Area Obituaries

Dennis Olof Nordin, 85, formerly of Lancaster, Minn., and longtime resident of Seattle, Wash., passed away on Jan. 29, 2023, after a long battle with Parkinson’s Disease. Dennis was born on Oct. 17, 1937, in Hallock, Minn., the son of Olof (Ole) and Helen (Burnell) Nordin. He was the second child in the family of 12…

David William Fertig, 88, of Hallock, Minn., passed away peacefully at Kittson Memorial Healthcare Center on Jan. 31, 2023. David was born to John Laurence and Alice Marie (Garceau) Fertig on Feb. 26, 1934. He lived on the family farm southwest of Kennedy until his father passed away in 1942, when he moved to Hallock…

John Conrad Dahl, 89, of Apple Valley, Minn., died on Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023, at home, surrounded by his family. John was born on April 9, 1933, in Kennedy, Minn., son of Conrad and Alma Dahl. He was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith at Maria Lutheran Church in Kennedy. He graduated in 1951…

Chester (Chet) Sollund Jr., 79, of Mt. Morris, Mich., passed away Friday, Dec. 30, 2022, at McLaren Flint Hospital with his family by his side. Chet was born in Kennedy, Minn., on Feb. 19, 1943, to Chester and Gladys (Bakko) Sollund. He was educated in his hometown of Kennedy and graduated in 1961. He met…

Paul Anderson, 76, of Grand Forks, N.D., formerly of Hallock, Minn., passed away at Altru Health System, Grand Forks, on Sunday, Jan. 15, 2023. Paul LeRoy was born April 16, 1946, in Hallock, Minn., the son of Melvin and Ida (Lindquist) Anderson, Lake Bronson, Minn. He was raised in Lake Bronson and graduated from Lake…

Ross Erling Anderson, 48, of Humboldt, Minn., passed away peacefully on Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023, at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, N.D., with his wife, Nancy, and sister, Becky, by his side. Ross was born to Malcolm and Lillian Anderson in Fosston, Minn., on Jan. 23, 1974. He grew up in Clearbrook, Minn., with his…

Jim Rickenberg, 92, a lifelong Kennedy, Minn., area farmer passed away at Kittson Memorial Health Care Center on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2023. Roy James “Jim” Rickenberg was born Aug. 22, 1930, in Kennedy, to Harry and Jorgine (Anderson) Rickenberg. He was baptized and confirmed at East Emmaus Lutheran Church. He grew up on his family…

Beverly McMillan, 98, of Chaska, Minn., passed away on Sept. 23, 2022. She was born on Dec. 31, 1923, in Lancaster, Minn. She was the daughter of Allan and Barbara McKibbin. Beverly saw many changes during her long life, from the invention of the automobile to having a robotic vacuum cleaner in her home. She…

Dorothy Ann Jacobson, 93, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2022. Dorothy was born Nov. 28, 1929, in Caribou, Minn. to her parents, James and Alma McKibbin. Dorothy grew up in Caribou along with her four sisters and lived upstairs above the grocery store that her parents owned. Dorothy and her sisters grew up…