Area Obituaries

Roger Lundstrom of Thief River Falls, Minn., passed away on Sunday, Dec. 29, 2019, at Sanford Medical Center in Thief River Falls surrounded by his loving family. Roger Dale Lundstrom was born on May 26, 1942, at Strandquist, Minn., son of Clarence and Dagney (Grafstrom) Lundstrom. He was raised in the Strandquist area and attended…

Jonathan Wade Muir, 57, of Fergus Falls, died Sunday, Jan. 5, 2020, unexpectedly at his home in Fergus Falls. He was born Dec. 7, 1962, to James and Karen (Wilebski) Muir in Karlstad, Minn. He attended Adams Elementary during grade school and graduated from Fergus Falls Senior High School in 1981. Jonathan loved spending time…

On Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2020, Char Langen, loving wife, mother of three, and grandma of two passed away after a long battle with cancer at the age of 62. Char was born on Aug. 7, 1957, in Duluth, Minn., to Chuck and Georgian (Paulson) Abele. Shortly after they moved to Mahnomen, Minn., where she graduated…

Kristin Ann Erickson, 48, passed away on Dec. 29, 2019, after a courageous battle with metastatic breast cancer. Kristin was born on March 1, 1971, in Crookston, Minn., the daughter of Kendall and Kathleen Hunter. She was raised and graduated from high school in Lancaster, Minn. She attended the University of Minnesota Crookston and Minnesota…

It is with a heavy heart we announce the passing of Mark Lehn Baldwin (97 years) of Humboldt, Minn. Mark Baldwin was a farmer, businessman, electrician, repairman, computer buff, board member for the Humboldt Elevator and the Humboldt School. He was born in Emerson, Manitoba to Philip and Rose Baldwin and lived in Saint Vincent,…

Verona Karboviak, 89, Lancaster, Minn., passed away on Monday, Dec. 23, 2019, at Kittson Memorial Healthcare Center. Verona Mary Decker was born Sept. 10, 1930, to Muriel (Milton) and Matthew Decker in Havana, N.D. The family moved to Bemidji, Minn., where Verona attended school and grew to womanhood. Upon graduation she took a job with…

William “Bruce” Nelson, 82, passed away peacefully Dec. 11, 2019 surrounded by his family. Bruce was born July 22, 1937 to Walter and Melvie Nelson in Hallock, Minn. He is survived by Mavis, his wife of 55 years; daughters, Julie Smith (Greg) and Paula Oxford (Rod Criego); grandchildren, Brendan (Hannah), Ellie, George and Sam; nephew,…

Harris Mortenson, 93, of Hallock, Minn., passed away at Kittson Memorial Healthcare Center on Sunday, Nov. 24, 2019. Harris Edwin Mortenson was born Aug. 30, 1926, at Kennedy, Minn., to Edwin and Myrtle (Gustafson) Mortenson. He attended country school through grade eight, then in Kennedy and U of M Crookston for his high school years.…

Long-time Hallock resident Kay Colleen Rosengren passed the evening of Friday, November 15, 2019. Born in Minot, North Dakota on April 18, 1937, to Llewellyn Lane and Gladys Colwell, she is survived by her sister and brother-in-law, Mary Lou and Quentin Francis Erickson, nephews Rene and Alex Erickson, nephew Jeret Colwell, and grand niece and…

Vera Jean (Moran) Loer, 71, of Humboldt, Minn., passed away at the Kittson Memorial Healthcare Center on Sunday, Nov. 3, 2019. Vera was born May 19, 1948, to Joseph Alfred and Mabel Bertha (Burnell) Moran in Hallock, Minn. The family lived in Lancaster, Minn., and later moved to Hallock where she graduated from high school…