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Sara D. Mccormick

Sara D. Mccormick

Jan 17, 2008

Sara D. McCormick, age 89, of Moorhead, MN, died Thursday, January 17, 2008, in MeritCare Hospital, Fargo, ND.Sara Dorothy Teisberg Nordlie was born on November 2, 1918 to Carl O. Teisberg and Sara Drotning Teisberg in Minneapolis, MN. She was raised by Dr. Herman Clarence and Ella Marie Teisberg Nordlie. She grew up and attended school in Moorhead, graduating from...

Signe V. Hanson

Signe V. Hanson

Jan 16, 2008

Signe was born March 1, 1920 to Ole and Thea Elton Moe in Hamden Township. She attended school through the 8th grade at District 34 Country School. On February 29, 1944, she married LeRoy Hanson in Audubon, MN. Together they made their home on a farm north of Audubon. LeRoy passed away in the summer of 1975, and Signe continued...

Beatrice L. Jacobson

Beatrice L. Jacobson

Jan 14, 2008

Beatrice was born February 9, 1923 to Theodore and Agnes Swinland Larson in Alberta, Canada. She moved to the United States in 1940. On August 22, 1942 she married Walter Jacobson in Hendrum, MN. Together they settled and raised their family in Audubon, MN. Beatrice always put others before herself. She was very active in the church. She enjoyed music,...

Thomas J. Fischer

Thomas J. Fischer

Jan 11, 2008

Thomas J. Fischer, age 89, of Moorhead, MN, died Friday, January 11, 2008, in his home.Thomas Joseph Fischer was born on May 3, 1918 to Lucas and Roselia Brown in Moorhead, MN. He grew up and attended school in Moorhead, graduating from Moorhead High School in 1936. On December 27, 1940 he joined the United States Army, serving during World...

Madlyn I. Loseth

Madlyn I. Loseth

Jan 11, 2008

Madlyn I. Loseth, 95, Fargo, ND, died on Friday, January 11, 2008, in MeritCare Hospital, Fargo, ND.Madlyn I. Loseth was born on January 27, 1912, to Lorenzo Porter and Augusta Wilhelmina Backman Minor, in Hawley, MN. She grew up in Hawley, MN, and graduated from Hawley High School in 1930. She went to Augsburg Business College, then worked for three...

Elmer Wolfswinkel

Elmer Wolfswinkel

Jan 9, 2008

Elmer Wolfswinkel, 87, Hitterdal, MN, died on Wednesday, January 9, 2008, in Innovis Health, Fargo, ND.Elmer was born on September 2, 1920, in Rock Rapids, IA, to Albert and Jenny Wolfswinkel. He grew up and attended school there. He worked in the shipyards in California during WWII and then farmed near Wyndmere, ND, before going to work for LaVoy and...

Kenneth H. Plunkett

Kenneth H. Plunkett

Jan 2, 2008

Ken was born on April 25, 1923 in Plattsburg, NY. He grew up and attended school there until joining the Navy at the age of 18. He served 6 years in the Pacific Theatre during WWII. On October 22, 1946 he married Eunice Koland in California. Together they lived in Plattsburg for a few years before settling in Moorhead in...

Lillian H. Moan

Lillian H. Moan

Jan 2, 2008

Lillian H. Moan, age 95, of Moorhead, MN, died Tuesday, January 2, 2007, in Eventide Lutheran Home, Moorhead, MN.Lillian Harriet Felde was born on March 22, 1912, to Mathias Lars and Borghild Jahr Felde in Barnesville, MN. She grew up and attended school in Barnesville, graduating in 1929. Lillian then attended St. Olaf College, graduating in 1933 with a BA...

Marvin W. ’Tory’ Olsen

Marvin W. ’Tory’ Olsen

Jan 1, 2008

Tory was born December 3, 1918 in Truman, MN. to Thore and Mary Olsen. He grew up and attended school in Truman, graduating from Truman High School in 1936. On June 28, 1952, he married Edlin Deloris Rikhus in Altanta Church. They made their home in Lake Park, MN, for 45 yrs. At the time of Tory's death, they lived...

Harold “Rusty” Casselton

Harold “Rusty” Casselton

Dec 30, 2007

Harold "Rusty" Casselton, 53, Moorhead, MN, died on December 30, 2007, in Rochester Methodist Hospital, Rochester, MN.Rusty was born on May 8, 1954, in Moorhead, MN, to Sherman and Margaret Meyer Casselton. He grew up and attended school in North St. Paul, MN, and then graduated from Moorhead State University now MSUM in Moorhead, MN. He taught high school in...

