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Albert H. Wagner

Albert H. Wagner

Dec 25, 2010

Albert H. Wagner, 93, Detroit Lakes, MN, died on Saturday, December 25, 2010, in Oak Crossing, Detroit Lakes, MN.Albert H. Wagner was born on April 23, 1917, in Barnesville, MN, to Charles and Lena Getz Wagner. He grew up and attended school in Barnesville and then farmed there with his dad. Albert married Wilma Jordan on March 1, 1940, in...

Tyler Freed

Tyler Freed

Dec 23, 2010

Tyler Jay Freed, 28, of Hawley, MN, passed away Thursday, December 23, 2010, at St. Mary's Hospital, Rochester, MN, with his parents at his side.Tyler was born on April 13, 1982, to Randy and Debbie Freed in Fargo, North Dakota. He attended special ed classes at Hawley Elementary School and Barnesville High School. He was currently attending Heartland Industries Adult...

Robert D. Johnson

Robert D. Johnson

Dec 20, 2010

Robert D. Johnson of Moorhead, MN, died Monday in Battle Lake, MN, after a long illness. He was 79. Bob was born January 20, 1931, in Remer, MN, the son of Elmer and Esther Johnson. He grew up in Remer and Walker, MN, and graduated from Walker High School. An avid hunter, fisherman and outdoorsman, Bob returned to the Walker...

Janice M. Conrade

Janice M. Conrade

Dec 19, 2010

Janice Mae Woodruff was born on May 23, 1952, in Miller, SD, to Norman Rhodell Woodruff, Jr., and Verbena Adella Bitterman Woodruff. She lived there until moving to Huron, SD, in 1962. She graduated school there along with Northwest College of Commerce. After a brief job in Clark, SD, she worked at the Huron Nursing Home for 14 1/2 years...

Gladys B. Acker

Gladys B. Acker

Dec 19, 2010

The youngest of eleven children, she was born on a farm to Norwegian immigrant parents, Olga and Mikkel Loken, near Bristol, SD, January 17, 1915. She graduated from High School in Pierpont, SD, and attended beauty school in Fargo, ND. With her sister, she opened a beauty shop and clothing shop in Hillsboro, ND, where she met her husband Robert...

Marvin K. Dauner

Marvin K. Dauner

Dec 18, 2010

Marvin Dauner, age 83, of Hawley, MN, died Saturday, December 18, 2010, in Viking Manor Nursing Home, Ulen, MN.Marvin Dauner was born December 4, 1927, in Keene Township, west of Hitterdal, Minnesota, to parents George and Mabel Dauner. He had three sisters Marie, Madelyn, and Laverne and one brother, Leroy. He married Shirley Jarvis in Glyndon, Minnesota on March 14,...

Vera M. Perusse

Vera M. Perusse

Dec 16, 2010

Vera Marie Perusse, age 75 of Fargo, North Dakota died Wednesday, December 16, 2010, in Elim Care Center, Fargo, North Dakota.Vera was born February 9, 1935 at Cass Lake, Minnesota to Harry and Gladys Dickinson Bencker.She is survived by one sister, Joyce Stark of Colorado Springs, CO; sisters-in-law, Judy Bencker of Omaha, NE, and Adeline Bencker of Hawley, MN; aunt,...

Merlyn O. Valan

Merlyn O. Valan

Dec 15, 2010

A sad hush fell over the Red River Valley as Merlyn Valan breathed his last breath and moved on into the eternal care of his Creator on Wednesday, December 15th, 2010. Merlyn, whom so many had come to know and love came into this world on October 27th 1926 as the first living son of Malker and Anne Valan. They...

Pamela Tracy Monson

Pamela Tracy Monson

Dec 15, 2010

Pam was born September 23, 1963, to Terry and Janet Highum Monson in Moorhead, MN. She grew up and attended school in Moorhead, graduating in 1982. Pam lived in various locations around the United States before settling back in Moorhead. She is survived by daughter, Sydney; mother, Janet Monson; brothers, David Gina Monson, Greg Julie Monson, Scott Lisa Monson; step-mother,...

Orvis N. ’Buster’ Kline

Orvis N. ’Buster’ Kline

Dec 11, 2010

Orvis "Buster" Neil Kline, age 92 of Moorhead, MN, passed away on December 11, 2010 in his home. Orvis was born on May 21, 1918 near Ulen, MN, to Herman and Mary Leonhardt Kline. He grew up on the family farm, and attended school near Ulen. He was honorably discharged from the Army's 6th Engineer Combat Battalion having served in...

