Obituaries

Aug 24, 2022

Gordon Lynn Rosby died in the Hospice House in Fargo, ND on August 24.  His memorial will be held on September 8th  at  2:00 PM at The Congregational United Church of Christ in Detroit Lakes, MN with visitation 1 hour prior to the service.

Gordon was born January 2, 1951 in Starbuck, MN to Lloyd and Betty...

Aug 22, 2022

Orville Wayne “Bible” Belland, age 66, of White Earth, Minnesota, passed away on Monday, August 22, 2022, at his home in White Earth.  A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 1:00 pm on Monday, August 29, 2022, at St. Columba Episcopal Church in White Earth.  A visitation will be at the church from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm...

Aug 21, 2022

Penny Jo DeGroat died by suicide on August 21st, 2022 at her home in Detroit Lakes. She was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota to Bernice J. St. Clair and Donald H. DeGroat on December 11, 1964. She grew up all over Minnesota, ending school at Centennial High School. She earned her Associates Degree as a Medical Laboratory Technician from St....

Aug 21, 2022

Donna Kay Wahlstrom was born July 31, 1963 in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota the daughter of Duane and Doris (Gitz) Wahlstrom. She passed was August 21, 2022 in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota.

She grew up and attended school in Detroit Lakes, graduating from Detroit Lakes High School. Donna worked at Swifts before continuing her education at Detroit Lakes Vo-Tech....

Aug 17, 2022

Aloysius J. Kunz, 75, Detroit Lakes, MN, died Wednesday, August 17 at the Emeralds of St. Paul in St. Paul, MN.

Aloysius Joseph Kunz was born June 24, 1947 in Detroit Lakes, MN to Edward and Adeline (Braun) Kunz.  He is a 1966 graduate of Detroit Lakes High School.  During his working life, Aloysius worked in the maintenance...

Aug 13, 2022

Betty Jo Leach, 90, Detroit Lakes, MN, passed away Saturday, August 13, 2022 at Ecumen-Emmanuel Nursing Home with family at her side.  Funeral services will be 1:00 pm Saturday, August 20 at David-Donehower Funeral Home.  A time of gathering and memory sharing will be held from 11:00 until the time of the service on Saturday at the funeral home....

Aug 11, 2022

Margaret Helen Kent, age 99, of Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, passed away on Thursday, August 11, 2022, at Essentia Health- St. Mary’s Hospital in Detroit Lakes.  A memorial service will be at 11:00 am on Friday, August 26, 2022, at Circles of Faith-United Church of Christ Church in Waubun, MN, with a visitation an hour prior.  David Donehower Funeral Home...

Aug 7, 2022

Patricia Clarice (Hultin-Hoglund) Magnusson,84, passed away on August 7, 2022, under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley at Diamond Willow Assisted Living.

Patricia was born to Arvid and Clara (Carpenter) Hultin on October 21, 1937 in Drayton, ND. She was raised in the Hoople and Fordville area where she graduated in 1955. She furthered...

Jul 26, 2022

Gordon “Gordy” Marvin Gilbertson, 90, a resident of Detroit Lakes was born April 9, 1932 in Skree Township in Clay County, MN, the son of Theodore and Mabel (Anderson) Gilbertson. He passed away Tuesday July 26, 2022 at Pelican Landing in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota.

He grew up in the Barnesville and Pelican Rapids area and attended country...

Jul 26, 2022

William (Bill) Charles Hanson, 75 of Detroit Lakes Minnesota, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on July 26, 2022 after a long battle with cancer. He was born on October 29, 1946 in Deer River, MN to Charles and Madeline (Brunelle) Hanson.

Bill grew up in Deer River, MN and graduated from Deer River High...

Jul 25, 2022

Stephen Robert Evans, age 72, of Lake Park, Minnesota, died on Saturday, July 23, 2022, following a stroke and a valiant fight with cancer.

Stephen was born on July 8, 1950, to Stanley and Phyllis (Umpleby) Evans, in Greenbush, MN.  He grew up in Greenbush, where he was baptized and confirmed at Bethel Lutheran Church. He graduated...

Jul 24, 2022

Born on October 13, 1931, Arvin passed away peacefully at home with family at his side on July 24, 2022. He was the son of Alice (Jystad) and Herbert Halvorson. He grew up on a farm near Galesburg, North Dakota in a household that included his parents, sister Helen, his Norwegian immigrant grandparents, two uncles, a widowed aunt and...

Jul 24, 2022

Timothy Mack Brown was born July 15, 1949 in White Earth, Minnesota, the son of Augustus and Mabel (Leaf) Brown. He passed away July 24, 2022 at his home in Waubun, Minnesota.

He grew up and attended school in White Earth. Tim traveled the country as a young man working for Honeywell in Minneapolis and later in...

Jul 23, 2022

Sharon E. (Cox) Johnson on July 23, 2022 at the age of 82 passed away into the loving arms of her Savior, Jesus Christ, at Regent Assisted Living in Burnsville.

Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 AM Thursday July 28, 2022 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Savage. (4625 West 125th Street, Savage, MN...

Jul 23, 2022

Donna  Marie Peake was born on September 11, 1960, in Detroit Lakes, MN to Bernard and Betty(Bunker) Peake.  Donna was raised in the Ponsford area in her early adolescences. The family then moved to  Minneapolis, where she went to North High School. She was a part of the school’s swim and track team.  After high school, she worked in...

Jul 22, 2022

Clyde Pedersen, 78, died Friday, July 22, 2022, at Frazee Care Center, Frazee, MN. He was born July 29, 1943, in Ada, Minnesota to August and Sylvia (Oakland) Pedersen. He grew up in Plummer, MN and graduated from high school in 1966. He attended and graduated from Bemidji State University. Clyde taught in Plummer and Oklee, MN until being...

Jul 22, 2022

Gary D. Peterson, 76, of Detroit Lakes, MN passed away on Friday, July 22, at Oak Crossing in Detroit Lakes. A Celebration of Life will be held on Thursday, July 28, 2022, 10:30AM at David-Donehower Funeral Home. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Interment will be at Oak Grove Cemetery with Military Honors provided by the Lake...

Jul 12, 2022

Joan “Penny” Kotte was born July 22, 1942, to Glen and Cecile Nelson. Penny of Stevensville, MT passed suddenly on the eve of July 12, 2022, after a very short battle with cancer at Essentia Hospital in Detroit Lakes, MN.

Penny grew up in Fargo and spent many summers at the family lake home on Lake Melissa....

Jul 10, 2022

Gene Calvin Schermerhorn of Callaway, MN passed away peacefully on Sunday, July 10, 2022 in Detroit Lakes, MN. Gene was born to Sankey and Anna (Kubiszewski) Schermerhorn at their homestead in Callaway, MN on November 27, 1933. He married his lifelong partner Doris Stanton of Frazee, MN on November 14, 1954. Over the years Gene was an Ice Harvester...

Jul 7, 2022

Susan Ann Malone, age 81, of Detroit Lakes, MN, passed away on Thursday, July 7, 2022, at Essentia Health- St. Mary’s Hospital in Detroit Lakes.  A memorial service will be at 1:00 PM on Tuesday, July 19, 2022, at the David-Donehower Funeral Home in Detroit Lakes, with a visitation an hour prior.

Susan was born on July...