Obituaries

DeAnna Lehman

DeAnna Lehman

Sep 19, 2011

DeAnna Dolores Lehman, 69, of Perham, MN, died Sept. 19, 2011, at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester, MN. She was born on Dec. 9, 1941, in Cook County, Chicago, IL, to Audrey and Caroline (Dombeck) Wall. At the age of 8 years, DeAnna moved to the Perham area to live with her Uncle John and Aunt Lottie Dombeck. On July...

Teresa Ness

Teresa Ness

Sep 15, 2011

Teresa M. Ness, age 46, of Perham, MN, passed away comfortably in her home, while asleep, on September 15, 2011, from a heart attack. Teresa Mae Whipps was born in Fergus Falls, MN, on August 25, 1965, to Douglas and Mae (Waasdort) Whipps. She was united in marriage to Thomas J. Ness, on October 18, 2001, in Sisseton, SD. Teresa...

Eleanor Tober

Eleanor Tober

Sep 14, 2011

Eleanor A. (Wallace) Tober, age 97, of Moorhead, MN, formerly of Perham, MN, died at Sanford Health of Fargo, ND, on September 14, 2011. Eleanor was born in Colgate, ND, on April 26, 1914, the daughter of Earl James and Elsie Ida (Bierwagen) Sharp. She was united in marriage to James Herman Wallace, on November 10, 1937, at St. John's...

Emma Greiff

Emma Greiff

Sep 13, 2011

Emma M. Greiff, age 104, of Perham, MN, died Tuesday, September 13, 2011, at the Perham Memorial Hospital. Emma was born on August 9, 1907, in Butler Township, rural New York Mills, MN, the daughter of Hans and Louise (Schmidt) Jorgenson. She graduated from Perham High School. On July 5, 1942, Emma married Leo Greiff in Staples, MN. Emma was...

Kenneth Smith

Kenneth Smith

Aug 27, 2011

Kenneth E. Smith, age 75, a resident on Lake Marion, MN, died Saturday, August 27, 2011, at Sanford Health of Fargo, ND. Ken was born the son of Samuel C. and Mary M. (Gladback) Smith, on October 20, 1935, in Minneapolis, MN. He served in the U.S. Air Force. On March 5, 1955, Ken was united in marriage to Mabel...

Ann Richter

Ann Richter

Aug 26, 2011

Ann (Tabor) Richter, age 76, of Little McDonald Lake, Perham, MN, went home to be with her Lord, on Friday, August 26, 2011, after courageously battling cancer for five years. Ann was born near Detroit Lakes, MN, on September 5, 1934, the daughter of Charles and Anna Tabor. She graduated from Detroit Lakes High school and attended nursing school. On...

Alice Ott

Alice Ott

Aug 14, 2011

Alice Marie Ott, age 92, of Perham, MN, died August 14, 2011, at Sanford Health, Fargo, ND. Alice Marie Erb was born August 13, 1919, in Beemer, NE, to David and Anna (Greiser) Erb. She attended school in Nebraska. On June 16, 1938, Alice married Ezra Stutzman, in O'Neill, NE. They later moved to Minnesota, where they lived until 1949,...

Rodney Flatau

Rodney Flatau

Aug 8, 2011

Rodney A. Flatau, 86, rural Frazee, MN, passed away at his home Monday morning, August 8th, 2011, after a long battle with multiple health issues. Rodney Albert Flatau was born on October 3, 1924 in Perham Township, MN, the youngest of four children, to Albert and Elsie (Beckmann) Flatau. He was raised on the family farm in Hobart Township. Rodney...

Darlene Andresen-Swenson

Darlene Andresen-Swenson

Aug 1, 2011

Darlene Amelia (Bloedorn) Andresen-Swenson, age 79, of Perham, MN, died Monday, August 1, 2011, at Sanford Health, Fargo, ND. Darlene was born in Wisner, Nebraska, on October 20, 1931, the daughter of August and Mary (Rode) Bloedorn. She attended school in rural Wisner, the town of Wisner as well as West Point, Nebraska. Darlene was united in marriage to Elmer...

Kenneth Riepe

Kenneth Riepe

Jul 21, 2011

Kenneth L. Riepe, 69, of Perham, MN, died July 21, 2011, at the Perham Memorial Hospital. Ken was born on March 16, 1942, to John and Pauline (Winkels) Riepe, in Perham, MN. He was a very familiar face to the community of Perham. After graduating from Perham High School, Ken joined the US Army. Following his honorable discharge in 1969,...

