In Our Care

Mark Loock

Mark Loock

Jul 8, 2015

Our beloved husband, father, son, brother and friend, Mark Henry Loock peacefully, ended his long, courageous journey with ALS and is now walking with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Mark entered this world on June 21, 1967, and took the hand of his Lord on July 8, 2015, dying peacefully in his home under the compassionate care of Hospice,...

Lawrence Schaffer

Lawrence Schaffer

Jul 6, 2015

Lawrence Elroy Schaffer was born July 15, 1935, in Tappen, ND, to William and Olga (Rohrbach) Schaffer. The family moved to Fargo, ND, in 1940, where Lawrence was raised and received his education. Lawrence married Lorraine Asleson on October 2, 1953, in Fargo. He worked for Northern Improvement, Fargo, for over forty years and he loved his job. Lorraine died...

Norman D. Kanwischer

Norman D. Kanwischer

Jul 4, 2015

Norman Dale "Norm" Kanwischer, 67, Moorhead, MN, passed away Saturday, July 4, 2015, with the loving company of his family by his side. Norm was born August 9, 1947, in New Rockford, ND, to Mavis and Norman Kanwischer. Norm grew up in Harvey, ND, and later moved to the Fargo-Moorhead area where he and his wife, Shelley (Fike) Kanwischer, raised...

Charles R. Swanson

Charles R. Swanson

Jul 3, 2015

Charles R. Swanson, 90, Moorhead, MN, died Friday, July 3, 2015, in Golden Living Center, Moorhead. Charles was born on September 11, 1924. Charles served his country in the US Army during WW II. He was married in 1944 to Edith Mae Nystul. He earned his master's degree at North Dakota State and his Phd at Iowa State University. He...

Edyth Mattis Bohjanen

Edyth Mattis Bohjanen

Jul 2, 2015

Edyth Eldora Kennedy was born January 12, 1930, in New Rockford, ND, the oldest of four children, to Lester C. and Dorothea (Dunn) Kennedy. Edyth was raised in New Rockford where she attended school. Edyth moved to Fargo, ND, when she was eighteen years of age and married Emil Mattis on March 31, 1950, in New Rockford. They made their...

Judith Sunderlin

Judith Sunderlin

Jul 1, 2015

Judith Ann Sunderlin, age 72, Fargo, ND, went home to be with her Lord on Wednesday, July 1, 2015, in her home, under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Judith was born November 23, 1942, in Medford, WI. She was the youngest child of Rudolph and Amelia Nuernberger of rural Medford. She first attended a country school...

Daniel Jacobson

Daniel Jacobson

Jun 30, 2015

Daniel E. Jacobson, 60, of Cooperstown, ND, died Tuesday, June 30, 2015, in Sanford Health, Fargo, ND. Daniel Eugene Jacobson was born July 24, 1954, in Frankfort, Germany, the son of Arvild and Leila (Packard) Jacobson. He spent most of his young and teenage years with his family in Madagascar. After moving back to the United States, Daniel lived with...

Jerome "Jerry" Elledge

Jerome "Jerry" Elledge

Jun 30, 2015

Jerome "Jerry" W. Elledge, 81, of Barnesville, MN, died Tuesday, June 30, 2015, in Rosewood on Broadway, Fargo, ND. Jerome Wilfred Elledge was born September 19, 1933, the son of Uriah and Margaret (Jay) Elledge, in Moorhead, MN. He was raised in Moorhead, attending St. Joseph's Grade School and Moorhead High School. In 1951, he entered the U.S. Navy serving...

Raymond Motschenbacher

Raymond Motschenbacher

Jun 25, 2015

Raymond Keith Motschenbacher, of Page, ND, born on April 7, 1943, blessed us by living for 72 years, 2 months and 18 days. Ray was raised on a farm in rural Sabin, MN, was the 2nd son of Paul "Butch" Motschenbacher, Sr. and Florence (Leinum) Motschenbacher. He attended school in a one room school house but graduated from Moorhead High...

Peter Erik Mead

Peter Erik Mead

Jun 24, 2015

Peter Erik Mead, 54, of Las Vegas, NV, and Moorhead, MN, passed away unexpectedly at his home in Las Vegas on Wednesday, June 24, 2015. He was born August 26, 1960, to Robert and Solveig (Ramstad) Mead in Fargo, ND. Peter attended Moorhead High School and later Minnesota State University, Moorhead, and the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, where he...

