Obituaries
Clarence A. Swenson
Oct 10, 2008
Clarence A. Swenson, 94 of Barnesville, Minnesota died Friday in his home. Funeral Service will be Wednesday at 11:00 in St. James United Church of Christ, Barnesville with Pastor Wendy Ward officiating. Rosie Carr will serve as soloist accompanied by organist Grace McEvers. Pallbearers will be Dwight Affield, Ryan Swenson, Jared Affield, LeAnn Loomis, Shaun Swenson and Shane Swenson. Honorary...
MayDean Anderson
Oct 5, 2008
MayDean Heloise Anderson, 87, of Elim Care Center, Fargo, ND, passed away on Sunday, October 5, 2008. Funeral service will be Friday, October 10, 2008 at 11 a.m. in Rollag Lutheran Church, Rollag, Minnesota. Visitation will be Thursday from 4 " 8 with a prayer service at 7 in Dobmeier Funeral Home, Barnesville and two hours before the service at...
Agnes Nosal
Oct 3, 2008
Agnes Nosal received her Golden Wings on October 3, 2008, at the age of 93 years, 3 months and 28 days of age. Agnes has said many times that she would be ready when Gods call came. She died peacefully at the Barnesville Good Samaritan Center-Barnesville where she had been a resident since December of 2002. Funeral Mass will be...
Darcy L Holter
Sep 29, 2008
Darcy L. Holter, 49 of Fargo died Monday, September 29, 2008 in the Palliative Care Center of MeritCare Hospital, Fargo. Darcy, daughter of Tom and Marge (Thrane) Holter, was born September 9, 1959 in Moorhead where she attended school and grew to womanhood, graduating from Moorhead High School. For the last 16 years Darcy has been a resident of the...
Doris Labish
Sep 23, 2008
Doris Mae Labish, 82, beloved wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, entered Eternal Life with the Lord Tuesday, September 23rd 2008. She was surrounded by her family in her final hours at Eventide Lutheran Home in Moorhead. Doris, daughter of Fred and Bertha (Fankhanel) Johnson, was born March 22, 1926 in Barnesville, Minnesota. She attended country school and grew to womanhood...
Ralph Pederson
Sep 22, 2008
Ralph Pederson, 95 of Pelican Rapids, Minnesota died Monday, September 22, 2008 in the Good Samaritan Society, Pelican Rapids. Ralph, son of Emil and Enga (Jakobson) Pederson, was born March 18, 1913 on his family farm near Barnesville, Minnesota where he attended country school and grew to manhood. After his schooling he worked on the family farm and for area...
Marguerite A. Wardeberg
Sep 10, 2008
Marguerite Wardeberg passed away quietly in the presence of her family on September 10, 2008 at the Barnesville Good Samaritan Society, Barnesville, MN. Marguerite was born on March 10, 1920 to Arthur and Caroline (Wulff) Berg of Barnesville, where she grew to womanhood. She attended Barnesville High School, graduating first in her class in 1937. She then worked for Norbys...
Gordon D. Sorum
Aug 21, 2008
Gordon D. Sorum, 75 of Fargo, formerly Barnesville, Minnesota died Thursday, August 21, 2008 in the Palliative Care Unit of MeritCare Hospital, Fargo. Funeral service will be Tuesday, August 26 at 11:00 in Our Saviors Lutheran Church, Barnesville with Pastor Carlton Andersen officiating. Rosie Carr will serve as soloist accompanied by organist Shelly Holmstrom. Pallbearers will be Merle Nelson, Isaac...
Clara O Olson
Aug 13, 2008
Clara O. Olson, 98 of Barnesville, Minnesota died Wednesday, August 13, 2008 in the Good Samaritan Society, Barnesville. Funeral service will be Saturday, at 11 in Little Bethany Lutheran Church, Norwegian Grove Township, Otter Tail County, Minnesota with Pastor Tom Junkert officiating. Debra Nelson will serve as soloist accompanied by organist Rosie Carr. Pallbearers will be Michael Nelson, Mark Nelson,...
Alice Maie Butenhoff
Aug 2, 2008
Alice (Rawalt) Butenhoff, 92, formerly of Barnesville, MN, died Saturday, August 2, 2008, in MeritCare Hospital, Fargo. Funeral service will be Tuesday, August 5, at 11 AM in Trinity Lutheran Church, Sabin, MN, with Pastor Mark Hanson officiating and Anne Morris accompanying on the organ. Pallbearers will be Brady Butenhoff, Blaine Butenhoff, Paul Butenhoff, Amber (Butenhoff) Scott, Lee Skistad, Alvin...
