Obituaries
James Wells
Mar 13, 2023
James "Jim" G. Wells, age 82 of Richville, MN, died Monday, March 13, 2023 at Perham Living.
He was born to Alvin and Dorothy (Ryder) Wells on September 11, 1940.
Jim was a life-long farmer and spent his working years farming in Richville. He will be remembered for his love of baseball, horses, friends, and family.
A Celebration of Life...
Duane W. Matz
Mar 10, 2023
Duane Matz, age 83 of Perham, MN died Friday, March 10, 2023 in Green Pine Acres Nursing Home in Menahga, MN.
Duane William Matz was born May 7, 1939, the son of Louis and Myrtle (Rader) Matz in rural Perham. He attended country school until eighth grade before attending Perham High School where he graduated in 1957. Following high...
Janelle Frost-Geiser
Mar 10, 2023
Janelle R. Frost-Geiser, age 59 of Glyndon, MN, passed away at her home on Friday, March 10, 2023.
Visitation will be held 4:30 p.m.- 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 14, 2023 at Schoeneberger Funeral and Cremation Service of Perham, with a Prayer Service at 6:00 p.m. Visitation will resume at 10:00 a.m. on Wed. March 15, at Trinity Lutheran Church...
Gary Honer
Mar 8, 2023
Gary Honer, age 83 of Dent, MN died Wednesday, March 8, 2023, at Perham Health. Visitation will be 4:00-7:00 p.m. with Parish Prayers at 6:30 on Friday, March 10 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Dent. Visitation will resume beginning at 9:30 a.m. followed by the Memorial Mass at 10:30 on Saturday, March 11 at Sacred Heart Church. Interment and...
Roger Brown
Mar 3, 2023
Roger Lee Brown, age 69 of Richville, MN, died Friday, March 3, 2023 at his home.
He was born on March 18, 1953 and graduated from Perham High School in 1972.
In 1985, due to a car accident, he spent many months in the hospital. He was able recover his ability to walk and care for himself.
Roger loved movies,...
Steven Scott
Mar 3, 2023
Steven J. Scott, age 61 of Dent, MN and formerly of Staples, MN, died on Friday, March 3, 2023 at Perham Living.
A Celebration of Life for Steven will be held in the Spring of 2023.
Diana L. Lenius
Feb 28, 2023
Diana Lenius, age 77 of Perham, MN passed away Tuesday, February 28, 2023, under the care of hospice and Elk Ridge Assisted Living.
Diana Lee Wenzel was born on June 2, 1945, the oldest of two children, to Rockley and Norma (Ress) in Carroll, Iowa.
She spent the first years of her life growing up on a beef and pork...
Patricia "Pat" A. Benson
Feb 17, 2023
Patricia A. Benson, age 79 of Perham and formerly of Dent, died Friday, February 17, 2023 at Perham Living.
Pat was born April 5, 1943 to John and Alice Williams (Coates) in St. Louis, MO. She was joined in marriage to Gary Dean Benson in Albert Lea, MN on September 10, 1966.
She spent her career working as Postmaster for...
Paulette A. Ulschmid
Feb 2, 2023
Paulette Agnes Ulschmid, age 64 of Perham, MN passed away Thursday, February 2, 2023 at her home.
Paulette was born December 7, 1958 in Perham, to Everett and Getrude Ulschmid. She grew up in Perham and graduated from Perham High School. After graduating high school, she went on to receive her associate’s degree as a Medical Secretary at Wadena Technical...
Raymond A. Ziegler
Feb 2, 2023
Raymond Arland Ziegler, of Perham, MN, passed away on February 2, 2023 at the age of 91.
He was born on November 14, 1931 in Gorman Township, the son of William and Amanda (Schultz) Ziegler. Raymond was baptized and confirmed at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Perham. He grew up in rural Perham and graduated from Perham High School in...
