Area Obituaries

Joan M. Phillips, 85, of Moorhead, Minn., died on Saturday, Dec. 22, 2018, in Eventide on 8th in Moorhead. Joan was born May 30, 1933, in Scobey, Mont., to Ole and Agnes (Lee) Anderson. After the early death of both parents, she was raised by her grandmother, Kaia Anderson in Hallock, Minn. On Nov. 26,…

Glen Sjostrand, 91, of East Grand Forks, Minn., died Monday, Dec. 17, 2018, at the Valley Eldercare, Grand Forks, N.D. Glen Sjostrand was born Nov. 12, 1927, in Hallock, Minn., the son of Albin and Mabel (Holmgren) Sjostrand. He grew up on a farm east of Hallock. He worked for the Northwest Breeders in Roseau,…

Rose Younggren, 88, passed away peacefully at Kittson Memorial Healthcare Center in Hallock on Monday, Dec. 24, 2018, with her family by her side. Rose was born to Alex and Lena (Krishka) Layhon in Pembina, N.D., on Nov. 1, 1930. She attended and graduated from the Pembina school. After graduating, Rose moved to Hallock to…

Elizabeth (Betty) Anna Leibnitz, 92, passed away, surrounded by family in her home in Chanhassen, Minn., on Wednesday Dec. 19, 2018. Betty was born on Jan. 11, 1926, to John and Theresa Baustian in Hardwick, Minn. Her family farmed in both North Dakota and Minnesota, eventually settling in Lengby, Minn. Betty attended and graduated high…

Marlyce Ann (Younggren) Peterson, 85, of Hallock Minn.,  passed away peacefully at Kittson  Memorial Health-care Nursing Home on Dec. 14, 2018. Marlyce was born and raised in her rural home near Northcote, Minn., to Anna (Lund) Younggren  and Edward Younggren on July 25, 1933. She and her family were active members of the Northcote  Presbyterian…

Roger Cadieux, 75, of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, and formerly of Dominion City, passed away peacefully with his family by his side on Sunday, Dec. 16, 2018, at St. Boniface Hospital. Roger was born to Marie Paule (Laurin) and Jean Cadieux on Nov. 7, 1943. On Jan. 11, 1964, he married Lynette Jutras. They had 3…

John Dennis Carpenter, 85, of Hallock, Minn., passed away peacefully on Dec. 8, 2018, at Kittson Healthcare Nursing Home. John was born in Stephen, Minn., on Feb. 17, 1933. He graduated from Stephen High School in 1952. Thereafter he served in the U.S. Army in the Korean War. John was married to Peggy Eileen (Pudil)…

Jeanette Anne Johnson, 86, a lifelong Hallock, Minn., resident, passed away at Kittson Memorial Healthcare Center on Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2018. Jeanette Seaman was born May 6, 1932, at Hallock to George and Hilda (Streed) Seaman and was baptized in the Lutheran faith.  Jeanette graduated from Hallock High School in 1950 and began working at…

Milner Sugden, 84, a lifelong Hallock, Minn., resident passed away at his home on Friday evening, Dec. 7, 2018. Hugh Milner Sugden Jr. was born in Hallock on Aug. 14, 1934, to Hugh and Pearl (Nelson) Sugden. He was baptized and confirmed in the First Presbyterian Church and attended Hallock High School. Milner began farming…

Jeanne Theodora (Lundberg) Backstrom, age 98, died Nov. 24, 2018 in Northfield, Minn. Jeanne was born during a snowstorm on Jan. 12, 1920 in the family farmhouse near Kennedy, Minn. The doctor and liveryman were able to get the horse and sleigh out of the ditch, but arrived after the birth. She was the sixth…