Edith Wegscheid

Edith Wegscheid

Jul 18, 2011

Edith Mary (Vogel) Wegscheid, 56, of Perham, MN, died at her sister-in-lawA�A�A½s home, in Perham, Monday, July 18, 2011, under the care of her sister-in-law and Lakeland Hospice and Home Care, Inc. Edith was born on November 26, 1954 to Clifford and Agnes Vogel. She graduated in 1973 from Perham High School. On May 10, 1975, Edith was united in...

Palmer Pederson

Palmer Pederson

Jul 7, 2011

Palmer was born in Dalton, MN, on September 8, 1915, to Andrew and Lena (Toso) Pederson. He was baptized on October 3, 1915, and confirmed on March 29, 1930, at South Immanuel Church, Rothsay, MN. Palmer died on July 7, 2011, in Perham, MN. With work hard to find during the Depression, at the age of 16, Palmer took a...

Wallace Swanson

Wallace Swanson

Jun 23, 2011

Swanson, Wallace Martin, 69, passed away at home on June 23, 2011, after an extended battle with respiratory illness. Wally was born August 22, 1941, in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, to Marvin Swanson and Mary Lindsey Swanson. He was the grandson of Judge and Mrs. Wallace H. Lindsey, Sr. of Alabama and Martin Swanson, born in Norway, and Julia Falk Swanson....

Marie Erp

Marie Erp

Jun 19, 2011

Marie Anna Van Erp, age 97, of Perham, MN, died Sunday, June 19, 2011, at the Elders Home, in New York Mills, MN. Marie was born on September 11, 1913, the third of nine children born to George and Johanna (Ruys) Boogaard, in Roberts County, South Dakota. At the age of 15 years, she moved to Butler, MN, with her...

Larry Wanderi

Larry Wanderi

Jun 18, 2011

Larry Lee Wanderi, age 58, of Perham, MN, died Saturday, June 18, 2011, at Sanford Health, Fargo, ND. Larry was born April 23, 1953, in Perham, the son of John and Norma (Rothiger) Wanderi. He was baptized at home in Corliss Township, rural Perham, and later attended the country school there. Larry was confirmed at St. Paula�(TM)s Lutheran Church in...

Carol Casi

Carol Casi

Jun 16, 2011

Carol A. Casi, age 71, of Perham, MN, passed away in her sleep, at home, on June 16, 2011. Carol was born on January 29, 1940, the daughter of Clement and Irene (Scruppy) Billinger. She worked for the Leupold Scope Company for 25 years. Carol loved to travel and visit her family all over the country. She moved to Perham...

Michael Kern

Michael Kern

Jun 15, 2011

Michael Edward Kern, 62, of Dent, MN, died, at his home, the evening of Wednesday, June 15, 2011. Mike was born September 8, 1948, in Grand Forks, ND, the son of Edward and Esther (Marweg) Kern. He graduated from Perham High School, Perham, MN, in 1966. Mike was united in marriage to Carol Budke, on August 23, 1969, at St....

Charlotte Guilder

Charlotte Guilder

Jun 4, 2011

Charlotte Hazel Van Guilder, 88, of Perham, MN, formerly of Osakis, MN, and Mankato, MN, passed away peacefully, June 4, 2011, at the Perham Memorial Nursing Home. Charlotte "Char" was born November 23, 1922, to Charlie and Esther Ferguson, in Grant Township, Iowa. She grew up in Iowa and then moved to Mankato, MN. There she met and married Earl...

Karen Christenson

Karen Christenson

Jun 2, 2011

Karen Marie (Ulschmid) Christenson, age 50, of Perham, MN, passed away at Sanford Health, Fargo, ND, on Thursday, June 2, 2011, surrounded by her family, after a courageous battle with medical problems. Karen was born on October 30, 1960, in Perham, to Everett and Gertrude Ulschmid. She grew up in Perham and graduated from Perham High School and Fergus Falls...

Clayton Perala

Clayton Perala

May 19, 2011

Clayton was born on October 23, 1929 the son of Philip and Mildred (Laurila) Perala in Wadena, MN. Surviving Clayton is his daughter, Belinda of New York Mills, MN; son, Brian of Minneapolis, MN; several grandchildren and great-grandchildren; brother, Robin (Diane) of Minneapolis, MN; sisters, Eldora Blom and Phyllis Rothiger, both of New York Mills, MN; sisters-in-law, Gloria Perala and...