Area Obituaries

Janice Marie Anderson went home to our Lord on Nov. 8, 2021. Janice was born March 19, 1940, to Levin and Martha (Hoglin) Anderson at the Kittson Memorial Hospital in Hallock, Minn. She was the youngest of seven children. Janice attended the Moen Country School in Thompson Township in Hallock until the third grade. She…

Mary “Betty” McAllen, 99, of Fargo, N.D., formerly of Hallock, Minn., passed away on Sunday, Nov. 7, 2021, at Bethany on University in Fargo. Memorial services will be held Saturday, Nov. 13, 11 a.m., at Hanson-Runsvold Funeral Home, Fargo, with a reception to follow. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Burial will…

Peter Olson, 79, of Hallock, Minn., passed away at Kittson Memorial Healthcare Center on Oct. 5, 2021. Peter was born in Hallock on Nov. 28, 1941, the son of Peter and Charlotte (Johnson) Olson. He attended school in Hallock. Peter moved to the Twin Cities and worked for Ford Motor Company until his retirement. He…

Mary Elizabeth Jerome, 60, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2021, at her home in Grand Forks, N.D. She was born in Hallock, Minn., to Leonard and Rosalyn (Gardner) Jerome and was the seventh of 10 children. Mary grew up in rural Humboldt, Minn., and graduated from Humboldt-St. Vincent Public High School in 1979. She was…

Daniel Langehaug, 77, of Lake Bronson, Minn., died unexpectedly on Nov. 3, 2021. Daniel was born in 1944, in Hinkley, Minn., to Martin and Amy (Danielson) Langehaug. He joined the U.S. Army in 1962 and was stationed at Mount Tamalpais in California. Following his time in the service, he moved to Illinois to complete his…

Marjorie Ann Johnson, 93, passed away Oct. 31, 2021, at the Kittson Memorial Nursing Home, Hallock, Minn. Marjorie was born April 3, 1928, to Clarence and Ruth (Hendrickson) Haynes. She grew up in rural Hallock, the oldest of five children. She attended the Jerome Country School up to eighth grade and graduated in 1946 from…

Betty J. Anderson, 93, of Hallock, Minn., passed away at her home on Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2021. Betty Jane Almquist was born Nov. 27, 1927, in Verona, Mo., to Johannes and Ida (Johnson) Almquist. Betty moved as a child to Minneapolis, Minn., and grew up there. She was a 1945 graduate of Edison High School.…

Marie Ann Finney, 81, passed away on Oct. 16, 2021, in Fargo, N.D., with her family by her side. She was born in Hallock, Minn., on Oct. 11, 1940, to Quintin and Helen Tri, the oldest of five children. She grew up in Humboldt, Minn., (population 145), graduated from Humboldt High School in 1958, then…

Oscar Donald Erickson, 97 of Minnetonka, Minn., passed away Oct. 16, 2021. He was born in Hallock, Minn., on Sept. 24, 1924, to Mathias “Matt” and Hilda Maria “Mary” Erickson. He was the last surviving male member of the Hallock High School Class of 1942. He was a WWII Army Veteran and received his engineering…

Marie Quirk, age 93, passed away peacefully on Sept. 24, 2021. Marie, who was a longtime resident of Clinton Township, Mich., was originally from Lancaster, Minn. Growing up on a farm, she learned early the value of hard work and independence. She was the only one in her family to move away and forge a…