Obituaries

Jul 8, 2020

Dolores Mary Schik, known to many as Lorly, died Wednesday July 8, 2020 in St Paul after suffering a stroke two days earlier. She was 95 years young. She was born April 24, 1925, the only daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth (Hassler) Delaney. She grew up on a farm in rural St Joe with her four brothers. She was...

Jul 2, 2020

Evelyn Marie Priebe died July 2, 2020, at Fallbrook Assisted Living and Memory Care in Lincoln, NE. She was born on May 24, 1941, to Martin and Mary (Truitt) Schoeneberger in Perham, MN, the third of seven children. She attended St. Henry’s Catholic School and graduated from Perham High School in 1959. She completed nurses training at St Mary’s...

Jun 30, 2020

Dorothy Jane (Johnson) Sjostrom, age 89 of Perham, MN passed away on June 30, 2020 at Perham Living.  Dorothy was one of eight children born to Frank and Ruby (Higgley) Johnson.

Dorothy met her sweetheart Axel “Buster” Sjostrom and they were married in 1950.  Their marriage was blessed with five children Valerie, Jenny, Mickey, Rickey “Sam”, and...

Jun 29, 2020

Lorraine M. (Sprague) Pearce, age 98 of Perham, MN passed away on Monday, June 29, 2020 at Perham Living.  Lorraine was born in Fergus Falls, MN on June 15, 1922.  She was the foster daughter of the late Edger and Sarah Sprague of rural Perham.

Lorraine attended school in Fergus falls and rural Perham.  On June 25,...

Jun 28, 2020

Lawrence “Larry” Westley Wankel, age 65 of Perham, MN died Sunday, June 28, 2020 in his home surrounded by his loving family under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley.

Larry was born on February 21, 1955 in Turtle Lake, ND, the eldest child of Westley and Isabelle (Bailly) Wankel.  At six years old Larry...

Jun 23, 2020

Sheila June (Lien) Widness, 63, passed away on the 23rd day of June at the Frazee Care Center under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley.

Sheila June Lien was born in Perham, MN on June 26, 1956, the first daughter of Carl “Bud” and Aryls (Brown) Lien. Sheila attended and graduated from Perham High...

Jun 23, 2020

Derek Carr Aitken, age 57 of Perham, MN died Tuesday June 23, 2020 peacefully at his home under the care of hospice with his family by his side. Derek was born December 29, 1962 in Eau Claire, WI. He moved to Minnesota with his family in 1967 and graduated from Perham High School in 1981. Derek then attended Detroit...

Jun 21, 2020

Alice Marie (Bourassa) Witteman passed with grace and peace Sunday, June 21, 2020 at Perham Living in Perham, MN.

Alice was born in Rolla, ND on May 23, 1928, the daughter of Hector and Clara (LeBlanc) Bourassa. Following the loss of her mother at a young age, Alice was raised by her beloved Grandma Garceau.

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Jun 20, 2020

El Jeanne Margret Bormann, 84, passed away on June 20, 2020 at the Thomas House in Perham, Minnesota after years of being afflicted with Alzheimer’s disease. She was under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley.

El Jeanne was born to Iver and Margaret (Wiebe) Pedersen on November 14, 1935 in Ottertail, Minnesota. She graduated...

Jun 12, 2020

Christopher A. Brown, age 32 of New York Mills, MN passed away on June 12, 2020 in Leonard, ND.   Chris was born on March 3, 1988 in Fergus Falls, MN to Wayne and Charlotte (Hauge) Brown.  Chris attended school in New York Mills and finished high school while being home schooled.  On completion of his schooling he joined his...

May 24, 2020

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Dale Edward Lubitz, age 81 of Perham, MN passed...

May 18, 2020

Betty Lou (Jepson) Palubicki, age 92 passed away on Monday, May 18, 2020 at Perham Health.  Private family services will be held.

Schoeneberger Funeral & Cremation Service, Perham, MN (218) 346-5175 www.schoenebergerfh.com

May 15, 2020

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Abigail Kawlewski, age 20 of Ottertail, Minnesota died on...

May 7, 2020

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Gary “Gary” Raymond Bergum passed away peacefully at 2:20...

Apr 28, 2020

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Mary Ann Loerzel, 80, passed away at Lilac Homes...

Apr 26, 2020

David Louis Buffington, age 78, was born in Pipestone, MN on April 3, 1942. Dave was baptized, confirmed and married at Our Saviors Lutheran in Pipestone, MN. Dave attended Pipestone High School and Mankato State University.

He met Bev Whitmer in 1961 and they were married on October 13, 1962. Dave and Bev lived in...

Apr 24, 2020

An obituary is not available at this time for Dixie L. (Anderson) Enyart. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Tribute Wall.

Apr 22, 2020

Richard “Dick” Swanson, age 80 of Richville, MN died Wednesday, April 22, 2020 in Dent. The Celebration of Life Service will be at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, August 1 at Schoeneberger Funeral & Cremation Service in Perham.

Richard Jerome Swanson was born August 20, 1939 in Valley City, North Dakota, the youngest son of Carl Oscar and...

Apr 20, 2020

Joanne K. Friedsam, age 82, passed away peacefully on April 20, 2020 with her daughter Teresa by her side.

Joanne was born in Milaca, MN and grew up in Perham, MN. It was in Perham that Joanne met the love of her life, Jerome “Jerry” Friedsam, and the two were married in 1964. This was the start...

Apr 20, 2020

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Vicki L. Schwanke, age 66 of Perham, MN died...