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Harvey Lane

Harvey Lane

Aug 9, 2020

Harvey Lane (Boxeth), 93, of Fargo, ND, passed away on Sunday, August 9, 2020, in his home.

Harvey was Born December 4, 1926, in Summit, South Dakota, where he lived and attended high school.  Son of Albert Boxeth and Mabel (Thone) Boxeth.  Siblings were Thelma “Toots” (Fliggie) Narum, Gloria (Boxeth) Bloom, and Mick Fliggie, all deceased.

He is survived by...

Harriet Maher

Harriet Maher

Aug 9, 2020

 

Harriet Martha Maher, 97, of Dunlap, formerly of Clinton, Iowa, passed away Sunday, August 9, 2020 at 11:25 a.m. at Apostolic Christian Skylines, Peoria. She was born October 19, 1922 in Schenectady, NY to parents, George William and Jeanette (Claus) Bower. She married Dr. George G. Maher, Sr. January 9, 1943 in St. Charles, MO. He preceded her in...

Donald “Don” Gill

Donald “Don” Gill

Aug 4, 2020

Donald “Don” Gill, age 63, of Dilworth, MN passed away on Tuesday, August 4, 2020 at his home.

Donald Wayne Gill was born on November 15, 1956 to James and Helen (Stoddart) Gill in Felton, MN. Don grew up on his family farm and graduated from Glyndon-Felton High School. He then attended MSU as a music major and later NDSU...

Ronald Eugene Helgeson

Ronald Eugene Helgeson

Aug 3, 2020

Ronald Eugene Helgeson, 78, of Moorhead, MN, passed away Monday, August 3, 2020, at Bethany on 42nd in Fargo, ND.

Ron was born July 20, 1942, in Fergus Falls, MN, to Gilford and Nettie (Erickson) Helgeson.  He grew up in Ashby, MN and graduated from Ashby High School in 1960. After high school he began working at the VA Hospital...

Raymond Francis Klassen

Raymond Francis Klassen

Aug 3, 2020

Raymond Francis Klassen passed away peacefully at his home in Cedar City, Utah on August 3, 2020, just one month before his 90th birthday.  His wife of 65 years, Almyra Elaine Hewitt, was by his side.  They were married on Thanksgiving Day, November 24, 1955 at The Basilica of St. Mary in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Ray was born in Fargo, North...

Marilyn Hartel

Marilyn Hartel

Aug 2, 2020

Marilyn Hartel, 73, passed away Sunday, August 2, 2020, at her home in Fargo, under care of Sanford Hospice.

Marilyn Ruth Kuehl was born February 19, 1947, in Fargo, ND, to Clifford and Isabella (Mikkelsen) Kuehl.  She graduated from Glyndon High School in 1965 and received a teaching degree from Moorhead State University in 1969.  On June 8, 1969 she...

Wanda G. Regstad

Wanda G. Regstad

Jul 31, 2020

Wanda G. Regstad, age 76, of Fargo, ND, passed away on Friday, July 31, 2020 at Sanford Medical Center, Fargo.

Wanda Gloria Nelson was born on September 2, 1943 in Portland, OR to Walter and Jeanette (Ness) Nelson. Wanda attended high school in Pelican Rapids and following graduation, she furthered her education at Interstate Business College in Fargo where she...

Nathaniel S. Wilson

Nathaniel S. Wilson

Jul 31, 2020

Nathaniel Wilson, 30, of West Fargo, ND, formerly of Arizona, died Friday, July 31, 2020, in Fargo, ND.

 

Vincent A. Dolva

Vincent A. Dolva

Jul 30, 2020

A lifelong learner, Vincent A. Dolva, 102, of Hawley, MN, delighted in discovery – whether that meant hiking up a mountain summit in Montana or building a computer from scratch in his basement. His twin passions, technology and the natural world, took him on adventures far beyond the limits of Hawley, a place he always called home. He passed away...

Oscar A. Nelson

Oscar A. Nelson

Jul 30, 2020

Oscar A. Nelson, 93, of Moorhead, MN, passed away on Thursday, July 30, 2020 at Eventide Senior Living, Moorhead, MN.

Oscar Anton Nelson Jr. was born in Perley, MN, on May 23, 1927 to Oscar and Ida (Hovland) Nelson. He grew up on the family farm and attended school in Borup, MN.

