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Richard "Rick" S. Hoganson
Jul 6, 2025
Richard "Rick" S. Hoganson
January 22, 1956 - July 6, 2025
Richard "Rick" S. Hoganson, 69, of Pelican Rapids, Minnesota, formerly of Moorhead, died suddenly at his home on July 6, 2025.
Rick was born on January 22, 1956, in Fargo, North Dakota, to Harold and Alice Hoganson. Rick was baptized and confirmed at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, Moorhead, MN and was a...
Sharon Colleen Kenney
Jul 13, 2025
Sharon Colleen Kenney, 85, of Moorhead, MN, passed away Sunday, July 13, 2025, at Bethany on 42nd in Fargo, ND.
A full obituary will be available here soon.
A memorial service will be held Monday, July 21, 2025, at 11:00 A.M., with visitation from 10:00 to 11:00 A.M., at Wright Funeral Home, Moorhead, MN. Burial will be in Calvary Lutheran Cemetery, Bemidji,...
Jeffery Alan Jenson
Jul 10, 2025
Jeffery Alan Jenson, 52, of Lake Park, MN, passed away peacefully on July 10, 2025, at Essentia Health in Fargo, ND, following an unrelenting battle with cancer that lasted nearly two and a half years.
Jeff was born on May 17, 1973, to LeRoy and Linda (Russell) Jenson in San Diego, CA. As a child, Jeff kept his parents on their...
Bruce Duane Speer
Jul 10, 2025
Bruce Duane Speer, 83, of Lake Park, MN, passed away on Thursday, July 10, 2025, at Elim Nursing Home, Fargo, ND.
Visitation will be from 2:00 P.M. to 3:00 P.M., followed by the memorial service at 3:00 P.M., Saturday, August 2, 2025, at Wright Funeral Home, Hawley, MN. A livestream of the service will be available here on Bruce's webpage. Final...
Jennie C. Smith
Jul 9, 2025
Jennie Christine (Viken) Smith, 77, of Punta Gorda, FL, and Detroit Lakes, MN, passed away on Wednesday, July 9, 2025, at Sanford Hospital in Fargo, ND.
Jennie was born on August 24, 1947, to Lawrence and Lena (Finell) Viken in Mayville, ND. She grew up in Clifford, ND, and graduated from Clifford-Galesburg High School in 1965. She married the love of...
Jeffrey LeRoy Bencker
Jul 7, 2025
Jeffrey LeRoy Bencker passed away on July 7, 2025.
Jeff was born on March 15, 1963, in Bemidji, MN, to Orville and Adeline Bencker. Jeff was the third born of 6 children. He is survived by his 2 brothers, Jody (Shanon) Bencker, Patrick (Lea) Bencker and 2 sisters, Phyllis (Dave) Prestegord and Wendy Davison. He is also survived by 7 nephews,...
Lancelof Nolan "Lance" Nelson
Jul 7, 2025
Lancelof “Lance” Nelson, 92, of Comstock, MN passed away on Monday, July 7, 2025, at SMP Health St. Catherine’s South, Fargo, ND.
Lance was born on September 15, 1932, to Henry and Adele (Reidel) Nelson in Wilkin County, MN. He grew up on the family farm, attended country schools through grade school, and then attended high school in Comstock. Lance enjoyed...
Todd Eric Jones
Jul 5, 2025
Todd Jones, 60, of Fargo, ND, passed away in his home in Fargo, ND, under the care of HIA Hospice surrounded by his family.
Todd was born on June 11, 1965, in Casper, WY, to Murl and Zola (York) Jones. He grew up and attended schools in Minnesota. He settled in North Dakota for the last 10 years.
Todd enjoyed motorcycles, hot...
Patricia L. Gjevre
Jul 5, 2025
Patricia (Pat) Lou Gjevre passed away peacefully in Elk River, MN on July 5. Born Patricia Lou McHarg, July 2, 1933 to Paul and Ann McHarg in St.Paul, MN, she grew up in Bagley, MN but graduated from high school in Spokane, WA. She attended Concordia briefly (where she met her future husband) and finished her education at the University...
Steven R. Ulrich
Jul 4, 2025
Steven Roy Ulrich, age 53, of Hawley, Minnesota, passed away peacefully under the care of hospice at Essentia Hospital – Oak Crossing in Detroit Lakes on July 4, 2025.
