Obituaries

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...

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...

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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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...

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...

Nov 15, 2021

Charles “Chuck” Norman Niehaus, age 54 of Perham, MN completed his journey to his eternal resting place on November 15, 2021 surrounded by family. He was born on October 13, 1967 to Luverne and Elizabeth “Betty” (Eckert) Niehaus in South Saint Paul, MN.

Chuck frequently joked that he was born on Friday the 13th and that was very...

Nov 14, 2021

Donna K. (Case) Wright, age 83, passed away on Sunday, November 14, 2021 in Perham, Minnesota, surrounded by family.

She was born May 31, 1938 in Omaha, Nebraska, the only child of Florence (Fuelberth) and Rollie Case. She married Dale Wright Jr. on August 17, 1956 after graduating high school in their hometown. After spending 16 years...

Nov 14, 2021

Delores Minten, age 85, of Perham MN, passed away Sunday November 14, 2021, at the Thomas House in Perham. Funeral Mass will be held on Monday, November 22, 2021 at 1:00 pm at St. Henry’s Catholic Church, Perham, MN with Father Tom Skaja officiating. Visitation will be held Sunday, November 21 at Schoeneberger Funeral & Cremation Service, Perham, from...

Nov 11, 2021

In September of 1965, a recent graduate of Perham High School made the life-changing decision to resign from her first career job in Minneapolis to move back home…she had put life on hold to care for her terminally ill mother and four younger siblings. Four months later, her mother passed away at the age of 42 and Sandy stepped...

Nov 10, 2021

Thomas David Glander, age 73 of Perham, MN, passed away Wednesday, November 10, 2021 at his home on Devils Lake under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley.

Tom was born in Detroit Lakes, MN on November 1, 1948 to Henry and Fannie (Heinonen) Glander.  He attended schools in Perham and graduated from Perham High...

Nov 7, 2021

Our beloved, Joshua Caughey, peacefully passed away from brain cancer on Sunday, November 7, 2021 at the age of 39.

Joshua Lauren Caughey was born March 21, 1982 in Brainerd, MN, to Steve and Jamie (Gullickson) Caughey. He grew up in Bemidji, MN where he attended Heartland Christian Academy and graduated from Bemidji High School. During this...

Nov 7, 2021

James Arthur Lee, age 80 of Dent, passed away on November 7, 2021 at Ecumen Evergreens Senior Living Memory Care of Moorhead, MN. James was born on January 16, 1941 to Harry & Margaret (Hawkinson) Lee in Minneapolis, MN.

James graduated from Dilworth High School in 1959 and attended Interstate Business College in Fargo.  He later served...

Oct 28, 2021

Juliana “Julie” Veronica Malikowski, 80 of Perham, MN passed away Thursday, October 28, 2021 at Perham Health surrounded by family. A lifelong Perham native, Julie was well-loved in her community.

Visitation will be from 1:00-4:00 p.m. with a prayer service at 3:00 on Tuesday, November 2, at Schoeneberger Funeral & Cremation Service.

One of thirteen...

Oct 19, 2021

Merrily Henne, age 78, passed away on Tuesday, October 19th as the result of complications from a fall. She was in the company of family at the time of her passing.

Merrily welcomed everyone around her with open arms. She touched and inspired countless lives throughout her 32 years of teaching English in Argyle, MN. Her thoughtful...

Oct 14, 2021

Arnold “Butch” L. Landgren, age 75 of Perham, MN died on Thursday, October 14, 2021 at his home.

Arnold was born March 25, 1946 in Minneapolis, MN.  After graduating from high school in Detroit Lakes, MN he entered the Navy and was honorably discharged in 1971. He lived in Florida and worked for the forestry department and...

Oct 13, 2021

Phyllis Marilyn (Carlson) Sucher, age 96 of Perham, MN passed away Wednesday, October 13, 2021, in Perham Living. She had been a resident there for the past five months. The memorial service will be Saturday, October 30 at 11:00 a.m. at Calvary Lutheran Church in Perham with a visitation from 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. Private burial will be at...

Oct 13, 2021

Connie A. (Vogland) Hansen passed away Wednesday, October 13, 2021 in Perham Living at the age of 80.

Connie was born January 7, 1941 to Pat and Alta (Lauve) Vogland. She was raised in Belview, MN. She attended and graduated from Belview High School. On April 23, 1960, she married Les Hansen, from Woodlake, MN. In their...

Oct 5, 2021

Catherine “Katie” Ida Eyestone, age 96 of Perham, passed away on Tuesday, October 5, 2021 at her home.

She was born on November 21, 1924 to Ida P. (Rinker) Beckius and Edward P. Beckius. Katie graduated high school in 1942 and married Walden “Wally” Helsene in 1943. They farmed in the Nashua area until moving to Rush...

Sep 30, 2021

LeRoy Charles Luedke was born May 28, 1938 to Gerhard and Dorothy (Winger) Luedke. He graduated from North High in Minneapolis, MN and after high school, he joined the US Army and National Guard. LeRoy then went to Dunwoody College of Technology for two years and studied in the electrical field.

LeRoy met the love of his...

Sep 29, 2021

On September 29, 2021, Linette Beverly (Atkinson) Grismer, age 90, passed away surrounded by her family at Perham Living in Perham, MN.

Linette was born on October 10, 1930 to LeRoy Clayton Atkinson and Lauretta (Pruess) Atkinson. On August 1, 1953 she married the love of her life, Paul Grismer. In their 68 years of marriage, they...