Obituaries

Derek Aitken

Jun 23, 2020

Derek Carr Aitken, age 57 of Perham, MN died Tuesday June 23, 2020 peacefully at his home under the care of hospice with his family by his side. Derek was born December 29, 1962 in Eau Claire, WI. He moved to Minnesota with his family in 1967 and graduated from Perham High School in 1981. Derek then attended Detroit...

Sheila Widness

Jun 23, 2020

Sheila June (Lien) Widness, 63, passed away on the 23rd day of June at the Frazee Care Center under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley.

Sheila June Lien was born in Perham, MN on June 26, 1956, the first daughter of Carl “Bud” and Aryls (Brown) Lien. Sheila attended and graduated from Perham High...

Alice Witteman

Jun 21, 2020

Alice Marie (Bourassa) Witteman passed with grace and peace Sunday, June 21, 2020 at Perham Living in Perham, MN.

Alice was born in Rolla, ND on May 23, 1928, the daughter of Hector and Clara (LeBlanc) Bourassa. Following the loss of her mother at a young age, Alice was raised by her beloved Grandma Garceau.

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El Jeanne Bormann

Jun 20, 2020

El Jeanne Margret Bormann, 84, passed away on June 20, 2020 at the Thomas House in Perham, Minnesota after years of being afflicted with Alzheimer’s disease. She was under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley.

El Jeanne was born to Iver and Margaret (Wiebe) Pedersen on November 14, 1935 in Ottertail, Minnesota. She graduated...

Christopher Brown

Jun 12, 2020

Christopher A. Brown, age 32 of New York Mills, MN passed away on June 12, 2020 in Leonard, ND.   Chris was born on March 3, 1988 in Fergus Falls, MN to Wayne and Charlotte (Hauge) Brown.  Chris attended school in New York Mills and finished high school while being home schooled.  On completion of his schooling he joined his...

Dale Lubitz

May 24, 2020

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Dale Edward Lubitz, age 81 of Perham, MN passed...

Betty Lou Palubicki

May 18, 2020

Betty Lou (Jepson) Palubicki, age 92 passed away on Monday, May 18, 2020 at Perham Health.  Private family services will be held.

Schoeneberger Funeral & Cremation Service, Perham, MN (218) 346-5175 www.schoenebergerfh.com

Abigail Kawlewski

May 15, 2020

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Abigail Kawlewski, age 20 of Ottertail, Minnesota died on...

Garold "Gary" Bergum

May 7, 2020

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Gary “Gary” Raymond Bergum passed away peacefully at 2:20...

Mary Ann Loerzel

Apr 28, 2020

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Mary Ann Loerzel, 80, passed away at Lilac Homes...

David Buffington

Apr 26, 2020

David Louis Buffington, age 78, was born in Pipestone, MN on April 3, 1942. Dave was baptized, confirmed and married at Our Saviors Lutheran in Pipestone, MN. Dave attended Pipestone High School and Mankato State University.

He met Bev Whitmer in 1961 and they were married on October 13, 1962. Dave and Bev lived in...

Dixie Enyart

Apr 24, 2020

An obituary is not available at this time for Dixie L. (Anderson) Enyart. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Tribute Wall.

Richard Swanson

Apr 22, 2020

Richard “Dick” Swanson, age 80 of Richville, MN died Wednesday, April 22, 2020 in Dent. The Celebration of Life Service will be at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, August 1 at Schoeneberger Funeral & Cremation Service in Perham.

Richard Jerome Swanson was born August 20, 1939 in Valley City, North Dakota, the youngest son of Carl Oscar and...

Joanne Friedsam

Apr 20, 2020

Joanne K. Friedsam, age 82, passed away peacefully on April 20, 2020 with her daughter Teresa by her side.

Joanne was born in Milaca, MN and grew up in Perham, MN. It was in Perham that Joanne met the love of her life, Jerome “Jerry” Friedsam, and the two were married in 1964. This was the start...

Vicki Schwanke

Apr 20, 2020

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Vicki L. Schwanke, age 66 of Perham, MN died...

Mark Wright

Apr 18, 2020

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Mark Alan Wright, 68, was born in Bottineau, North...

Rollin Wendt

Apr 15, 2020

Rollin Wendt, age 60, of Perham, MN died Wednesday, April 15, 2020 while at work in Perham. Rollin Brice Wendt was born February 18, 1960, the son of Eldred and Loretta (Jorgenson) Wendt in Perham. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Perham.

Rollin was a veteran of the US Army and served...

Rose Marie Prietzel

Apr 11, 2020

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Rose Marie (Schoeneberger) Prietzel passed away April 11, 2020...

Candy Collins

Apr 11, 2020

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Richard Tougas

Apr 11, 2020

Richard A. Tougas, age 76, of Perham, MN, passed away Saturday, April 11, 2020 in his home under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Richard was born in Cloquet, MN on August 16, 1943 to Ramey and Amy (Branum) Tougas. Following high school, he moved to the Twin Cities area. He married Beverly Carlson on April...