Obituaries in Fertile, MN

Paulette Gunnerson age 86 passed away peacefully on January 24 2026 at Eventide Care Center in Moorhead MN where she had been a resident for the past 5 years. Paulette was born Paulette Motteberg on February 5 1939 in rural Gary MN to parents Olai and Agnes Motteberg and graduated from Gary High Sch...

Please click on the video tribute below to view Toms memorial mass at Holy Family Catholic Church in Halstad. Thomas Edward Socha 81 of Halstad Minnesota passed away peacefully on Sunday January 4 2026 at his home with family by his side. Tom was born on December 15 1944 in Angelica Township near Kr...

Barbara A. Halstad 88 Ada MN passed away on Monday December 29 2025 at the Benedictine Care Community in Ada. Copyright 2010 26 FredriksonGanje Funeral Homes EriksonVikGanje Funeral Home. All Rights Reserved. Funeral Home Website by

Leslie Les Raymond Welch Jr. Ada MN 74 passed away on Saturday January 10 2026 at Essentia Hospital in Fargo ND. Les was born on March 29 1951 in Rugby North Dakota to Leslie Sr. and Ella Rohrer Welch. Over the years Les and his wife Mary Jo Aas built a loving home together and raised four children....

Timothy Tim G. Bolstad 70 Rural Fertile MN was called to heaven on December 25 2025 at his home surrounded by his family. Tim was born on September 10 1955 to Knute and Adeline Oswald Bolstad. He was baptized and confirmed at Concordia Lutheran Church in Fertile MN. He attended FertileBeltrami High ...

74 a cherished family man dedicated public servant and lifelong pillar of his community passed away peacefully on November 28 2025 after a life welllived. Richard was born in Crookston MN to Arnold and Helen Larson Evenson. He graduated from Climax High School in 1969 and was joined in marriage to L...

James Jimmy Bruce Duckstad age 77 of Fertile MN passed away on Monday December 1 2025 at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks ND surrounded by his loving family. James was born on January 12 1948 in St. Vincent MN to Clifford and Agnes Geddes Duckstad. As a young child he moved with his family to Fertile w...

Janet Viola Nelson 88 of Ada MN formerly of Hendrum MN passed away on Friday December 12 2025 at HIA Heathers House in Fargo ND from complications following colon cancer surgery. Janet was born at home on September 20 1937 in rural Gary MN to Olaf and Cora Hagy Dahl. After graduating from Gary High ...

Mark Allen Cokley age 69 of Ada Minnesota formerly of Shoreview Minnesota died on Tuesday November 25 2025 at the Halstad Living Center in Halstad Minnesota. Mark grew up in the Twin Cities area and graduated from KelloggRoseville High School with the Class of 1974. From a young age he developed a s...

Janet Viola Nelson 88 of Ada MN formerly of Hendrum MN passed away on Friday December 12 2025 at HIA Heathers House in Fargo ND from complications following colon cancer surgery. Janet was born at home on September 20 1937 in rural Gary MN to Olaf and Cora Hagy Dahl. After graduating from Gary High ...

James Jimmy Bruce Duckstad age 77 of Fertile MN passed away on Monday December 1 2025 at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks ND surrounded by his loving family. James was born on January 12 1948 in St. Vincent MN to Clifford and Agnes Geddes Duckstad. As a young child he moved with his family to Fertile w...

74 a cherished family man dedicated public servant and lifelong pillar of his community passed away peacefully on November 28 2025 after a life welllived. Richard was born in Crookston MN to Arnold and Helen Larson Evenson. He graduated from Climax High School in 1969 and was joined in marriage to L...