Obituaries

Jan 11, 2020

Helen Jean Christenson, 92, of Moorhead, MN, died Saturday, January 11, 2020, at Eventide in Moorhead.

A service will be held at a later date.

Jan 9, 2020

Virginia C. Burley Kolba ,95, died peacefully on January 9th, 2020 at the Good Samaritan Village in Sioux Falls, SD.

Virginia was born to the late Arthur Cleve and Mary Burley on February 25, 1924 in Gardner, ND.  She graduated from Hunter High School and moved to Fargo, ND where she worked before she met and married the late Joe...

Jan 9, 2020

Lucie Hakk (100) of Moorhead, MN died quietly at home on January 9, 2020.  Lucie was born in Valga, Estonia on September 12, 1919, the only child of Jaan and Selma Kasak.  She was confirmed in the Lutheran church, graduated from high school, and then moved to Tallinn, Estonia to work at the Latvian embassy.  In the midst of World...

Jan 7, 2020

*Updated service information due to weather: The memorial service has been rescheduled to Saturday, January 25, 2020 at 11:00 A.M., with visitation from 10:00 to 11:00 A.M., at the Centrum Chapel in Eventide Fargo, 3225 51st St. S. Fargo, ND.

Another nonagenarian from the Greatest Generation has passed.  At 94 years and 3 months, May Smith, sister, wife, mother, grandmother...

Jan 7, 2020

Jan 7, 2020

 

Patricia Ann (Crandall) Arvidson, 70, of Moorhead, MN, passed away on Tuesday, January 7, 2020, in Eventide Nursing Home, Moorhead, MN.

Patricia was born on May 13, 1949, in Park Rapids, MN, to Cecil and Carrie (Peterson) Crandall. She grew up in Osage on the family farm where her love for animals began. She attended high school in Park...

Jan 6, 2020

Ruth E. Asleson, 61, of Moorhead, died Monday, January 6, 2020, at Farmstead Care in Moorhead, MN. Ruth was born in Moorhead on May 28, 1958, to Roland and Ingeborg (Raun) Asleson, coincidentally on their tenth wedding anniversary.   She was baptized in faith on July 6, 1958.  She was confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church on October 28, 1973.  She grew...

Jan 6, 2020

Lloyd Duane Alm, 84, of Hawley, MN, died Monday, January 6, 2020, at Valley Care and Rehab Center in Barnesville, MN.

Lloyd was born April 17, 1935, in Skree Township, to (Guy) Albert and Florence (McDonald) Alm.  He attended school through the 8th grade in rural Hawley. Lloyd served in the U.S. Army from 1958 to 1960.  He was stationed...

Jan 5, 2020

Dolani Jai’Nai Clark, 2, of Moorhead, MN, passed away on Sunday, January 5, 2020, in North Memorial Hospital, Robinsdale, MN.

A longer obituary will be placed here soon.

Jan 2, 2020

Dean Curtis Whaley, age 76, passed away January 2nd, 2020.

Dean married the love of his life, Sundra Erickson, on July 7, 1962 in Hawley, MN.

Dean returned to the Hawley area in 1996 after living in the Minneapolis area for 38 years to fulfill his lifelong passion of farming.

Dean is preceded in death by his parents, Bert and...

Dec 31, 2019

José C. Flores, age 55, of Moorhead, MN, formerly of Dallas, TX, passed away on December 31, 2019 at his residence.

José Cruz Flores was born on October 25, 1964 to José and Delicia (Trevino) Flores in Dallas, TX. José began working various jobs at a young age in Texas before moving to Willmar, MN in 1992 to be closer...

Dec 28, 2019

Duane Henry Knutt was born on September 30, 1933 and received his Christmas wish on December 28, 2019 to go his heavenly home.  Duane, with his parents Henry and Hilda (Kinnunen) Knutt, lived in Rocklake, North Dakota and in 1944, was overjoyed when his parents had another son, Allan.

Upon graduating from Rocklake High School in 1951, Duane attended the...

Dec 27, 2019

Verna Lynn Herker was born in Watertown, SD on January 2, 1961 to Eldon and Ruby Herker. She was raised in Willow Lake, SD and graduated from Willow Lake High School in 1979. She married and had two children, Anna and Lucas. She divorced and moved up to Comstock, MN to further her higher education. Once there, she attended and...

Dec 26, 2019

Bonnie Jean Sampson, daughter of Emil and Verda (Magawa) Sampson, was born April 9, 1935 in Alvwood, MN in Itasca County.  She lived and worked in the Wilton and Bemidji, MN area for many of her younger years, marrying Gene Olson in 1954 and having two daughters, Jodi and Darci.  She later married Harold Nelson in Michigan and had another...

Dec 26, 2019

Marian Helen (Schmidt) Steen, 94, of Moorhead, MN, passed away on Thursday, December 26, 2019, in Eventide Nursing Home, Moorhead, MN.

Marian was born on November 23, 1925, to Henry and Emma (Lammers) Schmidt, in Sabin, MN. She grew up in the Sabin/Barnesville, MN, area and attended school in Barnesville. She worked various jobs around Fargo/Moorhead including Hornbachers. She was...

Dec 25, 2019

Luella Patchin, 89, of Detroit Lakes, MN, died Wednesday, December 25, 2019, in Detroit Lakes under care of Hospice of the Red River Valley.

Private family services will be held at a later date.

Dec 25, 2019

Sheila Bohn Klosterman, 57, of Fargo, ND, passed away on December 25, 2019, in Steele, ND. Sheila was born on November 15, 1962, to Milton and Laverne (Rogge) Bohn, in Breckenridge, MN.

Sheila was raised and attended school in Great Bend, ND, and graduated from Wahpeton High School, Wahpeton, ND. She attended MSUM in Moorhead, MN, where she graduated with...

Dec 21, 2019

Joyce A. Johnson, 78, of Moorhead, MN, formerly of Warren and Grand Rapids, MN, died on Saturday, December 21, 2019, at Sanford Medical Center, Fargo, ND. Joyce was born August 10, 1941, to Paul and Nyrene (Ihrke) Libby. She grew up in Grand Rapids, MN, where she graduated from high school. Following high school, she continued her education at St....

Dec 18, 2019

Gary L. Rector, 78, of Moorhead, MN, died Wednesday, December 18, 2019, at Essentia Health, Fargo, ND. Gary was born in Minneapolis, MN, on June 4, 1941, to Jack and Ruth (Sauber) Rector. He grew up and attended school in Lino Lakes, MN. After graduating from high school, Gary lived in various states before returning to the area. In 1986,...

Dec 18, 2019

Joan E. Miller, 87, of Moorhead, MN, passed away on Wednesday, December 18, 2019 at Sanford Health, Fargo, ND.

Joan was born July 13, 1932 in Fargo, ND, the daughter of Margaret A. (Yunker) and Leal B. Long.  She grew up and was educated in Fargo, spending summers at her grandmother’s farm, now knows as The Children’s Museum at Yunker...