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Ronald D. Brakke
Jul 5, 2021
Ronald D. Brakke, 80, of Grace City, ND, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, July 5, 2021, in his home.
Ronald Duane Brakke was born on May 20, 1941, in Fargo, ND, to Chester and Alice (Anderson) Brakke. He grew up on the family farm near Wild Rice, ND, and attended school there through 8th grade. He then attended school in...
Dallas Wesley Knodel
Jun 30, 2021
Dallas Wesley Knodel, 83, of Dilworth, MN, passed away on Wednesday, June 30, 2021, at Villa Maria Nursing Home, Fargo, ND.
Dallas was born on August 9, 1937, to Gust and Kathryn (Schatz) Knodel, in Chaseley, ND. He was raised and worked on the family farm in rural Fessenden, ND, until 1965 when he moved to Dilworth, MN. He was...
Gerald H. Graffis
Jun 28, 2021
Gerald H. Graffis, 56, of Moorhead, MN, passed away on Monday, June 28, 2021 at Moorhead Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, Moorhead, MN.
Gerald Howard Graffis
(Walks with the stars)
“Wichapi Kichi Mani”
“Babe”
Born on August 10th, 1964 in Fargo, North Dakota to Howard Elmer Graffis and Maridelia (Longie) Graffis.
He attended school in Fargo and through his life he...
Pauline Mary Osgood
Jun 27, 2021
Pauline Mary (Svir) Osgood, 89, of Dilworth, MN, formerly of Sun City, AZ, passed away on Sunday, June 27, 2021, in Serenity Assisted Living, Dilworth, MN.
Pauline was born on October 22, 1931, to Joseph and Anna (Ruschman) Svir in Badger, MN. She grew up in Badger where she attended and graduated from Badger High School. Pauline worked for the...
Donald G. Luthi
Jun 27, 2021
Donald “Don” George Luthi, age 86, of Hawley MN, died peacefully on Sunday June 27, 2021 at his home in Chaska.
Don was born June 23, 1935 to George and Harriett Luthi, oldest of three children. He graduated from Hawley High School and served two years in the army as a private during the Korean conflict. He later graduated from...
Paul K. Sander
Jun 25, 2021
Paul Sander died at home in Lake Park, MN on Friday June 25th, 2021 surrounded by his loving family.
Paul was born April 13th, 1957 in Breckenridge, MN to Kenneth and Muriel (Snyder) Sander and was baptized and confirmed in Christ at First English Lutheran Church, Fairmount, ND. He spent his early years in rural Fairmont, ND. Following his graduation...
Irene Lundsten
Jun 24, 2021
Irene (Worsley) Lundsten, 93, of Hawley, MN, passed away on Thursday, June 24, 2021, in Viking Manor, Ulen, MN.
Irene was born on December 3,, 1927, to Henry and Ida (Peters) Worsley in Hunter, ND. She attended and graduated from Hunter High School and went on to attend Valley City Trade College. After her schooling, she began teaching country school...
Rodney Ellis Tibbetts
Jun 23, 2021
Rod Tibbetts, 75, Hawley, MN, passed away on June 23, 2021, surrounded by loving family.
Rod was born August 8, 1945 in Bagley, MN to Alvah and Evelyn (Sauer) Tibbetts. He was raised on a farm near Bagley and graduated from Bagley High in 1964. Upon graduation he left for Great Falls, MT. He enlisted in the Navy in...
Kent Edward Nord
Jun 23, 2021
Kent Edward Nord, age 90, of Moorhead, MN, passed away on Wednesday, June 23, at Villa Maria Nursing Home in Fargo.
Kent was born March 1, 1931, to Alfred and Isabel (Walsh) Nord. He grew up on a farm near Enderlin, ND, and started out with jobs delivering oil and working for the railroad, before going on to earn degrees...
Michael Griffin
Jun 19, 2021
Michael “Mike” “Griff” J. Griffin, age 81, of Hawley, MN passed away on Saturday, June 19, 2021, at Eventide on Eighth in Moorhead, under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley.
Michael James Griffin was born on March 6, 1940 in La Crosse, WI to Lloyd and Gladys (Nohelty) Griffin. Mike grew up in the greater Chicago area...
