Obituaries

Dec 27, 2019

Verna Lynn Herker was born in Watertown, SD on January 2, 1961 to Eldon and Ruby Herker. She was raised in Willow Lake, SD and graduated from Willow Lake High School in 1979. She married and had two children, Anna and Lucas. She divorced and moved up to Comstock, MN to further her higher education. Once there, she attended and...

Dec 26, 2019

Bonnie Jean Sampson, daughter of Emil and Verda (Magawa) Sampson, was born April 9, 1935 in Alvwood, MN in Itasca County.  She lived and worked in the Wilton and Bemidji, MN area for many of her younger years, marrying Gene Olson in 1954 and having two daughters, Jodi and Darci.  She later married Harold Nelson in Michigan and had another...

Dec 26, 2019

Marian Helen (Schmidt) Steen, 94, of Moorhead, MN, passed away on Thursday, December 26, 2019, in Eventide Nursing Home, Moorhead, MN.

Marian was born on November 23, 1925, to Henry and Emma (Lammers) Schmidt, in Sabin, MN. She grew up in the Sabin/Barnesville, MN, area and attended school in Barnesville. She worked various jobs around Fargo/Moorhead including Hornbachers. She was...

Dec 25, 2019

Luella Patchin, 89, of Detroit Lakes, MN, died Wednesday, December 25, 2019, in Detroit Lakes under care of Hospice of the Red River Valley.

Private family services will be held at a later date.

Dec 25, 2019

Sheila Bohn Klosterman, 57, of Fargo, ND, passed away on December 25, 2019, in Steele, ND. Sheila was born on November 15, 1962, to Milton and Laverne (Rogge) Bohn, in Breckenridge, MN.

Sheila was raised and attended school in Great Bend, ND, and graduated from Wahpeton High School, Wahpeton, ND. She attended MSUM in Moorhead, MN, where she graduated with...

Dec 21, 2019

Joyce A. Johnson, 78, of Moorhead, MN, formerly of Warren and Grand Rapids, MN, died on Saturday, December 21, 2019, at Sanford Medical Center, Fargo, ND. Joyce was born August 10, 1941, to Paul and Nyrene (Ihrke) Libby. She grew up in Grand Rapids, MN, where she graduated from high school. Following high school, she continued her education at St....

Dec 18, 2019

Gary L. Rector, 78, of Moorhead, MN, died Wednesday, December 18, 2019, at Essentia Health, Fargo, ND. Gary was born in Minneapolis, MN, on June 4, 1941, to Jack and Ruth (Sauber) Rector. He grew up and attended school in Lino Lakes, MN. After graduating from high school, Gary lived in various states before returning to the area. In 1986,...

Dec 18, 2019

Joan E. Miller, 87, of Moorhead, MN, passed away on Wednesday, December 18, 2019 at Sanford Health, Fargo, ND.

Joan was born July 13, 1932 in Fargo, ND, the daughter of Margaret A. (Yunker) and Leal B. Long.  She grew up and was educated in Fargo, spending summers at her grandmother’s farm, now knows as The Children’s Museum at Yunker...

Dec 17, 2019

Timothy Arthur Rinke, 67, of Dilworth, MN, died December 17, 2019 at home under the care of his wife and Hospice after a brief battle with cancer.  Tim was born on August 12, 1952 in Fargo, ND to Verle and Signe (Giere) Rinke.  Tim graduated from Glyndon-Felton High School and attended NDSU.  In July 1982, he married Pauline Hauger and...

Dec 16, 2019

David Allen Branden was born December 15, 1953 in Detroit Lakes, MN, to Betty and Dallas Branden.  He died December 16, 2019 in Essentia Hospital, Fargo, ND.

David moved to Baumholder, Germany, in 1957 with his family while his father was in the army.  They moved back to the states in 1963.  He graduated from Hawley High School in 1972...

Dec 15, 2019

Tamara “Tami” Lee Sorby, 51, of Fargo, ND, passed away at Essentia Health Hospital, Fargo, ND, surrounded by her loved ones on Sunday, December 15, 2019.

Tami was born on July 30, 1968, in Fargo, ND, the daughter of David and Lucille Sorby. She was raised on the family farm near Hickson, ND. She graduated from Fargo South High School...

Dec 15, 2019

James “Jim” Bergren, age 73, of Detroit Lakes, MN, passed away on Sunday, December 15, 2019 at Essentia Health in Fargo, ND.

James Neil Bergren was born on September 20, 1946 in Detroit Lakes, MN, to Walter and Luverne (Riebe) Bergren. Jim grew up on a farm in rural Audubon and attended country school at District 99 before attending high...

Dec 15, 2019

Janaksinh Khimji Ramaiya, MD, FRCPS passed away peacefully and surrounded by family on 12/15/2019 at Essentia Health hospital in Fargo, North Dakota.

Born in Zanzibar on 11/4/1935, Dr. Ramaiya made an impact on many lives globally. He had personal and professional connections in several U.S. states, Canada, India, the UK, and Zanzibar where he grew up with 2 brothers and...

Dec 15, 2019

Roland R. Vieths, 67, of Schertz, TX, died Sunday, December 15, 2019, at the Fargo VA Hospital.

A graveside service will be held in the summer of 2020.

A full obituary will be placed here soon.

Dec 14, 2019

Sharilyn (and twin sister Marilyn) were born to Alphai and Pearl (Trost) Moser on November 20, 1954. Shar attended Morris High School and graduated in 1972. She received her BS degree in Interior Design from Mankato State University in 1975. On October 27, 1985, Shar married Terry Seter, following the 50th anniversary celebration of Terry’s parents, Lloyd and Violet Seter....

Dec 12, 2019

Carrie Marie Martin was born in Brookings, SD on October 4, 1978 and died December 12, 2019 at Fairview University of MN hospital in Minneapolis, MN.

She was the first daughter (or No. 1 daughter she often stated) of Chad and Susan Martin, and was joined over the years by siblings Nathan, Erin, and Stacie.

Carrie moved with her family...

Dec 12, 2019

Patricia Jean (McDonald) Fridgen, 89, of Hawley, MN, passed away on Thursday, December 12, 2019, in her home.

Patricia was born on March 4, 1930, to John and Katherine (Horan) McDonald, the last born on the family farm in Hawley, MN. She grew up in Hawley, and graduated from Hawley High School. She met Vincent Fridgen in Ortonville, MN, where...

Dec 11, 2019

Hae Suk Sorenson, 68, of the Fargo-Moorhead area, died Wednesday, December 11, 2019, under care of Hospice of the Red River Valley, in West Fargo, ND.

A memorial service will be held Saturday, December 21, 2019, at 10:30 A.M., with visitation from 9:30 to 10:30 A.M., at Bethesda Lutheran Church in Moorhead.

Dec 10, 2019

Richard LeRoy “Dick” Gunderson, 85, of Moorhead, MN, passed away on Tuesday, December 10, 2019, in his home surrounded by his loving family.

Dick was born on March 12, 1934, to Erwin and Irene (Schultek) Gunderson in Superior, WI. He was confirmed at Rindahl Lutheran Church in Underwood, MN, and graduated from Battle Lake Public School, Battle Lake, MN.

Dick...

Dec 10, 2019