Obituaries
Philmore Nilson
Nov 15, 2003
Philmore Nilson was born November 2, 1913, at Strathcona, MN, the son of Gottfrid and Naemi (Fernstrom) Nilson. He was baptized December 3, 1913 at the Lutheran Church in Strathcona and confirmed into the Lutheran Faith at Warroad, MN and graduated from Warroad High School in 1932. Philmore worked as a pipefitter in the shipyard at Seneca, IL, where...
Francis Neys
Nov 13, 2003
Francis Neys, 84, died on Sunday, November 09, 2003 in the Pioneer Memorial Care Center in Erskine, MN. Mass of Christian burial will be 10:30 AM, on Thursday, November 13, 2003 at the St. Joseph Catholic Church in Brooks, MN with Father Lawrence Wagner presiding. Burial will follow in the St. Joseph Cemetery of Brooks, MN. Visitation will be...
Raymond Chaput
Nov 12, 2003
Raymond Chaput was born December 11, 1922 at Olga, ND, the son of Albert and Antoinette (Marcelin) Chaput. He was baptized and confirmed into the Catholic Faith. He grew up and attended country school. On November 27, 1942, Raymond was united in marriage to Lorraine Einerson in North Dakota. He moved to Minnesota in 1948 and settled in Lambert...
Arlen Overbye
Nov 12, 2003
OBITUARY FOR ARLEN OVERBYE LAKEVILLE formerly of THIEF RIVER FALLS, MINNESOTA JOHNSON-GREEN FUNERAL SERVICE, THIEF RIVER FALLS, MN Arlen Overbye, 53, died on Saturday, November 8, 2003 in rural Goodridge while deer hunting. Funeral Services will be 10:30 AM, Wednesday, November 12, 2003 at Zion Lutheran Church, Thief River Falls, MN with Rev. Gary Johnson officiating. Burial will be...
Darlene Freyholtz
Nov 12, 2003
Darlene Freyholtz, 68, died Saturday, November 8, 2003 at Altru Hospital, Grand Forks, ND. Funeral Service will be 2:00 PM, Wednesday, November 12, 2003, at Immanuel Lutheran Church, Plummer, MN, with Reverend Frank Ehling officiating. Burial will be at Emardville Cemetery, Emardville Township, Red Lake County, MN. Visitation will be 5 " 8 PM, Tuesday, November 11, 2003 at...
Duane Holland
Nov 12, 2003
Funeral services will be at 2:00 P.M. on Wednesday, November 12, 2003 at Zion Lutheran Church in Thief River Falls, MN with Reverend Dennis Raymond officiating. There will be a 7:00 P.M. prayer service at Zion Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall in Thief River Falls on Tuesday, November 11, 2003 and visitation at the church for one hour prior to...
Theresa Cardinal
Nov 11, 2003
Theresa Mary Hagl was born September 26, 1928 in Red Lake County, MN, the daughter of Louis and Louella (Meyer) Hagl. She was baptized and confirmed into the Catholic Faith. Theresa was raised and went to school in the Terrebonne, MN area. She worked in Crookston at the Hospital with the nuns. On July 27, 1948, Theresa married Elmer...
Evelyn Gibeau
Nov 8, 2003
Evelyn Louise Gibeau was born December 10, 1903 in Lambert Township of Red Lake County, MN to Joe and Margaret (Lambert) Bergeron. She was raised in Lambert Township and attended country school there. She did house work for different people in her younger years. She was united in marriage to Sam Gibeau, August 8, 1928 at St. Francis Xavier...
Henry Carriere
Nov 6, 2003
OBITUARY NOTICE FOR REV. HENRY G. CARRIERE RED LAKE FALLS, MN Reverend Henry G. Carriere, 83, died Monday, November 3, 2003 at Villa St. Vincent, Crookston, MN. Mass of Christian Burial will be 2:00 PM, Thursday, November 6, 2003 at St. Josephs Church, Red Lake Falls, MN, with Bishop Victor Balke Celebrant and the Priests of the Crookston Diocese,...
