In Our Care
Lavaughn "Vonnie" Cernik
Aug 28, 2018
Lavaughn "Vonnie" Cernik, 77, of West Fargo, ND, died on Tuesday, August 28, 2018, in Sheyenne Crossings, West Fargo. Lavaughn Del Nygard was born August 10, 1941, on a farm near Edinburg, ND, the daughter of Edwin and Alda (Steen) Nygard. She was raised there and graduated from Edinburg High School in 1959. After high school she moved to Grafton,...
Jackie Most Mulske
Aug 28, 2018
Jackie (Most) Mulske, 80, a beloved wife, mom and grandma, was called to her eternal resting place on Tuesday, August 28, 2018 in Riverpointe, Moorhead, MN. Jackie formerly resided in West Fargo, ND, and Felton, MN. Jackie spent her life trying to bring joy and comfort to all that knew her. Jackie's true happiness came from spending time with her...
Phil Ostlie
Aug 26, 2018
Phil Ostlie passed into eternal life with his Creator, Sunday, August 26, 2018, at the age of 55. He was born in Moorhead, MN, July 8, 1963, to Joan and John Ostlie. His life was full of athletic accomplishments; first as a Moorhead Spud and then as an NDSU Bison. But his greatest accomplishment in life was being a gold...
Mildred A. Hall
Aug 25, 2018
Mildred Hall, age 88, Halstad, MN, formerly of Fargo, ND, died Saturday, August 25, 2018, in Sanford Palliative Care, Fargo. Mildred Adeline Bjerkan, daughter of Ingval and Magda (Rothe) Bjerkan, was born in Bottineau, ND, on March 19, 1930. She grew up and received her education in Glenburn, ND. She attended and graduated as a registered nurse from Trinity Hospital...
Jason Blue
Aug 22, 2018
Jason William-Michael Blue, 32, of Moorhead, MN, died unexpectedly of a heart attack on Wednesday, August 22, 2018, at Sanford Medical Center in Fargo, ND. Jason was born May 2, 1986, to Robert and Wendy (Rupprecht) Blue at St. Ansgar Hospital in Moorhead. He was baptized and confirmed at Our Savior's Lutheran Church. Jason grew up in Moorhead where he...
Thomas W. Collins
Aug 19, 2018
Thomas Collins, beloved husband, father, grandfather, teacher and mentor died August 19, 2018, at the age of 87, surrounded by his family. Thomas W. Collins was born September 19, 1930, to Knightiabel and Willard Collins in Murphysboro, IL, where he was raised and attended school. He earned his bachelor's degree in 1952 at Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL, majoring in...
Phyllis Litherland
Aug 12, 2018
Phyllis Litherland, (née Phyllis Chilcott), was born on November 25, 1927, in Woodward, Oklahoma, and died on August 12, 2018, in Chicago, Illinois, at the age of 90. Phyllis was the youngest of four children born to Winona Hunter Chilcott and Ellery Franklin Chilcott on the Woodward Oklahoma Agricultural Experiment Station, where they made their home. Siblings included Robert Channing...
Alan W. Ellenson
Aug 11, 2018
Alan William Ellenson was born on April 28, 1923, in Climax, MN, to Edward and Pauline (Aasen) Ellenson. The family lived in Nielsville, MN, and Perley, MN, and when he was twelve years old, they moved to a farm northeast of Gardner, ND. He lived there for the next eighty-three years, farming the land until he was eighty-nine years old....
Joyce A. Benson
Aug 10, 2018
Joyce A. Benson, age 90, of Moorhead, MN, passed away on Friday, August 10, 2018, in Lilac Homes in Moorhead, under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Joyce Ann Adahl, was born April 21, 1928, in Penn, ND, the ninth child of Joseph and Clara (Nees) Adahl. She grew up in Penn and attended Penn Public Schools....
Wendell Corbet, Jr.
Aug 10, 2018
Wendell A. Corbet, Jr., of Moorhead, MN, died peacefully on Friday, August 10, 2018, in Ecumen Evergreens, Moorhead, at the age of 90. Wendell was born December 7, 1927, in St. Hilaire, MN, the son of Wendell and Leona (Allen) Corbet, Sr. He was raised in St. Hilaire and graduated from Thief River Falls, (MN) High School. After graduation he...
