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David J. Engeseth

David J. Engeseth

May 6, 2018

David Jerome Engeseth, 81, of Lake Park, MN, passed away on Sunday, May 6, 2018, at his home. David was born in Lake Park on May 24, 1936, to Ernest and Violette (Olson). He graduated from Lake Park High School and later enlisted in the North Dakota Air Guard in 1959. In July of 1960, David married Marlys Rian. Together...

Cleo M. Enderle

Cleo M. Enderle

May 2, 2018

Cleo Maria Enderle, 79, of Dilworth, MN, passed away on Wednesday, May 2, 2018, under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley, at Manor Care in Fargo.

Cleo Maria Meyer was born July 17, 1938, to Alvis and Elsie (Vanderwerff) Meyer, in Fairmount, ND, where she grew up and attended school. On September 26, 1956, she married Matthias...

Blaine J. Morris

Blaine J. Morris

May 2, 2018

Blaine J. Morris, 30, of Moorhead, MN, passed away Wednesday, May 2, 2018, in Jamestown, ND. Blaine was born July 10, 1987, in Fargo, ND, to Randy and Diane (Post) Morris. He grew up in Moorhead where he graduated from high school in 2005. Following high school, Blaine used his talents as a Culinary Manager at Granite City in Fargo...

Sheila Marie Reski

Sheila Marie Reski

Apr 28, 2018

Sheila Marie Reski, 57, passed away peacefully into the arms of Our Lord on Saturday, April 28th, 2018.

Sheila will be greatly missed by all who knew her. She enjoyed life to the fullest despite her life-long disabilities. She most enjoyed spending time with her family and friends of whom she never ceased to amaze with her wonderful, witty sense...

Arvid Selmer Hellem

Arvid Selmer Hellem

Apr 28, 2018

Arvid Selmer Hellem, 90 of Moorhead, MN passed away on Saturday April 28, 2018 at Fargo Eventide. Arvid was born September 29, 1927 in Moorhead to Konrad and Laura (Melhus) Hellem.

Arvid graduated from Moorhead High School and enlisted in the US Navy from 1945-1946. During high school and before he enlisted, he worked and co-owned the Moorhead Ice House...

Connie Mae “Connie” Kopp

Connie Mae “Connie” Kopp

Apr 27, 2018

Constance Mae (Connie) Kopp

Connie Kopp, 93, Dilworth, MN, formerly Glyndon, MN, passed away on Friday, April 27, 2018.

Connie was born on October 11, 1924, on the family farm 4 miles NW of Glyndon. She was the youngest of 6 children born to Charles and Edith Gilbery. She attended Grover School until 5th grade, then she transferred to Glyndon...

Marlene Marie Fagerland

Marlene Marie Fagerland

Apr 27, 2018

Marlene Marie (Larson) Fagerland, 81, of Moorhead, MN passed away on Friday, April 27, 2018, in Sanford on Broadway Palliative Care, Fargo, ND. Marlene was born on May 5, 1936 to Louis and Clara (Ditlevson) Larson in Litchfield, MN.

Marlene graduated from High School in Grove City, MN. She then worked on a dude ranch in New Mexico prior to...

Lorraine Muhle

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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...