Obituaries

Jul 24, 2016

Lawrence L. Legler, 96, died Sunday, July 24, 2016, at Hawley Senior Living in Hawley, MN.

Lawrence was born January 4, 1920, to Ulrich and Maria Braatz Legler at Kurtz Township, Clay County, MN. He grew to manhood on his parent’s farm and, except for serving his country in WWII, he has been a life-long resident of Clay County. Lawrence...

Jul 21, 2016

Bennie P. Hovelsrud, 86, of Barnesville, MN, died Thursday, July 21, 2016, in Sanford Health’s Palliative Care Unit, Fargo, ND.

Bennie was born April 4, 1930, in Parke Township, Clay County, MN, to Albert and Ragnild Hovelson Hovelsrud. He grew up on the family farm and attended Dist. 119 Country School. Following school, he continued farming until the late1950’s. Bennie...

Jul 19, 2016

Cynthia Ann Yarber, 62, died at Sanford Health Palliative Care after a battle with Stage 4 Pancreatic Cancer, on Tuesday, July 19, 2016, at 1:16 pm.

Cindy was born in Dayton, OH, April 17, 1954, and was preceded in death by her parents, Gerald Lee Booher, Dayton, OH, and Julia Ann Marie Morrow, Dayton, OH.

She is survived by...

Jul 18, 2016

Adeline V. Wang, 90, of Hawley, MN, died Monday, July 18, 2016, in Viking Manor Nursing Home, Ulen, MN. Adeline was born February 12, 1926, in Glyndon Township, MN, the oldest child of Archie and Clara Olson Fuchs. She married Ola “Doc” Wang on July 18, 1947. Together they made their home near Glyndon before settling in Hawley in 1951,...

Jul 16, 2016

Cheryl A. Rustad, 63, of Hawley, MN, died Saturday, July 16, 2016 in Palliative Care at Sanford Health, Fargo, ND.

A private service will be held.

Jul 16, 2016

Jul 15, 2016

Michael Leslie Buchanan, 34, left this earth for heaven, while in his sleep, during the morning of July 15, 2016.

Michael was born on November 14, 1981 in Stillwater, OK. He lived in Stillwater until 2007 when his family moved to Fargo. He graduated from Stillwater High School. Michael worked at the Food Court at Oklahoma State University and at...

Jul 14, 2016

Doris L. Lomsdal, 95, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loving family, on July 14, 2016 at Bethany on 42nd in Fargo, under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley.

Doris was born January 18, 1921, in La Moure, ND, to Perry and Josie Peterson. She graduated from Verona High School in 1939 and attended Interstate Business College...

Jul 14, 2016

Teresa “Teri” Marie Monson Kaste, 44, of Fargo, ND, died Thursday, July 14, 2016, in Essentia Health, Fargo, ND.

Teri was born on July 9, 1972, in Fargo, ND, to Wesley and Charlotte Graves Monson and grew up on Moorhead, MN. She attended elementary school at George Washington. She attended Moorhead High School where she graduated in 1990. She...

Jul 13, 2016

Surrounded by his beloved family and despite a heroic fight, Berthold James Bud Schwarz lost his battle and succumbed to the complications of Parkinson’s Disease on July 13, 2016, in Fargo, North Dakota.

Berthold J. Bud Schwarz was born at St. John’s Hospital in Fargo, North Dakota, on January 16, 1933, to Laura Ellen Brown and Berthold Joseph Schwarz, the...

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Jul 12, 2016

Eunice J. Stensland, 86, of Moorhead, died Tuesday, July 12, 2016 in Bethany on University in Fargo.

Eunice Jean Long was born July 7, 1930 in Fargo, ND, to Leal and Margaret Yunker Long. She attended school in Fargo and graduated from Fargo Central High School. After graduating she worked for Service Drug and also as a candy striper at...

Jul 12, 2016

Judy Opatril Gregerson, a long-time resident of the Fargo-Moorhead area, passed away Tuesday the 12th of July, 2016 at ManorCare Health Services.

Born in 1941 in Skree Township, Minn., Judy raised her family outside of Moorhead. An avid gardener, Judy made sure her family was fed organics before it became popular. She had a successful career, including Edling Electric...

Jul 12, 2016

Lloyd Earl Olson, 80, of Glyndon, MN, died Tuesday, July 12, 2016 in Twin Valley Living Center, Twin Valley, MN.

Lloyd was born in Mahnomen, MN on July 31, 1935, to Guy and Alice Larson Olson. He graduated from Waubun High School in 1953. He enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1958 and he served his country until 1961. On...

Jul 12, 2016

Anna Waldner, 99, of Hawley, died Tuesday, July 12, 2016, at home under the care of family and Hospice of the Red River Valley.

Jul 10, 2016

Jul 7, 2016

Colleen P. Welle, Moorhead, MN, passed into the arms of the God she loved and believed in on Thursday, July 7, 2016 in her home.

Colleen Patricia Marcotte Welle was born January 8, 1936, in Lidgerwood, ND to Merle and Ethel Sullivan Marcotte. She grew up and attended school in New Rockford, ND where she met the love of her...

Jul 5, 2016

Lois M. Brewer, 89, of Moorhead, passed away Tuesday, July 5, 2016 at Villa Maria in Fargo, ND.

Lois Mae Rose was born April 30, 1927, at Ayr, ND, to Ogden and Hazel Conklin Rose. Her grandparents, William and Ellen Rose, homesteaded the family farm in Ayr in 1880.

Lois attended nurses training at St. Johns Hospital in Fargo...

Jul 3, 2016

Stacia L. Pearson, 71, of Moorhead, MN, passed away on Sunday, July 3, 2016, in Essentia Health, Fargo, ND. Stacia was born June 30, 1945, in Fargo, ND, to Roy and Vivian Benshoof Krogen. She grew up and attended school in Fargo. Stacia later lived in Glyndon, MN, enjoyed raising four children and taking care of the home. Stacia also...