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Oscar M. “Kep” Kepler
Services will be at 2 p.m. on Friday, May 26, from the United Methodist Church in Detroit Lakes for Oscar M. “Kep” Kepler.
Mr. Kepler, 80, died Thursday, May 11, at St. Mary’s Regional Health Center in Detroit Lakes.
Rev. William F. Meier will officiate at the funeral, Mary Jo Suttie will be the organist, Solveig Nordsletten and Tom Faix will be the soloists and vocal music also will be by the Detroit Lakes Skipper Chorus.
The West - Kjos Funeral Home has charge of arrangements.
Oscar M. Kepler, son of Rev. Charles and Pearl Ranck Kepler, was born June 20, 1919, in Makoti, N. D., and grew up and attended schools in the Minot, N. D., area. His family moved several times since his father was a Methodist minister.
Mr. Kepler graduated from Lansford, N. D., High School (Class of 1937), attended junior college in Bottineau, N. D., and attended the University of North Dakota.
While attending school, he served as a supply minister in the North Dakota communities of Benedict, Thompson and Makoti.
On Dec. 28, 1942, Oscar Kepler and Maxine Marshall were married in Minot, N. D., and lived in Grenora and Edmore (both in North Dakota) while he continued to serve as a minister.
They later moved to Minot, where he was employed by the Thompson - Larson Funeral Home and also attended Minot State Teachers College, graduating in 1949.
Over the years, Mr. Kepler taught high school music, band and chorus in the North Dakota towns of Max, McVille, Bisbee, Northwood, Fairmount, Wyndmere and Underwood.
The Keplers moved to Detroit Lakes in 1969 and he taught band in Detroit Lakes for a year and then taught in the Ulen - Hitterdal school system.
Mr. Kepler retired from teaching in 1973, worked for the Daveau Music firm in Fargo, for Strand’s Hardware Store in Pelican Rapids and for the Coast to Coast Store in Detroit Lakes.
He also worked in security at St. Mary’s Hospital in Detroit Lakes and then, most recently, was employed by the West - Kjos Funeral Home in Detroit Lakes.
A member of the Detroit Lakes United Methodist Church since 1969, he also belonged to the Detroit Lakes Skipper Chorus and the Lakes Harmony Quartet, was a member of the Masonic Lodge, belonged to the First Lutheran Brown Baggers, the Golden Agers and the High Mileage Club. In addition, he was a volunteer in the Meals on Wheels program and also at the Becker County Courthouse and the AARP.
Surviving are his wife - Maxine; a son - Glen, and a brother - Donald.
Preceding him in death were his parents and a brother (Harold).
Margaret L. Ford
Margaret L. Ford, 89, the widow of R. W. “Bob” Ford and a former Detroit Lakes resident, died at Park River Estates in Coon Rapids on Sunday, May 21.
Mrs. Ford had been a resident at Park River Estates since December, 1996.
The funeral was at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, May 24, from the United Methodist Church.
Rev. William F. Meier officiated at the funeral, Mary Jo Suttie was the organist and the soloist was Robert Melick.
Interment was at Oak Grove Cemetery, with the West - Kjos Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Serving as the pallbearers were Mark Dahle, Sarah Vedo, Becky Ramacher, Rick Ramacher, Brian Cooper, Nathan Ford, Tony Merschman, John Dahle, Josh Vedo, Helena Ford, Angela Cooper and Michelle Ford.
Margaret Svobodny, daughter of Frank and Hazel Coffman Svobodny, was born at Graceville on April 26, 1911, grew up and attended school there, graduated from Graceville High School and then attended nursing school in Devils Lake, N. D.
She worked as a registered nurse at Walker and - on July 26, 1940 - was married to Robert W. Ford.
They lived in Moorhead (1940 - 50) before moving to Detroit Lakes, where her husband owned and operated Nu - Cleaners and Service Cleaners.
Mrs. Ford became a resident at Emmanuel Nursing Home in February, 1996, and lived there until moving to Park River Estates.
A member of the United Methodist Church, she also belonged to the Order of Eastern Star.
Surviving are two daughters - Kathy (Jim) Dahle, Coon Rapids, and Peg (Tom) Cooper, New Brighton; a son - Robert (Carol) Ford, Park Rapids, and a brother - Harold (Vivian) Svobodny, Moorhead. There are nine grandchildren and a great - granddaughter.
Preceding her in death were her husband (who died July 11, 1986), her parents and two brothers (Raymond and Frank).
Edward “Eddie” Folden
Edward “Eddie” Folden, 58, died Tuesday, March 14, at the Frazee Care Center, where he had resided since last November.
The funeral was at 11 a.m. on Friday, March 17, from the Furey Chapel in Frazee.
Interment was at Lakeside Cemetery in Frazee, with the Furey Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Edward Folden, son of Oscar and Evelyn Sullivan Folden, was born in North Dakota on July 29, 1941.
