Obituaries
Mary Kay Isaacson
Feb 21, 2022
Mary Kay (Walz) Isaacson, age 82, of Pelican Rapids, MN, died Monday, February 21, 2022, at home surrounded by her family.
Mary Kay was born March 11, 1939, in Detroit Lakes, to Norman and Kathryn (Fasching) Walz. She was baptized, confirmed, and attended school at Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Detroit Lakes and graduated from Detroit Lakes High School in...
Mark Edward Stokes
Feb 18, 2022
Mark Edward Stokes passed away Friday, February 18th, 2022 surrounded by his loved ones.
Mark was born in Minneapolis, MN on March 16th, 1953 to Edward (Ned) and Gertrude (Nan) Stokes. After many adventures he settled in Duluth, MN where he met and married his bride of 44 years, Shawn Golden on January 28th, 1978. From their love came 10...
Marlene Jane Castonguay
Feb 9, 2022
Marlene Jane Castonguay, 68, passed away peacefully at Essentia Health in Fargo, North Dakota on February 9, 2022, under palliative care after a long courageous battle with cancer.
Marlene Jane was born November 8, 1953, in Pelican Rapids to Jay and Ruby (Nelson) Hagen. Marlene was baptized and confirmed at Grove Lake Lutheran Church near Pelican Rapids. She graduated from...
Vivian Hagen
Feb 1, 2022
Vivian Eleanor Hagen, age 101, of Livermore CA, died February 1, 2022.
Vivian was born August 22, 1920, in Salem, South Dakota to Louis and Hildur Jacobson. She moved with her family to rural Pelican Rapids in 1924, where they farmed in Lida township.
Vivian married Carl Edward Hagen Jr. in 1942. The couple moved to California after WW2 and settled in...
Doris Minnie Ishaug
Jan 27, 2022
Doris Ishaug, age 94, of Pelican Rapids, MN, died Thursday, January 27, 2022, at Pelican Valley Senior Living, Pelican Rapids, MN.
Doris Minnie was born June 9, 1927, in Pelican Township near Pelican Rapids, MN, to Erick and Minnie (Stephenson) Erickson. She was baptized and confirmed at Pelican Valley Lutheran Church. She attended school in Pelican Rapids, graduating from Pelican...
Betty Kay Erickson
Jan 24, 2022
Betty Kay (Logan) Erickson, age 89, of Pelican Rapids, MN, died Monday, January 24, 2022, six days shy of her 90th birthday at her son-in-law, Steve Bergquist’s home near Pelican Rapids.
Betty Kay Erickson was born on January 30, 1932 in Pelican Rapids, MN, the daughter of James and Margaret (Damschen) Logan. She was confirmed at Pelican Valley Lutheran Church...
William "Billy" Dayton
Jan 10, 2022
William Dayton, age 59, of Pelican Rapids, MN, died Monday, January 10, 2022, at Essentia Health in Fargo, ND. William Donald was born October 3, 1962, to LouAnn (Dayton) Jackson. On May 11, 2019, William married Linda Hawkins. Billy enjoyed attending auctions and having yard sales. Billy was also known as “Two Dollar Bill.” He is survived by his wife...
Willard Wilson Dunn
Jan 6, 2022
Graveside Service will be at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, July 27, 2022, at Scambler Cemetery, rural Pelican Rapids, Minnesota.
Willard Wilson Dunn, age 96, passed away Wednesday morning, January 6, 2021, at the Fergus Falls Veterans Home in Minnesota. Funeral services have not been set but it is anticipated they will be held in the spring. His funeral and arrangements are...
Arlene Delp
Dec 31, 2021
Arlene Delp, 84, of rural Pelican Rapids, died on Friday, December 31, 2021, at the Riverfront on Main in Pelican Rapids. Arlene LaVonne was born to Oscar and Minnie (Hanson) Ishaug on March 4, 1937. She was baptized and confirmed at North Immanuel Lutheran Church, rural Pelican Rapids. Arlene graduated from Pelican Rapids High School in 1955. Upon graduation she...
Carol Flem
Dec 31, 2021
Carol Flem, 77, of rural Pelican Rapids, died under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley on Friday, December 31, 2021, in her home with her loving husband by her side. June Carol Sorenson was born March 12, 1944, in Champaign, Illinois, to Charles and Julie (Norman) Sorenson. Her father was an Air Force Master Sergeant, so Carol...
