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Donovan Ross Leach

Donovan Ross Leach

Sep 4, 2018

Donovan Ross Leach, 91, of Moorhead, MN, formerly of Glyndon, MN, passed away on Tuesday, September 4, 2018, at Eventide on 8th, Moorhead, MN with his daughters by his side.

Donovan was born on October 5, 1926 to Arthur and Christie (Lebeda) Leach on the family farm in Clay County near Glyndon, MN. Donovan attended school at District 122 in...

Thomas Alan Ebner

Thomas Alan Ebner

Sep 4, 2018

Thomas Alan Ebner, 63, of Glyndon, MN, went into the arms of Jesus on September 4, 2018 and is now walking the streets of gold.

Tom was born to Leon and Beverly (Weber) Ebner in St. Paul, MN. He graduated from Moorhead High School in 1973. He then attended Hanson Mechanical School and graduated in 1974. He was united in...

Janice E. Sedivec

Janice E. Sedivec

Sep 3, 2018

Janice Sedivec, 80, West Fargo, ND, died September 3, 2018, at Sanford Health Medical Center in Fargo.

Janice Eileene Dagman was born in Moore Township, Ransom County, ND, on August 8, 1938.  She graduated from Enderlin High School in 1955.  She was active in 4H.

Janice married Wayne Sedivec in 1956.  She graduated from Moorhead State College. She had two...

Esther Nielsen

Esther Nielsen

Sep 3, 2018

Esther Nielsen, 103, Fargo, ND, died September 3, 2018, at Sanford Health Medical Center.

Esther Natoma Nielsen was born March 2, 1915, in Dawson City, MN, to Carl and Henrietta (Larsen) Nielsen. She grew up and attended school in Moorhead, MN, graduated from Moorhead High School and attended Interstate Business College.  For most of her adult life she worked at...

Doris Kilichowski

Doris Kilichowski

Sep 2, 2018

Doris (Knutson) Kilichowski, 76, of Hawley, MN, died September 2, 2018, at Elim Rehabilitation and Care Center in Fargo.

Doris Jean Van Wey was born 6/24/1942, in Madison, WI, to Vern and Fay (Burnett) Van Wey.  The family moved often while Doris was young, as her father worked for farmers and ranchers.They moved from Arkansas to Minnesota when she was...

Jeanette Weets

Jeanette Weets

Sep 1, 2018

Jeanette Weets, 83, of Hawley, MN, passed away Saturday, Sept. 1, 2018, in her home surrounded by loved ones.

Jeanette LaVonne, daughter of Raymond and Clara (Ness) Omberg, was born Nov. 20, 1934 at her grandparent’s homestead on Upper Cormorant Lake, Lake Park, MN.  Her maternal grandmother, Emma Ness, was the midwife.  Jeanette spent her childhood on her family farm...

Linda D. Elsaas

Linda D. Elsaas

Aug 31, 2018

Linda D. Elsaas, age 68, of Elbow Lake, MN, passed away Friday, August 31, 2018, at Sanford Medical Center in Fargo, ND.

Linda Diane Kolegraf was born on March 12, 1950 to Theodore Jr. and Marjorie (Martin) Kolegraf in Hope, ND. She graduated from Griggs County Central High School in Cooperstown, ND before furthering her education at North Dakota State...

Sharon Ann Noyes

Sharon Ann Noyes

Aug 30, 2018

Sharon Ann Noyes, age 76 of Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, formerly of Velva, North Dakota, passed on August 30, 2018 at her home in Detroit Lakes.

Preceded in death by her sons Todd, Troy, and Jeffrey; her parents Clarence and Selma Buethe; her brother Jimmy; her sister Geri Lynn; her niece Mindy; her husband Laverne Vannett (1984); and her husband Merle...

Michele J. Herzog

Michele J. Herzog

Aug 27, 2018

Michele Johanna Herzog, 63, of Fargo, ND, passed away unexpectedly, at home, Monday August 27, 2018. Michele was born July 27, 1955, in Kirkland, WA, to Jack and Mykle Moys. She grew up creating fond memories of the green forests and breathtaking coastline of Western Oregon. She attended school in Beaverton, OR and moved to Moorhead, MN in 1974. There she started a...

Rodney W. Perala

Rodney W. Perala

Aug 25, 2018

Rod Walter Perala, 53, of Hawley, MN, died of Congestive Heart Failure on Saturday, August 25, 2018 at Sanford Medical Center in Fargo, ND.

Rod was born on April 8, 1965 in Fargo, ND. He was adopted to his parents Jess and Irene (Korby) Perala. Rod lived with his family in the Fargo area until they moved to Pelican Rapids,...

