Obituaries
Orin Green
Mar 29, 2005
Orin Green, 74, died Tuesday, March 22, 2005 as a result of an automobile accident, near Wadena, MN. Funeral services will be 1:00 PM, Tuesday, March 29, 2005, at United Methodist Church, Thief River Falls, MN with Reverend Phil Schmidt officiating. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery, Thief River Falls, MN. Visitation will be 1-8 PM, on Monday, March...
Jerry M. Jensen
Mar 25, 2005
Jerry M. Jensen, 50, died on Sunday, March 20, 2005 at Northwest Medical Center in Thief River Falls, MN. Funeral services will be at 10:00 A.M. on Friday, March 25, 2005 at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Thief River Falls, MN with Reverend Terri Cuppett officiating. Burial will be in Clara Cemetery, River Falls Township, Pennington Co., MN. Visitation will...
Margaret Gamme
Mar 25, 2005
Margaret Gamme, 75, died on Monday, March 21, 2005 at Northwest Medical Center, CNC Unit, in Thief River Falls, MN. Funeral services will be at 10:00 A.M. on Friday, March 25, 2005 at Johnson Funeral Service in Thief River Falls, MN with Pastor Jason Asselstine officiating. Burial will be in Grace Lutheran Cemetery, Erskine, MN. Visitation will be one...
Clarence Vatthauer
Mar 22, 2005
Clarence Vatthauer, 80, died Friday, March 18, 2005 at Hillcrest Nursing Home, Red Lake Falls, MN. Clarence Henry Vatthauer was born May 21, 1924 in Red Lake Falls, MN the son of Henry and Laura (Hagl) Vatthauer. He was active in the Presbyterian Church where he was baptized and confirmed. He grew up and then graduated from high school...
Frederick Wilde
Mar 19, 2005
Frederick C. Wilde, 88, died Wednesday, March 16, 2005 at Northwest Medical Center, Thief River Falls, MN. Funeral service will be at 11:00 A.M. on Saturday, March 19, 2005 at Ebenezer Lutheran Church, rural Oklee, MN with Reverend Gwenn Bazajou officiating. Burial will be in Ebenezer Cemetery, Mayfield Township, Pennington County, MN. Visitation will be from 5:00 P.M. to...
June Hultman
Mar 16, 2005
June Hultman, 75, of Thief River Falls, MN died on Saturday, March 12, 2005 at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, ND. Funeral services will be held 2:00 PM on Wednesday, March 16, 2005 at Johnson Funeral Service Chapel in Thief River Falls, MN with Reverend Jason Asselstine officiating. Burial will be held in the Greenwood Cemetery, Thief River Falls,...
Donald Audette
Mar 14, 2005
Donald Audette, 65, died on Wednesday, March 9, 2005 at Northwest Medical Center in Thief River Falls, MN. Memorial Mass will be at 2:00 P.M. on Monday, March 14, 2005 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Red Lake Falls, MN with Father Tim Bushy presiding. Burial will be in Oak Grove Cemetery, Red Lake Falls, MN. Visitation will be...
Harvey Hess
Mar 14, 2005
Harvey Hess, 78, died Wednesday, March 9, 2005 at the CNC Unit of Northwest Medical Center in Thief River Falls. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM Monday, March 14, 2005 at Riverside Lutheran Church in Wannaska, MN with Reverend Paul Koch officiating. Burial will be at Palmville Cemetery at Wannaska, MN. Visitation will be held from 4:00...
Elmer Newhouse
Mar 9, 2005
Elmer Newhouse, 93, died Thursday, March 3, 2005 at Northwest Medical Center in Thief River Falls, MN. Funeral services will be AT 11:00 A.M. on Wednesday, March 9, 2005 at Our Saviors Lutheran Church in Grygla, MN with Reverend Mary Ronning Gilthvedt officiating. Burial will be in the Our Saviors Lutheran Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to...
Eleanor Derouin
Mar 9, 2005
Eleanor Mae Derouin, 78, died Thursday, March 3, 2005 at her home, of natural causes. Eleanor Mae Cardinal was born on May 18, 1926 in Red Lake Falls, MN, the daughter of Arthur and Alice (Marleau) Cardinal. She was baptized and confirmed in the Catholic Faith and attended St. Joseph Catholic School in Red Lake Falls. Following high school...
