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Dr. George M. Johnson
Jul 17, 2025
Dr. George M. Johnson, 90, of Fargo, ND, passed away Thursday, July 17, 2025, at his home, under care of Sanford Hospice.
A full obituary will be available here soon.
Interment will be at Melankton Cemetery near Upham, ND at 3:00 PM on Thursday, July 24, 2025.
A memorial service will be held at 4:00 PM on September 6, 2025 at Unitarian Universalist...
Robert Allen Link
Jul 17, 2025
Robert A. Link of Turtle Lake, near Lake Park, MN, died on the afternoon of July 17, 2025, at the age of 77 at the Sanford Hospice House, Fargo North Dakota.
Robert Allen Link was born May 26, 1948, in Hazen, North Dakota, to Alvin and Minnie Link of Beulah, North Dakota. They lived in Beulah until 1953 when the family...
Ryan C. Carlson
Jul 16, 2025
Ryan Curtis Carlson, age 51, went to be with his Heavenly Father on July 16th. He had many titles and tasks on earth which were husband, father, son, brother, friend, coach, co-worker, nephew, cousin but most of all, he was an example of Christ. Matthew 25:21 “Well done good and faithful servant.”
Ryan exemplified every Fruit of the Spirit in Galatians...
Lorraine H. Halverson
Jul 15, 2025
Lorraine Hazel Halverson, 98, of Moorhead, MN, passed away Tuesday, July 15, 2025, at Eventide in Moorhead.
A full obituary will be available here soon.
A graveside service will be held at Riverside Cemetery in Moorhead in the spring of 2026.
Sharon C. Hadrava Kenney
Jul 13, 2025
Sharon Colleen Hadrava Kenney, 85, of Moorhead, MN, passed away Sunday, July 13, 2025, at Bethany on University in Fargo, ND.
Sharon was born to Clark and Faye Gilbertson, with assistance from Grandma Amanda and Dr. Griffin, at their Fertile, MN home.
Sharon grew up most of her life in Bemidji, MN with her siblings, parents and grandparents. Sharon, being the oldest,...
Duane J. Rafteseth
Jul 12, 2025
Duane J. Rafteseth, 90, of Hawley, MN, passed away on Saturday, July 12, 2025, at Hawley Senior Living, Hawley, MN.
Duane was born on June 11, 1935, along with a twin sister, Delores, in Thief River Falls, MN, to Hjalmar and Nellie (Wiseth) Rafteseth. He grew up in Thief River, where he attended and graduated from Lincoln High School in 1953....
Donald Curtis Schroeder
Jul 12, 2025
Donald Curtis Schroeder, 61, of Moorhead, MN, passed away Saturday, July 12, 2025, at Essentia-St. Mary's, Detroit Lakes, MN.
In Loving Memory of Donald Schroeder
Donald was a simple man with a big heart and a deep appreciation for life’s quiet joys. Born and raised in Minnesota, he carried a lifelong love for the outdoors. Whether he was in the woods hunting,...
Jeffery Alan Jenson
Jul 10, 2025
Jeffery Alan Jenson, 52, of Lake Park, MN, passed away peacefully on July 10, 2025, at Essentia Health in Fargo, ND, following an unrelenting battle with cancer that lasted nearly two and a half years.
Jeff was born on May 17, 1973, to LeRoy and Linda (Russell) Jenson in San Diego, CA. As a child, Jeff kept his parents on their...
Bruce Duane Speer
Jul 10, 2025
Bruce Duane Speer, 83, of Lake Park, MN, passed away on Thursday, July 10, 2025, at Elim Nursing Home, Fargo, ND.
Visitation will be from 2:00 P.M. to 3:00 P.M., followed by the memorial service at 3:00 P.M., Saturday, August 2, 2025, at Wright Funeral Home, Hawley, MN. A livestream of the service will be available here on Bruce's webpage. Final...
Jennie C. Smith
Jul 9, 2025
Jennie Christine (Viken) Smith, 77, of Punta Gorda, FL, and Detroit Lakes, MN, passed away on Wednesday, July 9, 2025, at Sanford Hospital in Fargo, ND.
