In Our Care

Julian A. Thompson

Julian A. Thompson

Jun 23, 2017

Julian A. Thompson, 94, Moorhead, MN, died Friday, June 23, 2017, in Eventide on Eighth, in Moorhead. Julian Arthur Thompson, the son of S.T. and Julia (Stordahl) Thompson, was born in Big Sandy, MT, on May 10, 1923. His family moved to Staples, MN, where Julian graduated from high school. During WWII, he served his country in the US Army...

Effie Mae Weik

Effie Mae Weik

Jun 23, 2017

Remembering the life of Effie Mae Weik, 91, Fargo, ND, who died Friday, June 23, 2017, in Sanford Health Palliative Care Unit, Fargo. Effie was born May 25, 1926, in Ottertail, MN, to Otto W. and Irene (Wells) Lange. She attended school in Bertha, MN, Mizpah, MN, and Pelican Rapids, MN. Effie was employed at the creamery in Pelican Rapids...

James O. Grondahl

James O. Grondahl

Jun 23, 2017

Jim Grondahl, 83, of Dilworth, MN, died Friday, June 23, 2017, in Rosewood on Broadway, Fargo, ND, where he had been a resident since February of 2017. James Orland Grondahl, son of Otto and Jessie (Blilie) Grondahl, was born in Moorhead, MN, on January 25, 1934. He grew up in Moorhead and graduated from high school in 1951. In the...

Nancy Lee Tetteh

Nancy Lee Tetteh

Jun 22, 2017

Nancy Lee Killoran was born January 8, 1958, to Thomas and Luann (Floto) Killoran, in Minneapolis, MN. She grew up in Bloomington, MN, and moved to Watertown, SD, with her family at twelve years of age. Nancy graduated from Watertown High School in 1976, and from Moorhead (MN) State University in 1993. She went on to get her Master's degree...

Audrey Joy Johnson

Audrey Joy Johnson

Jun 16, 2017

Audrey Joy Johnson, 80, Moorhead, MN, passed away Friday morning, June 16, 2017, at Elim Rehab and Care Center in Fargo, ND. She was under the care of Elim staff and Hospice of the Red River Valley, with her loving children by her side. Audrey was born May 1, 1937, at home in Averill, MN, to Kenneth and Cora (Sorenson)...

Beverly Johnson

Beverly Johnson

Jun 16, 2017

Beverly A. Johnson, 83, formerly of West Fargo, ND, died Friday, June 16, 2017, at home in Inver Grove Heights, MN, under the care of Allina Hospice. Beverly Ann Kilde, the daughter of Olaf and Annie (Thompson) Kilde, was born on October 28, 1933, in Dalton, MN. She graduated from Barnesville (MN) High School in 1951. She received her training...

Omer Tweten

Omer Tweten

Jun 15, 2017

Omer N. Tweten, 89, of Moorhead, MN, died Thursday, June 15, 2017, in Perham Living, Perham, MN. Omer Nels Tweten was born May 23, 1928, the son of Otto and Anna (Odemo) Tweten, in Brocket, ND. He graduated from Brocket High School. After high school, Omer served in the U.S. Marines. He returned home and began working at Northwestern Bell...

Gary Hermanson

Gary Hermanson

Jun 14, 2017

Gary Raymond Hermanson was born June 21, 1953, in Minneapolis, MN, to Raymond and Aune Hermanson. Gary lived in Hawley, MN, for the past forty years. Gary was one of the first eight residents at the CCRI, Hawley site, beginning in 1977. Gary died Wednesday, June 14, 2017, at sixty-three years of age, at his home in Hawley. He was...

Ardell Helgeson

Ardell Helgeson

Jun 10, 2017

Ardell J. Helgeson, 82, of Moorhead, MN, died on Saturday, June 10, 2017, in Rosewood on Broadway, Fargo, ND. Ardell was born December 15, 1934 to Halvor and Ethel Helgeson in Colfax, ND. On December 18, 1954, he married June Bjorke in Abercrombie, ND, and they made their home in Moorhead. Ardell worked at Swift & Co. in Fargo, from...

Ellen Mortenson

Ellen Mortenson

Jun 7, 2017

Ellen M. (Schenck) Mortenson, 93, of Moorhead, MN, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, June 7, 2017, in Eventide on Eighth, Moorhead. Ellen was born on July 31, 1923, to Merle and Cora (Cook) Schenck of Baker, MN. She married Mr. Carroll Mortenson on April 4, 1942. Carroll and Ellen were charter members of Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Moorhead. Ellen...

