August 20, 2009 RSS feed / Obituaries

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Sheldon G. Johnstone

Sheldon G. Johnstone, 90, of Crookston, formerly of Staples, died Aug. 19, 2009 at RiverView Hospital in Crookston. Funeral Services were Aug. 24, 2009 at the United Methodist Church in Staples. More...

Gerald "Jerry" Olson

Gerald “Jerry” Olson, 67, of Motley and formerly of Pequot Lakes, died Aug. 19, 2009 at the Lakewood Health System Hospital in Staples. Memorial services were Aug. 23, at the Maple Hill Lutheran Church near Pine River. More...

Melvin Fuller

Melvin Arthur Fuller, 84, of Verndale, died Aug. 15, 2009 at the Lakewood Health System Care Center in Staples. Funeral services were held Aug.18, at the Christiam & Missionary Alliance Church in Verndale with Pastor Del Moen offi- ciating. More...

Myrtle Halverson

Myrtle Halverson, 80, of Motley, died Aug. 15, 2009 at the Lakewood Health System Hospital, Staples. Funeral services were held Aug. 18, at the Mildred Bible Chapel, Backus, with Pastor Dennis Gellerman officiating. More...

Correction

The obituary for Merle Marden incorrectly had her wrong date of birth in last weeks issue of the Staples World. Merle was born June 5, 1933. A00006B2009AG20 More...

Martha Mae Larson

Martha Mae Larson, 87, of Sauk Rapids, died Aug. 20, 2009 at Good Shepherd Luthern Home. Funeral services were Aug. 24, at Good Shepherd Lutheran Home Chapel, Sauk Rapids, with Rev. Donald Wilke officiating. More...

Thomas Henry Williams

Thomas Henry Williams, 82, of Paradise, Mont., Aug. 8, 2009 in his home. Funeral services were Aug. 11, at Plains Assembly of God Church in Plains, Mont., with Rev. Jim Sinclair officiating. More...

Bert Fornshell

Bert Lavern Fornshell, 86, of Pillager, died Aug. 16, 2009 at his home, following a courageous battle with cancer. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 20, at First Evangelical Lutheran Church in Pillager. More...

Florence Bean-Rohl

Florence I. Bean- Rohl, 85, of Brainerd, died Aug. 17, 2009 at St. Joseph's Medical Center in Brainerd. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m., Friday, Aug. 21, at the United Methodist Church in Motley with Reverend Greg Ciesluk officiating. More...

Floris Lanske

Floris J. Lanske, 73, of Lynwood, Wash., formerly of Staples, died Aug. 6, 2009 in Seattle Wash. Funeral services were held Aug. 15, 2009 at the Evergreen Washelli Funeral Home in Seattle. More...