Obituaries
James "Jim" Michels
Jan 20, 2023
James “Jim” Michels, 66, passed peacefully on Friday, January 20, 2023, at Lake Region Healthcare in Fergus Falls, MN, surrounded by his family.
James Marlin was born September 14, 1956, in Osage, Iowa, the son of Jerald and Adeline (Smolik)Michels. In 1962 his family moved to Faribault, MN and in summer of 1966 the family moved to Pelican Rapids, MN. ...
Pr. David Lysaker
Jan 10, 2023
Pr. David Lysaker, 74, changed his address from Pelican Rapids to heaven on Tuesday, January 10th. He was on hospice care at his home on the Pelican River.
Visitation time of sharing and prayer will be on Friday, Jan 27th 5-8 pm at Calvary Evangelical Free Church in Pelican Rapids. A celebration of life will be the following day, Saturday,...
Carolyn Ardis Borgen Heintz
Dec 29, 2022
Carolyn Borgen Heintz, 100, of Audubon, MN, formerly of Pelican Rapids, died peacefully at her home on Thursday, December 29, 2022.
Carolyn Ardis Hill was born on August 16, 1922, to Marvin and Louise (Tjostem) Hill in Veblen, South Dakota. After graduating from Veblen High School in 1940, she went on to earn her teaching certificate from Aberdeen Normal...
Marvin LeRoy Martinson
Dec 7, 2022
Marvin Martinson, age 80, of Pelican Rapids, MN, died Wednesday, December 7, 2022, at Riverfront on Main surrounded by family with the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley.
Marvin LeRoy was born on March 20, 1942, in Fergus Falls, MN to Herman and Dorothy (Barringer) Martinson. His family resided in Rothsay until Marvin was five, when they moved...
LaVerne Ione Colness
Nov 23, 2022
LaVerne Ione (Thompson) Colness, age 93, of Sedona, Arizona, died Wednesday, November 23, 2022, at Pioneer Care Center, Fergus Falls, Minnesota.
LaVerne was born November 29, 1928, in Fargo, ND, to Lester and Ellen (Pearson) Thompson. She grew up and attended schools in the Campbell-Tintah area. In 1946 she graduated from Tintah High School as Valedictorian. In the...
Larry Rice
Nov 20, 2022
Larry R. Rice passed away at the Minnesota Veterans Home in Fergus Falls on Sunday, November 20, 2022.
Larry was born on June 27, 1945, in Perham, MN to Hugh and Lois (Walstrom) Rice. He graduated from Pelican Rapids High School in 1963.
Larry served in the US Army during the Vietnam War; two years stateside and one year...
Robert Lee Uhrig
Nov 9, 2022
Robert Uhrig, age 92, of Pelican Rapids, MN, died on Wednesday, November 9, 2022, at Pelican Valley Senior Living, Pelican Rapids, MN.
Robert Lee was born on July 7, 1930, in Weiser, Idaho to Albert F. and Ethel M. (Seay) Uhrig. He was raised on a cattle ranch, 45 miles from Weiser. Educated in a one room rural school,...
Elroy Hexum
Oct 22, 2022
Elroy Hexum, age 89, a resident of Pelican Rapids, Minnesota, died Saturday, October 22, 2022, at Pelican Valley Senior Living, Pelican Rapids, Minnesota surrounded by family and friends.
Elroy Donald Hexum was born on July 11, 1933, to Thoralf and Irene (Sateren) Hexum in Fergus Falls, MN. Elroy grew up near Long Lake by Erhard, MN. He attended and graduated...
Clifford Morris Mayfield
Sep 30, 2022
Clifford Mayfield, age 87, of Erhard, MN, died on Friday, September 30, 2022 at Lake Region Hospital in Fergus Falls, MN.
Memorial services will be 11:00 AM, Thursday, October 6, 2022 at Grace Lutheran Church in Erhard, MN with Rev. Brad Soenksen officiating. Inurnment will follow in Bagstevold Cemetery, rural Erhard.
Visitation will be for one hour prior to the...
Earl Russel Carlson
Sep 23, 2022
Earl Carlson, age 79, of Pelican Rapids, MN, unexpectedly passed away Friday, September 23, 2022, in Pelican Rapids, MN.
Earl Russel was born on June 7, 1943, to Helge and Lillian (Rud) Carlson in Pelican Rapids, MN. He was baptized and confirmed at Central Lutheran Church near Pelican Rapids, MN. Earl graduated as valedictorian from Pelican Rapids High School in...
