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Frayne W. Peterson
Sep 15, 2023
Frayne William Peterson passed away peacefully of natural causes on September 15, 2023.
Frayne was born on February 8, 1935, to Clarence and Hazel Peterson on a farmstead in Wilton, ND. Frayne spent his childhood years on the farm, milking cows, farming and going to a one room schoolhouse.
Frayne entered military service in 1959 as part of the US...
Vincent Craig Wiita
Sep 14, 2023
Vincent Craig Wiita, 58, of Hawley, MN, passed away on Thursday, September 14, 2023, in his home in Hawley, MN.
A full obituary will be placed here soon.
No services have been scheduled at this time.
Erika L. Markey-Peterson
Sep 13, 2023
Erika L. Markey-Peterson, 39, of Moorhead, MN passed away on Wednesday, September 13, 2023, at home surrounded by family under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley.
Erika was born in Fargo, ND on November 11, 1983, to Gary and Cindy (Mitchell) Markey. She grew up in Moorhead and graduated from Moorhead High School in 2002. She attended...
Ronald Duane Sorenson
Sep 11, 2023
Ronald Duane Sorenson, 81, of Fargo, ND, passed away peacefully on Monday, September 11, 2023, at Sanford Hospice House, Fargo, with his loving wife, Rose, by his side.
Ron was born In Ada, MN on November 23, 1941, to Clarence and Lillian (Gilbertson) Sorenson, and raised on their farm near Hendrum, MN. He was baptized and confirmed at Immanuel Lutheran Church...
Kenneth Edward Schwartz Jr.
Sep 10, 2023
Kenneth Edward Schwartz passed away September 10, 2023, at Essentia Health in Fargo, ND with family at his side.
Ken was born in Elizabeth Township at home on December 20, 1940, to his parents Kenneth Edward Schwartz Sr. and Roxibelle Hayden. He married Diane McCloud on October 14, 1964 in Santa Cruz, CA. He was preceded in death by his...
Cynthia Cherise Miller
Sep 9, 2023
Cynthia Cherise Miller
Cynthia Cherise Miller, known as Cyndi to many, passed away with family by her side on September 9th, 2023, after a brave battle with stage IV glioblastoma, an aggressive brain cancer. On May 17th, 2023, at the young age of 56, Cyndi received the disheartening news that she had a brain tumor. She remained positive and...
Robert H. Kruse
Sep 7, 2023
Robert Harlan Kruse, 88, of Moorhead, Minnesota passed away on September 7th at 12:14 am after a long battle with Parkinsons.
Robert was born on August 26th, 1935, to Arnold and Arlene "Mickie" Kruse in Polk Center Township at their home. After graduating from Halstad 1951, Robert went on to join the Air Force on January 7th, 1957, and served...
Charles "Chuck" A. Cederberg
Sep 5, 2023
Charles Arnold Cederberg, 93, of Hawley, MN died Tuesday, September 5, 2023, in the loving care of St. Catherine South, Fargo, ND and Hospice of the Red River Valley.
Charles “Chuck” was born March 24,1930, to Ingeborg and Victor Cederberg and grew up on the family farm north of Hawley. After graduating High School in 1947, he worked as an...
Lewin G. Clefisch
Sep 5, 2023
Lewin Gene Clefisch was born on November 2, 1944 in Manchester, Iowa to Earl and Romilda (Lewin). He was born a child of God in the waters of Baptism on November 26, 1944 and confirmed on April 14, 1957 at Immanuel Lutheran Church, Elkport, Iowa. He graduated from Guttenberg High School in 1962, Guttenberg, Iowa and received his B.A. degree...
Meredith "Dutch" E. Schultz
Sep 3, 2023
The life and story of the great “Dutch” man.
Meredith “Dutch” Eugene Schultz passed away on Sunday, September 3, 2023, at the age of 83 surrounded by family at Sanford Hospital in Fargo, ND.
Meredith was born in Hawley, MN on August 29, 1940. He was the son of Sylvia and Homer Schultz. He attended Hawley public school where his...
