In Our Care
Evelyn DeJong
Jan 17, 2016
Evelyn DeJong, 96, Moorhead, MN, died Sunday, January 17, 2016, in Eventide on Eighth, Moorhead. Evelyn Marie Ledeboer was born April 1, 1919, in Prinsburg, MN, to Mary and Garritt Ledeboer. She was the oldest of eleven siblings and she shared many great stories of growing up in such a big family. On September 10, 1937, Evelyn married Eli DeJong...
Olga Ostrem
Jan 16, 2016
Olga B. Ostrem, 97, Roseville, MN, formerly of Moorhead, MN, died Saturday, January 16, 2016, in St. John's Hospital, Maplewood, MN. Olga Beatrice Anderson was born May 19, 1918, to Hans Theodore and Andrina Anderson on her family farm near Bisbee, ND. She attended Johnson School, a one room school house near their farm, through eighth grade. She graduated from...
Janet Herding
Jan 15, 2016
Janet Herding, 74, Paradise Valley, AZ, formerly of Moorhead, MN, died Friday, January 15, 2016, in Paradise Valley, AZ. Janet Rae Brodigan was born June 10, 1941, in Breckenridge, MN, to Raymond and Nellie (Harvey) Brodigan. After graduating from Breckenridge High School, she attended Robinson's Beauty School. Janet married Paul Herding, April 4, 1961, in Wahpeton, ND. They made their...
Ellen V. Huson
Jan 14, 2016
Ellen Vivian Brietenbauch was born June 18, 1917, in Maine Township, Otter Tail County, MN, to Henry and Mary (Murray) Brietenbauch. Ellen was raised in that area and attended high school in Dilworth, MN. She worked alongside her family on their dairy and grain farm in Maine Township. She married Roland S. Huson on October 4, 1941, in Underwood, MN,...
Selma Weatherford
Jan 11, 2016
Selma Muriel Muhle was born April 16, 1914, in Glyndon, MN, to Oscar and Minnie (Helseth) Muhle. She was raised in that area and attended Glyndon High School. Selma's career was primarily a desk clerk at hotels and motels in the Moorhead, MN, area. She began at the "New" Comstock Hotel and later at what is now the Day's Inn,...
Ronald Paulson
Jan 8, 2016
Ronald Paulson, 73, Moorhead, MN, died January 8, 2016, in Golden Living Center, Moorhead. Service arrangements are pending.
Jeffrey Weik
Jan 7, 2016
Jeffrey K. Weik, 61, of Moorhead, MN, died Thursday, January 7, 2016. Jeffrey Keith Weik was born June 7, 1954, the son of George and Effie (Lange) Weik, in Fergus Falls, MN. He grew up in Wolverton, MN, where attended grade school. In 1972, he graduated from Breckenridge (MN) High School. On June 17, 1978, Jeff was united in marriage...
Marie Danielson
Jan 7, 2016
Marie Danielson, age 88, formerly of Moorhead, MN, died January 7, 2016, in Auburn Manor nursing home in Chaska, MN. Marie Ann Stordahl was born May 2, 1927, in rural Hendrum, MN, to John K. and Effie (Berg) Stordahl. Marie graduated from Hendrum High School in 1944. After graduation, she attended Moorhead State Teachers College and taught at at both...
Donna Voxland
Jan 5, 2016
Donna L. Voxland (Olsen), 63, of Moorhead, MN, died January 5, 2016, in her home after a courageous battle with a brain tumor. Donna was born in Dickinson, ND, to Reo and Geneva Olsen on September 9, 1952, the youngest of four children. She graduated from Moorhead High School in 1970. After graduating from Moorhead State, she married Mark Voxland,...
Jane Tolbert
Jan 5, 2016
Jane Alice Blossom Tolbert, 90, of Moorhead, MN, died January 5, 2016. Jane was born on September 23, 1925, in West Springfield, MA, to William Alden and Anna May (nee Lee) Blossom. She was an only child but shared her parents' home with an aunt, Bessie Viola Lee. She is an eleventh-generation descendant of John and Pricilla Alden of Mayflower...
