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Lewis A. Westlake

Lewis A. Westlake

Oct 24, 2021

Lewis A. Westlake, 69, of Moorhead, MN passed away on Sunday, October 24, 2021, at Sanford Medical Center in Fargo, ND, after an unexpected cardiac event. Lewis (Lew) Allen Westlake was born April, 16, 1952, the youngest of 10 children, to John and Ruby (Wright) Westlake. He grew up in Plummer, MN, where he attended and graduated from Pershing High...

Raymond “Ray” Kline

Raymond “Ray” Kline

Oct 23, 2021

Raymond “Ray” N. Kline, age 78, of Moorhead, MN, passed away on Saturday, October 23, 2021 at his home.

Ray graduated in 1961 from Moorhead High School. Following high school Ray would join the Army National Guard. He served his country in the Army National Guard from 1962 to 1965. Ray’s early jobs included Leeby’s Foods where he met his...

Charles D. Palm

Charles D. Palm

Oct 23, 2021

Charles D. Palm, age 64, of Moorhead, MN passed away on Saturday, October 23, 2021 at Essentia Health, Fargo.

Charles David Palm was born on December 15, 1956 in Detroit Lakes, MN to David and Evelyn (Matejka) Palm. He attended and graduated from Detroit Lakes High School in 1975 and furthered his education at the Detroit Lakes Vocational Technical Institute...

Mark A. Coulter

Mark A. Coulter

Oct 23, 2021

Mark A. Coulter, 73, of Bemidji, MN, passed away on Saturday, October 23, 2021 at Sanford Medical Center, Fargo, ND.

No services are scheduled at this time.

Final resting place will be in Fargo National Cemetery, Fargo, ND.

Randy Ray Aaenson

Randy Ray Aaenson

Oct 22, 2021

Randy Ray Aaenson, 64, of Fergus Falls, MN, passed away on Friday, October 22, 2021, in Sanford on Broadway, Fargo, ND.

Wayne L. Curry

Wayne L. Curry

Oct 22, 2021

Wayne L. Curry, 67, of Hitterdal, MN, passed away on Friday, October 22, 2021, in his home, with Jodi’s hand in his and her hand on his heart. He was very much at peace with what was about to happen. He fought a courageous battle with AML – Acute Myeloid Leukemia, which had no cure for Wayne.

Wayne was...

Almae Ernestine Larson

Almae Ernestine Larson

Oct 22, 2021

Almae Ernestine (Anderson) Larson passed away in Northern Nevada Medical Center in Reno, NV, on October 22,2021.  Almae was born Dec. 20, 1943, to Ernest and Alma Anderson from Hallock, MN. She was the 4th of five children, with sister Donna, and brothers Charles, LaMar, and David Anderson. Almae attended school in Hallock, MN, through high school.

She married Oliven...

Dennis Ray Hyde

Dennis Ray Hyde

Oct 21, 2021

Dennis Ray Hyde, 75, died peacefully October 21, 2021, at Sanford Hospital, Fargo, ND.  Born July 2, 1946, in Altona, Manitoba, Canada, son of Mervin Howard and Edna Mae (Blair) he was raised in rural Brooks, MN.

A 1964 graduate of Pershing High School Plummer, MN he attended Moorhead State University (MSUM) and graduated with a marketing degree in 1969....

Henry J. Clark

Henry J. Clark

Oct 20, 2021

Henry James Clark, age 70, of Moorhead, MN, passed away after a many-year battle with brain cancer on Wednesday, October 20, 2021 at Sanford Medical Center in Fargo, ND.

Henry James Clark was born on January 30, 1951 in Topeka, Kansas to Charley and Bernice (Nugent) Clark. He was a citizen of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation. Henry grew up in...

Michael Alloys “M.A.” Nelson

Michael Alloys “M.A.” Nelson

Oct 20, 2021

Mike Nelson, age 72, of Moorhead, MN, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family in his home after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer on Wednesday, October 20, 2021.

Michael “M.A.” Nelson was born on March 5, 1949 in Willmar, Minnesota to Alloys and Ruth (Swenson) Nelson. Mike graduated from Willmar High School in 1967 and enlisted in the Navy...

