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Doris A. Pesola
May 21, 2008
Doris Ann Anderson was born, together with her twin sister Dorothy, on September 30, 1915, to James Anderson and Sarah Hamre Anderson in Littlefork, Minnesota. She attended school in Littlefork, graduating from Littlefork High School. After two years at Bemidji Teacher's College, she began teaching in a rural school in Silverdale, MN, where she met Reino Pesola. Doris and Ray...
Lowell A. Lysaker
May 20, 2008
Lowell A. Lysaker, 82, Moorhead, MN, died on Tuesday, May 20, 2008, at his lake cabin near Park Rapids, MN.Lowell Lysaker was born on September 14, 1925, in Hitterdal, MN, to Almer and Lena Nelson Lysaker. He grew up and attended school at Twin Valley, where he was active in sports, including basketball, football, baseball and track. He graduated from...
Grace A. Kourofsky
May 19, 2008
Grace A. Koursofsky, 51, Moorhead, MN, died on Monday, May 19, 2008, in her home in Moorhead.Grace Ann Diede was born on March 7, 1957, in Moorhead, MN, to Christ and Olive Dockter Diede. She grew up and attended school in Moorhead, graduating from Moorhead High School. She married Mike Kourofsky on July 10, 1993, in Moorhead, where they made...
Ruby E. Strom
May 15, 2008
Ruby E. Strom, 84, Moorhead, MN, died peacefully at her home on Thursday, May 15, 2008. Ruby Nelson was born on December 1, 1923, at Plummer, MN, to Andrew and Rose Thompson Nelson. She grew up and attended school at Plummer and Erskine, MN. She held various jobs in the East Grand Forks area before her marriage to Glenn H....
Joann Foss
May 15, 2008
JoAnn Foss passed away in her home on Pelican Lake on May 15, 2008 with God, her family and Hospice by her side. JoAnn was born on April 21, 1940 in Crookston, MN to Ina Mae and Magnus Richard Letnes. She grew up in Climax, MN and moved to Moorhead, MN in the 8th grade.In the 9th grade she met...
Elizabeth A. ’Liz’ Gilbertson
May 11, 2008
Elizabeth "Liz" Ann Gilbertson, age 43, of Moorhead, MN, died Sunday, May 11, 2008, in MeritCare Hospital, Fargo, ND. Liz was born May 8, 1965 in Fargo, ND, the daughter of Johnny and Luella Wickenheiser Nagel. She grew up and attended school in Bismarck, ND, graduating from St. Mary's High School in 1983. She then attended Wahpeton School of Science...
Georgia A. Sorenson
May 9, 2008
Georgia was born on March 26, 1946 in Breckenridge, MN, to George and June Stitz Mehl. She grew up and attended school in Moorhead, graduating in 1964. On November 14, 1969 she married Dusty Sorenson. Together they raised three daughters and made their home in Moorhead, MN. She graduated from Moorhead State University in 1989 and later moved to Worthington,...
Rhoda J. Hansen
May 8, 2008
Rhoda J. Hansen passed away Thursday morning, May 8, 2008, at Villa Maria in Fargo. She was a great teacher.Rhoda Jean Godown was born December 23, 1928, to Jennings Bryan and Arta Godown in Guthrie County, Iowa. On December 20, 1958, she married Delmar J. Hansen and they were together until he passed away in January of this year.During their...
Eleanor O. Dehn
May 7, 2008
Eleanor is survived by her daughter, Linda Mike Gnasdoskey of Reno, NV; and son, James Julie Dehn of Moorhead, MN.
Clayton M. Hokanson
May 6, 2008
Clayton was born February 22, 1927, to Olof and Hilda Gullands Hokanson in Fargo, ND. He grew up attending school in Moorhead and graduating from Moorhead High School. On December 30, 1949, he married Donna Thorson in Moorhead, MN. Together they made their home in Fargo and started a family. Clayton retired after many years with the United States Post...
