Area Obituaries

Amber Leigh (Johnson) Redmann, 36, of Drayton, N.D., passed away peacefully on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2019, at her home. Amber was born on Nov. 4, 1982, in Grand Forks, N.D., the precious first-born child to Lon and Cindy (Mattson) Johnson. She attended Drayton Public School and graduated in 2001. She continued her education at North…

William “Bill” Farbo died on Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2019, at the age of 87 at Perham Living in Perham, Minn. Bill was born on May 5, 1932, the eldest of eight children to Odd and Fidessa (Wilkie) Farbo at their farmstead in Blooming Valley Township, Roseau County, Minn. Bill lived with his parents most of…

Byron Lee Bowman, 73, of Greeley, Colo., passed away on Monday, June 3, 2019, at the University of Colorado Hospital in Aurora, Colo., following complications from an aortic dissection. Byron was born on Aug. 21, 1945, in Hallock, Minn., to Glen and Violet (Jacobson) Bowman. He graduated from Kennedy High School in 1963 and spent…

          Maynard Clifford Docken, 95, of Hallock, Minn., passed away at Kittson Memorial Healthcare Center on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019. Maynard was born on July 31, 1924, in Juneberry, Roseau County, Minn., the son of John and Tilda Docken. He attended grade school at Juneberry Country School. Maynard was the youngest of four children. His…

Jeanette Evonne Bockwitz passed away on Sept. 8, 2019, at the Good Samaritan Ambassador Home in Golden Valley, Minn., at the age of 83 years old. Jeanette was born to parents, Davis and Dorothy Vilen, on April 25, 1936, in Hallock, Minn.. She attended grade school and high school there. In 1952, she married Rodney…

Elaine Pederson Nordling, 94, Hallock, Minn., passed away at Kittson Memorial Healthcare Center on Sept. 21, 2019. Elaine Elmay Pederson was born on May 6, 1925, in Halma, Minn., to Peder and Lena (Satterlund) Pederson, the second of eight children.  She attended Halma Elementary School, graduated from Karlstad High School in 1943, and continued her…

R. Allen Maksymchuk, 73, of Fargo, N.D., died Thursday, Sept. 19, 2019 at the Fargo VA Medical Center. Robert Allen Maksymchuk was born to John and Elana (Morrison) Maksymchuk in Hallock, Minn., on Nov. 7, 1945. He attended grade school in Caribou Township from first to seventh grade. He attended Lancaster Public School from eighth…

Lyle “Dean” Dagen, 84, of Humboldt, Minn., passed away early Tuesday morning, Sept. 3, 2019, at Kittson Memorial Healthcare Center in Hallock. Dean was born Feb. 15, 1935, in Hallock to Lyle and Mildred (Pierce) Dagen. He grew up near Halma and attended school in Lake Bronson, Minn. Dean served with the U.S. Army in…

Harvey Strege 81, of Lancaster, Minn., passed away at his home on Aug. 28, 2019. Harvey was born May 25, 1938, at Orleans, Minn., to Ernest and Elvina (Eickman) Strege. He grew up in Orleans and attended local schools. When Harvey entered his junior year in school he asked his mother if he could join…

Adam J. Henry, 33, Fargo, N.D., passed away on Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019, at Sanford on Broadway, Fargo. Adam James Henry was born on Dec. 17, 1985 at Lemoore Naval Hospital in California. Adam grew up in the West Fargo area. After graduating from West Fargo High School in 2004, he continued his education by…