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Leonard J. Tangen
Nov 22, 2018
Leonard J. Tangen, 95, of Hawley, MN, passed away on Thursday, November 22, 2018 at Sanford Medical Center, Fargo, ND.
Leonard John Tangen was born in rural Hawley, MN, on June 7, 1923, to Elling and Caroline (Olson) Tangen. Leonard was baptized on November 2, 1923, and confirmed on September 27, 1936, by Rev. S. G. Hauge. He grew up...
Ellen C. Primus
Nov 20, 2018
Ellen Primus, age 89, of Hawley, died Tuesday, November 20, 2018 at the Hawley Senior Living under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley.
Ellen Catherine Schreifels was born on April 21, 1929 in Richmond, MN, to John and Frances (Kron) Schreifels. Ellen grew up in Melrose, MN, where she met her husband, Wilfred “Bill” Primus. Ellen and...
Donald L. Rahman
Nov 19, 2018
Donald L. Rahman, 77, of Moorhead, MN, died on Monday, November 19, 2018, at Eventide on 8th in Moorhead. under the amazing care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Don was born May 26, 1941, to Franklin and Myrtle (Thielbar) Rahman in Northfield, MN, where he grew up and graduated from high school. Don & Ellie started their family...
Joanne K. Wesely
Nov 18, 2018
JoAnne Wesely, 65, of Moorhead, MN, died Sunday, November 18, 2018, at Eventide in Moorhead.
JoAnne Kay Gross was born January 1, 1953, in Warsaw, MO, to Leonard and Agnes (Vobora) Gross. Her family lived in Missouri for about 5 years and then moved to Wyoming for a short time before finally settling in Hawley, MN. JoAnne graduated from Lake...
Valery D. Hudson
Nov 17, 2018
Valery Doris (Wirth) Hudson, 89, Moorhead, MN, died on Saturday, November 17, 2018, in her home.
Valery Doris (Wirth) Hudson was born July 11, 1929, at Munich, North Dakota. She was the daughter of Michael and Martha (Janowski) Wirth and the second youngest of twelve children. She attended grade school and graduated from Munich High School and went on to...
Thomas W. Schmitt
Nov 17, 2018
Thomas W. Schmitt, 64, of Hawley, MN, passed away on Saturday, November 17, 2018 at his home.
Thomas William Schmitt was born in Moorhead, MN, on August 18, 1954 to William and Theresa (Nicolai) Schmitt. He grew up in Dilworth and graduated from Dilworth High School. Following high school, Thomas enlisted in the U.S. Air Force. He began his military...
Roger Duane Sinkler
Nov 17, 2018
Roger Duane Sinkler, 92, of Fargo, ND, formerly of Moorhead, MN, passed away on November 17, 2018, at Villa Maria Nursing Home, Fargo, ND. Roger was born on January 28, 1926, to Henry and Virginia (McCann) Sinkler in New Rockford, ND.
At the age of 17, Roger enlisted in the military and fought with the Navy in the South Pacific...
Kimberly Ann Biggers
Nov 17, 2018
Kimberly Ann Biggers, 49, West Fargo, ND, died Saturday, November 17, 2018, in Sanford Health Medical Center.
Mother, daughter, wife, friend and foe. These are a few things she has been called over the years. Everyone that knows her can say that she talks a lot and would be the most sarcastic person in the room. If someone said something...
Thomas James Anthony Norberg
Nov 17, 2018
Thomas James Anthony Norberg, 17, of Dilworth, MN, took his life on Saturday, November 17, 2018.
Thomas was born in Fargo, ND, on November 7, 2001, to Brian and Mary (Marty) Norberg and lived in Dilworth all his life. He was baptized at St. Elizabeth’s Catholic Church in Dilworth and confirmed at the Cathedral of Mary in Fargo, ND, under...
Dorothy Lund
Nov 11, 2018
Dorothy (Havrish) Lund, 101, of Minnetonka, MN, passed away on Sunday, November 11, 2018, at Eventide Nursing Home, Moorhead, MN. Dorothy was born on September 10, 1917, to Vasil (William) and Mary (Sivanich) Havrish in Minneapolis, MN.
