Obituaries
Gordon Knott
Jan 15, 2009
Gordon Knott, 76, died on Thursday, January 15, 2009 at his home in Red Lake Falls, MN. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 1:00 P.M. on Monday, January 19, 2009 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Red Lake Falls, MN with Father Gerald Noesen presiding. Burial will follow at St. Joseph Cemetery in Red Lake Falls, MN. Military...
Estelle Grinde
Jan 12, 2009
Estelle Grinde, 96, died Monday, January 12, 2009 at Thief River Care Center, Thief River Falls, MN. Funeral service will be held at 1 P.M. Friday, January 16, 2009 at Zion Lutheran Church in Thief River Falls, MN. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment will be in Greenwood Cemetery, Thief River...
Leslie Kulseth
Jan 10, 2009
Leslie Kulseth, 96, died on Saturday, January 10, 2009 at the North Valley Health Center, Warren, MN. Funeral services will be 2:00 PM, Thursday, January 15, 2009 at Zion Lutheran Church in Viking, MN with Rev. Rena Peterson and Pastor Ollie Urdahl officiating. Burial will follow in the Bethlehem of New Solem Cemetery, rural Viking, MN. Visitation will be...
Maurice "Red" Benson
Jan 3, 2009
Maurice Red Benson, 84, died on Saturday, January 3, 2009 at Oakland Park Communities in Thief River Falls, MN. Funeral services will be held at 1 P.M. on Thursday, January 8, 2009 at New Hope Lutheran Church in Newfolden, MN. with Pastor Ollie Urdahl officiating. Visitation will be held from 5-8 P.M. on Wednesday, January 7, 2009 at Johnson...
Kathryn Walters
Jan 1, 2009
Kathryn Katie Walters, 84, died January 1, 2009 at Villa St. Vincent Care Center, Crookston, MN. Funeral service will be 11 AM, Monday, January 5, 2009 at Johnson Funeral Service, Red Lake Falls, MN with Reverend Denny Bivens officiating. Burial will be at First English Cemetery, Mentor, MN. Visitation will be 9-11 AM prior to the service at the...
Roy Roppe
Dec 31, 2008
Roy Roppe, 87, died on Wednesday, December 31, 2008 at the Veterans Hospital in Fargo, ND. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 AM Saturday, January 3, 2009 at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Newfolden, MN with Rev. Curtis Matz, officiating. Burial will follow at Opdahl Cemetery, New Maine Township, Marshall County, MN. Visitation will be held from 5:00 PM...
Herbert Zinter
Dec 31, 2008
Herbert E. Zinter, 80, of Thief River Falls, formerly of Grygla, died December 31, 2008 at Meritcare Northwest Campus in Thief River Falls. Funeral services will be held at 1 P.M. Saturday, January 3, 2009 at Faith Lutheran Church, Goodridge, MN with Pastor Bob Dahlen officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Interment will be...
Marvin L. Nelson
Dec 31, 2008
Marvin L. Nelson, 80, died on Wednesday, December 31, 2008 at the Life Care Nursing Home at Greenbush, MN. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Saturday, January 3, 2009 at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Newfolden, MN with Pastor Raynard Huglen officiating. Burial will follow at Oak Grove Cemetery in Newfolden, MN. Visitation will be held from 5:00...
Nathan Moran
Dec 30, 2008
Nathan NateDawg John Joshua Moran was born on November 30, 1984 to Gary Paul and Josine Ellen (Myhre) Moran in Grand Forks, ND. He was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith. He grew up in Mentor, MN and attended school in Mentor and graduated from Win-E-Mac in 2004. He attended Northland Community and Technical College in East Grand...
Orvus Benitt
Dec 29, 2008
Orvus Benitt, 86, died on Monday, December 29, 2008 at Oakland Park Communities in Thief River Falls, MN. Funeral services will be 10:30 AM, Friday, January 2, 2009 at Nazareth Lutheran Church in Holt, MN with Rev. Gary Johnson, officiating. Burial will follow in the Holt Cemetery, Holt, MN. Visitation will be from 5-8 P.M. on Thursday, January 1,...
