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Mary A. Lavold
Feb 5, 2026
Mary A Lavold, 89 of Moorhead, MN passed away Thursday, February 5th, 2026, at HIA Heather's House, Fargo, ND
Mary was born April 25, 1936, to Paul and Alice Johnson of Callaway, MN. She was united in marriage to Jim Lavold of Moorhead, MN on April 3rd, 1958.
Her main focus was her family and maintaining a beautiful, loving home for all...
Marjorie "Marge" Morris
Feb 4, 2026
Marjorie Annette Morris (Coalwell), 88, of Moorhead, MN, passed away on Wednesday, February 4, 2025, surrounded by her family, at Heather's House - HIA Hospice, Fargo, ND. Marge was born on December 25, 1937, in Ulen, MN., daughter of Myron and Agnes (Lofgren) Coalwell. Marge grew up in Ulen, Minnesota. She attended Ulen school through the eighth grade then went...
Patricia Katherine "Pat" Lee
Jan 30, 2026
Patricia Katherine (Nowak) Lee, 70, of Lake Park, MN, formerly of Benson, MN, passed away on Friday, January 30, 2026, at Sanford Medical Center, Fargo, ND.
Patricia “Pat” was born on April 15, 1955, to Francis and Katherine (Kiemen) Nowak, in St. Paul, MN. She grew up in St. Paul where she attended and graduated from St. Agnus High School in...
Clint D. Ambers
Jan 28, 2026
Clint Dean Ambers, 76, of Audubon, MN, Little Cormorant Lake, passed away January 28, 2026, surrounded by family, at Heather’s House-HIA Hospice, Fargo, ND.
Clint was born November 5, 1949, in Maddock, ND, to Sidney and Mavis (Olson) Ambers. He grew up in Fargo and graduated from Fargo North High School in 1967. He was united in marriage to Cheryl Hanson...
Lawrence D. "Larry" Crose
Jan 27, 2026
Lawrence “Larry” Duane Crose was born on September 23, 1938, in Minneapolis, MN, to Ralph and Bettie (Colehour) Crose. He died on January 27, 2026, at Northern Lights Assisted Living, Ulen, MN.
Larry graduated from Minneapolis South High School and graduated from St. Cloud State University.
After college, Larry taught school in Litchfield, MN; Franklin, MN; and Gibbon, MN. He then owned...
Gregory D. Roberts
Jan 27, 2026
Gregory D. Roberts, 72, of Moorhead, MN, passed away Tuesday, January 27, 2026, at Sanford Medical Center, Fargo, ND.
Greg Roberts was born on February 25, 1953, in Bertha, Minnesota, to Marvin and Dorothy (Beckman) Roberts. After the early loss of his father, Greg was raised with the support of his stepfather, Ray Dahle, who became an important part of the...
Clementine Carole "Clem" Nemeth
Jan 26, 2026
Clementine C. Nemeth (Clem), took the divine retirement plan on January 26, 2026. The daughter of Kenneth and Frances Campbell, she was born in Williamsport, PA, in 1938. When she was young her family moved to New Jersey where she grew up. In May of 1962 she married the love of her life, Steve, they lived in Edison and raised...
Paul A. Pederson
Jan 26, 2026
Paul A. Pederson, 89, of Fargo, ND passed away on Monday, January 26, 2026, at Valley Care and Rehab, Barnesville, MN.
Paul Allen Pederson was born November 25, 1936, to Paul and Fern (Reisgard) Pederson at St. Ansgar's Hospital in Moorhead, MN. He graduated from Moorhead High School in 1955 and from Concordia College in 1959. Paul married Terril Clark on...
Reverend Timothy G. Johnson
Jan 24, 2026
Timothy Granstrom Johnson was born February 1, 1949, in Pelican Rapids, MN, to Eleanor (Granstrom) and Cecil Johnson. He spent his early childhood in Starkweather, ND, where his father was a pastor. The family moved to Pelican Rapids when Tim was in second grade. He graduated from Pelican Rapids High School in 1967 and Concordia College, Moorhead, in 1971.
Music was...
Edward "Ed" Ralph Butenhoff
Jan 23, 2026
Edward “Ed” Ralph Butenhoff, 89, of Moorhead, MN, passed away on Friday, January 23, 2026, at Essentia Health Hospital, Fargo, ND.
Ed was born July 18th of 1936 to Edward and Violet (Jackson) Butenhoff. He grew up in the Barnesville area and after graduation from high school moved to California with some friends and found work there.