Wesley C. Maesse
Jul 18, 2008
Wesley C. Maesse, 74 of rural Battle Lake, Minnesota formerly Barnesville, Minnesota died Friday, July 18, 2008 in the Golden Living Center on Otter Tail Lake, Minnesota. Funeral Services will be Saturday, July 26, at 11:00 in the Baker-Downer Westminster Presbyterian Church, Baker, Minnesota. Visitation will be two hours before the service at the church. Interment will be in Elmwood...
Richard A. Solom
Jul 6, 2008
Richard A. Solom, 68 of rural Battle Lake, Minnesota formerly Barnesville, Minnesota died Sunday in The Golden Living Center on Otter Tail Lake, Otter Tail County, Minnesota. Richard, son of Arnold and Thelma (Sundvor) Solom, was born June 17, 1940 in Grand Forks, North Dakota. He attended school and grew to manhood in Dahlen, North Dakota. In 1959 he served...
Rodney D. Holland
Jun 30, 2008
Rodney D. Holland, 45 of Glyndon, Minnesota died Monday, June 30, 2008 in his home. Memorial service will be Wednesday, at 11:00 in St. James United Church of Christ, Barnesville with Pastor Wendy Ward officiating. Linda Davidson will sing accompanied by organist Rosie Carr. There will be a visitation on Tuesday from 4:00 " 8:00 with a prayer service at...
DeLoris L. Johnson
Jun 30, 2008
DeLoris L. Dee Johnson, 83 of Barnesville, Minnesota died Monday in the Barnesville Good Samaritan Society. Dee, daughter of Julius and Emma (Nelson) Anderson, was born May 11, 1925 in Fargo. She lived with her family in rural Moorhead where she grew to womanhood. She attended Oak Mound School in rural Kragnes and later Moorhead High School where she graduated...
Pearl V. Ellefson
Jun 25, 2008
Pearl V. Ellefson, 86 of Barnesville, Minnesota died Wednesday, June 25, 2008 in MeritCare Hospital, Fargo. Pearl, daughter of Oscar and Hilda (Grundset) Shulstad, was born July 15, 1921 on her family farm in Humboldt Township, Clay County, Minnesota. She attended country school and grew to womanhood in Humboldt Township and attended high school in Barnesville. She married Gordon A....
Marcella Mae Neumann
Jun 19, 2008
Marcella M. Neumann, 78 of rural Rothsay, Minnesota died Thursday in her home. Funeral Mass will be Tuesday at 11 in The Assumption Catholic Church, Barnesville, Minnesota with Fr. Gary LaMoine presiding. Phyllis Peppel will serve as cantor accompanied by organist Christie Peppel. Pallbearers will be Richard Thompson, Don Sakry, James Thompson, Rick Reep, Jim Kempfer and DuWayne Johnson. Visitation...
David Alexander Henry
Jun 8, 2008
David A. Duff Henry, 78 of Franklin Lake, rural Pelican Rapids, Minnesota died Sunday in his home. David, known as Duff was the son of Lamont and Jessie (Lamb) Henry. He was born April 7, 1930 at his family home near Downer, Minnesota where he attended country school and grew to manhood. He graduated from Barnesville High School in 1949....
Shirley "Lee" Ann Lohse
Jun 4, 2008
Shirley A. Lee Lohse, 54 of Moorhead, Minnesota died Wednesday, June 4, 2008 in MeritCare Hospital, Fargo. Lee, daughter of Arnold and Mary (Kmetz) Erdman, was born April 21, 1954 in Moorhead. She attended school and grew to womanhood in Barnesville. She worked as a cocktail waitress in Fargo at the Cripple Creek and the Blue Wolf Casino. She also...
Donald F. Drake II
Mar 6, 2008
Donald Fuller Drake II, 74 died March 6, 2008 in San Antonio, Texas. He was the grandson of Dennis W. and Mary Tully of Barnesville (Tully Building), a prominent figure in the early days of Barnesville. There will be a graveside service on Saturday, June 28, 2008 at 11:00 in St. Marys Catholic Cemetery, Barnesville, Minnesota with Fr. Gary LaMoine...
