Obituaries

Jun 28, 2010

Friends may call 5:00 – 7:00 PM Thursday with a Catholic Daughters Rosary at 6:30 PM and parish vigil at 7:00 PM at Holy Rosary Catholic Church. Gail had a zest for life and was always ready for a party. She was an avid reader, enjoyed her work and loved doing volunteer work. She is a past Regent of Catholic Daughters, was...

Jun 23, 2010

Shirley enjoyed time with her family  in Detroit Lakes, Idaho and in New England, traveling, being a seamstress, cooking, and being a choir director.

Jun 23, 2010

Tim was an avid participant at the YMCA in Fargo; was an active sports fan, especially of UND hockey, University of MN Football, basketball and hockey, and loved to play golf. He loved his time at the lake and, in his younger years, was a Red Cross swimming instructor. He was active in his churches at Park River, Nativity Catholic Church in Fargo and...

Jun 21, 2010

Helen enjoyed time with her grandchildren and great grandchildren, her flower beds, feeding the birds and chipmunks, country music, watching the boats on Ice Cracking Lake and playing Yahtzee with Walt.

Jun 16, 2010

Catherine leaves behind her husband of 59 years, Maurice and six children: Tom (Julie) Eder of Fargo, ND, Judy (Kevin) Maynard of Detroit Lakes, Kevin Eder of Detroit Lakes, Mary Beth (Mike) Nelson of Wahpeton, ND, Annette (Max) Blacknik of Grand Forks, ND and Karen Harjes of Oak Park Heights, MN. Catherine was blessed with 12 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. She is also...

Jun 14, 2010

Leslie will be remembered and missed by his three brothers and one sister: Morris Jr. (Rose) Dodd of Strawberry Lake, MN, Steven Dodd of Strawberry Lake, MN, Clayton (Lori Nelson) Dodd of Detroit Lakes, MN and Goldie (Todd) Leinenger of Watertown, SD. He is also survived by several nieces and nephews.

Jun 8, 2010

Funeral Services for Jing will be held Friday, June 11, 2010 at 2:00 PM in Emmanuel Nursing Home Chapel, Detroit Lakes, MN. Visitation will be held one hour prior to services on Friday. A graveside service will be held Saturday, June 12 at 2:00 PM in Breck Memorial Cemetery, Ponsford, MN. Jing was known for his great sense of humor,...

May 31, 2010

ason Michael-Charles Pritchard was born May 30, 2010 and passed away May 31, 2010 at MeritCare Hospital in Fargo, ND in the arms of his parents Nick Pritchard and Samantha Bates. Funeral Mass for Mason will be held Monday, June 7, 2010 at 2:00 PM at David-Donehower Funeral Home, Detroit Lakes, MN. Visitation will be  one hour prior to services on...

May 30, 2010

Funeral Services for Hilma will be held Friday, June 4, 2010 at 11:00 AM in Gethsemane Lutheran Church, Snellman, MN. Visitation will be held Thursday, June 3, 2010 from 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM at David-Donehower Funeral Home, Detroit Lakes. Visitation will also continue at the church one hour prior to services on Friday. Interment will be held at Pickerel Lake Community Cemetery,...

May 25, 2010

Patricia will be remembered and missed by her children: Louise (Cliff) Hanks of White Earth, MN, Debra Warren of Waubun, MN, George Jr. (Joycelyn) Warren of Ponsford, MN and Lorraine (Zup Butcher) Warren also of Ponsford, MN. She is also survived by 34 grandchildren and many great grandchildren.

May 21, 2010

James was born May 15, 1925 in Wolverton, Minnesota to Simon and Borgny (Garnes) Gjerde, who moved here from Norway. They later bought a farm near the Strawberry Lake area where James attended school and worked on the family farm. James is a WWII Veteran, who proudly served his country. He was  inducted into the U.S. Army through Fort Snelling. He...

May 17, 2010

Clem TeVogt was born in Ogema Minnesota on June 10, 1922, to Herman and Elizabeth (Peters) TeVogt. Later the family moved to Saskatchewan, Canada and in 1929 moved to Detroit Lakes, Minnesota. He attended Holy Rosary School through the 8th grade and graduated from the Holmes School in 1942. (Presently the Historic Holmes Theatre) He worked for C.B. Goss dime...

May 15, 2010

Eunice was born in Washington State on October 20, 1926 to Albert and Minnie (Dwire) Corey. She moved with her family to Wisconsin in 1935.   In 1937, Eunice moved back to Minnesota with her family. Eunice’s state of health required her to live among various state hospitals in Minnesota. During her adult years she lived at various foster homes and since June of...

May 4, 2010

They moved to Mahnomen, MN in 1961 where she worked as nurses aid at the Mahnomen Hospital. In 1971, they moved to a farm near Bristol, WI where she worked as a nurses aid at Southern Colony, did home care, and operated a goat farm. In 1996 they purchased an old farm house on Sunfish Lake near Vergas, MN which they refurbished into...

May 2, 2010

Orin enjoyed cooking, gardening, activities at the VFW and visiting with his family and friends.

Apr 30, 2010

Apr 30, 2010

Dr. Richard N. deNiord Jr., 85, of Waubun, Minnestoa, died on April 30 th under the comforting care the Emmanuel Nursing Home staff in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota. Born March 6 th , 1925 in Buffalo, New York, he was the son of Richard N. deNiord and Hollis Hunt deNiord, also both physicians. He attended the School of Practice...

Apr 28, 2010

Funeral Services for Roger will be held on Monday, May 3, 2010 at 1:00 PM in Community Alliance Church in Detroit Lakes. Visitation will be held on Monday one hour prior to services. Interment will be held at Ft. Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, MN. Roger will be remembered and missed by his wife, Marleen “Marly” of Detroit Lakes, MN, his children; Jackie...

Apr 28, 2010

Sheri enjoyed being a “Nana”, spending time with her family, helping others, gardening, and the residents that she cared for. She was preceded in death by her Dad and her Grandparents. David-Donehower Funeral Home is serving the family.

Apr 27, 2010

Stephen married the love of his life, Claudia Madison July 30, 1977 in Detroit Lakes, MN. Together they had three daughters: Suzanna, Rebecca and Victoria. Steve loved life and lived it to the fullest everyday. He taught everyone who knew him strength, courage and how to love unconditionally. Stephen loved to cook, hunt, fish and spend time with his family and friends. The legacy of...