Obituaries

Mar 14, 2023

Diane K. Walks, 75, of Dilworth, MN, passed away on March 14, 2023.

 

Diane was born to Gladys Jacobsen and Raymond Dahl, on August 27th, 1947.  She graduated from Glyndon High School.

 

Diane worked and retired from Fargo Assembly after 35 years. She then enjoyed much of her time at Waubay Lake in South Dakota. She enjoyed fishing...

Mar 14, 2023

Carole Bitterman passed away peacefully on Tuesday March 14, 2023 in Fargo, North Dakota at SMP Health St. Catherine's North. Carole was 92 years old. Her daughter, Maureen Tomaszewski and Carole's son, Rory Rhodes confirmed her death.

Born in 1930, Carole's life accomplishments were both personal and professional. Carole was awarded New York State's Adult Literacy Teacher of the Year...

Mar 13, 2023

Jeanette Arlene Hagen (Helgaas) and her beloved husband, Monroe Lawrence Hagen passed away within four months of each other, Tuesday,  November 29th, 2022 and Monday, March 13th, 2023, respectively. They were married for 66 years.  Theirs was a love story.

Mom and Dad are already missed by so many friends and family who loved them dearly.

Mom was born in...

Mar 13, 2023

Vincent Gerald Haugen passed away peacefully on March 13 surrounded by family at Eventide Moorhead’s Transitional Care Unit.

Vince was born on June 12, 1935 at his grandparents’ home in Winnipeg Junction, MN to Olaf and Myrtle (Sandeen) Haugen. He grew up on the family farm south of Lake Park, milking cows, doing chores and trapping gophers to sell pelts...

Mar 13, 2023

Sandra Molstre, 82, Dilworth, MN, died March 13, 2023, at Lilac Homes in Dilworth. 

Sandra Louise Overby was born in Glenwood, MN on September 20, 1940 to Clifford and Harriet (Monroe) Overby. She graduated from Glenwood High School in 1959 and obtained a medical technician degree in Minneapolis.  On April 3, 1961 she married her high school sweetheart, Gary Molstre....

Mar 11, 2023

Cheryl Kulas went to her final rest on March 11, 2023, at the age of 79, after a long struggle with Alzheimer’s disease. In her final days, she was comfortable and watched over by her children and other loved ones. She will be greatly missed.

Born into the Oglala Lakota tribal nation, Cheryl arrived in this life in Pine Ridge,...

Mar 5, 2023

 

Elaine Marie Dieter, 87, passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 5, 2023 in Moorhead, MN after many recent visits from her family, including her children Pam, Dave, Keith, and Mary, and many grandchildren and great grandchildren. A Mass of Christian Burial is planned for Friday, May 19, 2023 at 11 am at St. Francis Catholic Church in Benson.

Elaine...

Mar 4, 2023

Barbara Ann (Gunderson) Blaine

March 30, 1942 - March 4, 2023

Barbara, the daughter of Clarence and Anna Gunderson grew up on the Gunderson farm four miles south of Hitterdal, MN. She was a graduate of Hitterdal High School, class of 1960. Barbara graduated from MSUM and received a Masters Degree in Guidance and Counseling from NDSU. She was a...

Mar 2, 2023

Wayne Donovan Eastman, 52, of Fargo, ND, went home to the Lord on Thursday, March 2, 2023. Wayne was born April 28, 1970, in Flandreau, SD, to Wayne and Jewel (Zephier) Eastman. He grew up in South Dakota on the reservation and later moved with the family to Bismarck, ND, where he graduated from high school. On August 29, 1988,...

Mar 1, 2023

 

Donald Harris Steen Nord, aka Don and Donnie, was born on April 5, 1929, on the farm his grandfather homesteaded in 1876 near Hawley, Minnesota. He died peacefully at the Sanford Medical Center on March 1, 2023. He leaves a legacy of faith, humor, storytelling, farming and business expertise, music, kindness, and loving care for others.

Visitation will be...

Mar 1, 2023

Verle T. Rinke, 98, of Moorhead, MN, passed away on Wednesday, March 1, 2023, at Lilac Homes in Dilworth, MN.

A full obituary will be placed here soon.

All are welcome to a memorial gathering from 1:00 – 3:00 p.m., on Saturday, March 4, at Wright Funeral Home in Moorhead.

Mar 1, 2023

Ruth Elaine (Thompson) Wibe of Moorhead, MN passed away on March 1st, 2023 at the Sanford Hospice House in Fargo, ND. Ruth would be celebrating her 95th birthday on March 19th.

 

Ruth was born to Rudolph and Clara Thompson on the family farm in Rollag, MN on March 19th, 1928. She attended country school and in the winter would often cross...

Feb 26, 2023

John Leitel, 73, of Moorhead, MN, died February 26, 2023, at Sanford Medical Center in Fargo, ND. 

John was born in Lincoln, NE and adopted by Eleanore and John “Bud” Leitel of Omaha, NE. He forged a life-long love of chess during his childhood. He studied speech, theater and English while at Dana College in Blair, Nebraska and graduated in...

Feb 25, 2023

Keith Allan Kuehl, 71, of Hawley, MN, passed away on Saturday, February 25, 2023, at his home in Hawley, MN.

Keith was born on April 9, 1951, in Moorhead, MN, to Wilbert “Happy” and Vivian “Sue” (Kommer) Kuehl. He attended schools in Dilworth, where he graduated from Dilworth High School in 1969. He married Ramona Erickson on October 19, 1974,...

Feb 24, 2023

Katie Ann Hestbeck, 40, of Moorhead, MN, passed away on Friday, February 24, 2023, surrounded by her loving family, under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley at Lilac Homes, Moorhead, MN.

Katie was born on August 25, 1982, to Marv and Charlene (Olson) Hestbeck, in Fargo, ND. She grew up in Sabin, MN, attending school in Moorhead,...

Feb 23, 2023

Feb 22, 2023

Reynaldo Rodriquez Salinas, Sr., 57, of Moorhead, MN, passed away on Wednesday, February 22, 2023, at Sanford Health Hospital, Fargo, ND.

Reynaldo was born on November 5, 1965, to Ruben and Gloria (Rodriquez) Salinas in Sandia, Texas. He grew up in Crystal City, Texas, where he attended and graduated from High School. He then moved to Minnesota where he lived...

Feb 21, 2023

LaVina Rudek was born on February 3, 1931 in Turtle Lake, North Dakota the first of four children of Jacob and Caroline (Berg) Schock.  She died on February 21st just days after celebrating her 92nd birthday with family, friends and staff at Bethany on 42nd in Fargo.  Her early years were spent working on the family farm with her sister...

Feb 21, 2023

JoAnn Elaine (Thorvaldson) Nelson, 85 of Rollag, MN passed away peacefully, Tuesday, February 21, 2023, at Hawley Senior Living in Hawley, MN.

JoAnn Elaine Thorvaldson was born June 17, 1937, in Barnesville, MN to Orville and Anna (Larson) Thorvaldson.  She grew up in rural Barnesville and attended country school through the eighth grade.  She graduated from Barnesville High School in...

Feb 21, 2023

Diane J. Trevino, 62, of Moorhead, MN passed away on Tuesday, February 21, 2023, at Essentia Health, Fargo, ND.

Diane Janice Obenchain was born in Jamestown, ND on July 28, 1960, to Lloyd and Janice (Carlson) Obenchain. She grew up in Judd, ND and attended school in Nortonville, ND until the eighth grade and graduated from Edgeley High School. Diane...