Obituaries

Dec 20, 2021

Brandon Dakota, age 35, of White Earth, MN passed away on Monday, December 20, 2021, at Essentia Health Hospital in Fargo, ND.

Brandon Leroy Dakota was born on August 21, 1986, to Debra Weaver (Brad Weaver Sr) and Leroy Hanks in Detroit Lakes, MN.  Brandon attended school in Callaway, Detroit Lakes and Waubun.  He graduated as a...

Dec 17, 2021

Melvin Clarence Thompson, age 61 of Waubun, MN passed away on December 17, 2021 at his    residence.

Melvin, also known as “Uncle Ole” was born on January 18, 1960 to Maurice Jackson and Myrtle (Boswell) Thompson in Minneapolis, MN.  Melvin attended school up to 12th grade but decided working was more important.

Melvin was an...

Dec 14, 2021

George E. Tweten Jr., 98, of Lake Park, MN, formerly of Moorhead, MN, died December 14, 2021, at Sanford Hospice House in Fargo, ND.  Celebration of Life will be 2:00 - 4:00 pm with prayer service at 4:00 pm, Saturday, July 9 at David-Donehower Funeral Home in Detroit Lakes.  Family interment will be in the Riverside Cemetery in Glyndon,...

Dec 13, 2021

Donald E. Jackson, 62 passed away on Monday, December 13, 2021 at Essentia Health – St Mary’s, Detroit Lakes, MN.

Donald was born on April 17,1959 to Franklin and Doris Jackson in White Earth, MN.  He grew up in White Earth and attended school there.  Donald had four wonderful children,   Tyrone, Jessica, Pete, and Keith.  They spent a lot of...

Dec 13, 2021

Anne Marie Wilson, 79 of Bremen-Grohn, Germany passed away the morning of Monday, December 13, 2021 peacefully at home. Anne was born Annemarie Jorgensen on November 28,1942.

Although she was born during a time and place of unthinkable chaos and destruction, she considered her childhood to be idyllic. If food, clothing, or toys were not readily available,...

Dec 11, 2021

Mayonne Francis Ackman, 84 passed away on Saturday. December 11,2021 at the Sandford Hospice House in Fargo, North Dakota.

Mayonne was born on October 31, 1937 to Joe & Edna Slechta. She was one out of four children and grew up in Waterville, MN. After graduating college in 1956 she went to the Technical College for two...

Dec 8, 2021

Lorna (Johnson) Braget, 94, formerly of Detroit Lakes, MN, passed away peacefully at Bigfork Communities with her daughters at her side on Wednesday, December 8, 2021, at 12:08am.

Lorna was born November 18,1927 in Holmesville Township, rural Rochert, MN to Ole and Christina (Momb) Johnson.  She was baptized and confirmed at Egelund Lutheran Church and attended grade...

Dec 7, 2021

Eli Rodriguez was born on November 5, 2021 to Jasmine Clark & Maurice Rodriquez, he passed on the evening of December 7,2021

Dec 7, 2021

Dixie Rachel Johnson, 87 passed away December 7, 2021

Dixie was born January 4, 1934 to Clarence and Ruth Lacey in Lawrence Township, Minnesota.  She lived and worked on the family farm with her sister and 4 brothers until marrying Don Johnson on August 16,1952. Raising her three children in Bemidji, MN while Don worked for Northwestern Bell...

Nov 30, 2021

Larry Hoff, 81, of Audubon, MN passed away on Tuesday, November 30, 2021 at Ecumen- Emmanuel Nursing Center in Detroit Lakes, MN.

Laurence “Larry” John Hoff was born on December 12, 1939, in Fargo, ND to Alvin Sr and Frieda (Ystebo) Hoff. The family resided in Gardner, ND in his early years. The family later moved across...

Nov 30, 2021

Reagan Marie Dimple Gerving, 28 of Detroit Lakes, Minnesota passed away on November 30, 2021 at Sanford Hospital in Fargo, North Dakota.

Reagan was born on July 5, 1993 to Jamie Gerving and Tresa Hays. She grew up in Detroit Lakes and Frazee, MN and went to Frazee High School. After getting her GED she went to...

Nov 28, 2021

Dorothy Mae Vogt was born November 22, 1945, in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota the daughter of John and Evangeline (Olson) Anderson. She passed away November 28, 2021 at her home in Rochert, Minnesota.

She grew up in the Detroit Lakes area and moved to Texas at age 14 to help care for her brother Jim’s children. On March...

Nov 24, 2021

Jo Ellen Anywaush, 76, from White Earth, MN passed away on November 24, 2021 at Essentia Health St Mary's Detroit Lakes.

Jo Ellen Anywaush was born October 24, 1945 in White Earth, MN to Hazel and Charles Anywaush. She graduated from Waubun High School, Waubun, MN in 1963. After graduation, Jo Ellen attended Northwest School for lab...

Nov 22, 2021

Eugene “Spud” John Janke, 56 of Dalhart, TX passed away November 22, 2021 at his Parents’ house in Frazee, MN. Eugene was born November 8, 1965 to Julian and Connie Janke in Grand Forks, ND. He grew up there with his brother and graduated from Park Rapids High School.

Eugene moved to Texas in 1990 and five...

Nov 21, 2021

Steven Benedict Ladoux, 77 of Detroit Lakes, MN passed away on November 21,2021 at Essentia Health, Fargo, ND. Steven was born on November 24,1943 to Bernice Blue and John Smith. Steven was one of ten children and grew up and went to school in White Earth. He had many jobs growing up such as grave digging, forestry in Oregon,...

Nov 20, 2021

Karen Jean Jackson was born on October 19, 1953, in White Earth, MN to Irvin and Bernice (Warren) Jackson. She attended school in Park Rapids, MN. After high school, she went on to college and received her secretary and nursing degrees. Karen moved to Minneapolis when she was young and worked as a CNA at local nursing home.

Nov 18, 2021

David “Dave” O. Sunram, 76, of Audubon, MN, passed away on November 18, 2021 at Essentia Health, Detroit Lakes, MN. Dave was born on August 23, 1945 to Orville and Doris Sunram. He attended grade school in Cormorant and graduated from Audubon High School.  In 1968, he was united in marriage to Sandra Torgerson. After returning from Vietnam, he...

Nov 11, 2021

William Lawrence Butcher, age 81 of Ponsford, MN passed away on November 11,2021 at Vibra Hospital in Fargo, ND. William, also known as Boye Peake was born on February 8, 1940 to Robert Tejohn and Josephine Peake. William grew up in Ponsford, MN and went to Park Rapids High School, after graduating he attended Detroit Lakes Technical College to...

Nov 11, 2021

Myron Virgil Lueck of Detroit Lakes, MN, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Nov. 11, 2021 at Oak Crossing Nursing Facility in Detroit Lakes. Myron was born on February 23, 1940 to John and Anna (Schroeder) Lueck. He grew up and went to school in Brewster, MN.

He served in the U.S. Army from...

Nov 10, 2021

Sheryl Peterson, 62, of Phoenix, AZ, formerly of Detroit Lakes, MN passed away on Wednesday, November 10, 2021, at Mayo Hospital in Arizona. A Celebration of Life will be held on Friday, December 3, 2021, 2 PM, at The Vineyard Church in Detroit Lakes, MN.

Sheryl Lynn Odden was born on April 12, 1959, in Fargo, ND...