Obituaries
Jennie Boswell
Jul 27, 2013
Funeral Home: David Donehower Funeral Home 609 Hwy 10 East Detroit Lakes, MN US 56501 Previous Events Visitation Tuesday, July 30, 2013 4:00 PM White Earth Commnity Center
White Earth, MN 56591
Visitation will start at 4PM and continue until the time of services on Wednesday.
Service Wednesday, July 31, 2013 11:00...
Silvia Radke
Jul 26, 2013
Silvia Evangelina Toledo was born February 21, 1928 in Antofagasta, Chile, South America to Carmen and Guillermo Toledo. In 1948, she met Eddie Radke in Chile. After two years of long distance romance, Eddie and Silvia were united in marriage in Antofagasta, Chile. Not knowing any English, Silvia bravely moved away from her family to Tracy, MN. While adjusting to...
Catherine Peters
Jul 24, 2013
Catherine "Taffy" Peters of Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, died in the early morning hours on Wednesday, July 24, 2013. A native of Redfield, South Dakota, Taffy and her husband, the late KJ Peters, brought their family to Detroit Lakes in 1966 and made their home together on East Shore Drive until KJ's death in 1995. Taffy remained in the family home...
Audrey Rodewald
Jul 15, 2013
Audrey K. Rodewald, 78, Detroit Lakes, MN, died Monday, July 15 at Ecumen-Emmanuel Nursing Home in Detroit Lakes. Audrey Kathryn Rodewald was born March 17, 1935 in Ludington, MI to H. Elmer and Sigrud (Larson)Hansen. Following the death of her mother, she moved to Detroit Lakes, MN with her father and step-mother, Edna Hansen in 1938. In 1950, they moved...
Laurie Hvzeda
Jul 7, 2013
Laurie Ann Hvzeda, 48, rural Ogema, MN, died Sunday, July 7 at Essentia-St. Mary's Health in Detroit Lakes. Funeral services will be 1:00 PM Thursday at her home, 34770 County Road 143, Ogema. Friends may call from 4:00 PM Wednesday until the time of the service on Thursday at the Hvzeda Residence. Laurie Ann Hvzeda was born August 5, 1964...
Patrick Reem
Jul 5, 2013
Patrick was born on November 23, 1964, in Canby, MN to the late Ben Reem and Martha (Lee) Reem. He spent most of his childhood in Mandan, ND, graduating from Mandan Senior High School in 1983. Some of his happiest years were spent in college where he received a BS in Business Administration from Dickinson State University in 1987. He...
Raymond Engstrand
Jul 2, 2013
Raymond Arthur Engstrand was born August 2, 1925 to Albert and Anna Marie (Hedlund) Engstrand in Spruce Hill Township in Douglas County. He was raised on the family farm attending a one room school house a half mile from home. At a young age, Ray's father was blinded in an accident. Ray took on the responsibility of being his father's...
Dennis Kropuenske
Jul 2, 2013
Dennis Lee Kropuenske was born October 27, 1952 in Rapid City, SD to Leonard and Elaine (Terrell) Kropuenske. He graduated from Brainerd High School. He enlisted into the United States Army on August 8, 1972 in Minneapolis, MN and started what became a fulfilling career in the military. He performed his basic training in Ft. Lewis, WA and received additional...
Jeffrey Aarness
Jul 1, 2013
Jeffrey Scott Aarness, 51, Hastings, MN, died in his home of natural causes. Jeff was born on June 15, 1962, and grew up in Barnesville, MN. He attended and graduated from the Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf in 1981. While there he was an outstanding athlete and was voted homecoming king his senior year. Following his graduation, he worked...
Richard Kunz
Jun 25, 2013
Richard "Dick" Jacob Kunz, 85 resident of Callaway, MN, was reunited with his Heavenly Father and the love of his life, Lois, on Tuesday, June 25, 2013. Born February 20, 1928 to Martin Kunz and Agnes (Kahnke) Kunz, he spent his life on the family farm in Callaway. On May 14, 1953, he married his sweetheart, Lois Dalve, at Assumption...
