Obituaries
Marlene Howey
Jul 13, 2009
Marlene Howey, age 65, a resident of Pelican Rapids, Minnesota, died on Monday, July13, 2009, at her home in Pelican Rapids.Marlene Lois Olson was born June 8, 1944, in Clark, South Dakota, the daughter of Marvin Olson and Leona (Wangen) Gully.She was baptized on July 1, 1944, and confirmed on June 1, 1958 at Pleasant Lutheran Church in Vienna, SD.She...
Verona Rollie
Jul 11, 2009
Verona Rollie, age 77, a resident of Pelican Rapids, Minnesota, died on Saturday, July 11, 2009, at Pelican Valley Nursing Home in Pelican Rapids, Minnesota.Verona Beth Johnson was born June 9, 1932, in Pelican Rapids, Minnesota, the daughter of Victor and Lottie (Hanson) Johnson.Verona was baptized and confirmed at Central Lutheran Church, rural Pelican Rapids.She graduated from Pelican Rapids High...
Evelyn Richard
Jun 28, 2009
Evelyn Richard, age 82, a resident of Pelican Rapids, Minnesota, died on Sunday, June 28, 2009, at Crystal Lake Inn, Pelican Rapids, under the care of the staff at Crystal Lake Inn Adult Foster Care Home and Hospice of the Red River Valley.Evelyn Joyce Paxton was born March 20, 1927, in Columbiaville, Michigan, the daughter of Frank N. and Florence...
Herbert Grunewald
Jun 21, 2009
Herbert Grunewald, age 89, a resident of Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, died on Sunday, June 21, 2009, at Emmanuel Nursing Home in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota.Herbert Freddie Grunewald was born April 14, 1920, in Rothsay, Minnesota, the son of William and Magda (Hoel) Grunewald.Herbert was baptized and confirmed at Friborg Lutheran Church.He grew up and attended schools in the Rothsay area.He worked...
Gordon Sleen
Jun 16, 2009
Gordon Sleen, age 80, a resident of Pelican Rapids, Minnesota, died suddenly on Tuesday, June 16, 2009, at Lake Region Hospital in Fergus Falls, Minnesota.Gordon Duane Sleen was born February 15, 1929, at his family homestead in Erhards Grove Township, the son of Arnold and Gilma (Nettestad) Sleen.He grew up on the family farm and attended country school at District...
Roy Evenson
Jun 4, 2009
Roy Willard Evenson, age 88, a resident of Pelican Rapids, Minnesota, died on Thursday, June 4, 2009, at Pelican Valley Nursing Home in Pelican Rapids.Roy was born October 3, 1920, in Wilkin County, Minnesota, the son of Edward and Christine (Haugtvedt) Evenson.Roy was baptized and confirmed in Norwegian at West North Immanuel Lutheran Church, rural Pelican Rapids.Prior to the war,...
Brad Gilbert
Jun 3, 2009
Bradley Lloyd Gilbert, son of Verner and Eva (Lundeen) Gilbert of Fergus Falls, Minnesota, was born May 19, 1961.On Wednesday, June 3, 2009, he left this world to be with his Lord and Savior Christ, grandparents, and loved ones in Gods glorious kingdom of heaven.Brad was baptized at Elim Covenant Church in Minneapolis and confirmed at Bethel Lutheran Church in...
Willis Scheer
May 28, 2009
Willis Scheer, age 81, died on Thursday, May 28, 2009, at Lake Region Hospital in Fergus Falls, Minnesota.Willis Alexander Scheer was born on June 10, 1927 in Erhard, MN, the son of William and Julia (Lemke) Scheer.Willis graduated from Pelican Rapids High School in 1945.On September 28, 1947 he was united in marriage to Phyllis Brandt at the Bagstevold Lutheran...
Anne Bakken
May 23, 2009
Anne Bakken, age 75, died on Saturday, May 23, 2009, at her home in Pelican Rapids, Minnesota.Anne Louise Benson was born September 1, 1933, in Detroit, Michigan, the daughter of James and Louise (Ohman) Benson.In 1951, Anne graduated from Walled Lake High School, Walled Lake, Michigan.She moved to Pelican Rapids and worked at J.P. Wallace State Bank.On June 30, 1953,...
Marion Bruns
May 22, 2009
Marion Bruns, age 87, a resident of Pelican Rapids, MN, formerly of Milwaukee, Wisconsin died on Friday, May 22, 2009, at the Pelican Valley Nursing Home in Pelican Rapids, Minnesota.Marion Doris Benton was born July 19, 1921 in Milwaukee, WI, the daughter of Elmer Ernst and Patience Marion (Lee) Benton. Marion graduated from Bay View High School in South Milwaukee...
