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Licensed Funeral Director/Owner
stevewright@wrightfuneral.com
Steve Wright is the fourth generation of the Wright family to operate Wright Funeral Home. He grew up and attended school in Moorhead, Minnesota, graduating from Moorhead High School in 1977. Steve graduated from the University of Minnesota, receiving is Bachelor of Science Degree in Mortuary Science in 1983. He remained in the Twin Cities metro area while working for Gearty-Delmore Funeral Chapels in Robbinsdale and St. Louis Park before returning to Moorhead in 1985.
Steve, his brother Chip, and their father, Edgar, purchased the Vigen Funeral Home in Hawley and Lake Park, Minnesota in 1987. Steve and Chip bought their father, Edgar's interest in 1992 with Steve taking over as president of the firm. Following Chip's sudden death in 2003, Steve became the sole owner.
An active community volunteer, Steve currently serves on the board of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Over the years, he has served on the boards of directors of the Minn-Kota Chapter of the Red Cross, Moorhead Chamber of Commerce, Greater Moorhead Development Corporation, Fargo-Moorhead Symphony Orchestra and Minnesota Funeral Directors Association Service Corporation, as well as serving on the Church Council at Trinity Lutheran Church in Moorhead, and on the City of Moorhead Charter Commission and the Citizen’s Advisory Committee.
Steve and his wife, Leann and their two children live in Moorhead. |
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