Dorothy Jane (Johnson) Sjostrom, age 89 of Perham, MN passed away on June 30, 2020 at Perham Living.  Dorothy was one of eight children born to Frank and Ruby (Higgley) Johnson. Dorothy met her sweetheart Axel “Buster” Sjostrom and they were married in 1950.  Their marriage was blessed with five children Valerie, Jenny, Mickey, Rickey “Sam”, and Sheila.   The family lived in Lake Park, IA until they moved to a farm they had purchased south of...

Lawrence “Larry” Westley Wankel, age 65 of Perham, MN died Sunday, June 28, 2020 in his home surrounded by his loving family under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Larry was born on February 21, 1955 in Turtle Lake, ND, the eldest child of Westley and Isabelle (Bailly) Wankel.  At six years old Larry started playing the piano and never stopped.  Upon graduating high school in Hillsboro, ND Larry initially pursued a degree in engineering from North Dakota...

Lorraine M. (Sprague) Pearce, age 98 of Perham, MN passed away on Monday, June 29, 2020 at Perham Living.  Lorraine was born in Fergus Falls, MN on June 15, 1922.  She was the foster daughter of the late Edger and Sarah Sprague of rural Perham.  Lorraine attended school in Fergus falls and rural Perham.  On June 25, 1940 she married John L. Pearce at St. Stanislaus Catholic Church in Perham.  Gardening, sewing, cooking and baking were past times that Lorraine...

Evelyn Marie Priebe died July 2, 2020, at Fallbrook Assisted Living and Memory Care in Lincoln, NE. She was born on May 24, 1941, to Martin and Mary (Truitt) Schoeneberger in Perham, MN, the third of seven children. She attended St. Henry’s Catholic School and graduated from Perham High School in 1959. She completed nurses training at St Mary’s in Rochester in 1961. While working at St. Ansgar Hospital in Fargo, ND, she met and married the love of her life, Alan Priebe, on...

Derek Carr Aitken, age 57 of Perham, MN died Tuesday June 23, 2020 peacefully at his home under the care of hospice with his family by his side. Derek was born December 29, 1962 in Eau Claire, WI. He moved to Minnesota with his family in 1967 and graduated from Perham High School in 1981. Derek then attended Detroit Lakes Technical College graduating with a degree in Electrical Co-Generation. Derek worked for many companies until he decided to work for Tuffy’s Pet Food in 1988. He...

Sheila June (Lien) Widness, 63, passed away on the 23rd day of June at the Frazee Care Center under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Sheila June Lien was born in Perham, MN on June 26, 1956, the first daughter of Carl “Bud” and Aryls (Brown) Lien. Sheila attended and graduated from Perham High School in 1974. It was during her sophomore year while riding the activity bus that her best friend introduced her to Arvin Widness. The rest as they say, is history. They were...

Alice Marie (Bourassa) Witteman passed with grace and peace Sunday, June 21, 2020 at Perham Living in Perham, MN. Alice was born in Rolla, ND on May 23, 1928, the daughter of Hector and Clara (LeBlanc) Bourassa. Following the loss of her mother at a young age, Alice was raised by her beloved Grandma Garceau. Upon graduation from St. John High School in 1946, Alice moved to Minot, ND and became employed at St. Joseph’s School of Nursing as a stenographer under the direction of Sister...

El Jeanne Margret Bormann, 84, passed away on June 20, 2020 at the Thomas House in Perham, Minnesota after years of being afflicted with Alzheimer’s disease. She was under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. El Jeanne was born to Iver and Margaret (Wiebe) Pedersen on November 14, 1935 in Ottertail, Minnesota. She graduated from Fergus Falls High School in 1953. On May 1, 1954 she and Norman Bormann were married in Webster, South Dakota. She then moved to the Bormann farm and...

Christopher A. Brown, age 32 of New York Mills, MN passed away on June 12, 2020 in Leonard, ND.   Chris was born on March 3, 1988 in Fergus Falls, MN to Wayne and Charlotte (Hauge) Brown.  Chris attended school in New York Mills and finished high school while being home schooled.  On completion of his schooling he joined his dad and brother working for Hogenson’s Construction and later Industrial Builders.  Chris cherished spending time with his family...

Zelda “Jackie” Mae (Grover) Lachowitzer, age 88 of Perham, MN passed into eternal life at Perham Living on March 30, 2020. Jackie was born at home on September 22, 1931 in Otter Tail County, Perham, MN to Earl and Letha (Wells) Grover. Jackie graduated from Perham High School in 1948. She met and married the love of her life, Frank Lachowitzer on March 1, 1949. Always together, they ran the family farm and raised seven children. Jackie worked tirelessly to provide for her...