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Friday, July 04, 2008


Regional Obituaries

R.S. "Dick" Gilderhus, 78

07/03/2008 01:00 PM
R.S. “Dick” Gilderhus, 78, of Monticello, formerly of Park Rapids and Fargo, died Monday, June 30, 2008.

Joni Marie Stewart, 52

07/03/2008 01:00 PM
Joni Marie Stewart, 52, of Park Rapids died unexpectedly at her home Tuesday, July 1, 2008.

John Allen Kaland, 54

07/03/2008 01:00 PM
John Allen Kaland, 54, of Nevis died Monday, June 30, 2008 at his residence in Nevis.

Area death-Joni Stewart

07/02/2008 12:00 AM
Joni Marie Stewart, 52, of Park Rapids, passed away unexpectedly at her home on Tuesday, July 1, 2008. Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m. Sunday, July 6 at Heritage Living Center in Park Rapids, with a prayer service at 7 p.m. Funeral services are scheduled for 11 a.m. Monday, July 7, at Riverside United Methodist Church in Park Rapids, with the Rev. Loren Ferch officiating. For more information please call Jones-Pearson Funeral Home at 218-732-5131. A full obituary will appear in Wednesday’s Becker County Record.
Charles Johnson
Charles Johnson

Charles Johnson

07/01/2008 12:00 AM
Charles R. “Chuck” Johnson, 29, of Detroit Lakes, died peacefully on Monday, June 30, 2008 at his home. Visitation was to be from 5-8 p.m. Wednesday, July 2 at the David-Donehower Funeral Home in Detroit Lakes, continuing fore one hour prior to services on Thursday. Funeral services are scheduled for 11 a.m. Thursday, July 3 at the David-Donehower Funeral Home in Detroit Lakes. Interment will be in Lakeside Cemetery, Frazee. The David-Donehower Funeral Home in Detroit Lakes is serving the family.
Margaret Feldt
Margaret Feldt

Margaret Feldt

07/01/2008 12:00 AM
Margaret S. Feldt, 86, of Wolf Lake, passed away Sunday, June 29, 2008 at the MeritCare Hospital in Fargo. Funeral services are scheduled for 11 a.m. Wednesday, July 2, at the Christ Lutheran Church in Wolf Lake, with the Rev. John Ramsbacher officiating. Casket bearers will be her grandchildren, Paul Myllykangas, Brian Feldt, Steven Feldt, Kevin Feldt Jr., Caitlin Feldt and Katherine Briard. Honorary casket bearers will be her granddaughters, Amy Feldt, Andrea Feldt-Day, Sara Feldt, Sheri Rehborg, Wendy Briard, Amber Struchen and Daren Struchen. Interment will be made in the Wolf Lake Cemetery, with luncheon to be held at the Lions Hall in Wolf Lake, hosted by the Christ Lutheran Church. Arrangements have been provided by Cardini-Pearson Funeral Home, serving Menahga and Sebeka, Minn.
Helen Medaris
Helen Medaris

Helen Medaris

07/01/2008 12:00 AM
Helen Emelia Medaris, 87, of Park Rapids, died Saturday, June 28, 2008 at the Veteran’s Administration Hospital Palliative Care Unit in Fargo, after being under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley and VA Home-based primary care. Visitation will be from 5-9 p.m. Tuesday, July 1, at the West-Kjos Funeral Home in Detroit Lakes, with an Eastern Star service at 6 p.m. Funeral services are set for 2 p.m. Wednesday, July 2, at Calvary Lutheran Church in Park Rapids, with the Ref. Ken Nyhusmoen officiating. Burial is set for 2 p.m. Thursday, July 3, at Roselawn Cemetery in Roseville, Minn. West-Kjos Funeral Home of Detroit Lakes is providing services to the family. Those wanting to share memories and condolences are invited to use the funeral home’s online messages of sympathy section at www.westkjos.com.
Lyle Tibbetts
Lyle Tibbetts

