Obituaries

Doreen Schrandt

Doreen Schrandt

Jun 14, 2023

Doreen Carol Schrandt, age 82, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, June 14, 2023 at Perham Living in Perham, Minnesota after suffering a massive stroke.  

Doreen was born to Melvin and Gladys (Nielson) Johnson on January 2, 1941 in Steele County, North Dakota.  She attended country school near Hope, ND, and, after moving to rural Frazee in 1952, she graduated...

Richard "Red" Spadgenske

Richard "Red" Spadgenske

Jun 3, 2023

Richard Ray “Red” Spadgenske, age 84, of rural Frazee, passed away Saturday, June 3, 2023, at Oak Crossing in Detroit Lakes, MN, where he had been residing the last year and a half.

Red was born in Frazee, MN on November 21, 1938, a son of the late Adolph and Lillian (Moldenhoauer) Spadgenske. He attended local schools and was a...

Dorothy Willprecht

Dorothy Willprecht

May 24, 2023

Dorothy (Barnes) Graham-Willprecht, 98, of Frazee, passed away on Wednesday, May 24, 2023 after a brief stay at Diamond Willow in Detroit Lakes.

Dorothy was born in Breckenridge, MN on July 18, 1924, a daughter of the late Edward and Sarah Barnes. She married Robert "Bob" Graham on August 12, 1943. They lived on the west coast during WWII where...

Margaret "Peggy" Maki

Margaret "Peggy" Maki

May 15, 2023

Margaret “Peggy" Yvonne Maki died peacefully on May 15, 2023.Peggy was born on October 25, 1937, in Spruce Grove Township, Minnesota, to Berger and Esther (Faaberg) Mickelson. The youngest of 11 children and the last of them to survive, Peggy enjoyed growing up in a large and loving family. Peggy graduated from Frazee High School in 1955, and went on...

Alvin Schwarzrock

Alvin Schwarzrock

May 4, 2023

Alvin George Schwarzock, 80, of Frazee, MN passed away on May 4th, 2023 following an accident.

Alvin was born at home on November 4th, 1942 to Ernest and Lena (Weigelt) of Evergreen Township. He attended country school in Evergreen and graduated from Frazee High School in 1960. On June 11th, 1971, he married Marlys Bendlen at St. Paul’s Lutheran...

Lloyd Beckman

Lloyd Beckman

May 1, 2023

Lloyd George Beckman, age 79, of Frazee, MN died peacefully on the morning of Monday, May 1, 2023 at St. Mary’s Hospital, in Detroit Lakes, MN.

Lloyd was born on April 7, 1944 to George and Hazel (Moeller) Beckman in Huron, SD. He graduated from Huron High School in 1962 and enlisted in the Air Force in 1964. After the...

Elaine Oelfke

Elaine Oelfke

Apr 29, 2023

Elaine Bertha (Glander) Oelfke, 92, passed away in the early morning hours of Saturday, April 29, 2023, with her family at her side.

Elaine, daughter of the late William and Bertha (Tobeck) Glander was born on February 18, 1931, in Toad Lake Township.  She attended country school and went on to marry William Oelfke on November 10, 1952.  Together they...

Katherine Furey

Katherine Furey

Apr 21, 2023

Katherine E. "Kay" Furey, 93, Frazee, MN, died peacefully at the Frazee Care Center on Friday, April 21, 2023.

Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 am, Thursday, April 27 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Frazee, Fr. Adam Hamness and Fr. Xavior Ilango, officiating. Interment will be in the church cemetery.

Friends may call 3:00 - 7:00 pm Wednesday...

Olive Hanson

Olive Hanson

Apr 21, 2023

Olive DiAnn (Antonsen) Hanson, age 87, of Vergas, Minnesota, passed away of Friday, April 21, 2023, at Sanford Health Hospital-Broadway in Fargo, North Dakota. 

Memorial service will be at 1:00 pm on Saturday, April 29, 2023, at the Vergas Methodist Church, with a time of gathering an hour prior. 

Olive was born on May 9, 1935, to Dewey and...

Roy Renollet

Roy Renollet

Apr 8, 2023

Roy W. Renollet, age 85, of New York Mills, MN, formerly of Perham, MN died April 8, 2023 at Mills Manor Assisted Living in New York Mills.

