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Pauline “Polly” Bombardier Krogen
Jul 9, 2019
Pauline Jean (Polly) Krogen died Tuesday, July 9, 2019 at Sanford in Fargo. She was born in Nashwauk, MN, on August 16, 1928 to Robert and Florence (Delorme) Bombardier. At a young age the family moved to Crookston, MN, where she graduated from St. Joseph’s Academy in 1946. She attended the College of St. Benedict for two years and then...
Rev. Wayne Harland Wickoren
Jul 7, 2019
Reverend Wayne Harland Wickoren, 92, of Fargo, ND, passed away on Sunday, July 7, 2019, in Villa Maria Fargo, ND. Wayne was born on October 11, 1926, to Millard and Mary (Craig) Wickoren in McLeod, ND.
Wayne grew up in McLeod and graduated from Oak Grove High School in Fargo, ND. Wayne attended Augsburg University and the University of Minnesota,...
Daniel Thomas Thomson Ii
Jul 7, 2019
Daniel Thomson Sr., age 76 of Hawley, MN died Sunday, July 7, 2019 at his home under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley.
Daniel Thomas Thomson was born on October 8, 1942 in Moorhead, MN to Daniel and Alma Thomson. Daniel lived in Sabin, MN until moving to Hawley where he met his wife, Betty Lamon. Daniel...
Don W. Bratlien
Jul 6, 2019
Don W. Bratlien, 76, of Moorhead, MN, passed away on Saturday, July 6, 2019, at Lilac Homes in Moorhead under the care of family and Hospice of the Red River Valley. The world lost a wonderful man but heaven gained a funny, kind, compassionate, hardworking man with a big smile who always had a twinkle in his eye. Don was...
Joyce D. Thompson
Jul 5, 2019
Joyce DonnaLee Thompson, 79 of Hawley, MN, passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by her family on Friday, July 5, 2019.
Joyce was born August 9, 1939 to Selma (Olson) Lund and Melvin Olson of Cando, ND. She attended school in Cando, ND.
Joyce worked at the café in Cando where she met Gerald and they were married on...
Leslie H. Laffen
Jul 4, 2019
Leslie Howard Laffen, 88, of Fargo, ND, passed away on July 4, 2019 at Sanford Medical Center in Fargo, North Dakota.
Visitation will be held at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church in Moorhead, MN on Monday, July 8 from 5 to 7pm with a prayer service at 7pm. Funeral services will be at 10am on Tuesday, July 9 at Our Redeemer...
Ruth M. Evert
Jul 4, 2019
Ruth (Livdahl) Evert, 97, passed away peacefully at Eventide on Eighth on July 4, 2019. Ruth was born Oct. 9, 1921 to Arthur and Julia (Johnson) Livdahl. She lived at the farm in Hickson, North Dakota in her early years. On November 18, 1942, she married Kenneth Evert from the Comstock/Sabin area. Ruth and Ken were married at her Grandparent’s...
Curtis E. Bye
Jul 3, 2019
Curtis Erling Bye, 66, of Moorhead died Wednesday, July 3, 2019 at his lake home in Park Rapids, MN after a short but hard fought battle with cancer.
Curt was born April 12, 1953 in Fargo, ND to Erling and Orriss (Amundson) Bye. He grew up on a cherished Rustad, MN farm and attended school in Moorhead, MN, graduating in...
Rhett J. Pavek
Jul 2, 2019
Rhett Jacob Pavek, precious baby boy of Jacob and McKenzie Pavek, was born sleeping on July 2nd, 2019 at Sanford Medical Center. Born at 25 weeks, he weighed 1 pound 14 ounces and was 14 inches long. Although Rhett never spent any time with us on earth he was so loved and will be greatly missed.
Rhett is survived by...
Donald L. “Don” Lein
Jul 2, 2019
Don L. Lein, 86 of Dilworth, MN, passed away on Tuesday, July 2, 2019 at his home.
