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Vernon Tiede

Vernon Tiede

Nov 6, 2026

Vernon Ronald Tiede

July 26, 1941 – November 6, 2026

Vernon Ronald Tiede, 85, of Fargo, North Dakota, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his loving family on Friday, November 6, 2026, at Bethany Retirement Living on University in Fargo, where he had resided for a short time.

Vern was born on July 26, 1941, in Ada, Minnesota, to Lawrence and Evelyn (Peterson) Tiede....

Jim Baltes

Jim Baltes

Nov 6, 2026

James “Jim” Baltes

Jim Baltes, 75, of Moorhead, MN, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, November 6, 2026, at Essentia Health in Fargo, ND.

James D. Baltes was born September 1, 1951, in Breckenridge, MN, to Virgil and Mary Ann (Zimmerman) Baltes. He grew up in Blackduck, MN, where he graduated from Blackduck High School. Following graduation, Jim continued his education and pursued...

Audrey Gerhardson

Audrey Gerhardson

Nov 5, 2026

Audrey Gerhardson, 92, of Fargo ND passed away peacefully on November 5, 2026.

Audrey was born on July 24, 1934 to Orville and Alice Erickson in Fargo. She married Marvin Gerhardson on September 10, 1955. They raised their family on a small farm in Hawley, MN.

She is survived by her five children, Julie West-Gerhardson, Joel Gerhardson, Krisanne (Dana) Mogck, Timothy (Christina)...

Marcy J. Hillstead

Marcy J. Hillstead

Nov 1, 2026

Marcy Jean Yvonne (Heiraas) Hillstead, 94, of Hitterdal, MN passed away on Sunday, November 1, 2026, at home under the care of family and HIA Hospice. Marcy was born February 9, 1932, to Carl and Inga (Bjerke) Heiraas in rural Clay County. Marcy attended a one-room country school through the 6th grade, Borup High School from grades 7 through 11,...

Betty Jo Gullard

Betty Jo Gullard

Oct 31, 2026

Betty Jo Gullard, 66, of Lake Park, MN passed away on Saturday, October 31, 2026, in her home.

Betty Jo was born April 30, 1960, in Detroit Lakes, MN to Leo and Mary (Nelson) Retz. She grew up and attended school in Detroit Lakes. She later went to work for Swifts, a turkey processing company, in Detroit Lakes.

In 1975 she met...

Kathryn L. Metcalf

Kathryn L. Metcalf

Oct 30, 2026

Kathryn Liv Metcalf died October 30, 2026 at the age of 84 at HIA Hospice (Heather’s House), Fargo, ND.

Kathryn (Kathy) was born on June 21, 1942, in Moorhead, MN, to Otto and Lucille (Gardner) Sandland. She grew up in rural Glyndon, MN, with five sisters and four brothers, and graduated from Glyndon High School in 1960. After high school, she...

Krista Lee

Krista Lee

Oct 27, 2026

Krista Lee-Ludwig, 39, of Fargo, North Dakota, passed away on October 27, 2026. She was a devoted mom, a proud daughter and sister, and a woman whose talent and heart touched everyone around her.

Krista was born on December 31, 1986, in Fargo, to Mary and Kevin Lee. Arriving on New Year's Eve, she kicked off her life right alongside the...

Shelly A. Langeberg

Shelly A. Langeberg

Oct 27, 2026

Shelly Ann Langeberg passed away peacefully on Tuesday, October 27th, 2026. She was born on June 13th, 1962 to parents Ronald Langeberg, and Andrea Langeberg in Moorhead, MN.

Growing up moving around the country fueled her free-spirited and adventurous heart. She moved to Texas at a young age, married her high school sweetheart and had her first born son, Christopher Alfaro....

Margaret G. Wittmann

Margaret G. Wittmann

Oct 25, 2026

Margaret G. Wittmann, 77, of Moorhead, MN, passed away on Sunday, October 25, 2026, at Sanford Medical Center, Fargo, ND.

Katherine D. Grover

Katherine D. Grover

Oct 25, 2026

Katherine D. Grover, formerly of Glyndon, MN passed away on Sunday, October 25, 2026, in HIA - Heather's House, Fargo, ND.

Katherine D. Grover was born on March 7, 1944, in Park River, North Dakota, to Ruth Bennington Sannes and Mandus Obert Sannes. She resided with her parents, one sister and two brothers. After Mandus and Ruth divorced, Ruth later married...

