Area Obituaries

Marvin Clow, 79, Lancaster, Minn., passed away at Sanford Medical Center, Fargo, N.D., Tuesday, March 27, 2018. Marvin Clifford Clow was born June 23, 1938 on a farm near Pembina, N.D., to Gordon and Martha (Steinke) Clow. He began his education in Lancaster and went on to attend the Northwest School of Agriculture in Crookston,…

     Dorothy “Dottie” Jirschele, 77, Wisconsin Rapids, Wis., passed away Monday, March 19, 2018 at the House of the Dove in Marshfield, Wisc. Dorothy (Dottie) Jirschele was born Nov. 19, 1940 in Holton Township in Marathon County, Wis. She was the youngest child of Lucy (Wagner) and Frank Schopper. She attended the one-room Barry School through…

Mildred “Milly” Alice Jansen, 96, passed away peacefully at her home  Thursday March 8, 2018. She will be greatly missed. Milly was born Oct. 27, 1921. She married Jotham (“Joe”) Jansen on Aug. 4, 1945 in Hallock, Minn., and they spent more than 65 years together. He preceded her in death on May 12, 2011.…

     Early Saturday morning Feb. 24, 2018, Idell Junette Murray, 88, passed away to be with Jesus her Lord and Savior. She had been in the Essentia Health Hospital, Fargo, N.D., when she passed.      Idell was born in Halma, Minn., to Nels and Josie Oien July 22, 1929. She grew up in the home her parents…

           Linda “Lindy” Krawchuk, 67, Lancaster, Minn., passed away peacefully at her home early Tuesday morning, Feb. 27, 2018.      Linda Denise Nielsen was born Aug. 5, 1950 in Hallock, Minn., to Harvey and Amelia (Suppes) Nielsen. Lindy graduated from Lancaster High School in 1968 . She became a lab technician, working at Unity Hospital, Grafton,…

     Kristine Larter passed away Thursday, Feb. 15, 2018 at home surrounded by family. Kristine was born to Della Grace (Burnell) and Jon Henning Hanson in Caribou, Minn., Jan. 31, 1933.      She graduated from Hallock High School in 1951. After working in St. Paul at an Insurance Company, she moved back to marry Floyd F. Larter…

     Judy A. Erlandson, 81, Sioux Falls, S.D. passed away after a long illness Monday, Feb. 12, 2018 at Dow Rummel Village, Sioux Falls.      Judith “Judy” Costello, daughter of James and Florence (Young) Costello, was born on a farm near Cavalier, N.D. in 1936. This setting instilled in her a love for animals of all kinds.…

Evelyn Anderson, 92,  Lake Bronson, Minn., passed away at Karlstad Healthcare Center,  Karlstad, Minn., Wednesday morning, Jan. 31, 2018. Evelyn Francis Johnson Hastings was born June 5, 1925 to Abel and Violet (Dreher) Johnson on her grandparents (Otto Dreher) farm in Jupiter Township near Lake Bronson. In 1927 Evelyn’s mother married Keith Hastings. He later…

Bonnie Kay (Sollund) Boie, age 66, Minneapolis, Minn., passed away after a long courageous battle with breast cancer Feb. 3, 2018.  She was surrounded by the love of her life Darrell, her daughters, son-in-laws and a granddaughter. Bonnie was an officer of Q SHOP, loved gardening, fishing and spending time at the lake. Bonnie is…

Paul David Olsen, 61, left this world Jan. 27, 2018. Originally from Lancaster, Minn., he had been living in Burnsville, North Carolina, near his younger daughter and family for his health. Paul was a self-taught mechanic from youth. And that became his lifelong career, side job and hobby. He enjoyed riding motorcycles in the mountains…