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Thomas P. McCarthy

A former Detroit Lakes resident, Thomas P. McCarthy, 65, died unexpectedly in St. Paul on Thursday, April 27.
The funeral will be at 10 a.m. on Monday, May 1, at the St. Paul Cathedral.
Interment will be at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, May 2, at Holy Rosary Cemetery in Detroit Lakes.
The O’Halloran and Murphy Funeral Home has charge of arrangements in St. Paul and the David - Donehower Funeral Home has charge of arrangements in Detroit Lakes.

Ervin W. Swapp

June 12, 1923 - April 30, 2000
There was a memorial service at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, May 3, from First Lutheran Church in Detroit Lakes for Ervin W. Swapp.
Mr. Swapp, 76, a retired Detroit Lakes painter, died at Dakota Heartland Hospital in Fargo on Sunday, April 30.
The Rev. Mervin Thompson officiated at the service, Juliette Gunderson was the organist and the soloist was Clint Felker.
Interment was at Aspelund Lutheran Cemetery at Flom, with the West - Kjos Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Serving as the honorary pallbearers were Sam Sumner, Jerry Simonson, Waldo Johnson, Mike Olson, Ron Chapman and Allen Knopf.
Ervin Swapp, son of William and Addie Thompson Swapp, was born June 12, 1923, at Enderlin, N. D.
He moved with his family as a young boy to Fargo, joined the North Dakota National Guard while in high school and served in the South Pacific during World War II.
Following the war, Mr. Swapp settled in Detroit Lakes and worked for the Madison Silo Co. and the Addison - Miller Ice Co.
On March 18, 1951, he and Mavis Sanden were married in Detroit Lakes.
Mr. Swapp worked as a painter for Wes Johnson, later for Kent Freeman and then went into business on his own. He retired in 1985.
Mr. Swapp enjoyed the outdoors, birds, animals and fishing.
A life member of Jess - Omundson Post No. 1676, the Detroit Lakes unit of Veterans of Foreign Wars, he also belonged to the Fargo American Legion and the Disabled American Veterans. He earned the Presidential Unit Citation Badge and organized and worked on creating a memorial in Fargo to honor the 164th Infantry.
Surviving are his wife - Mavis, Detroit Lakes, and three sisters - Betty Elofson, Fargo; Marion Moe, Frazee, and Mavis (Monroe) King, Horace, N. D. There are several nieces and nephews.
Preceding him in death were his parents, a brother (Robert) and a sister (Doris Johnson).

Russell Houkom

Feb. 23, 1921 - April 28, 2000
Russell Houkom, a former Detroit Lakes resident, died unexpectedly on Friday, April 28, in Arizona. He was 79.
There will be a memorial service at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, May 5, from Sonland Lutheran Church, 432 Ocotilla, Casa Grande, Ariz. There also will be a memorial service at Detroit Lakes at a future date.
Interment will be at Riverside Cemetery in Moorhead.
Russell Houkom, son of Joe and Claire Houkum, was born in Grand Forks, N. D., on Feb. 23, 1921, attended the University of North Dakota and then served during World War II as a pilot stationed in Iran with the U. S. Army Air Corps.
He settled in Detroit Lakes after being discharged from the armed forces and worked as a contractor and also remodeled homes, working in the Detroit Lakes area during the summers and in the Phoenix, Ariz., area during the winters.
Mr. Houkum belonged to the Elks and the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Surviving are a brother - Duane, Lago Vista, Tex., and three step - children - Chip (Judy) Skauge, Minneapolis; Tim (Belinda) Skauge, Moorhead, and Linda (Scott) Sheryak, Pelican Rapids. There are five grandchildren, two great - grandchildren, two nieces and a nephew.
Preceding Mr. Houkum in death were his parents and his two wives (Lois Allen and Louella Skauge).

Delores Howe

Aug. 3, 1935 - April 27, 2000
Services were at 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 29, from the Furey Chapel in Vergas for Delores Howe.
Mrs. Howe, 64, died at MeritCare Hospital in Fargo on Thursday, April 27.
Interment was at the Lake Sybil Cemetery, rural Vergas, with the Furey Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Delores Ann Splinter, daughter of Delbert and Ruth Nelson Splinter, was born Aug. 3, 1935, in Steger, Ill., was raised there and graduated from Crete Monee High School in Illinois.
Miss Splinter and Bruce Edward Howe were married Feb. 22, 1955 in Charleston, S. C. She attended nursing school at Prairie State College in Chicago.
Mr. Howe died Aug. 14, 1989, and she then moved to Pelican Rapids, where she owned and operated Strom’s Resort on Pelican Lake. She moved to Vergas in 1996.
Surviving are a son - Rodney (Betty), Chicago, and two daughters - Doreen (William) Odom, Steger, Ill., and Cindy (Charles) Dillon, Greenville, S. C. There are five grandchildren and four great - grandchildren
In addition to her husband, Mrs. Howe also was preceded in death by her parents and a son (Brion).

