Area Obituaries

A memorial service for Mary JoAnne Visness of Baudette, Minn., will be held on Saturday, May 29, 2021, at 11 a.m. at Wabanica Lutheran Church in Baudette. Visitation will be held one-half hour prior to the service at the church. Mary JoAnne (Thibodo) Visness, 73, of Baudette, passed away on Feb. 20, 2021, at Mercy…

Luella M. Quiner, 85, of Lancaster, Minn., passed away peacefully on Friday, Feb. 19, 2021, with family at her side. Luella was born April 19, 1935, to Isaac and Signie (Hanson) Isaacson in Lancaster. She was the oldest of five children and was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith in Sion Lutheran, Lancaster. Luella…

Lottie Ann Sistad, (Laudy), 88, of Thief River Falls, Minn., formerly of Grygla, Minn., passed away peacefully surrounded by the love of her dear family, on Sunday, Feb. 14, 2021, at Thief River Care Center, Thief River Falls. Stewart received a very special Valentine’s gift in heaven this year. On Lottie’s 89th birthday, a private…

Robert H. Moore, 86, of Devils Lake, N.D., died on Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021, at Eventide Devils Lake Care Center. Robert H. Moore was born to Hal and Selma (Anderson) Moore on May 25, 1934, in Hallock, Minn. He grew up on the farm and graduated from Hallock High School in 1952. Bob received a…

John Nicholas “Nick” Berlin was born June 9, 1941, in Hallock, Minn., to Anthony Berlin, M.D., and Mildred Finney Berlin. He went to be with the Lord on Nov. 22, 2020. While growing up in Minnesota, Nick had a love of playing ice hockey, football and other outdoor sports. He moved to southern California at…

Peter Murray Sinclair was born on Sept. 28, 1932, in Warren, Minn., the second child of Gertrude (Bloomfield) and Donald Sinclair. Peter spent his entire life in the community of Stephen, Minn., graduating from Stephen High School in 1950. After graduation, Peter joined the U.S. Army and was stationed in Korea.  Upon his honorable discharge…

Marcella (Marcy) Amy Sundberg, 85, of Ottertail, Minn., died Monday, Feb. 1, 2021, at The Thomas House, in Perham, Minn., with both of her sons at her side. She was born in Underwood, Minn., on Feb. 27, 1935, to Christian (Hardy) and Lillian (Johnsen) Johansen. She was raised on a farm near Underwood, along with…

Judy M. (Jevning) Anderson, 84, of Blaine, Minn., entered heaven on Jan. 28, 2021. She was born in Lake Bronson, Minn., to Sigurd and Selma (Olson) Jevning. She married Gerald L. Anderson of Hallock, Minn., in 1955. They had four daughters and raised them in Mandan, N.D., and later, Blaine. Judy worked in a library…

Melanie (Hennum) Banasiuk, 77, Shakopee, Minn., formerly of Kennedy, Minn., died Jan. 18, 2021, in Methodist Hospital, Minneapolis, Minn., from complications of COVID-19. Melanie grew up in Kennedy and following her high school graduation attended college in Fergus Falls, Minn., studying accounting and secretarial work. She later served as a border agent in Pembina, N.D.…

John Edward Money was born on Dec. 28, 1954, in Fargo, N.D., to John F. and Betty Money and passed away on Sunday, Jan. 17, 2021, at his home in Hallock, Minn. He was baptized at Trinity Lutheran Church in Moorhead, Minn., and confirmed at Grace Lutheran Church in Hallock. John grew up in Hallock…