Wilma Wenholm
May 9, 2009
Wilma Wenholm, age 96, a resident of Pelican Rapids, Minnesota, died on Saturday, May 9, 2009, at the Good Samaritan Pelican Rapids.Wilma Irene Mostue was born May 8, 1913, in Erhards Grove Township, Minnesota, the daughter of Andrew and Anna (Jordahl) Mostue.Wilma attended school at District #35.She was confirmed at Bagstevold Church in Erhard.On October 2, 1938, she was united...
Myrna Runningen
May 7, 2009
Myrna Runningen, age 84, a resident of Pelican Rapids, Minnesota, died on Thursday, May 7, 2009, at Lake Region Hospital in Fergus Falls, Minnesota.Myrna Lucille Erickson was born October 19, 1924, near Pelican Rapids, Minnesota, the daughter of Albert P. and Clara (Peterson) Erickson.Myrna graduated from Pelican Rapids High School in 1943.On November 26, 1944, she was united in marriage...
Henrietta Annis
Apr 20, 2009
Henrietta D. Annis, age 87, a resident of Pelican Rapids, Minnesota, died on Monday, April 20, 2009, at St. Marys Regional Health Center, Detroit Lakes, Minnesota.Henrietta Deemaris Scofield was born December 25, 1921, in Minot, North Dakota, the daughter of William and Cora (Gaskill) Scofield.Henrietta graduated from Minot High School in 1939.On August 31, 1940, Henrietta was united in marriage...
Arlyne Grunewald
Apr 16, 2009
Arlyne Grunewald, age 81, a resident of Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, died on Thursday, April 16, 2009, at Emmanuel Nursing Home in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota.Arlyne Clarice Toso was born February 18, 1928, in Rothsay, Minnesota, the daughter of Alfred and Clara (Froslie) Toso.Arlyne was baptized at South Immanuel Lutheran Church and confirmed at Our Saviors Lutheran Church, both in Rothsay. She...
John "Jack" Grabarkewitz
Apr 14, 2009
John Jack Grabarkewitz, age 83, a resident of Pelican Rapids, Minnesota, died on Tuesday, April 14, 2009, at his farm near Prairie Lake, Pelican Rapids, Minnesota.Jack was born April 6, 1926, in Bordulac, North Dakota, the son of Walter and Carol (Hagen) Grabarkewitz.In 1938, the family moved to a farm between Elizabeth and Erhard, Minnesota.In 1944, Jack graduated from Pelican...
Arnold Shores
Apr 12, 2009
Arnold E. Shores, age 97, a resident of Pelican Rapids, Minnesota, died on Sunday, April 12, 2009 at Lake Region Hospital in Fergus Falls, MN.Arnold E. Shores was born in Pelican Rapids on February 14, 1912 the son of Wilbur and lna Shores. He was the first of five Children; Arnold, Erwin (Buster), Lois, Vernon (Brownie) and Betty. His Parents...
Mary Nudell
Apr 3, 2009
Mary Nudell, age 54, a resident of Pelican Rapids, Minnesota, formerly of Enderlin, North Dakota, died on Friday, April 3, 2009, at the Midwestern Regional Medical Center (Cancer Treatment Centers of America) in Zion, Illinois.Mary Ann Metz was born September 25, 1954, in Browns Valley, Minnesota, the daughter of James and Shirley (Ziemer) Metz. Mary graduated from Browns Valley High...
Rosetta Wischnack
Mar 30, 2009
Rosetta Wischnack, age 91, a resident of Pelican Rapids, Minnesota, died on Monday, March 30, 2009, at the Good Samaritan Society in Pelican Rapids.Rosetta M. Chapman was born August 22, 1917, in Star Lake Township near Dent, Minnesota, the daughter of James and Laura (Jenne) Chapman. She married Albert Wischnack on November 15, 1933, in Dora Lutheran Church, rural Dent.They...
Marion Eckstein
Mar 24, 2009
Marion Eckstein, age 90, a resident of Pelican Rapids, Minnesota, died on Tuesday, March 24, 2009, at Pelican Valley Nursing Home.Marion Juanita Nelson was born October 27, 1918, in Killam, Alberta, Canada, the daughter of Frederick and Laura (Smith) Nelson.?She graduated from Washburn High School in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in 1937.?On September 10, 1942, she joined the United States Navy serving...
Lorraine Peterson
Mar 14, 2009
Lorraine Peterson, age 84, a resident of Pelican Rapids, Minnesota, died on Saturday, March 14, 2009, at MeritCare Palliative Care Unit in Fargo, North Dakota.Eunice Lorraine Hoadley was born March 19, 1924, in Pelican Rapids, Minnesota, the daughter of Floyd and Myrtle (Randall) Hoadley.She was baptized at Scambler Church in rural Pelican Rapids and confirmed at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in...
