{"id":41876,"date":"2026-08-04T05:42:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T10:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=41876"},"modified":"2026-08-04T05:42:00","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T10:42:00","slug":"darrell-allan-stromlund-74","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/darrell-allan-stromlund-74\/","title":{"rendered":"Darrell Allan Stromlund, 74"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Strathcona \u2013 Darrell Allan Stromlund, 74, of Strathcona, passed away on July 30, 2026, at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, ND, surrounded by his loving family.
\nDarrell was born on May 27, 1952, in Roseau County, to Edwin and Delores (Lorenson) Stromlund. He was raised in the Greenbush area and graduated from Greenbush High School in 1970. Following high school, he attended Moorhead State University, where he earned a Bachelor\u2019s Degree in Health and Physical Education.
\nOn June 15, 1974, Darrell married the love of his life, Debra \u201cDebby\u201d Wilebski. Together, they built a life centered on faith, family, farming, and community, raising four sons and creating countless memories over more than five decades of marriage.
\nThroughout his life, Darrell balanced two callings: education and agriculture. Early in his career, he worked for Polaris and later helped build the summer recreation athletic programs in Greenbush. He went on to teach and coach in Badger, Greenbush, and Roseau schools, positively impacting generations of students before retiring in 2016.
\nDarrell was also devoted to youth athletics. Whether coaching, mentoring, officiating, or cheering from the sidelines, he believed strongly in the value of sports and the lessons they taught. He especially enjoyed being involved with basketball and baseball and helping young people develop both skills and character. One of the highlights of his decades of playing ball was playing with the King and his Court \u201cEddie Feigner\u201d.
\nWhile teaching was deeply rewarding to him, farming was Darrell\u2019s true passion. He farmed throughout his life and was never happier than when working the land. His dedication, work ethic, and love for agriculture were evident to all who knew him. He also enjoyed coyote and deer hunting with his boys and lifelong friend, Craig.
\nFamily was at the center of Darrell\u2019s life. He treasured time spent with his wife, children, grandchildren and at the cabin. He was known for his quiet strength, generosity, sense of humor, and unwavering support for those he loved. His legacy will live on through the values he passed down and the many lives he touched as a husband, father, grandfather, teacher, coach, farmer, and friend.
\nDarrell is survived by his wife, Debby Stromlund; sons, Josh (Kara) Stromlund, Aaron (Katie) Stromlund, Chad (Jenny) Stromlund, and Ryan (Kacey) Stromlund; grandchildren, Molly, Riley, Isaac (Peyton), Sawyer, David, Elsie, Joel, Briar, Maggie, and Duke; siblings, Loren (Elaine) Stromlund and Denae (Brad) Blawat; brothers-in-law, Mike (Sue) Wilebski, Todd Wilebski, Russ (Jeri) Boyer, and Randy Boyer; as well as many nieces, nephews, cousins, extended family members, and cherished friends.
\nHe was preceded in death by his parents, Edwin and Delores Stromlund; his father and mother in-law, Willie and Bernice Wilebski; and his brother-in-law, Rick Wilebski.
\nDarrell will be deeply missed and fondly remembered by all who had the privilege of knowing him. His life was a testament to hard work, dedication, kindness, and love for family, community, and the land he called home.
\n\u201cWell done, good and faithful servant.\u201d
\nA Memorial Service for Darrell will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, August 7, 2026, at Johnson Funeral Service in Thief River Falls. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service.
\nCondolences may be sent at www.johnsonfuneralservice.com.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Strathcona \u2013 Darrell Allan Stromlund, 74, of Strathcona, passed away on July 30, 2026, at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, ND, surrounded by his loving family. Darrell was born on May 27, 1952, in Roseau County, to Edwin and Delores (Lorenson) Stromlund. He was raised in the Greenbush area and graduated from Greenbush High School… Continue reading Darrell Allan Stromlund, 74<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":41877,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_wpscp_schedule_draft_date":"","_wpscp_schedule_republish_date":"","_wpscppro_advance_schedule":false,"_wpscppro_advance_schedule_date":"","_wpscppro_dont_share_socialmedia":false,"_wpscppro_custom_social_share_image":0,"_facebook_share_type":"","_twitter_share_type":"","_linkedin_share_type":"","_pinterest_share_type":"","_linkedin_share_type_page":"","_instagram_share_type":"","_medium_share_type":"","_threads_share_type":"","_google_business_share_type":"","_bluesky_share_type":"","_mastodon_share_type":"","_selected_social_profile":[],"_wpsp_enable_custom_social_template":false,"_wpsp_social_scheduling":{"enabled":false,"datetime":null,"platforms":[],"status":"template_only","dateOption":"today","timeOption":"now","customDays":"","customHours":"","customDate":"","customTime":"","schedulingType":"absolute"},"_wpsp_active_default_template":true},"categories":[15],"tags":[5217,14652,827,2234,3028,10702,824,22302,825,1862,569],"class_list":["post-41876","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-obits","tag-allan","tag-darrell","tag-falls","tag-northern","tag-official","tag-page","tag-river","tag-stromlund","tag-thief","tag-times","tag-watch","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41876","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=41876"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41876\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":41949,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41876\/revisions\/41949"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/41877"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41876"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=41876"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=41876"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}