Obituaries

Carole Pershall

Jan 24, 2015

Carole Lee was born to John and Lucille (Sisk) Hodges in Santa Rita, New Mexico on December 22, 1939. Her parents moved to Yuma, Arizona where Carole attended school. After graduating from High School, Carole married Forrest Gerald Pershall, and together they both attended Azusa University, a private, inter-denominational, evangelical Christian University located near Los Angeles. After college, they moved...

Gertrude York

Jan 18, 2015

Gertrude L. York, 88, Detroit Lakes, MN, died Sunday, January 18 at Ecumen-Emmanuel Nursing Home surrounded by her family. Funeral Services for Gertrude will be held Friday, January 23 at 11AM in Lake Eunice Evangelical Free Church, rural Detroit Lakes. Visitation will be held Thursday, January 22 at David Donehower Funeral Home from 5PM-7PM with a 7PM Prayer Service. Visitation...

Dorothy Martin

Jan 12, 2015

Dorothy (Dottie) Boock Nunn Martin passed away Monday, January 12 at the age of 88 at her home at the Frazee Care Center. She had been ill for several months but continued to be alert and able to visit. Dorothy Marie was born to Emil and Nanna (Olson) Boock on May 11, 1926 in Detroit Lakes. She attended country schools...

Margaret Mayfield

Jan 11, 2015

Margaret Mayfield, 90 of Detroit Lakes, MN, died Sunday, January 11, 2015 at Emmanuel-Ecumen Nursing Home. A small gathering of friends and family will take place on Saturday, January 17 at 2PM in David Donehower Funeral Home. A Memorial Service with burial will take place later in the spring at Central Lutheran Church, Pelican Rapids, MN. Margaret was born August...

Inez Clark

Jan 9, 2015

Inez F. Clark, 92, Detroit Lakes, MN, died Friday, January 9, 2015 at Oak Crossing, Detroit Lakes. Mass of Christian Burial will be held Thursday, January 15 at 1PM in Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Detroit Lakes. Visitation will be held one hour prior to Mass. Interment will be held in the spring at Ft. Snelling National Cemetery. Inez Francis Stallman...

Roger Tychsen

Jan 9, 2015

Roger Kirby Tychsen of Detroit Lakes, MN died suddenly on January 9, 2015 of natural causes. Roger was born September 1, 1946 in Minneapolis, MN and was the only child of Carl Arthur Tychsen and Jeanne Marie Stutsman. He graduated from Palo Duro High School in Amarillo, TX and then attended the University of North Texas where he studied History...

Julius Schmit

Jan 8, 2015

Julius Benedict Schmit, age 92, of Detroit Lakes, died on January 8, 2015 at his home under the care of his loving family and the Hospice of The Red River Valley. A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11:00 am on Wednesday, January 14 at Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Detroit Lakes. The visitation is from 4:00-7:00pm on Tuesday,...

Mary Frankberg

Jan 6, 2015

Mary Ellen Frankberg (aka Granny) passed away at Emmanuel Nursing Home Memory Unit – Ecumen, in Detroit Lakes, MN at the age of 92 on January 6, 2015. Funeral Services for Mary Ellen will be held Monday, January 12 at 1PM in United Methodist Church-Detroit Lakes. Visitation will be held at the church one hour prior to services. Born in...

Raymond Sandberg

Jan 4, 2015

Raymond "Smokey" Sandberg, 78, Detroit Lakes, MN, died Sunday, January 4, 2015 at the Frazee Care Center, Frazee. A private memorial service will be held. Raymond Frank Sandberg, known to many as "Smokey", was born June 1, 1936 in Moorhead, MN to Frank W. and Rose K. (Stultz) Sandberg. He was raised and educated in Vergas, MN. He proudly served...

Annie Nieminen

Jan 3, 2015

Annie M. Nieminen, 88, resident of rural Osage, MN, died Saturday, January 3, 2015 at Sanford Health in Fargo. Funeral Services for Annie will be held Wednesday, January 7 at 11AM in Gethsemane Lutheran Church, rural Osage. Visitation will be held at David Donehower Funeral Home on Tuesday, January 6 from 5PM-7PM with a 6:30PM Prayer Service. Visitation will also...

