Obituaries

Paul Bucholz

Sep 16, 2020

Paul Bucholz, age 70 of Dent, MN formerly of Minneapolis, MN passed away peacefully at home under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley on Wednesday, September 16, 2020. A gathering of family and friends will be 1:00-4:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 26 at Paul and Sue’s home near Dent.

Paul Michael Bucholz was born...

Jane Hofland

Sep 14, 2020

Jane L. Hofland, age 59 of Perham, MN died Wednesday, October 14, 2020 surrounded by family at Sanford Medical Center in Fargo, ND. Jane was born in Minneapolis, MN on July 15, 1961, the daughter of Leo and Joyce (Best) McMahon.

Jane met Stewart Hofland in 2005 and were united in marriage on April 26, 2008. They...

Darlene Gunderson

Sep 14, 2020

Darlene Evalene (Erickson) Gunderson, age 80 passed peacefully surrounded by family on September 14, 2020 after a courageous battle with multiple myeloma. Darlene was born September 30, 1939 at Grand Rapids, MN to Lloyd and Olive (Ellis)Erickson.

Darlene married Jon Gunderson on December 19, 1955 and they moved to Minneota, MN and then relocated to the Ottertail...

Xavier Villarreal

Sep 13, 2020

Xavier Dandy Villarreal, 56, of Dent, MN, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his family on September 13, 2020. With all his strength, he kept his good humor and contagious laugh throughout his aggressive battle with cancer.

Xavier was born June 23, 1964, to Noel Onesimo Villarreal Jr. and Ana Irma (Gonzalez) Villarreal in Falfurrias, TX....

Alice Damlo

Sep 10, 2020

Alice June Damlo, age 95 of Perham, MN died peacefully at Perham Living on September 10, 2020. Alice was born to Herman and Emilie (Marks) Ashnewitz on August 10, 1925 in Perham.

Alice was a lifelong resident of the Perham area. During World War II, Alice worked in a factory to support the war effort. After the...

Mark Olson

Aug 30, 2020

On Saturday morning, August 22, 2020, Mark joined a group of friends for a bike ride, one of his most favorite things to do in life. He fell and sustained serious head trauma and was transferred to Sanford Medical Center in where he peacefully passed away surrounded with love on Sunday, August 30.

Mark was born December...

Paul LaFond

Aug 27, 2020

Paul LaFond, age 78 of Perham, MN died Thursday, August 27, 2020 in Essentia Health, Fargo, ND. Visitation will be from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. followed by the funeral Mass at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, September 2 at St. Henry’s Catholic Church in Perham. The committal service with military honors will follow the Mass at St. Paul’s Lutheran...

Donald Bruns

Aug 27, 2020

No services at this time.

Delores Sazama

Aug 21, 2020

Delores Mae (Silbernagel) Sazama, age 84 of Perham, MN passed away on August 21, 2020 at Perham Living with her children at her side. She was cared for by Hospice of the Red River Valley and the wonderful staff at Perham Living who was her second family.

Delores was born on August 7, 1936 to Paul and...

James Neyens

Aug 11, 2020

James Joseph Neyens

He was a selfless and fun-loving man who would give the shirt off his back for a friend in need. He lived every day as if it were his last. He lived alongside his three children Blair, Hunter, and Tanner. His parents, William Neyens, whom we lost in 2003 and his lovely mother Veronica...

Mary Aitken

Aug 11, 2020

Mary Felicia (Grismer) Aitken, our beautiful and loving daughter, mother, sister, and grandmother passed away on Tuesday, August 11, 2020. Mary was born September 17, 1963 in Perham, MN to Paul and Linette (Atkinson) Grismer. She will be missed by many who crossed her path and loved her dearly.

She is survived by her parents Paul and...

Gennie Santiago

Jul 31, 2020

Gennie Santiago, age 51 of Perham, MN, died at Sanford Medical Center in Fargo, ND on July 31, 2020.

Gennie was born October 5, 1968 in Newark, NJ. She grew up in Contra Costa County, CA and moved to Perham in her later years.

Gennie was preceded in death by her parents Genoveva Pastrana and...

Donald Seifert

Jul 30, 2020

Donald W. Seifert, age 89 of Perham, MN died Thursday, July 30, 2020 at the Hadley House in Perham.

Don was born February 5, 1931 to William J. Seifert and Elsie L. (Ruther) Seifert. He attended St. Henry’s Catholic School and graduated from Perham High School in 1948. After graduation he worked as a grocery delivery person...

Joseph Wasche Jr.

Jul 24, 2020

Joseph F. Wasche Jr., age 91 of Perham, MN died July 24, 2020. Joe was born in Bluffton, MN to Joe A. and Grace (Hassler) Wasche on August 5, 1928. He lived in Bluffton until he was 13 years old where he attended St. John’s Catholic School. He then moved to Perham with his parents and brother to live...

Rodney Pederson

Jul 23, 2020

Rodney Clifford Pederson, age 71, of Vergas, MN died peacefully in his home July 23, 2020 after battling cancer for over a year. Rodney was born on October 26, 1948, the son of Ernest and Luella (Hay) Pederson. He was baptized at the Dent Methodist Church in Dent, MN. He grew up on Star Lake at his parents’ resort,...

Dolores "Lorly" Schik

Jul 8, 2020

Dolores Mary Schik, known to many as Lorly, died Wednesday July 8, 2020 in St Paul after suffering a stroke two days earlier. She was 95 years young. She was born April 24, 1925, the only daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth (Hassler) Delaney. She grew up on a farm in rural St Joe with her four brothers. She was...

Evelyn Priebe

Jul 2, 2020

Evelyn Marie Priebe died July 2, 2020, at Fallbrook Assisted Living and Memory Care in Lincoln, NE. She was born on May 24, 1941, to Martin and Mary (Truitt) Schoeneberger in Perham, MN, the third of seven children. She attended St. Henry’s Catholic School and graduated from Perham High School in 1959. She completed nurses training at St Mary’s...

Dorothy Sjostrom

Jun 30, 2020

Dorothy Jane (Johnson) Sjostrom, age 89 of Perham, MN passed away on June 30, 2020 at Perham Living.  Dorothy was one of eight children born to Frank and Ruby (Higgley) Johnson.

Dorothy met her sweetheart Axel “Buster” Sjostrom and they were married in 1950.  Their marriage was blessed with five children Valerie, Jenny, Mickey, Rickey “Sam”, and...

Lorraine Pearce

Jun 29, 2020

Lorraine M. (Sprague) Pearce, age 98 of Perham, MN passed away on Monday, June 29, 2020 at Perham Living.  Lorraine was born in Fergus Falls, MN on June 15, 1922.  She was the foster daughter of the late Edger and Sarah Sprague of rural Perham.

Lorraine attended school in Fergus falls and rural Perham.  On June 25,...

Lawrence "Larry" Wankel

Jun 28, 2020

Lawrence “Larry” Westley Wankel, age 65 of Perham, MN died Sunday, June 28, 2020 in his home surrounded by his loving family under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley.

Larry was born on February 21, 1955 in Turtle Lake, ND, the eldest child of Westley and Isabelle (Bailly) Wankel.  At six years old Larry...