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Eugene "Gene" Nelson
May 10, 2023
Eugene “Gene” Nelson, 80, passed away May 10, 2023, at his home in Hawley, MN.
Eugene Dennis Nelson was born February 8, 1943 in Pelican Rapids, MN to Edwin and Violet (Gunderson) Nelson. He attended District 3 country school through 8th grade and graduated from Hawley High School in 1961. In 1964 he was drafted into the United States...
Shirley Jean Stelter
May 8, 2023
Shirley Jean (Hanson) Stelter, 88, of Moorhead, MN, passed away on Monday, May 8, 2023, at Eventide Nursing Home, Fargo, ND.
Shirley was born on August 3, 1934, in Fergus Falls, MN, to Walter and Sylvia (Zimmerman) Hanson. She grew up in Fergus Falls where she graduated from Fergus Falls High School. She was also a 1955 graduate of Abbott...
Mark Peter Rice
May 7, 2023
Mark P. Rice, 71, passed away May 7, 2023, at his home in Moorhead, MN, under care of his family andHospice of the Red River Valley after a hard fought battle with cancer.
Mark was born on March 26, 1952 to Guy and Leonette (Blake) Rice and was raised in the Como area ofSt. Paul, MN graduating from St. Bernard’s...
Joy Audell McDonald
May 5, 2023
Joy Audell (Kallis) McDonald, 101, of Moorhead, MN, passed away on Friday, May 5, 2023, at Eventide on 8th, Moorhead, MN.
No services are scheduled at this time.
Gordon Wayne "Gordy" Person
May 5, 2023
Gordon Wayne “Gordy” Person, 87, of Moorhead, MN, passed away on Friday, May 5, 2023, at Sheyenne Crossing Care Center, West Fargo, ND.
Gordy was born on August 12, 1935, to Roy and Mary Frances (Hayes) Person in Britton, SD. He grew up on a farm near Britton, SD. He worked at a local airport where he received his pilot’s...
Mara Trygstad
May 3, 2023
Mara Trygstad, 69, of Fargo ND, passed on Wednesday, May 3, 2023, at the Sanford Health Center in Fargo, North Dakota. In accordance with her wishes, her family worked with LifeSource to donate her organs for transplant and research. Mara Leanne Volker Trygstad was born at Saint Ansgar Hospital in Moorhead, Minnesota, on Friday, March 19, 1954, to Arlene and Robert...
Bruce Offutt
May 2, 2023
R. Bruce Offutt, 79, passed peacefully May 2, 2023, at his Glyndon, MN home.
Bruce was born June 17, 1943, to Keith and Blanche (Youmans) Offutt. He grew up and attended school in Glyndon, graduating in 1961. He attended NDSU briefly, then returned to working the family farm.
On May 8, 1965, Bruce married Susan "Susie" Grover. They raised their...
William "Bill" Carl Johnson
May 2, 2023
William “Bill” Carl Johnson, 79, of Moorhead, MN, passed away on Tuesday, May 2, 2023, at Sanford Medical Center, Fargo, ND, surrounded by his loving family.
Bill was born on February 28, 1944, to John and Elvira (Andreotti) Johnson in Fort Worth, TX, where he grew up. He graduated from Jesuit High School in Dallas, TX, where he was an...
Eileen M. Coyle
May 2, 2023
Eileen Mae Coyle, 89, of Dilworth, MN passed away on Tuesday, May 2, 2023, in her home.
Eileen was born May 4, 1933, at Graceville, MN to Fred and Hulda Swedberg on the family farm. They moved to Detroit Lakes, MN when she was 13 and she graduated with the class of 1951. After graduation she worked for Northwestern Bell...
Daniel T. Kopec
May 1, 2023
Daniel T. Kopec, 66, Moorhead, MN, passed away Monday, May 1, 2023, in Sanford Medical Center.
No services are scheduled at this time.
