Obituaries

William Carlson

William Carlson

Jun 15, 2019

William Louis Carlson, 75, of Thief River Falls, MN passed away on Saturday, June 15, 2019 at the Veterans Hospital in Fargo, ND.

Funeral service will be at 2:00 PM on Wednesday, June 19, 2019 at Johnson Funeral Service in Thief River Falls, MN with Rev. Alex Amiot officiating.  Burial will be at Espelie Cemetery, rural Grygla....

Bernadette Dehaan

Bernadette Dehaan

Jun 11, 2019

Bernadette DeHaan, 90, of Red Lake Falls, MN died on Tuesday June 11, 2019 at Luther Memorial Home, Mayville, ND, under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley.

Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 AM on Wednesday, June 19, 2019 at St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Red Lake Falls, MN, with Father Bob Schreiner presiding...

Marilyn Miller

Marilyn Miller

Jun 10, 2019

Marilyn Miller, Red Lake Falls, MN, 85, passed away on Monday June 10, 2019 at Altru Hospital, Grand Forks, ND.

Mass of Christian burial will be held on Friday, June 14, 2019 at 11:00 AM at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Red Lake Falls, MN with Father Bob Schreiner Officiating and Deacon John Bruggeman. Burial will be...

Chase Lewis Hron

Chase Lewis Hron

Jun 8, 2019

Chase Lewis Hron, of Thief River Falls, MN, passed away on Saturday, June 8, 2019, at the age of 19.

The funeral service in memory of Chase will be held at 11:00 AM on Friday, June 14, 2019 at St. John Lutheran Church in Thief River Falls, MN, with Rev. Thomas Puffe officiating.   Interment will follow at...

Joseph Natvik

Joseph Natvik

Jun 7, 2019

Military Honors: 5:00 PM by Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2793 & Ecklund-Holmstrom American Legion Post 117

Joseph Natvik, 72, of Thief River Falls, MN passed away on Friday, June 07, 2019 at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, ND with his loving family at his side.

A gathering time for family and friends...

Patsy Hagl

Patsy Hagl

Jun 5, 2019

Patsy Hagl, of Red Lake Falls, MN unexpectedly passed away on Wednesday, June 5, 2019.

Mass of Christian burial will be held on Saturday, June 8, 2019 at 10:00 AM at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Red Lake Falls, MN with Father Bob Schreiner Officiating and Deacon John Bruggeman. Burial will be held at St. Joseph Catholic...

Laverne Hamre

Laverne Hamre

Jun 5, 2019

LaVerne Hamre, 79, of Thief River Falls, MN passed away on Wednesday, June 5, 2019 at his residence surrounded by his loving family.

The funeral service to celebrate LaVerne's life will be at 11:00 AM on Monday, June 10, 2019 at Zion Lutheran Church in Thief River Falls, MN with Rev. John Golv and Rev. Ale Tulu...

Carol Ann (Theroux) Proulx

Carol Ann (Theroux) Proulx

Jun 3, 2019

Carol Proulx, 73, of Red Lake Falls, MN (formerly Houston, TX) went to be with her Lord on Monday, June 3, 2019. She passed quickly without suffering at her home in Red Lake Falls, MN with both her eldest and youngest sons, Matthew and Danny at her side.

The Funeral Mass and Proceedings will be held on...

Kathryn Elizabeth Nelson

Kathryn Elizabeth Nelson

Jun 3, 2019

Kathryn Elizabeth Nelson was born on August 14, 1925 in Union County, South Dakota to Katie (Lake) and Earl Akin.  The family moved to a farm northeast of Grygla in 1926 and later to rural Goodridge in 1928.

Kathryn attended school in Goodridge, Minnesota, graduating in 1943.  In June 1943, she moved to Bremerton, Washington to work...

Connie "Skipper" Dickerson

Connie "Skipper" Dickerson

May 31, 2019

Connie Marie Dickerson "Skipper" 66 of Red Lake Falls, MN died peacefully on Friday, May 31, 2019 at home.

Memorial service to celebrate Skipper's life will be held 1:00 PM on Friday, June 7, 2019 at Sunview Center in Red Lake Falls, MN.

Connie was born January 25, 1953 in Wapello, Iowa to Bernard Joseph...

