Obituaries

Connie Marie Dickerson “Skipper” 66 of Red Lake Falls, MN died peacefully on Friday, May 31, 2019, at home. Memorial service to celebrate Skipper’s life will be held 1:00 PM on Friday, June 7, 2019, at Sunview Center in Red Lake Falls, MN. Connie was born on January 25, 1953, in Wapello, Iowa to Ber…

Reverend Doctor Dean M. Bell, 73, of Ada, MN, died Wednesday, May 29, 2019 at Benedictine Care Community, Ada, MN. Dean Michael Bell was born in Minneapolis, MN, on December 27, 1945.  He was baptized on January 10, 1946 at the orphanage in Minneapolis.  Through adoption, he was welcomed into the ho…

Joseph “Joe” Stach, 69, Ada, MN, died Monday, May 27, 2019, at Benedictine Care Community, Ada, MN, with his family by his side. Joe was born March 3, 1950, in Breckenridge, MN, the son of Emil and Josephine (Barina) Stach. After his school years, he worked in the turkey production field in several …

David (Bud) Sandem, 78, Beltrami, MN, beloved brother, uncle and friend, was called to his eternal resting place on May 26, 2019.  He entered this world on March 28, 1941 in Crookston, MN, born to Soffus and Erma Sandem.   He went to school in Beltrami and Fertile and graduated from Fertile High Sch…

Theodore “Ted” Curfman, of Thief River Falls, MN, passed away peacefully on Friday, May 24, 2019, at his home, at the age of 68. The memorial to celebrate Ted’s life will be held at 1:00 PM on Monday, June 3, 2019, at Epiphany Station, 403 N. Main in Thief River Falls, MN with Pastor Matty [……

Nancy Elizabeth Melby, 84, of Crookston, Minnesota, died Sunday, May 26, 2019, at Sanford Medical Center in Fargo, North Dakota with family at her side. Nancy was born in Barnesville, Minnesota to Otto and Edith (Anderson) Bergan on September 23, 1934.  She was the second of four daughters. Her fami…

Donald Bakken, 90, beloved Husband and Father, died on Thursday, May 23, 2019, at his home in Mesa, AZ, under Hospice Care. He was born on January 1, 1929, to Harry and Edna (Rust) Bakken in Fertile, MN. He attended Fertile and Mentor schools. At the age of 16, he moved to Fertile and was employed b…

Lynn Lucken, age 75, of Winger, MN, passed away on Sunday, May 26th, at his home. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, May 31st, at the Win-E-Mac High School Gymnasium in Erskine, MN with the Rev. Timothy Lundeen officiating. Interment will be in Dovre Free Lutheran Cemetery, rural…

Shirley A. Foldoe, 85, of Anoka, MN, passed away on May 14, 2019, at Mercy Hospital, Coon Rapids, MN, with her daughters by her side. Shirley Ann Geddes was born May 7, 1934, at Ada, the youngest child of Alfred and Olina Bentina (Stuhaug) Geddes. She was baptized and confirmed at Zion Lutheran Chur…

Jacob Alex Baumgarten, 64, Ada, MN, died Friday, May 17, 2019, with his family by his side at Halstad Living Center, Halstad, MN. Jacob was born June 11, 1954, in Minot, ND, the second of 5 siblings to William and Julie (Greeman) Baumgarten.  He was educated in Fisher, MN and graduated from high sch…