Obituaries
Bradley "Smiley" Nelson
Dec 21, 2021
Graveside Service: 2:00 p.m., Friday, July 8, 2022, at Central Lutheran Cemetery, Pelican Rapids, Minnesota. Coffee and bars will be served after the service.
Clergy: Pastor Phillip Tobin
Bradley “Smiley” Nelson, age 60, of Henning, MN, died Tuesday, December 21, 2021, at his home.
Bradley Wayne was born December 21, 1961 in Pelican Rapids, MN to Curtis and Darlene...
Gene Hendrickson
Dec 14, 2021
Gene C. Hendrickson, age 92, died on Tuesday, December 14, 2021, at his home in Pelican Rapids, Minnesota under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley with his loving family by his side. Gene was born December 13th, 1929, in Wolverton, Minnesota to Melvin and Evalyn (Peterson) Hendrickson. He enlisted in the Navy in August of 1948 and...
Carol Baughman
Dec 14, 2021
Carol Baughman, 76, of Pelican Rapids, formerly Thief River Falls, MN died on Tuesday, December 14, 2021, under the care of the Pelican Valley Health Center and Hospice of the Red River Valley with her loving family by her side.
Carol Jean was born January 9, 1945, in Fergus Falls, MN the daughter of David and Florence (Nordquist) Heisler. She...
Clarice Birdella Ohman
Dec 8, 2021
Clarice Ohman, age 97, a resident of Pelican Rapids, Minnesota, died Wednesday, December 8, 2021 at PioneerCare Center, Fergus Falls, MN.
Clarice Birdella Ohman was born November 23, 1924 in Wahpeton, North Dakota, to Ella and Claus Johnson. When her father lost his job on the railroad during the Depression, the family bought a small farm near Amor, Minnesota and...
Joanne Marie Haarstick-Klinger
Dec 2, 2021
Joanne Haarstick-Klinger, age 77, of Pelican Rapids, MN, died Thursday, December 2, 2021 at Riverfront on Main, Pelican Rapids, MN.
Joanne Marie was born June 14, 1944 in Pelican Rapids, MN, to Berthel and Viola (Hovland) Christianson. She attended school in Pelican Rapids, graduating from Pelican Rapids High School in 1962. After graduating, she went to college in Fergus Falls,...
Fred LeRoy Berg
Nov 30, 2021
Fred Berg, age 91, of Pelican Rapids, MN, died Tuesday, November 30, 2021 at Pelican Valley Senior Living, Pelican Rapids, MN.
Fred LeRoy was born May 24, 1930 in Pelican Rapids, MN, to Harry and Vastie (Wagstrom) Berg. He attended country school in Pelican Rapids, graduating from Pelican Rapids High School.
Following his graduation, he enlisted in the Airforce in...
LaVonne "Bonnie" Anita Christianson
Nov 30, 2021
LaVonne “Bonnie” Christianson, age 79, of Pelican Rapids, MN, died peacefully on Tuesday, November 30, 2021, with her family by her side at Riverfront on Main under the care of their staff and Hospice of the Red River Valley.
LaVonne Anita was born June 5, 1942, in Pelican Rapids, MN, to Victor and LaVerne (Jorgenson) Satter Sr. She attended school...
Gladys Anna Berg
Nov 23, 2021
Gladys Berg, age 91, of Pelican Rapids, MN, died Tuesday, November 23, 2021, at Riverfront on Main, Pelican Rapids, MN.
Gladys Anna was born on her parents’ farm home in Compton Township, Otter Tail County, MN, on July 4, 1930. She was the fourteenth and last child born to her parents, George and Anna (Christiansen) Gedde. She attended a one-room...
Lyman Stanley Jones
Nov 9, 2021
Lyman Jones, age 87, a resident of MN Veterans Home, Fergus Falls, MN, formerly of Pelican Rapids, MN, died Tuesday, November 9, 2021 at Sanford Health, Fargo, ND. Lyman Stanley was born February 9, 1934 in Aitkin, MN, to Spivey and Theresa (Davis) Jones. His family moved to California, where he attended a Catholic boys boarding school. In 1951, Lyman...
David Edward Hagen, Sr.
Nov 2, 2021
David Hagen, Sr., age 82, of Pelican Rapids, MN, died Tuesday, November 2, 2021 at his home. David Edward was born on August 8, 1939 in Pelican Rapids, MN, to Clinton and Ellen (Haugerud) Hagen. He attended school in Pelican Rapids, graduating from Pelican Rapids High School in 1957. After high school, David served in the Army Reserves. After serving...
