Obituaries
H Marion Johnson
Oct 23, 2012
H. Marion Johnson, age 86, a resident of Pelican Rapids, Minnesota, died Tuesday, October 23, 2012, at Pelican Valley Nursing Home, Pelican Rapids. Helen Marion Svare was born May 3, 1926 in Pelican Rapids, the daughter of John and Hansena (Peterson) Svare. She was confirmed at Bethel Lutheran Church, Pelican Rapids, MN. During World War II Marion's family moved to...
Kathleen Anne Winjum
Oct 20, 2012
Kathleen Anne Winjum, 76, of Barnesville, MN died Saturday, October 20, 2012 after a two month battle with pancreatic cancer. Kathleen Anne Winjum was born October, 17, 1936 in Thief River Falls, MN to Clarence and Frances (Johnson) Cook of Newfolden, MN. She was raised in Newfolden and graduated from Newfolden High School in 1954. Kathy attended Sisters of St....
Lillian Verna Grossman
Oct 18, 2012
Lillian Grossman, age 84, a resident of Pelican Rapids, Minnesota, died October 18, 2012, in the care of Red River Valley Hospice at the Pelican Valley Nursing Home, Pelican Rapids, MN.Lillian Verna Beckman was born February 19, 1928 in Elizabeth Township, Elizabeth, MN, the daughter of Robert "Walter" and Katherine (Bakke) Beckman. She was baptized and confirmed at Grace Lutheran...
LuVerne Donalee Peterson
Oct 1, 2012
LuVerne Peterson, age 82, a resident of Pelican Rapids, Minnesota, died on October 1, 2012, at Essentia Health, Fargo, North Dakota. LuVerne (Luvy) Donalee Menge was born on September 12, 1930 in McVille, North Dakota, the daughter of Arnold and Agnes (Loe) Menge. She grew up in McVille surrounded by many aunts, uncles and cousins. She graduated from McVille High...
Maude Krogstad
Sep 22, 2012
Maude Krogstad, age 102, a resident of Pelican Rapids, Minnesota, died on Saturday, September 22, 2012 at the Pelican Valley Nursing Home in Pelican Rapids.Maude Georgia Fretland was born March 1, 1910 in Pelican Rapids, the daughter of John and Mary (Steen) Fretland. Maude attended school in Pelican Rapids, graduating from Pelican Rapids High School. She was employed by Hanson...
Elaine Lois Grefsrud
Sep 20, 2012
Elaine Lois Grefsrud, age 71, a resident of Pelican Rapids, Minnesota, died Thursday, September 20, 2012, at Essentia Health St. Mary's, Detroit Lakes, Minnesota. Elaine Lois (Ronngren) Grefsrud was born September 21, 1940, the daughter of Arnold and Emma (Baanna) Ronngren in Jamestown, North Dakota. Following graduation from Barnesville, MN High School she attended business school in Fargo, ND, later...
George Arthur Martin
Sep 16, 2012
George A. Martin was born November 24, 1920, in Plainfield, New Jersey. As an infant he moved to Bismarck ND where he graduated from Bismarck High. He entered NDSU until he was called to serve in WWII, participating in the Battle of the Bulge, where his unit met up with the Russians at Torgau. George was a Captain in the...
Leo O Aaser
Sep 2, 2012
Leo O. Aaser, 85 of Pelican Rapids, MN passed away Sunday, September 2, 2012 at Sanford's Palliative Care Center.Leo O. Aaser, son of Louis and Emma Aaser, was born in McVille, ND on October 31, 1926. He grew up on a farm near McVille and attended school in McVille. He joined the United States Army at age 17 and served...
Jeanette Faith Osborne
Aug 28, 2012
Jeanette Osborne, age 53, a resident of rural Pelican Rapids, Minnesota, died Tuesday, August 28, 2012, at Sanford Health in Fargo, North Dakota. Jeanette Faith Osborne was born August 13, 1959 at home in Jackson, New Jersey, the daughter of Henry and Lorraine (Schleske) Osborne Jensen and Ray Jensen. Jeanette came into this world a tiny, six pound pink, little...
JoAnne Belle Fett
Aug 18, 2012
JoAnne Fett, age 78, a resident of Pelican Rapids, Minnesota, died Saturday, August 18, 2012 at Pelican Valley Health Center, Pelican Rapids. JoAnne Belle Fett was born September 27, 1933, the daughter of Cecil and Margaret (Tobiason) Fett, Campbell, Minnesota. At age two, the family moved to Frazee, Minnesota. JoAnne attended Frazee High School, graduating in 1951. After high school...