Delphine Benoit
Nov 6, 2003
Mary Delphine Benoit, the former Delphine Mary Louze was born May 11, 1908 in Thief River Falls, MN, to Romeo and Sarah (Durand) Louze. She attended school in Thief River Falls. She was married January 17, 1928, to Theodore Hemmesch. He passed away on December 28, 1946. Delphine then married Wifred Benoit on May 11, 1951. Wilfred passed away...
Gerald Sjulestad
Nov 4, 2003
Gerald Sjulestad was born September 18, 1912 at home to Even and Ingaborg (Dahle) Sjulestad. He was the oldest of six children, Signe, Swen, Eddy, Gertie and Robert. He was baptized in the Lutheran Faith. He lived his entire life in Star Township. Gerald attended school and church at the Northstar Township School, where he was confirmed by Pastor...
James Koropatnicki
Nov 4, 2003
James "Jim" Edward Koropatnicki was born August 21, 1942 in Leroy, North Dakota, the son of Nick and Cecelia (Doyle) Koropatnicki. He was baptized at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Leroy, ND and confirmed at St. Bernard's Catholic Church in Thief River Falls. He attended school in Leroy, until moving to Thief River Falls at the age of 12. Jim...
Clara Mickelson
Oct 29, 2003
Clara Emelia Craft was born on December 12, 1907 in Gervais Township, Red Lake County, Minnesota, the daughter of Erick and Kristina Craft. She was baptized and confirmed into the Lutheran faith and attended Country School. Clara was united in marriage to Sivert Mickelson on March 11, 1934 at Oklee, MN. The couple made their home and raised their...
Paul "Bud" Borgie
Oct 28, 2003
Paul Theordore Borgie was born October 31, 1917, at Hazel, MN, the son of Paul and Tillie (Hestekind) Borgie. The family moved to Fargo, ND when Paul was 7 years old, where he attended Jefferson Elementary School. He worked for 3 years for his father at the George Borgie Grocery Store. He worked 2 years at the Menasha Wooden...
Virgil Patnode
Oct 25, 2003
Virgil David Patnode was born June 28, 1923 at Terrebonne, MN, the son of Edward and Celestine (LaChance) Patnode. He was baptized at Terrebonne and confirmed at St. Josephs Catholic Church. He grew up and attended St. Josephs Catholic School. He was employed as an auto mechanic for Ford Garage, Red Lake Falls and drove truck. Virgil served in...
Albert Johnson
Oct 25, 2003
Albert J. Johnson was born on March 31, 1907 to Peder Adolph and Bertha (Ellingson) Johnson near Goodridge, MN, on the Family Farm in Moylan Township, Marshall County, MN. He was baptized on May 16, 1943 at Faith Lutheran Church in Goodridge, MN. He grew up on the family farm and attended Moylan Country School. Albert worked farming in...
Lillian Thoreson
Oct 24, 2003
Lillian Bertha Markuson was born March 29, 1908, on the Family Farm near Goodridge, MN, the daughter of John and Bertha (Munson) Markuson. She was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran Faith in Goodridge and attended school in Goodridge. Lillian was united in marriage to Alfred Thoreson in 1927. The couple lived on a farm near Highlanding and in...
Gladys Bakke
Oct 24, 2003
Gladys Bertha Klein was born March 15, 1908, the eldest child of Francis M. and Betty Bertha (Swenson) Klein. She was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran Faith. At an early age she moved with her family to a farm west of Thief River Falls. For some time, she worked in Minneapolis, but lived almost all of her life...
Wayne Rahn
Oct 23, 2003
Wayne was born January 4, 1979, at Thief River Falls, MN, the son of Larry W. and Barbara (Bendel) Rahn. He graduated from Lincoln High School in 1997. He worked at Auto Value until moving to Idaho in the fall of 2002, where he worked in the housing construction business. Wayne enjoyed playing basketball in his school years and...
Ray Haugen
Oct 22, 2003
Oscar Ray Raymond Haugen was born March 15, 1924, on the family farm in River Falls Township, Pennington County, MN, the son of Oscar and Minnie (Johnson) Haugen. In 1924, he was baptized into the Lutheran Faith in St. Hilaire and on July 18, 1937, he was confirmed at St. Hilaire Lutheran Church. He grew up in St. Hilaire...
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