Obituaries

Charles Thorstad

Charles Thorstad

Jun 23, 2008

Charles Thorstad, 62, died Monday, June 23, 2008 at the VA Medical Center, Fargo, ND. Funeral services will be 10:30 am, Friday, June 27, 2008 at Johnson Funeral Service, Thief River Falls, MN with Rev. Bob Dahlen officiating. Burial will follow in Greenwood Cemetery, Thief River Falls, MN. Visitation will be from 5-8 on Thursday, June 26, 2008 at...

Madonna Rysavy

Madonna Rysavy

Jun 23, 2008

Madonna Rysavy, 75, died Monday, June 23, 2008 at Altru Hospital, Grand Forks, ND. Madonna Marie Collette was born July 28, 1932 in Grafton, ND the daughter of Wilfred and Marie (Lessard) Collette. Madonna was baptized and confirmed into the Catholic Faith in Grafton, ND. On June 4, 1959 Madonna was united in marriage to Stanley Rysavy in Grafton,...

Gertrude Nyvall

Gertrude Nyvall

Jun 22, 2008

Gertrude Anna Metta Voth Nyvall was born October 11, 1916 in Goodhue County Minnesota to Anna and Frederick Voth. She died peacefully on Sunday, June 22 at the age of 91. At an early age she moved with her parents and younger brother, Frederick to a farm in the Holt area. She attended elementary school at the old rural...

Kevin Hamre

Kevin Hamre

Jun 21, 2008

Kevin J. Hamre, 45, of Thief River Falls, MN died Saturday, June 21, 2008 at MeritCare Northwest Campus in Thief River Falls, MN. Kevin John Hamre was born January 17, 1963 in Thief River Falls, MN the second of four children born to Leighton Henry and Marilyn Bernice (Salvhus) Hamre. He was baptized and confirmed at Zion Lutheran Church...

Joseph Martinez

Joseph Martinez

Jun 21, 2008

Joseph Martinez, 60, of Thief River Falls, MN died Saturday, June 21, 2008 at MeritCare Hospital in Fargo, ND. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 AM on Thursday, June 26, 2008 at St. Josephs Catholic Church in Red Lake Falls MN with Monsignor Timothy McGee and Father Antony Fernando presiding. Visitation will be held at the...

Omer Sauve

Omer Sauve

Jun 19, 2008

Omer Sauve, 81, died on Thursday, June 19, 2008 at Hillcrest Senior Living in Red Lake Falls, MN. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 A.M. on Monday, June 23, 2008 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Red Lake Falls, MN with Father Antony Fernando presiding. Burial will be in St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery in Red Lake Falls....

Basil Stavenes

Basil Stavenes

Jun 19, 2008

Basil Stavenes, 81, died Thursday, June 19, 2008 at Pioneer Memorial Care Center, Erskine, MN. Funeral service will be 11:00 AM, Monday, June 23, 2008 at Grace Lutheran Church, Grygla, MN with Reverend Mary Gilthvedt officiating. Burial will be Our Saviors Cemetery, rural Grygla. Visitation will be Sunday 5-8 PM at Johnson Funeral Service, Thief River Falls, MN. Visitation...

Richard "Dick" Hruby

Richard "Dick" Hruby

Jun 16, 2008

Richard Dick Hruby, 79, died Monday, June 16, 2008 at his farm. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 AM Friday, June 20, 2008 at Silverton Church in Silverton Township, rural Thief River Falls, MN with Pastor George Davis officiating. Burial will follow at Silverton Cemetery. Military honors will be provided by the American Legion Ecklund-Holmstrom Post #117 and...

Norman Helle

Norman Helle

Jun 16, 2008

Norman Helle, 77, died Monday, June 16, 2008 at his home in Mahnomen, MN. Funeral service will be at 10:30 A.M. on Friday, June 20, 2008 at Johnson Funeral Service in Thief River Falls, MN with Reverend Ale Tulu officiating. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery, Thief River Falls, MN. Visitation will be from 5:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M....

Larry Molstad

Larry Molstad

Jun 14, 2008

Larry Molstad, 71, died on Saturday, June 14, 2008 at MeritCare Hospital, Northwest Campus in Thief River Falls, MN. Funeral services will be 2:00 PM, Wednesday, June 18, 2008 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Thief River Falls, MN with Rev. John Voelker, Ph.D., officiating. Burial will follow in the Greenwood Cemetery, Thief River Falls, MN with military honors provided...

