Area Obituaries

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…

Gloria (Iten) Maier passed away on Aug. 25, 2019, from complications due to dementia. Gloria was born in Hallock, Minn., and made homes in Humboldt, Minn., and Pembina, N.D. In 1988, she and Punky moved to the Bismarck, N.D., area where she concluded her 33 years with the United States Postal Service. Gloria is survived…

Vicki Lynn Schumm, 66, of Fort Collins, Colo., passed away in her home from cardiac arrest on May 29, 2019. Vicki was born Aug. 11, 1952, in Hallock, Minn., to Raymond and Arlene Carlson. After graduating from Hallock High School in 1970, she moved to Minneapolis and worked a few years until she joined the…

Norval Larson, 78, of Karlstad, Minn., passed away at Karlstad Healthcare Center on Monday, Aug. 19, 2019. Norval Levernne Larson was born Jan. 27, 1941, in Hallock, Minn., to Alton and Tillie (Bushie) Larson. He grew up at Lake Bronson, Minn., and attended school there. In April of 1962, he entered the U.S. Army and…

Evelyn Mortenson, 90, of Hallock, Minn., passed away at Kittson Memorial Healthcare Center on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2019. Evelyn Krogstad was born Sept. 16, 1928 at Kennedy, Minn., to Ole and Bertha (Ristad) Krogstad. She attended school in Kennedy, graduating in 1946. She attended Concordia College in Moorhead before returning to help at home and…