Area Obituaries

Lyla Lu Karen (Nordling) Ahumada passed away on Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020, at Fayetteville, N.C. She was born on Oct. 11, 1931, in Hallock, Minn., to parents Carl and Christine Nordling. Lyla grew up on a farm, attended rural school and graduated from Hallock High School in 1949. She worked at the Kittson County Courthouse…

Mundwiler and Larson Funeral Home announces the death of Vernon Fischer, age 87, of Graceville, Minn., formerly of Chokio, Minn. Vernon James Fischer, the youngest child of Fred and Minnie (Fuhrman) Fischer, was born at the home farm, northwest of Chokio, on March 27, 1933.  He always liked to joke that “he was worth about…

Thomas Woodrow Hughes, 94, of Hallock, Minn., passed away at the Kittson Memorial Healthcare Center in Hallock on Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2020. Thomas Hughes was born on Sept. 11, 1926, at Virginia, Minn., the son of Thomas and Clara (Johnson) Hughes. He lived with his parents in Detroit, Mich., and Badger, Minn., before moving with…

David Robert Kaul, 67, of Hallock, Minn., passed from this life to his eternal home with Jesus on Monday, April 6, 2020, at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, N.D. He was born March, 24, 1953, to Robert and Audrey (Miller) Kaul in Minneapolis, Minn. He grew up and went to high school in Burnsville, Minn.…

Darrell Amos Benson, 79, of Phoenix, Ariz., passed away suddenly at his home on Saturday, Sept. 5, 2020. Darrell was born to Amos and Astrid (Erickson) Benson on June 29, 1941 in Drayton, N.D. He graduated from Drayton High School in 1959 and went on to attend the University of North Dakota. On Oct. 22,…

Robert Terry Cozzen, 64, of Lake Bronson, Minn., passed away at Karlstad Senior Living on Aug. 29, 2020. Robert Terry Cozzen was born on Jan. 6, 1956, to Starkey and Peggy Cozzen in Inglewood, Calif. Robert later moved back to Texas where he spent many long and fun days growing up under the watchful and…

Diane Lynn Pederson of Detroit Lakes, Minn., passed away on Aug. 22, 2020, in her home of natural causes. She was born Feb. 10, 1947, in Hallock, Minn., daughter of Arthur and Eileen (Wass) Pederson. Diane was raised in the Lutheran faith; was baptized and confirmed at Grace Lutheran Church in Hallock. She graduated from…

Marlin Don Olson passed from this life into eternity with Jesus on Friday, Aug. 14, 2020, at his home in Apple Valley, Minn., at the age of 81, following a 5½ year battle with cancer. Marlin was born in Karlstad, Minn., to Reynold and Blanche (Anderson) Olson, joining his older brother Merle. Five years later,…

Ebba Sandberg, 101, of Hallock, Minn., passed away at Kittson Memorial Healthcare Center on Saturday, Aug. 8, 2020. Ebba Vendella Sandberg was born March 3, 1919 on the family farm near Kennedy, Minn., to Victor and Emma (Anderson) Sandberg.  She grew up near Kennedy and attended Kennedy Public School, graduating in 1936.  Ebba received her…

Debra “Debbie” Harlow, 63, of Roseau, Minn., passed away on Tuesday, July 14, 2020, while visiting her brother, Jim Anderson, at his rural Red Lake Falls, Minn., home. Debra Eileen Anderson was born Sept. 25, 1956, in Hallock, Minn., to James and Vida (Reese) Anderson. She attended school in Lancaster, Minn., and graduated in 1974. …