Dean Austin “Peanut” Palmer, 84, of Barnesville, Minn., passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 8, 2026, at Essentia Health in Fargo, N.D. A funeral service to honor his life was held on Tuesday, April 14. Dean worked at Minnesota State Moorhead from June 1985 through December 2009, retiring from the Physical Plant. Read the obituary.
Former library dean Darrel Meinke, age 96, passed away over the summer. He came to Moorhead in 1973 as director of instructional resources and was promoted to dean of instructional resources in 1981. In these positions, he oversaw the library and the campus television and audiovisual production centers, interacting with many campus departments and developing collaborative programs with other colleges/universities […]
David Wahlberg, retired executive director of marketing and communications at MSU Moorhead, passed away on April 11, 2025. Visitation will be from 9 to 10 a.m. followed by a memorial service at 10 a.m. on Thursday, April 17th at Boulger Funeral Home, 123 10th St. S., Fargo. Read the obituary.