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Norman L. Nitzkorski

Norman L. Nitzkorski

Apr 8, 2008

Norman L. Nitzkorski, age 81, of Sabin, MN, died Tuesday, April 08, 2008, in the Veteran's Affairs Medical Center, Fargo, ND, surrounded by his family.Norman Lloyd Nitzkorski was born on July 16, 1926 in Barnesville, MN to Thomas and Marie Erickson Nitzkorski. He grew up and attended school in Barnesville, graduating from Barnesville High School. In February, 1945, Norman enlisted...

Marian A. Fabre

Marian A. Fabre

Apr 4, 2008

Marian A. Fabre, 96, Viking Manor Nursing Home, Ulen, MN, died on Friday, April 4, 2008, in the nursing home.Marian Almeda Murphy was born in Hillsboro, ND, on March 25, 1912. She married Claire Fabre on November 15, 1934. They farmed in Waubun, MN, until 1941, when they moved to Hawley, MN. She was preceded in death by her husband...

D. Arthur Novacek

D. Arthur Novacek

Apr 1, 2008

D. Arthur Novacek, 77, Georgetown, MN, died on Tuesday, April 1, 2008 in MeritCare Hospital, Fargo, ND. D. Arthur "Art" Novacek was born on November 20, 1930, in Warren, MN, to Charles and Helen Pulchinski Novacek. He grew up and attended school in Warren, graduating from Warren High School. He farmed near Warren. Art married Lois Cariveau on June 21,...

Mary-Alice M. Pratt

Mary-Alice M. Pratt

Apr 1, 2008

Mary-Alice Marie Pratt, infant daughter of Jason and Tandy Diedrich Pratt was born and became an angel on Tuesday, April 1, 2008, in MeritCare Hospital, Fargo, ND. While Mommy got to know you and feel you alive for eight months, Daddy and Benjamin never received that chance. You are very loved and cherished by your whole family. From this day...

Gerald M. Hanson

Gerald M. Hanson

Mar 30, 2008

Gerald was born August 5, 1937, in Hagen Township, Clay County, MN, son of Morris I. and Gladys O. Syverson Hanson. He grew up and attended school in the Hitterdal, MN, area. On February 3, 1956 he married Karen Lund. They raised three children in Hitterdal, until moving to Deadwood, SD, in 1964. There he worked for the Homestake Mining...

Geneva C. Olsen

Geneva C. Olsen

Mar 30, 2008

Geneva C. Olsen, 90, Eventide Lutheran Home, Moorhead, MN, died there on Sunday, March 30, 2008.Geneva C. Helgeson was born on May 15, 1917, in Brinsmade, ND, to Clarence and Gustina Skadland Helgeson. She grew up on the farm and attended school in Minnewauken, ND, graduating from high school there. She attended Business College in Grand Forks, ND, and then...

Janice A. Holmes

Janice A. Holmes

Mar 28, 2008

Janice A. Holmes, age 73, of Moorhead, MN, died Friday, March 28, 2008, in her home under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley with her family by her side.Janice Ann Hess was born on March 31, 1934 to Harry and Gladys Sturdevant Hess on the family farm in rural Tenney, MN. She grew up and attended school...

Delores M. Klug

Delores M. Klug

Mar 27, 2008

Delores Marjorie Klug, age 83 of Moorhead, MN, passed away on Thursday, March 27, 2008, in MeritCare's Palliative Care Unit, Fargo, ND. Delores was born May 11, 1924 to Edward and Ethel Olson Krabbenhoft in Sabin, MN. She was baptized and confirmed and a life long member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Sabin. She lived in rural Glyndon, MN, where...

Loren C. Lindstrom

Loren C. Lindstrom

Mar 26, 2008

Loren was born January 4, 1919 at Lake Park, MN to Albert and Olga Erickson Lindstrom. He grew up south of Lake Park and attended rural country school District 50. Loren spent six years in the U.S. Navy. On January 29, 1955 he married Hanna Shewchuk in Vancouver, B.C. Following his discharge from the Navy he worked for the Great...

Arvin M. ’Swede’ Mandt

Arvin M. ’Swede’ Mandt

Mar 24, 2008

Arvin was born June 27, 1926 to Albert and Emma Thoveson Mandt in McIntosh, MN. He grew up and attended school in McIntosh and later graduated from Crookston A.C. He then farmed with his family until he was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1950. He served with the Honor Guard in Pennsylvania and later as a Military Police Officer...

