Area Obituaries

Gary Lee Pearson, 86, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2023, at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis, Minn., with his wife, Char, by his side. He was born to Lottie and Otto Pearson in 1937 in Hallock, Minn. He had six siblings: Mark, Kermit, Aileen, Kay, Beatrice, Alan. He graduated from Hallock High School in 1955. Gary…

Bruce Sandahl, 75, of Lancaster, Minn., passed away on Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023, after his battle with cancer. Bruce was born on March 13, 1948, to Allan and Elayne (Green) Sandahl in Thief River Falls, Minn. He was the oldest of five children. He lived and went to school in Lake Bronson until 1959. His…

Richard A. Dykhuis, 75, of Appleton, Wis., passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family on Sunday, Aug. 27, 2023. He was born on April 7, 1948, to the late Simon and Muriel (Easter) Dykhuis in Hallock, Minn. On Sept. 9, 1967, he married Muriel Christenson. He obtained his bachelor’s degree in accounting and worked for…

Myron Peterson, 91, of Lancaster, Minn., passed away at Kittson Memorial Healthcare Center in Hallock, Minn., on Friday, Sept. 1, 2023. Myron Anhilm Peterson was born Oct. 27, 1931, in Granville Township of Kittson, County, Minn., the son of Anhilm and Myrtle Peterson. He attended country school through the eighth grade, then began working on…

Violet Naomi Dahlgren, age 97, of Mahtomedi, Minn., formerly of Hallock, Minn., passed away on Monday, Sept. 4, 2023, in Stillwater, Minn. She is survived by: daughters, Becky Griffin (Dennis), Janna Affeldt (Craig), Deb Pearson (Scott); grandchildren, Anne Carlson (Ben), Blake Parsons (Katie), Brad Affeldt (Jenny), Jane Anderson (Todd), Nina Moore (Josh), Erin McLean (Doug);…

Harold Roger Haugstad, 85, Hallock, Minn., peacefully passed away Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023. Harold was born on Aug. 4, 1938, to Caroline and Harry Haugstad. He was baptized in the Lutheran faith, went to school and graduated from Hallock High School. Harold married his high school sweetheart, Corinne Pearson, July 12, 1957. Harold farmed much…

  C.W. “Bill” Satterlund, 85, of Duluth, Minn., passed away Sunday, Aug. 6, 2023, at home. He was born May 3, 1938, in Hallock, Minn. He graduated from Lancaster High School in Lancaster, Minn. Bill was a carpenter in Duluth, a milkman in Hallock, and then returned to Duluth and retired there as a carpenter.…

Sandra Layne (Overend) Olsonawski, 76, of Federal Way, Wash., passed away peacefully on the morning of Oct. 17, 2022. Sandy was born May 27, 1946, in Hallock, Minn., to Robert and Danna (Mueller) Overend. Sandy grew up there with her brother Pat and sisters Terry and Peggy. After graduation from Hallock High School in 1964,…

Kimberly Marie Potrament Lathrop, 57, of Portland, Ore., passed away June 30, 2023. Kim was born at North Memorial Hospital in Robbinsdale Minn., on July 5, 1966 to John and Marty Potrament. At 3 weeks old, Kim and her parents, moved to downtown Lancaster, Minn., where they lived in an apartment over Gil Wilson’s Café…