Area Obituaries

James Leon Ellsworth Pederson, life-long resident of Springbrook Township, Kittson County, passed peacefully in his sleep on Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2022, at the age of 79. Born on March 3, 1943, Jim was the second of six children born to Harvey and Dorothy (Turner) Pederson. He was one of the many local babies born in…

Walter Braget, 87, of Lake Bronson, Minn., passed away at Kittson Memorial Healthcare Center in Hallock on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2022. Walter Raymond Braget was born July 10, 1935, in Walhalla, N.D., to Ray and Ethel (Anderson) Braget. He grew on the family and graduated from Walhalla High School in 1953. After high school, Walter…

Irene Gudmundson, 90, of Kennedy, Minn., (formerly of Lake Bronson, Minn.), passed away peacefully early Wednesday morning, Oct. 7, 2022, at the Kittson Memorial Healthcare Center in Hallock, Minn. Irene Daphne Perry was born on March 26, 1932, in Roseau, Minn., to Clarence and Florence (Johnston) Perry, where she grew up and attended the Agricultural…

Suzy Moe, 75, of Vidor, Texas, died Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022 at Baptist Hospitals of Southeast Texas in Beaumont. A native of Hallock, Minn., she was a longtime resident of Vidor. Suzy was a homemaker. She was very artistic and enjoyed to paint, garden and interior decorate, but most of all she loved to read.…

Shirley J. Norland, 86, of Grand Forks, N.D., died on Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2022, at the Valley Senior Living Center, Grand Forks. Shirley Janet Willett was born Nov. 10, 1935, in Park Rapids, Minn., the daughter of Wayne and Lucille (Wetherall) Willett. She and her family moved to the Park Rapids area until they moved…

Velva Mary Larter, 99, passed away in the early morning hours on Sept. 30, 2022, at Kittson Memorial Healthcare Facilities, where she was a resident in the nursing home. She had been confined to assisted living and the nursing home for nearly 10 years because of deteriorating physical and mental health issues, and recently contracted…

Reverend Charles Lindgren, age 91, of Gaylord, Minn., passed away Friday, Sept. 23, 2022, at the Good Samaritan Society in Waconia. Memorial Service will be Saturday, Oct. 1, 2022, 11 a.m. at American Lutheran Church in Gaylord with interment at a later date in Oakland Cemetery at Oakland, Nebraska. Gathering of family and friends will…

Esther Paulson, 91, of Karlstad, Minn., passed away, Sunday, Sept. 18, 2022, at her home. Esther Carol (Haattvedt) Paulson, the daughter of Arthur and Grace (Smith) Haattvedt, was born on Aug. 28, 1931, near Halma, Minn. She was baptized and confirmed at Eidsvold Church in Halma. Esther attended school in Halma and graduated from Karlstad…