Obituaries

Oct 16, 2019

Wanda (Hintz) Hagen, 46, of Detroit Lakes, MN, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, October 16, 2019 at Mayo Clinic Hospital, St Mary’s Campus, Rochester, MN with her family by her side.  A Celebration of Life will be on Friday, October 25, 2019, at First Lutheran Church in Detroit Lakes, MN at 11am.  Visitation will be on Thursday, October 24,...

Oct 12, 2019

Judy Buck, 56, of Detroit Lakes, MN, passed away on Saturday, October 12, 2019, at Stevens Community Medical Center in Morris, MN.

Judy Ann Buck was born on December 2,1962 to Mertin and Joan (Ortlepp) Buck in Detroit Lakes, MN.  She graduated from Detroit Lakes High School with the class of 1980.  In 1992, Judy moved to...

Oct 10, 2019

Darlene A. Goranson, 84, Detroit Lakes, MN, died Thurs., October 10, 2019 at Ecumen-Emmanuel Nursing Home.  Funeral services will be 11:00 AM, Saturday, October 19 at the Lake Eunice Evangelical Free Church in rural Detroit Lakes, Reverend Dale Robins, officiating.  Interment will be in Eksjo Lutheran Cemetery, rural Lake Park, MN.

Friends may call at the church...

Oct 9, 2019

Nicholas Paul Truedson, 69, died suddenly on October 9, 2019 at his home in Detroit Lakes, MN.

Nicholas was born on June 19, 1950 in Crookston, MN, he is the son of Birtle and Myrtle (Gillie) Truedson.  He grew up on a farm east of Kennedy, MN with his parents and older brother.   He graduated from Kennedy...

Oct 5, 2019

Glen W. Wischnak, 71, Vergas, MN, died Saturday, October 5, 2019 at the Frazee Care Center.  Funeral services will be 11:00 AM, Thursday, October 10 at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church at Loon Lake, Vergas, MN.  Interment will be in the church cemetery with Military Honors provided by the Lake Region Veterans Honor Guard.

Friends may call at...

Oct 5, 2019

Elaine O. Arnold, 89, of Detroit Lakes, MN. died Saturday, October 5 at Essentia-Oak Crossing in Detroit Lakes.  There will be a celebration of Elaine's life at 11:00am Wednesday, October 9 in the Trinity Lutheran Church, Detroit Lakes.

Elaine Ovedia Dahlberg Arnold was born July 7, 1930 to Arthur and Christine (Id) Dahlberg in their rural home...

Oct 3, 2019

Larry J. Lies, 76, Detroit Lakes, MN, formerly of Fargo, died Thursday, October 3 at Sanford Health in Fargo.  No service is planned.

Larry James Lies was born July 31, 1943 in New Rockford, ND to Ernest and Mary (Settlemeyer) Lies.  He was raised and educated in New Rockford and attended NDSU and the Dakota Business College. ...

Sep 29, 2019

Randy Darwin Koenig was born on February 7, 1974, in Detroit Lakes, MN, to David and Katherine (Olson) Koenig. Randy was raised in the Detroit Lakes, MN area and went to Rossman Elementary School.  Randy’s brother Shawn was born in 1992, due to the two brothers’ disabilities, Randy went to live with his grandparents, Mortez and Dorothy Olson living...

Sep 27, 2019

Cheryl J. Casebeer, 75, of Detroit Lakes, MN, passed away on Friday, September 27, 2019, at Bethany on the Lake in Alexandria, MN.

Cheryl Jean Casebeer was born on May 2, 1944, to Harold and Mabel (Cogger) Casebeer in Detroit Lakes, MN.  Cheryl and her six siblings grew up on the family farm north east of White...

Sep 27, 2019

LaVerna Kilian, age 96, of Detroit Lakes, MN passed away September 27, 2019 after suffering a leg fracture.

A Celebration of Life will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, October 4, 2019 at David-Donehower Funeral Home, 609 US Hwy. 10 East, Detroit Lakes, MN 56501.