Upon coming back to the...
Arne Thomas Moe
Jan 22, 2026
Arne Thomas Moe age 89, of Sartell, Minnesota. Born April 11, 1936, died, January 22, 2026. Survived by children, Steven (Jolene) Moe, Kathryn (Merlin) Schauer and Robert (Kathi Johnson) Moe; stepchild Bradley (Susan) Imsdahl; grandchildren Christine Flavin, Stephan Schauer, Kelly Mitchell, Elizabeth Young and Megan Zumach; great grandchild Nika Young. Arne was preceded in death by his parents Arthur and...
Geraldine "Geri" Desjarlais
Jan 22, 2026
Geraldine "Geri" Leona Desjarlais, 68, of Moorhead, MN, passed away on January 22, 2026.
Born on October 14, 1957, Geraldine experienced both hardship and strength early in life. At the age of seven, she attended boarding school, where she stayed until she was ten years old. She attended Detroit Lakes Vocational Technical College for fashion merchandising. Later in life, she returned...
Jimmie Carl Pickard
Jan 21, 2026
Jimmie Carl Pickard, 92, of Lake Ida, MN, formerly of Greeley, CO, passed away on Wednesday, January 21, 2026, at Diamond Willow Assisted Living and Memory Care, Detroit Lakes, MN.
Jimmie was born on March 16, 1933, to Howard and Ruby (Naviaux) Pickard in Lewellen, NE. He grew up in Lewellen and graduated from Big Springs High School, Big Springs, NE....
Carolynn M. Pankow
Jan 21, 2026
Carolynn Krabbenhoft Pankow passed away on Wednesday,
January 21, 2026. Carolynn celebrated her 86th birthday on
Christmas Day while a resident at Eventide Nursing Home.
Carolynn graduated from Moorhead High School and was a
member of the Apollo Strings Orchestra. She enjoyed playing the
piano and was an accomplished classical pianist, continuing
to play the piano long after high school at her church. Carolynn
worked at her...
Nancy K. Barbin
Jan 20, 2026
Nancy Barbin was born on June 19, 1943. She grew up in rural Detroit Lakes where she attended Rochert Country School District 57 and then attended junior high school and high school graduating from Detroit Lakes High School in 1961.
She helped on the family farm and was confirmed at Bakke Lutheran Church as a young girl. She remembered being extremely...
William L. Miller
Jan 20, 2026
William Leslie Miller, 79, of Dilworth, MN, passed away Tuesday, January 20, 2026, at the VA Medical Center, Fargo, ND.
Interment will be at the Fargo National Cemetery at a later date.
Bruce Swanson
Jan 19, 2026
Robert Bruce Swanson, 88, long-time Elbow Lake, MN resident, passed peacefully on January 19, 2026 at River Pointe of Moorhead, due to dementia. Bruce was born on June 10, 1937 in Moorhead MN, to Robert and Ruth Eastlund Swanson. Bruce graduated from Moorhead High School in 1955, and Moorhead Business College in 1959 with a business and education degree.
He married...
Phyllis C. Hukriede
Jan 16, 2026
Phyllis Claudia Hukriede, 81, of Detroit Lakes, MN, passed away at the Frazee Care Center on January 16, 2026, surrounded by family.
Phyllis was born on January 27, 1944, to Jadie and Leola Newman in Detroit Lakes, MN.
Phyllis and Wayne married on March 14, 1964. They made their home in Detroit Lakes, MN, where they raised their four sons – Todd,...
Jerome "Jerry" A. Bruhn
Jan 14, 2026
Jerome "Jerry" A. Bruhn, 74, of Moorhead, MN, passed away at home on Wednesday, January 14, 2026, under the care of family and Sanford Hospice. Jerry was born December 4, 1951, in Perham, MN, to Claudius and Jane (Hein) Bruhn. He grew up in Vergas and graduated from Frazee High School. Following high school, Jerry continued his education at Minnesota...
Earl D. Holland
Jan 13, 2026
Earl D. Holland, 91, of Moorhead, formerly of Halstad, MN, passed away on Tuesday, January 13, 2026, in Sanford Medical Center, Fargo, ND. Earl was born March 6, 1934, on the family farm in Halstad, MN, to Ludvig and Norah (Enger) Holland. Earl graduated from Halstad High School and continued his education at Interstate Business College in Fargo, ND. In...
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