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Leroy J. Sly

Leroy J. Sly

Oct 29, 2018

LeRoy passed away on October 29, 2018 at the age of 93. He was residing at the MN Veterans Nursing Home – Minneapolis. He was born on May 6, 1925 to David and Elizabeth Sly of Enderlin, ND. LeRoy was an avid swimmer and baseball player. He was on the Enderlin American Legion baseball teams that won the 1940 and...

Steve A. France

Steve A. France

Oct 27, 2018

Steve A. France, 64, of West Fargo, ND, passed away peacefully on Saturday, October 27, 2018 at his home under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley.

Steve was born on November 2, 1953 to Gloria and Paul France at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, the youngest of three bothers. When he was two years old he moved to...

Dolores Landblom

Dolores Landblom

Oct 27, 2018

Dolores (Anderson) Landblom, age 98, of Fargo, ND, passed away October 27, 2018. She was raised in New Rockford, ND and graduated from New Rockford High School in 1938. After graduation, Dolores moved to Fargo and attended Interstate Business College, graduating in 1939. Hired by Lincoln Mutual Insurance Company, she served as company treasurer at a time when few women...

Jerry Allen Eberhardt

Jerry Allen Eberhardt

Oct 27, 2018

Jerry Allen Eberhardt, 59, of Fargo, ND, passed away on October 27, 2018 at Sanford Hospital, Fargo, ND.

Jerry was born August 19, 1959 in Fargo, ND to Russell and Bette (Hendrickson) Eberhardt. Jerry attended Opportunity School and graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School in 1980. Jerry lived at home with his family until 2005 when he moved into residential...

Inez Shirley Cossette

Inez Shirley Cossette

Oct 26, 2018

Inez Cossette, 90, Moorhead, MN, died on Friday, October 26, 2018, in Sanford Health, Fargo, ND.

Inez Krabbenhoft was born on August 6, 1928, the oldest daughter of seven children, at their farm home near Page, ND, to Erhardt and Selma (Skogstad) Krabbenhoft. She grew up at the family farm and attended school at Page prior to moving to a...

James “Jimmy” Norman

James “Jimmy” Norman

Oct 26, 2018

This world lost an incredibly amazing man.  James “Jimmy” O. Norman age 76 of Glyndon, MN passed away on October 26.  A loving husband, father and grandfather, who will be missed dearly and lovingly remembered. He was born in Hawley, MN in 1942, and graduated from Hawley High School in 1960.  A few short years after high school, he was...

Phyllis A. Wirries

Phyllis A. Wirries

Oct 23, 2018

Phyllis Wirries of Moorhead, MN, born 1932 in Michigan, passed away peacefully on October 23, 2018, at Bethany on University (Fargo, ND).  She is survived by her loving husband of 62 years, Donald; sons, Bryan, Conrad (Shokoufeh), John (Tracey); daughters, Lynn (Rory), and Beatrice; 12 grandchildren, 2 great-grandchildren, and one on the way.

She was active in the community and...

Vincent A. Peterson

Vincent A. Peterson

Oct 22, 2018

Vincent Arvid Peterson, 80, of Detroit Lakes, MN, passed away on Monday, October 22, 2018 at Ecumen Detroit Lakes under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley.  Vincent was born in Moorhead, MN on June 20, 1938 to Arvid and Margaret (Riedel) Peterson.  He grew up on the family farm in Hawley, MN.  After Vincent graduated from Hawley...

Edward Blomseth

Edward Blomseth

Oct 19, 2018

Edward W. Blomseth, 54, of Moorhead, MN, died Friday, October 19, 2018, at Sanford Health Medical Center in Fargo.

No service is planned at this time.

Audrey Corrine Lunder

Audrey Corrine Lunder

Oct 18, 2018

Audrey Corrine (Erickson) Lunder, 94, passed away at Viking Manor Nursing Home, Ulen, MN on Thursday, October 18, 2018. She was born at home in Rollag, MN, on May 29, 1924, to Roy and Allie (Fjaer) Erickson.

Audrey walked to country school approximately three miles one way. Her dad would bring them to school by horse and sleigh when it...