Donald Lawrence Lein was born in Rothsay, MN, on May 11, 1933 to Lawrence and Hazel (Peterson) Lein. He grew up in Rothsay but spent a year in California while his parents worked on military planes. During that time, Don collected black widow...
Gwen L. Solien
Jul 2, 2019
Gwen Lee Solien died on July 2, 2019 at Eventide Fargo. Gwen was born March 10, 1926 in Fargo ND to Nels and Olga (Vigness) Lee. She grew up in a family made of her parents, a wonderful Grandmother and with two sisters, Wanda and Patricia. Gwen attended Agassiz Junior High and Central High School where she enjoyed many friendships...
Mayves H. Svare
Jul 1, 2019
Mayves H. Svare, 79, of Moorhead, MN, passed away on July 1, 2019 at Farmstead Care, Moorhead, MN.
Mayves Henrietta Svare was born in Pelican Rapids, MN, on October 19, 1939 to Calmer and Emma (Pederson) Svare. She grew up in Pelican Rapids and graduated from Pelican Rapids High School.
Her first job out of high school was at Froelik...
Margaret R. Rostad
Jun 26, 2019
Margaret Ruth Rostad, 87, of Fargo, ND and Lake Park, MN died peacefully in her sleep on June 26, 2019, at her home on Upper Cormorant Lake.
Margaret was the middle daughter born to Ruth and Clarence Jesten on 3/13/1932 in Moorhead, MN. She graduated from Moorhead High in 1949 and Concordia College in 1953, majoring in Home Economics. It...
Evelyn Mae Johnson
Jun 24, 2019
Evelyn Mae Johnson, 89, died on June 24, 2019, at Sunnyside Care Center, Lake Park, Minnesota.
Visitation will be Sunday, June 30, 2019, from 4:00 to 6:00 P.M., with a prayer service at 6:00 P.M., at Wright Funeral Home in Hawley, MN. The funeral service will be Monday, July 1, 2019, at 11:00 A.M., at Lake Park Lutheran Church, Lake...
Johnny Levi Grey
Jun 23, 2019
Some have said life is but a collection of moments gathered along the path of experience. A path traveled by all of us, one by one, for however long it takes. Some paths seem way too short, at least in terms of time.
When measured in width, including accomplishments and acquaintances, time is extended through the inclusion of others along...
Paul Joseph Watters
Jun 22, 2019
Paul Joseph Watters, 54, of Moorhead, MN, passed away on June 22, 2019, in Moorhead.
A longer obituary will be placed here soon.
Bonnie L. Manston
Jun 20, 2019
Bonnie L. Manston, 84 of Fargo, ND, passed away on Thursday, June 20, 2019 at Sanford Medical Center, Fargo, ND.
Private family services will be held.
Bonnie Mae Haugen
Jun 15, 2019
Bonnie Mae Haugen, 87, of Moorhead, MN, died Saturday, June 15, 2019, at Brookside Senior Living in Montevideo, MN, under care of Rice Memorial Hospice.
Bonnie Mae Logue was born May 9, 1932, in McClusky, ND, to Clarence and Ella (Just) Logue. She grew up and attended school in Mercer, ND and the family later moved to Moorhead, MN where...
Melvin Krein
Jun 15, 2019
Melvin Krein, 79, of Moorhead, died June 15th at home under the care of Hospice. Born July 21, 1939 in Arena, ND to Arthur and Marie Krein. Mel attended a farm school in Tuttle before the family moved to Denhoff, ND. After moving to West Fargo in 1958, Mel enlisted in the Army and was stationed in Texas and Germany.
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Harold A. Trosen
Jun 13, 2019
Harold A Trosen, 80, of Turtle Lake, near Lake Park, MN, passed away on Thursday, June 13, 2019, in Sanford on Broadway, Fargo, ND.
Harold Andrew Trosen was born August 19, 1938 near Inkster, ND, to Mary and Gus Trosen. He grew up on a farm near Inkster and attended Inkster Public School where he graduated from high school in...
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