Obituaries

Mar 23, 2017

Mar 21, 2017

Ernie Larson, 94, of Fargo, ND, passed away Tuesday, March 21, 2017, at Sanford Palliative Care in Fargo.

Ernie Rex Larson was born April 27, 1922, the son of Tom and Bessie Larson, in Glyndon, MN, where he grew up and attended school. Following high school he worked for Kost Brothers in Downer, MN. In October of 1942 he went...

Mar 21, 2017

Rachel Dorothy Rustad died on March 21, 2017 in Fargo, ND. She was born January 5, 1933, in Hawley, MN to Jennie and Casper Stensland. She was a member of the Lysne Church and graduated from Hawley High School in 1950. After spending some time in Long Beach, CA, she married Ken Rustad in Hawley in 1954 and moved to...

Mar 20, 2017

Renilda Lavonne Olson went to her heavenly home at the age of 92 at Sunnyside Care Center near Lake Park on Monday, March 20, 2017, under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley.

Renilda Eitel was born on January 14, 1925 as the third child of Herman and Clara Neldner on the family farm near Sebeka, MN. She...

Mar 17, 2017

Mar 16, 2017

Sarah A. Odegaard, 89, of Lake Park, MN passed away Thursday March, 16, 2017 at Sunnyside Care Center, Lake Park, MN.

Sarah Augusta Odegaard was born October 15, 1927 to Joseph and Pearl Schultz Barry in Weaver, ND. In 1931 the family moved to Richwood, MN where Sarah grew up and attended school. At the age of 13 Sarah...

Mar 15, 2017

Billi Jo Larson, 58, of Moorhead, MN passed away Wednesday, March 15, 2017 in her home.

A Private family service will be held.

Mar 14, 2017

Ordell Charles Grant: 9/21/1945-3/14/2017

Ordell Charles Grant was born September 21, 1945 in Fargo, ND to Oliver & Clara Ekre Grant of Kindred, ND. He attended school in Kindred graduating in 1963. He attended UND in Grand Forks, ND & graduated from MSUM, Moorhead, MN with a BS in Coaching & Physical Education. He married Luan Schuman 11/22/1969 on his...

Mar 14, 2017

Margaret “Marge” Gaasland was born November 4, 1950, and passed away Tuesday, March 14, 2017. In heaven, she will join her parents, Martin and Gertrude Gaasland; and sister, Phyllis Rasmusson. Waiting to join them are long time friend and companion, Pete Marinucci; sister, Mary Anne LeRoy Murray; brother, Bob Gaasland; nieces and nephews, Deb Fluegel-Murray, Kevin Mark, Darren Mark, Jason...

Mar 10, 2017

Mar 9, 2017

Mar 9, 2017

On her mother’s 31st birthday, July 17, 1958, Roberta Mariet was born to Robert and Ann Prosby Hovdestad of Felton, Minn. Bert was the youngest of six children. On March 9, 2017, at age 58, she died suddenly in her Moorhead home after a brief illness.

A memorial gathering will be held from 5-7 p.m., with a prayer service at...

Mar 4, 2017

Mar 3, 2017

Marjorie “Marge” M. Krabbenhoft, 83, Minot, formerly of Moorhead and Big Cormorant Lake, MN died Friday, March 3, 2017, surrounded by her family at her daughter’s home in Minot.

Marjorie was born April 19, 1933 in Moorhead, the daughter of Henry and Florence Johnson Peterson. She was raised and educated in Moorhead and graduated from Moorhead High School in 1951....

Mar 3, 2017

Mark B. Shine, 52, Seattle, WA, died Friday, March 3, 2017, in Seattle.

Services will be held at a later date.

Mar 1, 2017

Todd J. Ance, 55, of Halstad, MN, passed away on March 1, 2017 at Sanford in Fargo, ND.

No Services will be held.

Mar 1, 2017

Tanya J. Sanvik, 39, of Hawley, MN, died unexpectedly on Wednesday, March 1, 2017, in her home.

Tanya was born October 3, 1977 in Alexandria, MN, to Ray and Kathy Quitmeyer Caauwe. She grew up and attended school in Parkers Prairie, MN, where she graduated from High School. She then attended Fergus Falls Community College. Tanya moved to Fargo where...

Mar 1, 2017

July 1st, 1931 – March 1st, 2017

Stanley Oian was born on a farm just outside Bratsberg, Minnesota to Marie Westby and Gerhard Oian. He was their only child. His mother Marie died of cancer when he was 6, and Stanley grew up in an assortment of homes in the Filmore County area. One constant presence was his grandmother Gunhild...

Feb 27, 2017

Arvid L. Nelson, 79, of Lake Park, MN passed away on Monday, February 27, 2017 at Viking Manor in Ulen, MN. Arvid was born on April 12, 1937 to Edwin and Violet Gunderson Nelson in Pelican Rapids, MN.

Arvid grew up in Rollag, MN. He attended District 3, a one room school house, until the 8th grade. He then...

Feb 27, 2017

Janina DesJardins was born in Vilnius, Poland in 1931. Known to all as Jan, she was the last living member of the Bala family who immigrated to the United States in 1949 after World War II. The Balas, from Krakow, Poland had lost their father, a member of the Polish military, when he was captured by Russian troops and sentenced...