In Our Care
William David Jenny
Apr 15, 2017
William David Jenny, the youngest of "the Jenny boys," was born November 7, 1931, to Harry O. and Mary (Lautz) Jenny. He grew up in a number of communities in the Red River Valley. Dave graduated from high school in 1949, in Leonard, ND. He also attended Dakota Business College in Fargo for a year. In April of 1950, David...
Mary Kay Parsons
Apr 14, 2017
Mary Kay Parsons, 63, Fargo, ND, passed away April 14, 2017. Mary was born March 6, 1954, to Lyle and Dorothy (Van Vlaenderen) Mitzel of Wahpeton, ND. She graduated from Wahpeton High School and attended NDSSS. She moved to Fargo and was employed by AVECO and Clay County Attorney's Office. Later, she worked for Shotwell Floral and Goldstar Services. She...
Darlene Larson
Apr 8, 2017
Darlene Larson, 70, of Moorhead, MN, died Saturday, April 8, 2017, in her home. Darlene Meyer was born October 14, 1946, the daughter of Emil and Lillian (Schmidt) Meyer in Fargo, ND. She was raised in Moorhead and graduated from Moorhead High School. Upon graduation she attended Dakota Business College earning a degree in Bookkeeping. Darlene then went to work...
Lloyd "LT" Rafteseth
Apr 8, 2017
Lloyd Theodore "LT" Rafteseth was born on March 16, 1930, in Warren, MN, to Alfred and Lilly (Holson) Rafteseth. He was a loving son and big brother to Walter, his only sibling. He graduated from Thief River Falls (MN) High School in 1949. Lloyd married DeLoris Emaline Tangquist on June 11, 1954, in Viking, MN. They made their home in...
Adeline Monson
Apr 6, 2017
Adeline (Mjolsness) Monson, 95, died April 6, 2017, in Mesa, AZ. She was born in Moorhead, MN, and married Luther Monson. They farmed and lived near Perley, MN. Surviving are daughter, Mary Jane (Gilberto) Vasconez; son, Allen (Connie) Monson; six grandchildren; thirteen great-grandchildren; and brother, Clayton (Doris) Mjolsness. A Remembrance Gathering for Adeline will be Friday, April 21,2017, from 6-8...
Antonio "Tony" Arechigo
Apr 3, 2017
Antonio "Tony" Arechigo, 64, of Moorhead, MN, died Monday, April 3, 2017, in Eventide on Eighth, Moorhead. Antonio Richard Arechigo was born June 29, 1952, the son of Joseph and Eloise (Corona) Arechigo, in Moorhead. He was raised in Moorhead where he attended school. After high school, Tony moved to New Mexico and Arizona where he worked for a few...
John A. Sodnak Jr.
Mar 31, 2017
John Arthur Sodnak Jr., age 89, was born November 18, 1927, in Badger, MN, to John Sr. and Zella (Wold) Sodnak. He lived on the farm with his family and grandmother. When John was in elementary school, the family moved to Greenbush, MN, and he frequently milked the cows in his backyard on Main Street. John graduated with honors from...
Robert W. Palma
Mar 30, 2017
Robert W. Palma, 63, Moorhead, MN, went to be with his Savior on Thursday, March 30, 2017, at Sanford Medical Center, Fargo, ND. Robert "Bob" William Palma was born on December 30, 1953, in Fargo, to Bill and Elizabeth Palma. Bob grew up and graduated from Moorhead High School in 1971. After high school, Bob attended and graduated from the...
Janet Kelly
Mar 29, 2017
Janet E. Kelly, 56, Moorhead, MN, passed away peacefully, following a stroke, on Wednesday, March 29, 2017, in Essentia Health, Fargo, ND. Janet Eileen Sanders was born on September 18, 1960, in Bemidji, MN to Stuart Jr, and Norma Sanders. During her elementary school years Janet's family moved to Moorhead, where she grew up and graduated from Moorhead Senior High....
Helen Nyquist Haugen
Mar 29, 2017
Helen Gertrude Sorenson was born November 25, 1927, in rural Becker County, MN. She was the daughter of Gilbert and Hannah (Cold) Sorenson. Helen was raised in Lake Park, MN, where she graduated from high school in 1945. Throughout the years, she worked in various office positions. Helen moved to the Fargo-Moorhead area in 1950, where she met Kenny Nyquist....