Warren E. Brown

Warren E. Brown

Jun 7, 2017

Warren Ellis Brown was born June 19, 1942, in Fargo, ND, to James and Mary (Holmquist) Brown. The family moved to Ulen, MN, where Warren graduated from high school. They also lived for a time in Pelican Rapids, MN. Warren married Juneal Bluhm, November 20, 1960, in Fergus Falls, MN, and he entered the US Air Force shortly after they...

Pastor Arne Carlson

Pastor Arne Carlson

May 30, 2017

Arne Richard Carlson, age 93, died peacefully in his home at Eventide in Moorhead on May 30, 2017 with family at his bedside. He was born July 27, 1923 in Fort Dauphin, Madagascar to American missionary parents Olaf Christian Carlson and Ragna Hansine Lauvold Carlson, who emigrated originally from Gaasvar, Norway and Tonsvik, Norway. At the age of 13, his...

Daryl "GG" Vivian Liljequist

Daryl "GG" Vivian Liljequist

May 29, 2017

It is with great sadness that we announce the peaceful passing of Daryl "GG" Vivian Liljequist, 82, of Fargo, ND, on Monday, May 29, 2017. Daryl Perkins was born in Hawley, MN, on October 14, 1934, to Fred and Nina (Quam) Perkins. Daryl married her best friend, Robert Liljequist, on June 19, 1954, and together they had four children. She...

Cynthia Egleston

Cynthia Egleston

May 25, 2017

Cynthia Ann Egleston was born July 16, 1951, in Fargo, ND, to Clifford and Laurie (Zwack) Egleston. She began her education, at age five, at the Opportunity School in Fargo, and then transferred to Moorhead Public Schools, where she continued to receive special education. At age twenty-one, Cindy attended Harbor School in Moorhead, MN, and then Clay County DAC from...

Kenneth R. Johnson

Kenneth R. Johnson

May 21, 2017

Kenneth R. Johnson, 53, of Fargo, ND, died Sunday, May 21, 2017, in his home. Kenneth Roger Johnson was born September 22, 1963, the son of Roger E. and Barbara L. (Miller) Johnson, in Moorhead, MN. He was raised in Fargo where he graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School. Upon graduation, he worked at various jobs until he went to...

Marilyn Smith

Marilyn Smith

May 20, 2017

Marilyn Dorothy Smith, 89, died peacefully in her home in Moorhead, MN, under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley, on Saturday, May 20, 2017. Marilyn, the daughter of Glenn and Edna (Johnson) Smith, was born in Fargo, ND on Feb. 7, 1928. She lived in Fargo, prior to living in Beverly Hills, California and in Minneapolis, MN....

Kellie R. Jenkins

Kellie R. Jenkins

May 14, 2017

Kellie R. Jenkins, 50, of Dilworth, MN, died Sunday, May 14, 2017, in Eventide on Eighth, Moorhead, MN. Kellie Renae Jenkins was born February 22, 1967, the daughter of Clarence and Marcella (Lenius) Jenkins, in Alexandria, MN. She lived there with her family until moving to Audubon, MN, where she attended school. In 1986 she moved to Moorhead where she...

Ruth E. Dahlquist

Ruth E. Dahlquist

May 14, 2017

Ruth Evelyn Pratt Dahlquist, 77, Moorhead, MN, passed away holding her husband's hand enroute to the emergency room, Sunday, May 14, 2017. Born March 31, 1940, to Orlin S. and Gladys A. (Burud) Pratt, Ruth Evelyn "Ruthie" Pratt started making her mark on the world, born on her family farm just outside Ulen, MN. Ruth's first playmates were baby geese...

Edward M. Confair

Edward M. Confair

May 11, 2017

Edward M. Confair, 91, Moorhead, MN, died Thursday, May 11, 2017, in Eventide on Eighth, Moorhead. According to Ed's wishes, no formal services will be held.

Michael W. Smette

Michael W. Smette

May 9, 2017

Michael W. Smette, age 65, of Fargo, ND, died Tuesday, May 9, 2017, in ManorCare Health Services, Fargo. Michael Wayne Smette, the son of Harvey and Helen (Bauman) Smette, was born in Fargo, on February 6, 1952. He grew up in Buxton, ND, and graduated from Central Valley High School in 1969. He graduated from NDSU in Fargo, in 1973....