In Our Care
Ardella S. Midgarden
Oct 27, 2018
Ardella S. Midgarden, 99, of Moorhead, MN, died on Saturday, October 27, 2018, at Eventide on Eighth, Moorhead. Ardella S. Midgarden was born February 22, 1919, the daughter of George and Ella (Walby) Altnow, in Barnesville, MN. She was raised there and graduated from Barnesville High School. Ardella then moved to Fargo, ND, to attend Interstate Business School, and finally...
Betty E. Cruz Lopez
Oct 27, 2018
Betty Eleanor Quam was born November 26, 1920, in McVille, ND, to Edwin and Belle (Opshal) Quam. When Betty was a young girl, the family moved to Fargo, ND, where she graduated from high school. Betty married Knute Cruz in 1946, in Moorhead, MN. She worked in the lab at St. Luke's Hospital in Fargo. She later worked for Reed...
Lucille Peterson
Oct 25, 2018
Lucille M. Peterson, 87, of Moorhead, MN, died on Friday, October 26, 2018, in ManorCare, Fargo, ND. Lucille May Cushman was born July 24, 1931, the daughter of Wilbur and Densis (Russell) Cushman, in Waterford, VT. She was raised in St. Johnsbury, VT, and graduated from St. Johnsbury Academy. Lucille was united in marriage to Robert Pike on Flag Day,...
Mary "Jeanne" Schwager
Oct 25, 2018
Mary "Jeanne" Schwager, 84, of Moorhead, MN, died on Thursday, October 25, 2018, in Bethany on University, Fargo, ND. A complete obituary will follow. A Visitation for Jeanne will be Friday from 5 PM until 7 PM, with a 6:30 PM Prayer Service in Korsmo Funeral Chapel, Moorhead. Her Funeral Service will be Saturday, November 3, 2018, at 11 AM...
Vickie Lynn Ward
Oct 20, 2018
Vickie L. Ward, 62, of Fargo, ND, went home to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Saturday, October 20, 2018. Vickie Lynn Dronen was born May 21, 1956, the daughter of DeWayne and Lillian (Moser) Dronen, in Jamestown, ND. She grew up in the Fargo/Moorhead area and graduated from Fargo South High School. Vickie was employed by...
Mary Ann Irons
Oct 19, 2018
Mary Ann Irons, 59, of Moorhead, MN, died Friday, Oct. 19, in Moorhead Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center. Mary was born in St. Louis, MO, to Amis and Frances (Pippins). She later moved to the Twin Cities area and then Moorhead. She enjoyed making collages and writing poems. Visitation will be from 1-2 PM, followed by the funeral at 2 PM,...
Reuben Finger
Oct 13, 2018
After a long, brave battle with cancer, Reuben A. Finger, age 87, died on Saturday, October 13, 2018, surrounded by his family. Reuben was born July 31, 1931, in Owatonna Township, Steele County, MN, to Reinholt and Helen Finger. The Finger family moved to Kasson, MN, in 1941, where he graduated from high school in 1950. He served honorably as...
Wayne Stenson
Oct 13, 2018
Wayne Matt Stenson, age 63, of Maple Grove, died unexpectedly on Saturday October 13, 2018 at Abbott Heart Hospital in Minneapolis from complications of a blood infection. He was born on February 10, 1955 in Fargo, ND, to Walter and Vivian (Mattson) Stenson of Moorhead, MN. As a child, his most precious possession was his library card. Wayne's love for...
Julane E. Carter
Oct 11, 2018
Julane E. Carter, 85, Moorhead, MN, passed away on October 11, 2018, in Eventide on Eighth, Moorhead, from a chronic lung condition. Julane Eunice (Richter) Carter was born April 18, 1933, to Herbert and Eunice (Carpenter) Richter (both deceased); younger siblings are Gale Richter (deceased), Janet Ruud of West Fargo, ND, Judy Johnson of Fergus Falls, MN, and Gary Richter...
Douglas G. Ness
Oct 11, 2018
Douglas G. Ness, 62, of Wolverton, MN, died on Thursday, October 11, 2018, in Essentia Health, Fargo, ND Douglas Gene Ness was born December 12, 1955, the son of Donovan and Carol (Johnson) Ness, in Fargo. He was raised in Moorhead, MN, until moving with his family to Omaha, NE, in 1970. In Omaha, Doug attended Millard High School graduating...