Lyle Tibbetts

07/01/2008 12:00 AM
Lyle E. “Punky” Tibbetts, 67, of Bemidji, died Tuesday, June 24, 2008 at his home. Memorial services were held Monday, June 30, at the Bethel Lutheran Church in Bemidji, with the Rev. Mark Kindem officiating. Interment was at the Hubbard Cemetery in Hubbard, Minn., under the direction of the Cease Family Funeral Home in Bemidji.
Margaret Susan Feldt, 86
Margaret Susan Feldt, 86

Margaret Susan Feldt, 86

07/01/2008 02:30 PM
Margaret Susan Feldt, 86, of Wolf Lake died Sunday, June 29, 2008 at MeritCare Hospital in Fargo. She was born Jan. 23, 1922 in Soudan to Fred and Saima Oja.
Helen Emelia Medaris, 87
Helen Emelia Medaris, 87

Helen Emelia Medaris, 87

07/01/2008 02:35 PM
Helen Emelia Medaris, 87, of Park Rapids died Saturday June 28, 2008 at the Veteran Administration (VA) Hospital, Palliative Care Unit, Fargo. She previously was under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley and VA home-based primary care.

Edwin Abe Johnson, 47

07/01/2008 02:40 PM
Edwin Abe Johnson, 47, of Park Rapids died Friday, June 6, 2008 at his home. He was born May 30, 1961 in Park Rapids, the son of Harley Warren and Marcella Delores (Meyer) Johnson.

Russell B. Lilly, 69

07/01/2008 02:40 PM
Russell B. Lilly, 69, of Vermillion died Friday, June 27, 2008 at Sanford Vermillion Hospital, Vermillion. Funeral: 10:30 a.m. today (Wednesday) at First Baptist Church, Vermillion.
Steven Myhre

Steven R Myhre

06/30/2008 12:00 AM
Steven R Myhre, age 55 of Grand Forks, ND and formerly of Perham, MN and Park River, ND died Saturday, June 28, 2008
Mary M. Thomas

Mary M. (Frank) Thomas

06/30/2008 12:00 AM
Mary M. (Frank) Thomas, age 68, of Perham, MN, died Sunday, June 29, 2008, of pancreatic cancer.
Gloria Rice

Gloria Rice

06/30/2008 12:00 AM
Gloria Rice, age 66, of Richville, MN, died peacefully at home with her family at her side on Friday, June 27, 2008.
Alice Madson
Alice Madson

Alice Madson

06/30/2008 12:00 AM
Alice Madson, 85, of Lake Park, died peacefully on Friday, June 27, 2008, with her family at her side, at Innovis Hospital in Fargo. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. Monday, June 30, with a 7 p.m. prayer service, at Wright Funeral Home, Lake Park. Funeral services are scheduled for 11 a.m. Tuesday, July 1, at Lake Park Lutheran Church, Lake Park, with interment following at Lake Park Lutheran Church Cemetery, Lake Park. Wright Funeral Home of Lake Park was entrusted with arrangements. An online guest book and video tribute are available at www.wrightfuneral.com.
James Laudon
James Laudon

James Laudon

06/30/2008 12:00 AM
Former Fargo resident James W. Laudon, 85, of Detroit Lakes, died Friday, November 2, 2007 at Emmanuel Nursing Home in Detroit Lakes. A celebration of Jim’s Life is scheduled for 2 p.m. Saturday, July 5, at the Douglas Laudon home, 11692 E. Lake Eunice Road, rural Detroit Lakes, with Chaplain Vicki Marthaler officiating. The David-Donehower Funeral Home in Detroit Lakes is serving the family. An online guest book is available at www.daviddonehower.com.
Donald Vorwerk
Donald Vorwerk

Donald Vorwerk

06/30/2008 12:00 AM
Donald C. Vorwerk, 83, of Detroit Lakes, died at his home on Friday, June 27, 2008, under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley and his family. Visitation will be from noon to 2 p.m. Tuesday, July 1, at West-Kjos Funeral Home, Detroit Lakes. Funeral services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Tuesday, July 1, at West-Kjos Funeral Home, Detroit Lakes, with interment following at Oak Grove Cemetery, Detroit Lakes. West-Kjos Funeral Home is handling arrangements. Those wanting to share memories and condolences are invited to use the funeral home’s online messages of sympathy section at www.westkjos.com.

