Obituaries
Florence Fritz
Nov 23, 2013
Florence Fritz, age 94, of Detroit Lakes, MN, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Saturday, November 23, 2013, at The Cottages in Detroit Lakes. Funeral mass will take place 1:30 p.m., Tuesday, November 26, 2013, at Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Detroit Lakes. Visitation will be held from 5-7 p.m., Monday, November 25, 2013, at Holy Rosary Catholic Church....
Florence Goodman
Nov 22, 2013
Florence C. Goodman, 66, Ponsford, MN, died Friday, November 22 at her home under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Funeral services will be 2:00 PM Wednesday, November 27 at the Old Pine Point School in Ponsford. Interment will be in the Breck Memorial Episcopal Cemetery. Friends may call from 4:30 PM on Tuesday until the time...
Donald Briese
Nov 21, 2013
Donald Arthur Briese was born to Arthur H. and Bernice (Kever) Briese on the 28th of August, 1930 in Wells, MN. He attended school in Fairmont, MN and served with the Fifth Army Quarter Master Corps at Ft. Sheridan, IL. He completed his military service as a mess sergeant with K-Company, 135th Infantry, 47th Division at Camp Rucker, AL. Donald...
Iva Molacek
Nov 20, 2013
Iva Arlene Molacek was born July 23, 1922 in Spring Creek Township, rural Ogema, MN to Rudolph and Ester (Fredricks) Korinta. She was raised and educated in rural Ogema. Iva was united in marriage to Leonard Molacek September 14, 1943 in Detroit Lakes, MN. They farmed in rural Callaway until moving to Fargo, ND in 1952. They returned to the...
Mildred Garoutte
Nov 18, 2013
Mildred A. Garoutte, 82, a resident of the Frazee Care Center, formerly of Detroit Lakes and Oceanside, CA, died Monday in the Frazee Care Center. Funeral services will be in Oceanside, CA at a later date. Funeral Home: David Donehower Funeral Home 609 Hwy 10 East Detroit Lakes, MN US 56501 Service: Wednesday, December 4, 2013 Funeral Services will be...
Bessie Nustad
Nov 12, 2013
Bessie Katherine, daughter of Herbert and Bertha (Brown) Lewis, was born November 24, 1922 in Candor Township, Ottertail County, Minnesota. She attended school District 149, a rural country school across the field from where she grew up. After school she assisted on the family farm and worked for other area farmers doing household chores of cleaning, cooking and watching the...
Anna Schlauderaff
Nov 11, 2013
Anna T. Schlauderaff, 86, Detroit Lakes, MN, died Monday, November 11, 2013 at Oak Crossing in Detroit Lakes. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 AM Saturday at Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Detroit Lakes, Msgr. Timothy McGee, officiating. Interment will be in Holy Rosary Cemetery. Friends may call 4:00 – 7:00 PM Friday with a Christian Mothers Rosary at...
Gerald Pesicka
Nov 9, 2013
Gerald "Jerry" Lee Pesicka, 63, resident of rural Frazee, MN, died Saturday, November 9, 2013 at the Frazee Care Center, Frazee, MN. Memorial Services will be held at Lakes Area Vineyard Church on Friday, November 15 at 2PM. Visitation will be held at David Donehower Funeral Home on Thursday, November 14 from 5PM-7PM. Visitation will also continue one hour prior...
Jack Lillis
Nov 5, 2013
Jack Lillis, 77, resident of Detroit Lakes, MN, died Tuesday, November 5 at his residence in Detroit Lakes. Memorial services will be held at David Donehower Funeral Home on Monday, November 11 at 11AM. Visitation will be held one hour prior to services. Jack was born September 19, 1936 in Richville, MN to Ned and Pauline (Schmidt) Lillis. He attended...
Richard Kyte
Nov 4, 2013
Dick was born to James Emmett Kyte and Mable "Mae" H. (Engle) Kyte on March 29, 1933 in Carrington, ND. He moved to Detroit Lakes, MN as a young boy with his parents. He attended school and graduated from the Holmes School in 1951. He attended college in Fargo, ND. Dick followed in his father's footsteps and took over Kyte...
