In Our Care
Kenneth C. Elstad
Mar 21, 2018
Kenneth Clifford Elstad, age 91, Moorhead, MN, passed away peacefully March 21, 2018, in Eventide Fargo (ND). He was born on March 10,1927, in Moorhead, and was the only child of Clifford and Rose Elstad. After graduating from high school, Kenny joined the Army and served in WWII. Shortly after his discharge, he met the love of his life Lyall...
Diane G. Schuman
Mar 19, 2018
Diane G. Schuman, 78, of Glyndon, MN, died on Monday, March 19, 2018, in St. Mary's Hospital, Rochester, MN, with her family by her side. Diane was born October 20, 1939, the daughter of Lloyd and Dorothy (Bernardy) Stuhr, in St. Ansgar Hospital, Moorhead, MN. She was raised on a farm near Barnesville, MN, and graduated from Barnesville High School...
Ernie Scheid
Mar 18, 2018
Ernie D. Scheid, 63, Fargo, ND, entered the courts of heaven on Sunday, March 18, 2018, after a two year battle with cancer. He died at home surrounded by his wife and four sons, under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Ernie was the sixth of seven children born to Herbert and Mary (Schwarz) Scheid, in Hazen,...
Janice "Boots" Anderson
Mar 18, 2018
Janice "Boots" Anderson died Sunday, March 18, 2018, at the age of 87, in her home in Dilworth, MN, surrounded by her loved ones and under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Janice Lobitz was born in Sabin, MN, on August 30, 1930, to Louis and Marie (Buerke) Lobitz. She attended school in Moorhead, MN. She was...
Kay Watson
Mar 11, 2018
Kay Watson, 84, of Moorhead, MN, died on Sunday March 11, 2018, in her daughter's home in Bennett, CO, under the care of hospice. She passed peacefully surrounded by her loved ones. Kay was born on January 24, 1934, the daughter of Russ and Ruth Zieske. She was raised in Sleepy Eye, MN, and later moved to St. Cloud, MN....
Norma J. Sanders
Mar 9, 2018
Norma J. Sanders, 91, of Moorhead, MN, passed away peacefully on Friday, March 9, 2018, at Bethany on University, Fargo, ND. Norma Janet Baird was born February 26, 1927, on a small farmstead near Blackduck, MN, the oldest child of Floyd and Caroline (Belden) Baird. In 1945, Norma graduated from Blackduck High School, she then attended Northern Business College in...
Catherine Fitzgerald
Mar 8, 2018
Catherine Margaret McManus was born November 19, 1920, in Fargo, ND, to Philip and Margaret (Dullea) McManus. She was raised in Dilworth, MN, where she graduated from high school in 1937. Catherine received her nursing degree from Trinity Hospital School of Nursing, in Jamestown, ND, and then during World War II worked for a number of years as a Registered...
Leon L. Sellers
Mar 4, 2018
Leon L Sellers, 71, of Lake Park, MN, died on Sunday, March 4, 2018, in his home after a courageous battle with cancer. Leon Lydell Sellers was born May 31, 1946, the son of Florland and Clara (Branden) Sellers. At a young age he lived in Audubon, MN, and later moved to Glyndon, MN, where he was raised and graduated...
Charles "Chuck" Rouse Jr.
Mar 3, 2018
Charles J. Rouse, Jr, 65, Moorhead, MN, died Saturday, March 3, 2018, in Lilac Homes, Moorhead. Charles Jacob Rouse, Jr., was born April 7, 1952, in Benkelman, NE, to Charles and Grace (Froiland) Rouse. He attended Viborg (SD) High School and graduated from Augustana University, Sioux Falls, SD, in 1974 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration. Shortly...
Gary R. Cowden
Feb 28, 2018
Gary passed away on Wednesday, February 28, 2018 at the age of 84. Gary R. Cowden was born in Fargo, ND to Robert and Blanche (Halvorson) Cowden on November 11, 1933. He grew up in Dilworth, MN where he attended grade school and high school, graduating in 1951 as valedictorian of his class. After high school Gary attended Moorhead State...
