Obituaries

Sep 10, 2022

Betty Lou Olson was born on March 16th, 1928 to Robert and Leona (Kadolph) Illg in Silver Leaf Township, MN. She was raised on the Illg family farm in Frazee and upon graduating she worked at Yellowstone National Park; one of her greatest adventures. She then moved back to the Detroit Lakes area where she met the love of her life,...

Sep 8, 2022

Michael J. Doll passed away peacefully on September 8th, 2022.  He was born on January 3rd, 1942 to Daniel and Helen (Ceynowa) Doll in Perham, MN.  He graduated from Perham High School in 1959 and went to college at NDSU where he earned a degree in Pharmacy in 1963. He was a member of the Theta Chi fraternity and...

Sep 8, 2022

Timothy George Vogt age 43 passed peacefully at the Sanford Medical Center Thursday September 8th, 2022. Tim was born May 20th, 1979, in Breckenridge MN to George and Sylvia Vogt. Tim's true passion in life was the outdoors, he spent his childhood with line in water with his brothers and friends through the summer months at Bucks Mills, learning the true...

Sep 7, 2022

Dianne Kay Lindberg, 59, passed away peacefully on September 7, 2022, after a valiant fight with cancer.  Dianne was born May 23, 1963, the daughter of Charles and Edith (Seehafer) Lindberg in Moorhead, Minnesota.  She graduated Detroit Lakes High School as part of the class of 1981 and attended Moorhead State University.

Dianne was a dedicated employee...

Sep 4, 2022

David E. Kramer, 60, Detroit Lakes, MN, died Sunday, September 4, 2022 at his home.  Funeral services will be 1:00 pm, Saturday, September 10 at David-Donehower Funeral Home with a time of gathering 1 hour prior to the service on Saturday.  Interment will be held at a later date in Oak Grove Cemetery.

David Edwin Kramer was...

Sep 1, 2022

Donna Lynn Dustin, 54, died September 1, 2022, after living with breast cancer for many years.

Donna was born and raised in Hampton, New Hampshire, where she graduated from Winnacunnet High School. She went on to get her undergraduate degree in natural resources from Cornell University and her masters of science degree at the University of Saskatchewan...

Aug 31, 2022

Ronald “Ronnie” Glasgow McDonald Jr., age 83, of Detroit Lakes, MN, passed away on Wednesday, August 31, 2022, at the Sunnyside Care Center in Lake Park, MN.  A memorial service will be at 2:00 PM on Friday, September 9, 2022, at the David-Donehower Funeral Home in Detroit Lakes with visitation 1 hour prior to service. Interment will follow service...

Aug 31, 2022

Winton Dommer (Wint) Johnson, 85, of Detroit Lakes, MN passed away peacefully on Wednesday, August 31, 2022. Wint was born on February 16, 1937 to Winton and Margaret (Dommer) Johnson in Moorhead, MN. He grew up in Moorhead and graduated from Moorhead High School in 1955. He joined the ROTC while attending NDSU. After graduating in 1959...

Aug 30, 2022

Georgianna Adams age 97 of Pine Point, Minnesota, peacefully entered the spirit world on August 30, 2022 under the care of hospice with her family at her bedside.

She was born on July 21, 1925 to Richard and Julia Chesley in White Earth, Minnesota. She grew up and spent her life in Pine Point and the Ponsford...

Aug 28, 2022

Beverly Dakota, 61, of White Earth, MN, passed away on Sunday, August 28, 2022 at her home under the care of her family and hospice. A Celebration of Life will be held on Friday, September 2, 5pm at St. Columba Episcopal Church in White Earth. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service.

Beverly Ann Dakota...

Aug 24, 2022

Gordon Lynn Rosby died in the Hospice House in Fargo, ND on August 24.  His memorial will be held on September 8th  at  2:00 PM at The Congregational United Church of Christ in Detroit Lakes, MN with visitation 1 hour prior to the service.

Gordon was born January 2, 1951 in Starbuck, MN to Lloyd and Betty...

Aug 22, 2022

Orville Wayne “Bible” Belland, age 66, of White Earth, Minnesota, passed away on Monday, August 22, 2022, at his home in White Earth.  A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 1:00 pm on Monday, August 29, 2022, at St. Columba Episcopal Church in White Earth.  A visitation will be at the church from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm...

Aug 21, 2022

Penny Jo DeGroat died by suicide on August 21st, 2022 at her home in Detroit Lakes. She was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota to Bernice J. St. Clair and Donald H. DeGroat on December 11, 1964. She grew up all over Minnesota, ending school at Centennial High School. She earned her Associates Degree as a Medical Laboratory Technician from St....

Aug 21, 2022

Donna Kay Wahlstrom was born July 31, 1963 in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota the daughter of Duane and Doris (Gitz) Wahlstrom. She passed was August 21, 2022 in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota.

She grew up and attended school in Detroit Lakes, graduating from Detroit Lakes High School. Donna worked at Swifts before continuing her education at Detroit Lakes Vo-Tech....

Aug 17, 2022

Aloysius J. Kunz, 75, Detroit Lakes, MN, died Wednesday, August 17 at the Emeralds of St. Paul in St. Paul, MN.

Aloysius Joseph Kunz was born June 24, 1947 in Detroit Lakes, MN to Edward and Adeline (Braun) Kunz.  He is a 1966 graduate of Detroit Lakes High School.  During his working life, Aloysius worked in the maintenance...

Aug 13, 2022

Betty Jo Leach, 90, Detroit Lakes, MN, passed away Saturday, August 13, 2022 at Ecumen-Emmanuel Nursing Home with family at her side.  Funeral services will be 1:00 pm Saturday, August 20 at David-Donehower Funeral Home.  A time of gathering and memory sharing will be held from 11:00 until the time of the service on Saturday at the funeral home....

Aug 11, 2022

Margaret Helen Kent, age 99, of Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, passed away on Thursday, August 11, 2022, at Essentia Health- St. Mary’s Hospital in Detroit Lakes.  A memorial service will be at 11:00 am on Friday, August 26, 2022, at Circles of Faith-United Church of Christ Church in Waubun, MN, with a visitation an hour prior.  David Donehower Funeral Home...

Aug 7, 2022

Patricia Clarice (Hultin-Hoglund) Magnusson,84, passed away on August 7, 2022, under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley at Diamond Willow Assisted Living.

Patricia was born to Arvid and Clara (Carpenter) Hultin on October 21, 1937 in Drayton, ND. She was raised in the Hoople and Fordville area where she graduated in 1955. She furthered...

Jul 26, 2022

Gordon “Gordy” Marvin Gilbertson, 90, a resident of Detroit Lakes was born April 9, 1932 in Skree Township in Clay County, MN, the son of Theodore and Mabel (Anderson) Gilbertson. He passed away Tuesday July 26, 2022 at Pelican Landing in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota.

He grew up in the Barnesville and Pelican Rapids area and attended country...

Jul 26, 2022

William (Bill) Charles Hanson, 75 of Detroit Lakes Minnesota, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on July 26, 2022 after a long battle with cancer. He was born on October 29, 1946 in Deer River, MN to Charles and Madeline (Brunelle) Hanson.

Bill grew up in Deer River, MN and graduated from Deer River High...