Debra A. Ness

Debra Ness, 53, Dilworth, MN, died on Thursday, September 07, 2006, in MeritCare Hospital, Fargo, ND.Debra A. Henry was born on June 11, 1953, in Moorhead, MN, to Ned and Joyce Olson Henry. She grew up and attended school there, graduating from Moorhead High School in 1971. She went to work for her dad at Henry Brothers Excavating in Moorhead. Debra married David Ness on August 11, 1973, in Trinity Lutheran Church in Moorhead. In 1991, she graduated Magna Cum Laude from Moorhead State University. She became a Certified Public Accountant and worked at Seasons at Rose Creek for two years before going to work for Cass County until retiring due to her health. Debra was an active member of Dilworth Lutheran Church, teaching Sunday school, helping with confirmation and leading choir. She was also a member of the Moorhead V.F.W. auxiliary.Debra is survived by her husband, David, and their two sons, Charles and Paul, all of Dilworth; parents, Ned and Joyce Henry, Audubon, MN; three brothers, Michael Marlene Henry, Russell Carol Henry, and Mark Kathy Henry, all of Moorhead; one sister, Cynthia Peter Johnson, Gary, MN.