Richard C. Keeping
May 2, 2008
Richard C. Keeping, 93, died on Friday, May 2, 2008, in his home in Hawley, MN.Richard C. Keeping was born on November 23, 1914, near Hawley, MN, to Charles and Minnie Wenthin Keeping. He grew up and attended school there. He served in the Civilian Conservation Corps in the Pacific Northwest. He returned to Hawley, MN, and married Arlit Doran...
Muriel A. Johnson
Apr 28, 2008
Muriel was born August 15, 1921 at Raymond, Montana to John and Mathilda Stadstad Stewart. She attended school in Plentywood, Montana, graduating from Plentywood High School in 1939. She worked as a telephone operator for the Montana States Telephone Company from 1940 until 1945 in Plentywood and Wolf Point, Montana. She then worked for the Corps of Engineers as a...
Violet E. Nerland
Apr 28, 2008
Violet Nerland, 81, Fargo, ND, died Monday, April 28, 2008, in MeritCare's Palliative Care Unit, Fargo.Violet Eileen Mahlen, the daughter of Elmer and Hazel Hagen Mahlen, was born on her grandfather's farm August 27, 1926 near Pierpont, SD. She grew up on a farm by Roslyn, SD and graduate from Roslyn High School in 1944. Violet went on to receive...
Anna M. Krause
Apr 25, 2008
Anna was born January 10, 1953, to Arthur and Jean Stoner Wanek in Breckenridge, MN. She grew up and attended school there. On April 26, 1976 she married Neal Krause in South Dakota. Together they lived in Wahpeton for a short time before moving to the Fargo/Moorhead area. Anna enjoyed gardening, stamping, sewing, and almost any type of crafting, but...
Rusty R. ’Whitey’ West
Apr 25, 2008
Rusty "Whitey" West, age 83, of Glyndon, MN, died Friday, April 25, 2008, in Golden Living Center, Moorhead, MN.Rusty Ray West was born on November 22, 1924 to August and Bertha Menge West in Sheldon, ND. Rusty grew up and attended school in rural Clay County. Whitey spent the majority of his life on the farm in rural Glyndon. He...
Duane S. Pearson
Apr 24, 2008
Duane S. Pearson, age 50 of Moorhead, MN, passed away Thursday, April 24, 2008, in MeritCare Hospital, Fargo, ND. Duane was born January 9, 1958 to Floyd and Evelyn Stinar Pearson in Mountain Lake, MN. He grew up and attended school in Windom, graduating in 1976. Following high school he attended 4 years at the University of North Dakota and...
Judy M. Sabir
Apr 23, 2008
Judy M. Sabir, age 61, of Moorhead, MN and Valley City, ND, died Wednesday, April 23, 2008, in her home under the care of her family and Hospice of the Red River Valley.Judy May Sabir was born on May 9, 1946 to Jens and Alpha Vraa Bolstad in Crookston, MN. Judy grew up and attended school in Crookston, graduating from...
Agatha G. ’Aggie’ Helmeke
Apr 20, 2008
Aggie was born November 24, 1907 in Thayer, KS, to Henry and Florence Boeddeker. The family moved to Niota, Illinois, in 1911. From there they moved to Hillsboro, ND. She attended school at the Herberg Consolidation School. After finishing school she worked at the Weston Hotel in Hillsboro. In 1926 she married Edwin Pederson. They lived in Hillsboro until 1937...
Agnes B. Johnson
Apr 17, 2008
Agnes Barbara Klein was born on January 2, 1924, in Esmond, North Dakota to Andrew and Julia Gummeringer Klein. She grew up in Esmond, ND. Agnes married Clarence E. Johnson on December 26, 1950 in Maddock, North Dakota, together they lived on a farm in rural East Grand Forks, MN for nearly 40 years. They later moved to Fischer, MN....
Valborg M. Smerud
Apr 15, 2008
Valborg Smerud, age 93, passed away on April 15, 2008. Valborg was born in Norman County, Minnesota on May 18, 1914, the daughter of Ditlef and Amanda Volness. She married Arnold Smerud on October 12, 1935. She resided in Minnesota and North Dakota before moving to Birminghamin 2004.Valborg was active in her community and church, spending many years working on...
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