Mavis Julia Budke
Sep 11, 2022
Mavis Budke, 84, a resident of Pelican Rapids passed away on Sunday, September 11, 2022, at the Pelican Valley Senior Living.
Mavis Julia was born July 9, 1938, in Fergus Falls, MN to Ferdinand and Alice (Jacobson) Lehman. She was baptized and confirmed at Foxhome Lutheran Church. In 1956 Mavis graduated from Breckenridge High School.
Mavis was united in...
Curtis Wayne Lodin
Aug 31, 2022
Curtis Lodin, age 74, of Dent, MN, died Wednesday, August 31, 2022 at Sanford Health, Fargo, ND.
Curtis Wayne was born September 30, 1947, to Vincent and LaVerne (Olson) Lodin in Pelican Rapids, MN. Curtis was confirmed at Faith Lutheran Church in Pelican Rapids. He graduated from Pelican Rapids High School in 1965. He lived in Santa Maria, CA for...
Maxine Beverly Ballard
Aug 25, 2022
Maxine Ballard, age 85, of Pelican Rapids, MN, died Thursday, August 25, 2022 at Sanford Health, Fargo, ND.
Maxine Beverly was born March 14, 1937, to Evan Brede and Christine Selma (Berg) Rossum on the family farm in Norwegian Grove Township, near Pelican Rapids. She was baptized and confirmed at South Immanuel Church near Rothsay, MN. She attended country school...
Erwin "Lee" Leigh Field
Aug 22, 2022
Erwin Leigh (Lee) Field, 86 years old, passed away August 22, 2022, at the Fergus Falls Veterans home surrounded by his family.
Lee was born January 7th, 1936 in Maine Township, Otter Tail County to Erwin and Lila (Nelson) Field. He grew up in Star Lake township and enlisted in the Air Force in late 1954. After basic training at...
David "Dave" Bryan McDonald
Aug 15, 2022
David “Dave” McDonald, age 55, of Pelican Rapids, MN, died Monday, August 15, 2022, at his residence under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley and his family.
David Bryan McDonald was born September 10, 1966, a son of Donald and Louise (Bell) McDonald in Moorhead, MN. He graduated from Audubon High School in 1985. Dave attended Detroit...
Junell Orpha Robley
Aug 14, 2022
Junell Robley, 91, died on Sunday, August 14, 2022, at the PioneerCare Center in Fergus Falls, MN. Junell Orpha was born October 15, 1930, in Pelican Rapids, MN the daughter of Oluf and Alida (Jenson) Christianson. Junell grew up in Pelican Rapids and graduated from Pelican Rapids High School in 1948. On September 30, 1950, she was united in marriage...
LaDonna V. Fjestad
Aug 3, 2022
LaDonna Fjestad, age 88, a resident of Pelican Rapids, Minnesota, died on Wednesday, August 3, 2022, at Riverfront on Main, Pelican Rapids, Minnesota.
LaDonna V. Sorum was born August 18, 1933, in Pelican Rapids, the daughter of Bennett T. and Muriel C. (Wick) Sorum. She grew up in Maplewood Township, east of Pelican Rapids. LaDonna was baptized at Maplewood Lutheran...
Dennis Verney Bauman
Aug 2, 2022
Dennis Bauman, 87, of Erhard, Minnesota passed away Tuesday, August 2, 2022 surrounded by his family at the Pelican Valley Nursing Home in Pelican Rapids, Minnesota.
Dennis Verney Bauman was born May 22, 1935 to Verney and Myrtle (Shol) Bauman in Friberg Township of Ottertail County. His early years were spent living and working in this same area.
He was...
Patricia "Pat" Erickson
Jul 28, 2022
Patricia “Pat -Patty” Erickson, 79, of Long Lake near Vergas, MN, went to heaven on Thursday, July 28th, 2022, at the Mahnomen Health Center, Mahnomen, Minnesota. Pat was born at 1:33 pm, June 16, 1943, at the Ancker Hospital in St. Paul, MN to Bernard “Bud” and Grace (Bakeman) Hoffman. Pat grew up in the Maplewood Hills of Erhard, where...
Dean Smischny
Jul 26, 2022
Dean Smischny, age 92, passed peacefully on Tuesday, July 26, 2022 due to complications from Parkinson’s. He was surrounded by family in his Pelican Rapids home.
Dean was born June 10, 1930 in Goodland, KS, to Raymond and Flora (Huffman) Smischny. He was baptized at age 17 in Green Mountain Falls, CO. He attended Manitou Springs High School, where he...
