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Mary E. Speed
June 5, 1951 - April 17, 2000
Rites were at 11 a.m. on Thursday, April 20, from St. Ann’s Catholic Church in Wadena for Mary E. Speed.
Mrs. Speed, 48, died at Tri - County Hospital in Wadena on Monday, April 17.
Fr. Tom Knoblach and Fr. Al Holmes officiated at the funeral.
Interment was at the Wadena Cemetery, with the Bielema Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Serving as the pallbearers were Mark Pearson, Brian Erickson, Joseph Berning Jr., Edward Berning, Thomas Berning and Daryl Mattson.
The honorary pallbearers included Shawn Speed, Charley Speed, Jonas Stumbo and Jason Berning.
Mary E. Berning, daughter of Jerome and Betty Bower Berning, was born at Browns Valley on June 5, 1951.
She attended school in Beardsley, received a licensed practical nursing degree at Fergus Falls Community College and took medical secretary training at Northwest Technical College in Wadena.
On Nov. 14, 1971, Mary Berning and Brad Speed were married in Wadena.
The Speeds operated Time Jewelry Store in Brainerd and in Staples and she also worked at various medical facilities.
She enjoyed collecting angels.
Surviving are her husband - Brad; her parents - Jerry and Betty Berning, Wadena; three daughters - Christina (Jason) Blair, Wadena; Heather (Robert) Spolarich, Palisade, and Monica (Aaron) Hagen, Aitkin; a son - Craig (Olivia) Speed, Aitkin; a sister - Cheryl (Tom) Speed, Wadena, and two brothers - Ron (LuAnne) Berning, Detroit Lakes, and Darrell (Debra) Berning, Watertown, S. D. There are eight grandchildren.
Mary B. Kappel
June 10, 1930 - April 27, 2000
Rites were at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, May 2, from Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Detroit Lakes for Mary B. Kappel.
Miss Kappel, 69, died at her home in Detroit Lakes on Thursday, April 27.
Fr. Jerry Rogers officiated at the funeral.
Interment was at Holy Rosary Cemetery, with the David - Donehower Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Mary B. Kappel, daughter of Nick and Agnes Coyle Kappel, was born at Detroit Lakes on June 10, 1930.
She grew up in Detroit Lakes, graduated from Detroit Lakes High School (Class of 1948) and graduated from the College of St. Catherine in St. Paul as a medical technician in 1952. She was employed at the Dakota Clinic in Fargo as a cyto technologist from 1955 until retiring and moving to Detroit Lakes in 1992.
A member of Holy Rosary Catholic Church, she was a volunteer at the St. Mary’s Nursing Center. She belonged to the Church of the Nativity in Fargo and the Catholic Daughters.
Thomas P. McCarthy
March 15, 1935 - April 27, 2000
An interment service was held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, May 2, at Holy Rosary Cemetery in Detroit Lakes for Thomas P. McCarthy.
Mr. McCarthy, 65, died in St. Paul on Thursday, April 27.
The funeral was at 10 a.m. on Monday, May 1, from the St. Paul Cathedral.
The O’Halloran and Murphy Funeral Home had charge of arrangements in St. Paul and the David - Donehower Funeral Home had charge of arrangements in Detroit Lakes.
Thomas P. McCarthy, son of Clarence and Catherine Fraser McCarthy, was born at Detroit Lakes on March 15, 1935.
He grew up here, graduated from Detroit Lakes High School (Class of 1953) and served with the U. S. Army. During his working years, he lived in Winona and St. Paul.
Surviving are two sons - Michael (Martha Benda) and Tim (Deveny), both St. Paul; three daughters - Colleen (Kieren) Hannigan and Kathleen McCarthy, both Minneapolis, and Megan McCarthy, Chicago, Ill.; two brothers - Joe (Ethel), Albany, and Jim (Elizabeth), Detroit Lakes, and four sisters - Mary Brandser, Hawley; Liz Schiller, Detroit Lakes, and Rosemary Bliss and Pat (Milt) Kraemer, both St. Cloud. There are four grandchildren.
Preceding Mr. McCarthy in death were his parents, two brothers (Frank and George) and two sisters (Kate and Marlene).
Helen Marie Askelson
Dec. 22, 1934 - April 20, 2000
Helen Marie Askelson, 65, died Thursday, April 20, at her home in Faribault.
The funeral was at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, April 25, from the Faribault Assembly of God Church, with the Rev. Tomm Byrtus officiating.
Interment was at Meadow Ridge Memorial Park in Faribault, with the Boldt Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Helen Marie Blegen, daughter of Merwyn W. and Nora A. Blegen, was born Dec. 22, 1934, in Decorah, Ia.
She married Harlan Askelson of the Felton area on Feb. 27, 1955, and they graduated from the Minnesota Academy for the Deaf at Faribault.