Steven Michael Ross
Oct 29, 2021
Steven Ross, 58, died Friday, October 29, 2021 at his home near Vergas, MN. Steven Michael was born December 8, 1962, in Detroit Lakes, MN the son of Mike and Dorothy (Felker) Ross. Steve grew up in rural Dent, MN and graduated from Pelican Rapids High School in 1982. Through the years he worked for H.D. Electric, Vergas, MN and...
Ricky Dale Lyden
Oct 26, 2021
Rick Lyden, age 63, of Moorhead, MN, died Tuesday, October 26, 2021 at Sanford Health, Fargo, ND. Rick Dale was born August 9, 1958 in Pelican Rapids, MN, to Dale and Jane (Lerbakken) Lyden. Ricky was baptized and confirmed at Central Lutheran church near Pelican Rapids. He attended school in Pelican Rapids, Adult Basic Education School in Fergus Falls, MN,...
Josh Brian Villareal
Oct 19, 2021
Josh Villareal, age 35, of West Fargo, ND, died Tuesday, October 19, 2021 at his residence. Josh Brian was born May 17, 1986 in Orange, CA. Josh lived in San Bernadino, CA until he was 5 years old. Then his family moved to Fargo, ND and lived there for a short time before moving to Halstad, MN. He was baptized...
Eugene Douglas Norgren
Oct 12, 2021
Eugene “Gene” Douglas Norgren, age 68, passed away Tuesday, October 12, 2021 at Riverfront on Main, Pelican Rapids, MN following a valiant battle with Lewy Body Dementia. Gene was born at Fergus Falls, Minnesota Sept 16, 1953 to Oscar “Lars” Norgren and Joy (Landburg) Norgren. After living in California and Fergus Falls, Gene moved with his family to Pelican Rapids...
Leona "Patty" Viola Jordahl
Oct 7, 2021
Leona Viola (Stier) Jordahl, 84, of Pelican Rapids, MN went to her heavenly home with family by her side on Thursday, October 7, 2021, at LB Broen Home in Fergus Falls, MN. Leona was born June 5, 1937 to Otto and Viola (Ahrens) Stier in Belle Plaine, MN. She was baptized at Trinity Lutheran in Belle Plaine, and confirmed in...
Doris May Bredell
Oct 5, 2021
Doris May Headland Bredell age 95, a resident of Pelican Rapids MN died on Tuesday, October 5, 2021, at Pelican Valley Nursing Home under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Doris was born on July 23rd, 1926 in Fargo North Dakota to Herman and Dolly Headland. She went to school in Fargo and graduated from Fargo Central...
Arlan Victor Haugrud
Oct 5, 2021
Arlan Haugrud, age 90, of Pelican Rapids, MN, died Tuesday, October 5, 2021, at Riverfront on Main in Pelican Rapids, MN. Arlan was born January 7, 1931, in Pelican Rapids, MN, to Knut M. and Johanna (Sundstrom) Haugrud. He was the youngest of 7 children. He was baptized and confirmed at Grove Lake Lutheran Church. He attended country school District...
Dianne Berg
Sep 28, 2021
Dianne Berg, 76, a resident of Moorhead, Minnesota, formerly of Pelican Rapids, died on Tuesday, September 28, 2021 at her home with her family by her side. Dianne was born May 20, 1945, the daughter of Clarence and Helen (Hansen) Swanson in Monticello, MN. She attended Saron Lutheran Church in Big Lake, MN. Dianne graduated from Big Lake High School...
Clifford Edmund Gitz
Sep 17, 2021
Clifford Gitz passed away September 17, 2021, at St.Mary’s Hospital in Detroit Lakes, MN. Clifford Edmund Gitz was born April 15th, 1934 in Pelican Rapids, MN to Emil and Mathilda (Thompson) Gitz. He attended country school near Pelican Rapids. He was drafted into the Army in May of 1957 and was stationed at Nuremburg Germany. Clifford married the love of...
David Todd Pixley
Sep 15, 2021
On Wednesday, September 15, 2021, at the age of 53, David Todd Pixley died unexpectedly at his home in rural Pelican Rapids. David Pixley was born on November 13, 1967, in Moorhead, MN to Dale and Darlene (Samuelson) Pixley. He was baptized and confirmed at the First Congregational Church in Pelican Rapids. In 1986, David graduated from Pelican Rapids High...
