Obituaries

Jan 18, 2012

Nettie L. (Rick) Carow, 90, of Perham, MN, died on January 18, 2012, at Perham Living. Nettie was born in Perham, on April 13, 1921, the second child of George and Minnie (Hilmer) Rick. She was baptized, confirmed and married in St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Perham. Nettie grew up in Gorman Township, rural Perham, where she attended Gorman Township...

Jan 17, 2012

Golda A. Benke, 93, of Perham, MN, died at Perham Health on January 17, 2012. Golda Ann Volkmann was born on February 4, 1918, the daughter of Ernest and Anna (Quiram) Volkmann, at home in Dead Lake Township, rural Dent, MN. She was baptized and confirmed at St. John's Lutheran Church, Dora Township, rural Dent. In this same church, on...

Jan 14, 2012

Carol Martha Hexum, age 76, of Perham, MN, passed away in the comfort of family on Saturday, January 14th, 2012 at Sanford Health of Fargo, ND. She was born Carol Martha Harthun on August 1st, 1935 near Dent, MN, to Andrew and Edna (Ellingson) Harthun. She married Errol Hexum on November 12th, 1955, at Immanual Lutheran Church in Dent, MN....

Jan 14, 2012

Duane Joseph Reed, age 54, of Perham, MN, died tragically in the early hours of January, 14, 2012, when his truck rolled over and he was thrown from the vehicle. He was taken to Perham Health where he was pronounced dead. Duane was born on May 4, 1957, the son of Leonard and Joann (Otto) Reed, in Browerville, MN. He...

Jan 7, 2012

Thelma V. Derkey, age 93 of Perham, MN died Saturday, January 7, 2012 at Perham Living. Thelma was born on April 6, 1918, in Otto Township, rural Perham, the daughter of Henry and Katherine (Schippell) Leaderbrand. Thelma was baptized and confirmed at St. Peter's Lutheran Church in New York Mills, MN. She graduated from Wadena, MN High School in 1936...

Jan 4, 2012

Marcella H. Ogroske, 91, of Perham, MN, died at Sanford Health, Fargo, ND, Wednesday, January 4, 2012. Marcella was born in Pine Lake Township, rural Perham, on January 28, 1920, the daughter of Edwin and Ada (Will) Hartwig. She lived at home until she married Edward Ogroske on November 24, 1942. They farmed in Corliss Township, rural Perham, until April...

Dec 23, 2011

John E. Tschida, 70, of Perham, MN, died at the Broen Memorial Home, Fergus Falls, MN, Friday, December 23, 2011. John was born December 8, 1941, the son of William and Evelyn (Nierengarten) Tschida, in St. Cloud, MN. He and his brothers, Joe and Robert, dairy farmed in rural Perham. Surviving John is his twin brother, Joe Tschida, and his...

Dec 17, 2011

Lois Irene Sundberg was born on March 2, 1927 in Logan, IA, the daughter of William and Sarah (Haner) Spanswick. Lois moved to Minnesota in 1936 and graduated from Battle Lake High School in 1946. Lois was united in marriage to Leonard Sundberg on July 1, 1946 in Henning, MN. They spent all of their married life in Richville, MN....

Dec 15, 2011

Arlene Delores Werner, 80, of Perham, MN, died Thursday, December 15, 2011, at the Frazee Care Center, Frazee, MN. Arlene was born on August 11, 1931, in Gorman Township, rural Perham, the daughter of Frank and Veronica (Stodolka) Steinbach. She attended country school in Pine Lake Township, rural Perham, and, in 1949, graduated from Perham High School. Arlene worked at...

Dec 5, 2011

Willis M. Hoy, 95, of rural Perham, passed away quietly on December 5th, 2011, with comfort care provided by Hospice of the Red River Valley. Willis saw many changes since his birth in a one room house in rural Oscoda County, MI. His years covered the invention of the automobile, the innovation of the telephone, introduction of the radio and...

Nov 27, 2011

Edward Herman Christopher Ebeling, 93, of Perham, MN, died November 27, 2011, at Perham Living. Ed was born in Perham, on October 16, 1918, to Herman and Alvina (Ellenberg) Ebeling. He was a lifetime member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, where he was baptized on November 3, 1918, and confirmed on June 6, 1932. Ed grew up near Perham where...

Nov 26, 2011

Gerald Edward Brasel, age 70, of Perham, MN, died at his home, November 26, 2011, with comfort care provided by Hospice of the Red River Valley. Gerald was born on January 12, 1941, the son of Walter and Elva (Huwe) Brasel, in Perham. He was united in marriage with Shirley Walker, on November 15, 1969, at St. Paula�(TM)s Lutheran Church,...

Nov 26, 2011

Evelyn Vivian (Swenson) Harris, 97, died at Perham Living, Perham, MN, on Saturday, November, 26, 2011. Evelyn was born on February 2, 1914, to Charles and Selma (Johnson) Swenson, at home in rural clay County, South Dakota. She attended a rural grade school and graduated from high school in Vermillion, South Dakota, in 1932. Evelyn became a Registered Nurse, graduating...

Nov 25, 2011

Lester Kyle Kellogg, 52, of Vergas, MN, died November 25, 2011, at Lake Region Hospital, Fergus Falls, MN. Les was born on October 29, 1959, in San Diego, CA, the son of the late Marilyn (Cammack) Kellogg. In 1977, Les graduated from Donovan High School, Donovan, Illinois. He then moved to Minnesota where he and Kristine (Lanoue) Kellogg purchased Treasure...

Nov 24, 2011

Geraldine (Gerry) Amanda Olson, 80, of Perham, MN, died at Someplace Special in Perham, November 24, 2011. Geraldine was born September 14, 1931, in Ottertail, Minnesota, the daughter of Diedrich and Anna (Stuekaenschmidt) Bormann. She grew up on the family farm in Ottertail and attended school in Ottertail. On September 14, 1953, Geraldine was united in marriage to Harvey George...

Nov 22, 2011

William "Bill" Wilke, 79, of Tulsa, OK and a summer resident of the Perham, MN, area, died November 22, 2011. He was born May 4, 1932, in Fargo, ND, to William F. Wilke, Sr. and Antionette (Waltz) Wilke. Bill received his primary education at St. Catherine School, in Valley City, ND, and secondary education at St. John's Academy, Jamestown, ND....

Nov 18, 2011

Nov 15, 2011

Emma Ida Viola von Proschwitz, age 104, of Perham, MN, died November 15, 2011, at Perham Living. Emma was born in Corliss Township, rural Perham, on April 28, 1907, the youngest daughter of Fred and Anna (Aigler) Steeke. She was baptized at St. John's Lutheran Church, Corliss Township, on May 19, 1907. At thirteen years of age, Emma was confirmed...

Nov 9, 2011

Melvin R. Yager, 71, Ottertail, MN, passed away peacefully at his home, Wednesday, November 9, 2011, surrounded by his family and friends who loved and adored him, with comfort care provided by Hospice of the Red River Valley. Mel was born on April 28, 1940, the son of Roy W. and Florence N. (Russell) Yager, in Kelso, WA. He grew...

Nov 4, 2011

Thomas N. Polifka, 78, of Perham, MN, died at the Broen Memorial Home, Fergus Falls, MN, on Friday, November 04, 2011, after a courageous and long battle with leukemia. Thomas was born June 4, 1933, the son of Clifford R. and Grace E. (Doleman) Polifka, in Tintah, MN. On January 3, 1959, Thomas and Constance Steffens were united in marriage...