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Lorraine Muhle
Apr 26, 2018
Lorraine (Benshoof) Muhle, 94, formerly of Glyndon, MN, passed away on Thursday, April 26, 2018, in Elim Rehab and Care Center, Fargo, ND. Lorraine was born on May 23, 1923 in Glyndon, MN, to Charles and Elizabeth (Mockelbost) Benshoof.
Lorraine attended Glyndon school. She was united in marriage to LeRoy Muhle on November 4, 1940 in Detroit Lakes, MN. Together,...
Larry D. Dahlsad
Apr 26, 2018
Larry D. Dahlsad, 65, of Georgetown, MN, passed away on Thursday, April 26, 2018 in his home.
Larry was born on January 6, 1953 in Moorhead, MN, to Vernon and Gladys (Syverson) Dahlsad. He grew up on the family farm in Georgetown, MN, and attended school at Oak Grove High School in Fargo, ND, where he earned many athletic awards....
Ava Bates
Apr 22, 2018
Ava Marcella Jean Bates received her Angel wings on April 22, 2018 at 9:55 pm. Ava was born on March 26, 2018 at 4:28 pm.
Ava was the daughter of Amber Bates and Phillip Pluskhat.
She is survived by four siblings, Christopher, Carter and Ceinna Bates and Samaura Pluskhat. Her grandparents Christine Bates of Lake Park, MN and Kevin Pluskhat...
Joan Margaret Piepkorn
Apr 20, 2018
Joan Margaret Piepkorn, 80, of Moorhead, MN passed away on Friday, April 20, 2018, in Eventide – Linden Tree Circle Assisted Living, Moorhead, MN. Joan was born on December 19, 1937 to Archie and Louise (Christensen) Whitmore in Minot, ND.
Joan graduated from Stanley High School, Stanley, ND, in 1955. She then attended the Minnesota School of Business, Minneapolis, MN,...
Delores Halverson
Apr 20, 2018
Delores Diane Halverson, 60, HItterdal, MN, passed away April 20, 2018, peacefully in her home, surrounded by her family.
Delores was born July 28, 1957, in Moorhead, MN, to Melvin and Darlene (Glawe) Askelson. She grew up in the Felton, MN and Detroit Lakes, MN area. In 1973 she married Mitchell Larson of Felton and they had two children. She...
Edna Arneson
Apr 18, 2018
Edna Arneson age 97 of Fargo, North Dakota passed away Wednesday, April 18, 2018. She was born on July 14, 1920 in Brooklyn, New York to Anton Julius and Gunda Annette (Eliassen) of Tonsberg, Norway.
Edna grew up on Staten Island in the small town of Eltingville and graduated from Tottenville High School in 1938. After high school she attended...
Evelyn B. Chase
Apr 17, 2018
Evelyn B. Chase, 101, Moorhead, MN, formerly of Carson, ND, died Tuesday, April 17, 2018, in Sanford Health Medical Center, Fargo.
Evelyn Bernice Olson was born on January 22, 1917, to Annie Heyem and John Olson in Barnesville, MN. They later lived in an old claims shack on the Cedar River near Watauga, SD. In 1934 Evelyn married Leonard Chase...
Rafael “Ralph” Rositas Sr.
Apr 15, 2018
Rafael “Ralph” Rositas Sr., 48, of Fargo, ND, passed away on Sunday, April 15, 2018, in Elim Rehab and Care Center, Fargo, ND. Ralph was born on March 30, 1970 to Enrique and Ramona (Jimenez) Rositas in Carrizo Springs, TX. Ralph graduated from Crystal City High School, Crystal City, TX, in 1988 and joined the Marines as a member of...
Marjorie G. “Marge” Fridlund
Apr 14, 2018
Marjorie Gertrude Fridlund, 99, known to friends and family as Marge, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Saturday April 14, 2018. Marge was born October 13, 1918 in Fargo ND to Margaret Cecil and John Allen Raines.
Marge attended High school in Fargo, graduating with honors in 1936. She was heavily involved in student council, multiple extracurricular sports including...
Paul Tellefson
Apr 13, 2018
Paul Tellefson, 79, passed away at Sanford Hospital on Friday, April 13, 2018 surrounded by his family.
Born on June 9, 1938 in Albert Lea, MN to Clarence and Alice (Nelson) Tellefson. He grew up on a farm near Frost, Minnesota. In 1952, his parents moved to Clinton, MN where he graduated from high school. He married Ramona Weinman, his...
