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Alan Lee “Pebbles” Gravalin
Aug 28, 2022
Alan Lee “Pebbles” Gravalin, 75, of Moorhead, MN, passed away on Sunday, August 28, 2022, in his home in Moorhead.
Pebs was born on March 10, 1947, to Harold and Emma (Wangsness) Gravalin, in Fargo, ND. He grew up in Moorhead, attending and graduating from Moorhead High School, and later attending and graduating from MSUM with a bachelor’s degree in...
Melba L. Sorvik
Aug 27, 2022
Melba Loraine (Krabbenhoft) Sorvik was born January 26, 1923, to William F. and Nathalia (Buth) Krabbenhoft. She grew up and attended school in Sabin, MN, and lived in the Fargo-Moorhead area all her life.
Melba was a long time member of the Glyndon Lutheran Church assisting with Luther League and youth activities. She was also a member of the Glyndon...
Darvin L. Landa
Aug 25, 2022
Darvin L. Landa, 87, of Moorhead, MN, passed away on Thursday, August 25, 2022, at Sanford Medical Center, Fargo, ND.
Darvin was born August 23, 1935, in Werner, ND, to Thor and Olga (Melhus) Landa. He grew up in Hawley and Hitterdal, MN, where he attended rural country school. At the age of 18, Darvin joined the U.S. Army and...
Charlotte F. Ladwig
Aug 23, 2022
Charlotte Franceen Peterson Arett Ladwig, of Pelican Rapids, MN, passed away Tuesday, August 23, 2022 at the age of 81 at the Sanford Medical Center of Fargo, ND.
Charlotte was born on July 25, 1941 in McLaughlin, SD to Mabel (Rustad) and Clifford (Pete) Peterson. In 1949, after her parents’ divorce, Charlotte moved to Moorhead, MN with her father and...
Jerome “Jerry” Schroeder
Aug 23, 2022
Jerome “Jerry” L. Schroeder, 84, of Dilworth, MN, passed away August 23, 2022, at River Pointe Assisted Living in Moorhead, MN.
Jerry was born April 3, 1938 to Leroy Sr. and Harleth (Hanson) Schroeder. He graduated from Dilworth High School in 1956, then joined the Army and worked as a medic at Tripler Army Hospital in Hawaii. After his honorable...
Angela M. Schussler
Aug 22, 2022
Angela Marie Schussler was born on May 16, 1983, in Garrison, ND, to Diana and Robert Schussler. Angie was a happy go lucky child, her bubbly personality made her friends wherever she went. Angie went to school in Moorhead, MN, and lived there most of her life. Angie had many unique jobs including a piler operator at American Crystal. Angie...
Susan K. Johnson
Aug 20, 2022
Susan Kay Johnson, 66, of Moorhead, Minnesota, died of heart failure Saturday, Aug. 20, 2022, in her apartment at Farmstead Care, Moorhead.
She was born July 5, 1956, in Fargo, N.D., to teachers Halvor and Eris Mae (Larson) Johnson of Moorhead. She attended Moorhead public schools and graduated from Moorhead High School in 1974. She was a talented musician who...
Richard Neil “Pop” Kantelis
Aug 20, 2022
Richard Neil “Pop” Kantelis, 79, of Sabin, MN, passed away on Saturday, August 20, 2022, in his home in Sabin.
Pop was born on September 15, 1942, to George and Delia (Huntington) Kantelis in Boston, MA. He attended high school in Dedham, MA, before working with his father in an autobody shop. He continued working in autobody shops throughout his...
Betty Mae Leiseth
Aug 20, 2022
Betty Mae (Bernhardson) Leiseth, 101, formerly of Moorhead, MN, died on August 20, 2022, in Colorado Springs, CO. She was born June 18, 1921, to Elvin and Florence Bernhardson on a farm near Comstock, MN. She graduated from Comstock Public Schools and Moorhead State Teachers’ College. She taught at the Ness School and Comstock and Rustad Public Schools.
On June...
Karen E. Longtine
Aug 20, 2022
Karen E. Longtine, 67, of Moorhead, MN, passed away at home on Saturday, August 20, 2022. Karen was born September 29, 1954, in Detroit Lakes, MN, to Floyd and Darlene (Kohler) Longtine. She grew up and attended school in Lake Park, graduating in 1972. In 1973, Karen married Jon Hansen, they had three children. She later moved to Moorhead and...