Ella Johnson

Ella Johnson

Jun 13, 2008

Ella Johnson, 92, died on Friday, June 13, 2008 at MeritCare Hospital, Northwest Campus in Thief River Falls, MN. Funeral service will be at 1:00 P.M. on Thursday, June 19, 2008 at Oak Ridge Lutheran Church, rural Thief River Falls, MN with Reverend Rena Peterson officiating. Burial will be in Landstad Cemetery, Sanders Township, Pennington County, MN. Visitation will...

Joan Robson

Joan Robson

Jun 13, 2008

Joan Robson, 73, died Tuesday, June 10, 2008 at Hillcrest Nursing and Hospice Care, Red Lake Falls, MN with her family gathered by her side. Funeral service will be 10:30 AM, Monday, June 16, 2008, at Zion Lutheran Church in Thief River Falls, MN with Rev. Ale Tulu officiating. Burial will follow in Greenwood Cemetery, Thief River Falls, MN....

Jesse Norman

Jesse Norman

Jun 12, 2008

Jesse Norman, 24, died on Thursday, June 12, 2008 in rural Thief River Falls, MN. Funeral services will be 2:00 PM, Monday, June 16, 2008 at Johnson Funeral Service in Thief River Falls, MN with Rev. Robert Dahlen officiating. Burial will follow in the Valle Cemetery in rural Grygla. Visitation will be held for one hour prior to the...

Charles Wilcox

Charles Wilcox

Jun 10, 2008

Charles Wilcox, 76, died on Tuesday, June 10, 2008 at his home in Thief River Falls, MN after a courageous battle with cancer. Funeral Service will be at 2:00 P.M. on Saturday, June 14, 2008 at the Evangelical Free Church in Newfolden, MN with Reverend Gary Barrett officiating. Burial will be in Oak Grove Cemetery in Newfolden, MN. Visitation...

Lida Inman

Lida Inman

Jun 10, 2008

Lida Inman, 89, died on Tuesday,June 10, 2008 at Woodwinds Health Center in Woodbury, MN. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 AM Saturday, June 14, 2008 at Nazareth Lutheran Church in Holt, MN with Rev. Nancy Hanson officiating. Burial will follow in the Holt Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM, Friday, June 13,...

Myrtle J. Johnson

Myrtle J. Johnson

Jun 6, 2008

Myrtle J. Johnson, 88, died on Friday, June 6, 2008 at Thief River Care Center in Thief River Falls, MN. Funeral service will be 10:30AM Tuesday, June 10, 2008 at Redeemer Lutheran Church, Thief River Falls, MN with Reverend Mark Helgeland officiating. Burial will be at Greenwood Cemetery, Thief River Falls. Visitation will be held from 5:00 PM until...

Gertrude Lewis

Gertrude Lewis

Jun 4, 2008

Gertrude Lewis, 92, of Goodridge, MN died Wednesday, June 4, 2008 at MeritCare Northwest Campus, Thief River Falls, MN. Funeral service will be 11 AM, Monday, June 9, 2008 at Ekelund Lutheran Church, rural Goodridge, MN with Reverend Robert Dahlen officiating. Burial will be at Ekelund Lutheran Cemetery, rural Goodridge, MN. Visitation will be 5 - 8 PM, Sunday,...

Matthew Holte

Matthew Holte

May 31, 2008

Matthew Holte, 39, died on May 31, 2008 in Duluth, MN of natural causes. Memorial service will be at 10:30 A.M. on Monday, August 4, 2008 at Zion Lutheran Church in Thief River Falls, MN with Reverend Gary Johnson officiating. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery, Thief River Falls, MN. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service,...

Pauline Knott

Pauline Knott

May 29, 2008

Pauline Knott, 86, died Thursday, May 29, 2008 at Thief River Care Center, Thief River Falls, MN. Mass of Christian Burial will be 11 AM, Tuesday, June 3, 2008 at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Red Lake Falls, MN with Father Antony Fernando presiding. Burial will follow in St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery, Red Lake Falls. Visitation will be 5 "...

Palmer Lorenson

Palmer Lorenson

May 29, 2008

Palmer Lorenson, 88, died Thursday, May 29, 2008 at MeritCare Northwest Hospital, Thief River Falls, MN. Funeral services will be held 10:30 AM, Monday, June 2, 2008 at Johnson Funeral Service in Thief River Falls, MN with Rev. Gary Johnson officiating. Burial will follow in the Greenwood Cemetery, Thief River Falls, MN. Palmer Leonard Lorenson was born on July...

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