Obituaries

Jul 25, 2022

Stephen Robert Evans, age 72, of Lake Park, Minnesota, died on Saturday, July 23, 2022, following a stroke and a valiant fight with cancer.

Stephen was born on July 8, 1950, to Stanley and Phyllis (Umpleby) Evans, in Greenbush, MN.  He grew up in Greenbush, where he was baptized and confirmed at Bethel Lutheran Church. He graduated...

Jul 24, 2022

Born on October 13, 1931, Arvin passed away peacefully at home with family at his side on July 24, 2022. He was the son of Alice (Jystad) and Herbert Halvorson. He grew up on a farm near Galesburg, North Dakota in a household that included his parents, sister Helen, his Norwegian immigrant grandparents, two uncles, a widowed aunt and...

Jul 24, 2022

Timothy Mack Brown was born July 15, 1949 in White Earth, Minnesota, the son of Augustus and Mabel (Leaf) Brown. He passed away July 24, 2022 at his home in Waubun, Minnesota.

He grew up and attended school in White Earth. Tim traveled the country as a young man working for Honeywell in Minneapolis and later in...

Jul 23, 2022

Sharon E. (Cox) Johnson on July 23, 2022 at the age of 82 passed away into the loving arms of her Savior, Jesus Christ, at Regent Assisted Living in Burnsville.

Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 AM Thursday July 28, 2022 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Savage. (4625 West 125th Street, Savage, MN...

Jul 23, 2022

Donna  Marie Peake was born on September 11, 1960, in Detroit Lakes, MN to Bernard and Betty(Bunker) Peake.  Donna was raised in the Ponsford area in her early adolescences. The family then moved to  Minneapolis, where she went to North High School. She was a part of the school’s swim and track team.  After high school, she worked in...

Jul 22, 2022

Clyde Pedersen, 78, died Friday, July 22, 2022, at Frazee Care Center, Frazee, MN. He was born July 29, 1943, in Ada, Minnesota to August and Sylvia (Oakland) Pedersen. He grew up in Plummer, MN and graduated from high school in 1966. He attended and graduated from Bemidji State University. Clyde taught in Plummer and Oklee, MN until being...

Jul 22, 2022

Gary D. Peterson, 76, of Detroit Lakes, MN passed away on Friday, July 22, at Oak Crossing in Detroit Lakes. A Celebration of Life will be held on Thursday, July 28, 2022, 10:30AM at David-Donehower Funeral Home. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Interment will be at Oak Grove Cemetery with Military Honors provided by the Lake...

Jul 12, 2022

Joan “Penny” Kotte was born July 22, 1942, to Glen and Cecile Nelson. Penny of Stevensville, MT passed suddenly on the eve of July 12, 2022, after a very short battle with cancer at Essentia Hospital in Detroit Lakes, MN.

Penny grew up in Fargo and spent many summers at the family lake home on Lake Melissa....

Jul 10, 2022

Gene Calvin Schermerhorn of Callaway, MN passed away peacefully on Sunday, July 10, 2022 in Detroit Lakes, MN. Gene was born to Sankey and Anna (Kubiszewski) Schermerhorn at their homestead in Callaway, MN on November 27, 1933. He married his lifelong partner Doris Stanton of Frazee, MN on November 14, 1954. Over the years Gene was an Ice Harvester...

Jul 7, 2022

Susan Ann Malone, age 81, of Detroit Lakes, MN, passed away on Thursday, July 7, 2022, at Essentia Health- St. Mary’s Hospital in Detroit Lakes.  A memorial service will be at 1:00 PM on Tuesday, July 19, 2022, at the David-Donehower Funeral Home in Detroit Lakes, with a visitation an hour prior.

Susan was born on July...

Jun 26, 2022

Alice Normandin, age 92, of Detroit Lakes, MN, formerly of Crookston ,MN, passed away on Sunday, June 26, 2022, at Essentia Health- Oak Crossing Nursing Home in Detroit Lakes, MN. A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 am on Friday, July 1, 2022, at St Peters Catholic Church in Gentilly, MN, with a time of gathering...

Jun 26, 2022

Darold Dennis Buchta was born on February 25, 1940, in Madison, WI to Stanley and Elaine (Borman) Buchta.

Darold graduated from Edison High School with the class of 1958. After graduating, he enlisted in the United State Navy on July 7, 1958. After his honorable discharge on June 29, 1962, he helped his dad with his dad’s...

Jun 22, 2022

Graveside services for Nyle Wisted, 97 and June Wisted, 100 of Mesa, AZ and formerly of Detroit Lakes, MN, will be 1:00 PM, Tuesday, August 15 at Oak Grove Cemetery.  Military Rites will be provided by the Lake Region Veterans Honor Guard.  June Kohler Wisted was born July 23, 1922 and died November 3, 2022.  Nyle H. Wisted was born...

Jun 21, 2022

George Cummings,81, of Detroit Lakes, MN, passed away on June 21, 2022, at Sanford Hospital in Fargo. Funeral services will be at 11:30 AM, Friday, July 8, at David Donehower Funeral Home in Detroit Lakes. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service.

George Alvin Cummings was born on September 17, 1940, in Hinckley, MN...

Jun 20, 2022

Joann L. Savoie, 89, Detroit Lakes, MN, died Monday, June 20, 2022 at Diamond Willow in Alexandria, MN.  Private graveside services will be held at Holy Rosary Catholic Cemetery in Detroit Lakes, Fr. Chuck Huck, officiating.

Joann L. Savoie was born February 21, 1933 in Barron, WI to George and Vella (Stowell) Gould.  She was raised and educated...

Jun 19, 2022

Sara’s spirit journey began Sunday, June 19, 2022, with her children and her partner, Kevin Brown, by her side.

Kay (Sara) Frances was born to Doris (Columbus) and Wayne Mock on September 17, 1951. She was a member of the Bois Forte Band of Chippewa.  She is survived by her partner Kevin Brown; her 6 siblings Ron...

Jun 12, 2022

Mary E. Buhr, 85, Frazee, MN, died Sunday, June 12 at her son and daughter-in-law’s home under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley.  Funeral services will be 11:00 am Thursday, June 16 at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Pastor Ed Borchardt, officiating.  Interment will be in Lakeside Cemetery.

Friends may call at the church 1 hour...

Jun 12, 2022

Patsy Lee Sumner, 84, was born in Detroit Lakes, MN on June 11, 1938, to Floyd and Ida (Lia) Gift. The family moved to Nebraska and Illinois, then returned to Detroit Lakes. Patsy attended Holmes School and then graduated from Detroit Lakes High School with the class of 1956. She worked part-time at Northwestern Bell Telephone during high school and...

Jun 12, 2022

Cory Lee Jackson, 50, of Hermantown, MN, peacefully passed away on June 12, 2022 in Fargo, ND surrounded by his beloved family. Cory was born June 17, 1971, in Minneapolis, MN to William Oshkinowe Sr and Juanita Neeland-Denault. He was raised in Minneapolis/Jordan, MN along with his three siblings. They eventually moved up north in 1984. He graduated high...

Jun 9, 2022

Dean Paul Van Wert was a great man, a beloved son, a caring brother, a loving father, an amazing grandfather, and a cool uncle. Dean is loved by many and will be missed dearly. He loved spending time with his daughters, his family, visiting company, painting, singing, listening to music, dancing at powwow, watching movies, sitting outside, spending time...