Dorothy was baptized at St. Mary’s Orthodox Cathedral in Minneapolis, MN. She was raised in North East Minneapolis and attended Edison High School....
Mayme Pauline Bye
Nov 11, 2018
Mayme Pauline Pluhar was born on February 8, 1923 at the Pluhar homestead near Cohagen, Montana. She is the fifth child of William and Mary Pluhar. She graduated from Cohagen High School in 1940. She attended Miles City Secretarial College and worked at an insurance company and later at Yellowstone Lumber Company in Miles City, MT.
In May of 1943...
Thomas E. Davis Jr.
Nov 11, 2018
Thomas E. Davis, age 61, of Fergus Falls, MN died Sunday, November 11, 2018 at Eventide Lutheran Home, Moorhead.
Thomas Eugene Davis was born on January 12, 1957 on Stanton Island, NY. He enjoyed fishing in the summer time with his friends and spending time with his cat, Babe. He loved the ocean and worked on fishing boats for 20...
William “Bill” Bolin
Nov 8, 2018
William “Bill” Bolin, 73, of Detroit Lakes, MN and formerly Glyndon, MN, died Thursday, November 8, 2018, in Ecumen Emmanuel Nursing Home in Detroit Lakes.
Bill was born April 16, 1945 in Fargo, ND, to Fay and Eleanor (Shave) Bolin. He graduated from Glyndon High School in 1963 and attended Concordia College for a short time. Bill worked for Cass...
Robert A. “Bob” Olsen
Nov 8, 2018
Robert A. “Bob” Olsen, 64, of Moorhead, MN, died on Thursday, November 8, 2018, at home under the care of family and Hospice. Bob was born August 31, 1954, in Tacoma, WA. At an early age, they moved to Barnesville, where he grew up and attended school until moving to Dilworth, MN, where he graduated from high school. Following school,...
Keith A. Bjornson
Nov 7, 2018
Keith A. Bjornson, 67, of Fargo, ND, passed away on Wednesday, November 7, 2018 at his home.
Keith Allan Bjornson was born September 23, 1951 to Allan J. and Dorothy A. (Janssen) Bjornson in Moorhead, MN. He spent his youth on a small dairy/grain farm in Park Township south of Hawley, MN. Keith was active in 4-H, FFA, band and...
Becky L. Bachmeier
Nov 5, 2018
Becky L. Bachmeier, 47, of Moorhead, MN, and formerly of Bismarck, ND, died November 5, 2018, in Moorhead.
A private service will be held at a later date.
Marc S. Hirschkorn
Nov 5, 2018
Marc S. Hirschkorn, 63, of Moorhead, MN, died Monday, November 5, 2018, at Villa Maria in Fargo, ND.
Private family services will be held.
David Richard Givers
Nov 4, 2018
David Richard Givers, 78, of West Fargo, ND, formerly of Moorhead, MN, passed away on Sunday, November 4, 2018, in Bethany Retirement Living, Fargo, ND. David was born on September 11, 1940 to Thad and Frances (Bogielczyk) Givers in Hammond, IN. The family moved to Rogers, Arkansas where David attended schools in Arkansas and graduated from the University of Arkansas...
Connie M. Kuehl
Nov 1, 2018
Connie Kuehl, age 47, died Thursday, November 1, 2018 surrounded by family in Detroit Lakes under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley.
Connie Marie Kuehl was born on January 9, 1971 to Duane and Carol (Moen) Kuehl in Moorhead, MN. She was united in marriage to Bryan (Kik) Miller on October 3, 1992, and later divorced. She...
Glen Victor Hanson
Oct 30, 2018
Glen Victor Hanson, 69, of Hawley, MN, passed away on Tuesday, October 30, 2018, in his home. Glen was born on June 14, 1949 in Duluth, MN. He came to live with Victor and Agnes (Mikkelson) Hanson in 1957 and was adopted a year later in 1958.
Glen graduated from Hawley High School in 1967, after which he enlisted in...
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