Month: December 2022

Harlan “Red” Glenn Mosher, 79, Beltrami, MN, passed away on Friday, December 16, 2022, at Riverview Health in Crookston, MN.

Harlan was born on January 30, 1943, in Fertile, MN to Earl & June (Ogaard) Mosher. He attended elementary school in Beltrami until the 8^th grade then came over to Fertile where he graduated in 1961.

Red married Janice Diane Haugen on October 6, 1962, at Concordia Church in Fertile. They made their home on the farm in Beltrami.

Red was very involved in 4-H and FFA and showed various livestock, earning a spot on the state FFA livestock judging team which he took second place. He farmed over the years where he put up hay crops and raised some of the best “Mosher beef” and homegrown chickens which he was very proud of. Red loved growing his own sweet corn and potatoes every year and would share with whoever he could. He also grew beautiful roses and was very proud to bring a person a vaseful to brighten their day.

He was a very generous person with a huge heart, and he would do anything for anyone to help them out. He was always up for a good game of cards, especially poker or smear, and was known to be quite the card player.

Red played basketball and baseball during his school years and continued to play baseball and softball after he graduated. He also enjoyed watching his grandchildren play. He was a die-hard MN sports fan, especially the Twins, even if they were losing.

Red worked various part-time jobs over the years; hauling beets for farmers, working for the railroad, and at the Beltrami Cenex Fertilizer Plant. He worked for Russell Johnson auctioneering, buying, and selling items, and with “Wilder than Ever” with Vern Hagen distributing game machines within the region. He owned and ran Mosher Auto Sales out of Fertile selling used cars. Lynn Lucken and Red would make many trips buying and selling cars at the auto auctions. This was when Red could be quoted singing Willie Nelson’s “On the Road Again.” Red sold and jockeyed many items over the years. They always said he was such a good salesman that he could sell a freezer to an Eskimo. Red bartended for many places. He was known for his endless stories and jokes that he would tell. Many people often told him “You should write a book.”

Red loved to visit with his friends and family, whether it was in person or on the phone. He enjoyed his cats and often shared stories of them.

He will be known for his favorite saying, “It’s come to this.”

Harlan is survived by his 3 sons, Guy Mosher, Chad (Donna) Mosher, and Tyler (Missy) Mosher; grandchildren, Tony (Jess) Mosher, Andrea (Matt) Johnson, Devin (Tina) Mosher, Presley (Megan Goodell) Mosher, Tate (Haley) Mosher, Kennedy Mosher, Mitchell (Emily) Mosher, Raven (Gavin Czuprynski) Mosher, Eva Mosher, Tyson (Arianna Jackson) Mosher, and Gabby Mosher; great-grandchildren, Isabelle, Ryder, Charlee, Jack, Hannah, Mila, Emmett, Everlee, Quinn, and Linnea; brother, Gary (Donna) Mosher; brothers-in-law, Rex, Orlen, John, and Roger Haugen, and Jerome Larson; sisters-in-law, Ruth Jacobson and Mona Haugen; and several nieces and nephews.

He is preceded in death by his wife, Jan; parents, Earl and June Mosher; sister, Connie Larson; an infant son; father-in-law, Ralph Haugen; mother-in-law, Gladys Haugen; sisters-in-law, Linda Haugen, Kathy Haugen, and Lou Haugen; and brother-in-law, Gene Jacobson.

Memorial Service: 3:00 PM, Saturday, January 14, 2023, at Trinity Lutheran Church, Beltrami, MN.

Visitation: 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM, Saturday, January 14, 2023, at Trinity Lutheran Church, Beltrami, MN.

Please view our guestbook and share condolences online at www.eriksonvikfh.com

Arrangements with Erikson-Vik-Ganje Funeral Home

Fertile, Minnesota

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John M. Gunderson, age 87, of Ada, MN, passed away on Monday, December 26, 2022, at his home under the care of his loved ones and Hospice of the Red River Valley.

A memorial service will be held on Monday, January 2, 2023, at 11:00 a.m., with a visitation starting one hour before, at Grace Lutheran Church in Ada. Burial will take place at a later date at St. Petri Lutheran Cemetery, Gary, MN.

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Elaine Hanson, 69, Ada, MN, passed away, surrounded by her loving family on Tuesday, December 20, 2022, at Essential Health in Fargo, ND.

Elaine Louise was born on October 6, 1953, the daughter of Herman and Gertrude (Redlinger) Gerber, in Bismarck, ND. She moved with family to Carrington, ND, followed by a move to Ada, in 1970. She graduated from Ada High School in 1971. This is where she met the love of her life, Jim Hanson. They were married on September 17, 1972, and spent over 50 years together.

Elaine spent most of her life raising their five children, a job she loved doing. Later after the kids got older, she worked at Bob’s Café and Bridges Medical Center Hospital, until she retired.

