Obituaries
Larry Rumery
Sep 3, 2017
Larry R. Rumery, 71, passed away peacefully at his home in Ogema on Monday, September 3, 2017.
Funeral Services for Larry will be Saturday, September 9, 2017 at 1:00 PM in Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church in Callaway, MN. A Visitation will be held on Friday, September 8, 2017 from 5:00 to 7:00 PM with a prayer service...
William Sanger
Sep 2, 2017
William (Bill) Martin Sanger went home to our Lord on Saturday, September 2, two months shy of his 91st birthday. His last days were spent at Ecumen-Emmanuel Nursing Home’s Transitional Care Unit in Detroit Lakes, MN, where he received exceptional care from both Hospice and Ecumen. A celebration of life will be held 11:00 am on Saturday, November 25th...
Mark Hagedorn
Aug 28, 2017
Mark A. Hagedorn, 65, of Detroit Lakes, died Monday, August 28th at his residence surrounded by his family and under care of Hospice of the Red River Valley.
A gathering of family and friends will be held Thursday, August 31 at Lakes Area Vineyard Church from 5pm-7pm with the Prayer Service beginning at 6pm. A Celebration of Mark’s...
Lyle Raun
Aug 23, 2017
Lyle E. Raun, 89, Detroit Lakes, MN, died Wednesday, August 23, 2017 at Ecumen-Emmanuel Nursing Home in Detroit Lakes.
Lyle Eugene Raun was born January 13, 1928 on a farm northeast of Ulen, MN to Burton and Agnes (Lunde) Raun. The family moved to Kathryn, ND for two years and then lived for ten years...
Mason Smith
Aug 20, 2017
Mason James Smith, age 44, Brainerd, MN. formerly of White Earth, MN. died Friday, August 18, 2017 at CentraCare Hospital in St. Cloud, MN. surrounded by his family that loved him.
Mason James Smith was born July 20, 1973 in Detroit Lakes, MN. to Regina Smith. He was raised in White Earth, MN. and is a 1991 graduate of...
Marlene Andring
Aug 18, 2017
Marlene Rae Andring, 78, died peacefully on August 18, 2017, at her home in Detroit Lakes, surrounded by her family.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, August 22, 2017, at Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Detroit Lakes. Visitation will be held from 5-7 p.m., Monday, August 21, 2017, at David-Donehower Funeral Home in...
Anthony "Andy" Greene
Aug 17, 2017
Anthony Iver Greene, age 68, passed away on August 17, 2017 in his sleep at Bethany Living Center in Fargo, ND. where he had been in the skilled-nursing unit.
A gathering of friends and family will be held on August 26, 2017 from 10:00 Am to 12:00 noon in the David-Donehower Funeral Home in Detroit Lakes. www.daviddonehower.com.
...James Schmit
Aug 8, 2017
James Edward Schmit, 63 passed away peacefully at his lake home on August 8, 2017.
Jim was born May 31, 1954 in Breckenridge, MN to Jerome and Imelda “Millie” (Widhalm) Schmit. He was raised on the family farm in Tintah, MN, the second of 10 children. He attended technical school in Alexandria, MN for one year taking...
Joseph Mackner
Aug 6, 2017
Joseph “Joe” Merten Mackner, age 41, of Detroit Lakes, MN, passed away on Sunday, August 6, 2017, from injuries sustained in a train accident. A funeral service will be at 2:00 pm on Friday, August 11, 2017, at David Donehower Funeral Home in Detroit Lakes, with a time of gathering at 1:00 pm.
Joe was born on...
Donovan Kier
Aug 3, 2017
Donovan William Kier, age 50, of White Earth, MN, passed away on Thursday, August 3, 2017. At Essentia Health-St. Mary’s Hospital in Detroit Lakes, MN. A funeral service will be at 1:00 pm on Friday, August 18, 2017, at the White Earth Community Center. A visitation will begin at 5:00 pm on Thursday, August 17, 2017, at the center...
Jacob Wolf
Aug 1, 2017
Jacob F. Wolf, 75, of Detroit Lakes died Tuesday, August 1 at Essentia Health in Fargo.
Funeral Services for Jake will be held Saturday, August 5 at 1pm at First Lutheran Church in Detroit Lakes. Visitation will be held Friday, August 4 at David Donehower Funeral Home from 5pm-7pm with a 7PM Prayer Service.
Jacob...
John Hanson
Jul 31, 2017
John B. Hanson, 89, of Detroit Lakes died July 31, 2017 at Ecumen-Emmanuel Nursing Home in Detroit Lakes.
Services for John are scheduled for Monday, August 7 at 11:00 in the David-Donehower Funeral Home. A time of visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Chaplain Laurel Ivers Officiating. Interment will be at the Oak...
Charley Senogles GiJi GiJi Gaanasheehn Chickadee
Jul 29, 2017
Charley Rose Senogles, “GiJi GiJi Gaanasheehn” 2 year old daughter to Charles Senogles and Connie LongChase, died from injuries sustained in an accident.
Charley Rose, mommy and daddy’s little chickadee, was born April 27, 2015 in Detroit Lakes, MN. Charley was always a happy little girl who enjoyed everything in life. Everything was the sweetest...
Ronald Merrill
Jul 27, 2017
Ronald W. Merrill, 46, Audubon, MN, formerly of Lodi, CA, died unexpectedly Thursday, July 27, 2017 at his home. Funeral services will be 7:00 PM, Wednesday, August 2 at David-Donehower Funeral Home in Detroit Lakes with a reception to follow. Friends may call from 5:00 – 7:00 PM on Wednesday at the funeral home. All are welcome to attend...
Nettie Momb
Jul 26, 2017
Nettie Jane Russell was born on an Ottertail County farmstead to Charles and Eva Chapman Russell on December 7, 1929. She entered into well-deserved rest on July 26, 2017 at Ecumen Community in Detroit Lakes, MN.
Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, August 2nd at 11:00 am at the Seventh Day Adventist Church on Richwood Road,...
Jon Christensen
Jul 23, 2017
Jon Christensen, 66, of Duluth, GA, formerly Lake Park, MN, passed away Sunday, July 23 at his home in Duluth. Jon was born on September 27, 1950, to Hall and Marjorie Christensen of Lake Park. He was followed by nine more siblings; four brothers and five sisters.
Growing up on a dairy farm, the Christensen kids were...
Jamie Anderson
Jul 22, 2017
Jamie Kay Anderson, of Ogema, MN, went home to her Lord after a long fight in her 19 years of life on Saturday, July 22, 2017, at Essentia Health St. Mary’s Hospital in Detroit Lakes, MN. A funeral service will be at 10:00 am on Thursday, July 27, 2017, at Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church in Callaway, MN; with a...
Charles Willette
Jul 20, 2017
Charles F. Willette, 54, Lake Park, MN, died Thursday, July 20, 2017 at Sanford Health from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held Wednesday, July 26 at 11AM in St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Lake Park. Visitation will be held Tuesday, July 25 at David Donehower Funeral Home from 5pm-7pm...
Margaret Krenelka
Jul 19, 2017
Margaret Mary (Sloan) Krenelka, age 92, of Detroit Lakes, MN, passed away on Wednesday, July 19, 2017 at Ecumen-Emmanuel Nursing Home in Detroit Lakes.
A funeral service will be at 11:00 am on Monday, July 24, 2017, at Zion Lutheran Church in Detroit Lakes, with a visitation one hour prior. A burial will follow the service at...