In Our Care
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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....