In Our Care
Joseph E. Cruz
Mar 21, 2014
Joseph E. Cruz, 81, of Moorhead, MN, passed away peacefully on Friday, March 21, 2014, in Sanford Health Palliative Care, Fargo, ND. Joseph Eugene "Joe" Cruz, son of Canuto and Andrea (Padilla) Cruz, was born on November 8, 1932, in Moorhead where he grew up and worked on his parents' farm. On September 24, 1958, Joseph was united in marriage...
Randy L. Thorsvig
Mar 18, 2014
Randy Lee Thorsvig ,���Thor", was born September 5, 1970, the son of Betty Jean (Short) and Wilhelm Thorsvig in Moorhead, MN. Randy grew up in Glyndon, MN, and graduated from Glyndon-Felton High School in 1989. Randy attended Valley City (ND) State University on a football scholarship. He was an avid athlete spending many years playing football, wrestling and power lifting...
Dr. Galen Eash
Mar 16, 2014
Dr. Galen J. Eash, age 74, of Fargo, ND, died Sunday, March 16, 2014, in Sanford Hospital, Fargo. Galen Jay Eash, the son of Sanford and Orpha (Kauffman) Eash, was born in Goshen, Indiana, on September 2, 1939. He grew up in Goshen, where he graduated from Bethany Christian High School in 1957 and Goshen College in 1961. He graduated...
Evelyn Kroshus
Mar 14, 2014
Evelyn G. Dalen was born January 2, 1930, the daughter of George and Mary (Wambach) Dalen, on a farm near Georgetown, MN. She grew up there and attended school at Perley, MN. Evelyn came to Moorhead, MN, and worked at NorWest Bakery for a number of years. Evelyn was united in marriage to Vern "Ole" Kroshus on April 15, 1951,...
Mildred Thompson
Mar 11, 2014
Mildred Thompson, 87, Moorhead, MN, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family, on Tuesday, March 11, 2014, in Eventide on Eighth, Moorhead. Mildred Darlene Lawrence was born on August 25, 1926, to George and Irma (Eliason) Lawrence, in Moorhead. She graduated from Moorhead High School in 1944. Mildred married Julian Thompson on September 12, 1947, in Our Savior's Lutheran Church,...
AnnaMarie Kjenstad
Mar 10, 2014
AnnaMarie Jones was born May 6, 1928, to Charlie and Inga (Haukom) Jones, on a farm north of Devils Lake, ND. The family moved to a farm east of Southam, ND, when she was three months of age. In April of 1940, they moved to a farm east of Thief River Falls, MN. AnnaMarie was confirmed at Zion Lutheran Church...
Esther Miller
Mar 9, 2014
Esther Miller, 95, of Fargo, ND, died Sunday, March 9, 2014, in Sanford Palliative Care in Fargo, ND. Esther Remmick was born July 17, 1918, to Peter and Christine (Heupel) Remmick, at home near Danzig, ND. She attended school at Danzig and high school at Wishek, ND, area school, graduating in 1937. After graduation, she received her teaching certificate and...
Bessie Sorby
Mar 7, 2014
Bessie Sorby, 94, of Moorhead, MN, died Friday, March 7, 2014, in Eventide on 8th in Moorhead. Bessie Rehn was born June 27, 1919, the daughter of John Albert and Clara (Kopperud) Rehn, on the family farm in rural Moorhead. She was raised in rural Moorhead and was baptized and confirmed at North Buffalo Lutheran Church. On June 7, 1943,...
Wallace Erickson
Mar 7, 2014
Wallace Erickson, age 88, of Fargo, ND, died on Friday, March 7, 2014, in Rosewood on Broadway, Fargo. N. Wallace Erickson, son of Knute and Hennie (Hawkinson) Erickson, was born in Moorhead, MN, on November 2, 1925. He grew up and received his early education in rural North Moorhead, graduating from Moorhead High School in 1943. He furthered his education...
Viola Meade
Mar 6, 2014
Viola Meade, 90, Dilworth, MN, passed away on Thursday, March 6, 2014, in Sanford Health, Fargo, ND. Viola Elizabeth Mehlhoff was born on June 9, 1923, the eighth of 18 children born to Philip and Minnie (Leno) Mehlhoff, in Tuttle, ND. Viola grew up in the Tuttle and New Rockford, ND, area, and married George Meade. She was a very...