Dorothy Soeby
Mar 8, 2005
OBITUARY NOTICE FOR DOROTHY SOEBY TILLAMOOK, OR formerly Thief River Falls, MN JOHNSON FUNERAL SERVICE, THIEF RIVER FALLS, MN Dorothy Soeby, 84, died Thursday, February 24, 2005 at Tillamook, OR. Service will be 1:00 PM, Tuesday, March 8, 2005 at Johnson Funeral Service, Thief River Falls, MN, with Reverend Gary Johnson officiating. Burial will be at Greenwood Cemetery, Thief...
Karla Sparby
Mar 7, 2005
Karla Kaye Sparby, 42, died Thursday, March 3, 2005 at Northwest Medical Center in Thief River Falls, MN. She was diagnosed on December 23, 2004 with terminal cancer. To learn more about her courageous battle with cancer, visit her website at www.caringbridge.org (directory-mn and name-karla). Karla Kaye Nelson was born on June 3, 1962 in St. Ansgar Hospital in...
Larry Nelson
Mar 3, 2005
Larry Nelson, 73, died March 1, 2005 at Oakland Park Nursing Home, Thief River Falls, MN. Visitation will be from 12 -4 PM on Saturday, March 5, 2005 at the Johnson Funeral Service in Thief River Falls, MN. Larry G. Nelson was born June 29, 1931 in Numedal Township, Pennington County, Minnesota to Edward C. and Myrtle F. (Bugge)...
Harryet Larson
Mar 3, 2005
Harryet Irene Larson, 79, died Monday, February 28, 2005 at her home in rural Thief River Falls, MN. Funeral service will be 2:00 PM, Thursday, March 3, 2005 at Nazareth Lutheran Church, Holt, MN, with Reverend Nancy Hanson officiating. Burial will be at the Holt Cemetery, Holt, MN. Visitation will be 5 " 8 PM, Wednesday, March 2, 2005...
Mark Naplin
Feb 28, 2005
Mark Naplin, 50, died Wednesday, February 23, 2005 in Cohasset, MN. Mark Edgar Naplin was born July 10, 1954 at St. John Hospital in Red Lake Falls, MN, the son of Edgar and Margaret (Strandell) Naplin. He was baptized and confirmed in Black River Lutheran Church and attended St. Hilaire Elementary School, graduated from Lincoln High School in 1972....
Rebecca Thibert
Feb 26, 2005
Rebecca Ann Thibert, 2 month old daughter of Patrick and Heather Thibert unexpectedly died on Tuesday, February 22, 2005 at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, ND. Funeral services will be held 2:00 PM on Saturday February 26, 2005 at Bethany Lutheran Church in Red Lake Falls, MN with Reverend Gary Graff Officiating. Burial will be held in the St....
Abner Maattala
Feb 26, 2005
Abner Maattala, 94, died at First Care Medical Services, Fosston, MN, Friday, February 18, 2005. Abner Daniel Maattala was born December 11, 1910 at Virginia, MN, the son of John Gust and Hilja Emelia (Uimonen) Maattala. In 1920, he moved with his family to Oklee, MN, where he has farmed all of his life including dairy, grains, and hay....
Robert "Bobby" Lajambe
Feb 26, 2005
Robert LaJambe, 60, died on Tuesday, February 22, 2005 at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, ND. Funeral service will be 10:30 AM Saturday, February 26, 2005 at Zion Lutheran Church in Oklee, MN with Rev. Robert Paulson and Rev. Gary Graff officiating. Burial will follow at Zion Cemetery in Oklee. Visitation will be held for one hour prior to...
Eleanor Magnuson
Feb 24, 2005
Eleanor Louise Peterson was born June 28, 1919, to Hjalmer and Emma (Kuehne) Peterson in Holt, MN. She graduated from Lincoln High School in 1937. On November 1, 1941, Eleanor was united in marriage to Malcolm Magnuson at Riverside, CA. She worked for the TRF Times for about five years. She was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church in...
Delbert Erickson
Feb 21, 2005
Delbert Erickson, 82, died Thursday, February 17, 2005 at Innovis Hospital, Fargo, ND. Delbert Erickson was born June 16, 1922, in Big Woods Township, Marshall County, MN, the twin of Doris and the son of Elling Erickson and Sophie (Melo) Erickson. He was baptized and confirmed into the Christian Faith. He grew up and attended country school. Following school,...
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