Edward L. Eidenschink

Dec. 7, 1913 - April 23, 2000
Rites will be at 2 p.m. on Friday, April 28, from Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Detroit Lakes for Edward L. Eidenschink.
Mr. Eidenschink, 86, a longtime Detroit Township farmer, died Sunday, April 23, at St. Mary’s Nursing Home.
Fr. Jerry Rogers will officiate at the funeral and the Resurrection Choir will provide the vocal music.
Interment will be at the church Cemetery, with the David - Donehower Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Serving as the pallbearers will be Shawn Eidenschink, Jeff Eidenschink, Eric Eidenschink, Lisa Eidenschink, Anthony Eidenschink, Sarah Jenson, Bob Jenson and Randy Jenson.
Edward Louis Eidenschink, son of George and Catherine Stein Eidenschink, was born Dec. 7, 1913, at Detroit Lakes and was raised and attended school in Detroit Lakes.
On Aug. 21, 1939, Mr. Eidenschink and Lillian Duckstad were married in Detroit Lakes and farmed their entire married life in Detroit Township.
Surviving are his wife - Lillian, Detroit Lakes; two sons - Steve (Elizabeth) and Mark (Gail), both Detroit Lakes; two daughters - Susan Eidenschink, Auburn, Wash., and Ann (Roger) Jenson, Detroit Lakes; two brothers - Lawrence, Madison, Wis., and Norbert (Anita), Detroit Lakes, and three sisters - Clara (Lloyd) Schoenberger, Marcella Eberhardt and Leona Maldeney, all of Detroit Lakes. There are eight grandchildren and eight great - grandchildren.
Preceding Mr. Eidenschink in death were his parents, two brothers and two sisters.
Visitation: Thursday, April 27, 6 - 8 p.m., at Holy Rosary Catholic Church, with Knights of Columbus rosary at 6:45 and parish prayers at 7.

Henry J. "Hank" Teiken Jr.,

Nov. 14, 1929 - April 22, 2000
Henry J. "Hank" Teiken Jr., 70, died at his home at rural Ogema on Saturday, April 22.
The funeral will be at 10 a.m. on Thursday, April 27, from St. Benedict’s Catholic Church in White Earth, with Fr. Mietek Bajek, O. M. I., and Fr. Martin Machovek, O. M. I., officiating.
Interment will be at Calvary Cemetery in White Earth, with the David - Donehower Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Serving as the pallbearers will be Nathan Teiken, Jesse Lindsay, Jody Lindsay, Dan Teiken Jr., Jedidiah Hanson, Mae Ann Hedlund, Bobbi Jo Teiken and Shawn Teiken.
Henry John Teiken Jr., son of Henry and Ann Jasken Teiken, was born Nov. 14, 1929, in Ogema and was raised and attended school in Ogema.
On Sept. 15, 1951, Mr. Teiken and Trula Caye were married in White Earth and farmed at rural White Earth.
Mr. Teiken served on the ASCS committee for many years, worked for the Soo Line Railway Co and also for R. D. Offut, along with serving as a part - time policeman in Ogema.
Surviving are his wife - Trula, Ogema; two sons - Dan (Carol), Ogema, and Jim, Cass Lake; a daughter - Patsy (Russ) Hanson, Ogema; three brothers - Leonard, Littleton, Colo.; Maurice "Boots," Ogema, and Dave, Olympia, Wash., and five sisters - Marie Lohman and Lorraine (Louis) Trujillo, both of Littleton, Colo.; Doris Reller, Detroit Lakes, and Marge (Darwin) McArthur Sr. and Elaine "Pon" (James) Hoban, both of Ogema. There are eight grandchildren and four great - grandchildren.
Preceding Mr. Teiken in death were six brothers and sisters.
Visitation: Wednesday, April 26, David - Donehower Funeral Home in Detroit Lakes, 4 - 8 p.m., with parish prayers at 7. Also one hour prior to funeral on Thursday at St. Benedict’s Catholic Church.

Ronald K. Goodrich

May 1, 1946 - April 21, 2000
Ronald K. Goodrich, 53, Hawley, died Friday, April 21, at his home.
The funeral was at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, April 25, from Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Detroit Lakes.
Fr. Jerry Rogers officiated at the funeral, Sr. Patrice Eblen was the organist and vocal music was by the Resurrection Choir.
Interment was at Holy Rosary Cemetery, with the West - Kjos Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Serving as the pallbearers were John Evenson, Craig Ouse, Greg Campbell, Paul Evenson, Robert Rudh and Mike Graver.
Ronald K. Goodrich, son of Kenneth and Patricia Goodrich, was born May 1, 1946, in Aberdeen, S. D., and moved to Fullerton, N. D., as a young boy, where he grew up and graduated from high school.
From 1964 - 68, he served with the U. S. Air Force and was stationed at Minot, N. D.
Mr. Goodrich and Barbara Sherlin were married in 1969 and lived in Rothsay, where he operated the truck stop and later drove truck for G. N. Evenson and Minn - Dak Transport of Pelican Rapids.
On Aug. 25, 1990, Mr. Goodrich and Cheryle Hansen Stanford were married in Detroit Lakes.
They lived in Pelican Rapids, where he was employed as a truck dispatcher, and then moved to Grafton, N. D., where he worked as a dispatcher for Tri - Campbell Farm of Grafton. They moved to Hawley in 1997, where he worked as a self - employed trucker.
Mr. Goodrich enjoyed antique cars and flying airplanes.
Surviving are his wife - Cheryle; a step - daughter - Ronda (Jeffrey) Ellingson, Pelican Rapids; a step - son - Gerald (Gina) Stanford,Pelican Rapids; his mother - Patricia Goodrich, Audubon; two brothers - Richard (Diane) Goodrich, Detroit Lakes, and Steven Goodrich, Omaha, Nebr., and five sisters - Marlene Hanson, Jamestown, N. D.; Karen (Larry) Wischnak and Patty Goodrich, both Detroit Lakes, and Joanne (Calvin) Steeke and Diane (Gene) Steeke, both Frazee.
Preceding Mr. Goodrich in death was his father.

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