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Myrtle B. Dokken

Myrtle B. Dokken

Oct 15, 2004

Myrtle B. Dokken, 90, of Moorhead, died Friday October 15, 2004, surrounded by her loving family and the caring staff of Eventide Lutheran Home, Moorhead, MN.Myrtle was born to John and Olga Wasfaret Hanson on March 3, 1914 near Ulen, MN. Myrtle married Melvin Restad in November of 1935, and they made their home in the Twin Valley-Ada area. They...

Eleanor D. Johnson

Eleanor D. Johnson

Oct 10, 2004

Eleanor D. Granstrom Johnson, 86, Moorhead, was welcomed into the arms of her Heavenly Father on Sunday, October 10, 2004. She had been residing at Eventide Lutheran Home in Moorhead, MN. Eleanor Granstrom was born December 18, 1917, the only child of C. E. and Della Granstrom. Born two miles south of Appam, ND, during a prairie blizzard, she later...

Esther A. Swanson

Esther A. Swanson

Oct 9, 2004

Esther A. Swanson, 88, died Saturday, October 9, 2004 at MeritCare's Palliative Care Unit, Fargo, ND.Esther was born on February 12, 1916 to Peter and Alvina Paasch Swanson in Moorhead, MN. Esther grew up and attended school in Moorhead, MN. She worked as a buyer and clerk for Waterman's Apparel of Moorhead and Black's Apparel of Fargo for a total...

Leman W. Smith

Leman W. Smith

Oct 8, 2004

Leman William Smith, 89, died Friday, October 8, 2004 at Rosewood on Broadway.Leman was born September 29, 1915 in Ayr, ND where he graduated from high school and Interstate Business College. He worked for Jordan Millwork formerly Dakota Sash and Door. Leman served in the U.S. Army during WWII. He married Elvina Louise Evavold on July 18, 1942. Leman is...

Madge D. Larson

Madge D. Larson

Oct 6, 2004

Madge D. Thies Larson, 77, of Moorhead, MN, formerly of Wolverton, MN, passed away at her home, Wednesday, October 6, 2004 under the gentle care of Hospice of the Red River Valley.Madge was born to Andrew and Mary Poehls Thies at Ada, MN on May 29, 1927. She moved with her family to Sabin in 1932, where she grew up,...

Mildred C. Brokate

Mildred C. Brokate

Oct 4, 2004

Mildred Charlotte Brokate, devoted Mother, Grandmother, Great-Grandmother and friend died peacefully at Sunnyside Care Center, Lake Park, MN, on Monday, October 4, 2004, at the age of 94.She was born February 24, 1910 in Kensett, Iowa. She was the oldest of two daughters born to Louise and Charles Luckason. They moved to Hawley, MN in 1915. She attended rural school...

Eldon L. Harris

Eldon L. Harris

Oct 4, 2004

Eldon Harris, 93, Moorhead, died Sunday, October 3, 2004, in the Palliative Care Unit of MeritCare Hospital, Fargo. Eldon was born on a farm near Hurdsfield, ND on May 3, 1911. He grew up there and was the third son out of five children, and graduated from Hurdsfield High School. He attended college at Valley City State College and taught...

Greg G. Larson

Greg G. Larson

Oct 4, 2004

Greg Larson, 44, Moorhead died Monday, October 4, 2004 in his home under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Gregory Gail Larson was born on September 23, 1960, in Garrison, ND, to Gail and Saundra Fliginger Larson. He grew up and attended school in Moorhead, MN, graduating from Moorhead High School in 1978. He then attended Minnesota...

Lloyal H. Burnside

Lloyal H. Burnside

Sep 29, 2004

Lloyal Harris Burnside, 67, of Hawley, died on Wednesday, September 29, 2004, at his home under hospice care, surrounded by his family.Lloyal was born March 17, 1937 in Hawley, MN, to Robert and Julia Burnside. He grew up and attended school in Hawley. Following school he was drafted into the U.S. Army and served in Korea. Upon his return he...

Robert F. Haugstad

Robert F. Haugstad

Sep 28, 2004

Robert Forrest Thelmer Haugstad, 79, of Moorhead, died on Tuesday, September 28, 2004 at Altru Hospital, Grand Forks, ND.Robert was born in Trail County, ND on October 4, 1924 to Albert and Mabel Haugstad. He grew up and attended school in Cummings, ND at Bingham School. On March 8, 1945 he was enlisted into the Army and served over seas...

