Obituaries
Stanley Ranum
Oct 10, 2005
Stanley Ranum, 83, died Sunday, October 9, 2005 at Altru Hospital, Grand Forks, ND. Stanley Ranum was born December 14, 1921 on a farm near Wannaska, MN, the son of Alfred and Hulda (Johnson) Ranum. Stanley was happily married to Violet Senum for sixty years. He worked as a carpenter and contractor for sixty years. Stanley enjoyed life and...
Eugene Polansky
Oct 8, 2005
Eugene Polansky, 75, died Saturday, October 8, 2005 at St. Marys Hospital, Rochester, MN. Eugene John Polansky was born November 21, 1929 in Thief Lake Township, Marshall County, MN, the son of George Paul and Mary Catherine (Musial) Polansky. He was baptized and confirmed at Jane Church, Thief Lake Township. The family moved to Rollis Township in June, 1938....
Brett Bushelle
Oct 6, 2005
Brett Bushelle, 67, died on Thursday, October 6, 2005, in rural Plummer, MN. Brett was born in Glasgow, Montana to Billy and Duska Bushelle. He grew up in Culver City, California and Forest Grove, Montana, attending school in California and at the N-Bar school on the North Fork of Flat Willow Creek in Montana. He joined the United States...
Ronald Alby
Oct 2, 2005
Ronald Alby, 68, died Sunday at Northwest Medical Center in Thief River Falls, MN. Funeral service will be 10:30 AM, Thursday, October 6, 2005 at Zion Lutheran Church, Thief River Falls, MN, with Reverend Gary Johnson officiating. Burial will be at Rindal Cemetery, New Solum Township, Marshall County, MN. Visitation will be 5 " 8 PM, Wednesday, October 5,...
Marian Vatthauer
Oct 2, 2005
Marian Vatthauer, 74 died unexpectedly Sunday, October 02, 2005 at the home of her daughter in Glyndon, MN. Funeral service will be 2:00 PM, Friday, October 7, 2005 at Evangelical Free Church, Thief River Falls, MN, with Reverend Mel Sich officiating. Burial will be at Greenwood Cemetery, Thief River Falls. Visitation will be 5 " 8 PM, Thursday, October...
Jeanette Hamerlinck
Oct 2, 2005
Jeanette Hamerlinck, 79 died Sunday, October 02, 2005 at her residence in Thief River Falls, MN. Jeanette Ione Branigan was born April 20, 1926, in a log cabin at Itasca State Park, MN the daughter of Harry T. and Clara (Teigland) Branigan. She was baptized June 6, 1926 at Bear Creek School, Clearwater County, MN and confirmed June 23,...
Gloria Rostvet
Sep 29, 2005
Gloria Jean Rostvet, 58, died Thursday, September 29, 2005 at her daughters home in Fargo, ND, following a courageous battle with cancer, surrounded by her loving family. Gloria Jean Bourbanis was born September 30, 1946 at Langdon, ND, the daughter of Jerome and Lillian (Gustafson) Bourbanis. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Boniface Catholic Church, Walhalla, ND. She...
Florence Miller
Sep 28, 2005
Florence Miller, 96, died Wednesday, September 28, 2005 at Hillcrest Nursing Home, Red Lake Falls, MN. Florence Bendel was born November 28, 1908 in Madison, MN, the daughter of John and Mary (Brown) Bendel. The family moved to Red Lake Falls, MN, where she attended St. Josephs School and graduated from Lafayette High School in 1927. Following a Teachers...
Richard Semrud
Sep 21, 2005
Richard Semrud, 48, died Wednesday, September 21, 2005 at Riverview Hospital, Crookston, MN. Richard Ray Semrud was born March 11, 1957 at St. Lukes Hospital, St. Paul, MN, the son of Ray Allen and Margaret (Schoppenhurst) Semrud. He was baptized at St. John Lutheran Church, Bloomington, MN and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church, Farmington, MN. He attended grade school...
James Lenhart
Sep 20, 2005
James Lenhart, 52, Mankato, MN, formerly Thief River Falls, MN and Warren, MN died Tuesday, September 20, 2005 in his home in Mankato, MN. James Lenhart was born August 24, 1953 at Warren, MN, the son of Lloyd and Violet (Simpson) Lenhart. He grew up, graduated high school at Warren and completed carpentry training at East Grand Forks Technical...
