Obituaries

Apr 15, 2019

Dale E. Gacek, age 70, passed away on April 15, 2019 at his home in Hawley, MN.

Dale was born on March 25, 1949 in Minneapolis, MN to Alden and Doris (Carlstedt) Gacek.  He grew up in Northeast Minneapolis and attended Edison High School.

In 1969, Dale was drafted into the United States Army where he spent a year in...

Apr 14, 2019

Melvyn “Mel” Lewellyn Ristvedt passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Sunday, April 14, 2019 at Rosewood on Broadway, Fargo ND.

Mel was born in Fargo, ND on March 22, 1936 to Melvin and Ann (Ryan) Ristvedt.  He grew up in Hawley and graduated from Hawley High School in 1954. On March 19, 1955 while on leave from the Army,...

Apr 14, 2019

Jean Fisher passed away April 14, 2019 at her home, in the company of family and friends.

Alice Jean Ford was born January 30, 1923 to Maxwell Amos Ford and Isabella Campbell (Brown) Ford near Miami, Manitoba. She grew up on a farm and attended school in Miami. She later graduated from Success Business College in Winnipeg.

Jean proudly served...

Apr 13, 2019

Gary Edward Bergan, 79, of Hawley, MN passed away on Saturday, April 13th, peacefully in his sleep at home.

Gary was born February 16, 1940 to George and Marie Bergan at St. Ansgar’s Hospital in Moorhead.  He lived in Hawley almost his entire life attending Hawley schools graduating in 1958.  He also attended NDSU where he played football, baseball and...

Apr 11, 2019

Duane J. Talge, a long-time citizen of Moorhead, passed away peacefully at his adopted winter home of Carlsbad, CA on April 11, 2019, concluding a stoic, decades-long fight with heart disease.

Duane entered the world with his twin brother David on May Day 1948. They were a blessing to their parents, Bloyd and Lillian, who had lost twins Bruce and...

Apr 11, 2019

Alden Gjevre passed away peacefully at Edgewood Assisted Care Facility in Blaine, MN on April 11, at the age of 88. A funeral service will be held at Trinity Lutheran Church in Moorhead, MN on Wednesday April 17, at 11:00 a.m., with Pastor Simon Fensom officiating. Visitation will be one hour before the funeral.

Alden Gjevre was born to Anton...

Apr 9, 2019

Megan Jean Ellingson, 31, of Moorhead, MN, passed away on Tuesday, April 09, 2019, at her home under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley and surrounded by her loving family. Megan was born August 29, 1987, at Fort Sam Houston, Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, TX, to Lee and Aime (Vetter) Ellingson. After a few...

Apr 4, 2019

Jeffrey D. Hopper, 65, Moorhead, MN, passed away on Thursday, April 4, 2019 at Sanford Health, Fargo, ND.

Jeffrey Duane Hopper was born on July 22, 1953 in Fergus Falls, MN, to Donald and Anna Marie (Hexum) Hopper. He grew up in Fergus Falls and graduated from Fergus Falls High School in 1971.  He went on to attend Minnesota State...

Apr 3, 2019

Carol Gardner-Tesar, age 90, of Fargo, ND passed away on Wednesday, April 3, 2019 at Bethany Retirement Living, Fargo.

Carol Gardner-Tesar was born to Otto and Ethel (Rueckert) Schulz on March 30, 1929 in Grey Eagle, MN. Carol spent her early school years in a one room school house before she went to the big city of Melrose for high...

Mar 31, 2019

Evelyn M. Holcomb, age 93, passed away Sunday, March 31, 2019 after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease.

Evelyn (Evy) M. Danielson was born on March 1, 1926 to Pauline and Bernard Danielson in Cloquet, MN. There were four children, three girls and one boy. Evelyn was the oldest daughter. She attended schools in Clear Lake, WI, Richmond, WI and...

Mar 31, 2019

Robert S. Allen, 88, of Moorhead, MN, passed away on Sunday, March 31, 2019, at Rosewood on Broadway, Fargo, ND. Bob was born October 25, 1930, in Fargo, ND, to Merle and Faye (Rice) Allen. He grew up on the family farm south of Moorhead and graduated from Moorhead High School. On August 14, 1950, Bob married Roberta Poenisch in...

Mar 29, 2019

Richard Lee Crowell was born in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota on November 16th, 1944.  He was the youngest of Kenneth and Alma Crowell’s three sons.  He went to school in Detroit Lakes and attended MSUM.  He was a corpsman in the U.S. Navy.  He married Judy Malstrom on October 14th, 1972.  They have one daughter, Lisa, and son-in-law, Nic Kragh.

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Mar 25, 2019

Eugene Craig Proehl, 82, of Moorhead, MN, passed away on Monday, March 25, 2019, surrounded by his family at Sanford Palliative Care Unit, Fargo, ND.

Craig was born on May 30, 1936, in Albert Lea, MN, to Herbert and Ruby (Hendrickson) Proehl. He graduated from New Richland High School, attended Luther College for two years, and graduated from St. Olaf...

Mar 24, 2019

Mar 24, 2019

Beverly Rolland, 79, Hawley, MN, died Sunday, March 24, 2019, at Sanford Health Medical Center in Fargo, after a long, courageous battle with COPD.

Beverly Ann Harms was born June 12, 1939, in Grand Forks, ND, to Ervin and Ella (Bjorge) Harms.  She graduated from Mahnomen High School in 1958.  On October 10, 1959, she married Lonney Rolland in Mahnomen...

Mar 23, 2019

Lewis M. Metcalf, 84, of Caldwell, Idaho, passed away on Saturday, March 23, 2019.

Lewis was born July 6, 1934 to Banker & Louise Metcalf in Glyndon, Minnesota, at home.  He grew up with three brothers and one sister in rural Glyndon.

Lewis graduated from Glyndon High School in 1953.  Following high school, he was drafted in the Army and...

Mar 22, 2019

Minnie Elvina (Olson) Kjos, 100, died Friday, March 22, at Eventide Nursing Home in Moorhead. She was born October 1, 1918 in Boyd, Minnesota. She graduated from Boyd High School in 1936. In 1940 she married Byron Kjos. After his service in the military, the couple lived in Milwaukee, Lac Qui Parle Village, and Bemidji before finally settling in Moorhead...

Mar 20, 2019

On the morning of March 20, 2019, Master Chief (retired) Dixi Putnam Jacobs passed away in his sleep.  A navy veteran of nearly 25 years, he served his country, family and community his entire life.  Born 7 September 1937 in Everett, MA to George and Carolyn Jacobs, he grew up in Maine, having worked fishing from a small skiff and...