In Our Care

Royal D. Heupel

Royal D. Heupel

Dec 1, 2013

Royal D. Heupel, 84, of Fargo, ND, formerly of Rogers, AR, passed away Sunday, December 1, 2013, in Fargo. He was born November 26, 1929, in Eureka, SD to Julius and Ida (Guthmiller) Heupel. He and his wife were the former owners and operators of Marcel Royal Beauty Academy in Rogers. He was a member of First Baptist Church in...

Bret Mudgett

Bret Mudgett

Nov 26, 2013

Bret Allen Mudgett was born on February 23, 1956, in Grand Rapids, MN, to Albert and Gladys (Lindvall) Mudgett. The family moved to Moorhead in 1957. Bret attended Moorhead High School, MSU Campus School, and graduated from MSUM in Industrial Technology. He was accomplished in mechanics, electrical systems, die casting, fabrication, welding, jig setting, and drafting. He was intrigued by...

Lucille G. Malen

Lucille G. Malen

Nov 26, 2013

Lucille Malen, daughter of Olive (Opheim) and Nils Larson, was born on October 27, 1913, in Hendrum, MN. She married Harold Malen on October 27, 1933. They farmed near Gardner, ND, for many years and moved to Fargo, ND, in 1998. Lucille passed on November 26, 2013, at Bethany on 42nd, Fargo, just one month after celebrating her 100th birthday...

Leonard R. Marine

Leonard R. Marine

Nov 25, 2013

Leonard Richard Marine, was born on September 4, 1943, to Leonard H. and Alma Ruth Marine, in Knoxville, TN. Richard graduated from high school and served in the US Army from 1961-64. He resided in Moorhead, MN for many years. He is survived by a brother, Wayne Marine, Knoxville. No local services will be held. Richard will be cremated and...

Starla Tracey Simeon

Starla Tracey Simeon

Nov 21, 2013

Starla Tracey McDonald was born on May 19, 1969 in Frankfurt, Germany to John D. and Starla (Wight) McDonald. Upon their return to the United States, the family moved to Laurel, MT, where Starla was raised. She graduated from Laurel High School in 1987. Starla was active in the cross country running team as well as a saxophone player in...

Jean Lund

Jean Lund

Nov 20, 2013

Jean Lund of Moorhead, MN, went to her eternal rest and peace on Wednesday, November 20, 2013, in Ecumen Evergreens in Moorhead, under the care of her loving family and Hospice of Red River Valley. Jean Rosatti was born January 20, 1926, the daughter of Joseph E. and Beatrice (LeMere) Rosatti, in Fargo, ND. Jean married Alvie Lund and together,...

Myrtle Lima

Myrtle Lima

Nov 20, 2013

Myrtle A. Helland was born January 3, 1923, on the family farm near Binford, ND, to Hjalmer and Julia (Gilbertson) Helland. When Myrtle was a young girl, the family moved to Hannaford, ND. She worked as a housekeeper for families in Hannaford and Fargo, ND. Myrtle married Jacob D. Lima on August 8, 1942, in Valley City, ND, and they...

Elourice Sewill

Elourice Sewill

Nov 18, 2013

Elourice Sewill, 90, of Fargo, ND, formerly of Crookston and Climax, MN, died Monday, November 18, 2013, in Elim Rehab and Care Center in Fargo. Elourice Marthilda Stortroen was born November 3, 1923, the daughter of Ole and Laura (Olson) Stortroen, in Crookston, MN. She was baptized at Tolgen Lutheran Church in Saum, MN, in February of 1924. Elourice was...

Norma Bergum

Norma Bergum

Nov 18, 2013

Norma Clarice Romuld was born October 26, 1922, in Crookston, MN, to Emil and Freda (Wentzel) Romuld. Norma was baptized November 22, 1922, and confirmed May 31, 1936. She attended grade school and junior high school in Crookston. In 1938, the family moved to McIntosh, MN, where she graduated from high school in 1941. Norma moved to California in 1942,...

Robert N. Litherland

Robert N. Litherland

Nov 18, 2013

Robert N. Litherland, born June 3, 1922, died Monday, November 18, 2013, in his home with his wife, daughters, and dog, Maggie, at his side. He was 91. Bob was a man of his time, founding and running the famous Moorhead Dairy Queen for 46 years, with his life partner Phyllis, his wife of 65 years. The Great Depression shaped...