Bradley "Smiley" Nelson
Dec 21, 2021
Graveside Service: 2:00 p.m., Friday, July 8, 2022, at Central Lutheran Cemetery, Pelican Rapids, Minnesota. Coffee and bars will be served after the service.
Clergy: Pastor Phillip Tobin
Bradley “Smiley” Nelson, age 60, of Henning, MN, died Tuesday, December 21, 2021, at his home.
Bradley Wayne was born December 21, 1961 in Pelican Rapids, MN to Curtis and Darlene...
Gene Hendrickson
Dec 14, 2021
Gene C. Hendrickson, age 92, died on Tuesday, December 14, 2021, at his home in Pelican Rapids, Minnesota under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley with his loving family by his side. Gene was born December 13th, 1929, in Wolverton, Minnesota to Melvin and Evalyn (Peterson) Hendrickson. He enlisted in the Navy in August of 1948 and...
Carol Baughman
Dec 14, 2021
Carol Baughman, 76, of Pelican Rapids, formerly Thief River Falls, MN died on Tuesday, December 14, 2021, under the care of the Pelican Valley Health Center and Hospice of the Red River Valley with her loving family by her side.
Carol Jean was born January 9, 1945, in Fergus Falls, MN the daughter of David and Florence (Nordquist) Heisler. She...
Clarice Birdella Ohman
Dec 8, 2021
Clarice Ohman, age 97, a resident of Pelican Rapids, Minnesota, died Wednesday, December 8, 2021 at PioneerCare Center, Fergus Falls, MN.
Clarice Birdella Ohman was born November 23, 1924 in Wahpeton, North Dakota, to Ella and Claus Johnson. When her father lost his job on the railroad during the Depression, the family bought a small farm near Amor, Minnesota and...
Joanne Marie Haarstick-Klinger
Dec 2, 2021
Joanne Haarstick-Klinger, age 77, of Pelican Rapids, MN, died Thursday, December 2, 2021 at Riverfront on Main, Pelican Rapids, MN.
Joanne Marie was born June 14, 1944 in Pelican Rapids, MN, to Berthel and Viola (Hovland) Christianson. She attended school in Pelican Rapids, graduating from Pelican Rapids High School in 1962. After graduating, she went to college in Fergus Falls,...
LaVonne "Bonnie" Anita Christianson
Nov 30, 2021
LaVonne “Bonnie” Christianson, age 79, of Pelican Rapids, MN, died peacefully on Tuesday, November 30, 2021, with her family by her side at Riverfront on Main under the care of their staff and Hospice of the Red River Valley.
LaVonne Anita was born June 5, 1942, in Pelican Rapids, MN, to Victor and LaVerne (Jorgenson) Satter Sr. She attended school...
Fred LeRoy Berg
Nov 30, 2021
Fred Berg, age 91, of Pelican Rapids, MN, died Tuesday, November 30, 2021 at Pelican Valley Senior Living, Pelican Rapids, MN.
Fred LeRoy was born May 24, 1930 in Pelican Rapids, MN, to Harry and Vastie (Wagstrom) Berg. He attended country school in Pelican Rapids, graduating from Pelican Rapids High School.
Following his graduation, he enlisted in the Airforce in...
Gladys Anna Berg
Nov 23, 2021
Gladys Berg, age 91, of Pelican Rapids, MN, died Tuesday, November 23, 2021, at Riverfront on Main, Pelican Rapids, MN.
Gladys Anna was born on her parents’ farm home in Compton Township, Otter Tail County, MN, on July 4, 1930. She was the fourteenth and last child born to her parents, George and Anna (Christiansen) Gedde. She attended a one-room...
Lyman Stanley Jones
Nov 9, 2021
Lyman Jones, age 87, a resident of MN Veterans Home, Fergus Falls, MN, formerly of Pelican Rapids, MN, died Tuesday, November 9, 2021 at Sanford Health, Fargo, ND. Lyman Stanley was born February 9, 1934 in Aitkin, MN, to Spivey and Theresa (Davis) Jones. His family moved to California, where he attended a Catholic boys boarding school. In 1951, Lyman...
David Edward Hagen, Sr.
Nov 2, 2021
David Hagen, Sr., age 82, of Pelican Rapids, MN, died Tuesday, November 2, 2021 at his home. David Edward was born on August 8, 1939 in Pelican Rapids, MN, to Clinton and Ellen (Haugerud) Hagen. He attended school in Pelican Rapids, graduating from Pelican Rapids High School in 1957. After high school, David served in the Army Reserves. After serving...
