Obituaries

Feb 2, 2022

Jane Hole, age 85, of Erskine, MN, passed away on Wednesday, February 2nd, at Pioneer Memorial Care Center in Erskine. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Monday, February 7th, at the United Methodist Church in Erskine with the Rev. Michelle Miller officiating. Interment will be in Fairview Cemetery, Erskine, in the spring. Visitation will be held...

Jan 25, 2022

Gary Schommer, age 60, of McIntosh, MN, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Tuesday, January 25th, at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, ND. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 29th, at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in McIntosh with the Rev. Keith Zeh officiating. Interment will be in Our Savior’s Lutheran Cemetery, McIntosh,...

Jan 24, 2022

Jerome Strand age 66, of Erskine, Minnesota passed away on Monday, January 24th at his mother’s home while on Hospice surrounded by his family. A memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, June 3rd, at Grace Lutheran Church in Erskine with the Rev. Michael Sletto officiating. Interment will be in Fairview Cemetery, rural Erskine. Family will greet...

Jan 9, 2022

Rudy Larson, age 90, of Fosston, MN, passed away on Sunday, January 9th, 2022, at Essentia Health Hospital in Fosston. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, January 14th, at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Lengby, MN with the Rev. Gene Lillienthal officiating. Interment will be in Cross Lake Cemetery, rural Fosston. Visitation will be held...

Jan 7, 2022

Shawn Robertson, age 67, of Fosston, MN, passed away on Friday, January 7th, at Essentia Health Hospital in Fosston. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 20th, at the Carlin Funeral Home in Fosston with Pastor Jim Binder officiating. Family will greet friends for one hour prior to the service on Thursday (20th) at...

Jan 7, 2022

Gary Glista, age 74, of rural Winger, MN, passed away on Friday, January 7th, at his home. Arrangements are with Carlin Family Funeral Service of Fosston and messages of condolence may be shared at www.carlinfuneral.com.

Jan 6, 2022

Sharon Seim, age 81, of Fosston, MN, and formerly of Hankinson, ND, passed away on Thursday, January 6th, at Essentia Health Hospital in Fosston. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, January 16th, at the Carlin Funeral Home in Fosston with the Rev. John Ragan officiating. Due to covid concerns, the memorial service will be...

Jan 5, 2022

Tom Sedler, age 73, of Fosston, MN, passed away on Wednesday, January 5th, at Sanford Hospital in Fargo, ND. A memorial service was held at Hope Lutheran Church in Fosston in January. Because of Covid, the service in January was limited to immediate family.

A graveside/inurnment service with military honors will be held at 10:00 a.m. on...

Jan 5, 2022

Vernice Mienert, age 85, of Fosston, MN, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, January 5th, at her home in Breckenridge, MN surrounded by loved ones. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, January 15th, at Bethel Assembly Church in Fosston with Pastor Seth Johnson officiating. Interment will be in Brandsvold Cemetery, rural Fosston, in...

Jan 4, 2022

Gerald Curtis John White passed away at his home on January 4, 2022, at the age of 95. He was the grandson of Swedish and Norwegian immigrants of the 1880s, Johan and Carolina Carlson, and lived in the house they built in Sletten Township, which he incorporated into the family’s new home in 1978.  The day after graduation in...

Jan 3, 2022

Marian Farnworth, age 88, of Gully, MN and Fosston, MN, passed away on Monday, January 3rd, at Essentia Health Living Center in Fosston. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 12th, at Hope Lutheran Church in Fosston with the Rev. Jane Ekholm officiating. Interment will be in Zion Lutheran Cemetery, rural Fosston, at a...

Dec 22, 2021

Ellen Marjorie Underdahl Gunderson, age 95, died peacefully at her home in Duluth on Wednesday, December 22nd. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, January 8th, at Maple Lake Lutheran Church, rural Fertile, with the Rev. Phil Larsen officiating. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. with a...

Dec 20, 2021

Kurtis Hedman, age 59, of Fosston, MN and formerly of McIntosh, MN, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, December 20th, near Frazee, MN. Services will be held at a later date. Arrangements are with Carlin Family Funeral Service of Fosston and messages of condolence may be shared at www.carlinfuneral.com.

Kurtis Jerome Hedman was born on March 16, 1962,...

Dec 20, 2021

Barbara Morris-Patnode, age 78, of Erskine, MN, passed away on Monday, December 20th, at the Pioneer Memorial Care Center in Erskine. There will be no services at this time. Arrangements are with Carlin Family Funeral Service of Fosston and messages of condolence may be shared at www.carlinfuneral.com.

Barbara was born on April 21, 1943, in Chicago, Illinois...

Dec 19, 2021

Phyllis Sjulson, age 69, of Fosston, MN, passed away on Sunday, December 19th, at Essentia Health Hospital in Fargo, ND. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, December 29th, at New Journey Church in Fosston with Pastors Jarred LeBon and Tyler Stynsberg officiating. Interment will be in Rosehill Cemetery, Fosston. Visitation will be held from 5:00...

Dec 9, 2021

Richard “Dik” Christopherson, age 68, of Trail, MN, passed away on Thursday, December 9th, at Essentia Health Hospital in Fargo, ND. A celebration of Dik’s life will be held from 5:00 P.M. to 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 6th at the Trail’s End Bar in Trail, MN. Arrangements are with Carlin Family Funeral Service of Fosston and messages of...

Dec 6, 2021

Vern Tangen, age 59, of Fosston, MN, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, December 6th, at Essentia Hospital in Fosston. A memorial service will be held at 2:30 p.m. on Thursday, December 16th, at New Journey Church in Fosston with Pastors Jarred LeBron and Tyler Stynsberg officiating. Inurnment will be in the Columbarium at Hope Lutheran Cemetery in Fosston. Family...

Dec 4, 2021

Roselyn Kolstad, age 82, of Erskine, MN, passed away on Saturday, December 4th, at Villa St. Vincent in Crookston, MN. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, December 10th, at Grace Lutheran Church in Erskine with the Rev. Michael Sletto officiating. Interment will be in Fairview Cemetery, rural Erskine. Visitation will be held for one hour...

Dec 1, 2021

Ronald Nyland, age 87, of rural Gully, MN, passed away on Wednesday, December 1st, 2021. A gathering of family and friends will be at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, August 20th, at the Ronald Nyland Farm, 31579 380th Ave. SE, Gully, MN 56646. Then, following his tractor to a graveside celebration of life at Salem Lutheran Cemetery, near the farm....

Nov 28, 2021

Rebecca Rud, age 103, of Fosston, MN, passed away on Sunday, November 28th, at Essentia Health Lilving Center in Fosston. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, December 7th, at St. Peter Lutheran Church in Columbia Township, rural Bagley, with the Rev. Jane Ekholm officiating. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be held...