Together Elaine and Jim, raised their five children: Jeremy (Sam) Hanson Willis, Minneapolis, MN, Jamie (Cindy) Hanson, Fargo, ND, Jodi (Lee) Sargent, Ada, Joshua Hanson, Thief River Falls, MN, and Jesse Hanson of Ada.

Elaine is survived by her husband, Jim; one daughter; four sons; 10 grandchildren, Jordan, Ethan, Caleb, Blade, Raegan, Lacy, Dahlia, Joey, Abby, and Ashlyn; one sister, Carol; three brothers, Vern, Ron, and Larry; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; one sister, Vivian; one brother, Kenneth; and a sister-in-law, Jean.

Memorial Service: 2:00 PM, Thursday, December 29, 2022, at Fredrikson-Ganje Funeral Home, Ada, MN.  

Visitation: One hour before the memorial service at the funeral home.

Inurnment: Ada Municipal Cemetery, Ada, MN.

Please view our guestbook and share condolences online at www.fredriksonfh.com

Arrangements with Fredrikson-Ganje Funeral Homes
Ada & Halstad, Minnesota

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Marie Chaput, Red Lake Falls, MN, 88, passed away on Sunday, December 25, 2022, surrounded by her loving family at her residence near Red Lake Falls, MN

Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 AM Friday, December 30, 2022, at St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Gentilly, MN with MSGR. David Baumgartner Officiating. Burial will be at St. Peter’s Catholic Cemetery at Gentilly.

Visitation will be held Thursday at 5 PM at St. Peter’s Catholic Church at Gentilly, MN with a prayer service at 7:00 PM and also one hour prior to the service at the church on Friday.

Marie (Proulx) Chaput was born January 30, 1934, at Argyle, MN, the daughter of Emery and Frances (Verbout) Proulx.  She attended rural school in Foldahl Township, rural Argyle, through the eighth grade.  She moved with her family to Wylie, MN, rural Red Lake Falls, and attended high school at St. Joseph’s Academy in Crookston, MN, graduating as salutatorian of her class in 1951.

She was employed in Grand Forks, ND as a secretary until her marriage to Roma Chaput at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, East Grand Forks, MN in 1954.  She and her husband purchased a farm in Lake Pleasant Township, Red Lake County, where they lived, farmed, and raised their children.

Marie was Clerk of Lake Pleasant Township for 52 years (started in 1970) and Secretary-Treasurer of the Red Lake County Assoc. of Townships (started in 1991).  She was a member of RSVP (Retired Senior Volunteer Program) and volunteered in many different ways having taught Bone-Builders for several years.  Marie was also a member of Lake Pleasant Homemakers, Merri-Mixers Homemakers, Red Hats, Catholic Daughters of America and held offices with the organization as well as with the St. Ann Sodality of St. Peters Catholic Church in Gentilly, MN.  Marie was the Religious Education Coordinator and Teacher of First Eucharist and Confirmation in the parish since 1982 through the present time.  She loved her church work, volunteering at the schools and nursing homes and being a member of the Villa St. Vincent Auxillary.  She was presented the “Bishop’s Medal of the Diocese of Crookston” by Bishop Michael Hoeppner in 2010, something she treasured deeply.  In her spare time she enjoyed crocheting, knitting, tending her flower gardens with the many concrete ornaments and painting ceramics.  Most of all, Marie loved her children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.  They were the most important people in her life and she treasured them and all the good times they had together. Sadly, Roma passed away in 1998.

Survivors include nine children: Debra (Dennis) Hanson, Cynthia Johnson, Richard (Peggy) Chaput all of Crookston, MN, Michelle (Guy) Kruse Thief River Falls, MN, Lisa Hanson, Tim (Shelly) Chaput, Craig (Carole) Chaput, Edward (Cherie) Chaput, all of Red Lake Falls, MN and Dennis (Eileen) Johnson, Moorhead, MN; 27 grandchildren; 41 great-grandchildren and 3 great-great-grandchildren plus 3 more on the way; brothers: Earl Proulx, Crookston, MN, Edward R. (Charlotte) Proulx, Apache Junction, Arizona, Daniel Proulx, Houston, TX and George (Diana) Proulx, Red Lake Falls, MN; brother-in-law Jack Ferris, Silver Bay, MN; daughter-in-law, Laura Chaput, Oklee, MN; sister-in-law, Lois Proulx, Crookston, MN.

She was preceded in death by her parents, husband Roma, son Marc, grandsons, Joshua and Aaron, brothers: Paul, Noel and Edward L. and sisters, Joan Proulx, Priscilla Helgeson and Alma Ferris sisters-in-law Carol Proulx and Peggy Proulx.

Condolences may be sent at www.johnsonfuneralservice.com

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