Sander Gustafson went home to be with the Lord Thursday, May 25, 2017, at the Kittson Memorial Nursing Home, Hallock, Minn., where he had resided since October of 2014. Sander Carl Gustafson was born Oct 14,1920 to Carl and Hulda (Anderson) Gustafson in North Red River township, Kittson County where he also attended country…

John Lyle Hanson, 54, Hallock, Minn., went on the eternal fishing trip Sunday, May 21, 2017. He had been a resident of the Kittson Memorial Nursing Home, Hallock. John was born Feb. 15, 1963, to Harry and Wilma Hanson, Hallock, Minn. He attended the Hallock High School until 1982. After high school, he attended the…

Lawrence “Larry” Fick, 98, Park Rapids, Minn., died Saturday, May 13, 2017 at his home in Park Rapids. Lawrence Fick was born June 22, 1918 on the family farm in Kittson County, Minn., one of eight children of Albert and Martha (Kuball) Fick. He grew up on the family farm working hard to survive, helping…

Karen Louise Johnson, the daughter of the late Edwin and Mary (Hickok) Blomquist, was born Sept. 25, 1946, at Hallock, Minn. She attended school and grew to womanhood in Lake Bronson, Minn., and graduated from Lake Bronson High School in 1965. On June 5, 1965, she was united in marriage to Curtiss Johnson at the…

Jean Pemberton, 101, Hallock, Minn., passed away  April 25, 2017, at the Kittson Memorial Nursing Home, Hallock. Jean was born on March 22, 1916 in Orleans, Minn., to John and Nellie Lang. She grew up in Orleans, attended high school in Lancaster where she graduated in 1932. She attended Moorhead State Teachers College graduating in…

    Floyd Lester Sanner was born June 23, 1924, to Oscar and Clara Sanner, Lancaster, Minn.  He passed away peacefully Sunday, April 16, 2017, in Hallock, Minn. Floyd was the fourth of 10 children.  He attended school in Lancaster, graduating in 1943.  The morning after graduation he took the train to Fort Snelling to…

   Faye M. Lyberg, 96, Lancaster, Minn., passed away at Kittson Memorial Healthcare Center, Hallock, Minn., Wednesday, April 19, 2017. Faye Matilda Balderston was born north of Lancaster, April 23, 1920, the daughter of Ernest and Florence (Fitzgerald) Balderston. She grew up on the family farm and attended country school in McKinley Township. On May…

  Donald E. Bell passed away  Monday, April 10, 2017, at home under the  weekly care of Altru Hospice, Warren Chapter, with his family by his side. Donald was the son of Wesley and Sarah (Rankin) Bell. He was born May 8, 1934 and raised in Hill Township west of Hallock, Minn. After finishing school,…

   Kenneth Robert Dew, Lancaster, Minn., passed away one week shy of his 80th birthday. Ken was born on April 17, 1937 to Matthew J. and Ida Mae Weiner Dew at their home in Wales, N.D., where he lived until graduating high school in 1955. After graduation Ken moved to Pembina, N.D., where he fell…

     Edna Elizabeth Doremus, formerly of Montville, N.J., peacefully passed away Wednesday, April 12, 2017. She was a remarkable 92 years old. Born and raised on a farm in Hallock, Minn., Edna was the daughter of Sander and Martha Tureson. She moved to New Jersey where she met and married Everett Doremus. Together they raised…