Raymond John Janousek
Oct 10, 2018
Raymond J. Janousek, 96, Moorhead, MN, died Wednesday, October 10, 2018, in Villa Maria, Fargo, ND. Raymond John Janousek was born on September 8, 1922, to John and Mary (Frede) Janousek in Cloquet, MN. He grew up there and worked at a paper mill. He served during WWII in the Army Air Force from July 15, 1942, until December 6,...
Vivian Stenson
Oct 10, 2018
Vivian Delores Stenson, 95, Moorhead, MN, died October 10, 2018 in Wayzata, MN. Vivian Mattson, daughter of Hilbert and Christine (Bernhardson) Mattson was born June 7, 1923, in Comstock, MN. She grew up and received her education in Comstock, where she graduated from high school in 1941, as Salutatorian. She then attended Fargo Business College, Fargo, ND. She worked for...
Eleanor Teigen
Oct 10, 2018
Eleanor Gladys Haugtvedt was born November 15, 1924, to Hans and Annie (Olson) Haugtvedt in Sharon, ND. After graduating from high school, Eleanor worked as a nursing assistant at St. Luke's in Duluth, MN, and the hospital in Sharon. On January 25, 1947, in Finley, ND, she married Kermit P. Teigen and they were blessed with four sons. Eleanor was...
Betty M. Fugere
Oct 8, 2018
Betty M. Fugere, age 88, of Moorhead, MN, passed away Monday, October 8, 2018, in Eventide Senior Living, Moorhead. Betty M. Crane was born November 11, 1929, to Robert and Eleanor (Howard) Crane in Detroit Lakes, MN, where she spent her childhood. Betty moved to Fargo, ND, after graduating from high school, and started working for de Lendrecies in Fargo,...
Robert W. Wambach Jr.
Oct 8, 2018
Longtime Homer, AK, resident, Robert Roland Wambach, Jr., known to some as "Bob" or "Dick" passed away Monday, Oct., 8, 2018 at home. Bob was born Oct. 11, 1951 in Moorhead, MN. He moved from Georgetown, MN., near Moorhead, in 1985 and lived in Anchor Point until moving to Homer in 1989. He was a jack of all trades and...
Donald M. Nelson
Oct 3, 2018
Donald M. Nelson, 93, of Wolverton, MN, died on Wednesday, October 3, 2018, in Sanford Palliative Care, Fargo, ND. Donald Meloyd Nelson was born March 3,1925, to Herman and Agnes (Guderian) Nelson, in Wolverton, MN. He was raised east of Wolverton where he attended a nearby grade school and graduated from Barnesville High School in May of 1943. He then...
Marcia Olney
Oct 3, 2018
Marcia Nygaard Olney was born November 2, 1939, in Flaxton, North Dakota, to Norman and Mereith Nygaard. She was the first granddaughter of both the Urton and Nygaard families, and the eldest of four siblings. Marcia fulfilled her parents' dream for their children to have adventure and higher education, receiving her Master's Degree in Education from Arizona State University. Not...
Samuel E. Rayburn, Sr.
Oct 1, 2018
Samuel E. Rayburn, Sr., 68, of Fosston, MN, died, Monday, October 1, 2018, in Essentia Health, Fargo, ND. (Korsmo Funeral Service, Moorhead, MN)
Vivian C. Hartman
Sep 29, 2018
Vivian Caroline Walther was born October 1, 1935, in Callaway, MN, to Wilhelm and Myrtle (Warling) Walther. She attended country school at Callaway and graduated from high school in Detroit Lakes, MN, in 1953. She received a business degree from Interstate Business College, Fargo, ND, the following year. Vivian worked for General Mills as well as Silverline Boats, Moorhead, MN,...
Jeremy Jay Johnson
Sep 23, 2018
Jeremy Jay Johnson, 38, Rothsay, MN, passed away Sunday, September 23, 2018, with his family at his side, at Sanford Health, Fargo, ND, after being involved in a motorcycle accident on September 11, 2018. Jeremy was born April 22, 1980, in Grand Forks, ND, to Larry and Cynthia (Pieper) Johnson. Jeremy was raised in Pelican Rapids, MN, where he received...