Obituaries
LaVon Bakken
Jun 21, 2008
LaVon L. Bakken, 68, Waubun, MN died Saturday, June 21, in her home under care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. The Funeral Service will be 11:00 AM Wednesday, June 25, at St. Benedicts Catholic Church, White Earth, MN with Father Mitch Byeck officiating. Interment will be in Oak Grove Cemetery, Detroit Lakes, MN. LaVon Lorene DeGroat was bornJune 5,...
Dolores Geer
Jun 3, 2008
Dolores Mary Boedigheimer was born February 26, 1928 in Perham, MN to Hugo and Josephine (Krueger) Boedigheimer. She was raised and educated in Perham and was a 1946 graduate of Perham High School. Prior to marriage Dolores was a telephone operator at Tacoma, WA and Detroit Lakes. She married Lennis Geer June 1, 1950 in Perham. They made their home...
Horace Vigesaa
May 31, 2008
Horace Sigvart Vigesaa was born November 18, 1927 in Cooperstown, ND to Sigvart and Edythe (Houghton) Vigesaa. As a young man he worked in Fargo, West Fargo and Moorhead learning the meat cutting and sausage making trade in meat markets. He continued his trade working for Allan Halverson at the Twin Valley (MN) meat market for many years. At the...
Theodore Smith
May 31, 2008
Ted was born on January 10, 1945 to Hester (Aldrich) and Harry Smith at St. James Hospital in Perham, MN. He married Sandra Betterman on June 25, 1966. They lived in Perham for a short time after they were married then moved to Washington State where they lived from 1967-1976. Three of their children, Don, Cheryl and Eric were born...
Margaret Tembrock
May 31, 2008
Margaret Irene Tembrock was born March 29, 1914 on the family farm near Callaway, MN to John P. and Sophie (Kahnke) Krier. She attended schools in Callaway, Moorhead and graduated from Detroit Lakes High School in 1929. She is a 1931 graduate of Moorhead State Teachers College. Margaret taught in rural Callaway and later served as Principal of the Callaway...
Gordon Fineday
May 29, 2008
Gordon Clyde Fineday was born June 23, 1959 in White Earth, MN to George and Laura (Butcher) Fineday. He was raised and educated in White Earth and Duluth, MN. As a young man, he returned to the White Earth area where he worked in the building trades. For several years, he also worked for the Eva James family farm near...
Josephine Benson
May 25, 2008
Josephine H. Benson, age 97, resident of Pelican Rapids, MN formerly of Detroit Lakes, MN died Sunday, May 25, 2008 at the Pelican Valley Nursing Home in Pelican Rapids. Josephine Hazel Duffney was born November 15, 1910 to Henry and Alice (Houle) Duffney. As one of eleven children, she was raised in Holmesville Township in Becker County and attended school...
Deanne Binde
May 22, 2008
Deanne Elizabeth Binde, 21, of Lake Park, MN, loving daughter, sister, aunt and friend passed on to a better place on May 22, 2008, as a result of a car accident near Woodbury, MN. The Funeral celebrating Deannes new life will be 11:00 AM Thursday, May 29 at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Lake Park, with Father Bob LaPlante...
James Frigstad
May 19, 2008
James Rudolph Samuel Frigstad was born July 10, 1935 in Montclair, New Jersey to Rudolph S. and Martha (Kystad) Frigstad. He was raised in Portland, ND and St. Paul, MN. He served with the U. S. Air Force. Following his discharge, he returned to St. Paul where he worked in retail management for Robert Hall Stores. James was united in...
Adam Davis
May 17, 2008
Adam Christopher Davis was born October 3, 1988 in Crookston, MN. He lived in a number of communities prior to coming to live with Greg Lee and Angela Struthers in rural Ogema at the age of 15. He is a 2007 graduate of Detroit Lakes High School and had recently moved to Wahpeton, ND where he was employed with Pinewood...
Adolph Ilse
May 17, 2008
Adolph Iver Ilse was born June 5, 1928 in Pipestone, MN to Arthur and Julia (Moe) Ilse. As a young boy he moved with his family to Egan, SD where he was raised and educated. He served with the U. S. Army 1946 to 1971. Following his discharge, he moved to Mitchell, SD where he farmed and worked as a...
Ardis Guthrie
May 16, 2008
Ardis Marie Guthrie was born May 6, 1943 in Good Thunder, MN to Clayton and Julia (Mahold) Bunde. She was raised and educated in the Good Thunder and Mankato, MN area. Ardis married James Guthrie in November, 1959 at Mankato. They lived in Mankato until moving to rural Ogema in 1977. Jim died June 6, 2006. Ardis enjoyed being with...
Josephine Kirk
May 15, 2008
Josephine E. Kirk, age 95, resident of Detroit Lakes, MN died Thursday, May 15, 2008 at St. Mary?s Innovis Hospital in Detroit Lakes, MN. Mass of Christian Burial for Josephine will be held Saturday, May 24, 2008 at 12:00 PM in St. Mary of the Lakes Catholic Church of rural Detroit Lakes. Officiating will be Fr. Bob LaPlante. Visitation will...
Pierre Vanwert
May 11, 2008
Pierre Andre Van Wert, known as "Pete" was born June 17, 1938 in White Earth, MN to Sylvester and Charlotte (Defoe) Van Wert. He was raised and educated in White Earth and St. Paul, MN. During his working life, he worked as a radiator repair man in St. Paul. Upon his retirement, he returned to White Earth. Pete enjoyed fishing,...
