Joel A. Skolness

Joel Skolness, 61, Moorhead, MN, died on Thursday, August 7, 2008, in Eventide Lutheran Home, Moorhead, MN.Joel was born on November 14, 1946, in Fargo, ND, to Arthur and Doris Gilbery Skolness. He grew up and attended school in Glyndon, MN, graduating from Glyndon High School. He attended Moorhead Technical College, and then worked at Silverline Boats in Moorhead. He went into Beekeeping and moved to Nebraska and then to Texas. He returned to Moorhead in 2000. Joel enjoyed playing cards, fishing and reading.Joel is survived by a brother, Dan Sandy Skolness, Detroit Lakes, MN; three sisters, Genelle Bentley, Lake Park, MN, Phyllis Wahl, Greenbush, MN, and Ginger Jake Smith, Butler, IN; special friend, Kay Baker, Moorhead.At Joel's request, his body has been bequeathed to the University of North Dakota Medical School in Grand Forks, ND.