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Larry E. Saarela
Apr 5, 2011
Larry was born January 18, 1954, to Eino and Esther Matta Saarela, in Wadena, MN. He grew up and attended school in Sebeka, MN, graduating in 1972. Larry then served in the U.S. Army and was stationed in Frankfurt, Germany. On June 25, 1983, Larry married Carol Butzin in Sebeka, and together they settled in Moorhead. He had most recently...
Joanne A. Hokanson
Apr 3, 2011
Joanne A. Hokanson, 47, Moorhead, MN, died on Sunday, April 3, 2011, in the Golden Living Center, Moorhead, MN. Joanne Fiore was born on September 17, 1963, in Bethpage, Long Island, New York, to Joseph and Lou Borgo Fiore. She grew up and attended school in Sherburne, New York, and graduated from Proctor High School, Utica, New York. She moved...
Marian D. Erickson
Apr 2, 2011
Marian Erickson, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, age 83, of Moorhead, MN died peacefully Saturday, April 2, 2011 in Palliative Care at Sanford Health, Fargo, ND. Marian was born on August 14, 1928 in Becker County, MN, the daughter of Stanley and Inga Jellum. Marian always enjoyed children and had a special way with them; she taught Bible school and...
Evelyn Kuehl Bergman
Apr 1, 2011
Evelyn Kuehl Bergman, 88, of Fargo, ND, died peacefully at home, surrounded by family, on Friday, April 1, 2011.Evelyn Kuehl was born on August 22, 1922, in Glyndon, MN, to Ferdinand and Lela Tabatt Kuehl. She grew up in a three bedroom house, the oldest of 12. She attended grade school in Elmwood Township. At the age of 14, she...
Elmer “Al” Kemp
Mar 31, 2011
Elmer "Al" Kemp, 63, Barnesville, MN, died on Thursday, March 31, 2011 in Essentia Health, Fargo, ND. Elmer was born on May 1, 1947, in Staples, MN, to Marvin Levi and Esther V. Anderson Kemp. He grew up and attended school in Staples. He lived in Oklahoma for a time, where he was a Chef and also worked for a...
Leroy Knutson
Mar 29, 2011
LeRoy C. Knutson, 71, of Hawley, Minnesota, died Tuesday, March 29, 2011, in his home, surrounded by family and under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. LeRoy was born May 4, 1939 in Hawley, Minnesota, to Clifford and Ruth Norman Knutson. He grew up and attended rural country school and later attended school in Hawley. At age...
Donald W. ’George’ Bridwell
Mar 27, 2011
Donald Wayne was born on December 30, 1922 in Dilworth, MN to George and Minnie Keuhl Bridwell. He grew up in Dilworth, where he graduated from Dilworth High School. George volunteered to enter the Navy during WWII. Upon returning, he returned to his job with Northern Pacific Railroad Company, where he worked for most of his life. George was also...
Judith Bergh
Mar 24, 2011
Judith Crowley Bergh, 60, of Dilworth, MN, died of cancer on Thursday, March 24, 2011, in Triumph Hospital, Fargo, ND. Judy, daughter of Melvin and Theresa Dovre Bergh, was born in Detroit Lakes, MN on August 18, 1950. Judy graduated college with degrees in English literature, paralegal administration, and Spanish and worked as a paralegal, secondary teacher, and operator for...
Albert L. Martell
Mar 23, 2011
Albert was born September 18, 1952, in Belcourt, North Dakota. He grew up and attended school in Madison, Wisconsin. While attending school he worked as an assistant manager at the Purple Martin Gas Station in Madison. Following his schooling he worked road construction and later worked as a house painter. Albert married Lena Crandall on September 18, 1998 in Sisseton,...
Marlys L. Nelson
Mar 22, 2011
Marlys was born February 10, 1933 on the home farm at Cormorant, MN, to Louie and Ovedia Olson. She attended school at Oak Grove Lutheran School and Lake Park School. She married Arvid Nelson on September 10, 1952, settled down, farmed and started a family. She was employed over the years by Carl's Lefse and Sunnyside Nursing Home. She was...
