Irvin Flatgard
Mar 1, 2004
Irvin Anton Flatgard was born September 16, 1935 at Mountain Lake, MN, the son of Ingman and Annie (Larson) Flatgard. He was baptized at Bethany Lutheran Church, Jackson, MN. Irvin grew up in Windom, MN, where he attended school. In June 1948, he moved with his family to Oklee, MN. He was confirmed at Salem Lutheran Church, Oklee. June...
Myrtle Jablinske
Mar 1, 2004
Myrtle Jeanette Rude was born November 23, 1919, at Granite Falls, MN, the daughter of Roy J. and Mabel (Olson) Rude. She was baptized into the Christian Faith at Granite Falls. At the age of 8, Myrtle and her family moved to North Township, MN. She grew up and attended Northrup, County Line and Northstar Schools. Myrtle was confirmed...
Gena Fjeld
Feb 28, 2004
Gena Norine Dahlen was born on September 11, 1915 in Reiner Township, Pennington County, Minnesota, the daughter of John and Charlotte (Johnson) Dahlen. She was baptized and confirmed at Ekelund Lutheran Church and attended rural school and grew to adulthood in Pennington County. Gena was united in marriage to Melvin Fjeld on March 21, 1932. The couple made their...
Ruth Onkka
Feb 26, 2004
Ruth Virginia McKay was born on June 17, 1927 in Winnebago, MN, the daughter of George and Alta (Witmer) McKay. She was baptized and confirmed at the Presbyterian Church in Winnebago, MN. She graduated from Winnebago High School in 1945 and attended St. Cloud State University, graduating in 1949 with a double major in math and physical education. She...
Carrie Ness
Feb 25, 2004
Carrie Lunke was born June 22, 1916, the daughter of Ole and Clara (Knutson) Lunke, in East Valley Township, MN. Carrie was baptized and confirmed at Nazareth Lutheran Church in Holt and attend Sunnyside School. On September 7, 1935, Carrie was united in marriage to Bertil Ness. They made their home on a farm East of Holt for over...
Paul Flanagan
Feb 24, 2004
Paul J. Flanagan was born January 6, 1935 at Dunmore, PA, the son of Joe and Dorothy (Cummins) Flanagan. He grew up and attended St. Patricks School in Scranton, PA. He entered the United States Navy in 1953 and served on the USS Sarsfield. He was a Koarean War Veteran and was honorably discharged in 1955. On June 12,...
Ola Byklum
Feb 23, 2004
Ola Byklum was born on April 30, 1912 in Beltrami County, Minnesota, the son of K. O. and Gunhild (Nesland) Byklum. He was baptized and confirmed at Our Saviors Lutheran Church and attended Country School. He entered the United States Army on July 21, 1942 and was Honorably Discharged on November 19, 1945. He served in Central Europe, Tunisian,...
Lance Bugge
Feb 23, 2004
Lance Bugge was born on August 20, 1970 in Thief River Falls, MN, the son of Keith and Leona (Vesledahl) Bugge. He was baptized at Calvary Lutheran Church in Winger, MN and confirmed at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Thief River Falls, MN. He attended Washington Elementary School, Franklin Middle School and Lincoln High School. Lance took welding at the...
Donna Renstrom
Feb 18, 2004
Donna Renstrom, 67, died on Friday, February 13, 2004 at the Karlstad Healthcare Center in Karlstad, MN. Funeral services will be 10:30 AM, on Wednesday, February 18, 2004 at the Bethesda Church in Strandquist, MN with Rev. Curtis Matz officiating. Burial will be in the Mission Cemetery, Strandquist, MN. Visitation will be held for one hour prior to the...
James Dessellier
Feb 18, 2004
James was born on April 19, 1955 to George and Irene (Cote) Dessellier in Red Lake Falls, MN. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Oklee. Jim graduated from Oklee High School in 1974 and Graduated from Northwest Vocational Technical College in 1976. He worked at American Crystal Sugar in Crookston for 27 years,...