James Grandboise
Nov 4, 2013
James L. Grandboise died November 4, 2013 at his home in White Earth, MN. Services are on Friday, November 8, 2013, at 11:00 am from the White Earth Community Center in White Earth. Mike Dahl will be Officiating. Visitation is Friday, November 7 starting at 4:30 from the White Earth Community Center in White Earth. James Lynus Grandboise was born...
Brandon Boswell
Nov 1, 2013
Brandon M. Boswell, 24, resident of Detroit Lakes, MN, died Friday, November 1, 2013 from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident. Brandon Michael Boswell was born August 15, 1989 in Minneapolis, MN to Roger Boswell and Lori Korte. In 1993 he moved to White Earth and attended Circle of Life school and graduated from Red Wing High School. After...
Sando Morris
Oct 28, 2013
Sando S. Morris, 31, Detroit Lakes, MN, died Monday, October 28 at her home under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Funeral services will be 1:00 PM Friday, November 1 at the David-Donehower Funeral Home in Detroit Lakes, Reverend Brenda North, officiating. Interment will be in Oak Grove Cemetery. Friends may call 1 hour prior to the...
Amiya Thompson
Oct 18, 2013
Amiya Marie Thompson, the daughter of Jasmine Clark and Justin Thompson was born and died Wednesday, October 16 at Essentia-St. Mary's Health in Detroit Lakes. In addition to her parents, Amiya is survived by grandparents: Glenn and Angela Clark III of Detroit Lakes, Mark Erickson of Minneapolis, Great Grandparents: Arlys Bloom of Ponsford and Glenn Clark Jr. of Lake Park,...
Gilbert Wicker
Oct 17, 2013
Gilbert D. Wicker, 79, resident of Detroit Lakes, MN, died Thursday, October 17, 2013 at Sanford Health, Fargo following a sudden illness. Memorial services for Gilbert will be held Saturday, October 26 at 2PM in David Donehower Funeral Home, Detroit Lakes. Visitation will be held one hour prior to services. Interment will be held in Hawley Cemetery, Hawley, MN. Gilbert...
Jerry Walden
Oct 14, 2013
Jerry L. Walden, 61, resident of Detroit Lakes, MN, died Monday, October 14 at his residence under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Memorial services will be held Sunday, October 20 at 1PM in the Eagles Club Aerie 2342, Detroit Lakes. Visitation will be held one hour prior to services. Jerry Lynn Walden was born February 26,...
Mary Hoghaug
Oct 14, 2013
Mary I. Hoghaug was born December 28, 1942 in Detroit Lakes, MN to Theodore and Irene (Hagen) Hoghaug. She was raised and educated in Detroit Lakes and is a 1960 graduate of Detroit Lakes High School. Following her graduation, she attended Moorhead State College in Moorhead, MN. She then worked as a property manager for Prudential Insurance Company in Minneapolis,...
Jamie Clear
Oct 8, 2013
Jamie A. Clear, 55, resident of Detroit Lakes, MN, died Tuesday, October 8, 2013 at her residence. Memorial services for Jamie will be held Friday, October 18, 2013 at 2PM in First Lutheran Church, Detroit Lakes. Visitation will be held one hour prior to services. Jamie was born September 18, 1958 in Detroit Lakes to William R. and Lois (Whitmore)...
Robert McDougall
Oct 7, 2013
Robert L. "Bob" McDougall, 64, Detroit Lakes, MN, died Monday, October 7, 2013 at Essentia-St. Mary's Health in Detroit Lakes. Funeral services will be 11:00 AM Friday, October 11 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Detroit Lakes, Reverend Robert Possehl, officiating. Interment will be in Oak Grove Cemetery with Military Rites provided by the Lake Region Veterans Honor Guard. Friends may...
Megan Aune
Oct 7, 2013
Megan Arlene Aune, 23, of Audubon, Minnesota, passed from her earthly life and burst into Eternity on Monday October 7th, 2013 after a long struggle with illness and arising complications. She did this at home surrounded by the love of family and friends. Megan was born December 3rd, 1989 at the Tri-County Hospital in Wadena, MN. To Jodie and Steve...
