Area Obituaries

LeJean Nora Anderson Christiansen, 77, of Karlstad, Minn., died Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025, at her home in Karlstad. Jean was born Sept. 28, 1947, at Kittson Memorial Hospital in Hallock, Minn. to Leo V. and Donafae (Bronson) Anderson. She was baptized at Eidsvold Lutheran Church in Halma. Jean was confirmed at East Emmaus Lutheran Church…

Dana Marie Mikolajczyk, 88, of Hallock, Minn., passed away at Kittson Healthcare in Hallock on Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2025. Dana Napierala was born in Poznan, Poland, on April 24, 1937, the daughter of Franciszek and Gertruda Napierala. Dana married Zdzislaw Mikolajczk, and they were blessed with two children, Grace and Jacek. Dana attended culinary school…

Gary Wilbur Melin, age 78, of Hallock, Minn., passed away peacefully, at home, with his loving wife by his side on Monday, Aug. 18, 2025, after a courageous cancer battle. Gary was born on Aug. 1, 1947, in Hallock, the son of Wilbur and Ella (Lindstrom) Melin. He attended Hallock High School, where he played…

Ruth Hennen, 81, a longtime Hallock, Minn., resident, passed away at Kittson Memorial Healthcare Center early Saturday morning, Aug. 9, 2025. On Dec. 14, 1943, Ruth Ann was born to Leander and Kathryn Nierenhausen, in St. Paul. She was the youngest of four sisters, arriving more than a dozen years after the others. After some…

Clifford B. Johnson, 90, passed away surrounded by loved ones on Friday, July 18, 2025. Cliff was born in Hallock, Minn., on Oct. 7, 1934, the son of Swan and Anna Johnson, youngest of 12 children. He served in the U.S. Army in France from May 1957 to May 1959 and has since proudly represented…

Linda Catherine (Grzadzieleski) Thompson, 75, passed on to eternal life on Monday, July 14, 2025. She was born on June 26, 1950, to Harris and Alice (Lessard) Grzadzieleski at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital, Drayton, N.D. Linda attended grade and middle school at Drayton Public School, Drayton, and graduated from high school at St. Francis Academy, Hankinson,…

Doretta Olson, 87, formerly of Donaldson, Minn., passed away peacefully with family by her side, Saturday, July 5, 2025, at Eventide, Fargo. Doretta was born Nov. 11, 1937, the oldest of eight children, to Jake W. and Lea (Hins) Hofmann in Medina, N.D. She attended school there, worked alongside her parents on the farm and…

Diana Webster, 99, of St. Vincent, Minn., passed away Saturday, July 5, 2025, in Kittson Memorial Nursing Home, Hallock, Minn., under the care of HIA Hospice. Diana Ziesman was born May 1, 1926, in Korosten, Russia, (now Ukraine), to Ludwig and Olga Ziesman. When she was 6 months old, her parents, grandparents, and 5-year-old brother…

Shirley B. Cederholm, 90, passed away peacefully Sunday, June 15, 2025, in Elk River, Minn. Shirley was born in her Uncle Teddy and Aunt Mamie’s home in Transcona, Manitoba, Canada, on April 23, 1935, to Alexander and Mary Protosavage. At age 15, she left her home to enroll in cosmetology courses at a beauty college…