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Rita A. Hoffman
Jul 9, 2014
Rita Ann Hoffman, 81, Moorhead, MN, died in her home on Wednesday, July 9, 2014, under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Rita Ann Geiser, the daughter of Gerhard and Ann (Kaas) Geiser, was born in Bluffton, MN, on January 3, 1933. She grew up and attended school in Bluffton and graduated from high school at St....
Dale M. Near
Jul 5, 2014
Dale M. Near, sixty years young, passed away Saturday July 5, 2014, at his home in Casselton, ND, under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley, and surrounded by family. He was born in Marietta, GA, October 22, 1953, to Bill and Evelyn (Serck) Near. The family moved to Moorhead, MN, where Dale graduated from high school in...
Hulda Lang
Jul 4, 2014
Hulda Werre was born June 6, 1925, in Wishek, ND, to Jacob and Christina Werre. Hulda was raised in the Wishek area where she attended rural schools. Hulda married Paul Lang on January 19, 1946, in Kulm, ND, and they made their home in Jamestown, ND. Hulda worked as a Nurse's Aide for most of her career. They moved to...
Barbara Jane Kessler
Jun 30, 2014
Barbara Kessler, 62, Moorhead, MN, formerly of Wolverton, MN, passed away Monday, June 30, 2014, in Sanford Health Palliative Care, Fargo, ND. Barbara Jane Pardino was born on July 27, 1951, to Dominic and Regina (Hemmerling) Pardino, in Moorhead. Barb, the youngest of four children, grew up in Dilworth, MN, and graduated from Dilworth High School. On Valentine's Day, 1969,...
Ellen R. Nelson
Jun 28, 2014
Ellen Rosemary Erickson was born February 28, 1930, in Fargo, ND, to Leif and Ella (Kapaun) Erickson. She was raised in Tower City, ND, and graduated from Oak Grove Lutheran High School in Fargo. She then attended North Dakota State University, Fargo. Ellen married Edwin Carl Nelson on January 6, 1951, in Tower City, and they lived and farmed near...
Duane E. Enkers
Jun 28, 2014
Duane E. Enkers, 88, of Moorhead, MN, died Saturday, June 28, 2014, in Eventide on Eighth in Moorhead. Duane Edwin Enkers, the son of Edwin and June (Ward) Enkers, was born August 22, 1925, on a farm near Rosholt, SD. He was raised there and graduated from Rosholt High School in 1943. After his graduation, he entered the United States...
Clifford V. Bjerke
Jun 26, 2014
Clifford Vernon Bjerke was born April 28, 1914, in an upstairs bedroom at the Bjerke homestead in Clark County, near Lily, SD. His parents were Ole and Petra Bjerke. Clifford attended rural school near his home and graduated from the eighth grade. Clifford married Gladys Mildred Warwick on June 1, 1937, in the Crocker, SD, Lutheran Church parsonage. They made...
Wallace Mayer
Jun 24, 2014
In the early morning of June 24, 2014, Wally passed away peacefully, of natural causes, in Villa Maria care facility in Fargo, ND. Wally was 91 years old. Wallace Leo Mayer was born in Alexandria, MN, on March 24, 1923, to George John and Barbara Catherine (Rassier) Mayer. He attended Alexandria High School, graduating in 1941. After working with his...
Judy Ann Simonson
Jun 24, 2014
Judy Simonson, 69, Dilworth, MN, passed away in her home on June 24, 2014, after spending her final days surrounded by her family. Judy Ann Christianson was born on February 12, 1945, to Harry and Eunice (Hovland) Christianson, in Pelican Rapids, MN. After graduating from high school in Frazee, MN, she was a homemaker, dietary aide, and a secretary. She...
Bruce Williams
Jun 22, 2014
Bruce B. Williams, 58, of Ulen, MN, died Sunday, June 22, 2014, in his home near Ulen. Bruce Bernard Williams, the son of Bernard "Barney" and Eunice (Enervold) Williams, was born November 7, 1955, in Fargo, ND. He grew up in Dilworth, MN, and graduated from Dilworth High School in 1974. Bruce started his 38-year career in auto body repair...