David B. Skrei
Aug 20, 2022
David Skrei passed away peacefully on Saturday, August 20, 2022, at his home in Moorhead, MN.
David was born at St. Ansgar’s Hospital in Moorhead, MN, on April 12, 1946, to Obert and Evelyn (Paulson) Skrei, and grew up with his 9 siblings on the family farm just outside of Glyndon.
David was baptized at Concordia Lutheran Church, Glyndon and...
Dr. David C. Farden
Aug 20, 2022
David Charles Farden died in Minot, ND on August 20, 2022, at the age of 74. He was born on August 19, 1948 to Raymond and Alice (Solomonson) Farden in Minneapolis, MN. He spent his childhood years in Moorhead, MN and graduated from Moorhead High School in 1966. He received his bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from North Dakota State...
Stewart Lee Bjorhus
Aug 19, 2022
Stewart Lee Bjorhus, 65, of Borup, MN, passed away on Friday, August 19, 2022, at Sanford Hospital, Fargo, ND, surrounded by his loving family.
Stewart was born on July 9, 1957, to Donald and Audrey (Matson) Bjorhus in Moorhead, MN. He grew up on the family farm near Felton, MN. After graduating from Glyndon-Felton High School and attending UM-Crookston, Stewart...
Gary Keith Lunder
Aug 17, 2022
Gary Keith Lunder was born October 24, 1945, to Earl and Audrey (Erickson) Lunder. He grew up on a dairy farm outside of Hawley, MN. He attended school in Hawley and graduated in 1963. Gary enlisted in the Army right after graduation and served 3 years. Overseas tours included Korea and Okinawa, Japan. When he returned home, he met Judith...
John R. Moen
Aug 17, 2022
With heartfelt sadness, we announce that John R. Moen – beloved and cherished father, devoted partner, and good friend – died on August 17th, 2022.
Born in Fargo, ND, on July 23rd, 1950, to parents Richard and Marjorie (Olson) Moen, John spent his life as a proud resident of Moorhead, MN. Graduating from Moorhead Senior High School in 1968, where...
Doris Ness-Dibley
Aug 12, 2022
Doris Ness-Dibley, Age 87, of Wolverton, MN, died Friday, August 12, 2022, while in hospice due to cancer. She was born on May 13, 1935, at Carrington, ND, to Gerhard (Guy) and Elsie (Berndt) Braa.
After living at Medina, Jamestown and Courtenay, ND, where her dad was employed by the ND Highway Department, her family moved to a farm by...
Lavon Marilyn Ford
Aug 12, 2022
LaVon Marilyn Kuehl Ford was born on February 9, 1929 to Johnnie and Frances Kuehl. On August 12, 2022, she passed away peacefully after blessing her family and community with 93 years of life.
LaVon grew up south of Glyndon, Minnesota and attended kindergarten to twelfth grades there. The story and life of Laura Ingalls Wilder inspired her early on....
Steven James Anderson
Aug 12, 2022
Steven James Anderson was born on June 27th, 1987 and passed away at home on August 12th, 2022. Steven was born to John Anderson and Fran Anderson. He was raised in Grand Forks, ND and Lakeville, MN. He graduated from NDSU with a turf grass management degree. He is survived by his dad, John Anderson; his brother, Chris Anderson; his...
David C. Costello
Aug 11, 2022
David Charles Costello, 75, of Dilworth, MN, passed away on Thursday, August 11, 2022, surrounded by family at Sanford Hospital, Fargo, ND. David was born on March 21, 1947, to Robert and Faye (Bundy) Costello in Spring Valley, MN. The family moved to Sauk Centre, MN where David started school. When he was 6 years old, his family moved to...
Charlene M. Romer
Aug 10, 2022
Charlene Romer, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and baker of cookies, age 92, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, August 10 at Serenity Assisted Living Center in Dilworth, Minnesota.
Charlene (aka Char, aka Har-la-Chene) was born to Oscar “Shorty” and Aquina (Halvorson) Larson of rural Hawley, Minnesota on September 5, 1929. She was the second of 10 children and the...
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