Obituaries
Peter Isaacson
Jun 18, 2004
Dr. Peter Isaacson, 56, died on Saturday, June 12, 2004 at Poudre Valley Hospital in Ft. Collins, CO. Funeral service will be Friday, June 18, 2004 " 1:00 PM at Johnson Green Funeral Home in Thief River Falls, MN, with Rev. Robert Dahlen, officiating. Burial will be in the Greenwood Cemetery, Thief River Falls. Visitation will be on Friday...
Palmer Ramsey
Jun 18, 2004
OBUITUARY NOTICE FOR PALMER RAMSEY THIEF RIVER FALLS, MN Palmer Ramsey, 83, died Tuesday, June 15, 2004 at CNC Unit of Northwest Medical Center, Thief River Falls, MN. Palmer Ramsey was born January 22, 1921 in Pennington County, MN, the son of James and Sophia (Renala) Ramsey. He grew up, attended school, graduated High School and also attended Crookston...
Ernest Hanson
Jun 17, 2004
Ernest Hanson was born February 11, 1918 in Newfolden, MN, the son of Hartvig and Tena (Anderson) Hanson. He grew up and attended Goodwill Country School and worked for area farmers. From 1942 " 1945, Ernest worked for Boeing Aircraft in San Diego, CA. He served his country in the United States Navy from June 22, 1945 until his...
Altha Benson
Jun 16, 2004
Altha Benson, 89, died Friday, June 11, 2004 at Northwest Medical Center, Thief River Falls, MN. Altha Adeline Holthusen was born September 23, 1914, in Deer Creek, MN, the daughter of William Ferdinand and Amanda Sedona (Schmidt) Holthusen. She was baptized into the Christian Faith at Deer Creek. She grew up, attended rural Sandridge School east of Grygla and...
Carrie Lunke
Jun 15, 2004
Carrie Elizabeth Lunke, age 103, of Milaca, formerly of Thief River Falls, died June 6, 2004 in Milaca. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, June 15, 2004 at 1 PM at Trinity Lutheran Church in Thief River Falls with Rev. John Wollenzien officiating. Interment will follow at Greenwood Cemetery in Thief River Falls. Visitation will be one hour...
Petra Nelson
Jun 14, 2004
Petra Nelson, 94, died on Friday, June 11, 2004 at the Good Samaritan Center in Devils Lake, ND. Petra Johnson was born on December 29, 1909 at Eckvoll Township, Marshall County, Minnesota the daughter of James A. and Clara (Moen) Johnson. She attended country school near Grygla, MN. She worked as a housekeeper for area farmers around Grygla and...
Richard "Duane" Gram
Jun 12, 2004
Richard Duane Gram, 69, died Tuesday, June 8, 2004 at Altru Hospital, Grand Forks, ND. Richard Duane Gram was born November 6, 1934 at the Grygla Hospital, the son of Milford and Clara (Olesen) Gram. He attended Big Grass Country School through the 8th grade. Following school he helped on the home farm, worked for Gladden Logging in Beltrami...
Harlan Altepeter, Sr.
Jun 10, 2004
Harlan Altepeter, Sr., 64, died Wednesday, June 9, 2004 at his home in Thief River Falls, MN. Harlan Francis Altepeter was born March 5, 1940 in Minneapolis, MN, the son of Helen Altepeter. He was baptized and confirmed at the Cathedral of Immaculate Conception in Crookston, MN. He attended Lincoln Grade School and Crookston Northwest School of Agriculture in...
Thomas "Archie" Simpson
Jun 5, 2004
OBITUARY NOTICE FOR THOMAS Archie SIMPSON THIEF RIVER FALLS, MN Thomas Archie Simpson, 72, died Wednesday, June 2, 2004 at his home in Thief River Falls, MN. Thomas Archie Simpson was born February 13, 1932, at Lowefarm, Manitoba, Canada, the son of Dewey and Elsie (Greening) Simpson. He grew up and attended several schools and graduated from Warren High...
Francia Johnson
Jun 4, 2004
Francia Johnson, 89, died May 27, 2004 at the CNC Nursing Home in Thief River Falls. She was born October 15, 1914 in Grygla, Minnesota and was the daughter of the late Frank and Mary (nee Olsen) Magnuson. She graduated from Goodridge High School as class valedictorian in 1932. She married Torjus Johnson on June 27, 1943 in Grygla....