Roland Stenerson
Jan 5, 2016
Roland Stenerson, 92, Moorhead, MN, died Tuesday, January 5, 2016, in Sanford Palliative Care, Fargo, ND. Roland Irving Stenerson, the son of Ingemund and Relma (Sorenson) Stenerson, was born December 20, 1923, in Felton, MN. He grew up and received his education in Felton, where he excelled in a number of sports. During WW II, Roland served his country in...
Betty Jean Brink
Dec 31, 2015
Betty Jean Brink, 62, Barnesville, MN, died Thursday, December 31, 2015, in Sanford Health, Fargo, ND. She is survived by her husband, Steve; sons, Travis, Matthew, and Robert; and granddaughters, Chloe and Ireland. Private services have been held.
Purcell "Percy" Hovland
Dec 30, 2015
Purcell "Percy" Hovland, 87, of Moorhead, MN, died Wednesday, December 30, 2015, in Bethany on University, Fargo, ND. Percy, the son of Peder and Minnie Hovland, was born February 17, 1928, in Esmond, ND. The family moved to Mayville, ND, where Percy grew up and received his education. As a young man, he served his country in the US Army,...
Townley "Toby" Knutson
Dec 23, 2015
Townley "Toby" Richard Knutson, 67, of Fargo, ND, went home to be with Jesus on December 23, 2015, due to complications that arose during recovery from surgery after a heart attack. He was born on March 16, 1948, to Theodore and Inga Knutson of rural Kenmare, ND. One of sixteen children reared on a busy farmstead near the Canadian border,...
Ronald V. Hanson
Dec 23, 2015
Ronald V. Hanson, 73, of Moorhead, MN, died Wednesday, December 23, 2015, in his home. Ronald Vernon Hanson was born June 18, 1942, the son of Vernon R. and Evelyn (Larson) Hanson, in Alexandria, MN. He married his high school sweetheart, Elizabeth M. Edenstrom, on January 9, 1962. To this union, two sons, Kent and Steven were born. Ron worked...
Milo Pedersen
Dec 18, 2015
It is with great sadness, that we announce the death of Milo Chris Pedersen, 91, of Fargo, ND, on Friday, December 18, 2015, in the VA Medical Center, Fargo. Milo, the son of Chris and Anna (Christensen) Pedersen, was born August 19, 1924, in Dover, MN, one of eight children. He graduated from St. Charles High School in 1942. Milo...
Gail S. Tillotson
Dec 17, 2015
Gail Sharon Tillotson, 73, Fargo, ND, went home to be with her Lord on December 17, 2015. Gail had fought a courageous battle with MS for over thirty years. She never let that stop her energetic and adventurous spirit. Gail was born March 25, 1942, to Arvid and Alma (Stensrud) Larson in Fargo. She grew up in Averill, MN, on...
Martha Shaner
Dec 16, 2015
Martha Neoma Gilbertson was born July 29, 1926, in Pelican Rapids, MN, to Gust and Olga (Enger) Gilbertson. She graduated from Barnesville (MN) High School. Martha married Vern Dale Shaner on October 29, 1946, in Hawley, MN, and they lived in Rothsay, MN, before moving to Barnesville in 1947. They moved to Glyndon, MN, in 1959. Vern died on October...
James L. Kava
Dec 7, 2015
James "Jim" Kava died unexpectedly on December 7, 2015, in Fort Mojave, AZ, at the age of 65. Jim is survived by his wife, Linda (Rasmussen) Kava; his children Erick (Melissa) Kava, Errin James (Megan) Kava, Rachel (Ryan) Hoffman; and grandchildren, Peyton, Korey, Gabe, Lane, Levi and Braylynn. Jim was born on January 13, 1950, in St. Ansgar Hospital, Moorhead,...
Delores Palowski
Dec 7, 2015
Delores L. Palowski, 91, Moorhead, MN, passed away Monday, December 7, 2015, at Ecumen Evergeens, Moorhead. Delores Louise Fischbach was born on November 13, 1924, the youngest of five children, to Peter and Irene (Gabris) Fischbach in St. Paul, MN. She was baptized into the Catholic faith on Feb. 15, 1925, at the Church of St. Louis, King of France,...