Michael Charles Devine
Apr 30, 2023
Michael Charles Devine was born in St. Louis, Missouri on February 18, 1944. After graduating from Southwest High School in 1962, he served our country honorably in the U.S. Army 25th Infantry Division in Vietnam. Sports were Michael's passion and he was a life long St. Louis Cardinals fan. On Sunday, April 30, 2023, Michael passed away peacefully at the...
Carol A. Laddusaw
Apr 30, 2023
Carol A. Laddusaw, 82, of Hawley, MN, passed away on Sunday, April 30, 2023, at Sanford Medical Center, Fargo, ND.
Carol Ann Gaulrapp was born on November 27, 1940, to George and Mary (Finke) Gaulrapp in Wheaton, MN. She attended school in Wheaton and graduated in 1958. She married her high school sweetheart Ronald Laddusaw on June 6, 1959. Together...
Elizabeth "Beth" Torgerson
Apr 29, 2023
Elizabeth “Beth” M. Torgerson, 69, of Fargo, ND, passed away on Saturday, April 29, 2023, at Sanford Medical Center, Fargo, ND.
Elizabeth May Ritter was born May 1, 1953, in Roseau, MN, to Edward and B. Jeanne (Laughlin) Ritter. She grew up and attended school in Fargo and graduated from Casselton High School. Following high school, she continued her education...
Darryl G. Griffin
Apr 29, 2023
Darryl G. Griffin, 75, of Moorhead, MN, passed away on Saturday, April 29, 2023, at the VA Medical Center, Fargo, ND. Darryl Gene Griffin was born September 8, 1947, in Grand Forks, ND, to Donald and Lenore Griffin. He graduated from high school in Grand Forks in 1965.
Following graduation, Darryl enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1966. After basic...
Marian E. Clemetson
Apr 27, 2023
Marian E. Clemetson, 95, of Sunnyside, Washington passed away on Thursday, April 27, 2023, at Sunnyside Assisted Living, Sunnyside, WA.
A graveside service will be held on Wednesday, May 24, 2023, at 1:00 PM at Hawley Cemetery, Hawley, MN.
Larry G Borowicz
Apr 25, 2023
Larry Gene Borowicz, 73, of Maple Grove, MN, formerly of Moorhead, MN, passed away on Tuesday, April 25, 2023, at North Memorial Health Hospital, in Robbinsdale, MN, after a year long, hard fought battle with cancer.
Larry was born on November 25, 1949, the oldest of four sons, to August and Mary (Donarski) Borowicz, in Warren, MN. He grew up...
Hazel E. Fankhanel
Apr 23, 2023
Hazel Elizabeth (Edwards) Fankhanel passed away on Sunday, April 23, 2023, in the loving arms of her family at the age of 96 ¾, just three months shy of her 97th birthday. Hazel was born on July 23, 1926, to William and Marie (Evert) Edwards in rural Wolverton, MN, where she and her siblings grew up and worked on the...
Jeffory Mark Kluck
Apr 22, 2023
Jeffory Mark Kluck, 64, of Vergas, MN, passed away on Saturday, April 22, 2023, in his home in Vergas.
Jeff was born on June 5, 1958, to Carroll and Marilyn (Tufton) Kluck in Moorhead, MN. He grew up in Moorhead where he attended and graduated from Moorhead High School. After high school, he began working for Hornbachers in Moorhead where...
Robert Ryan Sauter
Apr 22, 2023
Robert Ryan Sauter, 60, of Moorhead, MN, passed away on Saturday, April 22, 2023, at Sanford Health Hospital, Wheaton, MN.
“My name is Robert Ryan Sauter,and I died at the age of 60.
I decided to write my own obituary because they are usually written in a couple of different ways that I just don't care for.
Either, family...
Rodney Wayne Finck
Apr 22, 2023
Rodney Finck, 70, Moorhead, MN passed away in his home on April 22nd, 2023 surrounded by family.
Rodney was born in Bismarck, ND to Edgar and Irene (Rath) Finck in 1953. He graduated from Jamestown High School in 1971 and later from Law Enforcement Training Academy.
Rodney was called to serve the public as a Law Enforcement Officer from 1979-2000....
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