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Henry G. ’Hank’ Boman

Henry G. ’Hank’ Boman

Feb 28, 2011

Henry "Hank" George Boman was born on October 8, 1924 in Adams, ND, to Oscar and Thelma Egar Boman. When Hank was a young boy, the family moved to rural Lake Park, MN. He graduated from Lake Park High School. Hank was a farmer and all around repairman known as "Mr. Fix-it". He worked at Vigen Hardware doing various jobs....

Arne Jacobson

Arne Jacobson

Feb 27, 2011

Arne Jacobson, 76, of Lake Park, Minnesota, died Sunday, February 27, 2011, in his home, under the loving care of family and Hospice of the Red River Valley. Arne was born July 10, 1934, in Gary, Minnesota, to Jacob and Sophie Hofstad Jacobson. He loved the peace and quiet of home, deer hunting and most of all his family. He...

E. Robert ’Bob’ Olson

E. Robert ’Bob’ Olson

Feb 21, 2011

Emil Robert Olson "Bob", age 71, of Moorhead, Minnesota died at Eventide on Monday, February 21, 2011. Bob was born on December 27, 1939, to Emil and Esther Olson, Moorhead. Bob attended grade school at Clearview, rural Moorhead, and High School at Moorhead State Teachers College Campus School.Bob married Donna Bemis on March 25, 1961. Bob lived in Moorhead or...

Mary L. Berg

Mary L. Berg

Feb 21, 2011

Mary L. Berg, 70, of Hawley, MN, died peacefully surrounded by loved ones on Monday, February 21, 2011, in Sunnyside Care Center, Lake Park, MN, after a 23 year battle with cancer. Mary Louise Revier was born February 3, 1941, in Franklin, MN, to Gabriel and Eunice Diekmeier Revier. When Mary was young her family moved to a farm northwest...

Pauline B. Simonson

Pauline B. Simonson

Feb 21, 2011

Pauline B. Simonson, age 54, of Moorhead, MN, died Monday, February 21, 2011, in Sanford Health, Fargo, ND.Pauline Beth Anderson was born on May 3, 1956, to Milton and Helen Moe Anderson in Moorhead, MN. Pauline grew up and attended school in Hitterdal, MN, graduating from Ulen-Hitterdal High School in 1975. On July 21, 1989, Pauline married Tim Simonson in...

Timothy E. Cartwright

Timothy E. Cartwright

Feb 20, 2011

Timothy E. Cartwright, 73, of Hawley, MN, passed away on Sunday, February 20, 2011, at Essentia Hospital, Fargo, ND. Tim was born May 24, 1937, in Kentford, England, to Edward and Grace Reynolds Cartwright. He grew up and attended school in Reading, England. On June 15, 1974, he married Suzanne Arnold in Douai Abbey, Woolhampton, England. Tim worked for Oxford...

Robert A. Asleson

Robert A. Asleson

Feb 18, 2011

Robert A. Asleson, 87, of Hawley, passed away on February 18, 2011 in the Veteran's Hospital, Fargo, under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Robert was born in Ulen, where he graduated from Ulen High School in 1942. He entered the Navy in the same year. After six years, he returned home in 1949 and married Gloria...

Pearl S. Melbye

Pearl S. Melbye

Feb 15, 2011

Pearl Sylvia was born July 14, 1915 in Hitterdal, Minnesota, to Nels and Minnie Olson Eide. She grew up and attended school in Hitterdal, graduating from Hitterdal High School in 1933. She then attended Moorhead State Teachers College from 1934 until 1936. Following her schooling, she taught from 1936 until 1937 near Ulen, MN, Keene Township country school from 1937...

Christina A. ’Chris’ Milburn

Christina A. ’Chris’ Milburn

Feb 14, 2011

Christina "Chris" Alice Milburn was born on April 9, 1957 in Springfield, IL to Everett and Daisy Yates Milburn. The family moved to Minneapolis, MN and later to Dilworth, MN; where Chris graduated from Dilworth High School in 1975. Chris continued to live in Dilworth while working in food services with various companies throughout the years, including the Evergreens. Most...

Stanley A. Sorum

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...