Lois M. Peterson

Lois M. Peterson

Dec 11, 2010

Lois M. Peterson, 83, Moorhead, MN, died on Saturday, December 11, 2010, in Sanford Health Palliative Care, following a courageous battle with ovarian cancer.Lois Sandland was born on August 2, 1927, in Moorhead, MN, to Otto and Lucille Gardner Sandland. She grew up and attended school at Glyndon, MN. She went to work for Western Union and lived in Chicago,...

Kevin F. Scufsa

Kevin F. Scufsa

Dec 10, 2010

Kevin Scufsa, 41, Fargo , ND , died on Friday, December 10, 2010, in Tampa General Hospital , Tampa , Florida .Kevin was born on May 9, 1969, in Ely , MN , to Rudolph and Susan Karasti Scufsa. He grew up and attended school there, graduating from Ely High School . Kevin married Denise Fettes on August 12, 2000,...

Owen H. Gol

Owen H. Gol

Dec 8, 2010

Owen Hoover was born on February 8, 1929, on the family farm in Dale, MN to Ole and Emma Westberg Gol. He grew up and attended school near Dale. He worked on the farm and helped wire houses for electricity before entering the Army in 1951. In 1953 Owen returned from the service and worked for a short time at...

Tamera Ann Madrid

Tamera Ann Madrid

Dec 7, 2010

Tamera Ann Madrid, 47, Moorhead, MN, died on Tuesday, December 7, 2010, in her home in Moorhead.Tamera was born on April 4, 1963, in Denver, Colorado, to Paul and JoAnn Belling Madrid. She grew up and attended school in Pueblo, CO, graduating from high school there. She attended Moorhead State University for one year. Tamera had lived in various communities...

Darrell H. Schultz

Darrell H. Schultz

Dec 7, 2010

Schultz, Darrell H., 74, passed away Tuesday, December 7, 2010 from complications due to Parkinson's disease in Wichita, KS.Darrell was born February 3, 1936 in Fargo, ND to Sylvia and Hans Homer Schultz. He graduated from high school in Hawley, MN and graduated from Concordia College in Moorhead, MN in 1957. He married Mary Herrick in 1957, and together they...

Lucille Inez Lepper

Lucille Inez Lepper

Dec 5, 2010

Lucille was born February 1, 1919, to Sidney and Rose Burnside Ford, on the family farm, north of Hawley. She grew up on the farm, attended rural country school #104 and later graduated from Hawley High School in 1937. After graduation she worked for Dr. C.W. Simison in Hawley before moving to Seattle, WA, where she worked for Boeing Aircraft...

Oscar L. Jenson

Oscar L. Jenson

Dec 4, 2010

On December 4th, Oscar Jenson took the hand of Jesus and joined loved ones in heaven. He passed away at Palliative Care with his loving wife and family at his bedside.Oscar was born November 5th, 1923, in Lake Park, Minnesota to Harold and Olga Jenson. He attended school in Audubon. He entered the Army in 1947, serving in Japan.He met...

Edna W. Jahnke

Edna W. Jahnke

Dec 1, 2010

Edna was born March 12, 1907, near New Salem, ND, to parents Herman and Annie Freise Rasch. She attended a rural school until she was 12. The family then moved to New Salem, ND, and Edna graduated from high school there in 1925. She then attended Dickinson Normal College to obtain her teaching certificate and spent several years teaching in...

Catherine A. ’Kate’ Ehrichs

Catherine A. ’Kate’ Ehrichs

Nov 30, 2010

Catherine Ann Christianson was born on November 12, 1933 in Halstad, MN to Ethel and A.H. Christianson. Kate graduated from Wanatah High School, Wanatah, IN and Valparaiso University in Valparaiso, IN in 1955 with a bachelor's degree in Home Economics and a minor in Accounting. Kate married the love of her life, Warren Ehrichs on February 28, 1981. They lived...

Marlys J. Olson

Marlys J. Olson

Nov 29, 2010

Marlys was born March 27, 1940, in Twin Valley, MN, to Edwin and Lorna Runck Beckman. She grew up and attended school in Mahnomen, graduating in 1958 from Mahnomen High School. Marlys attended community college in Thief River Falls, MN, for one year for accounting. On June 12, 1965, she married Lloyd Olson. Marlys was baptized, confirmed and married in...