Obituaries

Dolly Dickerson

Jan 18, 2022

Dolly Kay (Miller) Dickerson was born March 14, 1939, in the Maplewood Township area, to her parents, Carl and Violet (Bugbee) Miller. She was baptized and confirmed in Fergus Falls, MN, where she also attended high school.

She met Robert “Bob” Dickerson in the neighborhood when they were teenagers. They dated after he returned from the service...

Helen Vomacka

Jan 14, 2022

Helen Richmond Vomacka, age 97, passed away in Perham MN, on January 14, 2022 surrounded by family members. Helen was born on January 8, 1925, in Maysville Oklahoma.

During WWII, she met her late husband, Howard Vomacka, while working for Bell Telephone Company at the naval training base in Norman, OK. Howard needed to pay a phone...

Megan Esser

Jan 12, 2022

Megan Jo (Kremin) Esser, 38, after a three-year battle with leukemia, passed away January 12, 2022 surrounded by the love of her family and friends at her home in Perham, MN.

Megan was born August 26, 1983, at the Redwood Area Hospital in Redwood Falls, MN. She grew up in Redwood Falls and graduated from Redwood Valley...

Ronald Lien

Jan 11, 2022

Ronald Vernon Lien, age 66 of Perham, MN passed away peacefully on January 11, 2022, at home surrounded by his wife Pam and his sons Eric and Craig.

Ron was born February 5, 1955, in St. Paul, MN the son of Vernon and Alvina (Graf) Lien. He attended Brooklyn Center High School and went on to become...

Geraldine Jezewski

Jan 7, 2022

Geraldine “Gerry” LaVerne Jezewski, age 97 of Perham, MN passed away on Friday, January 7, 2022 at Elk Ridge Assisted Living.

Gerry was born January 1, 1925 to Paul and Augusta (Girdwood) Preuss in Perham. She was born in the family home on the corner of Main and 3rd Ave SE, where Service Foods now stands. Growing...

Irene Schultz

Jan 5, 2022

Irene Schultz, age 93, of Vergas, MN died Wednesday, January 5, 2022, in Riverfront on Main, Pelican Rapids, MN. Visitation will be 5:00-8:00 p.m. with a prayer service at 7:30 on Thursday, January 13 at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church of Loon Lake near Vergas. Visitation will resume beginning at 10:00 a.m. followed by the funeral service at 11:00 on...

Gloria Thompson

Jan 4, 2022

Gloria Anne Thompson was born at the US Army Hospital in Heidelberg, Germany on March 11, 1963, the daughter of Peter and Kaethe “Kitty” (Klein) Christy. Gloria graduated from Buhl High School in 1981. After high school, she worked as a CNA in Hibbing, MN and in the following years she worked numerous retail jobs. In 2005, she left...

Wayne Romann

Jan 2, 2022

Wayne C. Romann, age 98 of Perham, passed away on Sunday, January 2, 2022 at Perham Living.

Wayne was born in Perham to Frank and Agnes (Oman) Romann on August 28, 1923. He attended school in Perham and then served stateside in the United States Army. In 1948, Wayne was joined in marriage to Pearl Bahls. He...

Marlys Peterson

Jan 2, 2022

Marlys Betty Peterson went home to Jesus on January 2, 2022 at 1:01 p.m. She was the youngest child of Andrew and Anna (Pederson) Hanson. She was born November 5, 1938 at her Aunt Cina’s home in rural Pelican Rapids, MN. She grew up on Star Lake in Star Lake township near Dent, MN. Marlys was baptized and confirmed...

Mildred "Millie" Hansen

Dec 27, 2021

Mildred L. (Sunday) Hansen, age 79 of Ottertail, MN passed away on December 27, 2021.  Mildred was born in Bloomer, WI to Vernie and Lucille (Stillman) Sunday.  Millie married Thomas Hansen in 1964.  Together they lived in St. Paul, MN, White Bear Lake, MN, and Webster, WI.  She moved to Ottertail, MN in 2020 with her sons.

