Note:   Funeral Date changed to February 8, 2020, please see details below. Marianne D. Davis, age 86, of Battle Lake, Minnesota, died Sunday, January 5, 2020, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Marianne was born on April 3, 1933, in Omaha, Nebraska, the daughter of Reverend Gustave and Esther (Schweikert) Lobeck. She married Richard “Dick” Davis on June 22, 1958, in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Together they had three children, Joseph, Krickett and Patrick. Marianne was the...

Dr. John Joseph McLeod Jr., formerly of Grand Forks, ND, passed into eternal life Jan. 4th, 2020 at his home on Little McDonald Lake near Dent, MN surrounded by his family. He was born in Campia, WI on Dec. 7th, 1924, to John and Marie Forrest McLeod. He attended grade and high schools in Birchwood, WI, graduating from Birchwood HS in 1942. He attended the University of Wisconsin at Madison, completing his pre-med requirements. He then matriculated at Marquette University School of...

Deloris Darlene (Hanebuth) Lachowitzer, age 89 of Ottertail, MN died Thursday, January 16, 2020 in Sanford Medical Center, Fargo, ND. Deloris was born at home on November 8, 1930 in Rush Lake Township, rural Ottertail, to Leo and Ruby (Hein) Hanebuth.  Deloris graduated from Perham, MN in 1949. She met and married the love of her life, Arnold Lachowitzer on May 10, 1950. They were married happily for 51 years until Arnie passed away on September 11, 2001. Always together, they ran the...

Kim Allan Swanson “Swanee” age 64, of Dent, MN died Sunday, January 19, 2020 in Perham, MN.  Born February 24, 1955 in DeKalb IL to Gordon O. and Olga M. “Dolly” (Dalen) Swanson. Surviving are two sisters, Becky J. (and Joe) Kroll of Minneapolis and Susan A. (and Mark) Sommars of Peoria, IL. Also survived by a special friend Holly Rudolph. Predeceased by his parents and one brother, Thomas G. Swanson. Attended Peoria, IL schools until graduation in 1974 from...

Joyce Diane Van Eps, age 73, of Ottertail MN died on Thursday January 9, 2020 at Perham Health.  Joyce was born Friday July 19, 1946 to Walter and Mabel Mandelkow of Vesta, MN where she spent most of her childhood and graduated from Belview, Minnesota High School. Joyce met and married Richard Van Eps while living in the Twin Cities area. They settled in St. James where she raised four children and worked as a banking administrator. They retired to Ottertail, MN. Joyce enjoyed...

Carolyn Joan (Strand) Alberts, age 88, peacefully ascended to her eternal rest on January 9, 2020, at her home with her family by her side. She was born to Axel and Hazel (Johnson) Strand on March 10, 1931, in Western Springs, Illinois, and married Alfred "Sonny" Alberts on January 18, 1949, in Perham. Together, they raised their three children in Ottertail. Carolyn worked in housekeeping at Essentia Health St. Mary's – Detroit Lakes hospital for over 36 years, retiring...

Luella Delores (Peleske) Knuttila, age 88 of Perham, MN died on Sunday, January 5, 2020. Lu was born September 26, 1931 at St. James Hospital in Perham to Steven and Mary (Patrick) Pelske of Dent, MN. She was the oldest of four children: sister Elaine Peleske Dutcher of Pelican Rapids and Brothers LeRoy Peleske (deceased) and Donald Peleske (deceased). Lu attended primary school at Rose Hills School, a one room school house two miles from the farm she grew up on in Dent. She then attended...

Conrad C. “Eric” Erickson, age 88 of Dent, MN died Friday, January 3, 2020 in Sanford Medical Center in Fargo, ND. Visitation will be 4:00-7:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 9 at Schoeneberger Funeral & Cremation Service in Perham, MN. Visitation will continue from 10:00-11:00 a.m. followed by the funeral service at 11:00 on Friday, January 10 at St. John’s Lutheran Church of Dora Twp. near Dent. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Eric was born March 19, 1931 in...

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Magdeline “Maggie” Siebels, age 107 of Perham, MN passed away on December 28, 2019. Maggie Siebels was born September 18, 1912 to Henry Edward and Christina (Bahner) Siebels, the ninth of twelve children.  Her given name was Magdalena Theresa Siebels.  She went to school at District 158 in Gorman Township.  Working on the farm, Maggie could keep up with any of the men.  Quite a few years she helped other households including her sister, Frances and other...