Obituaries

Al Stenvold

Al Stenvold

Jan 28, 2013

Al Stenvold, age 84 of Grand Forks, ND, passed away peacefully on Monday, Jan. 28, 2013, at Pioneer Memorial Care Center in Erskine, MN. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 4, 2013 at Calvary Lutheran Church, Grand Forks, ND with Rev. Troy Troftgruben officiating, after which a light lunch will be served. Visitation will be...

Hjalmer Hansen

Hjalmer Hansen

Jan 28, 2013

Hjalmer "Don" Hansen, age 90, of Erskine, MN, passed away on Monday (January 28th) at the Pioneer Memorial Care Center in Erskine. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday (February 2nd) at Dovre Free Lutheran Church in Winger, MN. Interment will be in Seljord Cemetery, rural Clearbrook, MN in the spring and visitation will be held for...

Karlyn Sistad

Karlyn Sistad

Jan 26, 2013

Karlyn Sistad, age 56, of Fosston, MN, passed away on Saturday (January 26th) at Essentia Hospital in Fargo, ND after a courageous battle with cancer. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Friday (February 1st) at Hope Lutheran Church in Fosston with the Rev. Paul Magelssen officiating. Interment will be in Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery, Lengby. Visitation will be...

Glenn Nordstrom

Glenn Nordstrom

Jan 23, 2013

Glenn Nordstrom, age 86 from Erskine, MN passed away on Wednesday (January 23rd) at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, ND. Memorial services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday (January 29th) at Saron Lutheran Church, rural Erskine with the Rev. Alan Arneson officiating. Interment will be in the church cemetery at a later date. Military honors will be conducted...

Richard Stier

Richard Stier

Jan 20, 2013

Richard Stier, age 89 from McIntosh and formerly from Rochester, MN passed away on Sunday, January 20th at Essentia Health Hospital in Fosston, MN. Memorial services will be held at a later date at Madonna Towers in Rochester and interment of cremains will be at St. Finbarrs' Cemetery in Grand Meadow, MN. The Carlin-Hoialmen Funeral Home serving McIntosh is in...

Lois Dokken

Lois Dokken

Jan 12, 2013

Lois Dokken, age 93, of Fosston, MN, passed away on Saturday (January 12th) at her home in Fosston. Funeral services will be held on Friday, (January 18th) at 2:00 PM at Hope Lutheran Church in Fosston with the Rev. Paul Magelssen officiating. Interment will be in Rosehill Cemetery, Fosston. Visitation will be held for one hour prior to the service...

Mary Malone

Mary Malone

Jan 11, 2013

Mary Malone, age 95, of Fosston, MN, passed away peacefully on Friday (January 11th) at First Care Living Center in Fosston. Memorial services will be held at a later date. Arrangements are with the Carlin-Hoialmen Funeral Home of Fosston and messages of condolence may be sent at carlinhoialmen.com.Mary Martha Fitzgerald was born on July 20, 1917 in Crystal Lake, Illinois...

Doris Bratager

Doris Bratager

Jan 10, 2013

Doris Bratager, age 87, of Fosston and formerly of Winger, MN passed away on Thursday (January 10th) at Essentia Health Hospital in Fosston. Memorial services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday (January 14th) at Calvary Lutheran Church in Winger with the Rev. Aage Carlsen officiating. Interment will be in Calvary Lutheran Cemetery at a later date. Visitation will...

Luella Ostby

Luella Ostby

Jan 8, 2013

Luella Ostby, age 80, of Erskine, MN, passed away on Tuesday (January 8th) at Riverview Hospital in Crookston, MN. Memorial services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday (January 12th) at the United Methodist Church in Erskine with the Rev. Michelle Miller officiating. Interment will be in Fairview Cemetery, rural Erskine at a later date. Family will greet friends...

Irene Horacek

Irene Horacek

Jan 2, 2013

Irene Horacek, age 87, of Erskine, MN passed away on Wednesday, January 2nd at Pioneer Memorial Care Center in Erskine. Memorial services will be held on Wednesday, January 9th at 10:00 AM at Pioneer Memorial Care Center in Erskine with Rev. Michelle Miller officiating. A time of gathering for family and friends will be held for one hour before the...

