Obituaries

Apr 12, 2021

Wesley Donald Motschenbacher, age 83, of Dent, MN passed away on April 12, 2021 in Denver, CO.

Wesley was born in Moorhead, MN to Donald and Erma (Lohse) Motschenbacher on January 24, 1938. He lived on the family farm in Sabin, MN, attending country school there and then went to high school in Crookston at the Crookston...

Mar 31, 2021

Marion Frances Palmer (88) passed away peacefully on March 31, 2021. Marion was born the fifth child of six children on March 18, 1933 to Fred and Frances (Ulschmid) Palmer of rural Frazee. She was delivered by a midwife at the home farm in Evergreen Township in Becker County. Marion was baptized August 4, 1933 at Sacred Heart Church,...

Mar 30, 2021

Dorothy (Lucking) Jones, age 96 passed away on March 30, 2021 in Richmond, VA. Dorothy was born February 5, 1925 to Ambrose and Evelyn (Kempton) Lucking in Perham, MN. She attended St. Henry’s Catholic School and graduated from Perham High School.

She married Donald Jones at St. Henry’s Catholic Church on June 9, 1947 and they were...

Mar 28, 2021

Veronica Neyens, age 78 of Perham, MN, passed away on Sunday, March 28, 2021.

Veronica was born November 20th, 1942 on their family farm in Nobles County, MN. She lived around Southwest, MN with her parents James V. Lanners and Mary A. (Lentz) Lanners and her two brothers Robert and Urban.

While living as a...

Mar 24, 2021

Lorraine (Reller) Engel passed away Wednesday, March 24, 2021, at Fargo Hospice House, after a short illness, two days shy of her 93rd birthday.  Lorraine was born in Minneapolis on March 26, 1928, one of three daughters to parents, Ben and Anna Reller.  At the age of two, the family moved to Waubun.  In her teen years, Lorraine worked...

Mar 18, 2021

Oscar James Kawlewski, 91, of Ottertail, Minnesota, returned to the arms of his Lord on March 18, 2021 at Good Samaritan Society Nursing Home where he peacefully passed. Oscar was born on May 17, 1929, the son of Otto and Anna (Weber) Kawlewski. He met and married the love of his life, LaVonne Irene Kunza. God blessed Oscar and...

Mar 12, 2021

Vernon Willmar Wendt, age 92 of Perham, MN, passed away on Friday, March 12, 2021.

He was born in Perham, on May 30, 1928 to Alfred and Alma (Volkman) Wendt. Vernon was baptized on July 1, 1928 and confirmed June 14, 1942.

Vernon grew up on the family farm and after 8th grade, he went...

Mar 5, 2021

Lester Lane Miller, born January 19, 1938 died peacefully in his home March 5, 2021. Les was born in Friberg township to the parents of Carl and Violet (Bugbee) Miller. He grew up in the Maplewood area with five siblings. He was baptized and confirmed at Zion Lutheran Church in Fergus Falls, MN in 1957.

Les attended...

Mar 4, 2021

Thomas Cevelius Bylander, age 40 of Brainerd MN, passed away at his home Thursday March 4, 2021.

Tom was born February 7, 1981 in Perham, MN to Mark Bylander and Betty (Mattfeld) Opelia. He graduated high school in Perham. After graduation he went on to study art at St. Cloud State University.

After college, Tom...

Mar 3, 2021

David Dennis Feldt, 78, passed away peacefully on March 3, 2021 at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis, MN surrounded by family.

David was born on June 5, 1942 in Wolf Lake, MN, the son of Edwin Feldt and Margaret (Oja) Feldt. As a child living on his family’s farm, he would watch bombers fly overhead to the...

Mar 2, 2021

James W. Honer, age 74 of Perham, passed away on Tuesday, March 2, 2021 at Perham Living.

He was born in Dent, MN on June 22, 1946, one of 17 children, to Frank and Anna Honer.

Jim spent most of his working career as a crane operator for Wrigley Mechanical. He enjoyed gardening, canning, and...

Feb 25, 2021

Ervin “Erv” Joseph Wegscheid Sr., husband, father, entrepreneur, and car enthusiast died February 25, 2021 at age of 87.

He was preceded in death by parents Alois and Clara; wife Dolores; and siblings Rita, Virginia, Betty, and LeRoy. He is survived by his four children Lynn Marie (Wegscheid) LeQuire, Moorhead, MN, Ervin Joseph Wegscheid Jr., Desoto, TX,...

Feb 23, 2021

James “Jim” C. Osterfeld, age 72 of Perham, passed away peacefully on February 23, 2021 in Bradenton, FL.

James Curtis Osterfeld was born March 26, 1948 in Worthington, MN to Lloyd and Katherine (Fouquette) Osterfeld. He graduated from Worthington High School in 1966.

After graduation, he joined North Electric as a Telecommunications Installer and worked...

Feb 19, 2021

Roger Hegle, age 87 of Perham, MN died Friday, February 19, 2021 in his home.

Roger Wayne Hegle was born September 30, 1933 to Hjalmer and Josephine (LaBounty) Hegle in Gwinner, ND. Roger married Kay Dick on September 4, 1960 in Lisbon, ND. Roger served six years in the ND ARNG with six months being active duty....

Feb 16, 2021

Dale K. Brasel, age 65 of Perham, MN died Tuesday, February 16, 2021.

Dale Kenneth Brasel was born August 4, 1955 in Park Rapids, MN to John and Ann (Oldenburg) Brasel. He attended school in Park Rapids before graduating from Perham High School in 1973. Dale or “Skeet” as some knew him, started working at Tuffy’s around...

Feb 9, 2021

John Brown, age 76 of Perham, went peacefully to be with his Lord on February 9, 2021.

He was born May 18, 1944, the 11th child to Eddie and Ellen Brown in Audubon, MN and attended school there.

John’s heart was in the trucking business, which he did for 50 years and logged over five...

Feb 2, 2021

Thomas “Tom” Luther Tverberg, age 64 of Perham, MN went to be with Our Heavenly Father, Tuesday, February 2, 2021 at Lake Region Healthcare in Fergus Falls, MN.

Tom was born March 15, 1956 in Saint Paul, MN, the son of Luther A. and Donna M. (Tjornhom) Tverberg. He grew up in Pipestone, MN and graduated from...

Jan 30, 2021

Elaine Marie (Doll) Johnson, age 98, joined the choir of angels in Heaven on Saturday, January 30, 2021 at Perham Living.

Elaine was born to Anthony and Ida (Kollman) Doll on September 12, 1922 at Rush Lake.  She was the youngest of four children. As a child Elaine attended country school in Rush Lake and graduated from...

Jan 24, 2021

Natausha Rae Moen, 27, of Perham, MN passed away on Sunday, January 24, 2021 in Perham.

Natausha was born in Grand Forks, ND to Rick and Ida (Hitchens) Moen on March 9, 1994 and attended school there. She moved to Minnesota in 2017 where she started a new chapter in her life, getting engaged to her fiancé...

Jan 24, 2021

Myron Floyd Whitney, age 75, passed away on January 24, 2021, in Fergus Falls, MN. He was born to Ellis Whitney and Clarice (Beckett) Whitney on April 12, 1945, at the Perham Hospital. Myron grew up as the youngest of two brothers, both treasured and teased by eight sisters. His family farmed in the Richville area. When the farm...