Obituaries

Roger Bartel

Roger Bartel

Dec 10, 2009

Roger Bartel, age 72, of Perham , MN , passed away peacefully into God’s grace on Thursday, December 10, 2009 , at St. Mary’s Hospital, Rochester , MN . Roger was born November 7, 1937 , in Frazee , MN , the son of Henry and Gretchen Bartel. Roger was married to...

Norman Bormann

Norman Bormann

Dec 1, 2009

Norman Herbert Bormann, age 80, of Ottertail , MN , died Tuesday, December 1, 2009 , at MeritCare Hospital , Fargo , ND surrounded by family. Norman was born April 13, 1929 , in Ottertail , MN , the son of Diedrich and Anna (Stuckenschmidt) Bormann. He was united in marriage to...

Harold Radi

Harold Radi

Nov 30, 2009

Harold R. Radi, age 79, of Perham , MN , died Monday, November 30, 2009 , in the Perham Memorial Home after a lengthy battle with cancer. Harold was born October 24, 1930 , to Martin and Emelia (Ross) Radi, in Fisher, MN, where he grew up and attended school. He was...

James McFadzen

James McFadzen

Nov 29, 2009

James “Jim” C. McFadzen, age 76, of Perham, MN, died Sunday, November 29, 2009, at the Golden Living Center, Battle Lake, MN. Jim was born March 3, 1933 , in Mallard, IA, the son of Charles and Ruth (Crook) McFadzen. He grew up and graduated from Plover, IA. Jim attended Agriculture College...

Robert Richter

Robert Richter

Nov 27, 2009

Robert M. “Bob” Richter, age 87, of Perham, MN, died Friday, November 27, 2009, at the Perham Memorial Home . Robert “Bob” Richter was born January 17, 1922 , the son of Peter and Margaret (Hopp) Richter in Wadena , MN . He helped farm and attended school near Wadena through the...

Robert Thurston

Robert Thurston

Nov 23, 2009

Robert R. “Bob” Thurston, age 74, of Dent, MN, died Monday, November 23, 2009 , at the Frazee Care Center , Frazee , MN . Bob was born September 23, 1935 , in Aldrich , MN , the son of Lenard and Marjorie (Waln) Thurston. On July 9, 1986 , he was...

Charles Sutterfield

Charles Sutterfield

Nov 18, 2009

Charles M. “Charlie” Sutterfield, age 91, of Perham , MN , died Wednesday, November 18, 2009 , at the Perham Memorial Nursing Home. Charlie was born April 2, 1918 , in Leslie , AR , the son of William and Lillie (Gregg) Sutterfield. Lillie died when he was five years old and...

Ervin Johnson

Ervin Johnson

Nov 10, 2009

Ervin H. Johnson, age 90, of Perham , MN , died Tuesday, November 10, 2009 , in the Perham Memorial Hospital . Ervin was born July 26, 1919 , in Tordenskjold Township in Underwood, MN, to George and Minnie (Mattfeld) Johnson. He served from 1942-1945 as a Corporal in the Unites States Army,...

Verna Drummond

Verna Drummond

Nov 7, 2009

Verna R. Drummond, age 89, of Perham , MN , died Saturday, November 7, 2009 , at the Perham Memorial Nursing Home. Verna Rose Mitchell was born September 6, 1920 , in Douglas , ND , the daughter of Guy and Anna Mitchell. Verna grew up in Florida , South Dakota ,...

Ingeborg Kegley

Ingeborg Kegley

Oct 26, 2009

Ingeborg M. “Inge” Kegley, age 86, of Dent, MN, died Monday, October 26, 2009 , in the Pioneer Care Center , Fergus Falls , MN . Inge was born October 5, 1923 , in Germany . She was a resident of Dent, MN, where she enjoyed crocheting and knitting and loved a...

Donald Arends

Donald Arends

Oct 20, 2009

Donald “Don” Arends, age 81, of Ottertail , MN , died unexpectedly Tuesday, October 20, 2009 , at his lake home on Ottertail Lake . Don was born November 18, 1927 , in Bottineau , ND , the son of Henry “Hank” and Stella Arends. The family moved to Rapid City ,...

Elaine Beller

Elaine Beller

Oct 20, 2009

Elaine M. Beller, age 58, of Dent, MN, died Tuesday, October 20, 2009 , at Triumph Hospital in Fargo , ND . Elaine Margaret Botts was born August 3, 1951 , in Fergus Falls , MN , the daughter of Fay and Mary Jane (Ruffcorn) Botts. Elaine grew up in St. James...

Millie Matson

Millie Matson

Oct 19, 2009

Millie L. Matson, age 100, of Perham , MN , died Monday, October 19, 2009 , at the Frazee Care Center , Frazee , MN . Millie was born May 12, 1909 , in Corliss Township , Perham , MN , the daughter of Ernest and Amelia (Huwe) Ogroske. On June 10,...

Albert Benke

Albert Benke

Oct 13, 2009

Albert “Al” George Benke, age 92, of Perham , MN , died Tuesday, October 13, 2009 , in the Perham Memorial Hospital . Al was born February 22, 1917 , in Deer Creek Township , MN , the son of Matt and Lydia (Hyrynkangas) Asmund. He was the youngest of eight children....

Marjorie Knight

Marjorie Knight

Oct 12, 2009

Marjorie A. “Marge” Knight, age 84, of Perham , MN , died Monday, October 12, 2009 , at the Perham Memorial Hospital . Marge was born March 19, 1925 , in the St. Ansgar Hospital, Moorhead , MN , the second child of Carl and Clare Jacobson. She attended school in Moorhead...

Hugo Heinle

Hugo Heinle

Oct 7, 2009

Hugo Carl Heinle, age 76, of Perham , MN , died on Wednesday, October 7, 2009 , at the Perham Memorial Hospital with his family at his side. Hugo was born March 27, 1933 , in Hebron , ND , the son of Charles and Lydia Heinle. He was raised on the...

Donna Schoolcraft

Donna Schoolcraft

Oct 6, 2009

Donna L. Schoolcraft, age 52, of Perham , MN , died Tuesday, October 6, 2009 , at her home under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley . Donna Lynn Willprecht Rokes Ainsworth Schoolcraft was born May 4, 1957 , in Rutland , ND , the daughter of Darrel and...

Albert Bretz

Albert Bretz

Sep 28, 2009

Albert N. Bretz, age 94, of Perham , MN , died Monday, September 28 , 2009 , at the Perham Memorial Nursing Home. Albert was born at home on December 17, 1914 , in Compton Township , Wadena , MN , the fourth of eight children from William and Magdalena (Auel) Bretz....

Luella Breitenfeldt

Luella Breitenfeldt

Sep 27, 2009

Luella L. Breitenfeldt, age 93, of Perham , MN , died Sunday, September 27, 2009 , at the Perham Memorial Nursing Home. Luella was born February 12, 1916 , the daughter of Albert and Rose (Rothinger) Brasel. On September 5, 1934 , she was united in marriage to Edwin Breitenfeldt. Together they...

Violet Zoll

Violet Zoll

Sep 26, 2009

Violet Zoll, age 101, of Perham, MN, died Saturday, September 26, 2009, at the Perham Memorial Home. Violet was born December 26, 1907 , in Butler , MN , the daughter of John and Cora (Woods) Kimball. She was schooled at Bear Creek School District 165 and then went onto Dakota Business...