John Grivno

John Grivno

Jun 23, 2015

John Herman Albert Grivno was born April 16, 1929, in Ada, MN, to John and Marie (Senzek) Grivno. John was raised on the family potato farm near Ada and attended rural schools for his education. John married Cenora Olson November 7, 1948, in St. Olaf church of rural Twin Valley, MN. They moved to Moorhead, MN, in November of 1952,...

Alice "Jean" Langseth

Alice "Jean" Langseth

Jun 19, 2015

Alice Eugenia "Jean" Hawley was born in Spokane, WA, on January 24, 1907, the youngest of 9 children. She passed away peacefully June 19, 2015, at the age of 108. Shortly after her birth, the family moved back to Deerhorn Township near Wolverton, MN, and later to Barnesville, MN, where she graduated from high school in 1924. She earned her...

Bernard Condon

Bernard Condon

Jun 19, 2015

Bernard G. Condon, 89, of Dilworth, MN, died Friday, June 19, 2015, in Tranquility Place Adult Foster Care in Moorhead, MN.. Bernard Grant Condon was born May 20, 1926, the son of William and Bernice (Lemon) Condon, in Akeley, MN. As a young boy, he moved with his family to Dilworth where he made his home his entire life. Bernard...

Robert Bruce Knutson

Robert Bruce Knutson

Jun 19, 2015

Robert Bruce Knutson was born April 14, 1936, in Hendrum, MN, to Rudolph and Margaret Knutson. Robert served in the US Air Force from February 1956 to August 1959, stationed in Newfoundland, Canada. He married Myrtle Ann Thompson May 12, 1962, in Our Savior's Lutheran Church, Moorhead, MN, and they made their home in Moorhead. Robert worked in the maintenance...

Darlene Hallstrom

Darlene Hallstrom

Jun 17, 2015

Darlene Elaine (Root) Hallstrom, age 83 passed away June 17, 2015 in Fargo, North Dakota after a long courageous battle with lung cancer. Darlene was born at home on Dec. 31, 1931 to Edgar and Hilma Horien in Holt, MN. She attended Thief River Falls High School and worked as a waitress where she met Clifford Root. They married on...

Gailon S. Johnson

Gailon S. Johnson

Jun 14, 2015

Gailon Stanley Johnson was born July 12, 1950, in Sisseton, SD, to Phillip and Helen (Anderson) Johnson. Gailon married Wanita (Crabtree) Gonderman and they made their home in Fargo, ND. He loved his wife with every fiber of his being. Gailon was a kind, funny, nice, and happy-go-lucky person. He collected jade, antiques and silver. His hobbies included fishing and...

Dorothy Pikkaraine

Dorothy Pikkaraine

Jun 9, 2015

Dorothy V. Pikkaraine, 91, of Moorhead, MN, formerly of Dilworth, MN, died Tuesday, June 9, 2015, in Sanford Health, Fargo, ND. Dorothy Violet Petrie was born February 26, 1924, the daughter of George and Lillian (Korpi) Petrie, in Ely, MN. She was raised in Minnesota. While living in New York Mills, MN, she worked as a waitress and met her...

Melva Lokken Myhre

Melva Lokken Myhre

Jun 9, 2015

Melva Lokken Myhre, 94, Moorhead, MN, died Tuesday, June 9, 2015, in River Pointe, Moorhead. Melva Evelyn Rost, daughter of Oliver and Hilma (Hellem) Rost, was born August 10, 1920, in Ollie, Montana. The family moved to Ulen, MN, where Melva grew up, received her education, and graduated from high school in 1939. During WW II, Melva moved to California...

Wallace Vorwerk

Wallace Vorwerk

Jun 8, 2015

Wallace I. Vorwerk, 90, of Moorhead, MN, formerly of Campbell, MN, died Monday, June 8, 2015, in Eventide on Eighth, Moorhead, in the presence of his loving family. Wallace Ivan Vorwerk was born August 18, 1924, the son of Arthur and Lida (Beushausen) Vorwerk, in Doran, MN. He attended Doran Public School and began farming at an early age. After...

Aubrianna Lee Bahtiraj

Aubrianna Lee Bahtiraj

Jun 2, 2015

Aubriana Lee Bahtiraj passed peacefully in the arms of her loving parents on June 2, 2015. Aubriana was born on May 13, 2015, at 9:36 AM. She was born at 26 weeks gestational age and weighed 1 lb, 13 oz. Aubriana was able to grip her mother's finger and respond to her father's voice. She had a full head of...