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Stanley A. Sorum
Feb 12, 2011
Stanley Sorum, 79, of Hawley, MN, died Saturday, February 12, 2011, at the Veteran's Affairs Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN. Stanley was born May 11, 1931, to Syvert and Alma Anderson Sorum in Pelican Rapids, MN. Stanley grew up in Hawley, attended school and graduated in 1949. He enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps in 1951 and served until 1954. Stanley...
Sally Ann Kamstra
Feb 9, 2011
Sally was born on June 24, 1972 to Wes and Bev Kamstra and grew up in Lake Park, Minnesota. She was the youngest of four children and graduated from Lake Park High School in 1991. Following high school, Sally attended college in Brainerd, Minnesota then moved to Moorhead and worked at the Olive Garden in Fargo for the past 15...
Mae Koester Ellingson
Feb 7, 2011
Mae was born on May 24, 1915, to Ole and Helma Thortvedt, at their home Northeast of Dilworth, MN. She graduated from Moorhead State Teachers College and then taught in Thief River Falls and Wolverton, MN. On September 4, 1938, she married Kenneth Koester. Together they made their home and farmed near Glyndon. She also worked with Grosz Studio for...
Edna C. Petermann
Feb 7, 2011
Edna C. Petermann, 98 of Hawley, MN died Monday February 7, 2011, in Hawley Senior Living, Hawley, MN, with her family by her side.Edna Carrie Swenson was born March 19, 1912, six miles west of Sliver Lake, just south of Hawley. She attended country school near her home until 6th grade. She worked at home until September 14, 1932 when...
Adeline E. Bakken
Feb 6, 2011
Adeline E. Bakken, age 101, of Moorhead, MN, formerly of Hawley, MN, died Sunday, February 6, 2011, in Essentia Health, Fargo, ND.Adeline E. Halverson Bakken was the third in a family of eight, born to Peter and Sofia Halverson on a farm south of Audubon, MN, on March 21, 1909. She attended school in Audubon. After one year of teacher...
Barry Hanson
Feb 3, 2011
Barry was born June 7, 1959, in Moorhead, Minnesota, to Elden and Helen Tatley Hanson. He grew up and attended school in Hawley. He then moved to Nevada where he worked various jobs. Barry married Janet "Samantha" McCleary in New Mexico, and following their marriage, resided in Surprise, Arizona. She died in 2000. He moved to Peoria, Arizona, where he...
Duane Beutler
Feb 3, 2011
Duane Willis was born on September 6, 1925 in Guthrie, ND, to John and Vivia Belzer Beutler. He grew up in Guthrie, ND and Dilworth, MN; graduating from Dilworth High School in 1942. Duane served in the Army from 1942 to 1945 during WWII. He returned to Dilworth, MN and completed a year of business school. He married Jean Dudley...
Eileen Scheltens
Feb 1, 2011
Eileen Scheltens died peacefully at Sheyenne Crossing Care Center in West Fargo, North Dakota on February 1, 2011. Born Hazel Eileen Hultin on September 30, 1920 in Donnybrook, North Dakota to Clarence and Edith Johnson Hultin, Eileen was the eldest of three children. Her family immigrated to North Dakota from Sweden in the second half of the nineteenth century. She...
Mary Jorgensen
Jan 31, 2011
Mary Louise Jorgensen, 68, Fargo, ND, died on Monday, January 31, 2011, in St. Mary's Hospital, Rochester, MN.Mary was born on October 10, 1942, in Iowa City, Iowa. She was adopted by Rev. William F. and Frieda Ebrel Goetz. She grew up and attended school in Tripoli and Dubuque, Iowa, graduating from High School at Dubuque. She attended college in...
Ione M. Glawe
Jan 31, 2011
Ione was born May 17, 1929, at home in Warren, MN, to Emil and Gertrude Defenbaugh Gollnick. She grew up, attended and graduated from Warren High School. She then continued her education with Teacher Training and was a teacher in a rural school for one year. Ione later got her Bachelor's Degree from Moorhead State College and a Master's Degree...