Clifford M Hemmingson
Aug 17, 2012
Clifford M. Hemmingson , age 87, a resident of Pelican Rapids, Minnesota died Friday, August 17, 2012, at Pelican Valley Health Center. Clifford Hemmingson was born July 10, 1925 in Yellow Medicine County, Camby, Minnesota, the sonof George and Alice (Neutson) Hemmingson. He served in the U.S.Army February 1944 to June 1946. Clifford was united in marriage to Arlene Roggenbuck...
LaVerne Satter
Aug 10, 2012
LaVerne Satter, age 89, a resident of Pelican Rapids, Minnesota, died on Friday, August 10, 2012 at the Pelican Valley Nursing Home in Pelican Rapids.LaVerne A. Jorgenson was born June 21, 1923 in Erhards Grove Township near Erhard, Minnesota the daughter of Bennie and Olina (Gilbertson) Jorgenson. On September 14, 1939 LaVerne was united in marriage to Victor Satter. For...
Lois Etta Carlson
Aug 8, 2012
Lois E. Carlson, 85, of rural Pelican Rapid, MN, died on August 8, 2012, at Sanford Health Center, Fargo, ND, with her family by her side. The Memorial Service for Lois will be held at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, September 1, 2012, at Zion Lutheran church on Lake Franklin, Pelican Rapids. Visitation is one hour prior to the service at...
Cyril E Grefsrud
Aug 2, 2012
Cyril Grefsrud, age 87, a resident of Pelican Rapids, Minnesota died on Thursday, August 2, 2012 at Pelican Valley Nursing Home in Pelican Rapids.Cyril E. Grefsrud was born September 23, 1924 in Pelican Rapids, the son of Ingvald and Effie (Haarstad) Grefsrud. He was baptized and confirmed at South Immanuel Lutheran Church, Rothsay, Minnesota. He graduated from Pelican Rapids High...
Catherine Mary Munkirs
Jul 28, 2012
Catherine Munkirs, age 93, a resident of Pelican Rapids, Minnesota, died Saturday, July 28, 2012 at her sister's home in Breckenridge.Catherine Mary Kappes was born October 31, 1918 at Ada, Minnesota, the daughter of Tony J. and Anna (Platt) Kappes. She attended school in Ada where she also worked as a waitress for several years. On November 13, 1941 Catherine...
Wesley Dean Schierman
Jul 18, 2012
Wesley Schierman, age 72, a resident of Pelican Rapids, Minnesota died Wednesday, July 18, 2012 at Sanford Health in Fargo, North Dakota.Wesley Dean Schierman was born April 2, 1940, in Pelican Rapids the son of Walter and Clara (Fossen) Schierman. Wesley attended school at the Pelican Rapids public school, graduating in 1958. He attended NDAC (now NDSU) in Fargo, ND...
Marie Emma Haslach
Jul 8, 2012
Marie Emma Gruidl was born September 14, 1923, the daughter of John and Alvina (Rambow) Gruidl, Minneapolis, Minnesota. She was baptized and confirmed at Immanuel Lutheran Church, Minneapolis.On June 3, 1942 Marie graduated from Vocational High School, Minneapolis. Marie was united in marriage with George Haslach November 26, 1943 at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Minneapolis. She worked at St. Paul's...
Ella Marie Ronningen
Jun 30, 2012
Ella Ronningen, age 85, a resident of rural Pelican Rapids, MN, passed away Saturday, June 30, 2012 at Pelican Valley Nursing Home.Ella Marie Holloway, the daughter of Albert and Lena (Hulsebus) Holloway, was born December 25, 1926 at her home southwest of Fergus Falls, MN on a farm in Orwell Township. She attended District 197, a one-room school, about a...
Sara Clara Stoen
Jun 27, 2012
Sara Clara McCurdy was born February 10, 1914, on the family farm near Anamoose, North Dakota, the daughter of Patrick and Sarah (Cowan) McCurdy. Sara left home at the age of 16 years old and entered the convent in Minneapolis, MN. After spending two years in the convent she lived and worked at Sacred Heart Catholic Church at Sanborn, ND,...
Garnet Johnson
Jun 23, 2012
Garnet Johnson, age 84, of rural Pelican Rapids, Minnesota died Saturday, June 23, 2012 at his home.Garnet Leonard Johnson was born in Norwegian Grove Township the son of Anton and Luella (Haugtvedt) Johnson. He attended country school at district #201 in Norwegian Grove Township. For many years Garnet worked with his brother on James' farm. He also worked in logging...
