Obituaries

Oct 11, 2008

Harley G. Softing, 79, of Moorhead, MN, was born March 31, 1929, near Rollag, MN. He died October 11, 2008, in MeritCare Hospital after a brief illness. Harley attended school at Hawley, MN, and moved to Fargo, ND, as a teenager. He worked at Fargo Radio and earned his amateur radio license at the age of 14, the start of...

Oct 10, 2008

John F. Trainor, 86, Moorhead, MN, died on October 10, 2008, in MeritCare Hospital, Fargo, ND.John was born on December 1, 1921, in Minneapolis, MN, to James Patrick and Myra Catherine Pauly Trainor. He grew up there, graduating from De La Salle High school. He earned his BA at the College of St. Thomas, St. Paul, MN, in 1943; his...

Oct 10, 2008

Eleonora A. Horn was born on August 21, 1916, to Herman and Lena Wohler Horn, near Felton, MN, in Clay County; where she grew up and attended school. She married Ralph Clark on April 10, 1944, in Moorhead, MN. He passed away on January 12, 1986. Eleonora was always active in various congregations within the Missouri Synod, the most recent...

Oct 9, 2008

Oct 8, 2008

Ralph was born on March 26, 1930, to Adolph and Augusta Schoen Beske in Oriska, ND. He grew up on a farm near Hitterdal, MN, and attended rural country school. In 1946, Ralph enlisted in the U.S. Army. He finished his basic training at Fort Benning, GA, before serving with occupation troops in Japan. In 1948, he returned to Hitterdal...

Oct 7, 2008

John F. "Jack" Fankhanel, 77, died on October 7, 2008, in the Good Samaritan Center, Pelican Rapids, MN.John Frederick Fankhanel was born December 27, 1930, in Fargo, ND, to Katheryn Thompson Fankhanel and John Carl Fankhanel of Sabin, MN. He attended Sabin Elementary School and Moorhead High School, graduating in 1948. On December 3, 1954 Jack and Hazel Edwards were...

Oct 4, 2008

Beckett Cory Klinnert, infant son of Cory and Holly Oster Klinnert of Moorhead, MN, was born and became one of God's angels on October 4, 2008, in MeritCare Hospital, Fargo, ND. Beckett is loved so dearly by his parents and family. Along with his parents, Beckett is survived by brother, Holden; sister, Grace; grandparents, David and Audrey Oster of Watkins,...

Oct 4, 2008

Effie D. Aasen, age 84, of Moorhead, MN, died Saturday, October 4, 2008, in Eventide Lutheran Home, Moorhead, MN.Effie was born on May 5, 1924 to Albert and Inga Bratten Thue in Walcott, ND. She grew up and attended school in Walcott, graduating from Walcott High School in 1942. Effie then moved to Fargo to work as a waitress at...

Oct 1, 2008

Rolph Earl McDougall was born May 17, 1913 in Keene Township, Clay County, Minnesota, to Ernest and Ida Holt McDougall. He grew up and attended rural country school for one year, then after the death of his father in 1921, moved with his family in 1922, to Hawley, Minnesota. He attended school, graduating from Hawley High School in 1932. He...

Oct 1, 2008

Ronald was born June 13, 1954, in Moorhead, Minnesota to Orville and Violet Jellum Olson. He grew up and attended Lake Park School, then Hawley High School, graduating in 1972. Following high school he attended Detroit Lakes Technical College for welding. He worked at various jobs, which included Mid-America Steel, Rapat, Pactiv, Concord, and most recently Northern Plains & Steel....

Sep 27, 2008

John was born October 22, 1926, to James and Abbie Nettleton in Lewiston, MN. He graduated from Lewiston High School, farmed for five years, and then received his baccalaureate degree from McPherson College, masters from Emporia State and his doctorate from the University of Kansas. He also attended UCLA and Winona State Teachers College. In 1956 he married Louise Saathoff,...

Sep 27, 2008

Patricia Jane Mathews Pat was born in Tekamah, Burt County, NE, October 5, 1923 to James and Nettie Boldon Mathews.Pat made a career in the Navy as a teletype operator, YN3, TE3, retiring as grade RM1. She received the World War II Victory Medal; American Theater, Good Conduct Fifth Award and National Defense Service Medal Bronze Star. After full retirement...

Sep 25, 2008

Lois Hammett was born November 1, 1924, and was a graduate of Moorhead High School. Lois lived and worked in Minneapolis, Seattle during the war, and Chicago before returning to the Fargo-Moorhead area. She married Edward John Partyke, and together they had four children. They lived in Bismarck, Fargo, and Wisconsin before moving to Colorado in 1961.In 1965, Lois and...

Sep 22, 2008

Donna M. Stedje, age 79, of Dilworth, MN, died Monday, September 22, 2008, in MeritCare Hospital, Fargo, ND.Donna Mae Johnson Stedje was born June 15, 1929 in Kensington, MN to Clarence and Lillian Johnson. She graduated from Starbuck High School. She married Emroy Stedje on April 9, 1949. Emroy passed away in 1989. She managed Star Drive-In from 1970-1974 when...

Sep 20, 2008

Glen was born August 4, 1955, in Detroit Lakes, MN, to J. Donald and Alice Larson Madson. He grew up and attended school in Lake Park, Minnesota, graduating from Lake Park High School. Following high school he moved to Colorado for a brief time before moving back to Lake Park. On July 2, 1983, he married Pam Hanson in Lake...

Sep 17, 2008

Vera was born September 19, 1914 in Clay County, Minnesota to Merle and Cora Cook Schenck. She was the first grandchild of Walter and Jane Cook. She grew up and attended District 58 country school, and then attended high school in Moorhead, MN. Vera was married to Emil Mikkelsen on October 29, 1936 in Moorhead, MN. Following their marriage they...

Sep 13, 2008

Gilbert was born February 5, 1908, to Ole and Alma Anderson Guttormson in Clay County, MN. He grew up and attended school in Georgetown, MN, before starting on the family farm. In September of 1942, he married Patricia Stanghelle in Ada, MN, and together raised three children. He will be dearly missed.Gilbert is survived by children, Danny Guttormson of Georgetown,...

Sep 9, 2008

Janet was born October 18, 1923, to Roy and Ellen Ellenberger Riley in Onaway, MI. She grew up there, attended school, and graduated from Onaway High School. She moved to Detroit, MI, shortly after graduating and started working. There she met Orris Nelson. They were married on May 22, 1943, in Napoleon, OH, and later moved to the Detroit Lakes...

Sep 8, 2008

Della was born June 7, 1923, to Clark and Sena Thompson Askegaard in Comstock, MN, where she grew up and graduated from high school. She then went on to Moorhead State College where she received her teacher's certificate and taught in rural Baker, MN. On October 20, 1943, she married Lauren Peterson in Comstock. Together they settled on the farm...

Sep 8, 2008

A memorial service will be held at a later date.