Ken Smemo passes away

Kenneth Smemo, a long-serving faculty member at Minnesota State University Moorhead, passed away June 29 at age 86. Please keep Ken’s family and friends in your thoughts during this difficult time. A memorial gathering will be held on Thursday, July 6, 2017 from 5-7 p.m. at Wright Funeral Home in Moorhead. To read Ken’s full obituary, visit wrightfuneral.com.

Brian Petron passes away

Brian Petron, 47, of Sauk Rapids, Minn., passed away on Feb. 7, 2017.  Brian was a Construction Management student at MSUM. Please keep Brian’s family and friends in your thoughts during this difficult time. A memorial service will be held on Monday, Feb. 20, 2017 at 4 p.m. at Williams Dingmann Family Funeral Home in Sauk Rapids. Read Brian’s full […]

Retiree passes away

Dr. Daniel P. Deneau, 85, died Feb. 9, 2017. He was Professor of English Emeritus at MSUM from 1976-1993. Please keep Daniel’s family and friends in your thoughts during this time. Following is his obituary as posted in the Mobile (Ala.) Press Register. http://obits.al.com/obituaries/mobile/obituary.aspx?n=daniel-p-deneau&pid=184097897&fhid=18119.

Kenneth Jacobson passes away

Kenneth “Ken” Paul Jacobson, 81, passed away Monday, Feb. 6. Ken was an instructor at MSUM. Please keep Ken’s family and friends in your thoughts during this difficult time. Memorial Mass will be held 11 a.m., Saturday, Feb. 11 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Frazee, Minn. Visitation will be held from 4-7 p.m., Friday, Feb. 10 at Sacred Heart Catholic […]

Hunter Houle passes away

Hunter Houle, a freshman student at MSUM from Forest Lake, Minn., died on Friday, Jan. 6 as a result of injuries sustained while testing for an upcoming snowmobile race. Hunter was a professional snowmobile racer, a pastime shared by several members of  his family. He lived in Nelson Hall, was a member of the Biosciences learning community and was pursuing a biology major. Hunter was […]