Vernon P. ’Big C’ Charmichael

Vernon P. ’Big C’ Charmichael

Dec 29, 2007

Vernon P. Charmichael, age 70, of Frazee, MN, died Saturday, December 29, 2007 in his daughter's home in Hawley, MN, under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Vernon Peter Charmichael was born on September 15, 1937 to Vernon and May Nelson Charmichael in rural Ellsworth, IA. His father was a farmer and his mother was a school...

Florence B. Hanson

Florence B. Hanson

Dec 29, 2007

Florence B. Hanson, age 86, of Moorhead, MN, died Saturday, December 29, 2007, in Innovis Health Systems, Fargo, ND.Florence Bertha Carol Hanson was born on December 23, 1921 to Albert and Julia Haugstad Hanson in Hickson, ND. She worked for Armour & Co. until she became ill with polio in 1946. Florence then moved to Fargo in 1964 and later...

Eileen M. Handegaard

Eileen M. Handegaard

Dec 27, 2007

Eileen M. Handegaard, 86, Lake Park, MN, died there on Thursday, December 27, 2007.Eileen M. Aune was born on January 31, 1921, near Hawley, MN, where she grew up and attended school. She worked in Fargo, ND, at Woolworths. Eileen married Kenneth A. Handegaard on December 11, 1948, in Hawley, MN, and they made their home near Lake Park, where...

Lonny M. Heit

Lonny M. Heit

Dec 26, 2007

Lonny M. Heit, 31, Fargo, ND, died on December in 26, 2007, in Moorhead.Lonny Michael Heit was born on September 28, 1976, in Fargo, ND, to Lyle and Carolyn Owens Heit. He grew up and attended school in Rolette and Rolla, ND. He attended Job Corps in Anaconda, MT. Lonny had worked for Gateway Builders in Fargo, Re-New Inc., Watertown,...

Carol S. Schmidt

Carol S. Schmidt

Dec 24, 2007

The Lord received his Christmas present back on Christmas Eve. Carol Shirley McKirdy Schmidt passed away on her 81st birthday, December24, 2007 at Eventide Lutheran Home, Moorhead.Carol was born December. 24, 1926 under a Christmas tree in her home at Gladstone, ND; the daughter of Herbert and Dagmar Miller McKirdy and the 12th of 16 children. Her early childhood was...

John W. Held

John W. Held

Dec 20, 2007

John was born May 20, 1950, at Osage, Iowa to Harold and Marilyn Hicks Held. He grew up and attended school in Cedar Falls, Iowa and Miami Springs, Florida. John married Harriet "Pat" Hettenbaugh on June 27, 1977 in Moorhead, MN. Together they made their home in Glyndon, Minnesota. John was self-employed as an Owner-Operator who thoroughly enjoyed meeting people...

Delphine C. Byers

Delphine C. Byers

Dec 20, 2007

Delphine C. Byers, 77, of Lake Park, Minnesota, died Thursday, December 20, 2007, at Innovis Hospital, Fargo, North Dakota.Delphine was born April 5, 1930, in Fargo, North Dakota, to Leslie and Della Mundt Barker. Del grew up in Fargo, graduating from Fargo Central High School, and continued her education at Interstate Business College.Del married Bruce L. Byers on February 19,...

Marilyn Murray White Zank

Marilyn Murray White Zank

Dec 20, 2007

Marilyn Carol Murray was born April 13, 1926 in Columbia, MO, to Byron and Nona Pence Murray. She grew up in Moorhead, MN, and graduated from Moorhead State Campus School in 1943. Marilyn graduated from Moorhead State Teachers College in 1947 with a BS degree in Education. She taught English, French and Spanish at Appleton, MN, and Casselton, ND, before...

Clara B. Asseltine

Clara B. Asseltine

Dec 19, 2007

Arrangements pending.

Mary Ann Mcdougall

Mary Ann Mcdougall

Dec 17, 2007

Mary Ann Dyrdahl was born on January 23, 1923, in Twin Valley, MN to Maurice and Alma Ramsey Dyrdahl. She was baptized, confirmed and married at Zion Lutheran Church in Twin Valley. She was a graduate of the Twin Valley High School. Following graduation, Mary Ann moved to St. Paul, MN, and worked for Montgomery Wards. After returning to Twin...

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