Obituaries

Sep 25, 2016

Sep 20, 2016

Sharon Kay Deseth, daughter of Jens and Elma Danielson Deseth, was born March 25, 1946 in Devils Lake, ND. She grew up and graduated high school in Edmore, ND. After graduation she attended Lake Region Junior College and completed her Bachelor of Arts degree in Education at Mayville State University. Her first teaching position was in Walhalla, ND where she...

Sep 20, 2016

James A. Nesius was born June 25, 1945, in Lafayette, Indiana, to Leo and Hilda Nesius. He attended school at Lake Crystal and Wells, Minnesota. He graduated from Wells High School in 1963 and earned a B.S. in Chemistry at Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, in 1968. He taught Mathematics at Swanville High School, MN, before entering the U. S. Navy....

Sep 20, 2016

Sep 19, 2016

Sep 19, 2016

Thomas Lorin Kempel, 69, of Barnesville, MN, passed away unexpectedly at home on Monday, September 19, 2016. Tom was born February 13, 1947, in Breckenridge, MN, to Solomon and Geraldine Evenson Kempel. He grew up and attended school in Stirum, ND. After graduating, he continued his education at Valley City State College. Tom taught English and Shakespeare in McVille, ND,...

Sep 18, 2016

Sep 16, 2016

Victor F. Fergen of Moorhead passed away on Friday, September 16 in the Palliative Care Unit of Sanford Hospital. He was 92.

Vic was born on January 1, 1924 to Joe and Marie Behrends Fergen in Parkston, SD. He was one of 12 siblings.

On July 4, 1950 Vic married Joyce Boettcher in Aberdeen, SD. Shortly after they moved...

Sep 15, 2016

Rosanne McClain, 66, of Moorhead, MN, died Thursday, September 15, 2016, in Sanford Medical Center, Fargo, ND.

Funeral arrangements are pending.

Sep 14, 2016

Orris D. Ronsberg, 88, of Moorhead, MN, passed away on Wednesday, September 14, 2016, at Eventide on Eighth in Moorhead, MN.

Orris Duane Ronsberg was born April 7, 1928 in rural Hawley, MN, to Ole and Mathilda Pederson Ronsberg. After attending school in Barnesville, he worked on the family farmstead in rural Hawley.

In 1951, Orris enlisted in...

Sep 10, 2016

Sep 9, 2016

Florence “Dolly” Wilson, 97, died Friday, September 9, 2016, in Eventide Senior Living, Moorhead, MN. Florence was born January 30, 1919, in Grand Forks, ND, to Robert and Tillie Amberry. She grew up in Grand Forks, attended and graduated from Grand Fords Central.

Florence married Ole Solem and together they made their home in East Grand Forks, MN, where...

Sep 8, 2016

Sep 8, 2016

Ardoth Carrol Hanson Week, 85, left this Earth peacefully on September 8, 2016, at home under the care of family and Hospice of the Red River Valley.

Ardoth was born on February 24, 1931 in Moorhead, MN, to Tony and Goldie Hanson. She graduated from Gwinner High School. On September 25, 1949, Ardoth was united in marriage to Lawrence...

Sep 7, 2016

Sep 6, 2016

Victor J. Ertmann, 77, Hawley, died Tuesday, September 6, 2016, at Sanford Health Palliative Care in Fargo.

Victor Julian Ertmann was born August 12, 1939, in Lome, ND, to Karl and Margaret Ring Ertmann. When he was 5, the family moved to Devil’s Lake, ND where he graduated from high school in 1959. He attended junior college at Devil’s Lake,...

Sep 5, 2016

Sep 4, 2016

Sep 3, 2016

Sep 3, 2016

John Lewis Harkness, 91, of Moorhead, MN, passed away on Saturday, September 3, 2016, at home under the care of family and Hospice of the Red River Valley. John was born July 18, 1925, in St. Paul, MN, to John A. and Louise Engebretson Harkness. He grew up and attended school St. Paul, where he graduated from Minnehaha Academy. Following...