Obituaries
Esther Jenson
Oct 22, 2008
Esther Jenson, age 91, a resident of Pelican Rapids, Minnesota, died on Wednesday, October 22, 2008 at the Pelican Valley Nursing Home in Pelican Rapids, MN.Esther Josephine Nettestad was born July 8, 1917 on the Fltlien farm near Pelican Rapids the daughter of Edwin and Jennie (Hagerup) Nettestad.She was baptized and confirmed at South Immanuel Lutheran Church near Rothsay, MN....
Lloyd Swan
Oct 21, 2008
SPOKESMAN FOR GODBELOVED HUSBAND, DAD & GRANDPA Lloyd Swan, age 89, a resident of Pelican Rapids, died peacefully Tuesday, October 21, 2008 at Pelican Valley Nursing Home in Pelican Rapids, Minnesota.He was born October 10, 1919 in Strasburg, ND to parents, William and Lossie Swan.He grew up in Roscoe, SD where he enjoyed pheasant and rabbit hunting as a boy.He...
Daniel Shulstad
Oct 14, 2008
Daniel Shulstad, age 50, a resident of Pelican Rapids, Minnesota, died as a result of cancer, on Tuesday, October 14, 2008, at MeritCare Palliative Care Unit, Fargo, North Dakota.Daniel Paul Shulstad was born January 6, 1958, in Moorhead, Minnesota the son of Thomas and Ann Marie (Nelson) Shulstad. He was baptized at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Barnesville and was...
Oliver Haugrud
Oct 3, 2008
Oliver Haugrud, age 88, a resident of Pelican Rapids, MN, died on Friday, October 3, 2008, at the Good Samaritan Society in Pelican Rapids, Minnesota.Oliver LeRoy Haugrud was born May 12, 1920, on the farmstead in Pelican Rapids the son of Olaf and Amelia (Clauson) Haugrud.He was baptized and confirmed at Ringsaker Lutheran Church in Pelican Rapids.Oliver attended school in...
Rosella Woessner
Oct 1, 2008
Rosella E. Woessner, age 88, passed away Wednesday, October 1, 2008, at the Good Samaritan Society in Pelican Rapids.Rosella was born on June 21, 1920, the daughter of Martin and Rose (Collins) Rice on the family farm near Nimrod, Minnesota.She was the eldest of twelve children.Rosella attended a one-room school outside of Nimrod. At a young age she cooked at...
Ronald "Ron" Konoske
Sep 29, 2008
Ron Konoske, age 61, a resident of Pelican Rapids, Minnesota, died on Monday, September 29, 2008.Ronald A. Konoske was born January 23, 1947, in Bemidji, Minnesota, the son of Richard and Dorothy (Jackson) Konoske.He attended Carr Lake Country School, Lincoln Elementary School, Bemidji High School (Class of 1965), Oak Hills Bible College, and Northwest Technical College.During his school years he...
Elmer Tingelstad
Sep 13, 2008
Elmer Tingelstad, age 90, a resident of Pelican Rapids, MN, died on Saturday, September 13, 2008, at Lake Region Hospital in Fergus Falls, Minnesota.Elmer Johnny Tingelstad was born May 5, 1918 in Osage, Iowa the son of Martin and Pauline (Stokk) Tingelstad.In 1921 Elmers family moved to Pelican Rapids where he attended elementary school and graduated from Pelican Rapids High...
Nicholas Kaluzniak MD
Sep 7, 2008
Nicholas Jack Kaluzniak, M.D., age 78, of Pelican Rapids, MN passed away peacefully on Sunday September 7, 2008, after a courageous battle with cancer at Meritcare Palliative Care Center in Fargo, ND. Nicholas was born on December 20, 1929 in Walkyburg, Manitoba, Canada. He graduated from the Happy Thought High School and received his degree in Honors Chemistry from the...
Clayton Ishaug
Aug 27, 2008
Clayton Ishaug, age 73, a resident of Fergus Falls, Minnesota, formerly of Pelican Rapids, MN died on Wednesday, August 27, 2008, at the Minnesota Veterans Home in Fergus Falls, Minnesota.Clayton was born December 10, 1934, in Barnesville, Minnesota, the son of Oscar and Minnie (Hanson) Ishaug. He was baptized January 1, 1935, and confirmed on August 8, 1948, at West...
Eunice Johnson
Aug 27, 2008
Eunice Elizabeth Waller was born June 8, 1912, in Pelican Rapids, the daughter of Syver and Hannah (Svare) Waller.She was baptized and confirmed at Ringsaker Lutheran Church, in Pelican Rapids.After Eunice graduated from Pelican Rapids High School, she attended Jamestown College in Jamestown, North Dakota.She was employed at Swan Drug in Pelican Rapids.On August 28, 1941, Eunice was united in...
