Obituaries
Ruby Linder
Oct 26, 2010
Ruby Linder, age 96, a resident of Pelican Rapids, Minnesota, died on Tuesday, October 26, 2010, at Good Samaritan Society of Pelican Rapids.Ruby Ann Graham was born December 11, 1913, in Crary, North Dakota, the daughter of Ott and Alma (Osborne) Graham. After graduating from Crary High School, Ruby worked for several years at the County Agents office in Devils...
Rose (Orner) Freeman
Oct 7, 2010
Rose Elizabeth (Orner) Freeman, age 57, a resident of Pelican Rapids, Minnesota, died on Thursday, October 7, 2010, at Lake Region Hospital in Fergus Falls, Minnesota.Rose Elizabeth Morales was born on August 30, 1953, in Brooklyn, New York, the daughter of Juan and Gloria (Montalvo) Morales.Rose grew up in Brooklyn and graduated from John Jay High School in 1971.She attended...
Larry Stack
Sep 29, 2010
Larry Stack, age 73, a resident of Pelican Rapids, Minnesota, died on Wednesday, September 29, 2010, at Oak Crossing of St. Marys Innovis Health in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota.Larry is survived by his wife, Sandy Rundle-Stack, Pelican Rapids, MN; his daughters:Debbie (Jerry) Mikos, Sylmar, CA, Dawn Eldred, Mammoth Lakes, CA, Sheri (David) Hamiga, Fargo, ND; sons:Randy Stack, WA, and Lance (Lisa)...
Arleen Wahlstrom
Sep 27, 2010
Arleen Wahlstrom, age 78, a resident of Pelican Rapids, Minnesota, died on Monday, September 27, 2010, at the Good Samaritan Society in Pelican Rapids.Arleen Delores Bakken was born June 12, 1932, in Scambler Township near Pelican Rapids, Minnesota, the daughter of Thorwald and Gusta (Teigen) Bakken.She was baptized and confirmed at Grove Lake Lutheran Church in rural Pelican Rapids.Arleen graduated...
Evean Holt
Sep 17, 2010
Evean Holt, age 83, a resident of Fergus Falls, Minnesota, formerly of Pelican Rapids, died on Friday, September 17, 2010, at Broen Memorial Home in Fergus Falls.Evean Rodell Anderson was born July 15, 1927, in Pelican Rapids, Minnesota, the daughter of Peter and Thelma (Halbakken) Anderson.She attended District 78 country school and later attended Pelican Rapids High School.Evean worked in...
Marion "Rosie" Peterson
Aug 30, 2010
Marion Rosie Peterson, age 77, a resident of Pelican Rapids, Minnesota, died on Monday, August 30, 2010, under the care of Hospice of Red River Valley at her daughters home in Lake Park, Minnesota, with a granddaughter at her side.Marion Rosella Rosie Engebretson was born May 8, 1933, in Pelican Rapids, Minnesota, the daughter of Olavus Olaf and Inga (Stephenson)...
Edward McKenny
Aug 21, 2010
Edward McKenny, age 68, a resident of Pelican Rapids, Minnesota, died on Saturday, August 21, 2010, at Innovis Health in Fargo, North Dakota.Edward Lee McKenny was born September 19, 1941, in Worthington, Minnesota, the son of Edward and Arlene (VanDeBerg) McKenny.Edward spent his youth growing up in the cities.He graduated from Roosevelt High School in Minneapolis.After graduation, he worked at...
Lois Buerkley
Aug 18, 2010
Lois Buerkley, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and sister, age 75, died on August 18, 2010, in Pelican Rapids, Minnesota, after a long battle with Alzheimers.Lois Adelaide Fischer was born to Edward and Lois (Duke) Fischer on November 21, 1934, in Baltimore, Maryland.At the age of 12, she moved with her family to Kulm, North Dakota, where she was raised and...
Hazele Rosenquist
Aug 15, 2010
Hazele Margrete (Hafstad) Rosenquist, age 102, died peacefully at the Pelican Valley Nursing Home on Sunday morning, August 15, 2010. Hazele was born March 13, 1908, in rural Pelican Rapids, the daughter of Andrew M. and Helen (Tweeton) Hafstad.Early in her life, her family left the farm and moved to Mahnomen, Pelican Rapids, and then to Detroit Lakes, where she...
Floyd Haarstick
Aug 3, 2010
Floyd Haarstick, age 81, a resident of Pelican Rapids, Minnesota died Tuesday, August 3, 2010 at the Pelican Valley Nursing Home.Floyd Roland Haarstick was born on May 3, 1929 to William and Flora (Backstrom) Haarstick at Erhard, Minnesota. He attended District # 17 near Erhard and later graduated from Pelican Rapids High School in 1947. He entered the United States...