Area death-Selma Hassel

06/30/2008 12:00 AM
Former Winger, Minn., resident Selma Hassel, 87, of Fosston, Minn., died Thursday, June 26, 2008 at First Care Nursing Home in Fosston. Visitation will take place from 5-7 p.m. Tuesday, July 1, at Calvary Lutheran Church in Winger, with a prayer service at 6:30 p.m. Funeral services are scheduled for 11 a.m. Wednesday, July 2, at Faaberg Lutheran Church in rural Gary, Minn. Arrangements have been entrusted to Anderson-Mattson Funeral Home of Mahnomen and Winger.
Verda Cole
Verda Cole

Verda Cole

06/30/2008 12:00 AM
Verda C. Cole, 96, of Frazee, died on Tuesday, June 24, 2008 at the Perham Memorial Hospital in Perham. Funeral services were held Monday, June 30, at the Furey Funeral Home in Frazee, with the Rev. Gary Klempke officiating. Burial was in Lakeside Cemetery, Frazee. Arrangements were entrusted to the Furey Funeral Home of Frazee.
Wayne Gordon
Wayne Gordon

Wayne Gordon

06/30/2008 12:00 AM
Former Detroit Lakes resident Wayne C. Gordon, 61 of Big Lake, Minn., passed away at his home on Saturday, June 28, 2008, following a courageous battle with cancer. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Wednesday, July 2, at the Peterson-Grimsmo Chapel of Monticello. There will be a private interment. Funeral arrangements are with the Peterson-Grimsmo Chapel of Monticello.
Gerald Hanson
Gerald Hanson

Gerald Hanson

06/30/2008 12:00 AM
Gerald “Jerry” Hanson, 61, of Frazee, died Tuesday, June 3, 2008, in MeritCare Hospital, Fargo. A Memorial Service in his honor is scheduled for 11 a.m. Saturday, July 5, at Zion Congregational Church, 101 East Main, Treynor, Iowa. Lunch will be served after the service. Memorials may be sent to the Treynor Fire Department in Treynor Iowa or Roger Maris Cancer Center, P.O. Box MC, Fargo, ND. Wright Funeral Home has been entrusted with arrangements. An online guestbook and video tribute are available at www.wrightfuneral.com.
Verda C. Cole

Verda C. Cole

06/27/2008 12:00 AM
The funeral service for Verda C. Cole, 96, Frazee, MN will be held on Monday, June 30, 2008
June Pauline Berndtson

June Pauline Berndtson

06/27/2008 12:00 AM
June Pauline Berndtson, age 83, of Minneapolis, died June 20, 2008.

Elmer Ricard

06/27/2008 12:00 AM
Elmer J. Ricard, 81, of Crookston, Minn., passed away early Tuesday morning, June 24, 2008 at the RiverView Hospital in Crookston. Funeral services are scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Friday, June 27, at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, with the Rev. Robert Schreiner presiding. There will be visitation for one hour prior to the start of services Inurnment will be in the Calvary Cemetery, Crookston. Stenshoel-Houske Funeral Home of Crookston is handling arrangements.
Elizabeth McCarthy
Elizabeth McCarthy

Elizabeth McCarthy

06/27/2008 12:00 AM
Elizabeth M. McCarthy, 79, of Detroit Lakes, died Wednesday, June 25, 2008 at St. Mary’s Innovis Health in Detroit Lakes. Friends may call from 5-7 p.m. Friday, June 27, at Holy Rosary Catholic Church; there will be a Christian Mothers Rosary at 6:30 p.m. and a Parish Vigil at 7 p.m.. The visitation will continue for one hour prior to the funeral mass at the church on Saturday. A mass of Christian burial is scheduled for 11 a.m. Saturday, June 28, at Holy Rosary Catholic Church, with the Rev. Jerry Rogers officiating. Interment will be in Holy Rosary Cemetery. The David-Donehower Funeral Home of Detroit Lakes is serving the family.
Barbara Broberg
Barbara Broberg

