North High Minnesota Alumni Obituaries

68 passed away on January 12 2026 at Sanford Hospital in Sioux Falls. His Funeral Service will be 1000 AM Saturday January 17 2026 at George Boom Funeral Home OnSite Crematory Sioux Falls. Visitation will be from 500700 pm with Memory Sharing beginning at 630 pm Friday January 16 2026 at George Boo...

Gene Luoma 82 beloved father grandfather brother and friend to many passed away on December 10 2025 in Duluth Minnesota surrounded by his family. Born on July 6 1943 Genes life was filled with family friends and faith. Gene grew up in North York Wisconsin attending school in Mellen. He graduated col...

Nancy R. Thompson died on January 12, 2026 at Cumberland Healthcare. She was born in Cumberland, WI to Dr. Robert C. and Alberta S. Thompson. She was preceded in death by her parents and her brother, Robert.Following her graduation from Cumberland High School, she obtained a diploma in nursing. She ...

Born just months before the stock market crash precipitated the Great Depression Roy was the fifth and final child of Julia and Martin Schonberg in Minneapolis Minnesota. His father immigrated from Estonia and became an electrician while his mother was born and raised in a Swedish family in the Twin...

Lavonne Mae Lee Bean, age 87, of North Branch, Minnesota, passed away peacefully surrounded by family and staff on December 19, 2025, at Ecumen in North Branch.Lavonne was born on November 29, 1938, in Dexter, Minnesota, to Roy and Elsie (Goetsch) Studer. She grew up in southern Minnesota alongside ...

Susanna was born on July 23rd 1976 to Robert and Susan Andrews Wilson in Chisago City. Susanna grew up in Lindstrom and attended Chisago Lakes High School excelling in various activities especially in music as a member of the performance and marching bands and on the track where she ran the hurdles ...

Raymond Alvin Six, 87, of West Concord, died Monday, December 29, 2025, at Benedictine Living Madonna Towers, Rochester, Minnesota.Ray was born August 5th, 1938, in Knoxville, Iowa, while his parents Harold Alvin Six and Mary Belle (Wright) Six were visiting his grandparents in Dallas and Melcher, I...

Virgil Stenberg died peacefully on November 17 2025 surrounded by family. Virgil was born May 18 1935 near Grygla MN. He graduated from Hendrum High School in 1952 Concordia College in 1956 and received a PhD in 1960 from Iowa State. He was a chemistry professor at the University of North Dakota unt...

Twilla A. Hilde 92 Ada MN formerly of Borup MN died on Friday January 2 2026 at the Benedictine Care Community in Ada. Twilla was born on February 7 1933 in Winchester Township north of Borup the only child of Arthur and Tena nee Hoven Monson. She was baptized and confirmed at Winchester Lutheran Ch...

Joan (Snowden) Diessner, age 80, of Park Rapids, Minnesota, passed away peacefully on January 6, 2026, following a courageous seven-year battle with a rare disease, Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP). Her final days were filled with the love and care of her family.Joan was preceded in death by her...

Rev. Milan Chester Davig, 94, died peacefully in his sleep in Waconia, MN on Tuesday, December 16, 2025.The service will be Facebook live streamed and available for 30 days following the service at the Cease Family Funeral Homes page on Facebook.A Memorial Service will be held 11:00 am January 10, 2...

Gerald “Jerry” Lester Avenson, 82, of Bemidji, Minnesota, entered peacefully into eternal life surrounded by loved ones at the Bemidji Veterans Home on January 5, 2026.Jerry was born August 25, 1943, in Park Rapids, MN to Sidney and Bertha (Dahl) Avenson. He was raised on the family farm, where he l...

Rev. Roger Palmer Olson, 94, of Park Rapids, MN passed away on Sat. December 13, 2025 at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Park Rapids, MN. Roger wrote his own obituary listed below.Roger was born on January 27, 1931 in Whitehall, Wisconsin the son of Palmer C. and Evelyn C (Risberg) Olson. He was raised o...

Kenneth Lee Forbragd, 76, of Leonard, Minnesota, formerly of Bemidji, passed away on Sunday, December 28, 2025, at home after a long illness.Ken, or Kenny Lee, was born on May 28, 1949, in Bagley, Minnesota, to Lamoine and Edna (Knutson) Forbragd. He grew up on the family farm outside Leonard. The f...

Wayne was born August 6, 1936, to Helge and Beryl (Haney) Johnson at home in Dudley township near Leonard, MN. Wayne grew up on a small farm North of Shevlin, MN along with his parents and one sister, Rachel. He attended grade school at the little country school in Dudley township where he met many...