Jennie was born on August 24, 1947, to Lawrence and Lena (Finell) Viken in Mayville, ND. She grew up in Clifford, ND, and graduated from Clifford-Galesburg High School in 1965. She married the love of...
Jeffrey LeRoy Bencker
Jul 7, 2025
Jeffrey LeRoy Bencker passed away on July 7, 2025.
Jeff was born on March 15, 1963, in Bemidji, MN, to Orville and Adeline Bencker. Jeff was the third born of 6 children. He is survived by his 2 brothers, Jody (Shanon) Bencker, Patrick (Lea) Bencker and 2 sisters, Phyllis (Dave) Prestegord and Wendy Davison. He is also survived by 7 nephews,...
Lancelof Nolan "Lance" Nelson
Jul 7, 2025
Lancelof “Lance” Nelson, 92, of Comstock, MN passed away on Monday, July 7, 2025, at SMP Health St. Catherine’s South, Fargo, ND.
Lance was born on September 15, 1932, to Henry and Adele (Riedel) Nelson in Wilkin County, MN. He grew up on the family farm, attended country schools through grade school, and then attended high school in Comstock. Lance enjoyed...
Richard "Rick" S. Hoganson
Jul 6, 2025
Richard "Rick" S. Hoganson
January 22, 1956 - July 6, 2025
Richard "Rick" S. Hoganson, 69, of Pelican Rapids, Minnesota, formerly of Moorhead, died suddenly at his home on July 6, 2025.
Rick was born on January 22, 1956, in Fargo, North Dakota, to Harold and Alice Hoganson. Rick was baptized and confirmed at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, Moorhead, MN and was a...
Todd Eric Jones
Jul 5, 2025
Todd Jones, 60, of Fargo, ND, passed away in his home in Fargo, ND, under the care of HIA Hospice surrounded by his family.
Todd was born on June 11, 1965, in Casper, WY, to Murl and Zola (York) Jones. He grew up and attended schools in Minnesota. He settled in North Dakota for the last 10 years.
Todd enjoyed motorcycles, hot...
Patricia L. Gjevre
Jul 5, 2025
Patricia (Pat) Lou Gjevre passed away peacefully in Elk River, MN on July 5. Born Patricia Lou McHarg, July 2, 1933 to Paul and Ann McHarg in St.Paul, MN, she grew up in Bagley, MN but graduated from high school in Spokane, WA. She attended Concordia briefly (where she met her future husband) and finished her education at the University...
Steven R. Ulrich
Jul 4, 2025
Steven Roy Ulrich, age 53, of Hawley, Minnesota, passed away peacefully under the care of hospice at Essentia Hospital – Oak Crossing in Detroit Lakes on July 4, 2025.
Steve was born on November 19, 1971, at the Army hospital at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, to Roy and Susan (Lemke) Ulrich. In his early years, the family moved frequently before settling in...
Kenneth A. West
Jul 3, 2025
Kenneth A. West, 89, of Glyndon, MN, passed away Thursday, July 3, 2025, at St. Catherine’s North, in Fargo, ND, under care of HIA Hospice.
Ken was born on February 25, 1936, the youngest child of August and Bertha (Menge) West. He was raised on the family farm near Glyndon, MN and attended country school near Glyndon. He was drafted into...
Joan I. Aker
Jun 30, 2025
Joan (Cooper) Aker passed away June 30th, 2025 due complications of heart and kidney failure at Sanford Hospice House in North Fargo.
Joan Irma Cooper was born June 25, 1936 to Edwin and Bernice Cooper in a car on the way to the hospital in Crookston. She spent her childhood in Buxton, North Dakota, moving to Crookston after high school where...
Madison D. Pettis
Jun 25, 2025
Madison Pettis, 30, passed away unexpectedly on June 25, 2025, at Sanford Medical Center, Fargo, ND.
No services are scheduled at this time.
Terry J. Leines
Jun 23, 2025
Terry J. Leines, 56 of Moorhead, MN passed away unexpectedly on Monday, June 23, 2025, in his home.
Terry James Leines was born in Moorhead, MN on November 2, 1968, to Luvern and Shirley (Samshal) Leines. He grew up in Moorhead and attended Moorhead High School.
Following school he worked various manual labor jobs around Fargo/Moorhead. He was never one to sit...
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