Norma Misson

Jan 2, 2015

Norma J. Misson, 84, Detroit Lakes, MN, died Friday, January 2, 2015 at Oak Crossing in Detroit Lakes. Norma (Anderson) Misson was born on May 15, 1930 to Arthur and Kathryn (Regan) Anderson in Crookston, MN. She grew up there and graduated from Cathedral High School. Norma was united in marriage to Irwin Misson on April 19, 1949 at the...

Robert Bonga

Dec 31, 2014

Robert L. Bonga, 50, rural Ogema, MN, died Wednesday, December 31, 2014 at his residence. Funeral Services will be held Monday, January 5 at 11AM in the Old Pine Point School in Ponsford. Visitation will be Sunday, January 4 at the Old Pine Point School starting at 3PM and continuing until the time of services on Monday. Interment will be...

Marvin Crowell

Dec 31, 2014

Marvin D. Crowell, 62, Ponsford, MN, died December 31, 2014 at Mahnomen Health Center-Nursing Home in Mahnomen. Marvin Duane Crowell was born March 13, 1952 in Chisholm, MN to Jarvis and Geraldine (Prenta) Crowell. After high school, Marvin attended vocational school for Chef's training. Marv loved to cook and worked in many restaurants through the years. On December 20, 1973...

Duane Iverson

Dec 28, 2014

Funeral Home: David Donehower Funeral Home 609 Hwy 10 East Detroit Lakes, MN US 56501 Previous Events Visitation Wednesday, January 1, 2014 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM David-Donehower Funeral Home

609 Hwy 10 East Detroit Lakes, MN 56501

A Prayer Service will be held at 6:30PM

Service Thursday, January 2, 2014 10:30...

Duane Iverson

Dec 28, 2014

Duane Leroy Iverson, age 73, of Detroit Lakes, MN went to be with the Lord on December 28, 2014 at Sanford Health in Fargo, ND. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, January 2, 2015 at the Lakes Area Vineyard Church in Detroit Lakes, Pastor Janice Ornquist officiating. Visitation will be from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00...

Eileen Steinmetz

Dec 27, 2014

Eileen Pearl Steinmetz was born December 2, 1928 in Browerville, MN to Charles and Ann (Stish) Obitz. She is a 1946 graduate of Browerville High School and, on July 15, 1947, she married her high school sweetheart, Leo Steinmetz in Browerville. They moved to Detroit Lakes, MN in 1951. Eileen enjoyed traveling to all 50 states, reading murder mysteries, saying...

Ole Elton

Dec 22, 2014

Ole LaVerne Elton, known as "Red" was born August 13, 1933 near Carrington, ND to Carl and Ethel (Hightower) Elton. He completed his first five years of education in Carrington and moved with his family to West Fargo where he graduated from high school in 1950. He served with the U. S. Air Force 1950 – 1954. Following his discharge,...

Merlyn Land

Dec 18, 2014

Funeral Home: David Donehower Funeral Home 609 Hwy 10 East Detroit Lakes, MN US 56501 Cemetery Details Location Oak Grove Cemetery

609 Hwy 10 East Detroit Lakes, MN 56501

Sarah Lage

Dec 18, 2014

Sarah "Sally" J. Lage, 82, Audubon, MN, died peacefully Thursday, December 18, 2014 surrounded by her family and under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Sarah J. Lage, known to many as "Sally" was born June 27, 1932 in rural Detroit Lakes to Howard and Alma (Schwartz) Weston. She graduated from Detroit Lakes High School in 1950....

William Petersen

Dec 18, 2014

Funeral Home: David Donehower Funeral Home 609 Hwy 10 East Detroit Lakes, MN US 56501 Previous Events Visitation Monday, December 22, 2014 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Zion Lutheran Church

1100 Lake Ave Detroit Lakes, MN 56501

Service Monday, December 22, 2014 11:00 AM Zion Lutheran Church

609 Hwy 10 East Detroit Lakes,...