Obituaries

Dec 9, 2014

Terrence "Terry" Larson, 66, of North Las Vegas, Nevada and formerly of Frazee, Minnesota, passed away peacefully at home under the care of Nathan Adelson Hospice on December 9, 2014. Funeral Mass for Terry will be held 11 a.m., December 18, 2014 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Frazee, MN. Visitation will be held from 5-7 p.m., Wednesday, December 17,...

Dec 6, 2014

Betty Louise Cook, age 83, of Frazee, passed away December 6, 2014, at the Frazee Care Center under the care of Red River Valley Hospice. Funeral Mass will be held 11 a.m., Saturday, December 13, 2014, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Frazee. Visitation will be held from 4-7 p.m., Friday, December 12, 2014, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in...

Dec 2, 2014

Gertrude "Gertie" L. Johnson, age 94, long-time Vergas, MN, area resident went with Jesus, Tuesday, December 2, 2014, surrounded by her loved ones. Funeral services for Gertie will be held 11 a.m., Tuesday, December 9, 2014, at the Vergas United Methodist Church. Visitation will be held Monday, December 8, 2014 from 5-7 p.m., also at the Vergas United Methodist Church....

Nov 26, 2014

Lee G. Hoeft, 81, Dent, MN, formerly of Fairmont, MN, died Wednesday, November 26 at his home under the care of his loving family and Hospice of the Red River Valley. Funeral services will be 1:00 PM Friday, December 5, 2014 at St. Paul's Lutheran Church at Loon Lake, rural Vergas, MN, Pastor Robert Hinckley, officiating. There will be a...

Nov 22, 2014

Dorothy Adaline Martha Schultz, age 95, of Frazee, MN, passed away Saturday, November 22, 2014 at the Frazee Care Center Assisted Living, surrounded by her family. Funeral services for Dorothy will be held 11 a.m., Saturday, November 29, 2014 at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Frazee. Interment will be made at Lakeside Cemetery, Frazee, MN. Visitation will be held from 4...

Nov 16, 2014

Wenzel Lambert Soland, 85, of rural Vergas, MN died on Sunday, November 16, 2014 at Oak Crossing Transitional Care Unit in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota. Wenzel "Bub" was born in Candor Township on April 4th, 1929 to Alvin and Lucille (Lachowitzer) Soland. He was raised in rural Candor Township where he lived all of his life. He was united in marriage...

Nov 3, 2014

Christine Illg, 57, of Valley City, ND, died Monday, November 3, 2014 at Sheyenne Care Center, Valley City. A memorial service for Christine will be held Saturday, November 15, 2014 at 1:00 p.m. at Furey Funeral Home in Frazee with Pastor Ryan Stockstrom officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the funeral home on Saturday....

Oct 22, 2014

Mary Anna "Skip" Fick, age 80 passed away at her home in rural Vergas on Wednesday, October 22, 2014. A funeral service will be at 11:00 am on Saturday, October 25 at St Paul's Loon Lake Church, Vergas, MN. The visitation will be from 5:00-7:00PM on Friday, October, 24 at the church, with a prayer service at 7:00PM, and will...

Sep 22, 2014

Ronald Gene Wirth, age 63, passed away at his home in rural Frazee on Monday, September 22, 2014. A funeral service will be held at Furey Funeral Home on Friday, September 26 at 11:00am. The visitation will be at the funeral home on Thursday, September 25 from 4:00-7:00PM with a prayer service at 7:00PM, and one hour prior to the...

Sep 4, 2014

Elaine Riebe, age 90, of Frazee, MN, went to her Lord on Thursday, September 4, 2014 at the Frazee Care Center in Frazee, MN. Funeral services will be at 11:00 am on Wednesday, September 10, 2014 at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Frazee, Reverend William Aufdenkamp officiating. Friends may call from 4:00-7:00 PM Tuesday, September 9, 2014 with a prayer service...

Aug 31, 2014

Angeline Glawe Hoffman, 86, Bemidji, MN, formerly of Vergas, MN, died Sunday, August 31 at Sanford Hospital in Bemidji. Funeral services will be 11:00 PM Friday, September 5 at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Vergas, Reverend Robert Hinkley, officiating. Interment will be in the Lake Sybil Cemetery. Friends may call 4:30 – 7:00 PM Thursday with a prayer service at...

Aug 29, 2014

Carol J. Jepson, 68, resident of Blaine, MN, formerly of Frazee, died Friday, August 29 in Blaine and under care of Hospice. Funeral Services will be held Thursday, September 4 at 11AM in Furey Funeral Home, Frazee. Visitation will be held Wednesday, September 3 from 5PM-7PM in Furey Funeral Home. Visitation will continue one hour prior to services on Thursday....

Aug 14, 2014

LaVerne (Boll) Hansen, 82, passed away at Oak Crossing in Detroit Lakes at 12:15 p.m., on August 14, 2014, the day of her 60th wedding anniversary. She was held by her husband, Reg, as she took her final breaths. LaVerne lost only a month long struggle with liver cancer. A memorial celebration in LaVerne's honor will be held at 11:00...

Aug 5, 2014

Edna Mae (Bruhn) Turgeon, age 92 passed away on August 5, 2014 at Perham Living in Perham, MN. Edna was the oldest of seven children, born at home on August 12, 1921 to John and Henrietta (Antonsen) Bruhn. They made their home in Vergas, MN. Funeral services for Edna will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, August 9, 2014, at...

Jul 27, 2014

Ross L. Smith, 70, Vergas, MN, died Sunday, July 27, 2014, at Essentia St. Mary's Health in Detroit Lakes. Funeral services will be 10:30 AM Friday, August 1, 2014, at St. John's Lutheran Church in Vergas, Reverend Robert Hinckley, officiating. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Friends may call 4:00 - 7:00 PM Thursday, July 31, 2014, with a...

Jul 25, 2014

Clifton Rott, age 78, of Dent, MN, passed away Friday, July 25, 2014, at his home, under the care of Red River Valley Hospice and his family. A celebration of his life will be held 2 p.m., Monday, July 28, 2014, at the Vergas Event Center with a time of gathering to begin at 1 p.m. Clifton Rott was born...

Jul 17, 2014

Kevin J. Evans, 56, Vergas, MN, died, in a car wreck, Thursday, July 17 near Vergas. Funeral services will be 12 Noon Wednesday, July 23, at the Perham Living Chapel in Perham, MN, Reverend Bert Holmquist, officiating. Interment will be in the Vesta Cemetery, Tecumseh, NE. There will be a gathering time beginning 1 hour prior to the service at...

Apr 21, 2014

Cecil “Skeeb” Cook, Jr., passed away April 21, 2014, at the Frazee Care Center under the care of Red River Valley Hospice at the age of 85.

Funeral Mass will be held at 1 p.m., Saturday, April 26, 2014, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Frazee. Visitation will be held at Sacred Heart Catholic Church on Friday,...

Apr 16, 2014

Gale Sharp, age 64, of Vergas, MN, passed away suddenly at his home on Wednesday, April 16, 2014 with his wife Carol and dogs, Alice and Annie, at his side. He was a husband and friend who was loved by many. A celebration of his life will be held at 1 p.m., Monday, April 21, 2014, at the Vergas...

Apr 12, 2014

Keri Theresa Thompson, age 53, of Richville, MN, passed away Saturday, April 12, 2014, at Frontier Manner under the care of Red River Valley Hospice.

A Memorial Service for Keri will be held Saturday, May 3, 2014, at 1 p.m., at Furey Funeral Home in Frazee. Burial will take place at Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery following the service....