Obituaries
Bonnie Wallace
Mar 4, 2021
Bonnie Ann Etta (Iten) Wallace, 79, passed away on Thursday, March 4, 2021 at Lincoln Park Assisted Living in Detroit Lakes, MN.
Bonnie Ann Etta Iten was born on June 15, 1941 the daughter of George and Sylvia (Karppinen) Iten in Frazee, MN. She attended country school and then Frazee High School, graduating as part of the...
Dean Drewes
Feb 22, 2021
Dean Allyn Drewes was born December 25, 1958, in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, the son of Delbert of Delores (Fiedler) Drewes. He passed away February 22, 2021, at his home near Perham.
He was baptized and confirmed at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Frazee. Dean grew up and attended school graduating from Frazee High School. On June 27, 1981,...
Kenneth McCollum
Feb 18, 2021
Kenneth McCollum, age 61, of Irving, Texas, passed away on February 18, 2021.
Kenneth Maynard McCollum was born on September 30, 1959 to Sylvia (McCollum) Rohde in Perham, MN. He grew up in Vergas, MN and attended Frazee- Vergas School graduating in 1977. After high School he attended Bemidji State University and then attending Detroit Lakes Technical...
Eldon Loibl
Feb 14, 2021
Eldon (Eldy) Duane Loibl, 89, of Frazee, MN passed away on Sunday, February 14, 2021, his 28th wedding anniversary with Marlyce, at Oak Crossing, Detroit Lakes, MN.
Eldy was born to Steven and Olga Loibl on April 18, 1931 in Fingal, ND. He graduated from Fingal High School and worked on the family farm. Eldy enlisted in the...
Timothy "George" Johnson
Feb 4, 2021
Timothy (George) W. Johnson, 59, of Frazee, MN, passed away on Thursday, February 4, 2021 at CentraCare Hospital in St. Cloud, MN. He fought a courageous battle with cancer.
Funeral services will be 11:00 AM, Friday, February 12, 2021 at BETHLEHEM LUTHERAN CHURCH in Frazee, MN . Visitation will also be 1-hour prior to the funeral...
Walter Lenius
Feb 2, 2021
Walter Lenius, age 93, passed away on February 2, 2021 at Emmanuel Nursing Home. A Funeral Service for Walter William Lenius of rural Detroit Lakes, MN will be held on Saturday, February 13 at St. John’s Lutheran Church of Height of Land. Visitation will be held at the church one hour (1:00) prior to the service (2:00). Burial will...
Lita Sagedahl
Jan 27, 2021
Lita Sagedahl of Menahga, Minnesota passed away on Jan 27, 2021. Her loved ones composed her obituary:
Lita Lina Sagedahl (Odland) died of pancreatic cancer on January 27, 2021, surrounded by her family and friends.
Whether you called her your wife, mom, grandma, sister, auntie, cousin, or friend, you know that being a part of her...
LeRoy Kicker
Jan 24, 2021
LeRoy Arlen Kicker, age 84, of Vergas, MN passed away Sunday, January 24, 2021 at Perham Living. LeRoy was born September 30, 1936, in Edgeley, North Dakota, the son of Gerhardt and Esther Zitzow. He was baptized in Edgeley and confirmed at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church Loon Lake. After Gerhardt passed away, Esther married Edward Kicker, who adopted Esther’s...
Charles Perrine
Jan 22, 2021
Charles (Chuck) Perrine, age 87, of Frazee, MN, passed away peacefully on January 22, 2021 at Sanford Medical Center in Fargo, ND.
A Celebration of Life will take place at a later date, to be announced this summer.
Charles was born on April 13, 1933, in Albert Lea, MN, to Flourus and Bertha (Miller) Perrine....
Ralph Palmer
Jan 15, 2021
Ralph Edward Palmer was born on April 10, 1936, in Perham, Minnesota, the son of Howard and Rose (Ahrens) Palmer. He passed away January 15, 2021, at Diamond Willow Assisted Living in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota. He grew up on a farm in Evergreen Township and graduated from Frazee High School. Ralph continued his education at Dunwoody Tech in Minneapolis. He...