Arthur Cloutier
Jun 2, 2004
OBITUARY FOR ARTHUR CLOUTIER THIEF RIVER FALLS, MN JOHNSON-GREEN FUNERAL SERVICE, THIEF RIVER FALLS, MN Arthur Cloutier, 66, died Thursday, May 27, 2004 at home in Thief River Falls, MN. Arthur Bryce Cloutier was born March 20, 1938 at Thief River Falls, MN, the son of Alexander Joseph and Irene (Bedard) Cloutier. He was baptized and confirmed at St....
Verdeen Grove
Jun 2, 2004
Verdeen Grove, 82, died on Sunday, May 30, 2004 at Innovis Hospital in Fargo, ND. Verdeen Everett Gilbert Grove was born on July 23, 1921 in rural Grand Forks County, North Dakota, the son of Gilbert and Esther (Ellingson) Grove. He attended country school and was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran Faith. He served in the US Army...
Karen Longtin
May 28, 2004
Karen Helen Longtin was born on May 30, 1948 to Carl and Mabel (Christenson) Torkelson in Fosston, MN. She was baptized and confirmed at the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Plummer, MN. She attended school in Trail, Oklee, and Plummer. Karen was united in marriage to Don Longtin on June 4, 1966 at the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Plummer. The...
Hilda Cleven
May 27, 2004
Hilda Cleven, 95, died Friday, May 21, 2004 at St. Francis Hospital, Broken Arrow, OK. Hilda was born January 3, 1909 Grygla, MN, the daughter of Carl and Anna (Evans) Olson, where she grew up and attended country school. On May 8, 1926 she was united in marriage to Hans Cleven in Grygla, MN. The couple made their home...
Carlyle Askeland
May 27, 2004
Carlyle Askeland, 91, died Sunday, May 23, 2004 at Northwest Medical Center, Thief River Falls, MN. Carlyle Askeland was born July 30, 1912 in Benville Township, Beltrami County, MN, the son of Sivert and Martha (Olson) Askeland. He was baptized and confirmed at Valle Lutheran Church. He grew up and attended Dalos Country School. On October 28, 1949, Carlyle...
Clifford Kalmoereverend
May 26, 2004
The Reverend Clifford Kalmoe, 86, died Sunday, May 23, 2004 at Northwest Medical Center, Thief River Falls, MN. Clifford Leroy Kalmoe was born to Emma (Hilden) and Hjalmar Kalmoe on June 19, 1917 in Milan, MN. He was a graduate of Montevideo High School, St. Olaf College and Luther Seminary. While attending Luther Seminary, Cliff met his wife of...
Leroy Sustad
May 26, 2004
LeRoy W. Sustad, 83, Viking, MN died Friday, May 21, 2004 at the Good Samaritan Nursing Home, Warren, MN. LeRoy William Sustad was born February 2, 1921, son of the late Henry and Tillie (Tangquist) Sustad at the home of his grandparents Olaf and Sarah (Sjostedt) Sustad farm near Viking. He attended the Swedish Mission Church now known as...
Louis Ledoux
May 26, 2004
Louis Nelson LeDoux, 84, Thief River Falls passed away in his sleep, Thursday, May 20, 2004 at his apartment. Nelson was born at Caribou, MN, September 29, 1919, to Alfred and Mary (Kareskevich) LeDoux. In 1928, the family moved to Karlstad, where Nelson attended the Karlstad Public School. Nelson spent some time working in Chicago, IL, Houston, TX, Tioga,...
Douglas Nordby
May 25, 2004
Douglas Nordby, 63, died on Wednesday, May 19, 2004 at Northwest Medical Center in Thief River Falls, MN, after a long battle with cancer. Douglas Allen Nordby was born on November 2, 1940 in Thief River Falls, MN, the son of Curtis A. and Alice (Warne) Nordby. He was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran Faith and attended school...
Fern Kopecky
May 24, 2004
Fern Kopecky, 73, died on Thursday, May 20, 2004 at Northwest Medical Center in Thief River Falls, MN. Fern Evangeline Kleven was born on July 7, 1930 in Kennedy, Minnesota, the daughter of Lars and Mary (Hedlund) Kleven. She was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran Faith and attended rural Alvarado area schools, graduating from Alvarado High School in...
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