In Our Care
Cathy Holowell
Jun 25, 2013
Cathy Holowell, 50, of Fargo, ND, passed away peacefully from A.R.D.S., surrounded by family and friends, at Sanford Health, Fargo, on Tuesday morning, June 25, 2013. Cathy was born in Moorhead, MN, on Feb. 15, 1963, to Gerald and Sandra (Myer) Mullins. She lived in the Fargo-Moorhead area and graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School before moving to Alaska in...
Michael Oberg
Jun 25, 2013
Michael Leroy Oberg, 64, Dilworth, MN, died Tuesday, June 25, 2013, in Golden Living Center, Moorhead, MN. Michael was born March 4, 1949, in Fargo, ND, the son of James L. and Norma Jean (Fischer) Oberg. He attended school in Arizona, the Northwest School of Agriculture in Crookston, MN, and graduated from Moorhead High School in 1968. That same year,...
Jane Heckert
Jun 21, 2013
Jane Collins Heckert was born May 19, 1915, in Wellsville, OH, to Edward and Margaret (Carey) Collins. She grew up in Wellsville and attended Immaculate Conception Church. Jane graduated from Wellsville High School in 1933, and earned her registered nurse degree from Youngstown Hospital School of Nursing in 1937. Jane worked in general surgery and eye surgery for five years....
James Clayton Tinjum
Jun 21, 2013
James Clayton Tinjum, of Moorhead, MN, died peacefully Friday, June 21, 2013, in Sanford Palliative Care in Fargo, ND, at the age of 84. James Clayton Tinjum was born December 21, 1928, at Ulen, MN, the son of Theodore and Signe (Bergseng) Tinjum. He was baptized in Ulen and confirmed at Atlanta Lutheran Church in Ulen. James was raised in...
Henry Volochenko
Jun 19, 2013
Henry A. "Hank" Volochenko, 87, of Moorhead, MN, died Wednesday, June 19, 2013, in his home in Moorhead. Henry Andrew Volochenko was born March 7, 1926, the son of Anton and Pauline (Dassenko) Volochenko, on the family farm south of Kief, ND. He was raised there and started farming at a young age with his family. During WWII, he served...
Marlin Radtke
Jun 18, 2013
Marlin "Mike" Radtke, 80, of Park Rapids, MN, died Tuesday, June 18, 2013, at Casa de la Luz Hospice in Tucson, AZ. Mike was born May 22, 1933, to Sophie (Bertram) and Ben Radtke, in Faribault, MN. He attended elementary and high school in Faribault. He was an outstanding athlete in football, basketball, and tennis. He attended South Dakota State...
Valborg Koehne
Jun 18, 2013
Valborg K. I. Olson Koehne, age 78, passed away at her home in Grove, OK, on June 18, 2013. She was born on August 14, 1934, to Theodore and Berthine Olson, in Shevlin, MN, where the family owned the creamery. Valborg attended school in Shevlin and graduated from Bagley (MN) High School in 1951. Valborg was a partner with her...
Mary Lou Anderson
Jun 15, 2013
Mary Lou (Bueide) Anderson was born February 24, 1930, to Oscar and Marie Bueide. The family lived on a farm near Rustad, MN, and moved to Moorhead, MN, in 1936. Mary Lou attended Moorhead High School and graduated in 1947. She attended Concordia College, where she met her husband, Thomas S. Anderson, whom she married on October 2, 1948. Tom...
Otis Olson
Jun 11, 2013
Otis lived on a farm in Lee Township his grandparents, Christian and Marie (Rask) Olson, homesteaded in 1879. They came from Hallingdale, Norway in 1866. Their son, Olaus, and his sister, Hannah Olson Rutser, took over the farm in 1891. Olaus married Dorothy O. Schow, who died in 1915 giving birth to twin girls, Dorothy and Huldah. Olaus married Agnes...
Wanda Priest
Jun 5, 2013
Wanda Rae Priest, 70, Wahpeton, formerly of Moorhead, died Wednesday in Sanford Health, Fargo. Visitation will begin Monday at 1 PM, followed by the funeral at 2 PM, in Korsmo Funeral Chapel, Moorhead.
