Obituaries

Nov 11, 2006

Norm Overby, 88, Moorhead, MN, died on November 11, 2006, in the Pelican Valley Nursing, Pelican Rapids, MN, where he had lived for the past year.Norm was born in Moorhead, MN, on March 16, 1918, the son of Nels and Albina Overby, and he spent his younger years working on his father's vegetable farm on land which is now south...

Nov 11, 2006

Brian Allen Bjerken, 34, was born February 18, 1972, in Mahnomen, MN. He died November 11, 2006 due to injuries suffered in an automobile accident. Brian lived his first two years of his life in Hawaii along with his mother and father and later they moved to Moorhead, MN, where he attended school. He graduated from Moorhead Senior High in...

Nov 10, 2006

Kenneth Menge, 72, 1108 N. 8th St., Moorhead, MN, died Friday, November 10, 2006, at home.Ken was born on January 12, 1934 to Fred and Addie Zillmer Menge on a farm in Highland Township, where he grew up and graduated from Sheldon High School, in 1952. He spent ten years in the service; 1950-1952 naval reserves, 1954 to 1960 in...

Nov 9, 2006

Clifford M. Stadum, 86, 1504 2nd Street South, Moorhead, MN, died Thursday, November 9, 2006 in Moorhead, of complications from Parkinson's disease. Cliff was born January 10, 1920 to Carl and Mable Stadum in Esmond, ND. He was raised on the family farm and attended grade school at Baker, ND graduating from Baker High School in 1938. After graduation he...

Nov 9, 2006

Age 73 of Moorhead, MN died Thursday, November 9, 2006 in his home. Darold was born May 27, 1933 to James and Lillian Sabin Bergson in Hawley, MN. He grew up and attended school in Ulen, MN, graduating from Ulen High School. Shortly after finishing high school Darold was drafted into the Army and served a couple of years, some...

Nov 8, 2006

Neil was born December 30, 1934 in St. Paul, MN to Myron and Catherine Brown. He grew up and attended school in Dilworth, MN, graduating from Dilworth High School. Neil met, and married Dorothy Olson of Moorhead in 1954. Neil joined the Navy and spent four years with them before joining the Air Force. He retired from the Military as...

Nov 8, 2006

Eva T. Tande, 88, of rural Moorhead, MN, died Wednesday, November 8, 2006, in her home under the care of her son and daughter-in-law and Hospice of the Red River Valley.Eva Theresa Franson was born on April 8, 1918 to August and Anna Colson Franson in Kloten, ND. She grew up and attended school in Kloten, graduating from Kloten High...

Nov 6, 2006

Harriet Tweten Tufte, 69, of Moorhead, died Monday November 6th at Merit Care Hospital in Fargo. She was born November 2, 1937, in Grand Forks, ND, the youngest of eight children born to Sidney and Olga Syverson Tweten. She grew up on the family farm south of Grand Forks. She attended school in Reynolds, ND, and graduated from high school...

Nov 4, 2006

Palmer Nymark, 76, Moorhead, MN, died on Saturday, November 4, 2006, in his home under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley.Palmer was born on September 2, 1930, in LaCrosse, WI, to Rev. John and Esther Thompson Nymark. He grew up and attended school in Valley City, ND, Pennsylania, and graduated from high school in Hawley, MN. He...

Nov 3, 2006

Edna R. Swenson was born in Hawley, MN to Chris and Ida Alm Hagelund on February 19, 1924. She grew up in Hawley graduating from High School there in 1942. After attending Moorhead State College she taught school in District 37 in Skree Township near Hawley, MN. Edna was united in marriage to Ernest G. Swenson at Hegland Lutheran Church...

Nov 1, 2006

Stephen D. Scott, 22, Moorhead, accepted the hand of his Lord and "walked" home on Wednesday, November 1st, 2006. Stephen was born July 8, 1984 in Illinois. He grew up there and moved to Moorhead in 2001. He graduated from Moorhead High School in June of 2005. In August of that same year he realized a dream of having his...

Oct 31, 2006

The Rev. A. James Begg died on Tuesday, October 31st at Innovis Hospital. He was an ordained minister of the United Church of Christ with standing in the Northern Plains Conference of the United Church of Christ. He served churches as pastor and teacher in Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota. For the past nine years he has been serving...

Oct 29, 2006

Oct 29, 2006

Ethel A. Anderson, 93, of Moorhead, MN, died Sunday, October 29, 2006, in the Golden Living Center, Moorhead, MN, formerly Moorhead Health Care.Ethel A. Tompt was born on June 11, 1913 to Peder and Leah Saur Tompt in Steele, ND. She attended school in Driscoll, ND, graduating from high school in 1930. She then attended Business College in Jamestown for...

Oct 26, 2006

Anton E. "Tony" Okerlund, 87, of Moorhead, MN, formally of Kelliher, MN, died Thursday, October 26, 2006, in Eventide Lutheran Home, Moorhead, MN.Anton E. "Tony" Okerlund was born on December 27, 1918 to Andy and Sadie Pehrson Okerlund at home near Kelliher, MN. He grew up and attended school in Waskish, MN. His mother died when Tony was two years...

Oct 25, 2006

Alvina was born November 27, 1918 to Oscar and Selma Rostad Hoel in Colfax, ND. She grew up in the Colfax and Christine, ND area. She was confirmed on June 18, 1933 at the South Pleasant Lutheran Church and attended school at the Pleasant Consolidated school through the 10th grade in rural Christine, ND. On September 25, 1937 she married...

Oct 24, 2006

Eugene Marvin Oelke, was born to Edward and Adina Burkle Oelke, on March 3, 1931 in Kulm, North Dakota. As a young boy, he moved with his family to Minnesota, north of Detroit Lakes, and then at the age of 11, they moved to Fargo North Dakota. They moved to Moorhead, MN, at his age of 16, and settled in...

Oct 24, 2006

Helen C. Jenson, 92, of Moorhead, MN, died Tuesday, October 24, 2006, in MeritCare Hospital, Fargo, ND.Helen Cecelia Brekke was born on September 10, 1914 to Hans and Clara Johnson Brekke, in rural Fort Ransom, ND. At the age of eleven, her family moved to a farm near Amenia, ND where she attended school. At the age of nineteen, she...

Oct 23, 2006

Oct 22, 2006

Delbert G. Knowlen, 67, of Moorhead, died Sunday, October 22, 2006, in the Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN.Delbert was born on September 6, 1939 to James and Ruth Barton Knowlen in Bismarck, ND. He grew up and attended school in Bismarck. When Delbert was five years old his father died. At the age of twelve, he and his siblings...