Roy Walter Renollet was born June 22, 1937 on the family farm in rural Perham, MN. He grew up and attended Country School in Gorman Township near the farm. He served in the...

Thomas "Aaron" Dumbeck

Thomas "Aaron" Dumbeck

Apr 7, 2023

Thomas Aaron Dumbeck, 93, of Frazee, passed away on Good Friday, April 7, 2023 at the Frazee Care Center.  He had been residing at Frazee Assisted Living since 2018.

Aaron, as he was known, was born in Frazee on June 17, 1929, a son of the late Charles D. and Minnie (Rehberg) Dumbeck. He attended Frazee country school in Silverleaf...

Robert Jepson

Robert Jepson

Mar 26, 2023

Robert E. Jepson, age 87, Wolf Lake, MN, passed away Sunday, March 26, 2023 at the Frazee Care Center surrounded by family.

Robert was born in Evergreen Township on February 5, 1936, a son of the late Ray and Floretta (Seger) Jepson.  He attended area schools, and went on to work as a truck driver for over 39 years.  Robert...

Kathleen Spadgenske

Kathleen Spadgenske

Mar 23, 2023

Kathleen Ann "Kathy" (Hasbargen) Spadgenske, age 79, of rural Frazee, passed away Thursday, March 23, 2023 at The Cottages in Detroit Lakes, MN, where she had been residing the last three years.

Kathy was born in Menahga, MN, on July 23, 1943, a daughter of the late Clarence and Florence (Kimball) Hasbargen. She attended local schools and was a graduate...

George Fick

George Fick

Mar 14, 2023

George Fick, 90, Loon Lake/Vergas, MN and formerly of Burlington, ND died on Tuesday, March 14, 2023 in a Minot hospital with his loving family at his side.

George Wayne Fick was born on July 19, 1932 on the family farm in Dora Township near Vergas, MN to Robert and Elsie (Eidahl) Fick.  He was raised on the farm, attended...

Richard Nord

Richard Nord

Mar 10, 2023

Richard Gregg Nord, age 88, of Vergas, MN, passed away on March 10, 2023 at Perham Living Nursing Home in Perham, MN.

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Gregory Dahlgren

Gregory Dahlgren

Mar 9, 2023

Gregory (Greg) Jerome Dahlgren, born February 17th 1956, passed away peacefully in his home on March 9th 2023 at the age of 67, leaving an enduring impact on his family, business and community.

Greg was born in Alexandria MN, the second of four children to Gordon and Marion Dahlgren. The family moved to Vergas, MN in 1956 where his father...

Richard Blair

Richard Blair

Mar 2, 2023

Richard Blair, age 62, lost his battle with cancer at home on March 2, 2023.

He was born in Denison, Iowa to Levi and Geraldine (Suntken) Blair. Rich often told stories of how his dad and uncles modeled great work ethic for him to follow. His dad worked hard, running his own plumbing business. Uncle Vern in Nebraska had him...

Patricia Ann Shore

Patricia Ann Shore

Feb 28, 2023

Patricia Ann (Benham) Shore, age 78, Frazee, MN, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, February 28, 2023, at Essentia St. Mary’s in Detroit Lakes with her family by her side.

Pat was born in Crosby, MN on November 13, 1944, a daughter of the late John and Mabel (Motley) Benham.  She attended area schools and graduated from Park Rapids High School. ...

Douglas Perrine

Douglas Perrine

Feb 7, 2023

Douglas Allan Perrine was born June 25, 1957 in Perham Minnesota the son of Charles and Evelyn Perrine. He passed away February 7, 2023 at his home in Vergas, Minnesota.

He grew up and attended school in Frazee before enlisting in the U.S. Navy. Doug received his honorable discharge in 1975. He worked with his brother David in Nevada, California,...

Clement "Clem" Neisen

Clement "Clem" Neisen

Feb 2, 2023

Clement “Clem” Thomas Neisen, age 88, passed away February 2, 2023, at Essentia Health Oak Crossing in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota. He was born May 12, 1934, in rural Carlos, Minnesota, the son of Joseph and Elizabeth (Feda) Neisen.

Clem grew up in the Carlos area and met the love of his life, Betty Kaufman in Carlos, Minnesota. He met Betty...