Barbara Broberg

06/27/2008 12:00 AM
Barbara L. Broberg, 57, of Billings, Mont., passed away at her home on Thursday, June 12, 2008, with her family by her side. Cremation has taken place at Smith's Crematory, with interment at Lake Eunice Cemetery in Detroit Lakes.
Lester Irvin Guida, 86
Lester Irvin Guida, 86

Lester Irvin Guida, 86

06/27/2008 01:55 PM
Lester Irvin Guida, 86, died Tuesday, June 24, 2008 at Heritage Living Center in Park Rapids. The son of Clarence Irvin and Mary Ethel (Paden) Guida was born July 18, 1921 at Heron Lake.
Robert Ross Pech, 73
Robert Ross Pech, 73

Robert Ross Pech, 73

06/27/2008 02:00 PM
Robert Ross Pech, 73, died Saturday, Dec. 22, 2007 at Mayo Clinic, Rochester. He was born July 3, 1934 in Atlanta, IL to Arthur and Mary Jane Pech, the youngest of three children.
Lester Guida
Lester Guida

Lester Guida

06/26/2008 12:00 AM
Lester I. Guida, 86, of Park Rapids, passed away Tuesday, June 24, 2008 at the Heritage Living Center in Park Rapids, surrounded by his loved ones. Visitation will take place from 6-8 p.m. Friday, June 27, at the Jones-Pearson Funeral Home in Park Rapids, continuing for one hour prior to services at the church on Saturday. Funeral services are scheduled for 11 a.m. Saturday, June 28, at the First English Lutheran Church in Dorset, with the Rev. Chris Davis officiating. A luncheon will be hosted by the church following the service for all to attend. Interment will be made in the Oak Grove Cemetery in Detroit Lakes, with military honors provided by American Legion Post 15 of Detroit Lakes. Funeral arrangements are being provided by the Jones-Pearson Funeral Home, serving Park Rapids.
Dennis Erickson
Dennis Erickson

Dennis Erickson

06/25/2008 12:00 AM
Former Detroit Lakes and Lake Park resident Dennis Erickson, 80, of Thief River Falls, died Monday, June 23, 2008, at MeritCare Northwest Medical Center, in Thief River Falls. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. on Friday, June 27, with a prayer service at 7 p.m., in Wright Funeral Home, Lake Park. Funeral services are scheduled for 10 a.m. Saturday, June 28, at Lake Park Lutheran Church, Lake Park, with interment following at Lake Park Lutheran Church Cemetery, Lake Park. Wright Funeral Home is handling arrangements. An online guest book and video tribute are available at www.wrightfuneral.com.

Elaine E. Thom

06/24/2008 12:00 AM
The funeral service for Elaine E. Thom, 86, Vergas, MN will be held on Thursday, June 26, 2008

Elaine Thom

06/24/2008 12:00 AM
Elaine E. Thom, 86, of Vergas, died on Sunday, June 22, 2008 at St. Mary’s Nursing Center, Detroit Lakes. Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. Wednesday, June 25, in the St. Paul’s Lutheran-Loon Lake Church and also one hour prior to services in the church on Thursday. Funeral services are scheduled for 11 a.m. Thursday, June 26, at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church-Loon Lake, Vergas with the Rev. Robert Hinckley officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Arrangements have been entrusted to the Furey Funeral Home, Vergas.
LaVon Bakken
LaVon Bakken

LaVon Bakken

06/24/2008 12:00 AM
LaVon L. Bakken, 68, of Waubun, died in her home on Saturday, June 21, 2008, under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Visitation will take place from 4-8 p.m. Tuesday, June 24, with a 6 p.m. prayer service, at David-Donehower Funeral Home in Detroit Lakes. It continues for one hour prior to the start of services at the church on Wednesday. Funeral services are scheduled for 11 a.m. Wednesday, June 25 at St. Benedict’s Catholic Church in White Earth, with the Rev. Mitch Byeck officiating. Interment will be in Oak Grove Cemetery, Detroit Lakes. The David-Donehower Funeral Home in Detroit Lakes has been serving the family.

