Obituaries
Arnold Barnhart
Jun 25, 2017
Arnold “Barney” Barnhart, 88, a longtime resident of Detroit Lakes, MN, died on Sunday, June 25th, 2017 at Penrose Hospital in Colorado Springs, CO, less than three months after his wife passed away. A memorial service will be held at the David-Donehower Funeral Home on Tuesday, July 25th at 12:30 pm CT. Barney was born September 1, 1928 in...
Vollie Tyge
Jun 25, 2017
Valborg Margaret Marie Tyge, known to everyone as "Vollie", died June 25, 2017 at Essentia Health in Fargo, ND. Funeral services for Vollie will be held Friday, June 30 at 2pm in Faith Lutheran Church in Detroit Lakes. Officiating will be Reverend Paul Larson. Visitation will be held at David Donehower Funeral Home from 5pm-7pm with a 7pm Prayer Service....
Kermit Rodewald
Jun 18, 2017
Kermit H. Rodewald, 83, Detroit Lakes, MN, died Sunday, June 18, 2017 at Ecumen-Emmanuel Nursing Home in Detroit Lakes. Funeral services will be 11:00 AM Friday, June 23 at Zion Lutheran Church, Reverend Guy Roberts, officiating. Interment will be in Oak Grove Cemetery. Friends may call 5:00 – 6:30 PM with a prayer service at 6:30 PM Thursday at David-Donehower...
Warren Koester
Jun 16, 2017
Warren Conrad Koester was born August 21, 1942 in Pipestone, MN to Walter and Ruth (Chamberlin) Koester. He was raised on a farm west of Flandreau, SD where his dad farmed and his mother was a country school teacher. Warren graduated in 1960, valedictorian of his class at Egan High School in Egan, SD. Although Warren helped his dad with...
Louise Lawrence
Jun 15, 2017
Louise E. Lawrence, 78, Frazee, formerly of Detroit Lakes and Strawberry Lake area, died Wednesday, June 15 at the Frazee Care Center. Funeral Services for Louise will be held Monday, June 19 at 11AM in the Strawberry Lake Mennonite Church, rural Ogema, MN. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Interment will be held in the Strawberry...
George Maruska
Jun 15, 2017
George A. Maruska George A Maruska, age 95, of Detroit Lakes, MN, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family, on June 15, 2017, at the Emmanuel Nursing Home in Detroit Lakes after a short illness. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 am on Monday, June 19, 2017, at Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Detroit Lakes, MN....
Margaret Barten
Jun 13, 2017
Margaret "Mugs" Bloom Barten, age 61, of Park Rapids, MN, passed away on Tuesday, June 13, 2017, at her home under the care of St. Joseph's Hospice. A funeral service will be at 11:00 am on Tuesday, June 20, 2017, at the Old Pine Point School in Pine Point, MN. A visitation will begin at 4:00 pm on Monday, June...
Lucille Longtine
Jun 6, 2017
Lucy was born on December 9, 1940, in Detroit Lakes MN, to Leonard and Lillian (Olson) Carlson. She spent her childhood on the family farm where she developed a love for horses and developed her future skills as a nurturer by looking after her younger brothers. As a teenager she struggled with scoliosis and spent most of an entire school...
Andrew II
Jun 1, 2017
Andy was born on June 9, 1937, to Frank and Helen (Laketek) Badar in Chicago, IL, where he attended DeLaSalle High School. He was married to Aleene Minjuan Forssell on July 6, 1957, and four children were born to this marriage. Andy moved to Detroit Lakes in 1970 to be near his parents and siblings where he held jobs at...
Roland Sandman
Jun 1, 2017
Roland R. Sandman, 84, Houston, Texas, formerly of Detroit Lakes, MN, died at Omega Life Hospice in Houston on Thursday, June 1, 2017. Funeral services will be 11:00 AM, Thursday, June 8, 2017 at the Assembly of God Church in Detroit Lakes, MN. Interment will be held at Oak Grove Cemetery with Military Rites provided by the Lake Region Veterans...
