Elizabeth Olsgaard

Elizabeth Beth Olsgaard, 58, Moorhead, MN, passed away on Saturday, May 20, 2017, at her lake place.

Elizabeth Laree Olsgaard was born on June 9, 1958, in Fargo, ND, to Charles and Mary Kimm Olsgaard. Because her father was in the military, she attended several schools before graduating from Moorhead High School in 1976. She married Mark Lorentz and they made their home in Moorhead. She worked in the medical field all of her life. Elizabeth later married Dwight Diercks. He introduced her to the never-ending skies of Montana and the beautiful sunsets on Round Lake. Dwight passed away in 2011.

She is survived by her son Joseph Lorentz, Rosemount, MN; daughter Kathryn Louis Paquin, Moorhead, MN; grandchildren Kylie Nelson, Kalob Paquin, Mercedes Lorentz, Riley Paquin, and Hank Paquin; sister Lisa Roger Erickson, Moorhead, MN; parents Charles and Mary Olsgaard, Moorhead; and parents-in-law Art and Mary Ellen Diercks, Moorhead, MN.

Memorial gathering: Wednesday, May 24, 2017, from 5:00 P.M. until 7:00 P.M. in Wright Funeral Home, Moorhead.

Memorial service: Thursday, May 25, 2017, at 11:00 A.M. in Wright Funeral Home, Moorhead.