Obituaries

Feb 25, 2025

Nathaniel Dean Fairbanks-GreyEagle, 33, of Moorhead, MN, passed away unexpectedly in his home on February 25, 2025. 

Nathaniel was born June 26, 1991, in Minneapolis, MN, to Samuel GreyEagle and Sheryl Fairbanks. His early years were spent in Pine Point, MN, where he grew up and attended school, until the family moved to Fargo when he was about 15 years old. 

For...

Feb 25, 2025

Howard Tommerdahl, 76, of Moorhead MN (formerly Hendrum, MN) died February 25, 2025, at Essentia Health in Fargo.

Howard was born November 25, 1948, to Edmund and Norma (Ford) Tommerdahl in Ada, MN. He attended school in Hendrum until he graduated in the spring of 1967. After graduation he enlisted into the National Guard for 6 years.

Howard married Terry Jacobsen on...

Mar 9, 2025

Mary J. Larson, 82, of Glyndon, MN, passed away on Sunday, March 9, 2025, at Eventide on 8th, Moorhead, MN. Mary was born in Detroit Lakes, MN, on August 11, 1942, to George and Alice (Carter) Keeping. She grew up and attended school in Detroit Lakes through 8th grade before moving to Hawley, MN, where she graduated from high school....

Mar 8, 2025

Mar 7, 2025

H. Dennis Odegard, 90, of Georgetown, MN, passed away on Friday, March 7, 2025, at HonorHealth Scottsdale Osborn Medical Center, Scottsdale, AZ.

A full obituary will be placed here soon.

Visitation will be Thursday, March 20, from 1:00 - 2:00 p.m., followed by the memorial service at 2:00 p.m., in Trinity Lutheran Church, Moorhead, MN.

Mar 7, 2025

Ryan Sebelius passed away March 7 in the Sanford palliative care unit from undiagnosed pancreatic cancer. He was born on July 30, 1981 in Fargo ND to Steven and Paula (Messner) Sebelius. The family lived in Valley City at the time and moved to Moorhead in 1984. Because of a difficult birth, Ryan received special education services from the Moorhead...

Mar 5, 2025

Dejuan L. Bankhead, 33, of Moorhead, MN, passed away on Wednesday, March 5, 2025, at Sanford Medical Center, Fargo, ND. Dejuan was born November 3, 1991, to Rolanda White and Tommy Lee Bankhead. He grew up and attended school in East St. Louis, IL. Over the years, Dejuan followed his passion for clothing design and took pride in his work....

Mar 3, 2025

Karen S. Gundersen, 72 of Fergus Falls, MN passed away on Monday, March 3, 2025, at Sanford Health, Fargo, ND.

Karen was born in Chicago, IL on July 15, 1952, to William and Dolores (Zasada) Gundersen. She grew up in Itasca, IL where she met and married Douglas Hall. They moved to Henning, MN and bought a hobby farm. They lived...

Mar 2, 2025

DeLoyne L. (Eilertson) Nelson, 96, of Lake Park, MN, passed away on Sunday, March 2, 2025, at Essentia Health St. Mary’s Hospital, Detroit Lakes, MN.

DeLoyne, daughter of Hazel and Loren Eilertson, was born February 26, 1929. She very much enjoyed her childhood in the rural Lake Park- Audubon area. She and her brother, Jerain, attended country school in the LPA...

Feb 28, 2025

Ellen Joan (Brasel) Kruse, 81, of Moorhead, MN, passed away on Friday, February 28, 2025, in Perley, MN, with her family by her side.

Ellen was born at home on November 27, 1943, to Carl and Edna (Hertwig) Brasel, in Blanchard, ND. She grew up in Blanchard, ND, Amenia, ND, and Glyndon, MN, where she attended and graduated from Glyndon-Felton-Dilworth High...

Feb 27, 2025

Kenneth Harley “Ken” Christianson, 89, of Detroit Lakes, MN, passed away on Thursday, February 27, 2025, at Sheyenne Crossings Memory Care, West Fargo, ND.

Ken was born on March 31, 1935, in Hawley, MN, to Harry and Lillian (Engen) Christianson. He grew up in Hawley, MN, where he attended and graduated from Hawley High School. He attended Concordia College in Moorhead,...

Feb 26, 2025

Jeremiah Sterling Lindgren, 41, of Fargo, ND, passed away February 26, 2025, at Sanford Medical Center in Fargo. 

Jeremiah was born February 3, 1984, to Glenn M. Lindgren and Victoria L. (Vogt) Lindgren. He was always an advocate for expanding one’s knowledge and was proud of his educational accomplishments. He graduated from Dassel Cokato High School in 2002 and attended several...

Feb 26, 2025

Charles "Chuck" Duane Andel, 80, of Fargo, ND, died February 26, 2025, in his home, under care of family and Sanford Hospice.

Feb 23, 2025

Carol Ann Wold, 87, formerly of Moorhead, MN passed away on Sunday, February 23, 2025, at Sanford Medical Center, Bemidji, MN.

Carol was born in Thief River Falls, MN on April 30, 1937, to Carl and Hazel (Johnson) Larson. She grew up in Roseau, MN and graduated from Roseau High School in 1955. 

Following high school Carol attended the Swedish Hospital School...

Feb 22, 2025

Jennifer Elizabeth "Liz" Watson, 43, was killed tragically, with her beloved dog, Tank, by her side, from injuries sustained when struck in a head on collision.

Liz was born in Bedford, TX, on November 14, 1981. She grew up in Bedford and enjoyed many visits to Scurry, TX, where she was raised in her early years by her grandparents. She attended...

Feb 22, 2025

Carol Jean (Rudolph) Hass, age 79, of Lake Park, MN, formerly of Fargo and Barney, ND, passed away February 22, 2025, at her home.

Carol (Rudolph) Hass was born August 13, 1945, at Breckenridge, MN, to Walter and Darlene (Fahsholz) Rudolph. She grew up on a farm north of Barney and attended Barney, Antelope Consolidated and graduated from Wyndmere High School...

Feb 22, 2025

Robert Gorden Stenerson

Robert (Bob) Gorden Stenerson, 94, of Moorhead MN, passed away Saturday, February 22, 2025, at Sanford Medical Center, Fargo, ND.

Bob was born in Ada, Minnesota on April 16, 1930 to Gorden and Juliette (Ostby) Stenerson . Bob lived in Borup Minnesota until he was 15 when the family moved to Moorhead. He graduated from Moorhead High School Class...

Feb 22, 2025

Luana “Loni” J. Kaufman, 74, of West Fargo, ND, passed away on Saturday, February 22, 2025, at Essentia Health in Fargo, ND. Loni was born March 14, 1950, in Thief River Falls, MN. She grew up in Motley, MN, where she graduated from Motley High School. Following high school, she made her home in Fargo in 1968. Loni married Wayne...

Feb 21, 2025

Regina “Gina” DeGroat, our beloved mom, passed away February 21, 2025, at her daughter's home surrounded by family and Hospice of the Red River Valley.

She was the best wife, sister, aunt, daughter, cousin, and most of all, the best mom and grandma. 

Gina was born on May 27, 1950, to Harold and Edna (Olson) Peterson, their first born. Gina was raised...

Feb 19, 2025

Laurie A. Samuelson, 48, Detroit Lakes, Minn. died Wednesday, Feb. 19, in Essentia Health, Fargo, ND.

Laurie was born on February 10, 1977 in Fargo, ND to Roy and Bev Samuelson. She was a 1995 graduate of Hawley High School. Laurie attended MSUM in Moorhead. She married Curtis Schmoll in October of 2000 in Moorhead, MN and they later went their...