Pearl Vivian Conant
Jun 21, 2014
Pearl Conant was welcomed to her eternal family on Saturday, June 21, 2014. She passed away unexpectedly at the age of 88 in her home at Eventide in Moorhead, MN, with her most beloved at her side. Pearl was born on June 13, 1926 to Peder and Olivia (Tall) Ronsberg on their family farmstead in Barnesville, MN. She was raised...
Allen Fitzgerald
Jun 19, 2014
Allen Fitzgerald, age 72, Moorhead, MN, died Thursday, June 19, 2014, in Essentia Health, Fargo, ND. Allen James Fitzgerald, the son of Harvey and Ann (Froelich) Fitzgerald, was born November 4, 1941, in Fargo. He grew up and received his education in Dilworth, MN, where he graduated from high school in 1959. Allen served his country in the US Air...
Phyllis L. Baker
Jun 18, 2014
Phyllis Baker, 62, Moorhead, MN, passed away in her home on Wednesday, June 18, 2014. Phyllis Lorraine Wolf was born on July 8, 1951, in Dixon, IL, to Robert and Martha (Wiltfang) Wolf. She graduated from high school and moved several times before living in Moorhead. Phyllis, who never liked bills, worked two jobs her whole life to keep them...
Lyle E. Romuld
Jun 18, 2014
Lyle E. Romuld, age 86, Moorhead, MN, died Wednesday, June 18, 2014, in his home in Eventide Catered Living in Moorhead, where he had lived the past few years. Lyle, the son of Emil and Freda (Wentzel) Romuld, was born in Crookston, MN, on October 16, 1927. The family lived in Crookston prior to moving to McIntosh, MN, and Minneapolis,...
Shirley Forthun
Jun 17, 2014
Shirley was born December 1, 1928, in Detroit Lakes, MN, to John and Hilma (Johnson) Ottoson. Shirley was raised on the family farm near Little Pelican Lake. She attended country schools in the area and graduated from Detroit Lakes High School in 1946. She continued her education at Moorhead (MN) State Teachers College where she received a two year teaching...
Barbara Helgren
Jun 16, 2014
Barbara A. Helgren went to be with the Lord on June 16, 2014, in Fargo, ND. She was diagnosed with a gastric cancerous tumor on June 11; peacefully passing away five days later at home surrounded by family and loved ones. At 90 years old, she met her diagnosis with grace and dignity. Barbara Amy King was born in San...
Mary Ann Grottodden
Jun 15, 2014
Mary Ann Grottodden, 71, of Sarasota, FL, formerly of Moorhead and Minneapolis, MN, died unexpectedly Sunday, June 15, 2014, in Sarasota. As a child, Mary Ann had polio and later in life had been dealing with progressive dysphagia, which had become severe in the last few years. Even throughout this difficult time, Mary Ann continued to enjoy life with a...
Eugene "Gene" Fitzgerald
Jun 14, 2014
Eugene "Gene" F. Fitzgerald, 79, of Sabin, MN, died Saturday, June 14, 2014, in Essentia Health in Fargo, ND. Eugene Frances Fitzgerald was born February 4, 1935, in Moorhead, MN, the son of Edward and Hulda (Brandt) Fitzgerald. He was raised in Sabin and graduated from Moorhead High School in 1953. After high school, he joined the Minnesota National Guard,...
Salvatore F. Maritato
Jun 9, 2014
Salvatore F. Maritato, 90, Naples, FL, died Monday, June 9, 2014, in Bethany on University, Fargo, ND. Mass of Christian Burial will be Saturday, August 9, 2014, at 10 AM, in St. Joseph Catholic Church, Moorhead. Interment, with full military honors, will be Monday, August 11, 2014, at 11 AM, in Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, MN. Funeral Mass AUG...
Geneva Olstad
Jun 1, 2014
Geneva Olstad, 70, Fargo, ND, passed away in her home on Sunday, June 1, 2014. Geneva Roth was born on April 29, 1944, on the farm in McIntosh County, ND, to Edward and Lydia (Salzer) Roth. She graduated from Ashley (ND) High School in 1962, and then attended Medtech College in Minneapolis, MN. On June 25, 1967, she married Dennis...
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