Margaret Peg Larson McKinnon 83 of Lake City Minnesota entered the Church Triumphant on Tuesday morning December 2 2025 from her home at Elysian Senior Living in Lake City. Peg was born on March 15 1942 in Fargo North Dakota to Willard and Margaret Saunders Larson. She attended elementary school and...

Jerome Jerry C. Rechtzigel age 82 of Glencoe Minnesota passed away on Tuesday January 6 2026 at Cedar Crest Estates in Silver Lake Minnesota. Memorial Service will be held Saturday January 10 2026 1100 A.M. at the First Evangelical Lutheran Church in Glencoe Minnesota with interment following in the...

Delores Dodie B. Fenske age 94 of Hutchinson Minnesota passed away on Thursday January 1 2026 at Ecumen Detroit Lakes in Detroit Lakes Minnesota. Memorial Service will be Saturday January 17 2026 1100 A.M. at Faith Lutheran Church in Hutchinson with interment at a later date in Forest Hill Cemetery ...

Phyllis A. Kramer age 86 of Hector Minnesota passed away on Saturday January 10 2026 at Harmony River Living Center in Hutchinson Minnesota. Mass of Christian Burial will be Saturday January 17 2026 1100 A.M. at St. Marys Catholic Church in Bird Island Minnesota with interment in St. Johns Catholic ...

JoAnn B. Zachow age 78 of Gaylord passed away on Wednesday December 17 2025 at Bayside Manor in Gaylord. Memorial Service will be Thursday January 15 2026 1100 A.M. at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Gaylord with interment in the church cemetery. Gathering of Family and Friends will be Thursday January ...

Richard D. Stets 54 of Carlisle passed away Monday December 29 2025 in the Hershey Medical Center. Richard was a 1989 graduate of Carlisle High School and proudly served in the U.S. Marine Corps. He was an avid fan of the Minnesota Vikings and the Clemson Tigers. In addition to his father Frank T. S...

Thomas Law Kemp III, 83, of Hayesville, NC, passed away on Thursday, January 8, 2026, at his home.Tom was born in Marion, IN. He grew up in Ohio, West Virginia, and North Carolina, but he considered Chapel Hill, NC as his hometown, where he graduated from Chapel Hill High School in 1960. Tom enrolle...

Mrs. Virginia “Ginnie” Gettler, age 84, of Hospers, passed away on Monday, January 12, 2026, at the Sanford Health Sheldon Care Center.A visitation with the family present will be held on Saturday, January 17, from 9:00am to 10:00am, at the St. Anthony Catholic Church in Hospers. Mass of Christian B...

Jerome Jerry A. Keller 86 Crosby ND passed away Thursday August 7 2025 at the Tioga Long Term Care Center in Tioga ND. Jerry was born on January 24 1939 the son of John Jr. and Hilda Gienger Keller in Harvey ND. He was raised on a graincattle farm south of Harvey and graduated from Harvey High Schoo...

Donald Morris Haugenoe 76 years old died Friday August 15 2025 in Crosby ND after a 21year hardfought battle with cancer. A family service will be held at 700pm on Saturday August 23 2025 at Ambrose Lutheran Church and the funeral will be 400pm on Sunday August 24 2025 at Concordia Lutheran Church i...

Henry Chris Oldenkamp age 80 passed away on Monday January 5 2026 at St. Marks Living in Austin Minnesota. Henry was born on May 1 1945 in Hannaford North Dakota to Bert and Tilly Oldenkamp. During his childhood the family moved to Freeborn County where Henry made his lifelong home. He graduated fro...

Born April 29 1951 in Grafton North Dakota Neil was the second youngest child of Edythe and Leonard Christenson. He spent his early years on the family farm north of Bowesmont building a foundation of hard work loyalty and community that guided him throughout his life. Neil graduated from Drayton Hi...

Lorelei Lori Evelyn Bothum of Fargo ND formally Karlstad MN passed into the loving arms of our Savior Jesus Christ on January 10 2026. Those who knew her will always remember her for her fierce and loving spirit someone who was always eager to entertain a good hard belly laugh. Lori was born on Jul...

Wayne Francis May 80 of North Mankato passed away on Saturday December 27 2025 from complications of Dementia. Memorial service will be Saturday January 17 2026 at 1 P.M. at Woodland Hills Chapel in Mankato with military honors immediately following services at Woodland Hills Chapel. Interment will ...

Michele Kay Nydegger 58 passed away unexpectedly on January 3 2026. A funeral will be held on January 14 at 1 p.m. at Bethlehem Lutheran Church 720 2nd St Mankato MN. Visitation will be held prior to the service from 1130 a.m. to 1 p.m. Interment at Woodland Hills Memorial Park. Rev. Jay Dahlving of...