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Leo F. Matthys
Jul 20, 2012
Leo Frederick Matthys was born on December 8, 1929 in Osgood, ND to Frank and Rose Lisburg Matthys. He grew up on the farm attending rural school. Leo entered the United States Army during the Korean War, and served in the Tank Division in Germany. On April 26, 1954 he married Mildred Jensen in Fargo, ND. Leo worked for Northern...
Roy E. Jefferson
Jul 20, 2012
Roy E. Jefferson, 91, Fargo, ND, died on Friday, July 20, 2012, in Villa Maria Nursing Home, Fargo, ND, under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley.Roy was born in Moorhead, MN, on January 5, 1921. He graduated from Moorhead High School. He was an Eagle Scout. He attended Minnesota State University Moorhead, North Dakota State College of...
Dr. John R. Holten
Jul 12, 2012
John R. HoltenDr. John R. Holten, 84, Moorhead, MN, died on Thursday, July 12, 2012, in Sanford Health, Fargo, ND. John R. Holten was born March 12, 1928, in Grand Forks, ND, the son of Melvin and Myrtle Paulson Holten. He was educated in the Grand Forks school system and received the BA from UND and the MD degree from...
Mae A. Treese
Jul 11, 2012
Mae A. H. Treese, 86, of Hawley, MN, died Wednesday, July 11, 2012 in Hawley Senior Living, Hawley, MN. Mae A. H. Treese was born April 16, 1926 in Parke Township, Hawley, MN, to Oscar and Hilda Skjerva Floberg. She was baptized and confirmed at Hegland Lutheran Church near Hawley, MN. She attended country school District #109. Mae was employed...
Donald H. Shields
Jul 10, 2012
Don was born October 20, 1928, to Charles and Margaret Sullivan Shields in Fargo, ND. He grew up and attended school near Arthur, ND. On September 18, 1950, Don married Mae Danielson in Comstock, MN. They made their home in Moorhead. In March of 1951, he was drafted into the U.S. Army. Don served two years of active duty and...
Alfred Baumgartner
Jul 10, 2012
Alfred was born April 29, 1924, to Frank and Aloysia Eberle Baumgartner on a farm near Hague, ND. They later moved to Edgely, ND, in 1932. Alfred married Ann Marie Schweitzer on November 8, 1943, in Berlin, ND. Together they raised a family and farmed in Berlin and LaMoure, ND. In 1966, they moved to Moorhead. Alfred then work for...
Gloria Anderson
Jul 7, 2012
Gloria Jean Anderson, 54, of Hawley, MN passed away Saturday, July 7, 2012 in her home after a long battle of cancer, surrounded by loving family.Gloria was born on September 13, 1957 in Moorhead, MN to Robert Coste and Shirley Legler. Gloria grew up in Fargo, ND and graduated from Fargo North High School in 1975. On December 31, 1994,...
Sonia J. Sorenson
Jul 6, 2012
Sonia Sorenson, 75, of Hawley, MN, died Friday, July 6, 2012, surrounded by her family, at Essentia Health, Fargo, ND.Sonia Julene Gunnufson was born on January 11, 1937 to Elwin and Odella Bjorge Gunnufson in Gary, MN. She attended school in Gary and graduated in 1955. She married Clinton Sorenson on April 29, 1956. They both attended the University of...
Donald “Don” Johnson
Jul 3, 2012
Don was born November 29, 1935 in Fargo, ND to Martin and Ida Gulland Johnson. After high school he trained to become a radio announcer at the American Institute of the Air in Minneapolis. Don joined Northwestern Bell Telephone in 1957, and retired from the company in 1986. Donald met and married Frances Wynia in Platte, South Dakota on July...
Ruth M. Westfield
Jul 2, 2012
Ruth M. Westfield, age 84, of Moorhead, MN, died Monday, July 2, 2012, in Eventide Lutheran Home, Moorhead, MN, with her family by her side.Ruth Medhaug was born on August 20, 1927 in Veblen, SD to Elias and Josephine Nelson Medhaug. She grew up and attended school in Veblen, SD, graduating high school in 1943. Ruth then attended college in...
