Obituaries in Fertile, MN

John Paul Melting 63 died Tuesday November 11 2025 at the Sanford Hospital in Fargo ND. He is survived by his uncle Scott Warner brother Jeremy Melting sisterinlaw Kristi Melting nieces Nora Gabriel Rodriguez and Hanna Brandon Rademacher nephew John Samuel Melting loving cousins and many friendships...

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....

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...

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...

Bruce Allen Jallo 69 of Rural Fertile MN unexpectedly passed away at his residence on January 19 2026. He was born in Waco Texas on November 28 1956 to Alden and LaVonne Strem Jallo. A lifelong resident of the Fertile area Bruce graduated from FertileBeltrami High School and while attending he was a...

Geraldine Geri Patricia Kesselberg passed away peacefully at her home on Thursday January 1 2026 at the age of 70. Geri was born on December 20 1955 to Paul and Patricia Rust in Alaska. Geri met Kenneth Kesselberg in 1980 and joined together their families raising two sons. Geri leaves behind her hu...

Arthur Art Leroy Gredvig age 101 passed away on Monday January 12 2026 at Fair Meadow Nursing Home in Fertile MN. Art was born on April 6 1924 to Gerhard and Clara Morvig Gredvig in Fertile MN the youngest of twelve children. He was baptized and confirmed in his Christian faith at Concordia Lutheran...

Phyllis Hanson 97 Pelican Rapids joined her departed loved ones on November 28 2025. Born at home on May 121928 in Lockhart Township Norman County MN. Her parents were Robert and Isabel Askew Lee. Phyllis was the third child of four. Growing up during the depression on the farm where she was born sh...

Twilla A. Hilde 92 Ada MN formerly of Borup MN died on Friday January 2 2026 at the Benedictine Care Community in Ada. Twilla was born on February 7 1933 in Winchester Township north of Borup the only child of Arthur and Tena nee Hoven Monson. She was baptized and confirmed at Winchester Lutheran Ch...

Linda L. Carnegie 68 Borup MN died unexpectedly of a heart attack on Friday December 19 2025 at her home in Borup MN. Linda Louise Olich was born on April 24 1957 to Allan and Marguerite Miller Olich at St. Johns Hospital in Fargo ND. She attended Borup school graduating with the class 1975. While a...

Sheila J. Lien 72 of Ada MN passed away unexpectedly on Friday January 9 2026 at her residence. Sheila was born on July 17 1953 in Moorhead Minnesota to Denver W. and Betty A. Halvorson Lien. She grew up in Hitterdal Minnesota and later made her home in Ada where she lived for most of her adult life...

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 ...