Iona Cooper-Berg
Jun 20, 2013
Iona Cooper Berg, 93. Of Detroit Lakes, MN died peacefully in her sleep on Thursday, June 20 at Emmanuel Community. Iona was born December 29, 1919 to Walter and Gladys (Sather) Forney in Egeland, ND. She attended school in Egeland and graduated as salutatorian in 1937. After graduating she attended Minot State Teacher's College, where she received her teaching certification....
Beulah Syverson
Jun 18, 2013
Beulah M Syverson, died Tuesday, June 18, 2013 at St. Mary's Essentia in Detroit Lakes, MN. at the age of 99 years. Beulah Marie Syverson was born December 6, 1913 in Princeton, Ill. She was raised and educated in Princeton and graduated from Princeton High School in 1931. She was united in marriage to Charles Syverson on June 17, 1945,...
Lillian Shay
Jun 17, 2013
Lillian Bernice Shay, beloved mother and grandmother, formerly of Excelsior, Minn, passed away of natural causes on Monday, June 17, in Detroit Lakes, Minn. Lillian was preceded in death by her loved ones: husband, John Merritt Shay, her son, David Wesley Shay and her sister, Marit Birkeland. She is survived by daughters: Lynn Harrod and Carol Granger, son-in-law: James Granger,...
Kenneth Conroy
Jun 16, 2013
Kenneth Steven Conroy was born June 17, 1936 in Moorhead, MN to E. P. and Vera (Christensen) Conroy. As a young boy, he moved with his family to Detroit Lakes where he graduated from Detroit Lakes High School in 1954. He earned his Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering from NDAC (now North Dakota State University) in 1958 and...
LeRoy Squires
Jun 14, 2013
August 29, 1938 – June 14, 2013 LeRoy Jerald 'Bud' Squires died Friday June 14, 2013 at the U of M Medical Center in Minneapolis, MN. Services for LeRoy are scheduled for 11 AM, Monday June 24th at the Lund Lutheran Church in rural Detroit Lakes, Pastor Jim Osvold officiating. Visitation will be held from 4-7 PM, Sunday June 23rd...
Patti Crow
Jun 13, 2013
Patti C. Crow was born December 17, 1960 in Ft. Benning, GA to Eugene and Cora (Schermerhorn) Crow. She lived in the Detroit Lakes area until moving to the Panama Canal in 1963. In 1965, she moved to Lake Park, MN and later to Minneapolis. She returned to Lake Park in 1981 where she and her parents operated the Lake...
Roderick Marteness
Jun 11, 2013
Roderick D. Marteness, 96, Lake Park, MN, died Tuesday, June 11 at Oak Crossing. Funeral services will be 11:00 AM Saturday, June 15 at Strandvik Lutheran Church in rural Lake Park, Rev. Randy Whitehead, officiating. Interment services will be 11:00 AM Saturday, June 22 at Memory Gardens Memorial Park in Valley City, ND. Friends may call 1 hour prior to...
Phyllis Robins
Jun 6, 2013
Phyllis Margaret Robins, age 83, peacefully went home to be with the Lord, Thursday, June 6, 2013 at the Frazee Care Center in Frazee, MN. Services for Phyllis are scheduled for Thursday, June 13, 2013 at the Lake Eunice Evangelical Free Church in rural Detroit Lakes at 2:00 pm, with her son, Pastor Dale Robins Jr. Officiating. Visitation will be...
Carol Bement
Jun 5, 2013
Carol Margaret Johnson was born December 25, 1929 in Mahnomen, MN to Frank and Lena (Fairbanks) Johnson. She was raised and educated in Mahnomen and graduated from Mahnomen Public High School. On September 13, 1949, she was united in marriage to Eugene Bement at St. Joseph's Catholic Church near Beaulieu, MN. They resided in Waubun and started a family. During...
Myrtle Lomsdalen
May 27, 2013
Funeral Home: David Donehower Funeral Home 609 Hwy 10 East Detroit Lakes, MN US 56501 Previous Events Visitation Wednesday, May 29, 2013 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM David-Donehower Funeral Home
609 Hwy 10 East Detroit Lakes, MN 56501
A Prayer Service will be held at 7PM for all family and friends
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