Obituaries
Scott Reay
May 23, 2005
Scott G. Reay, 40, Thief River Falls, died Thursday, May 19, 2005 at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, ND. Scott Gale Reay was born March 26, 1965 in Thief River Falls, MN, the son of Meribeth Folkedahl Dicken. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Pauli Lutheran Church. He grew up and attended schools in Thief River Falls, Billingham...
Hilda Hoffman
May 19, 2005
Hilda Hoffman, 91, died Saturday, May 14, 2005 at Oakland Park Nursing Home in Thief River Falls, MN. Funeral service will be at 4:00 P.M. on Thursday, May 19, 2005 at Faith Lutheran Church in Goodridge, MN with Reverend Robert Dahlen officiating. Burial will be in the Goodridge Cemetery. Visitation will be from 1:00 P.M. to 5:00 P.M. at...
Leonard Furuseth
May 12, 2005
Leonard Furuseth, 83, died Sunday, May 8, 2005 at Veterans Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN. Leonard Manley Furuseth was born January 16, 1922 at Gully, MN, the son of Peder and Johanna (Fladeland) Furuseth. He was baptized and confirmed at Gully. He grew up and attended Lincoln High School, graduating in 1940. He entered the military, November 4, 1942. On...
Joann Widing
May 12, 2005
JoAnn Widing, 72, died on Saturday, May 7, 2005 at the Innovis Hospital in Fargo, ND. JoAnn Margaret McAdam was born October 3, 1932 at Strathcona, MN, the daughter of Merlyn and Gladys (Beito) McAdam. She was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith. JoAnn started school in Middle River, MN and moved to Thief River Falls where she...
Robert Sandsmark
May 11, 2005
Robert Sandsmark, 85, died Sunday, May 8, 2005 at McIntosh Manor Nursing Home, McIntosh, MN. Graveside service will be 10:30 AM, Wednesday, May 11, 2005 at Valle Cemetery, rural Grygla, MN. Laverne Robert Sandsmark was born May 8, 1920 in Waukegan, IL and was adopted by John and Margaret (Teigland) Sandsmark. He grew up and lived most of his...
Allen Jones
May 10, 2005
Allen C. Jones, 89, died Saturday, May 7, 2005 at Oakland Park Nursing Home, Thief River Falls, MN. Allen Conrad Jones was born September 25, 1915 in Moylan Township, Marshall County, MN, the son of William and Gena (Johnson) Jones. He was baptized and confirmed at Germantown Church. He grew up and attended Mayflower School. On July 28, 1937,...
Elsie Johnson
May 7, 2005
Elsie Johnson, 100, died Friday, April 29, 2005 at Hillcrest Nursing Home, Red Lake Falls, MN. Elsie Beryle Blair Johnson was born February 18, 1905 at Langdon, ND the daughter of James Dick and Vera Christina (Johnson) Blair. She moved to Mahnomen, MN in 1906 with her mother and two sisters. In December of 1910 the family moved to...
Elmer Holmstrom
May 7, 2005
Elmer Holmstrom, 94, died Wednesday, May 4, 2005 at Northwest Medical Center, Thief River Falls, MN. Elmer Holmstrom was born June 28, 1910 in West Valley Township, Marshall County, MN, the son of John and Bertha (Lindstrom) Holmstrom. He grew up and attended Oak Ridge Country School. On October 30, 1935, Elmer was united in marriage to Anna Viola...
Warren Brenna
May 6, 2005
Warren Brenna, 65, died Tuesday, May 3, 2005 at Northwest Medical Center, Thief River Falls, MN. Warren Lee Brenna was born August 14, 1939 in Huntley Township, Marshall County, MN, on the family farm, to Calmer and Sigrid (Johnson) Brenna. He was baptized and confirmed into the Lutheran Faith. He grew up and attended school in Middle River, MN....
Andrew Leon Waling-Biever
May 5, 2005
Andrew Leon Waling Biever, infant son, of Alicia Biever and Travis Waling entered heaven on Tuesday, May 3, 2005. He was born at 2:37 PM and weighed 6 pounds 7 ounces and 19 inches long. Andrew is loved by his parents, grandparents, Karen & Neil Biever of Thief River Falls, MN; Dan & Renee Waling of Wannaska, MN; great...
