Obituaries
Frank Greenough
Jul 27, 2008
Frank Burt Greenough Age 90, of Detroit Lakes, MN passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family, on Sunday, July 27 at Emmanuel Nursing Home after he succumbed to a brief illness. Frank was born in Barnsville on May 14, 1918 and graduated from Crookston High School. He was a 1940 graduate of Hamlin University in St. Paul and married classmate Betty...
Carol Anderson
Jul 25, 2008
Anderson, Carol Jean (Gaynor) age 65 of Burnsville, MN. Loving Mother and Grandmother passed away peacefully after a long and courageous battle with ovarian cancer. Carol Jean Anderson was born in Detroit Lakes, MN to Joseph and Rose Gaynor. She resided there until her move to Minneapolis where she raised her children before settling in Burnsville. Carol started working at North...
Doris Jensen
Jul 22, 2008
Doris Marilyn Jensen formerly of Madelia passed away on July 22, 2008, at St Mary’s Hospital in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota. She was born in Madelia on June 1, 1923. She graduated from Madelia High School in 1941. Doris left Madelia in the 1970’s and made her home in Tucson, Arizona. During the past two years she made her summer home in Detroit Lakes with Dr....
Donnell Bullert
Jul 16, 2008
Friends may call at Immanuel Lutheran Church on Tuesday from 1:00 PM until the time of the service. Donnell Ross Bullert was born November 10, 1935 on the family farm in Callaway Township, rural Ogema, MN to Albert and Nellie (Wilcox) Bullert. He was raised and educated in rural Ogema. Donnell served with the U. S. Army, returning to the family farm...
Mildred Oden
Jul 14, 2008
Friends may call at Roseville Memorial Chapel from 4:00 PM until the time of the service on Friday. Mildred Carolina Rahn was born March 28, 1922 in Rosemount, MN to Albert and Emily (Scherer) Rahn. She was a 1941 graduate of Rosemount High School. Following graduation, Milli moved to Chicago, IL where she was employed with National Tea Company for a short...
LaVon Bakken
Jun 21, 2008
LaVon L. Bakken, 68, Waubun, MN died Saturday, June 21, in her home under care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. The Funeral Service will be 11:00 AM Wednesday, June 25, at St. Benedicts Catholic Church, White Earth, MN with Father Mitch Byeck officiating. Interment will be in Oak Grove Cemetery, Detroit Lakes, MN. LaVon Lorene DeGroat was bornJune 5,...
Dolores Geer
Jun 3, 2008
Dolores Mary Boedigheimer was born February 26, 1928 in Perham, MN to Hugo and Josephine (Krueger) Boedigheimer. She was raised and educated in Perham and was a 1946 graduate of Perham High School. Prior to marriage Dolores was a telephone operator at Tacoma, WA and Detroit Lakes. She married Lennis Geer June 1, 1950 in Perham. They made their home...
Theodore Smith
May 31, 2008
Ted was born on January 10, 1945 to Hester (Aldrich) and Harry Smith at St. James Hospital in Perham, MN. He married Sandra Betterman on June 25, 1966. They lived in Perham for a short time after they were married then moved to Washington State where they lived from 1967-1976. Three of their children, Don, Cheryl and Eric were born...
Horace Vigesaa
May 31, 2008
Horace Sigvart Vigesaa was born November 18, 1927 in Cooperstown, ND to Sigvart and Edythe (Houghton) Vigesaa. As a young man he worked in Fargo, West Fargo and Moorhead learning the meat cutting and sausage making trade in meat markets. He continued his trade working for Allan Halverson at the Twin Valley (MN) meat market for many years. At the...
Margaret Tembrock
May 31, 2008
Margaret Irene Tembrock was born March 29, 1914 on the family farm near Callaway, MN to John P. and Sophie (Kahnke) Krier. She attended schools in Callaway, Moorhead and graduated from Detroit Lakes High School in 1929. She is a 1931 graduate of Moorhead State Teachers College. Margaret taught in rural Callaway and later served as Principal of the Callaway...
Gordon Fineday
May 29, 2008
Gordon Clyde Fineday was born June 23, 1959 in White Earth, MN to George and Laura (Butcher) Fineday. He was raised and educated in White Earth and Duluth, MN. As a young man, he returned to the White Earth area where he worked in the building trades. For several years, he also worked for the Eva James family farm near...