Jeanette Drescher

06/24/2008 12:00 AM
Former Hawley resident Jeanette C. Drescher, 76, of Canyon Lake, Texas, passed away at her home on Thursday, June 19, 2008. A memorial service is scheduled for 11 a.m. Saturday, June 28, at St. John’s Lutheran Church, Frazee. Memorial donations may be given to Hope Hospice, 611 N. Walnut Ave., New Braunfels, Texas 78130. Arrangements were entrusted to Doeppenschmidt Funeral Home in Canyon Lake, Texas.
Marie Opatril
Marie Opatril

Marie Opatril

06/24/2008 12:00 AM
Marie M. Opatril, 88, of Hawley, died Thursday, June 19, 2008, at Palliative Care, MeritCare Hospital, Fargo. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. Thursday, June 26, with a 6:45 p.m. prayer service, at Wright Funeral Home, Hawley. Funeral services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Friday, June 27, at Hawley Lutheran Church, Hawley (held there instead of Lysne due to size), with interment to follow at Hawley Church Cemetery, rural Hawley. Arrangements have been entrusted to Wright Funeral Home, Hawley.
Paul Harvey Stambaugh, 97
Paul Harvey Stambaugh, 97

Paul Harvey Stambaugh, 97

06/24/2008 01:30 PM
Paul Harvey Stambaugh, 97, of Nevis died Thursday, June 19, 2008 at Heritage Living Center in Park Rapids. He was born June 12, 1911 at Bader, IL, the son of Harvey and Inez (Bader) Stambaugh.
LaVon Lorene Bakken, 68
LaVon Lorene Bakken, 68

LaVon Lorene Bakken, 68

06/24/2008 02:00 PM
LaVon Lorene Bakken, 68, of Waubun died Saturday, June 21 in her home under care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. She was born June 5, 1940 to Clifford and Marion (Murray) DeGroat in White Earth.
Avis L. Fisher, 78
Avis L. Fisher, 78

Avis L. Fisher, 78

06/24/2008 02:00 PM
Avis L. Fisher, 78, of Menahga died Friday, June 20, 2008 at St. Joseph’s Area Health Services in Park Rapids. She was born March 30, 1930 in Republican City, NE to Clarence and Myrtle (Triplett) Brugh.
Wesley Johnson
Wesley Johnson

Wesley Johnson

06/24/2008 12:00 AM
Wesley J. Johnson, 88, of Detroit Lakes, died at his home on Monday, June 16, 2008, under care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Friends may call from 3-6 p.m. on Sunday, June 29 at the David-Donehower Funeral Home in Detroit Lakes; there will be a Masonic Memorial Service at 5:30 p.m. Visitation will continue one hour prior to the start of services Monday at the church. Funeral services are scheduled for 11 a.m. Monday, June 30 at First Lutheran Church in Detroit Lakes, with the Rev. David Peterson officiating. Interment will be in Oak Grove Cemetery, Detroit Lakes. The David-Donehower Funeral Home in Detroit Lakes is serving the family.
William “Bill” Erkkila, 75
William “Bill” Erkkila, 75

William “Bill” Erkkila, 75

06/20/2008 02:30 PM
William “Bill” Erkkila, 75, of Menahga died Friday, June 13, 2008 at Green Pine Acres Nursing Home in Menahga. He was born Sept. 18, 1932 in Straight River Township to Jake and Tillie (Kusi) Erkkila.
Elva A. Bailly, 94
Elva A. Bailly, 94

Elva A. Bailly, 94

06/20/2008 02:30 PM
Elva A. Bailly, 94, of Henning, formerly of Park Rapids, died Sunday, June 15, 2008 at Tri-County Hospital in Wadena. She was the third of nine children born to Clark F. and Tora L. Morgan on a farm near Wallace, SD.

Donna Mae Porter, 74

06/20/2008 02:45 PM
Donna Mae Porter, 74, of Elkhart, IN died Sunday, June 15, 2008 at her home. She was born Feb. 16, 1934 at Osage to Raymond and Harriett (Stephens) Enfield.

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