Agnes A. Gross

Agnes A. Gross

Oct 15, 2018

Agnes Gross, 92, of Hawley, MN, passed away Monday, October 15, 2018 at Hawley Senior Living under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley.

Agnes Vobora was born April 21, 1926 in Granton, WI, daughter of Bohemian immigrants Tony and Mary (Marek) Vobora.  She attended Mayflower Country School in Lynn Township, Clark Co., WI, where she walked 1...

Dylan Marie Feller

Dylan Marie Feller

Oct 13, 2018

Dylan Marie Feller, infant daughter of Brittany Feller, passed away peacefully on October 13th, 2018 in her mother’s arms, surrounded by loved ones, after just 6 short, but courageous weeks. Dylan was born at 3:01 in the afternoon on August 31, 2018 and passed away at 12:25 in the afternoon on October 13, 2018. Dylan touched so many lives in...

Vicky Westra

Vicky Westra

Oct 13, 2018

Vicky Westra, 51, of Moorhead, MN, passed away on Saturday, October 13, 2018, at home under the care of family and Hospice of the Red River Valley. Vicky was born in Moorhead on July 16, 1967, to Willard and Mary Ann (Brainerd) Held. She grew up and attended school in Moorhead before continuing her education at Concordia College. After graduating...

Charles D. Olsgaard

Charles D. Olsgaard

Oct 12, 2018

Lt. Colonel Charles Olsgaard, Retired

Charles “Chuck” Olsgaard, 87, a resident of Farmstead Memory Care passed away October 12, 2018 with his wife and daughter present, he was under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley and the caring staff of Farmstead Care in Moorhead, MN.

Chuck was born May 7, 1931 on the family farm near Rustad,...

Arloine E. Mithun

Arloine E. Mithun

Oct 12, 2018

Arloine Estelle (Sander) Mithun of Moorhead, MN, passed away on Friday, October 12, 2018.

Arloine was born to Frank and Linda (Stromberg) Sander on February 5, 1930, in Moorhead, MN. On June 18, 1955, Arloine was united in marriage to her college sweetheart, Calvin Mithun. They made their first and only home in Moorhead, MN. Together they had two children,...

Beverly J. Hest

Beverly J. Hest

Oct 11, 2018

Beverly Hest died Thursday, October 11, 2018, in Eagan, MN.  She was 90 years old.

Beverly Jean Tehven was born May 12, 1928, in Moorhead, to Wendell and Gina Tehven.  Bev was the oldest daughter in a large family (8 children).  Growing up at a time when electricity had not yet come to the Red River Valley, Bev worked hard...

David A. Kankelfitz

David A. Kankelfitz

Oct 11, 2018

David A. Kankelfitz, age 50, of Fargo, ND passed away on Thursday, October 11, 2018 at Sanford Medical Center, surrounded by his family. For thirteen months, Dave survived a very rare and aggressive form of Leukemia, thanks in part to his son Nathan’s generous gift of his stem cells.

David Al Kankelfitz was born on August 20, 1968 in Fargo...

Carol E. Godson

Carol E. Godson

Oct 9, 2018

Carol Nelson Godson, 90, of Moorhead, MN, passed away on Tuesday, October 9, 2018, at RiverPointe Senior Living Community of Moorhead, under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley.

Carol Elaine Johnson was born December 25, 1927, to Oscar and Ida Erickson Johnson.  She grew up in Moorhead, graduating from Moorhead High School in 1945, where she was...

Eleen M. Olson

Eleen M. Olson

Oct 9, 2018

Eleen M. Olson, 86, of Lake Park, MN, passed away on Tuesday, October 9, 2018, at Essentia Health in Fargo, ND. Eleen was born on March 29, 1932, in Moorhead, MN, to Elmer and Ethel (McDonald) Rosman. She grew up south of Lake Park and attended country school and later went to Lake Park, MN, where she graduated from high...

Deborah J. Hellman

Deborah J. Hellman

Oct 8, 2018

Deborah Jean (Block) Hellman, the daughter of Marvin and Darlene Block, was born July 7, 1959 in Fargo, North Dakota. She died at the age of 59 on Monday, October 8, 2018 at Sanford Health in Fargo, North Dakota.

Debbie was raised in the homes of her parents in Willow City, ND, where she started her education, and in 1973...