Elmer Severson
May 5, 2005
Elmer Severson, 97, died Tuesday, May 3, 2005 at Oakland Park Nursing Home, Thief River Falls, MN. Elmer Severson was born October 3, 1907. On January 4, 1933, Elmer was united in marriage to Gladys Linstad in Thief River Falls. The couple bought a farm in New Solom Township and operated it until 1943. They then moved to Thief...
Shirley Sande
May 3, 2005
Shirley Sande, 70, died Monday, April 11, 2005 at Hillcrest Nursing Home, Red Lake Falls, MN Shirley May Clement was born March 19, 1935 to Ted and Mae (Ste Marie) Clement in Red Lake Falls, MN. She was baptized and confirmed in the Catholic faith. She attended St. Josephs Catholic School and Lafayette High School in Red Lake Falls,...
Olive Pederson
May 2, 2005
Olive Pederson, 90, died Thursday, April 28, 2005 at her home in Thief River Falls, MN Olive M. Haugen was born January 31, 1915, at Devils Lake, ND, the daughter of Mathias and Tilda (Timboe) Haugen. She was baptized and confirmed into the Lutheran Faith. She grew up and attended Hettinger, ND, High School in 1933. In November, 1936,...
Elaine Idso
Apr 30, 2005
Elaine Idso, 80, died Wednesday, April 27, 2005 at Altru Hospital, Grand Forks, ND. Funeral services will be Saturday, April 30, 2005 " 3:00 PM at Johnson Funeral Service, Thief River Falls, MN with Pastor Jay Borchert, officiating. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery, Thief River Falls, MN Visitation will be Friday, 4:00 until 8:00 PM with a prayer...
Neil Nelson
Apr 25, 2005
Neil Nelson, 53, died Wednesday, April 20, 2005 at his home in Thief River Falls, MN Neil Alan Nelson was born February 17, 1952 in Thief River Falls, MN, the son of Newell and Alice (Horton) Nelson. He was baptized and confirmed at Melo Lutheran Church, Angus, MN. He grew up and attended school, graduating from Warren High School...
Rose Yonke
Apr 20, 2005
RoseMarie Yonke, 52 died Saturday, April 16, 2005 at the Northwest Medical Center in Thief River Falls, MN. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, April 20, 2005 " 11:00 AM at Trinity Lutheran Church, Thief River Falls, MN, with Pastor Jerry Eggers, officiating. Burial will be held at the Greenwood Cemetery, Thief River Falls, MN at 1:00 on...
Harold "Hj" Burrell
Apr 19, 2005
Harold HJ J. Burrell, 85, Thief River Falls, MN, beloved husband, father, grandpa and great-grandpa, passed away Friday, April 15, 2005 at his home in Thief River Falls, MN with his family at his side. Funeral service will be 10:00 AM, Tuesday, April 19, 2005 at United Methodist Church, Thief River Falls, MN, with Reverend Philip J. Schmidt officiating....
Myrtle Tydlacka
Apr 19, 2005
Myrtle Tydlacka, 81, died Friday, April 15, 2005 at Riverview Hospital, Crookston, MN. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Tuesday, April 19, 2005 " 1:30 PM at the St. Josephs Catholic Church in Red Lake Falls, MN with Father Gerald Noesen, Celebrating. Burial will be in the St. Josephs Cemetery, Red Lake Falls, MN. Visitation will be...
Palma "Polly" Heieren
Apr 18, 2005
Palma Nora Hornseth was born on July 17, 1911 in Thief River Falls, MN the daughter of Peder and Nellie (Neilson) Hornseth. She was baptized and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church in Thief River Falls. Palma attended country school, the NW School of Agriculture in Crookston, and the Union Business College in Grand Forks. Palma was united in marriage...
Elizabeth Johnson
Apr 16, 2005
Elizabeth Jane (Betty Wood) Johnson, 81, died April 14, 2005 at the Midway Care Center, Fosston, after a long illness. Elizabeth Jane (Betty Wood) Johnson was born November 11, 1923, the daughter of John H. and Francis (Zavoral) Reed in Thief River Falls. She attended school in Thief River Falls and married Robert N. Wood, May 26, 1942 in...
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