Marvin Gilbertson
Sep 19, 2005
Marvin Gilbertson, 86, died on Monday, September 19, 2005 at his home in rural Thief River Falls, MN. Marvin Gilbertson was born on June 18, 1919 in Ulen, MN, the son of Carl and Selma (Islandsrud) Gilbertson. He spent his early years in the Ulen area. Marvin went to the West Coast for a short time and returned to...
Leila Davies
Sep 18, 2005
Leila Davies, 97, died on Sunday, September 18, 2005 at the CNC unit of the Northwest Medical Center in Thief River Falls, MN. Funeral service will be held on Thursday, September 22, 2005 " 11:00 AM at the Evangelical Free Church, Thief River Falls, MN with Pastor Roger Davies and Pastor Jim Howard, officiating. Burial will be at Greenwood...
James Thompson, Sr.
Sep 18, 2005
James Thompson, Sr., 81, died on Sunday, September 18, 2005 at his home in Thief River Falls, MN. Graveside services will be on Thursday, September 22, 2005 at 11:00 A.M. at the Vang Cemetery in Vang, ND. Visitation will be from 5:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. on Wednesday, September 21, 2005 at Johnson Funeral Service in Thief River Falls,...
John Helley, Sr.
Sep 16, 2005
Retired Lieutenant Commander John Arthur Helley, SR, age 68, a resident of Grand Forks, ND and formerly of Plummer, MN passed away Friday, September 16, 2005 at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks. Funeral services will be at 10:00 A.M. on Saturday, September 24, 2005 at the Plummer School in Plummer, MN with Reverend John Wollenzien officiating. Lunch to follow...
Sharon Jablinske
Sep 14, 2005
Sharon Jablinske, 65, died on Wednesday, September 14, 2005 at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, ND. Memorial services will be at 10:00 A.M. on Saturday, September 17, 2005 at the Johnson Funeral Service in Thief River Falls, MN with Reverend Robert Dahlen officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to service at Johnson Funeral Service on Saturday. Sharon Yvonne...
Stanley "Stan" Gibson
Sep 12, 2005
Stanley F. Gibson, 79, passed away at home with his wife, Ione and his two grandsons, Jeremy and Justin Gibson by his side, Monday, September 12, 2005 in Thief River Falls, MN. Stan Gibson was born August 11, 1926 to Fleming A. and Frieda E. (Weeks) Gibson at Backoo, ND. He was a member of Lincoln High School class...
Dorothy Wordelman
Sep 5, 2005
Dorothy Wordelman, Oklee, MN died Monday, September 05, 2005 at her home. Dorothy Martha Bakke was born June 22, 1913 at Plummer, MN, the daughter of Emil and Unie J. (Urness) Bakke. She was baptized at Immanuel Lutheran Church and confirmed at Salem Lutheran Church. She grew up and attended rural school. On June 2, 1934, Dorothy was united...
Gordon "Baldy" Dunham
Sep 5, 2005
Gordon Baldy Dunham, 82, died Monday, September 05, 2005 at Altru Rehabilitation Center in Grand Forks, ND. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 AM on Friday, September 9, 2005 at Zion Lutheran Church in Thief River Falls, MN with Rev. Gary Johnson, Pastor Marlow Dunham, and Pastor Terry Dunham officiating. Burial will follow at Greenwood Cemetery in Thief...
Kathryn Peterson
Sep 5, 2005
Kathryn Peterson (nee Heieren) died September 5th 2005 at the White Bear Lake Care Center where she had been a patient since late June. She had been a life long resident of Thief River Falls, MN where she was well known and loved and will be sorely missed by all those who knew her throughout her life. Kathryn was...
Harold Storhaug
Aug 29, 2005
Harold Storhaug, 81, died on Monday, August 29, 2005 at Northwest Medical Center, CNC Unit, in Thief River Falls, MN, following a courageous two year battle with pancreatic cancer. Funeral services will be at 2:00 P.M. on Saturday, September 3, 2005 at Zion Lutheran Church in Thief River Falls, MN with Reverend Gary Johnson officiating. Burial will be in...
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