Cynthia L. Schwindt
Jun 19, 2021
Cynthia L. Schwindt, age 62, of Moorhead, MN, passed away on Saturday, June 19, 2021 at Pelican Valley Health Center, Pelican Rapids, MN.
No services will be held at this time.
Duane R. Gravalin
Jun 16, 2021
Duane R. Gravalin, 82, formerly of Dilworth, MN, passed away on Wednesday, June 16, 2021 at Bethany on University, Fargo, ND.
Duane Roger Gravalin was born on April 8, 1939 in Moorhead, MN, to Viles and Lydia (Meyer) Gravalin. He grew up in Moorhead and graduated from Moorhead High School in 1957. Following high school, he enlisted in the Air...
Adrienne V. Luthi
Jun 15, 2021
Adrienne Luthi, 85, Hitterdal, MN, died Tuesday, June 15, 2021 at Essentia Health-Oak Crossing, Detroit Lakes, MN.
Adrienne Veloris Eide was born to Emil and Olga (Melbye) Eide on May 9, 1936, in Hitterdal, MN, and she was baptized at Salem Lutheran where she was a lifetime member. She graduated from Hitterdal High School in 1954 and attended Moorhead State...
Elva J. Bergseid
Jun 13, 2021
Elva Bergseid, 85, of Rollag, MN, died peacefully Sunday June 13, 2021
Elva was born to Lewis O. and Anna J. (Lotten) Anderson on September 28, 1935, in Long Prairie, Minnesota. Elva grew up on the family farm in rural Todd County, where she attended country school, (District 29) through the 8th grade. She spent three years in Osakis High...
Dorothy Jean Erickson
Jun 12, 2021
Dorothy Jean Erickson, 87, Moorhead, MN, died Saturday, June 12, 2021, at Essentia Hospital in Fargo, ND, surrounded by her loving family.
Dorothy Jean Hartfiel was born January 7, 1934, to Lenz Hartfiel and Bertha (Hoffseader) Hartfiel in Mercer Island, WA. She grew up and attended school in Seattle, WA. In 1946, Dorothy and family moved to Devils Lake, ND.
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Phyllis Jeanne Sinkler
Jun 10, 2021
Phyllis J. (Gilderhus; Aaker) Sinkler, 92, of West Fargo ND, passed away on Thursday, June 10, 2021. The youngest of Carl and Eina Aaker’s nine children, she was born December 10, 1928, at the family farm near Hatton, ND. She spent her school years in Arvilla and Larimore, ND, graduated from Larimore High School, and attended Concordia College in Moorhead,...
Gayel Marie Saude
Jun 9, 2021
Gayel Saude, 74, Moorhead, MN, passed away June 9, 2021 at Lilac Homes in Moorhead. Gayel Marie Fogel was born May 5, 1947, in Moorhead, to William and Irene (Cummings) Fogel. She graduated from Hawley High School in 1965 and attended Joseph’s School of Hair in Fargo. Gayel began her established career as a beautician in a salon in Ada,...
Tony Ralph Huck
Jun 6, 2021
Tony “Anton” Huck passed away on June 6, 2021, unexpectedly while he was fishing in Port Washington, Wisconsin, on Lake Michigan. Tony was born March 4, 1942, to Philip and Elizabeth (Dukart) Huck on the family farm south of Belfield, North Dakota.
Tony grew up on the family farm until he married Anna Mary Stockert on October 27, 1962. Tony...
Dane D. Sayers
Jun 5, 2021
Dane Donovan Sayers, 33, passed away due to accidental drowning on June 5th, 2021 in Fargo, ND. Dane was born at home on March 5th, 1988 in Moorhead, MN to Dale and Bonnie (Lamb) Sayers. His family moved to Devil’s Lake, ND, Albuquerque, NM, and settled in West Fargo, ND where he attended K-12 and graduated from WFHS in 2006....
Kristofer E. Gulsvig
Jun 4, 2021
Kristofer Edwin Gulsvig, 65, of Moorhead, Minnesota, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, June 4, 2021. Kris was born on July 4,1955, in Sauk Centre, Minnesota, to Edwin (“Sonny”) and Marcella (nee Summers) Gulsvig. The family moved to Moorhead when Kris was six weeks old when his father became a coach at Concordia College. Kris was a well-known “gym rat” at...
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