Robert D. Swenson

Robert D. Swenson

Sep 27, 2004

Robert D. Swenson, 57, 5508 5th Street NW, Moorhead, MN, died on Monday, September 27, 2004, in Meritcare Hospital, Fargo, ND.Robert Duane Swenson was born on May 28, 1947, in Moorhead, MN, to Norman and Arlene Wright Swenson. He grew up and attended school in Moorhead and Dilworth, graduating from Dilworth High School in 1965. He served in the U.S....

Jerrid Allen Swedberg

Jerrid Allen Swedberg

Sep 19, 2004

Jerrid Allen Swedberg, 13, 409 9th Avenue N, Fargo, ND, died on September 19, 2004, at Little White Earth Lake, White Earth, MN.Jerrid Allen Swedberg was born on February 23, 1991, in Fargo, ND, to Gerald Hurt and Sue Swedberg. He grew up and attended school in Fargo, where he was currently an eighth grader at Ben Franklin Junior High....

Inga A. Iverson

Inga A. Iverson

Sep 19, 2004

Inga was born on July 18, 1911 in Audubon, MN to Andrew and Ingaborg Bortnem. She grew up and attended school in Audubon. Following her schooling she was employed at the Audubon Post Office.Inga was married to Milton Iverson on June 15, 1947 in Audubon, MN. They then moved to the Bortnem family farm north of Audubon where they farmed...

Carol Mary Ann Olson

Carol Mary Ann Olson

Sep 10, 2004

Carol Mary Ann Olson, 75, of Hawley, Minnesota, died Friday, September 10, 2004, in her home, Hawley, Minnesota.Carol Erickson was born September 14, 1928 in Hawley, Minnesota to Pat and Mary Krogh Erickson. She grew up and attended school in Hawley. Carol was married to Gordon Olson on December 4, 1954 in Hawley, Minnesota. Following their marriage they farmed east...

John L. ’Buddy’ Olson

John L. ’Buddy’ Olson

Sep 9, 2004

John Leroy "Buddy" Olson, 87, of Lake Park, Minnesota, died Thursday, September 9, 2004, at Sunnyside Nursing Home, rural Lake Park, Minnesota.John Leroy "Buddy" Olson was born June 16, 1917 in Lake Park, Minnesota, to John and Emma Lindstrom Olson. He graduated from Lake Park High School, and farmed south of Lake Park with his father for several years. He...

Hazel V. Tall

Hazel V. Tall

Sep 9, 2004

Hazel V. Tall, 84, of Hawley, Minnesota, died Thursday, September 9, 2004, at MeritCare Hospital in Fargo, North Dakota.Hazel Engen was born July 23, 1920 in Skree Township, Clay County, Minnesota to Thor H. and Kristie Aasen Engen. She grew up there and attended rural country school. She married Rudolph Tall on March 27, 1946 at Lake Park, Minnesota. Following...

Hjordis E. Nelson

Hjordis E. Nelson

Sep 7, 2004

Hjordis E. Nelson, 92, of Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, died Tuesday, September 7, 2004, at St. Mary's Nursing Home, Detroit Lakes, Minnesota.Hjordis Jacobson was born April 15, 1912 to George and Marie Johanson Jacobson at Lake Park, Minnesota. She grew up and attended school in Lake Park. She worked as a housekeeper in homes in Lake Park. She also worked at...

Percival “Percy” Jellison

Percival “Percy” Jellison

Sep 7, 2004

Percival Percy Jellison, 82, of Moorhead, died on September 7, 2004 at Meritcare Hospital, Fargo, ND.Percy was born on January 20, 1922 in Dilworth, MN to Peter and Magdalene Jellison. He grew up and attended school in Dilworth graduating from Dilworth High School in 1940. Following school he worked for Northern Pacific Railroad until entering the Navy in 1943 until...

Bernice M. Anderson

Bernice M. Anderson

Sep 5, 2004

Bernice M. Anderson, 87, Hawley, Minnesota, died Sunday, September 5, 2004, in Viking Manor Nursing Home, Ulen, Minnesota, under hospice care. Bernice was born August 8, 1917, in Tansem Township, Clay County, MN, the daughter of Ludwig and Nilda Anderson Arneson. She attended rural school in Clay County, and graduated from Pelican Rapids High School in 1936. She married Eddie...

Edward J. Olson

Edward J. Olson

Sep 3, 2004

Edward J. Olson, 66, of Moorhead, MN, died Friday, September 3, 2004, at Moorhead Health Care Center, Moorhead, MN.Edward was born June 23, 1938, to Edward and Gladys Putney Olson in Roosevelt, MN. Edward grew up and attended school in Moorhead, MN. He was a long time employee of the Boeing Corporation in Washington State before moving back to Moorhead...

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