Roger Keeping
Jun 20, 2012
Roger K. Keeping, 65, Moorhead, MN, died in his home in Moorhead on June 20, 2012.Roger was born on May 28, 1947, in Moorhead, to Richard and Arlit Doran Keeping. He grew up and attended school in Hawley, MN. He was baptized at Hawley Lutheran Church on July 22, 1948, and confirmed there also. He graduated from Hawley High School...
Evert A. Wiisanen
Jun 19, 2012
Evert A. Wiisanen, 85, of Moorhead, MN, passed away June 19, 2012 at Sanford Health with his family by his side. Evert was born February 3rd , 1927, to Abner and Alina Wiisanen in Kingston Township, MN. He graduated from Litchfield High School in 1944 and served in the U.S. Army from 1944 to 1947. During his service, he attended...
Lauri A. Birkeland
Jun 18, 2012
Lauri is survived by her son, Brandon of Mayville, ND; daughters, Courtney Troy Greenwald of Dilworth, MN, Amber Lee of Fargo, ND; grandchildren; four brothers; and one sister.
Howard J. Torkelson
Jun 17, 2012
Howard was born January 9, 1941, to Helmer and Selma Helgenset Torkelson, in Fargo, ND. He grew up and attended school in Grafton, ND, before moving to north Fargo when he was twelve. After high school, Howard started working at Hebron Brick. On May 25, 1963, Howard married Marilyn Lokken and together they started a family. They moved to Hawley...
Diane Sloan
Jun 13, 2012
Diane Sloan, age 66, of Moorhead, MN, died on Wednesday, June 13, 2012, in Sanford Health, Fargo, ND.Diane Sloan was born on November 26, 1946. Diane worked as a bookkeeper, worked for the Social Security Administration for a few years as well as working in the amusement park business for many years. She will be missed dearly by her so...
Marcia Lynne Skauge
Jun 9, 2012
Marcia Lynne Nelson Skauge, 60, Moorhead, MN, passed away Saturday, June 9, 2012, at home with family, after a battle with breast cancer.Marcia was born on October 24, 1951, to J. William 'Bill' and Phyllis Gilbery Nelson. The oldest of three, she was raised on the family farm west of Kragnes, MN, with her brother and sister. Marcia attended school...
Leroy A. Klein
Jun 9, 2012
Leroy A. Klein, age 75, of Fargo, ND, died Saturday, June 9, 2012, in Sanford Health, Fargo, ND.Leroy A. Klein was born on June 28, 1936, to Rudolph and Lilly Huwe Klein in Alexandria, MN. He grew up on the family farm near Millerville, MN and attended school in Brandon, MN. In 1957, Leroy was drafted into the United States...
Raymond E. Treese
Jun 7, 2012
Ray was born July 5, 1918 in Alice, ND, to William T. and Laura Ericca Hagen Treese. He graduated from Hawley High School in 1936, worked as an auto mechanic in South Dakota for three years, two of those years in the Civilian Conservation Corps, and managed a grain elevator for three years. He served in the U.S. Army during...
Kim B. Hauglid
Jun 5, 2012
Kim Blain Hauglid, age 57, of Dilworth, MN, passed away on Tuesday, June 5, 2012, at Sanford Health, Cardiac Unit, Fargo, ND.Kim Blain Hauglid was born on March 7, 1955 in Crookston, MN to Lester and Florence Gorder Hauglid. He grew up in Moorhead and graduated from Moorhead High School. He married Murk and together they moved to Hawley and...
John A. Gacek
Jun 5, 2012
John was born November 10, 1947, to Alden and Doris Carlstad Gacek in Minneapolis, MN, where he grew up and attended school and graduated. He was employed at various jobs in Minneapolis before moving to Hawley in 1993, where he has since resided.John is survived by his brother, Dale Cheri Gacek of Hawley, MN; nephews, Rick Gacek of Hawley, MN,...
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