He was inducted into the Army in 1951...

Rodger D. Haugen

Rodger D. Haugen

Jul 30, 2020

Rodger D. Haugen, age 88, of Ferndale, died Thursday July 30, 2020. Beloved husband of the late Vivian. Loving father of Erik (Leslie) Haugen and their late son, Kurt Haugen; and Sonja (Paul) Krotke, and their children Alex Krotke and Vivian Krotke. Also survived by several nieces and nephews. Rodger retired from Chrysler in 1993 from Hamtramck Assembly and Trenton Engine....

Larry Hesteness

Larry Hesteness

Jul 29, 2020

Larry G. Hesteness, age 67, passed away peacefully in his home in Hawley, MN on July 29, 2020.

Larry was born on May 26, 1953, in Jamestown, ND. He graduated from Hawley High School in 1971 and then attended Detroit Lakes Area Vocational Technical Institution where he studied small engine repair. It was during this time that Larry started working...

Francis “Frank” Ganje

Francis “Frank” Ganje

Jul 26, 2020

Frank M. Ganje, 73, of Grand Rapids, MN passed away Sunday, July 26, 2020 at the Veterans Administration Hospital, Fargo, ND. A private family gathering will take place at a later date in Karlsruhe, ND.

Frank was born in Rugby, ND to George C. Ganje and Regina (Boehm) Ganje, the sixth of their nine children, and a twin to his...

Beverly J. “Bev” Ranum

Beverly J. “Bev” Ranum

Jul 24, 2020

Beverly Jean Ranum, 72, of Moorhead, MN, passed away on July 24, 2020 in her home surrounded by family after a courageous battle with cancer.

Beverly was born to Willard and Ellen Stromberg in Strandquist, MN, where she attended school and grew up. Beverly moved to Crookston, MN, shortly before graduating from Central High School there in 1966.

In 1967...

Edgar E. Wright Jr.

Edgar E. Wright Jr.

Jul 21, 2020

Edgar E. Wright, Jr. 86, Moorhead, MN, died on Tuesday, July 21, 2020 in his home on Cormorant Lake.

Ed was born on June 27, 1934, in Fargo, ND, to Edgar and Hanny (Lund) Wright. He graduated from Moorhead High School in 1952 and then attended Concordia College until the end of his sophomore year.  His father’s sudden death made...

Harold Christopher Whitten

Harold Christopher Whitten

Jul 21, 2020

Harold Christopher “Kit” Whitten, 64, of Moorhead and Buffalo, MN, passed away Monday, July 21, 2020, at Essentia Health in Fargo, ND.

Kit was born May 26, 1956, in Minneapolis, MN, to Richard and Catherine (Loucks) Whitten.

Kit had lifelong interests in all types of fishing, hunting and in archery. He especially loved time with his four grandsons.

Kit is...

Helen E. Nelson

Helen E. Nelson

Jul 17, 2020

Helen E. Nelson, 93, Moorhead, MN died on Friday, July 17, 2020. Helen was born July 28, 1926 in the home where she grew up in Skree Township, Clay County MN to Ole and Mathilda Ronsberg. 

She grew up on the family farm and graduated from Barnesville High School in 1944. On June 18, 1949 she married Art Nelson in...

Judy Mcleod

Judy Mcleod

Jul 15, 2020

Judy McLeod, 79, Moorhead, MN, died peacefully Wednesday, July 15, 2020 in her home at Eventide Assisted Living under the care of Ethos Hospice following a short battle with cancer.

Judith Annette Gutzmer was born May 14, 1941 to Elroy Arthur and Doris Lena (Stoltenow) Gutzmer in Wahpeton, North Dakota where she grew up on the family farm near Great...

Joanne K. Hitterdal

Joanne K. Hitterdal

Jul 15, 2020

Joanne K. Hitterdal passed away peacefully with family on July 15, 2020 at Farmstead Assisted Living in Moorhead, Minnesota.

Joanne was born on February 19, 1937 in Oakland, Nebraska to Ivar Nord and Hannah (Steen) Nord, moving to Hitterdal, Minnesota as a young girl.  Joanne attended school at Hitterdal, graduating in 1955, then getting a teaching certificate at Concordia College. ...