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Rhonda Huwe

Dec 22, 2021

Rhonda Lynn (Schnoor) Huwe, age 62 of Dent, died peacefully on Tuesday, December 22, 2021, at home under the care of hospice. She was born February 24, 1959, in Los Angeles, CA to Don Robert Schnoor, Sr.

She graduated from Audubon High School in 1977. Rhonda enjoyed playing volleyball and basketball while in school. Rhonda graduated from...

Gregory Keebler

Dec 18, 2021

Greg "Keebs" A. Keebler, age 64 of Perham, passed away December 18, 2021 in Perham. Per his wishes, no services will be held.

In Keebs' memory, please donate or support your favorite State or National Park.

"Of all the paths you take in life, let some of them be dirt." - John Muir

Dalas Whipps

Dec 5, 2021

Dalas D. Whipps, age 62 of Richville, MN, passed away on Sunday, December 5, 2021 at his home.

He was born on June 25, 1959 in Breckenridge, MN to Douglas E. Whipps and Mae E. Austin (Waasdorp). Dalas grew up and lived on the same acres of land outside of Richville for most of his life. This...

John Bergum

Dec 3, 2021

John E. Bergum, age 73 of Perham, MN, passed away on Friday, December 3, 2021 in Fargo, ND.

John Edward Bergum, JEB, was born to Raymond and Florence (Rudebeck) Bergum on April 7th, 1948.  John was raised in Perham with his two brothers, Gary and Donald, along with over forty foster brothers and sisters.  He graduated from Perham...

Bernice Rosenthal

Dec 1, 2021

Bernice Rosenthal passed away December 1, 2021, in Frontier Manor, Richville, MN. A private graveside service will be held at St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery near Perham, MN.

Bernice was born on September 4, 1928, in Perham, the daughter of Walter and Sarah (Helmberger) Klein. She grew up around the Richville area as Klein’s Resort was her family’s...

Maybelle Borgrud

Dec 1, 2021

Maybelle Borgrud, 89 of Perham, MN died Wednesday, December 1, 2021, in Sanford Medical Center, Fargo, ND.

Maybelle was born in Bison, SD on December 9, 1931, the daughter of Phillip and Julia (Krischenowski) Ketterling. Soon after graduating from Hettinger High School, she was united in marriage to Marlin Borgrud in Hettinger, ND. The couple moved to...

Bonnie Steeke

Nov 29, 2021

Bonnie Steeke, age 90, of Perham, MN, entered into her Heavenly Home on Monday, November 29, 2021, at Perham Living Nursing Home.

Bonnie was born on June 19, 1931, to Fred and Pauline (Huwe) Rader at home in Evergreen, MN.

Bonnie was Baptized on July 1, 1931, and confirmed on June 2, 1946, at Christ...

Carol Sazama

Nov 28, 2021

Carol Sazama passed away November 28, 2021 at Essentia Health, Fargo, ND, surrounded by her loving family.

Carol Marie Delaney was born July 21, 1947, to Joseph and Carrie (Hendrickx) Delaney. Carol was the first of 14 children and grew up on the family farm near Perham. She graduated from Perham High School in 1965.

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DuWayne Rader

Nov 22, 2021

DuWayne Harold Rader, age 81, of rural Menahga, MN passed away peacefully Monday, November 22, 2021 at the Minnesota Veterans Home in Fergus Falls surrounded by his loving family.  Services will be held at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church of Evergreen, Frazee, MN on Saturday, December 4, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. with visitation starting at 10:00 a.m. and lunch to...

James "Mac" McAllister

Nov 21, 2021

James “Mac” O. McAllister, age 79 of Richville, MN, passed away Sunday, November 21, 2021 at his home.

He was born September 6, 1942 in Breckenridge, MN to George and Florence (Neubauer) McAllister. For some people it takes years to make friends and keep a best friend. For Mac, he was born with his and would tell...