Obituaries

Oct 14, 2012

A memorial service will be held at a later date.

Oct 14, 2012

A memorial service will be held at a later date.

Oct 13, 2012

Elmer Blakeway, 90, Hawley, MN, died on Saturday, October 13, 2012, in his home under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley.Elmer J. Blakeway was born on May 12, 1922, near Hawley, MN, to Joseph and Eleanor Perkins Blakeway, where he grew up and attended school. He married Alfreda Anderson on June 14, 1947 in Lysne Lutheran Church...

Oct 11, 2012

Lyle Elden Olson, 91, Detroit Lakes, MN, passed away Thursday, October 11, 2012 at Essentia Health, Fargo, ND. He went to be with "the guy upstairs". Lyle was born January 16, 1921 to Ingbert and Dusean Raaum Olson in Fargo, ND. Lyle attended Central High School where he played on the hockey team, which during that time won the state...

Oct 10, 2012

Marian Hillrud, 82, Moorhead, MN, died on Wednesday, October 10, 2012, in Sanford Health Palliative Care, Fargo, ND.Marian was born October 26, 1929 in Fargo, ND, to Willard and Matilda Opsal Holt. She grew up and graduated from high school in Barnesville and then attended Interstate Business College. She worked for the phone company and the Moorhead Public School System....

Oct 8, 2012

Marcia R. Lewis, 75, Villa Maria Nursing Home, Fargo, ND, died on Monday, October 8, 2012, in Sanford Health Palliative Care, Fargo, ND.Marcia was born on February 14, 1937 in Sioux Falls, SD, to Ingvar and Mable Downham Wisnaes. She grew up and attended school in Moorhead, MN. Marcia had worked at Manor Care Nursing Home in Fargo for many...

Oct 7, 2012

Jason E. Foard, age 43, of Moorhead, MN, died on Sunday, October 7, 2012, in his home due to cardiac health issues.Jason Edmurl Foard was born on February 9, 1969 to Merlin and Laureen Narveson Foard in Fargo, ND. He grew up and attended school in Fargo and in Forest Lake, MN, graduating from Forest Lake High School. Jason then...

Oct 6, 2012

Mary K. Workman, age 92, of Moorhead, MN, died Saturday, October 6, 2012, in Sanford Health, Fargo, ND.Mary K. Workman was born on June 7, 1920 in Illinois. On December 29, 1939 she married Byron G. Workman in Moweaqua, Illinois. They lived in Loami, Illinois until moving to Minnesota in 1951 where they lived on a farm north of Moorhead...

Oct 5, 2012

Ordell R. Pederson Sr., age 85, of Mayville, ND, died on Friday, October 5, 2012, in Emmanuel Nursing Home, Detroit Lakes, MN, after an extended illness. Ordell Robert Pederson Sr. was born on June 23, 1927, to Robert and Josie Hanson Pederson in Mayville, ND. He grew up and attended country school in rural Mayville, graduating from Mayville High School...

Oct 1, 2012

Charlotte E. Graves Monson, age 72, of West Fargo, ND, died on Monday, October 1, 2012, in Sheyenne Crossings, West Fargo, ND, under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Charlotte Ellen Graves was born on August 4, 1940, to Claude and Irma Lane Graves in Detroit Lakes, MN. She grew up and attended school in Detroit Lakes,...

Sep 28, 2012

Janice “Jan” Margaret Kittilstved, 74, of Fargo, ND died September 28, 2012, peacefully in her home, surrounded by family after a short, but courageous battle with brain cancer, under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley.Janice was born on June 23, 1938, to Edward and Hulda Brandt Fitzgerald. She grew up in Sabin, MN, and graduated from Moorhead...

Sep 25, 2012

Valdemar Erik Hagene, age 80, of rural Glyndon, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, September 25, 2012 in Eventide, Moorhead, MN. Valdemar was born on December 1, 1931 in Moorhead, MN to Erik Hagene and Venla Snartland. He grew up and attended school in Riverside Country School. Early memories of growing up on a farm include driving a team of horses...

Sep 25, 2012

Kay Anita Schindler of Moorhead, Minnesota passed away peacefully at her home September 25, 2012 after a courageous battle with cancer at the age of 62. Kay was born in Jamestown, ND, May 3, 1950 to Harold and Dorothy Kobler. She grew up in Edgeley, ND and graduated from Edgeley High School in 1968. Kay attended UND and graduated in...

Sep 24, 2012

Sep 23, 2012

Elroy F. "Bob" Kiefert, 83, Fargo, ND, died on Sunday, September 23, 2012, in Sanford Health, Fargo, ND. Bob was born on July 19, 1929, in Lisbon, ND, to Ezra and Anna Wall Kiefert. He grew up in the Lisbon area. He married Clara Gallagher on September 23, 1955, in the Plymouth Congregational Church, Fargo, ND. They made their home...

Sep 20, 2012

Audrey A. Olson, 70, of Moorhead, MN, passed away peacefully in her favorite chair, on Thursday, September 20, 2012. Audrey was born May 25, 1942, in Hawley, MN, to Andrew and Esther Johnson Burnside. She married Floyd Olson on May 27, 1960. Floyd died March 3, 1983. Audrey worked for American Crystal Sugar for 32 years, retiring in 2002. She...

Sep 20, 2012

Scott Lee Seley passed away at Sanford Health on Thursday, September 20, 2012 at the age of 52.Scott was born on September 5, 1960, to Henry and Marcia Johnson Seley in Moorhead, MN. He attended school in Dilworth and Hawley, MN. He enjoyed playing the guitar, piano and harmonica and also enjoyed painting and drawing.He is survived by his mother,...

Sep 16, 2012

Daniel M. Pavelko, age 66, of Glyndon, MN, died on Sunday, September 16, 2012, in the Veteran's Administration Hospital, Fargo, ND.Daniel Mark Pavelko was born on November 3, 1945 to Ernest and Dorothy Dorschner in Lakefield, MN. He grew up and attended school in Lakefield, graduating from high school in 1963. Daniel then attended Jackson Area Vocational School for a...

Sep 16, 2012

Richard "Bud" Johnson was born on March 7, 1927 in Hancock, MI to Hjalmer and Ethel Williams Johnson. He grew up and graduated high school in Ironwood, MI. Bud attended Michigan State University before serving in the United States Navy in WWII. When he returned from the Navy, Bud helped run the family business, Palace Clothiers. In 1955 he moved...

Sep 15, 2012

Carl L. Bailey, age 94, of Moorhead, MN, died on Saturday, September 15, 2012, in River Pointe Assisted Living, Moorhead, MN, under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley.Carl Leonard Bailey was born on August 2, 1918, to Frank and Olga Fischer Bailey in Grafton, ND. He grew up and attended school in Grafton, graduating from Grafton high...