Area Obituaries

Harris E. Nordin, 77, of Strasburg, Ohio, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, February 10, 2019 at Community Hospice House at New Philadelphia, Ohio, following a recent illness. A son of the late Olaf H. and Helen E. (Burnell) Nordin, Harris was born Dec. 18, 1941, at Hallock, Minn. He graduated from…

Calvin “Cal” Engelstad, died Feb. 11, 2019, at the age of 91. Calvin was born in Fargo, N.D., lived in Crookston, Minn., and came with his parents to Hallock, Minn., in 1936. He graduated from Hallock High in 1945 having participated in Music and Athletics. He was in the U.S. Navy from 1946-1948. Cal attended…

Marian L. Johnson, 92, of Karlstad, Minn., passed away at Kittson Memorial Healthcare Center in Hallock on Sunday, Feb. 3, 2019. Marian Lorraine Bakko was born Oct. 19, 1926, in Deerwood Township of Kittson County to Olaf and Louise (Rapp) Bakko.  She was baptized and confirmed in Eidsvold Lutheran Church and attended Beaton Country School.…

Barbara J. Swenson, 83, of Fargo, N.D., formerly of Kennedy, Minn., died Thursday, Jan. 24, 2019, in Port Charlotte, Fla. She was born Dec. 2, 1935, in Dauphin, Manitoba, to George and Mary Louise (Glidden) Costin. After her father passed away, her mother moved their family to Hallock, Minn., where Barb graduated from Hallock High…

Joanna Alice (Olson) Cole, 35,  was welcomed into heaven from her home on Jan. 13, 2019, after a courageous battle with cancer. Joanna was born on Sept. 7, 1983, at Saint Luke’s Hospital in Duluth, Minn., to Bernard and Sandra. Joanna was a Majorette and a football player. She participated in choir, theater and Knowledge Bowl, and…

Lana Kay Fossell passed away peacefully on Jan. 15, 2019, at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, N.D., surrounded by her family. Lana was born Nov. 21, 1944, to Einer and Edna Kjergaard in Lake Benton, Minn. She was their fourth daughter and had a younger brother. She attended high school at West Central School of…

Geraldine Hultgren passed away Monday, Jan. 14, 2019, at the Karlstad Nursing Home in Karlstad, Minn., at the age of 82½ years old. Geraldine Lavonne (Wollin) Hultgren was born to the late Amy (Brekke) Wollin and George Wollin on July 19, 1936, in Arveson Township east of Karlstad.  Geraldine grew up on a farm in…

Sandra Carolyn Bouvette, 75, passed away peacefully at Bethany on the Lake Nursing Home in Alexandria, Minn. on Jan. 13, 2019, surrounded by her family. Sandra was born to Stanley and Evelyn (Bostad) Swenson in Hallock, Minn., on Jan. 27, 1943. She attended Kennedy Public School and graduated in 1961. She attended Concordia College Moorhead…

Lucille E. Smolak, 83 of Rosemount, Minn., passed away Jan. 18, 2019. She is survived by her children, Loretta (Ed) Loesch, Michael Smolak, Cindy (Gary) Stromback, Darlene Fowler (Jim Baumann), and Lisa (Scott) McClung; seven grandchildren, Shawn, Sarah, Josh, Skylar, Taylor, Haylie and Ryan; great-grandchildren, Chloe, Paige, Kira and Ava; siblings, Clarence (Elayne), Eva (Milo)…

Altha Winnifred Carlson of Hallock, Minn., died at the assisted living apartments in Hallock on Jan. 9, 2019. She was born on Oct. 6, 1926, the daughter of George and Winnifred (Holdstock) Westerberg.  Altha grew up on the family farm by Lake Bronson and graduated from Lake Bronson High School in 1944. On July 12,…