Area Obituaries

Janice Marie (Bowman) Clay, 76, San Antonio, Texas, passed away at her home March 6, 2019, and is now with her Lord and Savior. Janice was born to Les and Minnie Bowman in Kennedy, Minn., on June 22, 1942.  She attended Kennedy Public School and graduated in 1960. Upon graduation she attended Dental Assistant School…

Pearl Adeline Loeffler, 84, of Hallock, Minn., died on Feb. 26, 2019, at Scripps Mercy Hospital in San Diego, Calif. Pearl Adeline Hallebrot was born March 31, 1934, in Erskine, Minn., the daughter of Ole and Carrie (Dovery) Hallebrot. She was baptized and later confirmed at Saron Norwegian Lutheran Church (she was a proud Norwegian).…

Warren Lee Kinshella, 88, passed away on Feb. 27, 2019, from complications from COPD. He was born Nov. 14, 1930, in Hallock, Minn., to Ethel and Gilbert Kinshella. Warren lived his early years in Hallock and graduated from Hallock High School in 1948. He served in the Army during the Korean Conflict.  After discharge, he…

Jennifer Boychuk, 68, of Hallock, Minn., passed away at Madonna Towers in Rochester, Minn. on Thursday, Feb. 21, 2019. Jennifer Jane Montgomery was born Nov. 5, 1950, at Madelia, Minn., to Robert and Darlene (Trullinger) Montgomery. She grew up in West Concord, Minn., and graduated from high school there in 1968.  Jennifer attended cosmetology school…

Dorothy Lawrence, 91, entered her eternal home on Friday, Feb. 15, 2019. She was born on March 13, 1927, on a farm of her grandparents, Peter and Geske Janssen in Cottonwood County, near Heron Lake, Minn. At 2 years of age, she and her parents, Emil & Emma Schlapkohl moved to a farm in Nobles…

Shirley M. Ehrenstrom, 83, of Lake Bronson, Minn., passed away at Bethany on University in Fargo, N.D., on Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2019. Shirley Mae Allar was born to Frank and Florence (Little) Allar, Nov. 2, 1935. Her family lived in Brighton, Marathon County, Unity, Wis. Shirley attended Unity public school through the sixth grade. Shirley’s…

Harris E. Nordin, 77, of Strasburg, Ohio, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, February 10, 2019 at Community Hospice House at New Philadelphia, Ohio, following a recent illness. A son of the late Olaf H. and Helen E. (Burnell) Nordin, Harris was born Dec. 18, 1941, at Hallock, Minn. He graduated from…

Calvin “Cal” Engelstad, died Feb. 11, 2019, at the age of 91. Calvin was born in Fargo, N.D., lived in Crookston, Minn., and came with his parents to Hallock, Minn., in 1936. He graduated from Hallock High in 1945 having participated in Music and Athletics. He was in the U.S. Navy from 1946-1948. Cal attended…

Marian L. Johnson, 92, of Karlstad, Minn., passed away at Kittson Memorial Healthcare Center in Hallock on Sunday, Feb. 3, 2019. Marian Lorraine Bakko was born Oct. 19, 1926, in Deerwood Township of Kittson County to Olaf and Louise (Rapp) Bakko.  She was baptized and confirmed in Eidsvold Lutheran Church and attended Beaton Country School.…

Barbara J. Swenson, 83, of Fargo, N.D., formerly of Kennedy, Minn., died Thursday, Jan. 24, 2019, in Port Charlotte, Fla. She was born Dec. 2, 1935, in Dauphin, Manitoba, to George and Mary Louise (Glidden) Costin. After her father passed away, her mother moved their family to Hallock, Minn., where Barb graduated from Hallock High…