Doris Sorum
Jul 28, 2010
Doris Sorum, age 90, a resident of Pelican Rapids, Minnesota, died on Wednesday, July 28, 2010, at Pelican Valley Nursing Home in Pelican Rapids.Pearl Doris Irene Hermunslie was born November 24, 1919, in Abercrombie, North Dakota, the daughter of Fred and Inga (Rustvang) Hermunslie.After graduating from Abercrombie High School she attended Valley City Teachers College receiving a teaching certificate.On May...
Meranda Peterson
Jul 15, 2010
Meranda Peterson, 91, of Pelican Rapids, went home with the Lord on Thursday, July 15, 2010.She died at the Pelican Valley Nursing Home in Pelican Rapids.Meranda Clarice Nelson was born August 10, 1918, the daughter of Anton and Hilda (Holen) Nelson.She was baptized and confirmed at Grove Lake Lutheran Church.She attended school in rural Pelican Rapids.On September 10, 1940, Meranda...
Louise Ophus
Jul 1, 2010
Louise Ophus, age 79, a resident of Pelican Rapids, Minnesota, died on Thursday, July 1, 2010, at Pelican Valley Nursing Home in Pelican Rapids.Louise Harriet Ophus was born at home on September 7, 1930, in Pelican Township, Minnesota, the daughter of Lawrence and Agnes (Monson) Ophus.She grew up on a farm near Pelican Rapids.As a youth, Louise, along with her...
Norma Jacobson
Jun 23, 2010
REMEMBERING THE LIFE OF...Norma Jacobson, age 92, a resident of Pelican Rapids, Minnesota, died on Wednesday, June 23, 2010, at the Pelican Valley Nursing Home.Norma Emelia Martha Johnson was born May 26, 1918, the daughter of Henry M. and Alette (Dahle) Johnson.She was born at home in a log cabin just east of Zion Lutheran Church near Pelican Rapids.She was...
James Anderson
Jun 14, 2010
James Anderson, age 64, a resident of Tamarac Lake near Pelican Rapids, Minnesota, died on Monday, June 14, 2010, at his home with his family by his side.James Anderson was born May 27, 1946, in Minneapolis, MN the son of Bjarne and Genevieve Anderson.James grew up in Minneapolis where he was involved in scouting and acted as a boyscout his...
Mary Ann Knudson
Jun 13, 2010
Mary Ann Knudson, 86, of Pelican Rapids, MN, peacefully returned to God on Sunday, June 13, 2010, at Innovis Hospital in Fargo, ND surrounded by her family. Mary Ann Ottilia was born on August 9, 1923 in Walhalla, ND to Albert and Ottilia (Stidel) Gapp, the oldest of eight.She attended school through 8th grade when she left to assist on...
Lorren Levorsen
Jun 1, 2010
Lorren Larry Levorsen, age 82, a resident of Ferndale, Washington, formerly of Pelican Rapids, Minnesota, died on Tuesday, June 1, 2010, at Virginia Mason Hospital, Seattle, Washington.Lorren Kenneth Levorsen was born November 6, 1927, in Pelican Rapids, Minnesota, the son of Albert J. and Barbara (Flatlein) Levorsen.Lorren (Larry) grew up in Pelican Rapids and graduated from high school in 1946.That...
Karen Johnson
May 26, 2010
Karen Johnson, age 66, a resident of Detroit Lakes, formerly of Pelican Rapids, Minnesota, died on Wednesday, May 26, 2010, at her home in Detroit Lakes.Karen LaVonne Toftely was born March 27, 1944, in Pelican Rapids, Minnesota, the daughter of Clarence and Myrna (Schipper) Toftely.She was baptized and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church.Karen graduated from Pelican Rapids High School in...
Lynne Fitzpatrick
May 9, 2010
Lynne Fitzpatrick, age 70, a resident of Pelican Rapids, Minnesota, died on Sunday, May 9, 2010, at her home near Pelican Rapids.Lynne Carol Ekholm was born October 4, 1939, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the daughter of Gunnard and Margaret (Whittemore) Ekholm.She graduated from South High School in 1957.She attended the University of Minnesota, School of Dentistry, for Dental Assisting from 1958-1959.On...
Josephine Wicklund
May 9, 2010
Josephine Wicklund, age 90, a resident of Pelican Rapids, Minnesota, died on Sunday, May 9, 2010, at Pelican Valley Nursing Home in Pelican Rapids.Josephine Elsie Korinek was born on May 20, 1919 in Minneapolis to John and Suzannah (nee Saliny) Korinek, who immigrated as teenagers from the Austria-Hungarian territory of Slovakia. Josephine was their fourth daughter, with a sister and...
