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Kory Ann Joseph

Kory Ann Joseph

Feb 11, 2009

Kory Ann Joseph, age 19, of Moorhead, MN, died Wednesday, February 11, 2009, in Fargo, ND.Kory Ann Joseph was born on November 6, 1989 in Crookston, MN. In 1995, Kory and her family moved to Moorhead where they have been since. Kory attended Moorhead high school. Kory loved spending time with her family and friends. She was a very talented...

Russell E. Buhaug

Russell E. Buhaug

Feb 7, 2009

Russell was born August 3, 1917 in Hitterdal, Minnesota to Jorgen and Julia Moan Buhaug, where he grew up and attended school. When he was twenty-two he moved to the Twin Cities where he received his certification for repair on refrigeration and air conditioning. He married Gloria Klug on July 23, 1957 in South Dakota. Following their marriage they lived...

William C. Hughes

William C. Hughes

Feb 7, 2009

William "Bill" Hughes, 82, Sunnyside Care Center, Lake Park, MN, formerly Moorhead, MN, died on Saturday, February 7, 2009, in the nursing home.William C. Hughes was born on January 28, 1927, in Fargo, ND, to Franklin and Elsie Wilson Hughes. He grew up and attended school in Moorhead, graduating from Moorhead High School. He served in the U.S. Navy in...

Edna E. Pierce

Edna E. Pierce

Feb 5, 2009

Edna Edythe Pierce, 92, Halstad, MN, formerly Moorhead, MN, died on February 5, 2009, in the Halstad Living Center. Edna Edythe Pierce was born on April 1, 1916, in Lostwood, ND. She was the daughter of Walter and Olga Fuller. Edna graduated from Moorhead High School and attended Moorhead State Teacher's College. She married Jerome Pierce in 1943. Edna is...

Sonja M. Iverson

Sonja M. Iverson

Feb 3, 2009

Sonja M. Iverson, 73, Moorhead, MN, died on Tuesday, February 3, 2009, in her home surrounded by her family.Sonja Marie Christiansen was born on February 20, 1935, in Valparaiso, IN, to Jacobi "Jake" M. and Bertha N. Branstad Christiansen. When her father was asked to become the atheletic director at Concordia College, and later football coach, the family moved to...

Henry H. Dretsch

Henry H. Dretsch

Feb 2, 2009

Henry was born in Detroit, MI, to Bill and Frieda Rabanus Dretsch on March 21, 1927. He grew up and attended school on a farm south of Fargo, which is now the Red River Zoo. He married Mavis Kasin on May 12, 1945, in Moorhead, MN. Together they had four children. Henry was preceded in death by two children, Trudy...

Stella A. Freymiller

Stella A. Freymiller

Feb 2, 2009

Stella A. Freymiller, age 93, of Fargo, ND, formerly, Bismarck, ND, died Monday, February 2, 2009, in Rosewood on Broadway under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley and with her family by her side.Stella Alvina Jalbert was born on October 24, 1915 to George and Emma Narum Jalbert on the family farm south of New England, ND....

George W. Stearns

George W. Stearns

Jan 29, 2009

George William Stearns was born on January 23, 1934, in Perham, MN, to George and Thelma Olstad Stearns. He grew up and attended school in Moorhead, graduating from Moorhead High School in 1952. At Moorhead High, George was a four-year varsity letterman in football, basketball, baseball, and track. George was recruited as a scholarship athlete to the University of Minnesota...

Raymond J. Connelly

Raymond J. Connelly

Jan 26, 2009

Raymond J. Connelly, 92, Moorhead, MN, died on Monday, January 26, 2009, in Eventide Lutheran Home, Moorhead, MN.Ray was born on May 1, 1916, near Sabin, MN, to James and Amanda Kuehl Connelly. He grew up and attended school there. He was united in marriage to Elnora Tabatt on November 19, 1941 at Sabin, MN, and they made their home...

Ruben G. Amundson

Ruben G. Amundson

Jan 24, 2009

Ruben G. "Skip" Amundson, age 58, of Moorhead, MN, formally of St. Paul, MN, died Saturday, January 24, 2009, in the Golden Living Center, under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley and with his family by his side.Ruben George Amundson was born on August 17, 1950 in Fargo, ND to George and Vivian Ryden Amundson. He grew...

