Obituaries
Paul Bursik
Jan 13, 2022
Paul M. Bursik, 91 died peacefully at his home on January 13, 2022. A Celebration of like will be held in the spring of 2022 at the Congregational Church in Detroit Lakes, MN.
Paul was born on July 20, 1930, to Ludwig and Ida Bursik in Omaha, Nebraska. He attended grade and high school there and graduated...
Carole Surmon
Jan 11, 2022
Carole Ann Ballard Surmon, age 79, went home to meet our Lord on January 11, 2022. She is survived by her husband Richard Byron, her three daughters, Michelle Louise (Michael) Pariso, Denise Renee (Jamie) Newton, and Gigi Carole (Christopher) Manning, and four beautiful grandchildren, Devin Renee (Chris) Hearl, Taylor Anne (Matthew) Brewer, Summer Claire (Ethan) soon to be Iverson,...
William Miller
Jan 6, 2022
William P. Miller, 74, Ogema, MN, died Thursday, January 6, 2022 at his home. Funeral services will be 11:00 am, Thursday, January 13,2022 at David-Donehower Funeral Home, Pastor Lauryl Ivers, officiating. Interment will be in the Fargo National Cemetery with Military Rites provided by the Lake Region Veterans Honor Guard.
Visitation will be 1 hour prior to...
Shirley Svenby
Jan 5, 2022
Shirley Mae Svenby, 87, Fargo, ND died of natural causes on January 5, 2022 at Essentia Health Hospital in Fargo.
Shirley was born December 21, 1934 in Veblen, SD, the daughter of Marbel and Mabel (Nulph) Borgen. She attended school in Veblen, SD and married Floyd Svenby on January 23, 1953 in Audubon, MN. They settled in...
Dean Sandberg
Jan 2, 2022
Dean Alan Sandberg, 58 of Detroit Lakes, MN passed away on January 2, 2022. Dean was born on June 17, 1963 to Raymond and Sharon Sandberg. Dean's passions were autobody repair, model cars, and restoration of classic cars.
he is survived by 6 siblings Deborah Kraemer, LeRona Sandberg, Raymond Sandberg jr, Wendy Olds, Thomas & Julie Sandberg, and...
Robert Noyes
Jan 1, 2022
Robert (Bob) Mathew Noyes 94 of Detroit Lakes, MN went home to his wife and the Lord on January 1, 2022, after a brief illness in the hospital. He resided at Oak Crossing in Detroit Lakes where he received excellent care. He loved to tease the nurses and staff! He always had a smile on his face.
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Arnold Golkowski
Dec 30, 2021
Arnold Henry Golkowski was born January 21, 1920 on the family farm in Silver Leaf Township, Becker County, Minnesota, the son of Carl and Dora (Steffen) Golkowski. He passed away Thursday December 30, 2021 at Sunnyside Care Center in Lake Park at the age of 101 years old.
He was baptized and confirmed at St. Paul’s Lutheran...
Valerie Dixon
Dec 30, 2021
Valerie Cheryl (Mayberry) Dixon, 57 of Detroit Lakes, MN passed away on December 30, 2021 at the Thomas House in Perham, MN. Valerie was born on November 16, 1964 to John and Jeanette (Vogt) Mayberry in Detroit Lakes, MN. Valerie was one of ten children and grew up in the area, after receiving her GED she got her Associates...
April Bellanger
Dec 29, 2021
April Joy Bellanger, 50 of Detroit Lakes, MN passed away on December 29, 2021 at Perham Health.
April was born on April 23, 1971 in Minneapolis, MN to Roxanne (Bunker) Bellanger and Timothy St.John. She attended school at Heart of the Earth Survival School until she started her family. In 1995 she moved her family to Detroit...
Edwin Mastin
Dec 25, 2021
Edwin Loren Mastin, of Detroit Lakes, MN passed away peacefully on Saturday, December 25th, 2021.
Born, April 6th, 1938, to Virgil and Elsie (Eckenrode) Mastin in Frazee, MN.
Edwin is survived by his children; Loren (Trish) Mastin of Mound, MN, David (Tana) Mastin of Cambridge, MN, Marie (Sam Frost) Skoblik of Bluffton, MN, Lynn (Ron)...
