Obituaries

Mar 20, 2022

Shirley Pauline Thiel was born April 5, 1944, in Jamestown, North Dakota, the daughter of Pauline (Moos) Dorval and John Unterseher. She passed away Sunday, March 20, 2022, at Farmstead Assisted Living in Moorhead.

Her father passed away in the war and Shirley was raised with the Dorval family. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Charles...

Mar 15, 2022

Everett J. Mulcahy, 92, Detroit Lakes, MN, passed away on Tuesday, March 15 at Essentia Health in Fargo. Everett Joseph Mulcahy, known as “Shine” was born February 16, 1930 near Barnesville, MN to Edward and Dora (Nicklay) Mulcahy. He attended Assumption Catholic School in Barnesville through the 8th grade.  He took over operation of Mulcahy Dairy in Barnesville delivering...

Mar 15, 2022

Gabe Gullickson age 42, of Detroit Lakes passed away unexpectedly March 15, 2022, surrounded by his family and close friends.

Gabe was born to Bill Gullickson and Loretta Desjarlais on April 22, 1979, in Breckenridge, MN.  Gabe attended grade school in Tintah, MN.  As a child he loved being his older sister’s shadow, learning how to work...

Mar 13, 2022

Betty Lou (Gjerde) Erickson, 63 of Detroit Lakes, MN passed away on March 13, 2022, at Essentia Health St. Mary's in Detroit Lakes, MN surrounded by loved ones. Betty was born on October 9, 1958, to Jim and Babe (Cogger) Gjerde. She was one of ten children; they were raised in the Strawberry Lake and Callaway area. After receiving...

Mar 13, 2022

Our hearts were saddened when James H. Clark passed away on March 13. 2022, at Essentia Hospital in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota. James (Jim) Henry Clark was born on August 17, 1942. His parents were Charles and Evelyn Clark, but he and his two brothers and uncle were raised by his grandmother Anna Pinn. He grew up in Culbertson, NE...

Mar 8, 2022

Bonita (Bonnie) Wendt, 73, passed away peacefully Tuesday, March 8th, 2022 at Oak Crossing under the care of Hospice.

Bonita Dawn Frenzel was born on March 14, 1948 to Lawrence and Ruby Frenzel of Detroit Lakes. She grew up with her siblings on a small hobby farm close to town with a variety...

Mar 6, 2022

Rebecca Kaye Anderson, born in Detroit Lakes, MN on June 15, 1981, to William Baker and Betty (Hazelton) Anderson. She attended elementary and middle school in Detroit Lakes, until her mid- teens when the family moved to Pine City, MN. Becky graduated from Pine City High School with the class of 2000. The family moved back to the Detroit...

Mar 4, 2022

Betty Mae Dorff was born on May 5th, 1933 in Audubon, MN to Edwin and Amanda Dorff. She died on March 4th, 2022 at home in Hawley, MN.

Betty attended school in Audubon, MN where she met the love of her life, Dallas Branden. They were married on December 10th, 1954 in Audubon, MN. Their union led...

Feb 28, 2022

Keith Ronning passed away peacefully at home with family by his side on February 28, 2022 at the age of 94.  Keith was born April 11, 1927 the youngest of nine children of Ole and Sophie Ronning.

Through his youth, Keith’s family relocated a number of times, starting from a farm in southwestern Minnesota to farms near...

Feb 27, 2022

Raymond Richard Ortlepp Sr. was born on March 18, 1938 in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota. Ray passed away unexpectedly on February 27th 2022 at Essentia Hospital in Fargo, ND following a heart attack.

Ray was preceded in death by his parents Herman and Margaret (Peterson) Ortlepp, his sisters Pauline Soberg and Lois Ortlepp, and son Lanny Rock.

Feb 24, 2022

MaryAnne Sweet was born on August 22, 1958, in Kenosha, WI to Bernard and Yvonne(St.Clair) Sweet. At a young age the family moved to MN, then moved to Coweta, OK in 1970.  She graduated from Coweta High School in 1976. After high school she worked various jobs in the area.

In 1981, MaryAnne met and married James...

Feb 23, 2022

Marvin Ruchti, age 73, of Detroit Lakes, MN, passed away at his home on Wednesday, February 23, 2022.  A memorial service will be at 1:00 pm on Friday, March 4, 2022, at the David Donehower Funeral Home in Detroit Lakes, with a visitation starting an hour prior to the service.

Marvin was born on October 7, 1948,...

Feb 23, 2022

Betty (Brunskill) Murphy, 76, Detroit Lakes, MN, passed away peacefully on February 23, 2022, at Frazee Care Center. Betty was born on September 23, 1945, to William & Josephine (Effhauser) Brunskill and was one of four girls raised in Grand Forks, North Dakota. She graduated from St. James High School in 1964 and then attended Josef’s School of Hair...

Feb 22, 2022

Marlene Frances Scherping, age 81, of Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, formerly of Waubun, MN, passed away at Pelican Landing on Tuesday, February 22, 2022, under the care of hospice.  A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 1:00 pm on Saturday, February 26, 2022, at Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Detroit Lakes, with a visitation at Noon.

Marlene...

Feb 20, 2022

Lowell Douglas Nereson, 80, passed away on February 20, 2022, peacefully at home. Lowell was born on July 18, 1941, to Lloyd and Louise (Flaa) Nereson and was the oldest of three children. After graduation from Lincoln High School in Thief River Falls, he graduated from the University of North Dakota with a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial...

Feb 16, 2022

Jonah Matthew Sweeney was born on June 22, 1981, in Detroit Lakes, MN to Patricia “Patty” (Homiston) Sweeney. Jonah was born and raised in Detroit Lakes and moved to Lake Park when he was 12 and attended school in the Lake Park area. After graduating with his GED in Detroit Lakes, he worked various jobs in the food industry...

Feb 16, 2022

Melvin E. Manning, 71 of Detroit Lakes, MN went home to be with the Lord, surrounded by family on February 16, 2022, at Sanford Fargo hospital. Melvin was born April 10, 1950, in Detroit Lakes, MN to Jack and Marie Manning. He was one of 7 children, grew up in Strawberry Lake, and attended Detroit Lakes High school. On...

Feb 13, 2022

Mary Diane (Brunner) Weiser, was born on August 28,1950 in Detroit Lakes, MN. She grew up in Park Rapids, Minnesota. She was the daughter of Mary E. Brunner and Walter "Walt" Sandbeck. Mary moved away to Minneapolis, MN when she was a teenager and lived there for many years where she worked for the Munsigwear sewing factory, than was...

Feb 13, 2022

Robert Keith Samuelson, 49, died peacefully on February 13th at his home in Hawley, MN.

Robert was born September 25, 1972, in Saginaw, Michigan, the son of David K. Samuelson and Pat D. Watland. He moved with his family to Detroit Lakes in 1985. Robert graduated from Detroit Lakes High School in 1991 and attended Northwest Technical...

Feb 12, 2022

Dr. Gerald Derstine, 93, of Bradenton, Florida, stepped peacefully into glory on Saturday, Feb. 12, 2022. Serving more than 70 years in full-time ministry, he was the founder in 1968 of Christian Retreat Conference Center in Bradenton, and president of Gospel Crusade, Inc., a non-profit worldwide missions organization, for many years. He also was founder and director of Strawberry...