Mary Lou Ronning
Mar 23, 2017
Mary Lou Ronning, 85, of Moorhead, MN, died Thursday, March 23, 2017, in Sanford Health, Fargo, ND. Mary Lou South was born August 16, 1931, the daughter of Lyle and Isabelle (Harbin) South, in Bemidji, MN. She moved with her mother and sister to Hannah, ND, where she grew up and graduated from high school in 1950. Mary Lou moved...
Karen Swaser
Mar 22, 2017
Karen Ann Bast, the daughter of John C. and Gloria J. (Thorson) Bast, was born in Springfield, Illinois, on August 24, 1949. As a young lady, she lived in Wisconsin, with her family. On October 2, 1977, Karen was united in marriage to Steven Swaser, in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The family lived in Port Orchiard, Washington. In 1988, they...
Iris Shannon
Mar 20, 2017
Iris Monica Lord was born January 24, 1931, in Stanford le Hope, Orsett, England, to Luther and Daisy (Hockley) Lord. She married Robert Shannon in April, 1954, and they made their home in both England and the United States. As a girl, Iris worked as a film projectionist, which helps explain how she always knew the names of even the...
Maurice Floberg
Mar 19, 2017
Maurice K. Floberg, 89, of Moorhead, MN, died Sunday, March 19, 2017, in Eventide Fargo, Fargo, ND. Maurice Kenneth Floberg was born October 24, 1927, the son of Oluf and Tilda Marie (Engen) Floberg, in Skree Township, rural Hawley, MN. He was raised in Hawley and graduated from Hawley High School in 1945. Maurice then entered the U.S. Army in...
Gary V. Hellerstedt
Mar 17, 2017
Gary Vern Hellerstedt was born January 1, 1947, in Fergus Falls, MN, to Verner and Mavis (Berg) Hellerstedt. He was raised in Fergus Falls where he graduated from high school. Gary was united in marriage to Bonita Hertz on June 3, 1967, in Moorhead, MN. Gary worked for a number of years in sales, at deLendrecie's in Fargo, ND. He...
Patricia Ruth
Mar 15, 2017
Patricia Ann Huot, daughter of Ernest and Emma (Benoit) Huot was born March 18, 1929, in Red Lake Falls, MN, and raised in Huot, MN. She left with the angels Wednesday, March 15, 2017, at Essentia Health, Fargo, ND, at the age of eighty-seven. Her daughters and grandchildren were at her bedside, holding her hands. Lovingly and sadly saying goodbye....
Edward Gudmundson
Mar 6, 2017
Eddie Gudmundson was the kind of man anyone would want as their son, husband, dad, father-in-law, uncle, grandpa, friend or neighbor. Edward Arinbjorn Gudmundson was born at home in Mountain, ND, the first child of Chris and Christina (Sigurdsdottir) Gudmundson. He grew up with his two sisters, May and Rose, and attended school in Mountain until he was 13 years...
Mary Tweten
Mar 6, 2017
Mary Hencz was born September 26, 1926, in Butte, MT, to Theodore and Anna (Krush) Hencz. When Mary was a young girl, the family moved to Wilton, ND, where she graduated from high school in 1946. At twenty years of age, Mary moved to Portland, OR, where she was one of the "Rosie the Riveters" in the shipyards during the...
Florence Drellack
Mar 4, 2017
Florence Drellack, age 75, of Moorhead, MN, died Saturday evening, March 4, 2017, at Sanford Hospital after a beautiful day surrounded by family and friends. Filled with compassion and interest in others, she made friends easily and maintained contact with many. Her smile and her kindness warmed the hearts of all who knew her. Florence was born on September 4,...
Betty L. Fugere
Mar 2, 2017
Betty LaVerne (Setter) Fugere, 91, long-time resident of Moorhead, MN, passed away on March 2, 2017, in St. Anthony, MN. A celebration of Betty's life will be held on Thursday, March 9, 2017, at 11:00 AM in St. Joseph Catholic Church in Moorhead. A visitation will begin at 10:00 AM., prior to the funeral service. Betty was the daughter of...