Lourline "Lori" A. Kahles
Jan 31, 2023
Lourline “Lori” Kahles, age 80, passed away January 31, 2023, at her home in Dent, MN, under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley.
Lori was born in Wadena, MN on April 19, 1942. She graduated high school in Bigfork, MN in 1960. She worked many years in the Twin Cities as a bookkeeper and in restaurant...
James "Jim" L. Wallenberg
Jan 30, 2023
James "Jim" L. Wallenberg, age 72 of Clitherall, MN, died Monday, January 30, 2023.
Jim was born to Bud and Arvilla (Jahnke) Wallenberg on March 21, 1950 at Thiel Hospital in Bertha, MN. Jim was baptized April 16, 1950 and confirmed in 1968 at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Bertha. He graduated from Bertha High School, where he met Yvonne...
Joanne M. Rosen
Jan 28, 2023
Joanne Marie Rosen, age 73, of Liverpool, NY, met her Lord and Savior on January 28, 2023 at the Upstate Medical Center in Syracuse. Joanne (fondly known as “Jo”) was born in Perham, MN on February 26, 1949 to Arnold and Jean (Matz) Rosen where she grew up on a dairy farm in Corliss Township near Perham. Jo graduated from...
Leon F. Westhoff
Jan 26, 2023
Leon “Lee” Francis Westhoff, Jr., age 70, of Perham, MN died January 26, 2023 peacefully in his home.
Leon was born March 7, 1952, in Breckenridge, MN to Leon Westhoff Sr. and Neta (Reese) Westhoff. He was baptized in Wyndmere, ND. The family then moved to Deer Lodge, MT where he started school. In 1960, his family moved to...
Calvin N. Steeke
Jan 26, 2023
Calvin N. Steeke, age 71 of Frazee, passed away on Thursday, January 26, 2023 at his home.
Calvin is survived by his wife, Jo Ann Steeke; children, Bobby Jo Steeke, Mike (Taryn) Steeke, and John (Amy) Steeke; and grandchildren, Duston and Wyatt Steeke. He is preceded in death by his parents; two brothers; and two sisters.
At Calvin's...
Yvette B. Wapensky
Jan 21, 2023
Yvette B. Wapensky, age 84 of Frazee, passed away on Saturday, January 21, 2023 at her home.
A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date.
Richard "Sam" O. Gladback
Jan 21, 2023
Richard “Sam” Gladback, age 78, died Saturday, January 21, 2023 in PioneerCare, Fergus Falls, MN.
Richard Ollis Gladback was born December 17, 1944 in Perham, MN, the son of John and Lillian (Lillis) Gladback. Richard attended country school near Basswood, MN before attending Perham High School. Richard worked as a farmhand near Richville, MN and on June 26, 1965,...
Scott A. Simdorn
Jan 7, 2023
Scott Alan Simdorn, age 64 of Ottertail, MN, died unexpectedly in a tragic accident on Saturday, January 7, 2023, after foggy conditions caused him to run his snowmobile into a section of open water on Otter Tail Lake.
Scott was born on September 12, 1958, in Breckenridge, MN to Gerald and Carol Betty (Breuer) Simdorn. He resided on...
Alice P. Radunske
Jan 6, 2023
Alice Radunske, age 90, died Friday, January 6, 2023 in Fair Oaks Lodge, Wadena, MN. Visitation will begin at 12:00 noon followed by the funeral service at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 18 at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Perham. Interment will be in Greenwood Cemetery, New York Mills, MN.
Alice Pearl Radunske was born May 31, 1932, the...
Robert "Bob" H. Ebeling
Jan 2, 2023
Robert “Bob” Ebeling was born March 10, 1955 in Perham, MN to Edward and Emelia “Babe” (Guck) Ebeling. Bob passed away peacefully in his home Monday, January 2, 2023.
Bob was baptized at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church and was a lifetime member there. He attended St. Paul’s Lutheran School and Perham High School graduating in 1973.
Bob spent the...
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