Charles "Chuck" Durkee
Mar 5, 2014
Charles 'Chuck' Durkee, 66, Fargo, ND, died Wednesday, March 5, 2014, in his home under the care of his family as well as Hospice of the Red River Valley. Charles "Chuck" Alfred Durkee, 66, Fargo, ND, died on Wednesday, March 5, 2014, in his home after a 5 month battle with cancer. He was cared for by his family and...
Roger Mohrbacher
Feb 28, 2014
Roger Edward Mohrbacher, loving and beloved husband, dad and grandpa, passed away peacefully at age 84 on February 28, 2014, surrounded by his family. Rog was born to Roger Paul and Inez (Webb) Mohrbacher in Minneapolis, MN, on December 29, 1929, the first of 5 siblings. After graduating from North High School in Minneapolis, he attended St. Thomas University and...
Helen Rose Hawk
Feb 27, 2014
Helen "Pooh" Hawk, 82, Glyndon, MN, loving wife, mother, and grandmother, passed away peacefully on Thursday, February 27, 2014, in the Palliative Care Unit at Sanford Health, Fargo, after a brief but courageous battle with leukemia. Helen Rose Guyette, the daughter of George and Diana (LaCourse) Guyette, was born April 4, 1931, in Haydenville, MA. She earned a cosmetology degree...
Virgil K. Israelson
Feb 26, 2014
Virgil K. Israelson, 90, of Wolverton, MN, died Wednesday, February 26, 2014 in Linden Tree Circle at Eventide on 8th in Moorhead, MN, with his family by his side. Virgil was born on November 23, 1923, in Christine, ND, to Frank H. and Gustava C. (Foss) Israelson. He grew up in Christine, where he and his siblings were raised on...
Clarence V. Chelin
Feb 26, 2014
Clarence Victor Chelin was born October 23, 1926, in Hawley, MN, to Gust and Ida (Sahlberg) Chelin. Clarence was raised in the Hawley and Ulen, MN, areas where he attended rural schools. Clarence married Linda M. Day and they lived and farmed in the Hitterdal, MN, area. They later divorced. Clarence did some custom combining as well as worked at...
Dorothy Houglum
Feb 26, 2014
Dorothy Jean Mathiason was born December 7, 1919, in Middle River, MN, the only child of Chester and Sadie (Schlattman) Mathiason. She attended grade school in Abercrombie, ND, and Perley, MN, and graduated from Borup (MN) High School in 1937. She went to work in the shipyards in Portland, OR, during WWII and returned home after a year to help...
Helen May Hennebry
Feb 24, 2014
Helen Hennebry, 88, Moorhead, passed away on Monday, February 24, 2014, in Eventide on Eighth, Moorhead. Helen May Knox was born on March 18, 1925, to Freeman Knox and Marie Wagner, in Fargo, ND. Helen attended school in Argusville, ND, and married Floyd Hennebry on December 24, 1942, in Moorhead. Helen was an avid cook and baker, always making meals...
Joan K. Ostlie
Feb 24, 2014
Joan K. Ostlie, age 75, of Moorhead, MN, died Monday, February 24, 2014, in Serenity Hospice and Palliative Care, Sun City West, AZ, after fighting a 28-year battle with cancer. Joan was born in Carrington, ND, to Earl and Vae (Nelson) Kruschwitz on July 15, 1938. Joan grew up in Valley City and attended Valley City State University, first at...
Kristian Honeycutt
Feb 24, 2014
Kristian S. Honeycutt, five day old son of Kenny and Kristina Honeycutt, Moorhead, MN, left this world Monday, February 24, 2014, at Sanford Health NICU, Fargo. Kristian was born February 19, 2014, at Sanford Health, Fargo. A private family service will be held at a later date.
Wayne D. Hendrickson
Feb 22, 2014
Wayne D. Hendrickson, 68, of Moorhead, MN, died Saturday, February 22, 2014, in Essentia Health in Fargo, ND. Wayne Douglas Hendrickson was born July 14, 1945, the son of Oswald and Bernice (Lomsdahl) Hendrickson in Moorhead. He attended school in Hitterdal, MN, graduating from Hitterdal High School. After graduation, Wayne joined the U.S. Navy on July 12, 1963. He attended...