Area Obituaries

Patricia J. (Cameron) Nolte, 92, of Pembina, N.D., passed away Friday, Oct. 11, 2024, at the Pembina County Memorial Hospital in Cavalier, N.D. Patricia was born Oct. 23, 1931, at Argyle, Minn., to Earl and Simonne (Landreville) Cameron. She grew up and attended school at St. Vincent, Minn., and graduated from Pembina High School in…

Barbara Ellen Roberts Lundell passed away peacefully on Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024, under the care of Kittson County Hospice and Nursing Home, surrounded by her family. Born to Jay and Gertrude Roberts, Barbara grew up in the hills of Montana as a rancher’s daughter, where she developed a strong work ethic and a love for…

Kenneth (Kenny) Gryskiewicz, 68, of Lancaster, Minn., passed away on Monday, Sept. 23, 2024. He was the beloved husband of Annette Knutson. Kenny was born on March 26, 1956, to Roman and Mary Ann (Lasniewski) Gryskiewicz. He was raised in Greenbush, Minn., and graduated from Greenbush High School in 1974. After graduation, he entered the…

Terri Christopherson, 64, of Lancaster, Minn., passed away peacefully at her home on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024, surrounded by her family. Terri Lynn Sorenson was born to David and Jean Sorenson on Nov. 24, 1959. She was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith. Terri attended Hallock High School and graduated in 1978. She went…

JoAnn C. Hanson passed quietly on Aug. 31, 2024, at the Kittson Memorial Healthcare Center in Hallock, Minn. She was born at the homestead farm in Clearbrook, Minn., to Ruth (Johnson) and Gust Kihlstadius on March 31, 1933, and was the second of five children. The doctors told her parents she had weak lungs and…

John Francis Money passed away peacefully on Aug. 30, 2024 at the Kittson Memorial Healthcare Center in Hallock, Minn. He was born on Oct. 7, 1930 to George and Irene Money in Perham, Minn. He was the youngest of three children. John grew up on a farm along Big Pine Lake near Perham and when…

Craig Timothy Homstad, 72, of Ramsey, Minn., passed away peacefully on July 25, 2024, at Mercy Medical Center where he’d been hospitalized for congestive heart failure. He was born on Oct. 5, 1951, to Freddie and Ruth Homstad. He grew up on his parents’ farm southeast of Hallock, Minn. The location ingrained in him a…

Beloved mom and grandma, Janna Kay Davis, 71, of Grand Forks, N.D., and formerly of Kennedy, Minn., passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, Aug. 3, 2024. She was surrounded by her loving family. Janna was born June 17, 1953, at Deaconess Hospital in Grand Forks to Robert N. and Jeanne (Deere) Dahl. On June…

Kendall Lewis Hunter, 78, passed away peacefully on July 24, 2024, at Kittson Memorial Healthcare Center. Kendall was born on Aug. 25, 1945, in Hallock, Minn., to Lewis and Viva Hunter. He was raised on the family farm in Lancaster, Minn., and was baptized and confirmed in the Lancaster Covenant Church. Kendall graduated from Lancaster…

  Esther Peterson, 74, of Karlstad and Lake Bronson, passed away on Wednesday, July 24, 2024, in Thief River Falls, Minn. Esther Marie Peterson was born on Sept. 13, 1949, in Hallock, Minn., to Raymond and Ann Peterson. She was named after her grandmothers, Esther Anderson and Marie Jacobson, which always had special meaning for Esther.…