Marion Lage
Aug 25, 2008
Marion Lage, age 82, a resident of Pelican Rapids, Minnesota, died on Monday, August 25, 2008, at Innovis Health in Fargo, North Dakota.Marion Louise Sherbrooke was born March 11, 1926, in Pelican Rapids, the daughter of Edward and Alvina (Peterson) Sherbrooke.She was baptized and confirmed at Lake Ida Lutheran Church near Cormorant.She graduated from Audubon High School in 1944.She also...
Ruth Sherbrooke
Aug 21, 2008
Ruth Sherbrooke, age 90, of Barnesville, MN and longtime resident of Cormorant, MN died on Thursday, August 21, 2008, under the tender care of the Good Samaritan Society of Barnesville, Red River Valley Hospice and Barnesville Clinic.Ruth Solona Baldwin was born October 13, 1917, in Fargo, ND, the daughter of Herbert and Ethel (Potter) Baldwin. Growing up, she attended Dilworth...
Alma Osten
Aug 7, 2008
Alma Osten, age 89, a resident of Pelican Rapids, Minnesota, died on Thursday, August 7, 2008 at the Pelican Valley Nursing Home in Pelican Rapids.Alma Christine Johnson was born December 29, 1918, in Bowman, North Dakota, the daughter of Olof and Julia (Jenson) Johnson.Shortly after her birth the family moved to Pelican Rapids.She graduated from Pelican Rapids High School in...
Hazel Erickson
Jul 29, 2008
Hazel Erickson, age 93, a resident of Pelican Rapids, Minnesota, died on Tuesday, July 29, 2008 at the Pelican Valley Nursing Home in Pelican Rapids.Hazel Jeannette Hanson was born November 6, 1914, in Hillsboro, ND,the daughter of Hilmer and Cora (Hove) Hanson. Hazel moved to Pelican Rapids at age 6 with her family. She worked at the family restaurant and...
Neola Bredahl
Jul 4, 2008
Neola Bredahl, age 89,aresident of Pelican Rapids, Minnesota, died on Friday, July 4, 2008, at Lake Region Hospital in Fergus Falls, MN.Neola Mae Moen was born on September 30, 1918, in Tumuli Township, near Dalton, MN, the daughter of Peder and Christina (Hegseth) Moen. She attended District #17 rural school near Dalton, and graduated from Washington High School in Fergus...
Alvin Isaacson
Jun 26, 2008
Alvin Isaacson, age 93, a resident of Pelican Rapids, Minnesota, died on Thursday, June 26, 2008 at the Good Samaritan Society of Pelican Rapids.Alvin Oscar Isaacson was born September 19, 1914 near Pelican Rapids,the son of Ole and Alvina Isaacson. When he was six years old, his father passed away separating the children to different family homes. Alvin was taken...
Florence Small
Jun 21, 2008
Florence Small, age 83, a resident of Moorhead, formerly Pelican Rapids, MN, died on Saturday, June 21, 2008 in Palliative Care in MeritCare in Fargo, North Dakota.Florence Helen Nettestad was born March 24, 1925 in Pelican Rapids, MN,the daughter of Edwin and Jennie (Hagerup) Nettestad. She attended school in Pelican Rapids, graduating from Pelican Rapids High School. After graduation, Florence...
Elden Sandau
Jun 15, 2008
Elden Sandau was born November 10, 1927 near Frazee, Minnesota the son of Ed and Elsie (Bischoff) Sandau.He served in the United States Army during World War II.After his military duty Elden worked as a farm-hand for many years in the Brainerd area.Several years ago Elden moved to Rothsay where he lived until 2007.In 2007 he moved to Pelican Rapids...
Delores Heusser
Jun 10, 2008
Delores "Delly" Heusser, age 81, a resident of Pelican Rapids, MN, died on Tuesday, June 10, 2008 at MeritCare in Fargo, North Dakota.Delores Olson was born April 2, 1927 in Pelican Rapids, the daughter of Emil and Linda (Granstrom) Olson. She was baptized and confirmed at Central Lutheran Church in rural Pelican Rapids. Delores attended school in Pelican Rapids and...
Richard Lyden
Jun 10, 2008
Richard Lyden, age 78, a resident of Pelican Rapids, Minnesota, died on Tuesday, June 10, 2008 at his home surrounded by family.Richard Dean Lyden was born March 4, 1930 in Pelican Rapids, MN, the son of Elmer and Emma (Hegge) Lyden. He was baptized and confirmed at Central Lutheran Church in rural Pelican Rapids. Dickie began farming at a young...
