Obituaries

May 11, 2020

Ann Marie Schultz, 67, of Hawley, MN, died Monday, May 11, 2020, with her family by her side, under care of Sanford Hospice at Sanford Health Medical Center in Fargo.

Ann was born December 18, 1952, in Fargo, ND, to Leonard and Elsie (Boelz Sahlberg) Jeral. She grew up in Hawley and graduated from Hawley High School in 1970.  After...

May 10, 2020

Maurice W. Goodwill, 97, of Moorhead, MN, passed away on Sunday, May 10, 2020 in Lilac Homes, Moorhead, MN, due to complications from Covid-19.

Maurice William Goodwill was born in Derrick, ND, on September 16, 1922 to William and Lydia (Miller) Goodwill. He later moved with his family to a farm near Starkweather, ND. After graduating high school, he went...

May 10, 2020

Carol Jean Lewis, 74, of Detroit Lakes, MN, formerly of Dilworth, MN, died Sunday, May 10, 2020, at home under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Carol was born in Fargo, ND, on February 25, 1946, to Richard and Doris (Rae) Lewis. She grew up and attended school in Dilworth, MN, and later moved to Detroit Lakes,...

May 10, 2020

DeVonne Gail Walters died peacefully at home, in the presence of her family, at the age of 77, on May 10, 2020.

DeVonne was born to Richard and Arlit (Doran) Keeping on September 4, 1942, the first of four children.  She grew up and attended school in Hawley, MN, graduating in 1960.  After graduation, she attended Interstate Business College.  On...

May 9, 2020

John Alton Carlson passed away on May 9, 2020 at his home in Dilworth, Minnesota. John was born February 8, 1944 in Thief River Falls, Minnesota to Alton and Agnes (Herseth) Carlson. He attended Holt Elementary School in Holt, Minnesota until his family moved to Newfolden, Minnesota. John graduated in 1961 from Newfolden High School which is now Marshall County...

May 9, 2020

Gerald D. “Jerry” Simmons passed away on Saturday, May 9, 2020 in his home.

Jerry was born in Waco, TX, on January 14, 1931 to Ethel (Clark) and Arthur Simmons Sr.  Shortly after his birth the family moved to Tulsa, OK, where he grew up.  He was one of eleven surviving children.

Jerry served his country and after his service...

May 7, 2020

Gerald E. Hesby passed away May 7th at Bethany on University in Fargo, ND.

Gerald was born July 21, 1938 in Halstad, MN to Everett and Genevieve (Norum) Hesby.  He grew up on the family farm, was active in 4H and any sport he could play.  After graduation in 1956 he enlisted in the Navy.  He was trained as a...

May 7, 2020

Marvin C. Westlund, 86, of Lake Park, MN, passed away on Thursday, May 7, 2020 in Ecumen Nursing Home, Detroit Lakes, MN.

Marvin was born on the family farm on May 24, 1933 to Alice (Teigen) and Albert Westlund.  He grew up south of Lake Park, MN, attending school at District 10.  He was baptized and confirmed in Park Lutheran...

May 6, 2020

C. Gary Fischer We remember our beloved Carl Gary Fischer, who passed away May 6, 2020. Gary was born January 1, 1941, in Grafton, North Dakota, to Carl and Isabelle (Pokrzywinski) Fischer. He grew up on a family farm near Cashel, North Dakota. He was baptized and confirmed at Grafton Lutheran Church. He attended rural elementary school in Walsh County...

May 6, 2020

Carla (Swanson) Nelson

Carla Rae (Swanson) Nelson was born on February 16, 1940 in Montevideo, Minnesota, the daughter of Ole Ray and Myrtle Swanson. She was baptized and confirmed at Salem Lutheran and attended school in Montevideo (Class of 1958).

Carla attended Gustavus Adolphus College for two years and went on to graduate from the University of Minnesota with a...

May 5, 2020

May 5, 2020

Helen D. Nemzek, 93, died on May 5, 2020, of complications from Covid-19. She was born June 24, 1926, in Stella, NE, on the farm owned by her parents, Eugene D. and Grace Plasters. She attended a one-room schoolhouse through eighth grade, then went to Stella High School where she was class valedictorian. She went to the University of Nebraska...

May 4, 2020

Brian Michael Mark Slator, 67, of Fargo, ND, passed away unexpectedly over the weekend. Brian was born October 29, 1952, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, to Michael and Isabel (Spencer) Slator. The family lived in Winnipeg and Toronto before moving to Minneapolis, MN, where he graduated from Osseo High. Following high school, Brian worked for the railroad & traveled Europe with his...

May 4, 2020

Pamela J. Kronbeck, 67, of Hawley, MN, died Monday, May 4, 2020, at Eventide on 8th, Moorhead, MN. Pam was born August 30, 1952, in Moorhead, MN, to Julian and Betty (Handegaard) Johnson. She grew up and attended school in Hawley, where she graduated from high school. After high school she attended Moorhead Tech for medical transcription. On July 8,...

May 4, 2020

Gaylord Loftis, 65, of Moorhead, MN, died Monday, May 4, 2020, at Sanford Health Medical Center in Fargo.

Gaylord Enoch Loftis was born January 10, 1955 in Fargo, ND to Francis and Doris (Halvorson) Loftis.  He grew up in the Fargo-Moorhead area and graduated from Moorhead High School.  Throughout his life he held various jobs mainly in the construction trades. ...

May 3, 2020

Lucille “Lucy” Bjordahl, age 82, of Moorhead, MN, passed away on Sunday, May 3, 2020 at Essentia Health, Fargo.

 

There will be no services at this time.

Apr 30, 2020

Holly Ann Hess, 55, of Elbow Lake, MN, passed away on Thursday, April 30, 2020, in Sanford Health Hospital, Fargo, ND.

Apr 29, 2020

Teresa “Teri” A. Most, age 61, of Rice Lake, WI, passed away on Wednesday, April 29, 2020 at Sacred Heart Hospital in Eau Claire, WI.

Teresa Ann Boelter was born on January 23, 1959 in Fargo, ND to Robert “Bob” and Claudia (Peterson) Boelter.  Teri graduated from Moorhead High School in 1977 and was a Moorhead Spuds hockey cheerleader.  Teri worked as...

Apr 28, 2020

Kenneth “Stubs” Flieth Jr., age 64, of Moorhead, MN passed away on Tuesday, April 28, 2020 at Sanford Medical Center, Fargo.

Kenneth Allen Flieth Jr. was born on September 7, 1955 to Kenneth Sr. and Delores (Wagner) Flieth in Omaha, NE. Stubs’s father was in the military and their family moved often while he was growing up. In the early...

Apr 27, 2020

Bernice Manda Lebeda, 87, of Hawley, MN, passed away peacefully on April 27, 2020, in Hawley Senior Living. She was born on March 13, 1933, in rural Hawley, MN to Roy and Inez Peterson. She was baptized and confirmed. Bernice started country school and graduated from Hitterdal High School in 1951. After graduation, she married Kenneth Lebeda and together they...