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Kari Leigh Brantner
Mar 26, 2025
Kari Leigh Brantner, age 40, passed away March 26, 2025, at Sanford Hospital following a hard-fought battle with a mysterious infection. Kari, the lover of animals, adventure, and all things sparkly, is leaving behind a lifetime of love, and unwavering loyalty to those she held dear.
Kari’s heart was as big as her love for her four rescue dogs—because saving just...
Laurence C. Aakre
Mar 26, 2025
Laurence C. Aakre, 94, Moorhead, MN, died Wednesday, March 26, at Hospice House, Sanford Medical Center, Fargo, ND.
Laurence was born at Rollag, MN, to Carl Aakre and Mabel (Nelson) Aakre, on April 12,1930, the youngest of nine children. His mother died when Laurence was only a year and a half old. His sister, Charlotte, who was then ten years old,...
Wayne M. Zitzow
Mar 24, 2025
Wayne Melvin Zitzow, age 78, died peacefully at Sanford Hospital in Fargo, ND March 24th, 2025, surrounded by loved ones. Wayne was born in Thief River Falls on December 14th, 1946. Wayne was the first-born son of Melvin and Beatrice Zitzow. He went to grade school and then attended college before moving to East Grand Forks for work at a...
Lizette Loera
Mar 23, 2025
Lizette Loera, 23, of Fargo, ND, passed away in her home on Sunday, March 23, 2025.
Lizette was born on November 18, 2001, to Rita Gonzalez and Ramiro Loera in Green Bay, WI. She grew up in Appleton, WI, until the age of 5 when she and her family moved to Fargo, ND. She attended and graduated from Fargo North High...
Stephen "Steve" Morgan
Mar 21, 2025
Stephen “Steve” W. Morgan, of Fargo, ND, died Friday, March 21, 2025.
Steve was born on January 20, 1970, in Aberdeen, SD, to Ronald and Sandra (Pulling) Weishaar. He attended schools in Aberdeen and eventually moved to Fargo and graduated from Fargo South High School in 1989. His whole career was spent working in sales. He met and married Tammy Chesnick...
Virginia Smith
Mar 21, 2025
Virginia Mae Smith, 87,of Goodrich, MI, passed away on March 21st, 2025, at Lilac Home in Dilworth, Minnesota.
She was born Sept 28, 1937, the second child of Laverne and Loretta Rudd (Kline) in Pontiac, MI. She met her husband Richard in junior high school. They both attended Pontiac Central School and she graduated in 1958. They were married on March...
Mary V. Tangen
Mar 21, 2025
Mary Tangen, 89, died March 21, 2025 at Eventide Nursing Home in Moorhead, MN. Mary Vivian Tangen was born October 3, 1935, at Jamestown, ND. to Thelma (Morris) Elstad and Alvin O. Elstad. Her family lived in Drayton, Linton, and Mohall, ND, settling in Bismarck, ND, where she graduated from high school. She attended one year of Bismarck Junior College,...
George A. Goeser
Mar 19, 2025
George passed away on Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at Eagle Ridge Senior Living Center in Osceola, WI.
George Anthony was born September 14, 1937 in Calio, ND, the son of Chrysanth and Rose (Wengeler) Goeser. He graduated from Devils Lake High School and later received his Bachelor of Science degree in both Agricultural Education and Soil Science at North Dakota State...
Kenneth Lyle Crowell
Mar 16, 2025
Kenneth Lyle “Ken” Crowell, 81, of Moorhead, MN, passed away on Sunday, March 16, 2025, at Viking Manor, Ulen, MN.
Ken was born on June 11, 1943, to Kenneth and Alma (Marjama) Crowell at home in Ponsford, MN. His family moved to Detroit Lakes, MN, where he grew up and attended and graduated from Detroit Lakes High School in 1961. After...
Kerry Jo Larson
Mar 15, 2025
Kerry Jo (Klabo) Larson, 48, passed away peacefully in Fargo, North Dakota, at Sanford Medical Center on Saturday, March 15, 2025, surrounded by her family.
Kerry was born in 1976 at Union Hospital in Mayville, North Dakota, to Susan Stende (Klabo) Klassen of Mentor, MN, and Dale Klabo of Winona, MN. She spent her early years attending grade school in Sacred...