Gail Eickstadt

Gail Eickstadt

Oct 23, 2026

Gail Eickstadt, age 67, passed away Friday, October 23, 2026, at The Meadows on University in Fargo, ND where she had been a resident for several years. She was preceded in death by her father Louis Eickstadt, her mother Edna Pfahl and her brother James Eickstadt. She's survived by her sister Carol (Kevin) Fowler, her brother Dale Eickstadt, her nephew...

Allen J. Wambach

Allen J. Wambach

Oct 17, 2026

Allen J. Wambach, 99 of Georgetown, MN passed away on Saturday, October 17, 2026, at SMP Health - St. Catherine North, Fargo, ND.

Allen Joseph Wambach was born April 22, 1927, in Moorhead, MN to Roland and Teresa (Kolosky) Wambach. His family moved around a lot as a kid, but he always cherished his time spent at Silver Lake, near Hawley,...

Gordon "Bun" Burnside, Jr.

Gordon "Bun" Burnside, Jr.

Oct 16, 2026

Gordon H. “Bun” Burnside, Jr., 78, of Dilworth, MN, passed away on Friday, October 16, 2026, at SMP St. Catherine’s North, Fargo, ND. Gordon was born March 19, 1948, in Detroit Lakes, MN, to Gordon Sr., and Juanita Burnside. He grew up and attended school in Hawley, MN. Following high school, Gordon served in the U.S. Navy as an aircraft...

John E. Haas

John E. Haas

Oct 15, 2026

John E. Haas, 69, of Fargo, ND passed away on Thursday, October 15, 2026, at Essentia Health, Fargo, ND.

John was born on October 8, 1957, in Moorhead, MN, and was baptized at St. Marks Lutheran Church in Minot, ND.

He worked most of his life in the Fargo area in a bakery, as a painter, and the last at Riverside Cemetery...

Yvonne Weiss

Yvonne Weiss

Oct 14, 2026

Yvonne Weiss, 87, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, at Serenity Memory Care, Dilworth, MN.

Von was born to Robert and Myrtle Jones. She grew up in Moorhead and graduated from Moorhead High School. In her later years, she enjoyed helping plan several class reunions.

On November 28, 1958, she married Glenn Weiss, the love of her life. Together they...

Kelly Jones - Peterson

Kelly Jones - Peterson

Oct 13, 2026

On ­­­Tuesday, October 13, 2026, Kelly Lynn Jones-Peterson drew her final breath on earth, awakening the next moment in the arms of her Savior, Jesus Christ.

Born in Moorhead, Minnesota, on June 3, 1964, to Diane and Donald Jones, Kelly was raised on her family’s ancestral farm. Her life was a celebration of each season: planting in spring, sunshine and lake...

Kenneth R. Adams

Kenneth R. Adams

Oct 11, 2026

Kenneth Rudolph Adams, 92, of Moorhead, MN, passed away on October 11, 2026, at his home.

He was born on April 18, 1934, to John and Ida (Schreiner) Adams, in Reynolds, ND. After many decades of farming in Reynolds, ND, he moved to Fargo, ND, and worked at Petro Serve as a Maintenance Manager until his retirement at age 75.

He proudly...

Linda K. Halvorson

Linda K. Halvorson

Oct 11, 2026

Linda K. Halvorson, 82, of Moorhead, MN, passed away on Sunday, October 11, 2026, at Serenity Assisted Living, Dilworth, MN.

Linda Katherine Busse was born April 10, 1944, to Alvin “Jim” and Mildred “Mim” (Martin) Busse, in Mahnomen, MN. She grew up in Bejou, MN and was married to Don Halvorson on August 20, 1960, in Mahnomen. Don and Linda made...

Douglas D. Moderow

Douglas D. Moderow

Oct 11, 2026



Douglas “Doug” Duane Moderow (1957–2026)

Douglas Duane Moderow, 69, passed away peacefully on October 11, 2026, at Bethany Memory Care in Fargo, North Dakota, after living with Parkinson’s disease. Known to family and friends as Doug, he will be remembered as a quiet, kind, and gentle man whose life was shaped by his love of family, music, farming, and serving others.

Doug...

Bobby Woollums

Bobby Woollums

Oct 10, 2026

Bobby Woollums, 81, of Fargo, ND, passed away on Saturday, October 10, 2026, at Sanford on Broadway, Fargo, ND.