Obituaries
Winnifred Jenson
Nov 9, 2010
Winnifred A. "Peggy" Jenson, 91, lifelong resident of Detroit Lakes, MN, died Tuesday, November 9, 2010 at Emmanuel Nursing Home in Detroit Lakes. Mass of Christian Burial for Peggy will be held Friday, November 12, 2010 at 1:30 PM in Holy Rosary Catholic Church. Visitation will be held at Holy Rosary Catholic Church on Thursday, November 11 from 5:00 PM...
Dennis Oveson
Nov 8, 2010
Dennis L. Oveson, age 54, died at his home on November 8, following a long illness. Services are scheduled for Friday, November 12 at 10:00 am from the David-Donehower Funeral Home in Detroit Lakes. Dennis Leroy Oveson was born February 14, 1956 in Littlefork, MN. to Elmer and Mildred ( Olsen ) Oveson. He grew up and attended school in...
Emily Fairbanks
Nov 7, 2010
Emily I. Fairbanks, 66, resident of Osage, MN, died Sunday, November 7 at Sanford Health in Fargo, ND. Funeral Services for Emily will be held Wednesday, November 10 at 11:00 am in the New Pine Point School, Ponsford, MN. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, November 9 starting at 4:00 pm at the New Pine Point School in Ponsford, MN....
Lowell Barnum
Nov 6, 2010
Lowell D. Barnum, 79, resident of Detroit Lakes, MN, died Saturday, November 6, 2010 at his residence surrounded by his loving family and under care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Funeral Services for Lowell will be held Saturday, November 13 at 1:00 PM in First Lutheran Church, Detroit Lakes. Visitation will be held on Friday, November 12, 2010...
Eugene Eischens
Nov 6, 2010
Funeral mass will be held at 11:00 AM, Thursday, November 11, 2010 at St. Theodore’s Catholic Church in Ponsford, MN. Visitation will be held at 5:00 PM, Wednesday, November 10, 2010 at the Old Pine Point School in Ponsford until 10:00 AM. Thursday. Visitation will also be held one hour prior to the service at the church on Thursday. Funeral arrangements are...
Fred Hein
Nov 3, 2010
. an Aeronca Sedan and a GlaStar Fred was a member of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (A.O.P.A.), Experimental Aircraft Association (E.A.A.), American Legion, the V. F. W. the Elks and Rotary. For 35 years Fred was an active member at Trinity Lutheran Church, where he served on various committees, church council and service groups.
James Gilbert
Nov 2, 2010
Mass of Christian Burial for Jim will be held Saturday, November 6, 2010 at 12:00 PM in Holy Rosary Catholic Church. Visitation will be held one hour prior to services on Saturday. Interment will be held at Oak Grove Cemetery, Detroit Lakes. Jim’s loving and kind hearted spirit will be remembered and missed by his wife, Bette of 50 years,...
Richard Thompson
Oct 28, 2010
Friends may call from 4 PM Wednesday until 9:30 Thursday at the White Earth Community Center in White Earth. Rick enjoyed playing basketball, walking with his children, making Native American crafts, being outdoors and traveling throughout the United States with his grandparents.
Joseph Werlinger
Oct 27, 2010
Friends may call 5:00 – 7:00 PM Tuesday with a Knights of Columbus Rosary at 6:30 and Parish Prayers at 7:00 PM at Holy Rosary Church. The visitation will continue 1 hour prior to the mass at the church on Wednesday. Joe was united in marriage to Florence Metzler Ferrin in 1968 in Detroit Lakes. Joe was a member of the Elks,...
Linus Matter
Oct 27, 2010
Linus C. Matter, age 74, of Hopkins, formerly of Detroit Lakes, passed away peacefully at home on October 27, 2010. Preceded in death by son, Matthew; parents, Ruth & Alfred; brother, Ralph. Survived by loving wife of 47 years, Marilyn; children, Roxanne (Pete) Fenson and Michael (Heidi); grandchildren, Alex and Graem; siblings, Jerome (Mary), LaVonne Jacobson, Aileen Melis, Cleo Steffl...
Jeremy Matter
Oct 26, 2010
Mass of Christian Burial for Jeremy will be held Saturday, October 30, 2010 at 9:30 AM in Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Detroit Lakes. Visitation will be held at David Donehower Funeral Home on Friday, October 29, 2010 from 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM with a 7PM Prayer Service. Interment will be at St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery in Callaway, MN. Jeremy will...
James Zweerink
Oct 26, 2010
James Edward Zweerink, 69, of Waubun, MN, put up the good fight but lost his two year battle with Multiple Myeloma on October 26, 2010. He won in the end and was ushered into heaven surrounded by his family at his home. Jim was born on October 20, 1941 in Firth, Nebraska to Harold and Ruth (Prange) Zweerink. He graduated from Hickman...
Cecil Bergquist
Oct 23, 2010
Cecil B. Bergquist, 88, lifelong resident of Detroit Lakes, MN, died Saturday, October 23, 2010 at Emmanuel Nursing Home in Detroit Lakes. Cecil was born January 10, 1922 to Willie and Nellie (Bakke) Bergquist in Detroit Lakes, MN. He grew up on the family farm and attended country school near Augustana Lutheran Church. On February 27, 1945, Cecil was called to...
Elizabeth Ballard
Oct 22, 2010
Elizabeth Ballard, 58, Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, passed away Friday, October 22, 2010 in her home in Detroit Lakes. Liz was surrounded by her loved ones and passed quietly after a long battle with cancer. The memorial service will be held on Monday at 7:00 PM at the United Methodist Church, Detroit Lakes. Liz is survived by her husband Cecil; mother Avis Harden...
Aloyes Wagner
Oct 20, 2010
Mass of Christian Burial for Al will be held Thursday, October 28, 2010 at 11:00 AM in St. Mary of the Lakes Catholic Church, rural Detroit Lakes, MN. Visitation will be held Wednesday, October 27, 2010 from 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM with a 7:00 PM Prayer Service at West Funeral Home in West Fargo, ND. Interment will be held at St....
Lucille Haverkamp
Oct 17, 2010
Lucille M. Haverkamp, 67, lifelong resident of Ogema, MN died Sunday, October 17, 2010 at her residence surrounded by her loving family and under care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Lucille Mae Andersen was born January 20, 1943 in White Earth, MN to Christian and Anna (Casebeer) Andersen. She was raised and educated in the Waubun and Ogema area. Lucille...
Loren Nelson
Oct 16, 2010
Friends may call at the church one hour prior to the service on Thursday. He enjoyed golf, bowling, playing poker on the internet, cooking, good food, good music, dry humor and hunting with his Black Lab, Cannon. He was a good father and husband. Survivors include his wife of 54 years, Jeanita of Detroit Lakes, a daughter: Susan (Tom) Kubot of Detroit...
Mary Gjerswold
Oct 13, 2010
Mary Elizabeth McEwen was born November 7, 1914 on the family farm near Cashel, ND to Duncan and Elizabeth (Allen) McEwen. She graduated from high school in Hysham, MT where she had lived with her sister. She then moved back to the Grafton, ND area and was employed by an insurance agency in Grafton. While living in Grafton, Mary met...
Devin Thompson
Oct 8, 2010
Friends may call from 2:00 PM Thursday until 9:30 AM Friday at the White Earth Community Center and at the church from 10:00 – 11:00 AM Friday. Devin enjoyed spending time with his family and friends, mostly his children; hunting with his best friend, Ed Dakota; leeching, being in the outdoors, riding his 4-wheeler, playing his Play Station 3, listening...