Ruth Langseth
Jun 5, 2013
Ruth Evangeline was born in rural Clay County, March 7, l916. She was the eleventh child of Joseph and Emma (Bodeen) Rosenquist. Ruth attended School District #102 from 1922 to 1929 and graduated from Glyndon High School in l933. She worked as a domestic in Fargo from l933 to March 15, l936, when she married Norman Langseth. Ruth and Norman...
Carol Lynn
Jun 2, 2013
Carol Marie Lynn, 73, died Sunday, June 2, 2013, at her home in Moorhead, MN, after a brief battle with cancer. Carol was born January 7, 1940, to Roy and Lillian Lee. She grew up in Fargo, ND, and graduated from Fargo Central High in 1957. On June 3, 1960, she married her sweetheart, Thomas A. Lynn. They raised their...
Katherine Gordon
Jun 1, 2013
Katherine M. Bava was born at home in Dilworth, MN, on December 6, 1927, to Dominico and Chiara (Gennorela) Bava. Katherine was raised in Dilworth where she graduated from high school. She attended Interstate Business College, in Fargo, ND, and then married Stanley Gordon on July 24, 1950, in Dilworth. They made their home in Dilworth where they raised their...
Marlowe Parries
Jun 1, 2013
Marlowe M. Parries, age 92, of Moorhead, MN, died Saturday, June 1, 2013, in Rosewood on Broadway in Fargo, ND. Marlowe Martin "Bud" Parries was born June 7, 1920, to Martin and Philma (Fischer) Parries in Fargo, ND. He attended St. Mary's Grade School and graduated from Sacred Heart Academy High School in 1938. He attended college at the North...
Jasen Sauvageau
May 31, 2013
Click to view the Video Tribute for Jasen Jasen Lee Sauvageau, 41, of Moorhead, MN, died in his home on May 31, 2013. A Service of Celebration will be held at Korsmo Funeral Home in Moorhead on June 13, 2013, at 7:00 PM. Friends and family may attend after 6:00 PM the day of the service. He was born on...
Virginia Harris
May 30, 2013
Virginia Jean Harris, 87, died May 30, 2013, in Fargo, ND. Services for Mrs. Harris will be held in Iowa, where she lived most of her life. She is survived by her son, Jim (Deanne) Drummond of Fargo. For additional information, please call Korsmo at (218) 233-1533.
Victor Kath
May 27, 2013
Victor P. Kath, age 94, of Moorhead MN, died May 27, 2013, in Villa Maria, Fargo, ND. Victor Paul Kath was born November 11, 1918, to Reinhard and Minnie (Rath) Kath in Tenney, MN. He grew up on the farm near Tenney and went to school in Campbell, MN, where he graduated from Campbell High School in 1937. He also...
Christine Brennan
May 26, 2013
Catherine Harriet Brennan, known as "Christine," the daughter of Henry and Anna (Siercke) Brennan, was born June 22, 1925, in Barnum, MN. Since her father worked on the railroad, she moved with her family to Thief River Falls, MN. When she was a young woman, she entered Mount Saint Benedict Monastery in Crookston, MN, where she finished high school. Christine...
Carl G. Anderson
May 25, 2013
Click to view the Video Tribute for Carl Carl Gustave Anderson was born December 28, 1932, to Edwin S. and Laura (Stokes) Anderson in Dilworth, MN. He was one of twelve children. He loved his country very much and, following in the shoes of his older brothers, enlisted in the Army on October 29, 1952. He proudly served as Private...
Sara Graham
May 24, 2013
Sara Graham, 36, of Pelican Rapids, MN, formerly of Fargo, ND, died Friday, May 24, 2013, at Essentia Health in Fargo. Sara Larain Smith was born November 19, 1976, in Fargo, ND, the third child of Mona (Hessler) Smith and Dickie Smith, Sr. She was raised and attended school in the Fargo-Moorhead area. Sara then married and had three beautiful...