Dwight A. Diercks
Jan 30, 2011
Dwight Arthur Diercks, 52, Moorhead, MN, passed away on Sunday, January 30, 2011, in his home of natural causes.Dwight, son of Arthur R. and Mary Ellen George Diercks was born October 26, 1958 in Fargo, ND. He was baptized and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church in Moorhead. He graduated from Moorhead High School and Concordia College. Dwight married Elizabeth Olsgaard...
Arlene M. Regelstad
Jan 29, 2011
Arlene M. Regelstad, age 77, of Moorhead, MN, died Saturday, January 29, 2011, in Essentia Health, Fargo, ND.Arlene MaryAnn Regelstad was born on August 3, 1933, to John and Alma Eiken Regelstad in Roseau, MN. She grew up and attended school in Roseau, graduating from Roseau High School in 1952. Arlene attended Concordia College for one year before beginning her...
Betty L. Butler Prins
Jan 28, 2011
Betty was born August 11, 1938, at home in Herman, MN, to Orton "Skinner" and Theresa Anderson Gillen. She grew up, attended and graduated from high school in Herman before continuing her nursing education in St. Paul, MN. Over the years Betty worked as a nurse in different settings including hospitals, clinics, long-term care facilities as well as hospice care...
Vivian A. Wenzel
Jan 27, 2011
Vivian was born January 27, 1919, in Devils Lake, ND, but spent most of her life on the west coast. Vivian married Freelyn C. Wenzel on December 31, 1939. Together they made their home in Bremerton, WA, and started a family. Vivian was very active with the Red Cross and was instrumental in starting and training those involved with the...
Keith J. Krogen
Jan 27, 2011
Keith Jerome Krogen was born on November 3, 1957, to Jerome and Lillian Johnson Krogen in Detroit Lakes, MN. He grew up and attended school in Lake Park, graduating from Lake Park High School in 1976. Immediately after graduation, Keith began working for the North Dakota Air National Guard, where he worked until his retirement on April 15, 2010. Keith...
Theodore J. ’Ted’ Butenhoff
Jan 21, 2011
Ted Butenhoff, 71, Moorhead, MN, died peacefully, surrounded by loving family and friends, on Friday, January 21, 2011, at Sanford Health Palliative Care, Fargo, ND.Theodore J. Butenhoff was born on March 2, 1939, in Moorhead, MN, to Theodore and Ethel Poehls Butenhoff. He grew up and attended school in Sabin and Moorhead, MN. He served in the U.S. Army and...
Lisa C. Egge
Jan 21, 2011
Lisa C. Simenson Egge, 58, of Moorhead, MN, died Friday, January 22, 2011 in Golden Living Center, Moorhead, MN. Lisa Carolyn was born on September 21, 1952 in Fargo, ND, to Donald and Phyllis Thoen Simenson. She grew up and attended school in Horace, ND, graduating from West Fargo High School in 1970. Lisa worked at Welu Dental Lab where...
Edna M. Annis
Jan 19, 2011
Edna Mae was born on December 23, 1911, in Hazen, ND to Otto and Alice Clark Sanger. At age 13, she moved to Moorhead, MN where she attended school. On June 25, 1932, she married Charles Annis. They moved to Glyndon, MN where they raised their family and owned and operated a vegetable market and greenhouse for 48 years. During...
Sharon A. Anderson
Jan 19, 2011
Sharon was born September 24, 1946, in Nome, ND, to Marvin and Lorraine Ruud Huseby. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Petri Lutheran Church and graduated from Nome High School in 1964. Sharon then continued her education at Valley City State Teachers College and later worked for Pioneer Mutual Life Insurance Company in Fargo. On July 27, 1968, she...
Donald T. Ristvedt
Jan 14, 2011
Donald T. Ristvedt of Lake Park, MN, passed away at his home on January 14th, 2011, at the age of 93 years.Donald was born on March 26, 1917, on the home farm to Adolph and Johanne Ristvedt. He was the thirteenth child out of fourteen children. Donald attended District #12, north of Lake Park before helping his parents with the...
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