Obituaries

Merle Barstad

Merle Barstad

Jul 29, 2013

Merle Barstad, age 72, of Fosston, MN, passed away on Monday, July 29th at Essentia Health Living Center in Fosston. Funeral services will be held on Friday, August 2nd at 4:00 PM at the Carlin-Hoialmen Funeral Home in Fosston with Rev. Paul Magelssen officiating. Visitation will be held for one hour before the funeral service on Friday at the funeral...

Esther Lomen

Esther Lomen

Jul 27, 2013

Esther Lomen, age 96, of Fosston, MN and formerly of Lengby, MN, passed away on Saturday (July 27th) at Essentia Health Living Center in Fosston. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday (August 2nd) at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Lengby with the Rev. Mark Faugstad officiating. Interment will be in Immanuel Cemetery, Lengby. Visitation will be...

Eva Andrew

Eva Andrew

Jul 23, 2013

Eva Andrew, age 96, of the Fosston/Lengby, MN area, passed away on Tuesday (July 23rd) at Essentia Hospital in Fargo, ND. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday (July 29th) at Fridhem Lutheran Church in Lengby with the Rev. Aage Carlsen officiating. Interment will be in Fridhem Lutheran Cemetery, rural Lengby. Visitation will be held from 5:00...

Leif Erickson

Leif Erickson

Jul 13, 2013

Leif "Eric" Erickson, age 47, of Erskine, MN, passed away on Saturday, July 13th as the result of a motorcycle accident near Lengby, MN. Memorial services will be held on Friday, July 19th at 11:00 AM at Grace Lutheran Church in Erskine with Rev. Timothy Lundeen officiating. A private family prayer service will be held on Thursday at 5:30 PM...

Mary Berg

Mary Berg

Jul 10, 2013

Mary Berg, age 93, of Gully, MN, passed away on Wednesday (July 10th) at Sanford Hospital in Bemidji, MN. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday (July 16th) at Lund Lutheran Church in Gully with Dawn Hanson officiating. Interment will be in Lund Lutheran Cemetery, Gully. Visitation will be held for one hour prior to the service...

Phyllis Vikan

Phyllis Vikan

Jul 5, 2013

Phyllis Vikan, age 73, of Fosston, MN, passed away on Friday (July 5th) at the Minnesota Veteran's Home in Silver Bay, MN. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday (July 13th) at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Fosston with Father Manuel Sundaram presiding. Interment will be in St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery, Fosston. Visitation will...

Keith Gunderson

Keith Gunderson

Jul 4, 2013

Keith Gunderson, age 85, of Erskine, MN, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday (July 4th) at his home. Memorial services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday (July 10th) at Grace Lutheran Church in Erskine with the Rev. Timothy Lundeen and Rev. Dr. Gerald White officiating. Interment will be in Fairview Cemetery, rural Erskine. A time of gathering in remembrance...

Mavis Rieb

Mavis Rieb

Jul 4, 2013

Mavis Beckstrom Lomen Rieb, age 87, of Fargo, ND, and formerly of Fosston, MN, passed away on Thursday (July 4th) at her home in Fargo. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday (July 9th) at Poplar Lake Lutheran Church, rural Fosston with the Rev. Alan Eppen officiating. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be...

Marge Reierson

Marge Reierson

Jul 2, 2013

Marge Reierson, age 90, of Fosston, MN passed away on Tuesday, July 2nd at Essentia Health Living Center in Fosston. Funeral services will be held on Monday, July 8th at 11:00 AM at Kingo Lutheran Church in Fosston with Rev. John Dalen officiating. Visitation will be held from 9:30 AM until the time of the funeral at 11:00 AM at...

Olive Saeter

Olive Saeter

Jun 20, 2013

Olive Saeter, age 94, of Fosston, MN passed away on Thursday, June 20th at her son's home in Fosston. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, June 26th at 11:00 AM at Hope Lutheran Church in Fosston with Rev. Dr. Gerald White officiating. Visitation will be held for one hour before the funeral at the church on Wednesday, and interment...