Chloe Conn
May 31, 2017
Our days with you were numbered, but our memories will live for eternity. Our sweet Chloe Love Conn, was born December 5, 2002 in Detroit Lakes Minnesota. It was a cold day but you brought the sunshine that never set. God was ready to welcome her back home, he has much bigger plans for Chloe. Her spirit was welcomed on...
Myrtle Schneider
May 30, 2017
Myrtle H. Schneider, 92, Detroit Lakes, MN, died Tuesday, May 30 at Oak Crossing in Detroit Lakes. Funeral Services for Myrtle will be held Saturday, June 3 at 11AM in Zion Lutheran Church, Detroit Lakes. Visitation will be held Friday, June 2 at David Donehower Funeral Home from 5pm-7pm with a 7pm Prayer Service. Visitation will also continue Saturday at...
Neil Edwards
May 24, 2017
Neil Langum Edwards, age 73, of Glasgow, VA, passed away on Wednesday, May 24, 2017. A funeral service will be at 1:00 pm on Wednesday, May 31, 2017, at David Donehower Funeral Home in Detroit Lakes, MN, with a time of gathering one hour prior. A visitation will be from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm on Tuesday, May 30, 2017,...
Dale Fagerlie
May 24, 2017
Dale Wayne Fagerlie, 62, Detroit Lakes, MN, died Wednesday, May 24, 2017 at his residence. Memorial Service for Dale will be held Tuesday, May 30 at 11AM in David Donehower Funeral Home. Visitation will be held one hour prior to services. Wayne Fagerlie was born February 9, 1955 in Detroit Lakes, MN to Raymond and Virginia (Brogren) Fagerlie. He graduated...
Tanner Bahr
May 22, 2017
Tanner Jay Bahr age 24, of Detroit Lakes, MN. died at home on Monday, May 22, 2017. A memorial service for Tanner will be held on Friday, May 26 at 1:00 pm IN THE David-Donehower Funeral Home, Detroit Lakes, MN. Visitation will begin one hour prior to the service. Tanner was born in Detroit Lakes on September 1, 1992. Although...
Jeanetta "Poncho"
May 17, 2017
Jeanetta L. "Poncho" Jones, 69, Mahnomen, MN, died Wednesday at the Mahnomen Emergency Room. Mass of Christian Burial will be 2:00 PM Monday at St. Theodore's Catholic Church in Ponsford, Fr. Joseph Hitpass, O.M.I., officiating. Interment will be in St. Theodore's Cemetery. Friends may call from 4:00 PM Sunday until the time of the mass on Monday at the Old...
Ronald Lanoue Sr
May 14, 2017
Ronald D. Lanoue, 80, Ogema, MN, died Sunday, May 14 at Essentia Health- St. Mary's Hospital in Detroit Lakes. Mass of Christian Burial will be held Thursday, May 18 at 1PM in St. Benedict's Catholic Church in White Earth. Visitation will be held Wednesday, May 17 at David Donehower Funeral Home from 5pm-7pm with a 7pm Prayer Service. Visitation will...
Larry Jones
May 10, 2017
Larry Mahlon Jones, age 77, of Detroit Lakes, MN, passed away at his home on Wednesday, May 10, 2017, from injuries sustained in a tractor accident. A funeral service will be at 11:00 am on Monday, May 15, 2017, at Zion Lutheran Church in Detroit Lakes, with a time of gathering one hour prior. A visitation will be from 5:00...
David Eischens Sr
May 9, 2017
David W. Eischens Sr., 59, resident of White Earth, died Tuesday, May 9, 2017 at Essentia Health St. Mary's Hospital in Detroit Lakes. David Wayne Eischens Sr. was born January 11, 1958 in White Earth, MN to Eugene and Florence (Ortley) Eischens. As a young boy he lived with his family in Park Rapids and Minneapolis before permanently moving back...
Robert Woodard
May 3, 2017
Robert "Bob" Milton Woodard (Sla), age 90, of Detroit Lakes, died peacefully sleeping in his favorite chair at his home on Wednesday, May 3, 2017. A funeral service will be at 11:00 am on Monday, May 8, 2017, at Zion Lutheran Church in Detroit Lakes, with a time of gathering one hour prior. A visitation will be from 4:00 pm...
