Merton Edwin Rew, 89, of Pine Island, passed away peacefully on Monday, November 14th at Cottagewood Memory Care. Merton was born March 12, 1933, in Frazee, MN to Carl and Margaret (Early) Rew. Merton graduated from Frazee High School, where he enjoyed playing football. After high school, he hopped a train to Washington State to farm… Read More

Elizabeth Lou “Betty” Neisen was born December 21, 1933, in Epiphany, South Dakota, the daughter of Joseph and Edna (Malvitz) Kaufman. She passed away November 16, 2022 at Pelican Landing in Detroit Lakes. Betty grew up in the Slayton area and met the love of her life, Clement Neisen in Carlos, Minnesota. She met Clem shocking… Read More

Elinor Marie Simonson passed away peacefully in her sleep on November 6th, 2022 at the Frazee Care Center. Preceded in death by her husband Kenneth, she is survived by her son, two daughters and their families. Daryl Simonson (Sylvia) of Brooklyn Park, Denyce Biewer of Frazee and Daniele Simonson of Fargo. Per Elinor’s request no… Read More

On October 22, 2022 Edwin R. Orman of Fargo, ND and Frazee, MN, passed away after a wonderfully long life at the age of 92.  In 1930 in the small town of Turtle Lake, ND, the only child of a young German couple, Rudolph and Christine (Fink) Orman, was born. Edwin Orman eventually found himself in… Read More

Cora Ardis Roberts was born July 3, 1924 in Spruce Grove Township, Minnesota, the daughter of Ole and Anne (Halvorson) Anderson. She passed away November 6, 2022 at Oak Crossing in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota. She was baptized in August 1924 and confirmed in October 1938. Cora attended District #75 through 8th grade and graduated from Frazee… Read More

On Sunday, October 23, 2022, Robert Bruce McTaggart, loving husband and father passed away at the age of 84 at Sanford Hospital in Fargo, North Dakota. Robert was born March 19, 1938 to Darwin and Marie (Moon) McTaggart in Campbell, MN. After graduating from Campbell High School in 1956, he attended Cadet Training as a medic… Read More

Susan Smith Collinge, age 82, passed away peacefully on October 9, 2022. Susan was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota on April 19, 1940 to Benjamin W. Smith and Elizabeth C. Smith. She lived her early years in Richfield, Minnesota and later moved to Wayzata Minnesota. She attended the University of Minnesota where she earned a degree… Read More

Betty Sweere (95) passed away on October 3, 2022, just 2 days shy of her 96th birthday, at the Hadley House Assisted Living Home in Perham, MN where she had resided since 2020. Betty Jean Gleason was born on October 5, 1926, in Steele County, North Dakota, the second child of John and Betsy (Sampson) Gleason…. Read More

Marlys Schwarzock, 83, of Frazee, MN passed away October 19, 2022 at home. Marlys Susan Bendlen was born on December 30, 1938 to Adolf and Elsie Bendlen at home in Dead Lake Township, MN. She attended country school near Dent, MN and graduated from Perham High School in 1956. Marlys had a natural ability to aid… Read More

Iona Marie Tenter was born April 2, 1924, in Red Lake Falls, Minnesota the daughter of John and Florida (Brunelle) Kuld. She passed away Monday October 17, 2022, at the Hadley House in Perham, Minnesota. She was baptized and confirmed in the Catholic faith and grew up in the Red Lake Falls area. Iona received her… Read More