Everett Kompelien

Everett Kompelien

May 26, 2019

Everett M. Kompelien, 82, of Harlingen, TX, formerly of Thief River Falls, MN, passed away at Solara Hospital in Harlingen, TX, on Sunday, May 26, 2019.

Funeral service will be 10:30 AM on Monday, June 10, 2019 at Evangelical Free Church, Thief River Falls, MN with Pastors: Kevin Kompelien, Brent Kompelien, Kevin MacLean and Kent Hudson officiating....

Theodore "Ted" Curfman

Theodore "Ted" Curfman

May 24, 2019

Theodore "Ted" Curfman, of Thief River Falls, MN, passed away peacefully on Friday, May 24, 2019 at his home, at the age of 68.

The memorial to celebrate Ted's life will be held at 1:00 PM on Monday, June 3, 2019 at Epiphany Station, 403 N. Main in Thief River Falls, MN with Pastor Matty Towse officiating. ...

Judith Christy

Judith Christy

May 23, 2019

Judith Christy, of Oklee, MN passed away on Thursday, May 23, 2019 at her home at the age of 69.

A memorial service will follow at a later date.

Judith Ann (Nestrud) Christy was born on June 3, 1949 in Stillwater, MN.   She was the third of thirteen children born to Truman and Monna (Wulf)...

Kenneth Gervais

Kenneth Gervais

May 18, 2019

Kenneth Gervais passed away on Saturday, May 18, 2019 at Sanford Medical Center in Thief River Falls, MN.

Memorial service will be held on Friday, May 24, 2019 at 1:00 PM at Johnson Funeral Service in Thief River Falls, MN with Father Rick Lambert officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the...

Vernon Schindler

Vernon Schindler

May 18, 2019

Vernon Schindler, of rural Red Lake Falls, MN passed away peacefully on Saturday, May 18, 2019 surrounded by his loving family.

Service of the word will be held on Friday, May 24, 2019 at 10:00 AM at Johnson Funeral Service in Red Lake Falls with Father Bob Schreiner officiating. Burial will be held at St. Anthony Catholic...

Joan Hjelle

Joan Hjelle

May 14, 2019

Joan Delores Hjelle was born September 13, 1933 in Walker, MN the daughter of Thomas and Nona (Tucker) O'Brien.

On October 7, 1967, Joan was united in marriage to Clayton Hjelle in Watertown, SD and they made their home near Newfolden.

She enjoyed gardening, fishing, painting and her family.

Survivors include children, Christ...

Lavina Swenson

Lavina Swenson

May 10, 2019

Lavina Swenson's spirit returned to God gracefully, in full faith, love, peace and thankfulness accompanied by beloved friends and co-workers in one of her many homes in McKinney, TX on Friday, May 10 th , 2019 at 11:29 am at the age of 92 years, 1 month, 8 days.

Funeral service for Lavina will be held at...

Don Lunke

Don Lunke

May 9, 2019

Don Arthur Lunke was born November 24, 1954 in Thief River Falls, MN the son of Arthur and Verna (Peterson) Lunke. He was baptized and confirmed at Nazareth Lutheran Church, Holt, MN. He attended grade school, Holt, MN and graduated Marshall County Central High School, Newfolden, MN with the class of 1972. Following school, Don worked a short time...

Virginia "Ginny' Armstrong

Virginia "Ginny' Armstrong

May 6, 2019

Virginia "Ginny" Armstrong, 75 of Thief River Falls, MN, passed away on Monday, May 6, 2019 at Altru Hospital, Grand Forks, ND.

Funeral service will be 10:30 AM on Friday, May 10, 2019 at Zion Lutheran Church with Rev. John Golv and Rev. Ale Tulu officiating. Burial will be at St. Pauli Church Cemetery, rural Thief River...

Karen York

Karen York

May 3, 2019

Karen York, 70, of Thief River Falls, MN, passed away on Friday, May 3, 2019 at Oakland Park communities in Thief River Falls, MN.

A Memorial Service to honor Karen's life will be held at 2:00 PM on Friday, June 21, 2019 at Open Arms Christian Fellowship, 401 St. Paul Avenue South, Thief River Falls with Pastor...

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