obituaries

Pamela Silseth Nov. 30, 1947 - April 17, 2018 FARGO, N.D. - Pamela Silseth, 70, Fargo, died Tuesday, April 17, in Sanford Medical Center. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m., with a prayer service at 7 p.m., Friday, April 20, at Hope Lutheran Church - South Campus in Fargo. Visitation...

Michael Henderson July 1, 1960 - April 17, 2018 FARGO, N.D. - Michael Henderson, 57, Fargo, died Tuesday, April 17, in ManorCare Health Services. Visitation will be from 1-2 p.m., followed by the funeral at 2 p.m., Tuesday, April 24, at West Funeral Home Chapel in West Fargo, N.D....

Harold M. Akason June 17, 1929 - April 11, 2018 FARGO, N.D. - Harold M. Akason, 88, West Fargo, N.D., formerly Mapleton, N.D., died Wednesday, April 11, in Sanford Medical Center. Services were previously held. Arrangements by West Funeral Home & Life Tribute Center.

Arvid L. Terry Sept. 23, 1934 - April 11, 2018 GRANDIN, N.D. - Arvid L. Terry, 83, Grandin, died Wednesday, April 11, in his home. Services were previously held. Burial was in Grandin Cemetery. Arrangements by West Funeral Home & Life Tribute Center in West Fargo.

Elsie C. Reed July 4, 1939 - April 10, 2018 MOORHEAD, Minn. - Elsie C. Reed, 78, Fargo, N.D., died Tuesday, April 10, in Eventide Lutheran Home. Services were previously held. Arrangements by West Funeral Home & Life Tribute Center in West Fargo, N.D.

Grace E. Larson Dec. 22, 1931 - April 8, 2018 FARGO, N.D. - Grace E. Larson, 86, Harwood, N.D., died Sunday, April 8, in Elim Care Center. Services were previously held. Arrangements by West Funeral Home & Life Tribute Center in West Fargo, N.D.

Larry A. Nelson Dec. 5, 1966 - April 5, 2018 FARGO, N.D. - Larry A. Nelson, 51, West Fargo, N.D., died Thursday, April 5, in Sanford Medical Center. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. Thursday, April 12, at West Funeral Home in West Fargo. Arrangements by West Funeral Home & Life Tribute...

Myrtle "Kit" Shimota March 15, 1932 - April 3, 2018 FARGO, N.D. - Myrtle "Kit" Shimota, 86, Fargo, died Tuesday, April 3, in Rosewood on Broadway. Services will be at a later date. Arrangements by West Funeral Home & Life Tribute Center.

Keith E. Murphy Oct. 31, 1960 - April 1, 2018 FARGO, N.D. - Keith E. Murphy, 57, West Fargo, N.D., died Sunday, April 1, in Essentia Health. Services were previously held. Arrangements by Boulger Funeral Home & Celebration of Life Center in Fargo.

Charles "Chuck" Fry Sept. 16, 1964 - March 31, 2018 FARGO, N.D. - Charles "Chuck" Fry, 53, Horace, N.D., died Saturday, March 31, in Sanford Health Palliative Care. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. today, April 4, at West Funeral Home in West Fargo, N.D. The funeral will be 3 p.m....

Larry Nelson Larry Allan Nelson, 51, of West Fargo, ND, died Thursday, April 5, 2018, at Sanford Health in Fargo. Larry was born December 5, 1966, in Moorhead, MN the son of Nordal & Shirley Nelson and grew up in Hendrum, MN. Throughout his school years, Larry played in sports and...

C. Dean Brekke C. Dean Brekke, 81 of West Fargo, passed away on Tuesday, March 27, 2018 at Sanford on 23rd Ave. in Fargo. Dean was born to Iner and Olga Brekke on December 6, 1936 and was raised in Milnor, ND. He married Nancy Stram on August 24, 1957 before moving to Fargo and had...