Sydney Hanson

Sydney Hanson

Jun 20, 2013

Sydney Hanson, age 92, of Erskine, MN passed away on Thursday, June 20th at Pioneer Memorial Care Center in Erskine. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, June 25th at 10:30 AM at Mount Carmel Free Lutheran Church in McIntosh, MN with Rev Dale Mellgren officiating. Visitation will be held on Monday, June 24th from 5:00 to 7:00 PM with...

Helen Hagge

Helen Hagge

Jun 11, 2013

Helen Hagge, age 90, of Erskine, MN, passed away on Tuesday (June 11th) at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, ND. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday (June 15th) at Trinity Free Lutheran Church, rural McIntosh with the Rev. Dale Mellgren officiating. Interment will be in Brooks/Plummer Presbyterian Cemetery in Brooks, MN. Visitation will be held from...

Harlow Sanstead, Jr.

Harlow Sanstead, Jr.

Jun 9, 2013

Harlow "Sandy" Sanstead, Jr., age 86, of Erskine, MN, passed away on Sunday (June 9th) at the Pioneer Memorial Care Center in Erskine. Graveside interment and military honors will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday (June 20th) at Oakland Cemetery in Hutchinson, MN. Arrangements are with the Carlin-Hoialmen Funeral Home of Erskine.Harlow "Sandy" E. Sanstead, Jr., was born on...

Elden Rudie

Elden Rudie

Jun 8, 2013

Elden Rudie, age 90, from Grand Forks, ND passed away on Saturday (June 8th) at Valley Elder Care in Grand Forks. Memorial services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Monday (June 17th) in the chapel at Valley Elder Care with the Rev. Nancy Jewell officiating. Interment will be in Trinity Free Lutheran Cemetery, rural McIntosh, MN at a later...

Irvin Thoreson

Irvin Thoreson

Jun 3, 2013

Irvin Thoreson, age 89, from Gully, MN passed away on Monday, June 3rd at the Good Samaritan Home in Clearbrook, MN. A celebration of his life will be held on Monday, June 10th at 2:00 PM at Lund Lutheran Church in Gully with Dawn Hanson officiating. Visitation will be held for one hour before the funeral at the church on...

Joanne Landmann

Joanne Landmann

Jun 3, 2013

Joanne Landmann, age 77, from Oklee, MN passed away on Monday, June 3rd at Pioneer Memorial Care Center in Erskine, MN. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, June 8th at 11:00 AM at Zion Lutheran Church in Oklee with Rev. Margaret Jacobus officiating. Visitation will be held for one hour before the funeral at the church on Saturday, and...

Leon Trandem

Leon Trandem

May 20, 2013

Leon Trandem, age 91, of Erskine, MN, passed away on Monday (May 20th) at Sanford Health Palliative Care Unit in Fargo, ND. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday (May 28th) at Grace Lutheran Church in Erskine with the Rev. Timothy Lundeen officiating. Inurnment will be in Rodnes Lutheran Cemetery, rural Erskine, at a later date. Visitation...

Marilyn Hamre

Marilyn Hamre

May 16, 2013

Marilyn Hamre, age 71, of McIntosh, MN passed away on Thursday, May 16th at Essentia Hospital in Fosston, MN. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, May 22nd at 11:00 AM at Mount Carmel Free Lutheran Church in McIntosh with Rev. Dale Mellgren officiating. Visitation will be on Tuesday, May 21st from 5:00 to 7:00 PM with a prayer service...

Opal Haagenson

Opal Haagenson

May 15, 2013

Opal Haagenson, age 89, from McIntosh, MN passed away on Wednesday, May 15th at Essentia Hospital in Fargo, ND. Memorial services will be held on Tuesday, May 21st at 11:00 AM at Mount Carmel Free Lutheran Church in McIntosh with Rev. Dale Mellgren officiating. Family will greet friends for one hour before the memorial service at the church, and the...

Martin Peterson

Martin Peterson

Apr 29, 2013

Martin "Bunny" Peterson, age 72 of Fosston, MN passed away on Monday, April 29th at Essentia Health Living Center in Fosston. A graveside memorial service will be held on Saturday, May 11th at 2:00 PM at Rosehill Cemetery, near Mentor, MN with Rev. Aage Carlsen officiating. After the graveside service, lunch will follow at Faith Lutheran Church in Mentor. The...