All Obituaries

Georgia Bogardus, age 79, of West Fargo, ND, died Friday, December 13, 2019 in Sheyenne Crossing, West Fargo. (Her life history will be added when available) Celebration of Life Service:   2:00 pm Friday, December 20, 2019 in West Funeral Home Chapel, West Fargo Visitation:    Held one hour prior to her service Burial:  Holy Cross Cemetery North in the spring West Funeral Home & Life Tribute Center, West Fargo westfuneralhome.com

Carolyn D. Brown, 90, of West Fargo, passed away Friday, December 13, 2019, at Maple View Memory Care in Fargo. Funeral Service:  11:00 a.m.  Friday, December 20, 2019, at Meadow Ridge Bible Church in West Fargo. Visitation:  Friday, at the church an hour before the service    West Funeral Home & Life Tribute Center westfuneralhome.com    

Melinda Joy Winterroth, 37, of Fargo, daughter of Monty and Joanne Winterroth, passed away Friday, December 13, 2019 at her home. A Celebration of Life will be held on a later date. West Funeral Home & Life Tribute Center westfuneralhome.com

Anna M. Vallis, age 74, of West Fargo, ND died Wednesday, December 11, 2019, at her home under the care of her family and Hospice. At her request, no services will be held. Anna is survived by her husband Mike Wangrud of West Fargo,  four children, and her siblings living in Texas.   West Funeral Home & Life Tribute Center, West Fargo westfuneralhome.com

Patrick Joseph McGuire, 89, of Fargo, passed away Monday, December 9, 2019, at Bethany Retirement Living on University in Fargo surrounded by his family that he loved so much and under the care of Ethos Hospice. Patrick was born August 29, 1930, in Superior, WI, the son of William and Genevieve (Horne) McGuire.  He was raised in Minneapolis and graduated from DeLaSalle High School in 1948.  Pat enlisted in the U.S. Air Force on route to the University of St. Thomas in St....

Billie Schatzke, 91, of Fargo, ND, passed away Monday, Dec. 9, 2019 at Essentia Health in Fargo. Wilhelmina “Billie” Miller was born Aug. 22, 1928 at Durbin, ND to Herman and Mary (Werner) Miller. She attended country school and graduated from Lincoln High School in Casselton, ND. She received her teacher’s certificate from Valley City State. Billie married Harold Schatzke on August 29, 1947 at the Goshen Moravian Church. They made their home on the family farm near...

Val McConnell, 60, Casselton, ND passed away on Monday, Dec. 9, 2019 at Ecumen Evergreens of Fargo. Valerie Ann Gades was born on November 11, 1959 in Rockford, Illinois to Henry and Evelyn (Kluver) Gades. She moved with the family to Blaine, MN at a young age where she attended school and graduated from high school. On July 19, 1986 she married Dan McConnell at the Arthur United Methodist Church in Arthur, ND. They lived in both Amenia, ND and Casselton, ND where Val worked as a CNA and...

Claude H. Gilleland, 91 of Fargo, passed away on Sunday, December 8, 2019 at Bethany on 42nd in Fargo. Claude Herman Gilleland was born on September 5, 1928 in Statesville, NC to Claude and Lillie (Troutman) Gilleland. He grew up Statesville and graduated from Celeste Henkel High School. Claude served in the US Army during both the Korean War and Vietnam War. While in the Army, he met and married Jeannette Powers in Tokyo, Japan. They lived in numerous locations while serving their country...

Betty Lindquist, 91, passed away on Wednesday, November 27, 2019 in Fargo, ND, with her husband at her side.  She was born April 11, 1928 to Erwin and Katharine Hertz and spent her childhood in St. Cloud, MN, graduating from St. Cloud Technical High School in 1946. Betty attended St. Olaf College in Northfield and later the University of Minnesota graduating in 1950 with a BA in English.  Her early career included library positions at the University of California-Berkeley and the...

Jon Evenson, 66, of Fargo, passed away Wednesday, November 27, 2019, at his home surrounded by his family and Hospice. Jon Patrick Evenson was born February 1, 1953, in Fargo, the son of John (Jack) & Patricia Jean (Wallace) Evenson.  He attended Moorhead High School and NDSCS Tech School in Fargo.  Jon was employed as a surveyor with Moore Engineering, Ulteig, Rittenhouse Asst, SE Land services. He also worked as a contractor, baker and Scuba Diver Instructor.  Jon and...