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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
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...
Nicole Anne Blilie
Dec 15, 2007
Nicole Anne Blilie, 18, Moorhead, MN, died in Saint Marys Hospital in Rochester, MN, on December 15, 2007 after a short, courageous battle with a rare, aggressive lymphoma.Nicole was born on December 2, 1989, in Fargo, ND, to Scott and Ruth Askegaard Blilie. She grew up and attended school in Moorhead . She was currently a senior at Moorhead High...
David M. Zielinski
Dec 13, 2007
The family of David Michael Zielinski 72 of Moorhead regrets to announce the sudden passing of this beloved husband, father and grandpa.Dave was born October 14, 1935 in Kalamazoo, Michigan, to Alberta Harmon and John Joseph Zielinski. He graduated from Western Michigan University with a Master's in Music in 1959. He and his wife, Carol, were united in marriage on...
Delores I. Knauf
Dec 12, 2007
Delores I. Knauf, 95, formerly of Moorhead, passed away December 12, 2007, at the Elim Rehab and Care Center, Fargo, following a long, courageous battle with Alzheimer's disease.Delores Irene May Peterson was born to Martin and Ida Hjelle Peterson on May 26, 1912, in Elk Township, Grant County, Minnesota, where she grew up and attended school. After high school graduation...
Keith A. Bergseid
Dec 9, 2007
Keith was born January 26, 1952 in Moorhead, MN, to Arvid and Eunice Haugtvedt Bergseid. He grew up and attended school in Hawley, MN, graduating in 1970. He then attended Moorhead Technical College. On September 2, 1979 he married Lynn Ellen Dahm in Hawley, MN. Together they worked and resided in Moorhead until Lynn Ellen passed away in August of...
Mona M. Holm
Dec 7, 2007
Mona M. Holm, age 92, of Rapid City, SD, died Friday, December 7, 2007, under the care of Hospice in Rapid City, SD.Mona Mae, daughter of Henry and Anna Spielman spent her childhood on a farm near Twin Valley, MN. She attended Concordia College, Moorhead, MN where she met Carl Holm. They married in 1941 after he completed seminary and...
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