Mabel E. Johnson
Aug 4, 2018
Mabel Evangeline Johnson, 97, passed away Saturday, August 4, 2018 at Elim Rehab and Care Center in Fargo, ND after a long life of serving God and others. She was born in Northwood, ND, to Olaus and Cecilia (Levorson) Johnson on September 30, 1920. Mabel was baptized and confirmed at the United Lutheran Church and graduated from Northwood High School....
Eugenia "Jean" Sciaccotta
Jul 29, 2018
Jean Sciaccotta, 95, Moorhead, MN, passed away peacefully Sunday, July 29, 2018, in Eventide on Eighth, Moorhead. She was born March 25, 1923, in rural Carrington, ND. Jean enjoyed lifelong hobbies of sewing, ceramics, and craftwork with three of her special nieces, Sandy Van Raden, Sheryl Patnaude, and J Dee Leary. She spent countless unselfish years taking care of multiple...
Clayton Berg
Jul 27, 2018
Clayton Berg, age 92, passed away on July 27, 2018, at the Halstad (MN) Living Center. Edmund Clayton Berg was born in Perley, MN, on November 23, 1925, to Clarence and Emma (Kroshus) Berg. He attended eight years of schooling in Hendrum, MN. On June 15, 1948, he was united in marriage to Helen Scherfenberg and they raised two boys,...
Kathy H. Iler
Jul 27, 2018
Kathy (Hoefs) Iler, 66, of Moorhead, MN, died Friday July 27, 2018, at Eventide on Eighth, Moorhead. Kathy Helen Hoefs was born October 14, 1951, in Wilmar, MN, to Arnold Hoefs and Lorraine (Farness) Hoefs. She was welcomed by her big sister, Nancy, who shared the same birthday, 9 years apart. Kathy grew up in Willmar, MN, where she graduated...
Andy A. Moen
Jul 26, 2018
Melford Arthur Moen, 92, West Fargo, ND, loving dad, grandpa, and brother, passed peacefully in to the arms of his Lord and Savior on July 26, 2018. Melford "Andy" Moen was born October 5, 1925, in Grand Forks, ND. He grew up on a farm in Whitman, ND. Andy served in the Army Air Corps and was a WWII Veteran....
Joyce C. Merrick
Jul 26, 2018
Joyce Carol Merrick, 100 years 9 months, died Thursday, July 26, 2018, in Elim Rehab and Care Center, Fargo, ND. Joyce was born on October 18, 1917, in Minneapolis, MN, to Edwin and Ruth Nygaard. She graduated from South High School in Minneapolis. On Oct. 10, 1942, she was married to Frank Merrick. She worked for Western Bell and moved...
Raymond L. Hubbard
Jul 24, 2018
Raymond L Hubbard, 93, of Fargo, ND, died on Tuesday, July 24, 2018, in his home under the care of Hospice, surrounded by his family. Raymond Leon Hubbard was born June 27, 1925, the son of Raymond L. and Alice (Carr) Hubbard, Sr., in Madison, WI. He lived with his parents in Adrian and Benton Harbor, MI, until eventually moving...
LeRoy W. Jackson
Jul 24, 2018
LeRoy W. Jackson, age 89, of Moorhead, MN, died Tuesday, July 24, 2018, at Eventide on Eighth in Moorhead, where he had been a resident since November 1, 2014. LeRoy Winton Jackson, son of Fred and Gena (Rollie) Jackson, was born in Barnesville, MN, on May 10, 1929. He grew up and received his education in Barnesville, where he graduated...
Virginia Renneke
Jul 23, 2018
Virginia Ann Turnbull was born June 12, 1937, in Perham, MN, to Howard and Carmel (Carlson) Turnbull. She was raised in Frazee, MN. Virginia married the love of her life, Milton Renneke, October 2, 1956, in Webster, SD. In 1977, they were blessed with the birth of their daughter, Sherry Leigh. She shared many happy years with Milton until he...
Jean A. Rolczynski
Jul 19, 2018
Jean Arlet Rolczynski, 86, Moorhead, MN, died Thursday, July 19, 2018, in her home under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Jean was born August 29, 1931, in Wahpeton, ND, daughter of Arthur and Clara (Braaten) Schafte. She married Ira Herman Schulz on June 25, 1949. She married Dominic Alexander Rolczynski on August 23, 1986. Jean was...