Karen Nelson
Dec 29, 2020
Karen Nelson, age 56, of Frazee, MN, passed away Tuesday, December 29, 2020, after a 2 ½ year battle with cancer. She was home under Hospice care surrounded by her family.
Public walk-through visitation following COVID-19 rules will be Monday, January 4, 2020, from 3:00 to 6:00 PM at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Frazee.
...John Ratz
Dec 27, 2020
John Harold Ratz, 90, passed away on Sunday, December 27, 2020 at the Frazee Care Center in Frazee, Minnesota. John Harold Ratz was born on September 4, 1930 at his home in rural Vergas, MN, to Adolph and Bertha (Fehlauer) Ratz. John was baptized and confirmed and was a lifelong member of St. John’s Lutheran Church in Vergas. John...
Viola Damlo
Dec 25, 2020
Viola Barbara Damlo, 98, a lifelong resident of Frazee, MN, passed away December 25, 2020, at the Frazee Care Center.
Viola was born on September 11, 1922, the youngest daughter of Frank and Christina (Dertinger) Peichel. After attending rural school district 90 in Silverleaf Township, she graduated from Frazee High School in 1941. On November 28, 1946,...
June Hoffmann
Dec 22, 2020
June Ann Hoffmann, age 94, of Vergas MN passed away peacefully due to loneliness the evening of December 22, 2020 at Oak Crossing in Detroit Lakes.
Grave-side memorial service will be held at the Vergas City Cemetery on Saturday, June 5, 2021 at 2:00 pm. Officiated by Pastor Amy Strom of the Vergas United Methodist Church....
Elinor Rethwisch
Dec 14, 2020
Elinor Rethwisch, age 85, of Frazee, MN passed away peacefully on December 14, 2020 at Essentia Hospital in Detroit Lakes.
A private family service will take place at a later date.
In lieu of flowers memorials are preferred to the American Heart Association and the American Stroke Association.
Elinor...
David Dorn
Dec 13, 2020
A private family memorial service will be held at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Frazee at a later date.
Spring burial will be at St. Henry's Catholic Cemetery in Perham.
David Clarence Dorn passed away unexpectedly at his home on Tuesday, December 13, 2020 at the age of 66. Being the baker he was,...
Earl Petersen
Dec 12, 2020
Earl Leroy Petersen was born on December 23, 1931 the son of August and Mahala (Johannsen) Petersen. He passed away on Saturday, December 12, 2020 at Emmanuel Nursing Home in Detroit Lakes, MN.
Earl was born on a farm in Hanover Township, Crawford County, Iowa near Denison. He was baptized at Zion Lutheran Church on February 2,...
LaVonne "Bonnie" Schultz
Dec 6, 2020
LaVonne “Bonnie” Schultz, age 92, went home to be with her Lord on Sunday, December 6, 2020 at Ecumen-Emmanuel Nursing Home in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota.
LaVonne Mae Rosenow was born November 2, 1928 in Erie Township, Frazee, Minnesota the daughter of Alfred and Ida (Loebrick) Rosenow. She grew up in Frazee and graduated from Frazee High School...
Ronald Marschall
Nov 30, 2020
Ronald "Ron" Raymond Marschall, age 78, passed away on November 30, 2020, at his home in West Fargo, North Dakota. Ron was born December 25, 1941, in Bertha, MN, to Paul and Eleanor (Kuehl) Marschall. He was baptized at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Bertha. After graduation, he enlisted into the Air Force January 1959 and was honorable discharged...
Florence Ziemann
Nov 23, 2020
Florence was born on May 19, 1921 in Saskatchewan, Canada. Her parents were Nicholas and Anna (Kunza) Fiedler. She was preceded in death by her five siblings: Joseph, Edward, Kathryn, Bernice (Hladek), and Anthony.
At age 4 or 5, the family moved from Canada to Ottertail County in Minnesota. She attended a Catholic school in Perham, and...
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