Steve was born on November 19, 1971, at the Army hospital at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, to Roy and Susan (Lemke) Ulrich. In his early years, the family moved frequently before settling in...
Kenneth A. West
Jul 3, 2025
Kenneth A. West, 89, of Glyndon, MN, passed away Thursday, July 3, 2025, at St. Catherine’s North, in Fargo, ND, under care of HIA Hospice.
Ken was born on February 25, 1936, the youngest child of August and Bertha (Menge) West. He was raised on the family farm near Glyndon, MN and attended country school near Glyndon. He was drafted into...
Joan I. Aker
Jun 30, 2025
Joan (Cooper) Aker passed away June 30th, 2025 due complications of heart and kidney failure at Sanford Hospice House in North Fargo.
Joan Irma Cooper was born June 25, 1936 to Edwin and Bernice Cooper in a car on the way to the hospital in Crookston. She spent her childhood in Buxton, North Dakota, moving to Crookston after high school where...
Madison D. Pettis
Jun 25, 2025
Madison Pettis, 30, passed away unexpectedly on June 25, 2025, at Sanford Medical Center, Fargo, ND.
No services are scheduled at this time.
Terry J. Leines
Jun 23, 2025
Terry J. Leines, 56 of Moorhead, MN passed away unexpectedly on Monday, June 23, 2025, in his home.
Terry James Leines was born in Moorhead, MN on November 2, 1968, to Luvern and Shirley (Samshal) Leines. He grew up in Moorhead and attended Moorhead High School.
Following school he worked various manual labor jobs around Fargo/Moorhead. He was never one to sit...
Judith "Judy" Ann Grant Skauge
Jun 23, 2025
Judith “Judy” Ann Grant Skauge, of Moorhead, Minnesota, passed away peacefully on June 23, 2025, at the age of 76.
Judy was born on July 10, 1948, in Fargo, North Dakota, to Norman and Marcelle Grant. She was raised in Moorhead, where she graduated from high school in 1966. She pursued studies for a time at Moorhead State College before beginning...
David Norman Anderson
Jun 23, 2025
David Norman Anderson passed away June 23rd, 2025, under the wonderful care of HIA Hospice and the dedicated staff at Eventide in Moorhead, MN.
David was born on March 10th, 1932, in Lake Park, MN to Viley and Gudrun (Jacobson) Anderson. He spent many hours hunting and fishing in the woods and lakes north of town. David played six-man football while...
Duane Phillip Opatril
Jun 21, 2025
Duane Phillip Opatril, 73, of Hawley, MN, passed away on Saturday, June 21, 2025, at Sanford on Broadway, Fargo, ND.
Born October 10, 1951 to Rudy and Marie (Kluck) Opatril, Duane was the 5th of 6 children and lived on the Opatril family farm his entire life. He graduated from Hawley High School in 1969 and then went on to work...
Barbara Ann "Barb" Varriano-Hegre
Jun 21, 2025
Barbara Ann “Barb” Varriano-Hegre, 91, of Moorhead, MN, passed away on Saturday, June 21, 2025, in West Fargo, ND, surrounded by her loving family.
Barb was born on May 12, 1934, to Walter and Doris (Penn) Tibbetts in Fargo, ND. She grew up in Moorhead, MN, where she graduated from Moorhead High School in 1952. She worked for the IRS for...
Janet A. Burns
Jun 16, 2025
Janet Adeline (Meyer) Burns, 90, of Hawley, MN, passed away on June 16, 2025, at Eventide in Moorhead, MN. Janet was born to John and Adeline Meyer on the family farm near Hitterdal, MN. After graduating from Hitterdal High School, she lived in Southern California and Saint Paul, MN, while working for Western Airlines. She later worked for Blue Cross...
Wayne Lester Champ
Jun 14, 2025
Wayne Lester Champ, 99, of Glyndon, MN, passed away on Saturday, June 14, 2025, at Sanford on Broadway, Fargo, ND.
Wayne was born to Lynn and Gladys Champ in Downer, MN. The rural landscape became the backdrop for his lifetime – setting his path for farming on the family farm north of Glyndon, MN. Main crops produced were seed potatoes, grain,...
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