Obituaries
Jane Follmer
Oct 15, 2009
Jane A. Follmer, age 86, a resident of Excelsior, Minnesota, formerly of Pelican Rapids, died October 15, 2009, at N.C. Little Hospice, Edina, Minnesota.Jane Arleen Langseth was born December 14, 1922, in Pelican Rapids, Minnesota, the daughter of Melvin and Alma (Osten) Langseth.Jane grew up in Minneapolis, Minnesota.She worked for Telex hearing Aid repairing hearing aids.Jane married Vern Follmer in...
Bertram Anderson
Oct 10, 2009
Bert Anderson, age 86, a resident of Pelican Rapids, Minnesota, died on Saturday, October 10, 2009, in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, at Lake Region Hospital with his family at his side.Bertram LeRoy Anderson was born March 18, 1923, in Lisbon, North Dakota, the son of Duffy and Irene (Beaver) Anderson.He was baptized and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church in Lisbon.He grew...
Harold Engebretson
Oct 5, 2009
Harold V. Engebretson, age 82, a resident of Pelican Rapids, Minnesota, died Monday, October 5, 2009, at his residence in Pelican Rapids with his family at his side.Harold Vernon Engebretson was born November 3, 1926, in Tansem Township near Rollag, Minnesota, the son of Einar and Anna (Huseby) Engebretson.He was baptized on December 5, 1926, and confirmed in 1941 at...
Petro Pribyshchuk
Oct 3, 2009
Petro Pribyshchuk, age 39, a resident of Pelican Rapids, Minnesota, died tragically in an auto accident on Saturday, October 3, 2009, near Pelican Rapids.Petro Pribyshchuk (Lischenko) was born May 17, 1970, in Armyansk, Crimea (Ukraine). When he was a child he and his family lived in Syberia for a few years.Later they moved back to Armyansk.He graduated from school in...
LeRoy Martens
Sep 24, 2009
LeRoy Martens, age 84, a resident of Pelican Rapids, Minnesota, died on Thursday, September 24, 2009, at MeritCare Hospital, Fargo, North Dakota.LeRoy Robert Martens was born December 28, 1924, in Meeker County, Minnesota, the son of Laurence and Frieda (Wallmow) Martens.LeRoy was baptized and confirmed at St. Peters Lutheran Church in Meeker County.He attended Litchfield High School.He farmed for several...
Ella Hanson
Sep 17, 2009
Ella Hanson, age 89, a resident of Wadena, Minnesota, formerly of Pelican Rapids, Minnesota, died on Thursday, September 17, at Tri-County Hospital, Wadena.Ella Kathleen Satter was born April 23, 1920, in Pelican Rapids, the daughter of Ole and Regina (Myre) Satter.She attended country school near Pelican Rapids.On August 9, 1944, Ella was united in marriage to Jasper Hanson, in Pelican...
Margaret Meyer
Aug 13, 2009
Margaret Meyer, age 85, a resident of Pelican Rapids, Minnesota, died on Thursday, August 13, 2009, at Pelican Valley Nursing Home, Pelican Rapids.Margaret Magdeline Steege was born November 26, 1923, in Sumner, Iowa, the daughter of Ted and Minnie (Schedtler) Steege.Margaret was baptized and confirmed at St. Johns Lutheran Church in Sumner.She graduated from Sumner High School and attended Wartburg...
Peggy Honrud
Aug 7, 2009
Peggy Honrud, age 59, a resident of Erhard, Minnesota, passed away peacefully on Friday, August 7, 2009, at the Good Samaritan Society of Pelican Rapids.Peggy Ann Fleming was born February 16, 1950, in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, the daughter of Lawrence and Sally (Larson) Fleming.Peggy lived in the Erhard area most of her life.She graduated from Fergus Falls High School.In 1966,...
Mark Nelson
Jul 21, 2009
Mark Nelson, age 53, a resident of Pelican Rapids, Minnesota, died on Tuesday, July 21, 2009, at Pelican Valley Nursing Home in Pelican Rapids.Mark Sterling Nelson was born January 7, 1956, in Pelican Rapids, Minnesota, the son of Neil and Edna (Ness) Nelson.Mark was baptized and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church in Pelican Rapids.In 1976, he graduated from Pelican Rapids...
Mary Neubert
Jul 19, 2009
Mary Neubert, age 78, a resident of Pelican Rapids, Minnesota, died on Sunday, July 19, 2009, at Lake Region Hospital in Fergus Falls, Minnesota.Mary Elizabeth Neubert was born July 26, 1930, in North Mankato, Minnesota, the daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth (Plantholt) Neubert. Mary was baptized and confirmed at Holy Rosary Catholic Church in North Mankato.She attended Holy Rosary Grade...
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...
