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Ardis W Rosenfeldt
May 21, 2026
Ardis was born March 11, 1931, in Barnesville, Minnesota. She attended District #21 County School, then Comstock School, and later graduated from Moorhead High School.
Ardis worked at Waterman’s in Moorhead before marrying Loren C. Rosenfeldt on November 16, 1950, in Baker, Minnesota. The couple made their home on Loren’s family farm, two miles southeast of Sabin, where they raised their...
Randi Stevenson
Dec 5, 2025
Randi (Anderson) Stevenson, 63, passed away Dec. 5, 2025, at her home in Federal Way, WA.
She was born Nov. 6, 1962, in Moorhead, MN to parents Verlyn and Evonne (Beastrom) Anderson, and grew up in Moorhead.
Randi graduated from Concordia College in 1985. After college she moved to Minneapolis, MN where she worked as an accountant. Work opportunities took her to...
Kirk L. Arndt
Mar 26, 2026
Kirk L. Arndt, the sixth of seven children, was born to Goldie (Mickelsen) and Walter Arndt on February 17, 1951, in Browns Valley, MN.
The family moved several times during Kirk’s childhood before making their home in Fargo, ND where Kirk attended high school and graduated from Fargo South in 1969.
In 1970 he joined the US Air Force and served until...
Arlene A. Crone
May 5, 2026
Arlene Alma Hammer (later Crone), 93, of Moorhead, MN, went to be with her heavenly Father on May 5th, 2026, in Haslet, TX. Arlene was born on August 14th, 1932, in Perkins County, SD to Carl & Katherine Jorgenson. She went to high school in Lemmon, SD and Bible College in Minot, ND. After Bible college she was a surgical...
Stephen Robert Fagerlie
May 25, 2026
Services for Stephen Fagerlie are pending at this time.
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Noël L. Brakke
May 24, 2026
Noël Lynne Brakke, 73, of Comstock, MN, passed away on Sunday, May 24, 2026, at home under the care of family and HIA Hospice.
A full obituary will be placed here soon.
Visitation will be Monday, June 8, from 10:00 - 11:00 AM, followed by the funeral service at 11:00 AM, in Comstock Lutheran Church, Comstock, MN.
Michael W. Halland
May 23, 2026
Michael W. Halland, 71, of Moorhead, MN, passed away on Saturday, May 23, 2026.
Service arrangements for Michael are pending.
Donna M. Forderer
May 23, 2026
Donna M. Forderer, 82, of Dilworth, MN, passed away on Saturday, May 23, 2026, at Bethany on University, Fargo, ND. Donna was born May 29, 1943, in Vancouver, WA, to Hubert and Florence (Feyereisen) Becker.
At a young age, the family moved to Linton, ND, where Donna grew up and attended school. on April 27, 1963, she married Melvin Forderer. Together...
Marlene Marie Olson
May 22, 2026
Marlene M Olson, 80, of Lake Park, MN, passed away peacefully in her home Friday, May 22. She was born in Breckenridge, MN, to parents John Bergquist and Maudie Oliphant Dec. 27, 1945.She met her future husband in Lake Park, MN, and later married Orvis Olson June 16, 1945, at Cormorant Lutheran Church. Together, Orvis and Marlene lived and farmed...
Paul Messelt
May 17, 2026
Paul Messelt, 86, of Fargo, ND passed away on Sunday, May 17, 2026, at HIA Heather's House, Fargo.
Paul was born on May 9, 1940 in Winger, Minnesota to Arvid Messelt and Hattie (Zahl) Messelt. Paul graduated from Oslo High School in May 1958. He then enlisted in the National Guard. After that, Paul began janitorial work at the University of...
Marjorie A. Pershy
May 14, 2026
Marjorie Ann Pershy, 88, passed away peacefully on May 14, 2026, at Sunnyside Care Center in Lake Park, MN. Marge was born on June 10, 1937, on the Rykowsky family farmstead north of Belfield. They later relocated a few miles south, where Marge grew up with her four siblings, Bill (Shirley), Richard (Eileen), John Jr. (Betty), and Loretta (Phillip) Stewart.