Ronald Helgren

Ronald Helgren

Nov 18, 2013

Ronald Helgren, 61, Park Rapids, MN, passed away November 18, 2013, in Oak Crossing, Detroit Lakes, MN, surrounded by his family. Ronald Jay Helgren was born on October 1, 1952, in Fargo, ND, to Paul and Bonnie (Lenius) Helgren. Ron attended school in Moorhead and, upon graduation, entered the US Air Force. He worked in crypto linguistics and, later, in...

Dayton Elizabeth Anderson

Dayton Elizabeth Anderson

Nov 15, 2013

Dayton Elizabeth Anderson, the infant daughter of Nathan and Lindsey Anderson of Moorhead, MN, died Friday, November 15, 2013, in Sanford Health in Fargo. Private Family Services were held. (Korsmo Funeral Service, Moorhead)

James Goodijohn

James Goodijohn

Nov 13, 2013

James "Jim" Goodijohn, 65, of Fargo, ND, died Wednesday, November 13, 2013, in his home in Fargo. James Franklin Goodijohn was born May 9, 1948, the son of Edward and Muriel (Shippey) Goodijohn, in Breckenridge, MN. He was raised there and graduated from Breckenridge High School in 1966. He served in the U.S. Army in Korea from 1969 to 1970,...

RoseMarie Wittmer

RoseMarie Wittmer

Nov 13, 2013

RoseMarie Wittmer, 86, of Moorhead, MN, died Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2013, in Essentia Health, Fargo, ND. RoseMarie Hemmelgarn, the daughter of Art and Kathryn (Walz) Hemmelgarn, was born in Perham, MN, on July 12, 1927. She grew up and received her education in Perham, where she graduated from high school in 1945. While in high school, she worked in a...

Edna Strandlien

Edna Strandlien

Nov 13, 2013

Edna Florence Lund was born September 8, 1918, in Pelican Township, MN, to Gustav and Hilda (Grandrud) Lund. She was raised in the Pelican Rapids, MN, area where she attended school. Edna worked as a housekeeper for a family in Fergus Falls, MN, walking the twenty-two mile distance a number of times. She married Ernest Strandlien on December 24, 1938,...

Kathryn L. Schnaidt

Kathryn L. Schnaidt

Nov 9, 2013

Kathryn L. Schnaidt, 96, Moorhead, MN, formerly of Kalispell, MT, passed away on November 9, 2013, in Eventide on 8th, Moorhead. Kathryn Louise Zinzow was born on April 24, 1917, in Wausau, WI, to William and Helen (Page) Zinzow. She grew up in East Orange, NJ. She received her B.A. in Art History from Oberlin (OH) College in 1938. She...

Dorothy Fagerlie

Dorothy Fagerlie

Nov 9, 2013

Dorothy Irene Fagerlie died Saturday, Nov. 9, 2013, in Eventide Lutheran Home, Moorhead, MN, surrounded by loving family, where she had been a resident since 2010. Dorothy Irene Johnson, the daughter of Jacob and Mary Johnson, was born in Frazee, Minnesota. She graduated from high school and attended business college, both in Detroit Lakes, MN. From 1942 until 1944, she...

Duaine "Shorty" Krabbenhoft

Duaine "Shorty" Krabbenhoft

Nov 5, 2013

Duaine O. Krabbenhoft, Moorhead, MN, formerly of Sabin, MN, died Tuesday, November 5, 2013, in Sanford Palliative Care, Fargo, ND, at the age of 85. Duaine Orland Krabbenhoft, known as "Shorty" was born to Henning and Mary (Huesman) Krabbenhoft, on October 27, 1928, on the family farm near Sabin. He grew up and attended school in rural Sabin. He graduated...

Jeane Mason

Jeane Mason

Nov 4, 2013

Jeane Mason, 88, of Fargo, ND, formerly of Jamestown, ND, died Monday, November 4, 2013, at Touchmark at Harwood Groves in Fargo. Betty Jeane MacDonald was born, January 1, 1925, the daughter of Dan and Belva (Higdon) MacDonald in Crystal, ND. She was raised there and graduated from Crystal High School and then attended Aakers Business College in Grand Forks,...

Frances I. Bittner

Frances I. Bittner

Nov 2, 2013

Frances Ilene Klevgaard was born January 20, 1940, in Twin Valley, MN, to George and Signora (Volness) Klevgaard. She was raised in Felton, MN, where she graduated from high school. She later attended Josef's School of Hair Design in Fargo, ND. Frances married Don Hatfield on January 28, 1961, in Felton, and they lived in Fargo for a time before...