Dale L. Mcdougall

Dale L. Mcdougall

Jan 21, 2009

Dale L. McDougall, age 53, of Hitterdal, MN, passed away on Wednesday, January 21, 2009, at Innovis Health Systems, Fargo, ND. Dale was born August 26, 1955, to Stanley and Ethel Lloyd McDougall in Detroit Lakes, MN. He grew up in Wheatland, ND, and attended school in Casselton, graduating from Central Cass High School. After high school he attended North...

Peter G. Schiffner

Peter G. Schiffner

Jan 21, 2009

Peter was born July 8, 1967, to James and Joan Titus Schiffner in Oakes, ND. He grew up in Verona, ND, until the family moved to Lake Park in 1976. He graduated from Detroit Lakes Junior High in 1988 and since then had worked at the DAC in Becker County. He truly enjoyed his work, took pride in it and...

Shawn Ann Severson

Shawn Ann Severson

Jan 21, 2009

Shawn Ann Severson, 38, Fargo, ND, died suddenly on Wednesday, January 21, 2009, at MeritCare Hospital, Fargo, ND, following a very brief battle with cancer.Shawn "Shawner" was born on February 4, 1970, in Warrenville, IL, to Russell and Peggy Petermann Severson. She grew up and attended school in Fargo, graduating from Fargo North High School in 1988. Shawn learned to...

Margaret A. Ramstad

Margaret A. Ramstad

Jan 21, 2009

Margaret A. Ramstad, 83, Bethany Homes, Fargo, ND, died there on Wednesday, January 21, 2009. Margaret Anfinson was born on July 14, 1925, near Hawley, MN, to Emil and Dorothy Olson Anfinson. She grew up and attended school there, graduating from Hawley High School. She attended the St. Joseph Hospital School of Nursing in Lewiston, Idaho, graduating in 1946. Margaret...

Betty L. Baehler

Betty L. Baehler

Jan 20, 2009

Betty Lou was born April 4, 1941 in Rose, Iowa, to Walter and Edith Elder Denney. Betty was married to Gilbert Baehler on July 25, 1964, in Davenport, Iowa. She had been employed as a receiving clerk at Central Market in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, retiring in 2004. Betty is survived by her husband, Gilbert Baehler, Lake Park, MN; two sons,...

Genevieve R. Salaba

Genevieve R. Salaba

Jan 19, 2009

Genevieve was born October 4, 1922, in Thompson, ND, to Herman and Lisette Lange Scheel. After her schooling she worked as a beautician in Grand Forks, ND, for a time. She later married Ralph Frankiln Kilgore and had one son, David. Ralph died in 1944 and David died in 1977. On June 4, 1960, she married Robert Salaba in East...

Janet E. Connelly

Janet E. Connelly

Jan 17, 2009

Janet Eileen Myrold Connelly was born to Arnold and Edith Nerland Myrold in Crookston, MN, on July 14, 1937. She grew up in the Crookston area and graduated from Crookston High School in 1955. She worked for Northwestern Bell for a time in Crookston and then eventually moved to Fargo. On January 16, 1960, she was united in marriage to...

Florence A. Landis

Florence A. Landis

Jan 13, 2009

No services planned.

Mildred B. ’Millie’ Nelson

Mildred B. ’Millie’ Nelson

Jan 12, 2009

Mildred "Millie" B. Nelson, age 87, of Moorhead, MN, died Monday, January 12, 2009, in Rosewood on Broadway, Fargo, ND, under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley.Mildred Johnson was born on May 22, 1921 to Ernest and Mabel Johnson in Oakes, ND. She grew up and attended school in Oakes, graduating from High School in 1939. On...

Ann I. Clemens

Ann I. Clemens

Jan 12, 2009

ANN CLEMENS, 100 years old, died Monday, January 12 ,2009 at the Good Samaritan Center in Barnesville, MN., where she had lived since January 2002. Ann Larson was born near Adams, ND, September 11,1908, to George and Elline Boe Larson . She attended school in the area and was confirmed in the Mountain Lutheran church of Adams. Ann married Milan...