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Clarence A. ’Bud’ Ostgarden
Jan 26, 2012
Clarence A. "Bud" Ostgarden, 84, of Moorhead, MN, passed away on Thursday, January 26, 2012, at the Veteran's Affairs Medical Center, Fargo, ND. Bud was born October 3, 1927, in Fargo, ND, to Clarence and Agnes Viken Ostgarden. He was baptized at Trinity Lutheran Church in Moorhead. At the age of two, his family moved from Fargo to Fertile, MN....
Gregory N. ’Greg’ Holte
Jan 25, 2012
Gregory "Greg" Nelson Holte, age 60, of Dilworth, MN, died Wednesday, January 25, 2012, in his home. Gregory Nelson Holte was born on May 30, 1951, to Harold and Vergil Nelson Holte in Harvey, ND. He grew up and attended school in Grand Forks, ND graduating from Red River High School in 1969. Greg attended Wahpeton School of Science for...
Joseph M. ’Joe’ Marvig
Jan 24, 2012
Joseph "Joe" Marvig, age 81, of Rollag, MN, died on Tuesday, January 24, 2012, at home in Rollag, MN.Joseph Martin Marvig was born on August 23, 1930 to Olai and Hannah Anderson Marvig in Torgerson Maternity Ward in Hawley, MN. He grew up and attended school district #104 in Cromwell Township until the eighth grade. Joe then attended school in...
Charlotte H. Hendrickson
Jan 24, 2012
Charlotte H. Hendrickson, age 87, of Lake Park, MN, died Tuesday, January 24, 2012, in Hawley Senior Living under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley and Hawley Senior Living with her family by her side.Charlotte Harriet Anderson was born on October 1, 1924, to Oscar and Molly Olson Anderson in Eglon Township where she grew up and...
William E. ’Bill’ Mikkelsen
Jan 24, 2012
Bill was born October 11, 1943, to Elmer and Hazel Motschenbacher Mikkelsen. He grew up on the family farm near Sabin, where he attended school before graduating from Moorhead High School. Following high school he served in the Air National Guard. On August 6, 1966, he married Barbara Lammers in Sabin. Together they made their home and farmed near Sabin....
Gerald Schanz
Jan 23, 2012
Gerald was born February 10, 1915, to Edward and Sarah Heimbecker Schanz in Alsen, ND. He grew up on the family farm near Dresden, ND, and attended country school until he began farming full time. Gerald entered the U.S. Army during WWII and served nearly two years before his honorable discharge in 1943. He married Marian Penner in Langdon in...
Robert A. ’Bob’ Decausmeaker
Jan 20, 2012
Major Robert Arlo deCausmeaker, US Army Retired, 75, Moorhead, MN, passed away on Friday January 20, 2012 at Essentia Health in Fargo, ND. At his side were Chiyoko, his wife of 36 years, and his children Mark, John and Dawn. He is survived by 3 other daughters, Migiwa, Megumi, and Izumi.Bob was born on June 13, 1936, in Fargo, ND,...
Viola R. Hanson
Jan 20, 2012
Viola Ruth Heger Hanson was born on March 21, 1939 in Fargo, ND to Frank and Annie Maxwell Heger. Viola grew up in Casselton, ND until the age of 15. She then moved to Fargo, ND where she worked at the Gardner Hotel, Powers Hotel, Hawley Manor and most recently, Quality Bakery of Fargo. Viola attended school in Wild Rice,...
Richard “Dick” Meland
Jan 17, 2012
Richard "Dick" Meland, 67, Hawley, MN, died on January 17, 2011, in the Veteran's Affairs Regional Medical Center, Fargo, ND.Dick was born on January 25, 1944, in Hawley, MN, to Thorvald and Minnie St. Clair Meland. He grew up and attended school there, graduating from Hawley High School in 1963. He moved to California and went to work as an...
Bob E. Pickett
Jan 17, 2012
Bob Eugene Pickett was born on June 18, 1940 to Victor and Grace Adams Pickett. He grew up near Many Point Lake, MN where he attended school through 8th grade. Bob served in the United States Army as a mechanic in Germany. On October 29, 1963 he married G. Ann in Henrietta County. Together they had three children, Debra, Bob...
Frances M. Fredrickson
Jan 16, 2012
Frances Marian Drake Fredrickson was born April 7, 1924 to Daniel and Della Choate Drake in Wilton, North Dakota, the youngest of ten children. Her family later moved to Velva, North Dakota where she graduated from Velva High School in 1942. She was a bookkeeper at the Velva Hardware Store until her marriage to Chester Fredrickson on August 12, 1946....
Betty G. Swanson
Jan 14, 2012
Betty was born May 26, 1918, to Arnold and Betty Amundson in Superior, WI. She attended schools in Superior until receiving her teaching certificate at the age of 20. She taught school in the rural areas where she met Leonard Swanson in Cloverland, WI. They were married on March 8, 1941, and had four children. The family moved to Auburn,...
Kenneth “Kenny” Stein
Jan 11, 2012
Kenneth Kenny R. Stein passed away peacefully on January 11, 2012 at his winter home in Englewood, Florida surrounded by loving family after a courageous battle with cancer. Kenny was born October 5th, 1937 in Moorhead, Minnesota to Jacob and Anna Stein. He grew up in Georgetown, Minnesota as one of ten children. He joined the North Dakota Air National...
Dorothy J. Cederberg
Jan 11, 2012
Dorothy Jean Cederberg, age 81, of Hawley, MN, died Wednesday, January 11, 2012, in Essentia Health, Fargo, ND.Dorothy Jean Berland was born on May 16, 1930, to Edwin and Ruby Berland in Lake Park, MN. She grew up and attended country school in rural Lake Park as well as public school. Dorothy then attended Minnesota State University Moorhead for two...
Donald T. Knott
Jan 9, 2012
Donald was born October 21, 1926, in Bristol, SD, to Truman C. and Nellie Hanson Knott. He spent his early years in Bristol, moving to New Rockford, ND, during high school. Following high school he continued his education at North Dakota State University during which time he met and married Ardella Fossum. Donald spent his career with Western Electric and...
Darlene Lundstrom
Jan 4, 2012
Darlene S. Lundstrom, 67, Lake Park, MN, died on Wednesday, January 4, 2012, in her home in Lake Park.Darlene was born on July 30, 1944, in Rothsay, MN, to Elmer and Margaret Berg Lerbakken. She grew up and attended school in Rothsay and Breckenridge, MN. She worked at the Stratford Hotel in Breckenridge for a brief time and then moved...
Malbert N. Lomsdal
Jan 3, 2012
Malbert Norman Lomsdal, 95, passed peacefully on January 3, 2012 in Viking Manor Assisted Living, Ulen, MN. Mal was born on March 21, 1916 to Albert and Mabel Lund Lomsdal in Baker, ND. He was one of six children. The family moved to Alberta, Canada and Mal resided there until 1938. He relocated to Ulen-Hitterdal area. He married Lois Knutson...
John Michener
Dec 31, 2011
John C. Michener, 81, of Hawley, MN, died Saturday, December 31, 2011 in his home, rural Hawley, MN. John Curtis Michener was born on December 22, 1930 in Iowa to Charles and Esther Candee Michener. He grew up in Preston, MN. John attended Concordia College, Moorhead, MN where he met Janice Komrosky. They were married on February 3, 1950 in...
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