Obituaries

Apr 17, 2015

Apr 17, 2015

Mark A. Dunn Age 45 of Moorhead, MN passed away April 17th, 2015, after a truly courageous battle with cancer. He was “happy to be home” and surrounded by his family. Mark was born September 7, 1969 to Elaine and Roger Dunn. He graduated from Fargo North High School in 1988. He met his wife Tiffaney in 1988 and married...

Apr 17, 2015

Apr 16, 2015

Marlyn B. Nelson, 76, of Hawley, MN, died Thursday, April 16, 2015 in Sanford Health Palliative Care, Fargo, ND.

Marlyn Berdel Nelson was born on January 10, 1939 to Edwin and Violet Gunderson Nelson in the family vehicle along Highway 32. He grew up in Rollog, MN, and attended District 3 country school up until 8th grade. He then attended...

Apr 16, 2015

Apr 16, 2015

John Ray Hanson of Fargo, ND, passed away on Thursday, April 16, 2015, in Rochester Methodist Hospital – Mayo Clinic. John was born June 16, 1954, in Moorhead, MN, to Clarence and Lorraine Lafferty Hanson. He grew up and graduated from high school in Moorhead before starting his career with Burlington Northern Railroad. John married Kim Kiefert on December 31,...

Apr 15, 2015

Ellen Wilhemina Goos, “Mother Goos”, age 75, went home to Jesus on Wednesday, April 15, 2015 from Essentia Hospital with her family by her side.

In 1939 Ellen was born to Earl and Luella Bluhm in New Brighton, MN. She married Leonard Goos in October of 1960. God blessed them with three daughters and one son. Ellen and family...

Apr 15, 2015

Apr 14, 2015

Patrick “Pat” J. Trottier, 75, of West Fargo, ND, died Tuesday, April 14, 2015, in Essential Health, Fargo, ND.

Patrick James Trottier was born on September 6, 1939, in Belcourt, ND, to James and Mary Agnes Wilkie Trottier. The family moved to Grand Forks, ND, where Pat grew up and attended school. Pat worked for Fargo Tank & Steel...

Apr 13, 2015

Carole Rae Born, 71, of Moorhead, MN, passed away on Monday, April 13, 2015, at home under the care of family and Hospice of the Red River Valley. Carole was born on August 13, 1943, to Raymond and Myrtle Hendrickson Knoff. She grew up and attended school in Drayton, later continuing her education at Aakers Business College in Grand Forks....

Apr 11, 2015

Lee Henry Weets, 86, passed away on Saturday, April 11, 2015. Lee was born October 8, 1928 at Pipestone, Minnesota to Harold and Zena Olthoff Weets. He grew up and went to country school in the Calloway and Ogema area. He worked at various jobs over the years with farming being his main occupation and passion for over 40 years....

Apr 11, 2015

Apr 10, 2015

Marion Delores Allen, 84, of Wolverton, MN went to be with the Lord on Friday, April 10th, peacefully after a few difficult months filled with small blessings along the way.

Marion was born March, 10, 1931 to Selmer and Myrtle Swenson Ness in Wolverton, MN. She was raised on the family farm through 8th grade and graduated from high...

Apr 9, 2015

Howard “Howie” I. Pagenkopf, Jr., 71, of Hawley, MN, died Thursday, April 9, 2015, in Sanford Health, Fargo, ND.

Howard Ilsley Pagenkopf, Jr. was born on February 19, 1944, in Wausau, WI, to Howard Sr. and Betty Shuford Pagenkopf. Howie grew up in Wausau, where he graduated from high school after which he then served in the Wisconsin Army...

Apr 7, 2015

Sharon L. Sandland, 74, of Moorhead, MN died Tuesday, April 7, 2015 in Eventide on 8th, Moorhead, MN.

Sharon was born on August 23, 1940 to Walter and Mildred Snellman Granlund on the family farm in Delamare, ND. Sharon’s mother passed away very early in her life and she was raised by her aunt and uncle, Norman and Emma Sorby,...

Apr 6, 2015

Mary Ann Held, 79, of Moorhead, MN, died Monday, April 6, 2015, in Palliative Care at Sanford Health, Fargo, ND.

Mary Ann Brainerd was born on October 21, 1935 in Fargo, ND, to Arthur and Edith Horner Brainerd. She grew up in Moorhead, MN, where she graduated from Moorhead High School in 1954. Mary Ann worked at St. Ansgar’s...

Apr 6, 2015

Apr 5, 2015

Apr 4, 2015

Karen I. Heille, 51, of Hawley, MN, formerly of Moorhead, MN, died Saturday, April 4, 2015, in Hawley, MN. Karen was born September 13, 1963, in Moorhead, to Ralph and Maxine Johnson Heille. She grew up and attended school in Moorhead and graduated from Woodrow Wilson in Fargo. Karen spent most of her life in the Fargo/Moorhead community. Over the...

Mar 31, 2015