James "Jim" R. Schreiner
Mar 15, 2025
James R. “Jim” Schreiner, 88, of Moorhead, MN passed away on Saturday, March 15, 2025, at Eventide Senior Living, Moorhead, MN.
Jim was born in Graceville, MN on December 15, 1936, to Richard and Frances (Boyle) Schreiner. In 1946, the family moved to Dilworth. Jim excelled in sports throughout high school, graduating in 1954. He attended Moorhead State before joining the...
Lelend Alvin Mikkelsen
Mar 14, 2025
Lelend Alvin Mikkelsen, age 13, of Dilworth, MN, passed away on Friday, March 14, 2025.
Lelend was born on April 26, 2011, in Fargo, ND, to Melissa Meier and Gene Mikkelsen. Lelend attended elementary school first at S.G. Reinertsen in Moorhead and then Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton where he discovered his love for playing basketball. He was currently attending Horizon Middle School in Moorhead...
Mary J. Larson
Mar 9, 2025
Mary J. Larson, 82, of Glyndon, MN, passed away on Sunday, March 9, 2025, at Eventide on 8th, Moorhead, MN. Mary was born in Detroit Lakes, MN, on August 11, 1942, to George and Alice (Carter) Keeping. She grew up and attended school in Detroit Lakes through 8th grade before moving to Hawley, MN, where she graduated from high school....
Debra J. Hjalmquist
Mar 8, 2025
Debbie passed away peacefully on March 8th with her sisters Doreen and Diane, and best friend Deb by her side. Debbie was born on September 10th, 1961 to Carl and Joan Hjalmquist in LaGrange, Ill. She graduated from Moorhead High School in 1979 and attended Concordia College. She worked at Hornbachers, then at BCBS of ND, until retiring in January...
H. Dennis Odegard
Mar 7, 2025
Harland Dennis Odegard, 90, passed away on March 7, 2025 in Arizona. Dennis was born to Gunda (Goldie) and Jens Odegard on August 24, 1934 in Fargo, N.D. Dennis graduated from Moorhead High School in 1952 and North Dakota State University in 1956. Following his graduation, he enlisted in the Air Force and then served for 27 years as a...
Ryan A. Sebelius
Mar 7, 2025
Ryan Sebelius passed away March 7 in the Sanford palliative care unit from undiagnosed pancreatic cancer. He was born on July 30, 1981 in Fargo ND to Steven and Paula (Messner) Sebelius. The family lived in Valley City at the time and moved to Moorhead in 1984. Because of a difficult birth, Ryan received special education services from the Moorhead...
Chad Alan Reed
Mar 6, 2025
Chad Alan Reed, 43, of Oklahoma City, OK, formerly of Moorhead, MN, passed away on Thursday, March 6, 2025, in Oklahoma City.
Chad was born on March 30, 1981, to Dennis and Peggy (Frey) Reed in Fargo, ND. He grew up in Moorhead, MN, where he attended Moorhead High School. He began working in construction, specifically in siding and roofing.
Chad enjoyed...
Dejuan L. Bankhead
Mar 5, 2025
Dejuan L. Bankhead, 33, of Moorhead, MN, passed away on Wednesday, March 5, 2025, at Sanford Medical Center, Fargo, ND. Dejuan was born November 3, 1991, to Rolanda White and Tommy Lee Bankhead. He grew up and attended school in East St. Louis, IL. Over the years, Dejuan followed his passion for clothing design and took pride in his work....
Karen S. Gundersen
Mar 3, 2025
Karen S. Gundersen, 72 of Fergus Falls, MN passed away on Monday, March 3, 2025, at Sanford Health, Fargo, ND.
Karen was born in Chicago, IL on July 15, 1952, to William and Dolores (Zasada) Gundersen. She grew up in Itasca, IL where she met and married Douglas Hall. They moved to Henning, MN and bought a hobby farm. They lived...
DeLoyne L. Nelson
Mar 2, 2025
DeLoyne L. (Eilertson) Nelson, 96, of Lake Park, MN, passed away on Sunday, March 2, 2025, at Essentia Health St. Mary’s Hospital, Detroit Lakes, MN.
DeLoyne, daughter of Hazel and Loren Eilertson, was born February 26, 1929. She very much enjoyed her childhood in the rural Lake Park- Audubon area. She and her brother, Jerain, attended country school in the LPA...
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