After...
Lois M. Johnson
May 14, 2026
Lois Maureen (Peterson) Johnson was born on August 26th,1941 in Hallock Minnesota to Martha (Hostrup) and David Peterson.
She graduated from Hallock high school in 1959. After graduation she moved to Minneapolis to work at the Star Tribune and later, United Artists. Lois married Earl Johnson at Grace Lutheran Church, in Hallock, MN on February 13th, 1965.
In September of 1965 the...
Richard Swenson
May 14, 2026
Richard Alan Swenson, age 80, passed away peacefully on May 14, 2026, in Moorhead, MN.
Richard was born on September 4, 1945, at Saint Mary’s Hospital in Superior, Wisconsin, to Irving E. Swenson and Sadie Ann (Bashara) Swenson. Richard was raised in Superior, but spent his senior year of high school with relatives and graduated from Lathrop High School in Fairbanks,...
Shirlenne J. Upton
May 14, 2026
Shirlenne Joy Upton, 90, of Fargo, passed peacefully into the arms of her Lord and Savior on Thursday, May 14, 2026, surrounded by the love of her family.
Shirlenne was born on April 21, 1936, in Moorhead, Minnesota, to Harry and Georgia (Cook) Littlefield. She spent her early childhood growing up in rural Clay County before moving to Moorhead at the...
Susan "Susie" Bjerke
May 12, 2026
Susan “Susie” Mary (Wallace) Bjerke, 78, of Hawley, passed away peacefully at home with her family on Tuesday, May 12, 2026.
Susan was born on March 14, 1948, to Leonard and Helen (Koehler) Wallace in Perham, MN. Her life began with a memorable journey home from the hospital by horse-drawn sleigh after a March snowstorm. She grew up on the family...
LaVonne J. Askelson
May 9, 2026
LaVonne JoAnne Ode-Askelson, 92, of Lake Park, MN passed away on Saturday, May 9, 2026, at Sunnyside Care Center, Lake Park, MN.
LaVonne was born February 8, 1934, to Eivind and Myrtle (Kohler) Ode in rural Audubon, MN. She was baptized March 4, 1934, at home and confirmed May 16, 1948, at Zion Lutheran Church in Detroit Lakes, MN.
LaVonne lived in...
Nancy Elaine Covey
May 5, 2026
Nancy Covey, 42, passed away on May 5, 2026, in Backus MN.
Nancy is survived by her children, Zachary Covey, Shania Covey, and Ely Covey; parents, Elaine and Donald Thompson; sister, April Halvorson, and brother, Joshua Thompson.She was preceded in death by her son, Ethan Covey.
The service for Nancy Covey will be held on May 12, 2026, from 5-6 p.m. with...
David C. Hjalmquist
May 5, 2026
David “Dave” Hjalmquist, 68, of Moorhead, MN passed away Tuesday, May 5, 2026, at Sanford Medical Center, Fargo, ND.
Dave was born January 3, 1958, to Carl and Joan Hjalmquist in LaGrange, Illinois. On September 21, 1979, he married Mary Rud, and together they raised two children, Tara and Tyler.
He was a talented computer programmer at Cole Papers for many years...
Elaine Nordick
May 4, 2026
Elaine Nordick, 91, of Moorhead, MN, died on Monday, May 4, 2026, at Eventide on 8th, Moorhead, MN.
Elaine Rosella Nordick was born October 13, 1934, in Breckenridge MN to Peter and Ella (Foertsch) Krump. She attended St. France Academy in Hankinson, ND and graduated from Breckenridge High School in 1952. On July 8, 1952, she married Louis Nordick and they...
Betty K. Pederson
May 2, 2026
Betty K. Pederson, 91 of Moorhead, MN passed away on Saturday, May 2, 2026, in Sanford Hospice House, Fargo, ND.
Services will be held in her home state of California at a later date.
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