Robert P. Volk
Apr 11, 2018
Robert Volk, 78, Moorhead, died Wednesday, April 11, 2018, at Sanford Health’s Palliative Care Unit in Fargo under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley.
Bob was born September 14, 1939, in Rugby, ND, the son of Stachius and Christine (Leier) Volk. He attended rural school and graduated from Rugby High School in 1957. He worked at the...
Kenneth Covey
Apr 10, 2018
Kenneth A. Covey, 44, of Lake Park, MN, passed away on April 10, 2018 in his home.
Kenneth Andrew Covey was born on March 28, 1974 to Charlotte Covey and Merlyn Haugen. He grew up in Lake Park and graduated from Lake Park-Audubon High School in 1992.
Kenny loved helping people, especially the elderly and would help them with shoveling...
Gene L. Ristvedt
Apr 9, 2018
Gene L. Ristvedt, 85 of Detroit Lakes, MN, passed away on Monday, April 9, 2018 at the V.A. Healthcare System, Fargo, ND.
Gene was born on March 5, 1933 on the family farm in Cuba Township (rural Lake Park, MN) to Herbert and Mabel (Dolen) Ristvedt. The Ristvedt family was one of the original homesteaders to the area. He attended...
James W. “Jim” Litch
Apr 9, 2018
James “Jim” Litch, age 83, of Glyndon, MN, passed away Monday, April 9, 2018, at Bethany Retirement Living, Fargo.
James William Litch was born on August 19,1934, in Gaylord, MN, to Clarence and Augusta (Carlson) Litch. Jim grew up in Morton, MN, before moving with his family to Willmar, MN. He graduated from Willmar High School in 1952 where he...
Ben John Layton
Apr 7, 2018
On April 7, 2018, Ben J. Layton of Hawley, MN, ham radio operator WOUTT, signed off. Ben was born in Jamestown, N.D. on July 16, 1920 and his family moved to Dilworth, MN in 1927. Ben’s accomplishments were many, he enlisted in the Army, was a railroad engineer for 38 years when he retired in 1983, as well as retired...
James Robert “Jim” Collins Sr.
Apr 7, 2018
Jim Collins Sr., 75, passed away on April 7, 2018, at Bethany Homes on 42nd. Jim was born on March 21, 1943, to Hugh and Genevieve (Schroeder) Collins at the Valley Farm, Erie, ND. Jim graduated from Erie High School and briefly attended Moorhead State, Moorhead, MN., before deciding to farm and raise cattle with his uncle, Newt Collins....
Olai Ray Heden
Apr 6, 2018
Olai R. Heden, age 95, of Detroit Lakes, MN, passed away Friday, April 6, 2018 at Emmanuel Nursing Home, Detroit Lakes.
Olai Ray Heden was born on June 2, 1922 to Ernest and Rhoday (Thompson) Heden in Thief River Falls, MN. After school, Olai went into the Army Air Force in 1942 where he was an Air Force mechanic in...
Warren Manley Melby
Apr 6, 2018
Warren Manley Melby, 96, of Moorhead, MN, passed away on Friday, April 6, 2018, in Rosewood On Broadway, Fargo, ND.
Warren was born on November 14, 1921 to Andrew (A.K.) and Amanda (Osmon) Melby in Ashby, MN. Warren’s grandfather was Knut Olson Melby, an immigrant from Melby, a farm community in Norway. He settled the Ashby and Melby, MN area,...
Michael W. Miller
Apr 5, 2018
Michael Ward Miller, 52, of Moorhead, MN, died unexpectedly in his home April 5, 2018.
Michael was born December 4, 1965, in Moorhead, to Warren and Patti (Chase) Miller. He graduated from Moorhead High School in 1984. After graduation, he spent a few years living in California but eventually returned to the Midwest. He worked as a camera man for...
Adeline Robertsdahl
Apr 4, 2018
Adeline G. (Hoel) Robertsdahl, 92, formerly of Christine, ND passed away on April 4, 2018, in Eventide Nursing Home, Moorhead, MN. Adeline was born on October 21, 1925 to Carl Alfred and Gina (Pederson) Hoel in rural Walcott Township, ND. Adeline attended and graduated from Pleasant Consolidated School in rural Walcott. She then moved to Fargo, ND where she worked...
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