Colleen Anne Johnson
Sep 3, 2023
Colleen Anne (Fabre) Johnson, 82, of Hawley, MN, passed away on Sunday, September 3, 2023, at Viking Manor, Ulen, MN.
Colleen was born on July 23, 1941, to Claire and Marian (Murphy) Fabre in Detroit Lakes, MN. She grew up in Hawley, MN, where she attended and graduated from Hawley High School. She began working in the Fargo/Moorhead area, first...
Alfred Melvin Heiberg Jr.
Sep 2, 2023
Alfred Melvin Heiberg Jr., 79, of Hawley, MN, died September 2, 2023, at Sanford Medical Center in Fargo, ND.
Alfred was born August 3, 1944, in Hawley, MN, the youngest of 10 children of Alfred and Mamie (Depuis) Heiberg. He attended grade school in Hawley. After his parents died in October 1958, he lived with his sister in Brooklyn...
Jessie L. Swanson
Sep 1, 2023
Jessie L. Swanson, 87, of Moorhead, MN passed away Friday, September 1, 2023, at Lilac Homes Assisted Living, Moorhead.
No services are scheduled at this time.
Andrew Harlan Granfor
Aug 31, 2023
Andrew Harlan Granfor, 89, of Rural Perley, MN, passed away on Thursday, August 31, 2023, at St. Catherine’s, South, Fargo, ND.
Andrew was born on March 6, 1934, to Julius and Viola (Elseth) Granfor, in Fargo, ND. He grew up and attended school in Perley, MN, thru grad 8. He then graduated from High School in Borup, MN, in 1952....
Bruce S. Tweten
Aug 28, 2023
Bruce Scott Tweten, 59, Glyndon, Minnesota died unexpectedly at his home on August 28, 2023.
Bruce Scott Tweten was born on August 3, 1964, in Moorhead, Minnesota, the son of Russell and Jean (Birkeland) Tweten. Bruce was baptized September 3, 1964 and confirmed May 6, 1979 at the Glyndon Congregational United Church of Christ in Glyndon, Minnesota.
Bruce was...
Joe Edward Swartz
Aug 28, 2023
Joseph “Joe” Edward Swartz, 75, of Fargo, ND, passed away on Monday, August 28, 2023, at Sanford Health Hospital, Fargo, ND.
Joe was born on January 8, 1948, to Frank and Mary (Boura) Swartz, in Lankin, ND. He grew up in Grafton, ND, before moving to Fargo, ND, at the age of 20 to start his family. He was a...
Lynda K. Lohmeier
Aug 26, 2023
Lynda Kaye Lohmeier
July 6, 1946 - August 26, 2023
Lynda Lohmeier passed away on Saturday, August 26 surrounded by love. She lived her life to the fullest, even after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2021.
Lynda was born to Maurice and Ora Jacobson in Ada, MN. She was the third of four children, yet her elder...
Ernest V. Mikkelson
Aug 25, 2023
Ernest “Ernie” Mikkelson, 89, of Lake Park, MN, passed away on Friday, August 25, 2023, at the VA Medical Center in Fargo, ND. Ernie was born May 18, 1934, on the family farm near Lake Park, the 6th of 9 children, to Martin and Bessie (Anderson) Mikkelson. He attended country school in his early years and graduated from Lake Park...
Erwin E. Hurner
Aug 24, 2023
Erwin Edward Hurner, (94), of Moorhead, MN, died of Alzheimer’s complications on August 24, 2023 at Fargo Elim.
Erwin Hurner, who was the oldest of five sons, was born on July 26, 1929, to Fred and Crystal (Mart) Hurner of rural Glyndon, MN. Erwin graduated from Glyndon High School and shortly after high school purchased his first semi-truck and trailer,...
William Funk
Aug 22, 2023
William “Bill” Funk, 74, of Moorhead, MN, passed away on Tuesday, August 22, 2023, at Essentia Health, Fargo, ND. Bill was born July 7, 1949, to Adam and Anna (Maershbecker) Funk. He grew up on the family farm near Hebron, ND, and graduated from Hebron High School. Bill continued his education at Assumption College in Richardton, ND. Bill married Cindy...
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