Alberta Berglund

Alberta Berglund

Dec 30, 2012

Alberta Berglund, age 82, of Fosston, MN, passed away on Sunday (December 30th) at Good Shepherd Nursing Home in Sauk Rapids, MN after a valiant fight with lung cancer. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday (January 5th) at New Journey Church in Fosston with Pastor Mark Erickson officiating. Interment will be in Rosehill Cemetery, Fosston. Visitation...

Stanley Mixon

Stanley Mixon

Dec 30, 2012

Stanley Mixon, age 74, of Erskine, MN, passed away on Sunday (December 30th) at Essentia Hospital in Fargo, ND. Memorial services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Monday (January 7th) at the Pioneer Memorial Center Chapel in Erskine with the Rev. Timothy Lundeen officiating. Flag presentation will be provided by members of the National Guard Honors Team. Arrangements are...

Gordon Holter

Gordon Holter

Dec 27, 2012

Gordon Holter, age 81, of Warroad, MN and formerly of Oslo, MN, passed away on Thursday (December 27th) at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, ND. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday (January 2nd) at Grace Lutheran Church in Erskine with the Rev. Timothy Lundeen officiating. Interment will be in Fairview Cemetery, rural Erskine. Visitation will be...

Rodney Myhrum

Rodney Myhrum

Dec 22, 2012

Rodney Myhrum, age 82 from Moorhead and formerly from Fosston, MN passed away on Saturday, December 22nd at Golden Living Center in Moorhead. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, December 29th at 2:00 PM at Hope Lutheran Church in Fosston with Rev. Paul Magelssen officiating. Visitation will be held for one hour before the funeral at the church on...

Donald Paulson

Donald Paulson

Dec 14, 2012

Donald Paulson, age 83, of Fosston, MN, passed away on Friday (December 14th) at Essentia Hospital in Fosston. Memorial services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday (December 21st) at the Carlin-Hoialmen Funeral Home in Fosston with the Rev. Paul Magelssen officiating. Interment will be in Kingo Lutheran Cemetery, Fosston. Family will greet friends for one hour prior to...

Ruby Holt

Ruby Holt

Dec 8, 2012

Ruby Ellen Stiegelmeyer was born on June 1, 1934 in Cohasset, Minnesota to Jay and Katherine (Andrew) Stiegelmeyer, the youngest of seven children. She attended school in Cohasset and moved to the Fosston area with her family in 1951 where she continued her education.Ruby was married to Richard Olson in 1954 and they started a family in McIntosh. They moved...

Rev. Becker

Rev. Becker

Dec 2, 2012

Rev. Gerhart M.F. Becker, age 92, of Erskine, MN and formerly from Fertile, MN and Ponsford, MN went to be with his Lord on Sunday, December 2, 2012 at the Pioneer Memorial Care Center in Erskine. The Carlin-Hoialmen Funeral Home of Fosston, MN assisted the family with arrangements.He was born to George Flindt and Agnes Mueller Becker on December 10,...

Stephen Byer

Stephen Byer

Nov 27, 2012

Stephen Byer, age 58 from Fosston and formerly from Bemidji, MN passed away on Thursday, November 27, 2012, at Essentia Health Hospital in Fosston, Minn., after battling a long illness. He was a longtime resident at Midway Care Center/Conerstone Living Center in Fosston. No services are planned at this time.Stephen Ray Byer was born December 3, 1953 in Bemidji, MN...

Sharon Lund

Sharon Lund

Nov 23, 2012

Sharon Lund, age 72, of Trail, MN, passed away on Friday (November 23rd) at her home following a courageous battle with cancer. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday (November 28th) at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Oklee, MN with Father Chuck Huck presiding. Interment will be in St. Charles Catholic Cemetery, Trail....

Inga Hanson

Inga Hanson

Nov 21, 2012

Inga Hanson, age 98, of Fosston, MN, passed away on Wednesday (November 21st) at First Care Living Center in Fosston. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday (November 26th) at Hope Lutheran Church in Fosston with the Rev. Paul Magelssen officiating. Interment will be in Hope Lutheran Cemetery, Fosston. Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. to...