Carol Ann Marshall
Feb 26, 2018
Carol Ann Marshall was born January 27, 1948, in Fargo, ND, to Robert "Cocky" and Arlene (Cota) Marshall. Carol was raised in Dilworth, MN, where she graduated from high school. Carol received a Bachelor of Science degree in Political Science from Moorhead (MN) State College and she worked for a number of law firms in the Fargo-Moorhead area. She was...
Julia Sullivan
Feb 26, 2018
Julia Frances Sullivan was born November 18, 1931, in Worthington, MN, to Daniel and Alice (Kramer) Sullivan. The family moved to Waubun, MN, where Julia graduated from high school. Julia attended Moorhead (MN) State College for two years and then taught school in Bejou, MN, for eight years. She returned to Moorhead State College where she received her Masters Degree....
Gary "HOUSE" Williams, Jr.
Feb 24, 2018
Gary "HOUSE" Williams, 43, of Fargo, ND, died on Saturday, February 24, 2018, in Elim Rehab and Care Center, Fargo, after a two-year struggle with cancer, surrounded by his family. Gary Lee Williams Jr. was born March 4, 1974, the son of Gary L. and Rebecca (Majerus) Williams, in Fargo. Gary's father was in the military, so Gary was raised...
Alyce VanWie
Feb 22, 2018
Alyce VanWie, age 71, Moorhead, MN, died on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2018, in Sanford Palliative Care, Fargo, ND. Jesus welcomed her home to heaven, where she was able to finally meet her many sweet babies that went before her. She will spend eternity singing and dancing with the angels. Alyce Rae Schmidt was born Jan. 12, 1947, in St. Paul,...
Raymond Rerick
Feb 21, 2018
Raymond "Ray" Thomas Rerick, 87, Moorhead, MN, passed away in his home Wednesday, February 21, 2018. Ray was born August 8, 1930, to Jacob and Agnes (Eisenzimmer) Rerick in Grand Forks, ND, where he was raised. He graduated from the Academy of St. James in Grand Forks. He served in the Army during the Korean War. Ray was united in...
Dale Osborne
Feb 20, 2018
Dale S. Osborne, 91, Moorhead, MN, died Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2018, in Eventide on Eighth, Moorhead. Dale was born in Fargo, ND, on May 5, 1926, to Harry and Carrie Osborne. He attended school in Moorhead. He married Donna Weiss in 1944, and they had four sons. In 1962, Dale married Grace Graveline, and they had a son and a...
Steven Jerde
Feb 20, 2018
Steven G. Jerde, 56, of Glyndon, MN, died on Tuesday, February 20, 2018, in his home. Steven Gene Jerde was born July 11, 1961, the son of Eugene "Gene" and Mary Lou (Campton) Jerde, in Hallock, MN. In his early years, he enjoyed doing anything his father was doing, especially reloading shells. During his youth, he attended Pembina (ND) High...
Betty M. Baukol
Feb 19, 2018
Betty Mary Hamernik was born May 30, 1928, on the family farm in Walworth Township, Becker County, MN, to Frank and Aloise (Dvorak) Hamernik. She graduated from Ulen (MN) High School in 1947. Betty was united in marriage to Robert "Bob" Baukol on September 18, 1949, in Walworth Baptist Church, rural Ulen, MN, and they settled on the farm. In...
Donna M. Huesmann
Feb 19, 2018
Donna Marie Erickson was born November 17, 1927, in the family farm near Wolverton, MN, to Emil and Laura (Olson) Erickson. Donna was raised in Moorhead, MN, where she attended school. Donna married Wallace Huesmann and they lived in Washington state where Wallace attended school. During that time, Donna worked in a canning factory in the Seattle, WA, area. They...
Donna Lou Olson
Feb 19, 2018
Donna Lou Olson, 86, of Moorhead, MN, formerly of Park River, ND, died Sunday, February 18, 2018, in Eventide on Eighth, Moorhead. Donna Lou Akre was born June 9, 1931, the daughter of Isaac and Lilly (Nelson) Akre, in Park River. She grew up in the Park River area and graduated from the Walsh County Agricultural School in 1949. Donna...