Kathleen Holland
Dec 23, 2021
Forever exuding positivity and light, our beloved Kathy Holland passed away peacefully, surrounded by family and under Hospice care, on December 23, 2021 at the age of 78. Born with only one functioning kidney, her body was no longer able to sustain dialysis treatments, which she had undergone for 3 years, after a recent sepsis infection and fall which...
Elaine "Pon" Hoban
Dec 22, 2021
Elaine Hoban, 86, of Ogema, MN, passed away on Wednesday, December 22, 2021 at her home surrounded by her family. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Thursday, December 30, 2021 at Most Holy Redeemer Catholic Church in Ogema, MN at 10:30AM. Visitation will be on Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at Most Holy Redeemer Catholic Church from...
Wesley Stalboerger
Dec 22, 2021
Wesley Ray Stalboerger was born on August 5, 1974 in Detroit Lakes, MN to Robert and Gretchen (Lundgren) Stalboerger. He graduated from Detroit Lakes High School with the class of 1992. After high school, he worked in Fargo, ND for a few years doing drywall. He later returned to the Detroit Lakes, MN area and started his own companies...
Brandon Dakota
Dec 20, 2021
Brandon Dakota, age 35, of White Earth, MN passed away on Monday, December 20, 2021, at Essentia Health Hospital in Fargo, ND.
Brandon Leroy Dakota was born on August 21, 1986, to Debra Weaver (Brad Weaver Sr) and Leroy Hanks in Detroit Lakes, MN. Brandon attended school in Callaway, Detroit Lakes and Waubun. He graduated as a...
Melvin Thompson
Dec 17, 2021
Melvin Clarence Thompson, age 61 of Waubun, MN passed away on December 17, 2021 at his residence.
Melvin, also known as “Uncle Ole” was born on January 18, 1960 to Maurice Jackson and Myrtle (Boswell) Thompson in Minneapolis, MN. Melvin attended school up to 12th grade but decided working was more important.
Melvin was an...
George Tweten Jr
Dec 14, 2021
George E. Tweten Jr., 98, of Lake Park, MN, formerly of Moorhead, MN, died December 14, 2021, at Sanford Hospice House in Fargo, ND. Celebration of Life will be 2:00 - 4:00 pm with prayer service at 4:00 pm, Saturday, July 9 at David-Donehower Funeral Home in Detroit Lakes. Family interment will be in the Riverside Cemetery in Glyndon,...
Donald Jackson
Dec 13, 2021
Donald E. Jackson, 62 passed away on Monday, December 13, 2021 at Essentia Health – St Mary’s, Detroit Lakes, MN.
Donald was born on April 17,1959 to Franklin and Doris Jackson in White Earth, MN. He grew up in White Earth and attended school there. Donald had four wonderful children, Tyrone, Jessica, Pete, and Keith. They spent a lot of...
Anne Wilson
Dec 13, 2021
Anne Marie Wilson, 79 of Bremen-Grohn, Germany passed away the morning of Monday, December 13, 2021 peacefully at home. Anne was born Annemarie Jorgensen on November 28,1942.
Although she was born during a time and place of unthinkable chaos and destruction, she considered her childhood to be idyllic. If food, clothing, or toys were not readily available,...
Mayonne Ackman
Dec 11, 2021
Mayonne Francis Ackman, 84 passed away on Saturday. December 11,2021 at the Sandford Hospice House in Fargo, North Dakota.
Mayonne was born on October 31, 1937 to Joe & Edna Slechta. She was one out of four children and grew up in Waterville, MN. After graduating college in 1956 she went to the Technical College for two...
Lorna Braget
Dec 8, 2021
Lorna (Johnson) Braget, 94, formerly of Detroit Lakes, MN, passed away peacefully at Bigfork Communities with her daughters at her side on Wednesday, December 8, 2021, at 12:08am.
Lorna was born November 18,1927 in Holmesville Township, rural Rochert, MN to Ole and Christina (Momb) Johnson. She was baptized and confirmed at Egelund Lutheran Church and attended grade...
