Obituaries

Aug 5, 2016

Aug 4, 2016

Vincent B.A. Floberg, son of Oluf and Tillie Floberg, was born on January 12, 1930, in Skree Township, Hawley, Minnesota. He was one of six sons and one daughter. Vincent grew up in town and on the Engen farm, where he developed his strong work ethic as well as his ability to build and fix things. He picked and cleaned...

Aug 2, 2016

Lester Edward Sorenson passed away peacefully at his home on August 2, 2016. Lester was born September 17, 1925, the youngest of 10 children, to Nils and Ingeborg Sorenson. He was born at the rural farm in west Mary Township where they lived and attended the rural country school, ISD #33, through the 8th grade. He then worked full time...

Aug 1, 2016

June Helen Deike Washburn, 92, Moorhead, MN, passed away on August 1, 2016 at Eventide Nursing Home. June was born January 24, 1924 in the Village of Oak Park, Chicago, Illinois, to Julia and Edward Deike. She was raised in Michigan and later moved back to Chicago, IL.

June received honorable and satisfactory service in World War II in...

Jul 30, 2016

Jessica Marie Balster was born at St. Luke’s Hospital in Fargo, ND on April 10, 1989. She grew up in West Fargo, ND and graduated from high school in 2007. She attended the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities and graduated with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Dental Hygiene in 2011. After graduation, she moved to Denver, CO and began...

Jul 29, 2016

Doris Marilyn Mattson, 83, of rural Lake Park, passed away peacefully, surrounded by family, on Friday, July 29, 2016, at Sanford Medical Center in Fargo, from a massive brain aneurysm.

She was born August 10, 1932 to Minnie and H.W. Anderson and grew up in rural Lake Park. She attended country school and graduated from Lake Park High School in...

Jul 24, 2016

Lawrence L. Legler, 96, died Sunday, July 24, 2016, at Hawley Senior Living in Hawley, MN.

Lawrence was born January 4, 1920, to Ulrich and Maria Braatz Legler at Kurtz Township, Clay County, MN. He grew to manhood on his parent’s farm and, except for serving his country in WWII, he has been a life-long resident of Clay County. Lawrence...

Jul 21, 2016

Bennie P. Hovelsrud, 86, of Barnesville, MN, died Thursday, July 21, 2016, in Sanford Health’s Palliative Care Unit, Fargo, ND.

Bennie was born April 4, 1930, in Parke Township, Clay County, MN, to Albert and Ragnild Hovelson Hovelsrud. He grew up on the family farm and attended Dist. 119 Country School. Following school, he continued farming until the late1950’s. Bennie...

Jul 19, 2016

Cynthia Ann Yarber, 62, died at Sanford Health Palliative Care after a battle with Stage 4 Pancreatic Cancer, on Tuesday, July 19, 2016, at 1:16 pm.

Cindy was born in Dayton, OH, April 17, 1954, and was preceded in death by her parents, Gerald Lee Booher, Dayton, OH, and Julia Ann Marie Morrow, Dayton, OH.

She is survived by...

Jul 18, 2016

Adeline V. Wang, 90, of Hawley, MN, died Monday, July 18, 2016, in Viking Manor Nursing Home, Ulen, MN. Adeline was born February 12, 1926, in Glyndon Township, MN, the oldest child of Archie and Clara Olson Fuchs. She married Ola “Doc” Wang on July 18, 1947. Together they made their home near Glyndon before settling in Hawley in 1951,...

Jul 16, 2016

Cheryl A. Rustad, 63, of Hawley, MN, died Saturday, July 16, 2016 in Palliative Care at Sanford Health, Fargo, ND.

A private service will be held.

Jul 16, 2016

Jul 15, 2016

Michael Leslie Buchanan, 34, left this earth for heaven, while in his sleep, during the morning of July 15, 2016.

Michael was born on November 14, 1981 in Stillwater, OK. He lived in Stillwater until 2007 when his family moved to Fargo. He graduated from Stillwater High School. Michael worked at the Food Court at Oklahoma State University and at...

Jul 14, 2016

Doris L. Lomsdal, 95, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loving family, on July 14, 2016 at Bethany on 42nd in Fargo, under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley.

Doris was born January 18, 1921, in La Moure, ND, to Perry and Josie Peterson. She graduated from Verona High School in 1939 and attended Interstate Business College...

Jul 14, 2016

Teresa “Teri” Marie Monson Kaste, 44, of Fargo, ND, died Thursday, July 14, 2016, in Essentia Health, Fargo, ND.

Teri was born on July 9, 1972, in Fargo, ND, to Wesley and Charlotte Graves Monson and grew up on Moorhead, MN. She attended elementary school at George Washington. She attended Moorhead High School where she graduated in 1990. She...

Jul 13, 2016

Surrounded by his beloved family and despite a heroic fight, Berthold James Bud Schwarz lost his battle and succumbed to the complications of Parkinson’s Disease on July 13, 2016, in Fargo, North Dakota.

Berthold J. Bud Schwarz was born at St. John’s Hospital in Fargo, North Dakota, on January 16, 1933, to Laura Ellen Brown and Berthold Joseph Schwarz, the...

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Jul 12, 2016

Eunice J. Stensland, 86, of Moorhead, died Tuesday, July 12, 2016 in Bethany on University in Fargo.

Eunice Jean Long was born July 7, 1930 in Fargo, ND, to Leal and Margaret Yunker Long. She attended school in Fargo and graduated from Fargo Central High School. After graduating she worked for Service Drug and also as a candy striper at...

Jul 12, 2016

Judy Opatril Gregerson, a long-time resident of the Fargo-Moorhead area, passed away Tuesday the 12th of July, 2016 at ManorCare Health Services.

Born in 1941 in Skree Township, Minn., Judy raised her family outside of Moorhead. An avid gardener, Judy made sure her family was fed organics before it became popular. She had a successful career, including Edling Electric...