Michael J. Hartel

Michael J. Hartel

Aug 24, 2018

Michael J. Hartel, 46, of Fargo, ND, passed away August 24, 2018.

Michael James Hartel was born September 24, 1971, in Fargo, ND, to Ronald and Marilyn (Kuehl) Hartel.  He grew up and attended school in Fargo and graduated from Fargo South High School in 1990.  After high school he attended the University of Minnesota Duluth for business.  In 1994...

Charles “Chuck” D. Clements Jr.

Charles “Chuck” D. Clements Jr.

Aug 23, 2018

Charles “Chuck” David Clements Jr., 60 of Moorhead, MN was called home on August 23rd surrounded by his family and friends at Sanford Medical Center. Chuck was born in Vallejo, CA to Charles Sr. and Sally (Vieu) Clements.  He attended high school at Mac High before serving in the Navy. After serving in the Navy Chuck met and married Lauretta...

Helen Grace Swanson

Helen Grace Swanson

Aug 21, 2018

Helen Grace (Jorgenson) Swanson, 95, of Moorhead, MN, passed away on Tuesday, August 21, 2018 in Eventide Nursing Home, Moorhead, MN. Helen was born on March 18, 1923 to Michael and Oleah (Johnson) Jorgenson in Wolverton, MN.

Helen graduated from Wolverton High School in 1941. She attended Dakota Business College in Fargo for accounting. She was employed at the Internal...

Caryl L. Goehring

Caryl L. Goehring

Aug 20, 2018

Caryl L. Goehring, age 85, of Moorhead, MN died Monday August 20, 2018 in Eventide Senior Living Community, Moorhead, MN.

Caryl Lee Ayers was born on November 12, 1932 to Otto and Georgia (Bailey) Ayers in Bismarck, ND. She grew up and attended school in Bismarck, graduating from St. Mary’s in 1950. On September 15, 1962, Caryl married Quentin L....

June Mardel Link

June Mardel Link

Aug 19, 2018

On August 19, 2018, June M. Link was called to her heavenly home to be with her lord.  A funeral service for June will be held at Grace Lutheran Church at 1:00 in Connersville, Wisconsin.  Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church.  Internment will be at Grace Lutheran Cemetery.

June was born May 9, 1929,...

Kristopher L. Weiss

Kristopher L. Weiss

Aug 18, 2018

Kristopher L. Weiss, 40, of Moorhead, MN, passed away on Saturday, August 18, 2018 at Sanford Health, Fargo, ND.

Kristopher Lee Weiss was born on April 3, 1978 to Herman and Rennae (Lammers) Weiss.  He grew up in Sabin, MN and attended Moorhead High School, graduating in 1996.  He went on to receive his Associate’s Degree in Sales and Marketing...

Jerome A. “Swed” Swedberg

Jerome A. “Swed” Swedberg

Aug 18, 2018

Jerome Allen Swedberg “Swed”, 86, was born May 31, 1932and passed peacefully August 18, 2018 at his home. He was born to Wesley and Helen Swedberg, in Worthington, MN. They lived on the farm until the family moved to Minneapolis, when he was 14, so that his father could attend Northwestern Bible College and become a Baptist minister.

Jerome attended...

Merlin L. Lofgren

Merlin L. Lofgren

Aug 18, 2018

Merlin L. Lofgren, 77, of Fargo, ND, died Saturday, August 18, 2018, at Elim Care and Rehab in Fargo, ND. Merlin was born May 10, 1941 to Lloyd and Lucille (Fahrlander) Lofgren. He grew up and attended school in Hitterdal, MN. In his younger days, he helped local farmers before finishing school. On July 30, 1960, Merlin married Ruth Kersting....

Michael “Mike” Kowalski

Michael “Mike” Kowalski

Aug 16, 2018

Michael A. Kowalski, age 60 of Dilworth, MN, died unexpectedly on Thursday, August 16, 2018, in Moorhead, MN. Mike was born on November 29, 1957, to Andrew “Andy” and Joyce (Larson) Kowalski. He grew up and attended school in Moorhead. Following school, he began working construction in the Fargo/Moorhead area. On September 20, 1980, Mike married Brenda Bauer. In 1984,...

Micah J. Crosby

Micah J. Crosby

Aug 16, 2018

Micah J. Crosby

Micah Johan Crosby, 37, of Moorhead MN, formerly of Superior WI, entered into heaven on Thursday August 16th, 2018.

Memorial service will be held Wednesday August 22nd at 6:00pm at River Valley Church 1716 Center Avenue West, Dilworth MN 56529. Visitation will continue for one hour after the memorial service.

Micah Johan Crosby was born September 17th,...