Obituaries

May 12, 2006

Donald B. Britten of Moorhead, MN, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on May 12, 2006 after a long courageous battle with cancer. Donald was born March 6, 1940. He was raised by parents Fred Britten and Agnes and Herman Peterson. He grew up and attended grade school in Grand Forks before moving to Larimore where he graduated from...

May 9, 2006

Mildred was born July 8, 1915, in Clay County, Minnesota to Carl and Helga Ramstad. She grew up and graduated from Hawley High School. Following graduation she attended Detroit Lakes Business College. She married Albert R. Olson June 3, 1942. He died from a hunting accident on November 19, 1945, two months after returning from serving over seas during World...

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Apr 27, 2006

Patricia A. "Pat" Hiller, 70, of Dilworth, MN, died peacefully Thursday, April 27, 2006 in her home under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley surrounded by her family.Pat was born on November 1, 1935 to Darrell and Dorothy Wilberts Stevens in Aberdeen, SD. She grew up and attended school in Aberdeen. On July 7, 1957 she married...

Apr 22, 2006

Carole Suzanne Wirth, 55, of Golden Valley, MN, formerly Moorhead, MN, died on Saturday, April 22, 2006, in Trevilla Care Center, Golden Valley, MN.Carole was born in Fargo, ND, to George and Ollie Wirth of Moorhead on April 17, 1951. She resided in Moorhead until her parents death in 1974, then moved to Trevilla of Robbinsdale, MN. She had lived...

Apr 20, 2006

Jacob Nicholas Bakken, infant son of Chad and Lisa Bakken, was born and died on April 20, 2006, in MeritCare Hospital, Fargo, ND.Jacob is survived by his parents, Chad and Lisa Bakken, Fargo; brother Dylan Bakken, Fargo; grandparents, Diane and Wallace Lueck, Fargo, Brandt "Joe" and Sandy Hersrud, Fargo, Betty and Dale Werner, Crete, NE, Calvin and Barbara Bakken, Hankinson,...

Apr 18, 2006

Glenn L. Davidson, 77, Moorhead, MN died April 17, 2006 at MeritCare Hospital, Fargo, ND.Glenn was born October 22, 1928 near Middle River, MN to Edward and Cora Knutson Davidson. He attended rural school near Middle River, MN. He served in the U.S. Army, Tank Corps, in Germany from 1952 – 1954. On July 25, 1954 Glenn married Helen Sorenson...

Apr 16, 2006

Shane A. Brorby, age 47 of Moorhead, died Sunday, April 16, 2006 in Moorhead, MN. Shane was born September 18, 1958 to Dean and Lorraine Wells Brorby in Crosby, ND. He lived in Grenora, ND for much of his youth and finished high school there. After completing high school he entered the Army National Guard while working in the oil...

Apr 14, 2006

Gerald "Blackie" Tabatt, 70, of Sabin, MN, died Friday, April 14, 2006, in MeritCare's Palliative Care Unit, Fargo, ND.Jerry Tabatt was born on August 16, 1935 to Henry and Dorothy Evert Tabatt in Moorhead, MN. He grew up near Sabin, MN and graduated from Moorhead High School in 1953. On January 5, 1963 he married Lucy Johnson in Sabin, MN,...

Apr 12, 2006

Willmer S. Erickson, age 86, died Wednesday, April 12, 2006 in Seattle, WA. Willmer was born July 25, 1919 to John and Minnie Erickson in Lake Park, MN. He grew up and attended school there until the age of 17. When he was 21, he moved to Seattle, married Bertha Luthi in 1941, and remained in the Seattle area since.Willmer...

Apr 10, 2006

Violet was born March 15, 1922, in Hamden Township, Becker County, Minnesota, to Arthur and Helma Langness Jellum. She grew up and attended rural school in Hamden Township. Violet was married to Orville Olson on December 5, 1945 at Lake Park, Minnesota. Following their marriage they farmed south of Hawley in Eglon Township. They later moved to Hawley, Minnesota in...

Apr 7, 2006

Korwyn "Koke" See, 91, Dilworth, MN, died on Friday, April 7, 2006, in Elim Home, Fargo, ND.Korwyn Delaney was born on April 10, 1914, in Dickenson, ND, to Charles and Effie Merry Delaney. After attending college and obtaining a teaching certificate, she taught in various North Dakota country schools. She later moved to Fargo, ND, and attended beauty school. She...

Apr 7, 2006

Olina Onstad, 100, Eventide Lutheran Home, Moorhead, MN, died on Friday, April 7, 2006 in the nursing home.Olina B. Trontvet was born on September 24, 1905, in Thief River Falls, MN, to Paul and Sarah Eiel Trontvet. She graduated from the Lake Mills, Iowa High school. Olina married Pastor Carl Opsahl in 1926, in Lake Mills, Iowa. They lived in...

Apr 6, 2006

Pearl Pliska was born March 8, 1920 in Hallock, Minnesota. Pearl was raised on a farm and very active in the Catholic Church. She truly enjoyed her garden and flowers and her work in the community. She was preceded in death by her husband Frank. Pearl is survived by two daughters Mary Jones Ray, Covington, WA and Betty Zima, Kent...

Apr 5, 2006

Walter O. Anderson, 79, of Moorhead, MN, died Wednesday, April 5, 2006, in Valley Baptist Medical Center, Harlington, TX. Walter Orin Anderson was born on January 28, 1927 in Erskine, MN to Daniel and Olga Clausen Anderson. He grew up and attended school in Erskine, graduation from Erskine High School in 1944. Walter joined the US Navy on January 25,...