Obituaries
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...
Mary Ann Swenson
Mar 12, 2009
Mary Ann Swenson, age 86, a resident of Pelican Rapids, Minnesota, died on Thursday, March 12, 2009, at the Good Samaritan Society of Pelican Rapids.Mary Ann Haarstick was born September 28, 1922, in Erhards Grove, Minnesota, the daughter of Henry and Ottille (Vigen) Haarstick, she was number 7 of 8 children.She was baptized and confirmed at Bagstevold Lutheran Church in...
Violet Berg
Mar 11, 2009
Violet Berg, age 93, a resident of Pelican Rapids, Minnesota, died on Wednesday, March 11, 2009, at Pelican Valley Nursing Home in Pelican Rapids.Violet Alice Olson was born February 27, 1916, in Pelican Rapids, Minnesota, the daughter of George and Allie (Severson) Olson and grew up on a farm near Pelican Lake.She married Melvin R. Berg in 1936.They lived on...
Sharon Jensen
Mar 9, 2009
Sharon Jensen, age 51, a resident of Vergas, Minnesota, died on Monday, March 9, 2009, at her home on East Spirit Lake.Sharon Elaine Kruse was born February 12, 1958, in Redwood Falls, Minnesota, the daughter of Luvern and Esther (Matzke) Kruse.Sharon graduated from Pipestone High School in 1976 in Pipestone, Minnesota.Then she attended and graduated from Pipestone Vocational Technical College...
Marion Waller
Feb 15, 2009
Marion B. Jorgenson was born August 6, 1925 in Erhard, MN, the daughter of Bennie and Olina (Gilbertson) Jorgenson.She was baptized at Tonseth Lutheran Church and confirmed at Bagstevold Lutheran Church, both in Erhard.In 1943 Marion graduated from Fergus Falls High School.After moving to Pelican Rapids she worked for Anderson Grocery Store for 5 years.On April 14, 1947 Marion was...
Willard Drayton
Feb 11, 2009
Willard Drayton, age 89, a resident of Pelican Rapids, Minnesota, died on Wednesday, February 11, 2009, at the Good Samaritan Society, Pelican Rapids, Minnesota.Willard Vernon Drayton was born January 24, 1920, in Pelican Rapids, Minnesota, the son of Walter and Nora (Wyantt) Drayton.Williard attended country school near Pelican Rapids.He worked on the family farm and also did woodcutting prior to...
Clarence Trautman
Feb 3, 2009
Clarence Edmund Trautman was born May 22, 1942, in Eureka, South Dakota, the son of Edmund and Ada (Shauer) Trautman. He was baptized and confirmed in Artas, South Dakota, at the Evangelical United Brethren Church. He attended country school near Artas. Clarence worked for area farmers near Eureka. On September 24, 1961, Clarence was united in marriage to Judy Rieger...
Angeline "Angie" Pixley
Jan 23, 2009
Angeline Angie Pixley, age 91, a resident of Pelican Rapids, Minnesota, died peacefully on Friday, January 23, 2009, at Good Samaritan Society in Pelican Rapids.Angeline Viola Grosz was born August 8, 1917, in Washburn, North Dakota, the daughter of Adam and Katherine (Lang) Grosz.Angie was baptized, confirmed and educated in Washburn.She helped her mother run their boarding house and it...
Elwin Dillerud
Jan 16, 2009
Elwin Arlan Dillerud was born December 5, 1935, in Norwegian Grove Township, Otter Tail County, Minnesota, the son of Edwin and Mabel (Sorum) Dillerud.He was baptized and confirmed in West North Immanuel Lutheran Church, rural Pelican Rapids.He attended grade school at District 48 and graduated from Pelican Rapids High School in 1953.He farmed with his father for several years and...
Robert Irey
Jan 15, 2009
Robert Irey, age 82, a resident of Pelican Rapids, Minnesota, died on Thursday, January 15, 2009, at Lake Region Hospital in Fergus Falls, Minnesota.Robert Arnold Irey was born January 22, 1926, in Friberg Township, Minnesota, the son of Jack (John) and Olga (Jorgenson) Irey.Robert served in the U.S. Army during World War II, spending time overseas in Japan.For several years,...
Gurneith Johnson
Jan 15, 2009
Gurneith Johnson, age 84, a resident of Pelican Rapids, Minnesota, passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 15, 2009, at Pelican Valley Nursing Home in Pelican Rapids, Minnesota.Gurneith M. Schap was born June 18, 1924, in Fargo, North Dakota, the daughter of loving parents, Mike and Myrtle Schap. Gurneith had two older brothers, William and Loren.She grew up near Oriska, ND,...
