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...
Helen Bushaw
Jan 31, 2004
Helen Paschke was born on August 20, 1916 in Walsh County, near Warsaw, ND, the daughter of Joe and Frances Paschke. She was baptized and confirmed at Warsaw. She grew up and attended Oslo School. On August 29, 1933, Helen was united in marriage to Leonard Bushaw at St. Stanislaus Catholic Church in Warsaw. The couple farmed at Oslo...
Bruce Hagen
Jan 30, 2004
Bruce Leslie Hagen was born April 28, 1953, at Thief River Falls, MN, the son of Ralph and Ione (Peterson) Hagen. He was baptized at Seventh Day Adventist Church. He grew up and attended Middle River Seventh Day Adventist School and graduated Middle River High School in 1971. Bruce drove truck for several people in the surrounding area before...
Richard Champagne
Jan 29, 2004
Richard Champagne was born December 9, 1952 in Red Lake Falls, MN, the son of Elmer and Theresa (Lessard) Champagne. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Josephs, Brooks, MN. He attended elementary school in Brooks and attended high school in Red Lake Falls. In 1975, Richard was united in marriage to Judy Burthwick at Brooks. He worked at...
Robert Gee
Jan 29, 2004
OBITUARY NOTICE FOR ROBERT GEE, SR. MENTOR, MN Robert Andrew Gee, Sr, 47, died Tuesday, January 27, 2004 at Fair Meadow Nursing Home, Fertile, MN. Private family services were held. Robert Andrew Gee, St. was born August 6, 1956 at Houston, TX, the son of James Walker and JoAnn (Norris) Gee. He grew up and attended school at Houston...
June Hjelle
Jan 28, 2004
June Arlette Hjelle was born June 4, 1935 in Newfolden, MN, the daughter of Oscar Emil and Selma M. (Strand) Hjelle. She was baptized at Westaker Lutheran Church, Newfolden, MN and confirmed at Zion Lutheran Church, Viking, MN. June attended school in Newfolden, graduating from Newfolden High School in 1953. After graduation, she made her home in Viking, MN....
Josephine Currie
Jan 26, 2004
Josephine Bertha Olczak was born October 17, 1915 at Chippewa Falls, WI, the daughter of Steve and Bertha Olczak. She grew up mostly at Warsaw, ND until her marriage. On June 27, 1939, Josephine was united in marriage to Lawrence Currie at Warsaw. The couple farmed near Grafton, ND until 1959, when they purchased a farm near Wylie, MN....
