August 1, 2013, at Sanford Hospital, Fargo, ND after a courageous battle with cancer. Linda Ann Guntzburger was born on November 13, 1938 in Larimore, North Dakota, the daughter of Howard and Elsie (Carlson) Guntzburger. She was baptized and confirmed at the St....
Jayme Rion Honrud
Jul 31, 2013
Jayme Honrud, age 15, died on Wednesday, July 31, 2013, in an automobile accident near Detroit Lakes, Minnesota. Jayme Rion Honrud was born May 19, 1998, in Fergus Falls, MN, the son of Steve Michael Honrud and Amy Mae Shultz. He has lived all of these years in Erhard. He was baptized at Grace Lutheran Church in Erhard, MN. Jayme...
Hilda S Peterson
Jul 19, 2013
Hilda Peterson, age 98, died on Friday, July 19, 2013, at Pelican Valley Nursing Home, Pelican Rapids, MN. Hilda Huseby was born February 10, 1915 near Pelican Rapids, the daughter of Ole Bernard Huseby and Amine (Pederson) Huseby. She was baptized and confirmed in Pelican Valley Church and attended school near Pelican Rapids. In 1938 she married Stanley Peterson in...
Clyde Hoadley
Jul 14, 2013
Clyde Hoadley, age 62, a resident of rural Pelican Rapids, MN, died on Sunday, July 14, 2013 at his home near Pelican Rapids.Clyde Eugene Hoadley was born in Pelican Rapids to Ralph and Marion "Kit" (Kittleson) Hoadley on August 6, 1950. He grew up near Pelican Rapids and graduated from Pelican Rapids High School in 1968. After high school Clyde...
Carlyn Ann Stadum
Jul 7, 2013
Carlyn Stadum, age 79, of Pelican Rapids, MN, died on Sunday, July 7, 2013, at the Lake Region Hospital in Fergus Falls, MN. Carlyn Ann Gullingsrud was born October 9, 1933 in Thief River Falls, MN to John and Maymie Isabella (Anderson) Gullingsrud. She was baptized and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church in Thief River Falls, MN. She attended school...
William Thomas Matykiewicz
Jul 5, 2013
William Thomas Matykiewicz, age 75, died on Friday, July 5, 2013, at his residence in rural Pelican Rapids, MN. William Thomas Matykiewicz was born March 6, 1938 at the family home in St. Paul, MN the son of Leo and Martha (Jambor) Matykiewicz. He attended school up to the 8th grade. He was united in marriage to Rosalee Linddstrom on...
Loraine Winnifred Berg
Jun 20, 2013
Loraine Winnifred Berg, age 88, of Pelican Rapids, MN, passed away on Thursday, June 20, 2013, at Pelican Valley Health Center, Pelican Rapids, MN.Loraine was born August 23, 1924, in Grand Forks, ND, to Alfred and Mamie Berg. She attended high school in Grand Forks, ND, and graduated from Eastern New Mexico University with a degree in Elementary Education. She...
Floyd Buerkley
Jun 18, 2013
Floyd Buerkley, age 84, a resident of Pelican Rapids, MN, died on Tuesday, June 18, 2013. Floyd Buerkley was born October 13, 1928 at the family farm outside of Kulm, North Dakota, to Fred and Christine Buerkley. He attended grade school in Kulm where he met his future wife, Lois. They were married in 1954 and lived on the farm...
Jacob Taylor Pierce
May 22, 2013
Jacob Pierce, age 26, a resident of rural Vergas, MN, died on Wednesday, May 22, 2013, in Minneapolis, MN. Jacob Taylor Pierce was born September 25, 1986 in Detroit Lakes, MN, the son of Maynard and Kristi (Boese) Pierce. He was baptized and confirmed at Faith Lutheran Church in Pelican Rapids, MN. Jacob graduated from Pelican Rapids High School in...
Marjorie Grahn
May 17, 2013
Marjorie Grahn, 97, a resident of rural Vergas, MN, died on May 17, 2013 at Frazee Care Center in Frazee, Minnesota.Marjorie Hitz was born March 23, 1916 the daughter of Frank and Marie (Havenstein) Hitz. On February 4, 1942 Marjorie was united in marriage with Ellsword Grahn at the Peace Lutheran Parsonage in Antigo, WI. Marjorie and Ellsword made their...
Agda Wifall
May 10, 2013
Agda Wifall, 95, a resident of Pelican Rapids, MN passed away Friday, May 10, 2013 at the Pelican Valley Nursing Home in Pelican Rapids, MN. Memorial Services will be 2:00 PM, Tuesday, May 14, 2013 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Pelican Rapids, MN with Rev. Laurie Skow-Anderson and Lay Pastor Al Grothe officiating. Burial will be in Pelican Valley Cemetery....
Frank Arthur Kimm
May 8, 2013
Frank Kimm, 75, of Pelican Rapids, MN passed away on Wednesday, May 8, 2013 at Essentia Hospital in Fargo, ND. Frank Arthur Kimm was born on May 1, 1938 in Wolverton, MN to Benjamin Franklin and Magna Christine (Westerlund) Kimm. He was baptized and confirmed at the Wolverton Lutheran Church in Wolverton. He also attended school in Wolverton and was...
Scott Craig Fox
Apr 26, 2013
Scott Fox, 56, died unexpectedly at his home in Pelican Rapids, MN on Friday, April 26, 2013. Scott Craig Fox was born on September 21, 1956 to C. Dean and Marilyn Joan (Lundell) Fox in Pelican Rapids, MN. He was baptized at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Wadena, MN and confirmed at the First Congregational in Pelican Rapids. He attended school...
Verlyn Duane Chapin
Apr 23, 2013
Verlyn Chapin, age 77, a resident of Pelican Rapids, MN, died peacefully in his sleep on Tues, April 23, 2013, at his residence after a short battle with lung cancer. Verlyn Duane Chapin was born on January 7th 1936 in Star Lake Township Ottertail County, Minnesota to Horace and Evelyn Marie (Swanson) Chapin. He was baptized and confirmed at Maine...
Verlyn Duane Chapin
Apr 23, 2013
Funeral Home:Larson Funeral Home304 3rd Street S.E.Pelican Rapids, MNUS 56572Service:Larson Funeral Home315 East MillPelican Rapids, MNUS 56572Funeral Service are pending.
George "Ted" Koland
Apr 18, 2013
George Theodore Koland, age 81, a resident of Pelican Rapids, Minnesota passed away on Thursday April 18th at Emmanuel in Detroit Lakes surrounded by his family under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley.Big Ted was born on November 30, 1931 in Stephen, Minnesota, the son of Torkel and Inga (Kittleson) Koland. He attended school in Stephen, Minnesota...
Ellie Elizabeth Heller
Apr 18, 2013
Funeral Home:Larson Funeral Home304 3rd Street S.E.Pelican Rapids, MNUS 56572
Sonja Ann Pearson
Mar 22, 2013
Sonja Pearson, age 69, a resident of Pelican Rapids, MN, died on Friday, March 22, 2013, at her residence. Sonja Ann Pearson was born on August 8, 1943 in Wheatland, ND, the daughter of Glenn and Olga (Tyrlick) Knutson. She graduated from Casselton High School in 1962. Sonja worked at the Red Owl Grocery Store in Fargo. Then she attended...
