Obituaries

Jul 13, 2004

Alois J. Knauf passed away July 13, 2004 at the Villa Maria Nursing Home, where he had been a resident for six years. Alois Joseph Knauf was born in Moorhead, MN on July 15, 1912 to Matthew and Laura Baldwin Knauf. Alois grew up in Moorhead. He graduated from Moorhead High School, where he excelled in "Spud Athletics". Alois married...

Jul 13, 2004

Thelma Strand Wegner, 88, died of cancer under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley on July 13, 2004. She was born November 8, 1915 near Thief River Falls, MN. At age four she moved with her family to a farm near Ada where she grew up and attended school. After graduation from high school she earned a...

Jul 9, 2004

Delbert Allen Boyle Sr., 96, died on June 9, 2004 at Eventide Nursing Home, Moorhead, MN. Delbert was born April 20, 1908 to Frank C. and Myrtle Crompton-Krueger Boyle in Wetonka, SD.Delbert grew up and worked in the Wetonka, SD area. He married Isabel McAllen on September 21, 1925 in Ipswitch, SD. They farmed in the Wetonka area until they...

Jul 8, 2004

Hazel Cowden, 98, of Dilworth, died Thursday, July 8, 2004 in Bethany Homes, Fargo under Hospice Care.Hazel was born on January 21, 1906 in Fosston, MN to Olie and Amanda Olson. She grew up and attended school in Fargo, ND. She was married to William Cowden on April 28, 1937 in Detroit Lakes, MN. They made their home in Dilworth,...

Jul 1, 2004

Jun 29, 2004

Carl was the son of Carl Kooren, Sr. and Elizabeth Metz Kooren. He was born in South Heart, North Dakota in 1932. He lived and went to school in South Heart until he joined the Army where he spent the majority of those 12 years in France. He retired from the Army as a Staff Sergeant at which time he...

Jun 21, 2004

Gotfred Berg was born October 17, 1914 at rural Lake Park, Minnesota to Carl and Hilda Lundstrom Berg. He attended rural school in District #10, near Lake Park, Minnesota. He married Gladys Skave June 24, 1937 at Lake Park, Minnesota. Following their marriage they farmed near Lake Park until 1963, then moved into Lake Park. He worked as a meat...

Jun 21, 2004

Lila B. Carlson, 90, of Hitterdal, Minnesota, died Monday, June 21, 2004, at MeritCare Hospital in Fargo, North Dakota.Lila Selseth was born September 27, 1913, on the farm in Atlanta Township, near Hitterdal, Minnesota, to Andrew and Anna Thomasgaard Selseth, who were from Hornindal, Norway. She attended rural country school in Atlanta Township. She married Erne Carlson on March 11,...

Jun 16, 2004

Jun 13, 2004

Vernon Finn Grinaker died peacefully at Innovis Hospital on Sunday, June 13, 2004. Finn was born January 29, 1923 in Fargo to Nels and Othilde Grinaker. He graduated from Halstad High School in 1941 and entered Concordia that fall. In the spring of 1943 he joined the Navy and earned his wings as a pilot, serving until November 1945. He...

Jun 11, 2004

Harry E. Hansen, 87, of Hawley, died on June 11, 2004 in his home. Harry was born March 30, 1917, in Hawley, Minnesota, to Soren and Annie Michelson Hansen. He grew up and attended school in rural Hawley. Following his schooling Harry began working for several farmers in the Hawley area. On September 18, 1941 he was married to Evelyn...

Jun 10, 2004

Richard Allen McGough was born on September 10, 1945, to Ed and Edna Melsness McGough in Moorhead, MN. He grew up and attended school in Moorhead, and this is where he met and on January 31, 1965 married, Jane Kronbeck, his loving and devoted wife of 39 years. He worked for Fargo Foundry as a welder and then for Wally...

Jun 4, 2004

Ronald P. Brantner, 51, Moorhead, MN, died on June 4, 2004, at SCCI Hospital, Fargo, ND.Ronald was born on May 20, 1953, in Burbank CA. He grew up and attended school in Glyndon, MN, graduating from Glyndon-Felton High School in 1971. He then continued on to Concordia College and received a Business Degree in 1975. Ronald had a love of...

Jun 3, 2004

Joe O. Babolian, 54, Missoula, MT, formerly Moorhead, MN, died on June 3, 2004, in Leesburg, FL. Joe was born on August 11, 1949, in Alexandria, MN. He grew up and attended school in Glyndon, MN, graduating from Glyndon High School in 1968. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps in Vietnam from 1968 until 1970. He married Darlene Schenck...

May 29, 2004

Robert was born on September 23, 1910 in Benson Co., ND to Lars and Anna Erickson. He grew up and attended school at Isabel school house in Benson Co.Following school he moved to Duluth, MN and started driving for Greyhound which he did for 39 years until his retirement. He married Grace Osborne on June 19, 1936 in Duluth, MN....

May 23, 2004

Jewel M. Lerberg, 94, Eventide Lutheran Home, Moorhead, MN, died peacefully on Sunday, May 23, 2004, in the nursing home. Jewel M. Vongsness was born on March 30, 1910, in Fillmore, ND, the only child of Ole and Violetta Bedford Vongsness. She grew up there, graduating from High School in Langdon, ND. She attended Concordia College in Moorhead and Interstate...

May 22, 2004

Roger C. Kragerud, 61, of Hawley, Minnesota, passed away Saturday, May 22, 2004, in his home, surrounded by his loving family.Roger was born August 5, 1942, the son of Pearl Sandeen and Irving Kragerud. He graduated from Hawley High School in 1960 and attended Mayville State College from 1960-1961. He enrolled and served in the U.S. Army from 1962-1965. He...

May 22, 2004

Mamie C. Peterson, 87, of Hitterdal, Minnesota, died Saturday, May 22, 2004, at Sunnyside Nursing Home, Lake Park, Minnesota.Mamie Clara Grefsrud was born March 8, 1917 at Hawley, Minnesota to Gustav and Martina Bratlien Grefsrud. She attended country school in Parke Township, Clay County, Minnesota. Mamie was married to Ernest Peterson at the Hawley Parsonage on November 11, 1937. Following...

May 22, 2004

John Wright, 74, 1101 4th Avenue South, Moorhead, MN, died on Saturday, May 22, 2004, in MeritCare Hospital, Fargo, ND.John W. Wright was born on June 11, 1929, in Fargo, ND, to Walter and Ellen Peterson Wright. He grew up and attended school in Moorhead, graduating from Moorhead High School in 1948. He attended Concordia College in Moorhead for three...

May 19, 2004

Bonnie Jensen, 61, of Hawley, Minnesota, died Wednesday, May 19, 2004, at MeritCare Hospital in Fargo, North Dakota.Bonnie Knutson was born June 26, 1942 at Moorhead, Minnesota, to Clifford and Ruth Norman Knutson. She attended rural school and then Hawley High School. She lived in Glyndon until 1977 when she moved to Arizona, returning to Hawley in 1978, where she...