Obituaries

Apr 17, 2020

Joyce Meyer, 83, Moorhead, MN died on Friday, April 17, 2020.

Joyce Ann Brownlee was born to William and Florence Brownlee on August 7, 1936.  She was united in marriage to Allen Meyer on August 17, 1956.

She is survived by her children, Dawn Allmaras, Brian Meyer and Sue (Kenny) Biwer; 9 grandchildren; and 12 great grandchildren.

Joyce was preceded...

Apr 17, 2020

Vernon Alvin Woltjer, 91, of Borup, MN, died Friday, April 17, 2020, at Moorhead Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center.

Vernon was born January 16, 1929 to Pete and Anna (Fenske) Woltjer.  He grew up and attended country school in rural Borup while living and working on the family farm.  Vernon married Deloris Tinnel in 1950 and they made their home in...

Apr 15, 2020

James Vernon Pettersen (Pete) was born on July 28, 1944 in Superior, Wisconsin. He was the middle child and only son of Norris and June (Doran) Pettersen. He died April 15, 2020 at Banner Baywood Hospital in Mesa, AZ from the Covid 19 virus.

Jim grew up in Hawley, Minnesota graduating from Hawley High School where he excelled at sports....

Apr 15, 2020

Jonathan “Jon” Victor Dalbol, 56, of Moorhead, MN, passed away on Wednesday, April 15, 2020, in Sanford Health Hospital, Fargo, ND. Jon was born on June 10, 1963, to Robert and Betty Jean (Larson) Dalbol, in Moorhead, MN.

Jon grew up in Moorhead, MN, where he graduated from Moorhead High School. He worked for Northern Pipe Products shortly before working...

Apr 14, 2020

David Hoglin was a good man, a good father, and a loving husband. Dave believed in doing the right thing, even when it wasn’t easy. He told stories and loved a good joke; he appreciated a good sense of humor. He believed in being nice and had no tolerance for arrogance. He loved cars and loved driving around, even when...

Apr 11, 2020

Apr 9, 2020

James Raymond Kreps, 85, of Moorhead Minnesota passed away on Thursday, April 9, 2020 at Sanford Hospital in Fargo, ND. He passed away peacefully with his wife, Carol Jean, of 65 years, holding his hand.

James was born to Lloyd E. Kreps and Golda M. Kreps (Hainline) on July 28, 1934 in rural Clay County on the family farm. He...

Apr 8, 2020

Mary Ellen Holgate, 91, passed away peacefully on April 8, 2020, in the only home she’d ever known.

She started her journey in June 1928 in Fargo, ND. At age 2, Mary Ellen lost her mother, and because of family circumstances during the Great Depression, was sent to live with various relatives around North Dakota.

Hers was not an ideal...

Apr 7, 2020

Stephen E. Peterson, 72, of Moorhead, MN, passed away on Tuesday, April 7, 2020 at the VA Medical Center, Fargo, ND.

No services are scheduled at this time.

Apr 7, 2020

Marilyn Cote, 80, of Fargo, ND, died April 7, 2020 at her home under care of Hospice of the Red River Valley.

Marilyn A. Hutton was born in Grand Forks, ND, to Bill and Dorothy (Hart) Hutton October 3, 1939. She grew up on the family farm in the Red River Valley near Manvel, ND. She left home as a...

Apr 6, 2020

Collette Dominguez, 49, died Monday, April 6, 2020 at Essentia Health.

Collette Marie Benkowski-Dominguez was born in Detroit Lakes, MN to Joyce Hubert and James Bevins. Collette was adopted and raised by Elizabeth Woodby and Adolf Benkowski spending most of her childhood in Milwaukee, WI, returning to Detroit Lakes, MN and graduating high school there. As an adult Collette worked...

Apr 5, 2020

Ardyce S. Jacobson, 96, died peacefully on Palm Sunday at Sanford’s Hospice House in Fargo, ND. Ardyce was born August 6, 1923, on a farmstead in Richland County to Olaf and Myrtle Bjerkager. She graduated from Wahpeton High School, then North Dakota State College of Science with a legal secretary degree. She worked for the State’s Attorney Office for a...

Apr 2, 2020

Steven D. Nelson, 65, of Fargo, ND, passed away at home on Thursday, April 2, 2020. Steve was born July 24, 1954, in Mayville, ND. He grew up in Glyndon, MN, where he graduated from high school. Following high school, Steve continued his education at Concordia College in Moorhead where he received degrees in Accounting and Religion and minored in...

Apr 1, 2020

Audrey C. Haugstad, age 83, of Moorhead, MN passed away on April 1, 2020 at her residence.

Audrey C. Christopherson was born August 5, 1936 in Climax, MN to Gilbert and Avis (Sparrow) Christopherson. She grew up on a farm, attended Climax High School and was confirmed at the Climax Lutheran Church. After graduation, she attended the University of North...

Mar 30, 2020

Janet Marie Conrad, 73, passed away Monday, March 30, 2020 in her home.

Janet was born on October 14, 1946, in St. Cloud, MN, to John and Loretta (Carlson) Hillstrom. She graduated from Clover Valley High School in rural Duluth in 1965. On April 18, 1970, she married Franklin Conrad in French River, MN. They raised a son, Steven, and...

Mar 29, 2020

Violet M. Radeke, 98 of Moorhead, MN, passed away on Sunday, March 29, 2020 at Bethany on 42nd, Fargo, ND.

Violet Merle Wohler was born to Henry and Emma (Keuhn) Wohler on April 5, 1921 in Sargent County, ND, where she grew up at attended school and high school in Milnor, ND.  She went on to attend State Science in...

Mar 29, 2020

It saddens our hearts to announce that our wonderful father LeRoy died at his home on Sunday, March 29th.

LeRoy G. Erickson was born on May 16, 1932 in Moorhead, MN.  He was raised on the family farm in rural Hastings/Katheryn ND area until 1946 when they moved to Valley City, ND where he finished his education at Valley City...

Mar 29, 2020

Eleanor Jeffries, 103, passed away Sunday, March 29, 2020 at Bethany at 42nd in Fargo.

Eleanor, the daughter of Richard and Grace Norval, was born May 1, 1916, at Hermon, Illinois.  She grew up in nearby Maquon, Illinois.  After high school graduation she attended and graduated from Nebraska Wesleyan University in Lincoln, Nebraska where she majored in English and Music. ...

Mar 28, 2020

David Anthony Fitzgerald, M.D., 78, of Moorhead, MN, passed away on Saturday, March 28, 2020, in Essentia Health Hospital, Fargo, ND.

David was born on November 12, 1941, to Ivor and Katherine (Hickey) Fitzgerald, in Chicago, Illinois. He grew up in the West Rogers Park neighborhood of Chicago, IL, and later moved to Park Ridge, IL, in the fifth grade....

Mar 27, 2020

Betty Mae Hammer met her Lord on March 27, 2020, at the age of 94. She was a resident of Melody Living Memory Care Unit in Colorado Springs, CO, and died of natural causes.  She was born on August 24, 1925, in Des Moines, Iowa, to Leo and Elva Jarvis.  She was the oldest of 6 children.

The Jarvis family...