Obituaries

May 2, 2015

Ludwina Riepe, age 62, of Perham, Minnesota, died Saturday, May 2, 2015, at her residence, after a courageous battle with cancer. She was surrounded by family and under the care of Hospice of Red River Valley. Ludwina was born to Frank and Anna (Coleman) Honer on March 23, 1953 in Perham. On December 12, 1969 she was married to Bob...

May 2, 2015

Eugene "Gene" Holzer, age 71 of Perham, MN passed away Saturday, May 2, 2015 in Sanford Health Palliative Care, Fargo, ND. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, May 6 from 5:00-8:00 p.m. with parish prayers at 7:00 at Schoeneberger Funeral Home in Perham. Visitation will resume on Thursday, May 7 beginning at 10:30 a.m. followed by the funeral mass at...

Apr 23, 2015

John Loyd Matejka was born on May 2, 1958 in Morris, MN to Clarence and Emilie (Van Dyke) Matejka. He passed away on April 23, 2015 in rural Richville, MN at the age of 56. John attended Herman Elementary until his family moved to Frazee, MN in 1968. He graduated from Frazee High School in 1976. Upon graduation, he entered...

Apr 17, 2015

Cordes Walter Engel, age 90, passed away Friday, April 17, 2015, at Perham Living, where he lived for the past seven years. Cordes was born on a farm in Dent, MN, on June 4, 1924. He attended rural grade school, 'walking uphill both ways' and graduated from Perham High School. In those days, 'everything was 5 cents'. Cordes enlisted in...

Apr 16, 2015

Kimberly Kay Sullivan, age 41 of Perham, MN died Thursday, April 16, 2015. A funeral service will be held on Monday, April 20, 2015 beginning at 11:00 a.m. at Schoeneberger Funeral Home in Perham. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Kimberly was born December 27, 1973 the daughter of Donald and Vicky...

Mar 31, 2015

Delores "Dee" J. Rust peacefully went to rest and met our Lord with family by her side the morning of March 31, 2015. Visitation will be held on Monday, April 6 from 5:00-8:00 p.m. with parish prayers at 7:00 p.m. at Schoeneberger Funeral Home. Visitation will resume on Tuesday, April 7 beginning at 10:30 a.m. followed by the funeral mass...

Mar 25, 2015

Ella D. Rehbein, age 92, lifetime resident of the Perham and Dent area, died Wednesday, March 25, 2015 in the Thomas House II. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, March 31 from 10:00-11:00 a.m. followed by the funeral service at 11:00 a.m. at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Perham. Burial will be held in the church cemetery. Ella Dorothy Rick...

Mar 25, 2015

Alma JoAnn Reiten, age 82, of Dent, MN died Wednesday, March 25, 2015 in the Broen Home, Fergus Falls, MN with her daughter, Brenda, at her side. Visitation will be held on Thursday, April 2 from 12:00-1:00 p.m. followed by the memorial service at 1:00 p.m. at the United Methodist Church in Dent. Pastor Greg Leslie will officiate. Burial will...

Mar 25, 2015

Devoted wife, mother, grandma and great-grandmother, Doris Helen Krueger, age 93, of Perham, MN passed away on Wednesday, March 25, 2015 at Emmanuel Transitions, Detroit Lakes, MN. Visitation will be held on Saturday, March 28 from 10:00-11:00 a.m. followed by the funeral mass at 11:00 a.m. at St. Henry's Catholic Church in Perham. Burial will be held in St. Stanislaus...

Mar 21, 2015

Nicholas Bernard Poss, 76, died Saturday, March 21, 2015 at the Perham Living Center. Born and raised in Wyndmere, ND, the son of Bernard and Anastasia (Novotny) Poss, he was a long time resident of East Grand Forks, MN. In his early years, Nick worked on the family farm in Wyndmere, ND. An active member of the Future Farmers of...

Mar 21, 2015

Robert E. Eyestone, age 94, of Perham, MN, died Saturday, March 21, 2015 in Perham. Visitation will be held on Thursday, March 26 beginning at 10:30 AM, followed by the memorial mass at 11:30 AM at St. Henry's Catholic Church in Perham. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Robert was born August 14, 1920 in Fergus Falls, MN, the...

Mar 18, 2015

Vernalee "Butch" Riewer, age 74 of Perham, MN died Wednesday, March 18, 2015 in Perham Living. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, March 21 beginning at 2:00 p.m. at the Perham Living chapel. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Vernalee was born in Hibbing, MN on May 5, 1940 the daughter of Vernon and...

Mar 13, 2015

Jean A. Lillis, age 76 of Perham, MN died Friday, March 13, 2015 in Perham Living. A memorial service will be held on Friday, March 20 beginning at 11:00 AM at Schoeneberger Funeral Home in Perham with Pastor Greg Leslie officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Burial will be held in...

Feb 28, 2015

Vera Bernhardine Eid passed away at Perham Living in Perham, MN on February 28, 2015. Vera was born to Carl Edward and Katherine Jacobs Johnson in New York City on Nov. 10, 1921, and was joined in 1924 by sister Anna and brother Raymond. The following year the family moved to Providence, RI, where Vera grew up, completed her schooling,...

Feb 21, 2015

Kenneth "Kenny" Eugene Femling Kenneth Eugene Femling, 59, of Dent, MN passed away Saturday, February 21, 2015. Visitation will be held on Thursday, February 26 from 5:00-8:00 PM with a prayer service at 7:00 at Schoeneberger Funeral Home in Perham, MN. Visitation will resume Friday, February 27 beginning at 10:00 AM followed by the memorial service at 11:00 at the...

Feb 21, 2015

Paul Randall Hoar Rose, age 48 of Dickinson, North Dakota died Saturday, February 21, 2015 in Perham, Minnesota. Visitation will be held on Thursday, February 26 beginning at 10:00 AM followed by the memorial mass at 11:00 AM at St. Lawrence Catholic Church – Rush Lake, near Perham. Lunch will follow the mass at the church. Father Matthew Kuhn will...

Feb 17, 2015

Julie was born on February 12, 1958 at Bemidji Hospital, Bemidji, MN to Lucille (Kinsella) and Roderick Matheson, and was the youngest of six children. She was baptized in Northome, MN at Hope Lutheran Church, by Pastor Hans Nelson. Julie attended Northome schools and graduated in 1976, and later moved to Perham, MN where she worked at the Perham Nursing...

Feb 16, 2015

Harold Locken, age 82 of Perham, MN died Monday, February 16, 2015 in Perham Living. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, February 21, 2015 at 11:00 AM at Schoeneberger Funeral Home in Perham. Deacon Randy Altstadt will officiate. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Burial will be held in St....

Feb 8, 2015

Denis Martin Hemmelgarn, age 70, was born August 24, 1944 at St. James Hospital in Perham, Minnesota to Martin J. and Frances (Siebels) Hemmelgarn. He died Sunday, February 8, 2015 at Sanford Medical Center in Fargo, North Dakota. Though afflicted with Down syndrome, Denis knit caps and scarves, loved drawing, coloring, doing jigsaw puzzles and picture books. He loved music...

Feb 6, 2015