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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...
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...
Paul Messelt
May 17, 2026
Paul Messelt, 86, of Fargo, ND passed away on Sunday, May 17, 2026, at HIA Heather's House, Fargo, ND.
Arrangements are pending.
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 born and raised in Superior, Wisconsin. He spent his senior year of high school with relatives and graduated from Lathrop High...
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...
Arlene A. Crone
May 5, 2026
Arlene A. Crone, 93, of Haslet, TX, formerly Moorhead, passed away on Tuesday, May 5, 2026, in her home.
A service will be held on Tuesday, May 26, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. with a visitation one hour before the service at Wright Funeral Home, Moorhead, MN.
A full obituary will be placed here soon.
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.
Jay W. Rice
May 1, 2026
Jay Willard Rice, of Glyndon, Minnesota, passed away on May 1, 2026, at the age of 66, after a long and courageous battle with multiple health issues. He will be deeply missed by all who knew and loved him. May he now rest in peace, free from pain.
Jay was preceded in death by his father, Willard Rice; his mother, Barbara...
Margaret Griffith
May 1, 2026
Margaret Griffith, 96, of Moorhead, MN, passed away on May 1, 2026, at her home among family members. Cremation services are under the direction of Wright Funeral Home.
Margaret was born on July 24, 1929, in Trinidad, Colorado. Margaret worked for many highly esteemed companies during the race to the moon. She was well-loved by her family
She is survived by her...
David Yardley
Apr 29, 2026
David Floyd Yardley, 78, of Rochert, MN, passed away Wednesday, April 29, 2026, under hospice care.
He was born June 27, 1947, in Moorhead, MN, to Floyd and Gladys Yardley. He was raised on the family farm and graduated from Glyndon High School in 1965. He was drafted into the U.S. Army and served in Vietnam from 1967 to 1968. After...
Janice Louise Pierce
Apr 25, 2026
Janiace L. Pierce, 83, passed away on April 25, 2026, in Detroit Lakes, MN. A private service will be held at a later time.
Sherri Bruns
Apr 25, 2026
Sherri Lynn Bruns (Ronningen) 69, of West Fargo, ND, passed away at home on Saturday, April 25, 2026. Sherri was born January 28, 1957, in Pelican Rapids to Stanley and Barbara (Nyberg) Ronningen. She grew up and attended school in Fargo, graduating from Fargo South High School in 1975. Sherri continued her education at MState College, earning a degree in...
James W. Nelson
Apr 24, 2026
James W. Nelson, 81, of Walcott, ND passed away on Friday, April 24, 2026, at Sanford Medical Center, Fargo, ND.
Memorial service will be held on July 12, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. at Barrie Congregational Church, 15785 58th St SE, Walcott, ND 58077. Visitation will be one hour before the service. Interment will be at Barrie Congregation Church, Walcott, ND.
Garon J. Hanson
Apr 24, 2026
Garon Hanson, 84, passed away at his residence on April 24th, 2026.
Garon, who everyone called "Sonny", was born on March 26th, 1942, in Barnesville, MN. The son of Julian Hanson and Clara Frederickson. Sonny was 1 of 7 children and a fraternal twin to Glennys Stach. Sonny loved to go fishing, and when he wasn't fishing, you could find him...
Brett D. Fishman
Apr 22, 2026
Announcing the passing of Damon Brett Fishman, presently of Fargo, ND on the 21st of April, 2026, at Sanford Hospital on Broadway, in Fargo, ND.
Damon Brett Fishman was born at Michael Reese Hospital, Chicago, Illinois, on June 25, 1958, to Ronald Fishman and Sally Mae (Howard) Fishman, second birth, firstborn being his sister, Sally Minka (Fishman) Leeser.
When the children were...
Kenneth G. Lindquist
Apr 22, 2026
Kenneth George Lindquist
January 15, 1953 – April 22, 2026
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Kenneth George Lindquist, age 73, of Thief River Falls, Minnesota, who passed away on April 22, 2026, at HIA Heather’s House, Fargo, ND. Kenny was born to Ame and Esther (Johnson) Lindquist, in Thief River Falls, where he grew up...
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