LaVerna Wahnita Walgren was born August 3, 1923 in Ronald,...

Sep 24, 2019

Richard “Dick” Lundmark, 80, of Detroit Lakes, MN, passed away on Tuesday, September 24, 2019, at Ecumen-Emmanuel Nursing Home in Detroit Lakes, MN.

Richard John Lundmark, known as “Dick”, was born on October 25, 1938 in Duluth, MN to Gunnar and Violet (Maki) Lundmark.  He was raised and educated in Duluth and is a 1956 graduate of...

Sep 24, 2019

Richard Cyril Monroe was born December 15, 1930, in Knife Falls, Minnesota, the son of Robert and Lenore (Bergen) Monroe.  He passed away Tuesday, September 24, 2019 at his home on Net Lake near Ogema, Minnesota.  He grew up in the White Earth area and attended school in Waubun. Dick traveled for a short time and worked construction building grain bins while in...

Sep 21, 2019

Paul D. Labbe Jr. 42, Frazee, MN, died Saturday, September 21, 2019 at his home.  Funeral services will be held Thursday, October 3 at 5:00 PM at the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints in Detroit Lakes.

There will be a time of gathering 1 hour prior to the service at the church.

Sep 21, 2019

Bernard J. “Ben” Braun, 91, Detroit Lakes, MN, died Saturday, September 21, 2019 at Ecumen-Emmanuel Nursing Home in Detroit Lakes.  Mass of Christian Burial will be 1:00 PM, Wednesday, October 2 at Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Detroit Lakes, Msgr. Timothy McGee, officiating.

Friends may call 5:00 – 7:00 PM Tuesday with a rosary at 6:30 pm...

Sep 21, 2019

David Theodore DeMars of Big Cormorant Lake passed away at age 77, peacefully in his sleep, on Saturday, September 21, 2019 at his home.

Dave was born on October 7, 1941 to Archie and Ruth (Nelson) DeMars in Westhope, N.D. He graduated from Westhope High School as President of the class of ‘59.  After High School he...

Sep 20, 2019

Sandra Marie Pierson, age 69, passed away after a short battle with cancer on September 20, 2019, surrounded by her family.  Sandra was born on August 30, 1950, in Moorhead, Minnesota to Nels and Lorene Wergeland.  They moved to Jamestown in 1955 where Sandra grew up and graduated from Jamestown High School in 1968.  Sandra married Roger Pierson on...

Sep 19, 2019

Rita F. Frenzel, 97, Detroit Lakes, MN, died Thursday, September 19, 2019 at Oak Crossing in Detroit Lakes.  Mass of Christian Burial will be 1:00 PM Thursday, September 26 at Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Detroit Lakes, Msgr. Timothy McGee, officiating.  Interment will be in Ft. Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis at 1:15 PM on Monday, Sept. 30.

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Sep 17, 2019

Gladys Evelyn Wilke, age 100, passed away peacefully in her residence on September 17, 2019.  Gladys was born on November 7, 1918, to E.W. and Emma (Boehmer) Jasch in Crookston, Minnesota.  The family moved to Detroit Lakes when Gladys was a young child.

Gladys attended school in Detroit Lakes where she graduated from High School.  She married...

Sep 16, 2019

Ron Peterson, 69, Detroit Lakes, MN, passed away Monday, September 16, 2019 at Ecumen-Emmanuel Nursing Home in Detroit Lakes.  Ron was born November 13, 1949 in Fargo, ND to Alton and Alyce (Pederson) Peterson.  The family resided in Detroit Lakes until moving to Moorhead in 1960.

Ron graduated Moorhead High School in 1967 and the University of...

Sep 14, 2019

Richard “Dick” Wild, 83, Lake Park, MN died Thursday, January 10, 2019 at Sunnyside Care Center, Lake Park.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held Saturday, January 19 at 11AM in St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church, Lake Park.  Visitation will be held at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church on Friday, January 18 from 5pm-7pm with a 7pm...