Gary Iverson
Feb 16, 2004
Gary Iverson, 55, of Eagan, formerly of Goodridge, MN; died on Wednesday, February 11, 2004 at the Fairview Ridges Hospital, Burnsville, Minnesota. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM, on Monday, February 16, 2004 at the Ekelund Lutheran Church in rural Goodridge, MN with Bob Dahlen officiating. Burial will follow in the Ekelund Cemetery. Visitation will be held...
Lavern Johnson
Feb 13, 2004
Lavern Donald Johnson was born February 8, 1914 in Minneapolis, MN, the son of Rueben and Emma (Johnson) Johnson. As a young child he moved to northwest Minnesota and attended school in Lancaster, MN. He served his country in the United States Navy as a Seabee from April 1942 until November 1945. While in the Navy, he was stationed...
Nicholas Burns
Feb 10, 2004
Nicholas Burns was born October 27, 1988 in Thief River Falls, the son of Rodney and Diane (Sletten) Burns. He was baptized at Ebenezer Lutheran Church and attended school in Thief River Falls. Nicholas enjoyed milking cows for Bruce, hauling grain, plowing, cultivating, combining, being a carpenter with Tony, 4 wheeling, anything outdoors, going to Winger to purchase cattle,...
Betty Waterworth
Feb 9, 2004
Betty Jean Schmitke was born September 15, 1931 at Donaldson, MN, to Carl and Alvina (Baier) Schmitke. She grew up at rural Stephen, MN, where she was raised in the Christian Faith. In 1949, she graduated from the Stephen High School. In September of 1951, Betty was married to William Waterworth of Newfolden. The couple made their home and...
Kenneth Halldin
Feb 9, 2004
Kenneth Halldin was born December 27, 1916, at Thief River Falls, MN, the son of Otto and Ruth (Olein) Halldin. He was baptized and confirmed into the Lutheran Faith at Zion Lutheran Church. He grew up and attended Northrup Elementary School and graduated from Lincoln High School in 1934. He then attended Dunwoody School in Minneapolis, MN, where he...
Stanley Stancyk
Feb 6, 2004
Stanley Joseph Stancyk was born on February 9, 1928 in Wright Township, Marshall County, MN, the son of John and Frances (Hapka) Stancyk. He was baptized and confirmed at the Assumption Catholic Church in Florian, MN. He attended country school and graduated from Karlstad High School. Stanley received his Elementary Teaching Degree in Warren, MN. He served his country...
Stanley Alberg
Feb 6, 2004
Stanley Kenneth Alberg was born on June 24, 1924 in Hazel, MN, the son of Carl and Louise (Finstad) Alberg. He attended the Hazel Country School and St. Pauli Lutheran Church. He entered the United States Army in June of 1943, during World War II, serving two years overseas and one year on Iwo Jima. He was Honorably Discharged...
Gorden Phelps
Feb 5, 2004
Gorden Henry Phelps was born on September 16, 1916 in Thief River Falls, MN the son of Frank and Eliza (Nelson) Phelps. He was baptized into the Christian faith at Highlanding, MN and attended Rural School near Goodridge, MN. Gorden worked at the CCC Camp at Middle River. On December 2, 1941 he entered the United States Army and...
Richard Johnson
Feb 3, 2004
Richard Lyle Johnson was born January 30, 1942 in Thief River Falls, MN, the son of Andrew and Lucille (Hagness) Johnson. He was baptized and confirmed in Thief River Falls, where he grew up and attended school. He served in the National Guard and in the United States Army from 1962 until his honorable discharge in November of 1969....
Daniel Rawerts
Feb 3, 2004
Daniel Nicholas Rawerts was born June 7, 1934 in Gervais Township, MN, the son of Vay Thomas and Minnie Elsie (Ulrich) Rawerts. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Johns Lutheran Church, Red Lake Falls, MN. He attended school in St. Hilaire, MN and graduated Lincoln High School in 1954. On June 25, 1977, Daniel was united in marriage...