Surviving are her husband - Harlan, Faribault; a son - David (Irene) Askelson, Owatonna; two brothers - Oris (Arlene), Mora, and Cletus (Dorothy), Alexandria and two brothers - in - law - Donald (LaVonne) Askelson, Lake Park, and Clair (Sharon) Askelson, Felton. There is one granddaughter and a number of nieces and nephews.
Norman W. Glander
Oct. 10, 1928 - April 21, 2000
Norman W. Glander, 71, died Friday, April 21, at his home in Frazee.
The funeral was at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, April 25, from Mount Olive Lutheran Church in Detroit Lakes, with the Rev. Ted Barthels officiating.
Interment was at Mount Olive Lutheran Cemetery, with the Furey Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Norman William Glander, son of William and Bertha Tobeck Glander, was born Oct. 10, 1928, in Toad Lake Township of Becker County.
He was raised and attended a country school in Toad Lake Township and worked with his father and a brother (Duane) in the Glander Saw Mill in Toad Lake Township most of his life. He retired from his duties at the saw mill due to health reasons in 1993.
Mr. Glander and Shirley Gamer were married at Evergreen on Dec. 28, 1956.
He was a member of Mount Olive Lutheran Church.
Surviving are his wife - Shirley, Frazee; a son - Scott (Ann), Frazee; three daughters - Linda (Mike) Lage, Audubon; Karen Glander, Detroit Lakes, and Julie (Brian) Adams, Frazee; two sisters - Elaine (William) Oelfke and Mildred (Norman) Quittschreiber, both Frazee, and a brother - Duane (Ann), Detroit Lakes. There are five grandchildren.
Preceding Mr. Glander in death were a daughter (Lori Kay, who died in infancy), and his parents.
Marjorie P. Norum
June 2, 1916 - April 25, 2000
Marjorie P. Norum, 83, the wife of P. A. "Art" Norum and formerly of Detroit Lakes, died at Eventide Lutheran Home in Moorhead on Tuesday, April 25.
There was a memorial service at 2 p.m. on Friday, April 28, in the Bottolfson Centrum at Eventide Nursing Home. The Wright Funeral Home had charge of arrangements.
Marjorie Bergland was born at Osnabrock, N. D., on June 2, 1916, attended elementary school in Walcott, N. D., and attended high school in Hazen, N. D., and in Bismarck, N. D.
On Nov. 2, 1934, she and P. A. "Art" Norum were married in Bismarck.
They lived in Bismarck, Kenmare and Harvey in North Dakota, at Sidney and Plentywood in Montana and in Detroit Lakes while Mr. Norum was employed by the J. C. Penney Co. Mr. Norum was manager of the store in Detroit Lakes for many years.
Upon Mr. Norum’s retirement in 1974, they moved to Arizona and lived there until returning to Minnesota in 1999.
Surviving are her husband; a son - Richard, Peoria, Ariz.; two daughters - Janice (Paul) Knutson, Nevis, and Mary (Jim) Edmister, Moorhead, and a sister - Fran Froeschle, Atlanta, Ga.. There are five grandchildren and five great - grandchildren.
LaForrest "Frosty" Kemper
Jan. 5, 1947 - April 24, 2000
Rites were at 2 p.m. on Friday, April 28, from St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Mahnomen for LaForrest "Frosty" Kemper.
Mr. Kemper, 53, died Monday, April 24, at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, N. D.
Fr. Rick Lambert officiated at the funeral, Lavon Slette was the organist and special music was by Monica Winter.
Interment was at St. Ann’s Catholic Cemetery in Waubun, with the Mattson Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Serving as the pallbearers were Joe Reller, Jerome Kemper, Jeff Bettels, Pat Bettels, Elmer Schoenborn and Rick Kemper.
Mr. Kemper’s nieces and nephews were honorary pallbearers.
LaForrest Kemper, son of Joseph and Lorraine Haider Kemper, was born at Mahnomen on Jan. 5, 1947.
He grew up and attended school in Waubun, graduated from Waubun High School (Class of 1965) and then worked on the family farm for many years until his health forced him to find other employment.
He sold seed for the Peterson - Biddick Co., the Wensman Seed Co. and R. J. Hunt Seeds, all of Wadena, and then started selling Old American - Mid - American insurance - including property, casualty, life, health and crop hail - for the Lake Park and Cuba Insurance Agency. Mr. Kemper also had his own agency and sold for multiple carriers.
A member of St. Ann’s Catholic Church in Waubun, he also belonged to the Mahnomen Lions Club, the Mahnomen Area Sportsman’s Club, the Waubun Wildlife Club and Ducks Unlimited. One of his paintings once was one of the top 15 contenders for a state duck stamp.
Surviving are his parents - Joseph and Lorraine Kemper, Waubun; five brothers - LaMonte (Wanda), Bozeman, Mont.; Michael (Colette), Mahnomen; Ron (Jane), Waubun; Thomas (Julie), Moorhead, and Kenneth (Karri), Isanti, and a sister - Kathleen (John) Grise, Waubun. There are many nieces and nephews.
