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Ruth Asleson
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...
Lloyd Alm
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...
Dolani Jai’Nai Clark
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.
Dean C. Whaley
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...
José C. Flores
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...
Duane Henry Knutt
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...
Verna Lynn Herker
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...
Bonnie Bratholt
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...
Marian Helen Steen
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...
Luella Patchin
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.
Sheila Bohn Klosterman
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...
Joyce A. Johnson
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....
Gary L. Rector
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,...
Joan E. Miller
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...
Timothy A. Rinke
Dec 17, 2019
Timothy Arthur Rinke, 67, of Dilworth, MN, died December 17, 2019 at home under the care of his wife and Hospice after a brief battle with cancer. Tim was born on August 12, 1952 in Fargo, ND to Verle and Signe (Giere) Rinke. Tim graduated from Glyndon-Felton High School and attended NDSU. In July 1982, he married Pauline Hauger and...
David A. Branden
Dec 16, 2019
David Allen Branden was born December 15, 1953 in Detroit Lakes, MN, to Betty and Dallas Branden. He died December 16, 2019 in Essentia Hospital, Fargo, ND.
David moved to Baumholder, Germany, in 1957 with his family while his father was in the army. They moved back to the states in 1963. He graduated from Hawley High School in 1972...
Tamara Lee “Tami” Sorby
Dec 15, 2019
Tamara “Tami” Lee Sorby, 51, of Fargo, ND, passed away at Essentia Health Hospital, Fargo, ND, surrounded by her loved ones on Sunday, December 15, 2019.
Tami was born on July 30, 1968, in Fargo, ND, the daughter of David and Lucille Sorby. She was raised on the family farm near Hickson, ND. She graduated from Fargo South High School...
James “Jim” Bergren
Dec 15, 2019
James “Jim” Bergren, age 73, of Detroit Lakes, MN, passed away on Sunday, December 15, 2019 at Essentia Health in Fargo, ND.
James Neil Bergren was born on September 20, 1946 in Detroit Lakes, MN, to Walter and Luverne (Riebe) Bergren. Jim grew up on a farm in rural Audubon and attended country school at District 99 before attending high...
Janaksinh Khimji Ramaiya
Dec 15, 2019
Janaksinh Khimji Ramaiya, MD, FRCPS passed away peacefully and surrounded by family on 12/15/2019 at Essentia Health hospital in Fargo, North Dakota.
Born in Zanzibar on 11/4/1935, Dr. Ramaiya made an impact on many lives globally. He had personal and professional connections in several U.S. states, Canada, India, the UK, and Zanzibar where he grew up with 2 brothers and...
Roland Rogerson Vieths
Dec 15, 2019
Roland R. Vieths, 67, of Schertz, TX, died Sunday, December 15, 2019, at the Fargo VA Hospital.
A graveside service will be held in the summer of 2020.
A full obituary will be placed here soon.
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