Area Obituaries

Susan Jean Pemberton, 83, of Minnetonka, Minn., passed away peacefully on June 3, 2025, at home, surrounded by family and friends after a long and courageous battle against breast cancer. Susan lived a life dedicated to education, family and personal passions. A graduate of Hallock High School (1960), Susan pursued higher education at Moorhead State…

Shirley Nordling Erickson passed away peacefully on Monday, May 12, 2025, surrounded by the deep love of her family and her unwavering faith in Christ. She was 91 years old. Born on May 5, 1934, in Hallock, Minn., to Gust and Svea Nordling, Shirley was raised with a love for learning, a heart for service,…

Veryl J. Mortenson, of La Jolla, Calif., passed peacefully on March 20, 2025, surrounded by family, her roses and the ocean breeze. Veryl J. Sorenson was born on July 9, 1926, in the small town of Kennedy, Minn. The youngest of 13 children born to Swedish immigrant parents Axel and Emily (Carlberg) Sorenson, she grew…

Kathleen “Kathy” Ann Jansen, 83, of New London, Minn., passed away Thursday, Nov. 28, 2024, at Bethesda Grand in Willmar, Minn. She was born on Oct. 1, 1941, in Hallock, Minn., to Orville and Mildred E. (Backstrom) Wilson. Kathy spent her early years in Hallock and Noyes, Minn., and El Paso, Texas, where her father…

Dennis M. Sobolik, 93, of Hallock, Minn., passed away peacefully on Monday, May 12, 2025, at Kittson Memorial Nursing Home. Dennis was born on Sept. 16 ,1931, in Fordville, N.D., to D.J. and Belle Sobolik. He was baptized and confirmed into the Lutheran faith, and upon graduation from high school, enlisted in the U.S. Army,…

Brady Dean Phillips, 29, of Oklee, Minn., passed away on Tuesday, May 13, 2025. Brady was born to Dean and Lezlee (Urlaub) Phillips on Jan. 26, 1996. He spent his early years in Lancaster, Minn., until, at the age of 6, he and his family moved to Mesa, Ariz. The family lived in Mesa for…

Gary Duane Krogstad went to his heavenly home on May 3, 2025, at the age of 85. Gary was the only son of Elmer and Ethel (Lund-berg) Krogstad, born on Nov. 14, 1939. He spent his growing up years in the Kennedy area. He graduated from Kennedy High School in 1957. He then spent a…

Lonnie Bergh, 48, of Belle Plaine, Minn., formerly of Hallock, Minn., passed away Monday, May 5, 2025. Lonnie was born on Sept. 26, 1976, in Hallock. He was the son of John and Lori Bergh. As a young child, Lonnie played hockey in the Hallock Youth hockey program and continued through high school. He graduated…

Melvin Louis Such peacefully passed away on May 3, 2025, in Hallock, Minn. Melvin was born on May 29, 1931, to Barney and Erma (Gorsuch) Such in Grafton, N.D. The family lived on a farm near St. Thomas, N.D., until 1941 when they purchased a farmstead in Skane Township in Kittson County. In 1942, Barney…