Frances Molskness
Dec 28, 2008
Frances Molskness, 89, died Friday, December 28, 2007 at Oakland Park Communities, Thief River Falls, MN. Funeral service will be 2:00 PM, Wednesday, January 2, 2008 at New Life Family Worship Center, Thief River Falls, MN with Reverend George Bunnell officiating. Burial will be at Greenwood Cemetery, Thief River Falls, MN. Visitation will be 5-8 on Tuesday, January 1,...
Dorothy Johnson
Dec 27, 2008
Dorothy Johnson, 80, died on Saturday, December 27, 2008 at the Thief River Care Center. Funeral service will be at 2:00 P.M. on Saturday, January 3, 2009 at Abundant Life Lutheran Church, Thief River Falls, MN with Rev. Wesley Langaas officiating. Burial will be in St. Hilaire Community Cemetery, St. Hilaire, MN. Visitation will be from 5:00 P.M. to...
Esther Hesse
Dec 27, 2008
Esther Hesse, 78, died on Thursday, December 27, 2007 at Hillcrest Nursing Home in Red Lake Falls, MN. Funeral service will be 10:30 AM, Monday, December 31, 2007 at St. John Lutheran Church, Red Lake Falls, MN with Reverend Rick Hensel officiating. Burial will be at Immanuel Cemetery, Wylie, MN. Visitation will be 2 " 5 PM, Sunday, December...
Ferdinand "Ferd" Dehate
Dec 24, 2008
Ferdinand Ferd Joseph DeHate, 65, of Plummer, MN passed away on Monday, December 24, 2007 at MeritCare Northwest Medical Center in Thief River Falls, MN. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, December 29, 2007, 10:30 AM at St. Josephs Catholic Church in Brooks, Minnesota with Father Antony Fernando presiding. Burial will be at St. Vincent DePaul Catholic Cemetery...
Palmer Bevolden
Dec 22, 2008
Palmer Bevolden, 87, of Red Lake Falls, MN died Saturday, December 22, 2007 at Riverview Healthcare in Crookston, MN. Funeral services will be held 11:00 AM Thursday, December 27, 2007 at Johnson Funeral Service in Red Lake Falls, MN with Father Anthony Fernando presiding. Burial will follow at 2:00 PM at Oakdale Cemetery in Crookston, MN. Visitation will be...
Robert "Bob" Patnode
Dec 22, 2008
Robert Bob Patnode, 55, died Monday, December 22, 2008 at his home in Red Lake Falls, MN. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 A.M. on Tuesday, December 30, 2008 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Red Lake Falls, MN with Father Chuck Huck presiding. Burial will be in the spring at St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery in Red...
Bruce Mcghee
Dec 21, 2008
Bruce McGhee, 75, died Sunday, December 21, 2008 at his home in Thief River Falls, MN. Funeral service will be 2 PM, Friday, January 2, 2009 at Johnson Funeral Service, Thief River Falls, MN. Burial will be at St. Bernards Cemetery, Thief River Falls, MN. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Bruce Jerold McGhee was born...
Brian Kelly
Dec 21, 2008
Brian Kelly, 56, died Friday, December 21, 2007 at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, ND. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM Friday, December 28, 2007 at Angus-Tabor Presbyterian Church in Angus, MN with Pastor Jeff Gustafson officiating. Burial will follow at Prairie View Cemetery at Euclid, MN. Visitation will be held from 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM...
Lawrence Anderson
Dec 20, 2008
Lawrence Charles Walks Alone Anderson died on Saturday, December 20, 2008 in Stillwater, MN. Funeral service is pending. Interment will be at the Good Cemetery, Neptune, MN. Lawrence Charles Walks Alone Anderson was born on August 25, 1944 in Neptune, MN, the son of Ned and Elizabeth Anderson. He grew up in Red Lake, MN. Lawrence was a member...
Rita Perusse
Dec 18, 2008
Rita Carol Perusse, 70, passed away peacefully in Sandpoint, ID on December 18, 2008 after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 A.M. on Saturday, January 10, 2009 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Red Lake Falls, MN with Father Chuck Huck presiding. Burial will be in St. Joseph Cemetery in...
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