Jeanine A. Moravec
Mar 22, 2011
Jeanine A. Moravec, age 80, of Fargo, ND, died Tuesday, March 22, 2011, at Bethany Homes, Fargo, ND.Jeanine Ann Moravec was born on December 30, 1930 to William and Olga "Evelyn" Tessum Moravec in Aberdeen, SD. She grew up and attended school in Aberdeen, graduating from Aberdeen High School in 1948. She then attended Northern State Teachers College in Aberdeen,...
Barbara Roman
Mar 20, 2011
Barbara Roman, 88, Detroit Lakes, MN, passed away on Sunday, March 20, 2011, at Essentia Health, Fargo, ND. Barbara was born December 1, 1922, to Steven and Katherine Rotz Barsody, at home near Elk River, MN. Barbara grew up and attended school in Elk River before she started working. In 1938 she met Lawrence Roman and they were married in...
Theodore J. ’Ted’ Powers
Mar 17, 2011
Theodore James Powers was born in San Francisco, California on August 7, 1944 to Firth and Olga Januaryé Powers. He was blessed to have three great loves in his life, Cheryl DiBene Powers with whom he had a daughter, Gina Marie; Geraldine McGowan Powers whose children Dalia, Michael, Richard and Patrick became like his own children and Carolyn Wood Powers...
Robert Bitzer
Mar 17, 2011
Robert Bitzer, 88, of Moorhead, MN, died Thursday, March 17, 2011, in his home under the care of family and Hospice of the Red River Valley. Robert was born January 22, 1923, to Frank and Myrtle Hoffard Bitzer, in Cincinnati, OH, where he grew up and attended school. He later served in the U.S. Navy from 1942 – 1945. Robert...
Dorothy Solheim
Mar 16, 2011
Dorothy Margaret SolheimDorothy Solheim 100, Moorhead, MN died Wednesday, March 16, 2011 in Villa Maria Nursing Home, Fargo, ND. Dorothy was born July 10, 1910 in Olney, IL the daughter of Lewis and Emma Hasslinger Yonaka. The family moved to Minot, ND in her early years where she graduated from high school.She married Palmer Polly M. Solheim July 16, 1929....
Gladys H. Buhaug
Mar 13, 2011
Gladys Hazel Berget Buhaug was born March 15, 1922, to George and Stella Faleide Berget on the Ole Berget farm near Grantsburg, WI. In 1924 they moved to Maddock, ND, where her dad helped with the work on the Faleide farm. In 1928, they moved to a farm near Hickson, ND. She attended school in North Pleasant No. 8, at...
James “Jim” Ruziska
Mar 12, 2011
James "Jim" M. Ruziska, age 73, of Moorhead, MN, died Saturday, March 12, 2011, in his home, surrounded by his family, under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley.James Martin Ruziska was born on September 10, 1937 to James C. and Deloris Murphy Ruziska in Moorhead, MN. Jim grew up and attended school in Moorhead. In 1955, Jim...
Emil J. ’Jack’ Carlson
Mar 10, 2011
Emil "Jack" Carlson, 82, Moorhead, MN, died on Thursday, March 10, 2011, in his home in Moorhead.Emil or "Jack" was born July 18, 1928 in Hammond, Indiana to Edith and Emil C. Carlson. He was raised in Chicago, IL in a southern community area called Hegewish. He graduated from Thornton Fractional High School in Calumet City, Illinois in 1946. After...
Hamlet N. Olsen
Mar 9, 2011
Hamlet was born November 27, 1918, in Hawley, MN, to James and Anna Celina Kronbeck Olsen. He grew up and attended rural country school. Following his schooling he continued to farm. On December 5, 1946, he married Adeline Haugen in Moorhead, MN. Together they started a family and settled in Hawley where they farmed until moving to Moorhead in 1998....
Olive I. Sivertson
Mar 8, 2011
Olive I. Sivertson, age 93, of Felton, MN, died Tuesday, March 8, 2011 in Golden Living Center, Moorhead, MN.Olive Irona Kroshus was born on December 31, 1917 to Oscar and Inga Jacobson Kroshus in Perley, MN. She grew up and attended school in a one-room country school in rural Perley. On September 24, 1937 Olive married Sverre Sivertson in Perley....
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