Nancy M. Barlow

Nancy M. Barlow

Mar 22, 2008

Nancy M. Barlow, age 79, of Moorhead, MN, died Saturday March 22, 2008 at Eventide Lutheran Home. Depending who you talk to, Nancy was born November 7, 8, or 9, 1928 to Max and Marguerite O'Connor Lauder in Wahpeton, ND.Upon graduation from Wahpeton High School, Nancy attended the North Dakota State School of Science. Her first teaching position was in...

Elvira Addy Lavold

Elvira Addy Lavold

Mar 21, 2008

Addy was born January 28, 1912 to James and Gertrude Rolsvig McDonald in Caledonia, ND. She grew up and attended school there, graduating from high school in 1930. Addy then finished her schooling at Dakota Business College in Fargo, ND. On November 23, 1933 she married John Lavold in Hillsboro, ND. Together they raised their family in Shelly, MN, before...

Jean M. Erickson

Jean M. Erickson

Mar 20, 2008

Our beloved Jean M. Erickson, age 88, of Fargo, ND, died Thursday, March 20, 2008, in Innovis Health Systems, Fargo, ND.Jean Marie Pitsenbarger was born on January 12, 1920 to John and Kristine Asleson Pitsenbarger in Ulen, MN. She grew up and attended school in Moorhead, MN, graduating from Moorhead High School in 1937. Jean graduated from Concordia College in...

Alice E. ’Betty’ Edwards

Alice E. ’Betty’ Edwards

Mar 19, 2008

Betty Edwards, age 87, of Moorhead, MN, died Wednesday, March 19, 2008, in her home under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley.Alice Elizabeth "Betty" Edwards was born on January 21, 1921 to Nils Axel Theodore and Anna Charlotte Thorell Tall in rural Hawley, MN. Her father died when she was four years old. The family moved to...

Waldimir T. ’Ted’ Nameniuk

Waldimir T. ’Ted’ Nameniuk

Mar 18, 2008

Ted was born to Matt and Josephine Nameniuk on February 14th, 1935 in Billings County, North Dakota. Ted attended school in Belfield, ND, graduating with honors and lettering in basketball and football. In 1953, he enlisted in the U.S. Army and was trained in electronics repair. He was stationed at the Hanford Site in Washington as a radar technician and...

Carl W. Heidrich

Carl W. Heidrich

Mar 16, 2008

Carl W. Heidrich, age 91, of Moorhead, MN, died Sunday, March 16, 2008, in Eventide Lutheran Home, Moorhead, MN.Carl Willard Heidrich was born on November 18, 1916 to Fred and Mary Ziebeck Heidrich in Crookston, MN. He grew up and attended school in Crookston, graduating from Crookston High School in 1934. He later attended Dunwoody Institute in Minneapolis for two...

Clarence A. Glasrud

Clarence A. Glasrud

Mar 14, 2008

Clarence A. Glasrud, 96, died on Friday, March 14, 2008, at his Moorhead home under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley."Soc" Glasrud was born October 15, 1911, in rural Cass County, North Dakota, to Claus and Anna Glasrud. After graduating from high school in Detroit Lakes, MN, he attended Moorhead Normal School now MSUM, graduating in 1934....

Edwin E. ’Sonny’ Gulsvig

Edwin E. ’Sonny’ Gulsvig

Mar 13, 2008

Edwin "Sonny" Gulsvig passed away suddenly at his home Thursday, March 13, 2008.Sonny was born September 9, 1928 in Erdahl, Minnesota to Edwin and Edna Gulsvig. As a youngster he always had a ball in his hands ? be it football, basketball or baseball. He graduated from Elbow Lake High School in 1946 and continued his education at Concordia College,...

Marguerite K. ’Pat’ Vik

Marguerite K. ’Pat’ Vik

Mar 12, 2008

Marguerite K. Cicero Vik, 75, of Park Rapids, MN, passed away on Wednesday, March 12, 2008 at Villa Maria in Fargo, ND. Pat was born January 4, 1933, in Benoit, AL, to Louie Pete and Hazel Cicero. She graduated from West Jefferson High School in 1952. She met her husband, Roland, while working at the Morrison's Cafeteria in Tuscaloosa. They...

Dennis J. Benesch

Dennis J. Benesch

Mar 10, 2008

Dennis was born on June 10, 1927, at Durbin, North Dakota, to John and Inga Andreason Benesch. He grew up and attended school in Durbin. He served in the U.S. Navy. Dennis married Lillian Bernhardt in August 1960 at Fargo, North Dakota. Following their marriage they resided in Fargo until moving to Hawley, Minnesota in 1974. He worked as a...