Obituaries

May 22, 2021

James Joseph Drysdale III went home to God on May 22, peacefully and at home in the care of his wife, Pat, and daughter Lori, and Hospice of Red River Valley.

Jim was born January 15, 1950, in St Joseph, MO, to Leona (Ring) Drysdale and James Drysdale Jr. He grew up in Leavenworth, Kansas. Jim is survived by his...

May 16, 2021

In the season of being thankful, we were blessed with the news of a baby. Both of us were so thrilled that this part of our lives was finally starting and we couldn’t wait to tell both sides of our family. Our greatest and most precious gift given that Christmas was the news of our little baby girl; our little...

May 16, 2021

Gary A. Zahalka, age 77, of Aberdeen, SD, passed away on Sunday, May 16, 2021, in Dilworth, MN, surrounded by his loved ones.

Gary Adolph Zahalka was born on May 9, 1944 in Faulkton, SD to Adolph and Ione (Crawford) Zahalka. Gary grew up in Ipswich, SD and graduated from Ipswich High School. Following graduation, he worked as a farmer...

May 15, 2021

Marilyn Julia Eve Hecker, 81, of Moorhead, MN, passed away on May 15, 2021, in Lilac Homes Memory Care, Moorhead, MN.

Marilyn was born on July 11, 1939 in Belfield, ND, to Harry and June (Haut) Hegel. She attended rural country school through seventh grade and moved to Belfield where she attended and graduated from high school as an honor...

May 15, 2021

Marilyn E. Dosh (Maghan), 86, of Dilworth, MN, passed away on Saturday, May 15, 2021, at Sanford Medical Center, Fargo, ND. Marilyn was born in Brainerd, MN, on March 1, 1935, to Charles and Bethea (Carswell) Maghan. She grew up on Crooked Lake near Deerwood, MN, and graduated from Crosby/Ironton High School. Following high school, Marilyn worked for Nash Finch...

May 14, 2021

Patricia “Pat” Messerschmidt, age 72, of Pelican Rapids, MN, passed away on Friday, May 14, 2021 peacefully at her home.

Patricia See was born on March 21, 1949 in Fargo, ND to Duane and Korwyn See. Pat grew up in Dilworth, MN and graduated from Dilworth High School. She always wanted to be a teacher, so she furthered her education...

May 14, 2021

Bruce Phillip Bullock, 65, Moorhead, MN, died Friday, May 14, 2021, at the Fargo VA Hospital.

Bruce was born June 16, 1955 to Jesse Hugh and Willie Mae (Jackson) Bullock in Elizabeth Town, NY.  He graduated from high school in West Port, NY and began working as a laborer in the construction trade.  After a few years he enlisted in...

May 13, 2021

May 13, 2021

Diana Marie Entze, 71, Dilworth, passed away on May 13, 2021 at her home.

Diana Marie Oster was born on January 30, 1950 to Paul and Hattie Oster. She was raised on the family farm as the middle sister of five children.  As a child, she took it upon herself to take care of her sister Geri, making sure she...

May 12, 2021

Mary Lou Assell (Schuning), 84, of Hackensack, MN, passed away peacefully on May 12th at the Twin Valley Assisted Living in Twin Valley, MN.

She was born at home to her late parents Walter and Pearl (Anderson) Schuning, December 3, 1936, in Plano Illinois. Mary graduated from Plano High School in 1954. After moving to Pleasant Lake in Hackensack Minnesota...

May 11, 2021

May 11, 2021

Ramona “Cookie” Jane Haglund, 78, of Glyndon, MN, passed away on May 11, 2021.

Ramona was born August 4, 1942 to Fredrick and Gladys (Larson) Mortenson.  She grew up in Ogema, MN.  Ramona married Gerald “Sonny” Haglund in 1963.  They were married for 18 years.

Ramona loved spending time with family and friends, whether it was at a casino or...

May 10, 2021

Matthew Rock Cahill, 58, passed away on Monday, May 10, 2021 in Coos Bay, Oregon, following a brief bout with cancer. Matt was born May 3, 1963 in Moorhead, to James and Helen (Stoltman) Cahill, the “baby” of the family of nine children. Matt grew up in Moorhead, attending St. Joseph’s school through eighth grade, and graduating from Moorhead High...

May 7, 2021

Kimberlee Jo Illg was born September 6th, 1986, at St. Mary’s hospital in Detroit Lakes, MN. She was the 4th child born to Melissa Jepson and Keith Illg. She entered through the gates of heaven on May 7th, 2021. Kim was a beloved daughter, sister, niece, cousin, aunt, and friend.

Her passion for life was best expressed through her love...

May 6, 2021

Eugene “Gene” Tollagson, 59, of Dilworth, MN, passed away on Thursday, May 6, 2021, under the care of family and Hospice of the Red River Valley. Gene was born in Wadena, MN, on March 23, 1962, to David and IvaBelle (Berndt) Tollagson. From an early age, Gene grew up in the Dilworth/Glyndon area and later graduated from Dilworth High School....

May 6, 2021

Marvin J. Zimmerman, 87, died peacefully on Thursday, May 6, 2021, at Farmstead Assisted Living in Moorhead.

May 5, 2021

Oren Erickson of Moorhead, MN passed away peacefully at the age of 95 on Wednesday, May 5, 2021. He was preceded in death by wife of 65 years Marian, parents John and Minnie, son Curtis, brothers Edwin, Wilmer and Dean.  Oren is survived by sons Timothy and Jeffrey; daughter Jill (Mark) Haugen, many dear grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews.

Oren...

May 5, 2021

Corrine Patty Bennett entered her eternal reward on Wednesday, May 5, 2021 at Essentia Hospital in Fargo, ND.

Corrine, the daughter of Roy & Ruth (Krause) Kohl, was born on September 4, 1946 in Sisseton, SD and was the third child born to this union.

Corrine was baptized and confirmed at Zion Lutheran Church in Rural Claire City and graduated...

May 4, 2021

Gary Selvaag, Moorhead, passed away May 4th surrounded by family after battling epithelioid sarcoma. He was born March 20, 1957 in Wadena, MN to Donald and Deloris (Anderson) Selvaag. After living briefly in Minnetonka and Battle Lake, MN, the family settled in Vining, MN.

Gary graduated from Henning High School, attended Fergus Falls Community College, and graduated from Moorhead State...

May 4, 2021

Dana Kelly Schultz, 60, of Fargo, ND, passed away on May 4, 2021, in his home in Fargo. Dana was born on April 26, 1961, to Reid and Ardith (Olsen) Schultz in Moorhead, MN. He grew up in Hawley, MN, and Rockfield, IL. He graduated from high school in Billings MT, in 1979.

After high school, Dana joined the United...