Kjell L. Hoelstad

Kjell L. Hoelstad

Oct 18, 2021

Kjell Lorang Hoelstad was born in Oslo, Norway on 16 April 1936. He passed away on 18 October 2021.

Kjell grew up in Norway during the five years of Nazi Occupation. As a young child he actively participated with the Resistance Movement throughout the war.

In December 1950 he immigrated to the United States with his family, settling in Winnetka,...

Amber L. Evert

Amber L. Evert

Oct 17, 2021

Amber L. Evert, 38, was born to her parents, Scott and Rochelle (Garness) Evert in Colorado on March 31st, 1983.  Amber grew up in Las Vegas, Nev. and went to school there. Eventually her parents decided to move back to Moorhead, MN, with their family.

Amber was very much loved but had TBI (Traumatic Brain Injury). Unfortunately this made her...

Tommy Dean Lanoue

Tommy Dean Lanoue

Oct 16, 2021

Tommy Dean Lanoue came into this world wearing his angel wings on October 16th 2021.

Tommy was the son of Caleb and Veronika Lanoue of Hawley, MN. Although his stay was short, he was loved by many before his long-awaited arrival. From the moment we found out about Tommy, he has filled our lives with love and joy. We will...

Gwendolyn Tamara Holding Eagle

Gwendolyn Tamara Holding Eagle

Oct 16, 2021

Gwendolyn Holding Eagle, 45, of Fargo, ND, died Saturday, October 16, 2021, in her home, under care of Ethos Hospice.

A private family service will be held.

Priscilla Lynn Hodgson

Priscilla Lynn Hodgson

Oct 14, 2021

Priscilla Lynn (Hamlin) Hodgson, 62, of Moorhead, MN, passed away on Thursday, October 14, 2021, in her home in Moorhead.

Priscilla was born on November 24, 1958, to Ralph and Marion (Bircher) Hamlin on November 24, 1958, in Neptune, New Jersey. She grew up in Thief River Falls, MN, where she attended high school. At the age of fifteen, she...

Kenneth Elwood Conrad Jr.

Kenneth Elwood Conrad Jr.

Oct 13, 2021

Kenneth Elwood Conrad, Jr., 83, of Moorhead, MN, passed away on Wednesday, October 13, 2021, in his home in Moorhead.

Kenneth was born on June 6, 1938, to Kenneth, Sr. and Mary (Magnuson) Conrad in St. Paul, MN. He attended school in Mound, MN, before moving with his family to Moorhead, MN, where he graduated from Moorhead High School in...

Gene “Rip” J. Wasfaret

Gene “Rip” J. Wasfaret

Oct 10, 2021

 

Gene “Rip” Wasfaret, born May 26, 1937, passed away with family and friends at his side Sunday, October 10, 2021.

Gene was born to Gilman and Myrtle Wasfaret in Ada, MN.  He was raised in Felton and graduated from Felton High School in 1955.  He joined the Air Force and served for four years as a fire fighter, stationed...

Jonathan D. Wipf

Jonathan D. Wipf

Oct 9, 2021

Jonathan D. Wipf, 69, of Hawley, MN, passed away on Saturday, October 9, 2021, at Sanford Medical Center, Fargo, ND.

Richard A. Goebel

Richard A. Goebel

Oct 7, 2021

Richard A. Goebel, 54, of Moorhead, MN, passed away on Thursday, October 7, 2021, at Essentia Health, Fargo, ND.

Richard Arlan Goebel was born in Scottsbluff, NE, on May 2, 1967, to Lucky and Shirley (Benzel) Goebel. He grew up traveling widely as a result of his parents serving in the military. He graduated from Prattville Senior High in Prattville,...

Elaine Millner

Elaine Millner

Oct 6, 2021

Elaine Millner, 74, of Moorhead, MN, passed away on Wednesday, October 6, 2021, at Sanford’s Hospice House, Fargo, ND. Elaine was born August 28, 1947, in Bismarck, ND, to Mike and Margaret (Holzer) Kraft. She grew up on the family farm near Strasburg, ND, and graduated from St. Benedict’s High School in 1965. Following high school, Elaine moved to Minneapolis...