He entered the Faribault State Hospital in 1954, moved to Frazee in 1973 and lived at the Millie Baker Foster Home until entering the Frazee Care Center.
While living at Frazee, he worked for the Becker County DAC in Detroit Lakes.
Marilyn M. Hempfling
Marilyn M. Hempfling, 68, died at St. Mary’s Nursing Home in Detroit Lakes on Wednesday, March 15.
The funeral was at 1 p.m. on Saturday, March 18, from the David - Donehower Chapel in Detroit Lakes, with Rev. Tim Cook officiating.
Interment was at Holy Rosary Cemetery, with the David - Donehower Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Marilyn Hempfling, daughter of Samuel and Ruth Wiggens Hempfling, was born July 26, 1931, in Grand Forks, N. D.
She grew up and attended school in Grand Forks and spent most of her adult life in Battle Lake and Detroit Lakes.
Surviving are a brother - John (Sandra) Hempfling, Terre Haute, Ind., and a sister - Gloria (Carl) Stoker, Murphysboro, Ill.
A. Irene Wolander
A. Irene Wolander, 94, died Tuesday, March 14, at Augustana Home of Minneapolis.
The funeral was at 12 noon on Friday, March 17, from Trinity Lutheran Church of Minnehaha Falls.
Interment was at Fort Snelling Cemetery, with the Morris Nilsen Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Irene Prastmark, daughter of Henry and Martha Ramsey Prastmark, was born at Decorah, Ia., on May 14, 1905.
The Prastmarks moved to Detroit Lakes and Irene Prastmark graduated from Detroit Lakes High School (Class of 1923).
Mrs. Wolander was a registered nurse.
Surviving are a daughter - Norma (Earl) Cudd and a son - Carl (Patricia Hawley) Wolander. There are seven grandchildren and one great - granddaughter.
Preceding her in death were her husband (Carl B. Wolander), who died in 1980, and a daughter (Dorothy Kolm).
Frieda J. Colley
Frieda J. Colley, 68, died Wednesday, March 15, at St. Mary’s Nursing Home in Detroit Lakes.
The funeral will be at 2 p.m. on Sunday, March 19, from the David - Donehower Chapel, with the Rev. Tim Cook officiating.
Interment will be at Lakeview Cemetery, rural Detrot Lakes, with the David - Donehower Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Frieda J. Pettit was born in Pomroy, Ohio, on Oct. 15, 1931, was raised and attended school at Ironton, Ohio, and lived in several places until moving to Detroit Lakes in 1978.
Surviving are seven sons - Herbert Johnson, Frazee; David Johnson, Columbus, Ohio; Paul (Lisa) Johnson, Farmington Hills, Mich.; Ira (Fay) Johnson, Detroit Lakes; Ralph (Ann) Dillon, Florida; Billy (Joyce) Johnson, South Carolina, and Todd (Holly) Colley, Hollywood, Fla., and three daughters - Patricia Grove and Barbara (DeWayne) Keetley, both Detroit Lakes, and Brenda Johnson, Perham. There are 41 grandchildren and 21 great - grandchildren.
Preceding Mrs. Colley in death were her parents and two sisters.
Visitation: One hour prior to funeral on Sunday.
Mary K. Syvertson
Mary K. Syvertson, 75, died Tuesday, March 14, at the Good Samaritan Nursing Home in Barnesville.
The funeral was at 10 a.m. on Saturday, March 18, from The Assumption Catholic Church in Barnesville.
Fr. Joseph Kieselbach officiated at the funeral, Phyllis Peppel was the cantor and Marcia Dilbeck was the organist.
Interment was at St. Mary’s Cemetery in Barnesville, with the Dobmeier Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Serving as the pallbearers were her grandchildren.
Mary Collins, daughter of Thomas and Sabina (Sherin) Collins, was born at Osakis on Nov. 1, 1924, and was raised and attended school in Osakis.
She worked as a secretary for an Osakis law firm and married Sam Syvertson at Osakis in 1946.
The Syvertsons moved to Hillsboro, N. D., and then moved to Barnesville in 1948.
Mrs. Syvertson operated Valley Lanes in Barnesville from 1959 - 70, she assisted women from Assumption Church in preparing meals for the Rollag Steam Threshers Reunion and she was a member of the Assumption Ladies Aid.
In addition she belonged to the Barnesville Bowling Association, the Barnesville Women’s Golf Association and, for many years, wrote the golf news column for the Barnesville Record - Review. She also enjoyed hunting, fishing, high school athletic events and gardening.
Surviving are her husband; a son - Richard, Thompson Falls, Mont.; four daughters - Maureen (David) Karsnia, Detroit Lakes; Jane (Kevin) Bjornson, Hawley; LuAnn (Doug) Damm, Cheboygan, Mich., and Ellen Syvertson, Los Lunas, N. M., and a sister - Sr. Sabina Collins, OSF, Little Falls. There are 11 grandchildren and one great - grandchild.
Preceding Mrs. Syvertson in death were her parents and seven brothers.
