Obituaries

Oct 30, 2022

Leroy James Bellcourt Jr was born on January 11,1966 in Minneapolis, MN to Leroy Sr and Doris (Jackson) Bellcourt. He was raised in south Minneapolis and worked various jobs throughout his life. In 2005, he moved to Ogema to live closer to family.

Leroy was a very hard worker and would help anyone that needed help. He was an excellent...

Oct 29, 2022

Ruth Elaine Thompson, of Detroit Lakes, MN, peacefully passed away at home on October 29, 2022, after many years of physical challenges.

Ruth “Jr.” was born on January 25th, 1957, in Detroit Lakes to Arville and Ruth (Williams) Thompson. Ruth grew up on Shorewood Drive at the Point Resort, graduated from Holy Rosary school, then Detroit Lakes High school in...

Oct 27, 2022

Arlene Olive Ballard of Lake Park, Minnesota passed away on October 27, 2022 at the age of 95.

Arlene was born on June 8, 1927 to Martin and Bessie Mikkelson in Atlanta Township, about 8 miles north of Lake Park. In March of 1928 the family moved to Cuba Township. She lived on this farm until May 1947 with...

Oct 21, 2022

Robert Lyle Brett was born on May 9, 1938, in Minneapolis, MN to Milton and Virginia (Saul) Brett. he was raised on a farm on Pickerel Lake before his father moved the family to Moorhead where his father started Brett Trucking delivering the Fargo Forum. Robert started working for Dakota Monument in his late teens. He worked with them until...

Oct 18, 2022

Arlene “Lena” Nelson, 79, of Frazee, MN peacefully went home on Tuesday, October 18, 2022, at Essentia Health – St. Mary in Detroit Lakes, MN surrounded by family.

Arlene Mary Louise Rindahl was born on July 4, 1943, in Fergus Falls, MN, the youngest of eight children of Melvin Oliver and Amy Mildred (Hanson) Rindahl. She grew up and attended...

Oct 13, 2022

Nancy Arletta MCNiff was born July 9, 1937, in Minneapolis, MN to Frances and Wilma (Wirth) MCNiff.  She graduated from Columbia Heights High School in 1955.  After high school, Nancy met and married Michael Clark on August 18, 1956, until 1994.  The couple moved to Strawberry Lake where they ran MCNiff’s Bar and raised their family.  The couple sold the...

Oct 10, 2022

Sylvia Brown, 92, died Monday, October 10, 2022, at her home near Callaway after a 13-yearyear battle with Alzheimer’s.

She was born on May 25, 1930, in Bertha MN to Severin and Else Bjorlo.  In 1932 they moved to Becker County and lived on 2 different farms in the Tamarac Refuge area.  Her parents were avid Bible readers who taught...

Oct 8, 2022

 

 

Sara Jaqueline Annette, age 36, of Ponsford, Minnesota, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, October 8, 2022. 

Sara was born on September 1, 1986, to Harold and JoAnn (Croud) Annette in Park Rapids, Minnesota. She was the fifth child, to four older brothers, with five years difference from her youngest brother, making her the “baby girl” of the family. She...

Oct 8, 2022

Theresa Marie Nelson, 50, of Detroit Lakes, MN, passed away on Saturday, October 8th, at Essentia Health St. Mary’s of Detroit Lakes.

 

Theresa (Tess) was born on April 4th, 1972 in Lake City, Minnesota to her parents Robert and Mary Packman. She grew up in Lake City and graduated from Lincoln High School in 1990. Throughout her high school...

Oct 6, 2022

David Allen Vareberg, of Detroit Lakes, passed away peacefully at home on October 6, 2022 with his beloved Lori and Little Frankie by his side.

Born in Detroit Lakes, David spent his youth in southern Minnesota, growing up in Mankato and Prior Lake. Possessing an entrepreneurial and innovative spirit from an early age, David often procured numerous neighborhood jobs growing...

Sep 24, 2022

Raymond Obert Bakken was born May 23, 1937 in Park Rapids, Minnesota, the son of Theodore and Dorothy (Beeman) Bakken. He passed away September: 24, 2022 at home, in Waubun.

Ray grew up in the Otter Tail County, then later the Ponsford area, worked majority of his years as a mechanic.

In 1959 Ray was united in marriage to...

Sep 22, 2022

Michael James Kraemer was born on December 20, 1952, in Parkers Prairie, MN to Roy and Maylola (Brockopp) Kraemer. He graduated from Parkers Prairie High School with the class of 1971. After high school he attended Minnesota State Community and Technical College in Wadena for welding.  He worked for the Soo Line Railroad for a short time before starting a...

Sep 22, 2022

John D. Moran, “Papa”, 88 of Detroit Lakes, MN, left us to become one of God’s angels on September 22 at his home after losing his battle with cancer.

 

John Douglas Moran, a devoted husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather and friend to many, was born December 4, 1933 in Moorhead, MN to Earl and  Wilma (Quick) Moran.  He grew up...

Sep 20, 2022

Elton Edwin Hilliard was born on 17 March 1955 in Fort Hood, Texas to Mabel (Oien) and Elroy Hilliard. An army brat, his family lived in many different places throughout his childhood, including Germany, Kansas, and, finally, Lakota, North Dakota. The third son of eleven children, he grew up surrounded by a close-knit family, which is something he continued to...

Sep 20, 2022

Fred Robert Tuominen, 80, of Osage, MN, died on Tuesday, September 20, 2022 at Sunnyside Care Center, Lake Park, MN.

Fred was born on January 9, 1942, in Hibbing, MN, the son of Joel and Martha (Salmi) Tuominen. He was raised in Toivola Meadowlands, MN. Fred attended the University of Minnesota, Duluth and the Art Center School in Hollywood, CA.

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Sep 17, 2022

Our beloved wife, mother, sister, aunt, cousin and friend Tammy Jo Johnson- Dilks, 55, passed away unexpectedly September 17, 2022, in Callaway, Minnesota.

Tammy Jo was born on February 13th 1967. She was the last of 10 born to Alfred and Edna (Gilbertson) Johnson in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota. Tammy attended grade school through high School in Detroit Lakes Minnesota and...

Sep 15, 2022

Thelma Doreen (Eshelman) Canoy, age 83, of Detroit lakes, Minnesota, passed away on Thursday, September 15, 2022, at the Ecumen-Emmanuel Nursing Home in Detroit Lakes.  A funeral service will be at 10:00 am on Saturday, September 24, 2022, at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witness in Detroit Lakes, with a visitation an hour prior.  David Donehower is assisting the family...

Sep 13, 2022

 

Elroy Bernard Stalberger, born on October 31, 1926 in Beaulieu, MN to Joseph and Mary (Winter) Stalberger, grew up on the family farm and went to country school in Beaulieu until the eighth grade. After school, he continued to help on the family farm until he enlisted in the United States Army on January 17, 1951. Elroy fought in...

Sep 10, 2022

Jason Everette Hanks, Jr. was born on February 4, 1995 in Detroit Lakes, MN the son of Jason Hanks, Sr. and Summer Murray.

He grew up and was raised in White Earth with his grandparents, Jim and Gloria. He attended Ogema/Waubun schools where he played football and basketball for the Waubun Bombers. He also sat on the drum with the...

Sep 10, 2022

Otto Swonger Jr., 54, of Detroit Lakes, MN died on Saturday, September 10, 2022, at Essentia Health Hospital in Fargo, ND.

Otto was born on May 17, 1968, the son of Otto and Mary (Gehrke) Swonger in Spooner, WI. He received his GED and enrolled in the US Army and received machinist training through M State.