In Our Care
Margaret L. Wolf
Jun 12, 2012
Margaret Laurene Wolf, 92, formerly of Moorhead, MN, passed away Tuesday, June 12, 2012, in Rosemount, MN. Margaret was born August 12, 1919, in Windom, MN, to William and Anna (Olson) Koep. She was united in marriage to Jacob Wolf on December 11, 1943, in Windom. They lived in several places before settling in the Fargo, ND, - Moorhead area...
David A. Thompson
Jun 11, 2012
David Aaron Thompson was born March 13, 1953, in Fargo, ND, to Julian and Mildred (Lawrence) Thompson. David was raised in Moorhead, MN, where he graduated from high school. He worked at the Elks Club in downtown Fargo, for many years. He also worked for the City of Moorhead Parks and Recreation Department, taking care of Memorial Park. David enjoyed...
Dorothy Kippels
Jun 9, 2012
Dorothy Kippels, 97, passed away peacefully surrounded by family at PioneerCare in Fergus Falls, MN, on June 9, 2012. Dorothy Ann Bogan was born July 26, 1914 to George and Irene (Treacy) Bogan in Ardoch, ND, where she grew up and attended school through 8th grade. She then attended boarding school at St. James Academy in Grand Forks, ND, and...
L. Adele Smouse
Jun 8, 2012
Adele Smouse died on Sunday. July 8, 2012 in The Gathering Hospice Center at Boutwell's Landing in Oak Park Heights, MN, at the age of 91. Laura Adele Zink, daughter of Peter and Ruth (Murphy) Zink, was born March 5, 1921, in Melville, ND. She attended school in Melville, and completed her nursing education at St. Alexis Hospital, now University...
Rebecca Mjelde-Smeltzer
Jun 6, 2012
Rebecca "Becky" Mjelde was born March 12, 1959, in Seattle, WA, to Vernon and Norma (Torgerson) Mjelde. The family moved to Moorhead, MN, when "Becky" was two years of age. She graduated from Oak Grove Lutheran High School, Fargo, ND, in 1978, and then received a legal secretary degree from Interstate Business College, in Fargo. "Becky" married Clayton Smeltzer on...
Sidney Fremo
Jun 2, 2012
Sidney Russell Fremo, age 44, was found dead on Saturday, June 2, 2012, in his home in Cloquet, MN. Sidney was born in St. Boniface, Manitoba, Canada, on December 16, 1967. He grew up and received his education in the Moorhead, MN, area. As a young man, he lived and worked in a number of communities including, Madison, WI, Chicago,...
Esther I. Tostrude
May 31, 2012
Esther Isabell Tostrude, 93, Moorhead,MN, passed away May 31, 2012, at Sanford Palliative Care Unit in Fargo,ND. Esther was born May 6, 1919, to Charles and Gina Tosterud of Park Rapids MN. She attended school at Park Rapids and Nevis, MN. Esther worked numerous jobs in restaurant, banking and retail, but her most important job was that...
John Lund
May 24, 2012
We are saddened to announce that after a long hard-fought battle with colon cancer, we lost John on Thursday, May 24, 2012. John Otto Lund was born February 22, 1948, in Hitterdal, MN, and baptized at Salem Lutheran Church in Hitterdal. His family relocated to Minneapolis, MN, when he was 7. He attended church and was confirmed at Central Lutheran...
William VanCamp
May 21, 2012
William M. VanCamp, 82, Moorhead, died Monday, May 21, 2012, in his Moorhead apartment. A Memorial Service will be Thursday, May 24, 2012, at 10 AM, in the chapel of Churches United for The Homeless, in Moorhead. Burial will take place in Riverside Cemetery, Moorhead.
Joyce Houglum
May 18, 2012
Joyce Kathleen (Gravalin) Houglum, 82, died peacefully Friday, May 18, 2012, at her son's home in Moorhead, MN. Joyce was born September. 18, 1929, the daughter of Alfred A. and Sophie C. (Martinson) Gravalin, in Moorhead, where she and her older brother, Harold, grew up. She was a graduate of Moorhead High School and Fargo Business College, and after completing...
Marjorie Heley
May 17, 2012
Marjorie L. Linhart was born, the last of nine children, on August 9, 1938, in the rural Sykeston, ND, area. She grew up on her parents' farm and received both primary and secondary schooling in Sykeston. After high school graduation in 1956, Marjorie moved to Fargo, ND, and received certification from Interstate Business College. Marjorie worked for Northwestern Bell Telephone...
Hubert Asplin
May 15, 2012
On Tuesday, May 15, 2012, Hubert C. "Sonny" Asplin, age 90, of Dilworth, MN, died in Serenity Assisted Living, in Dilworth. Hubert Charles Asplin, son of Charles and Florence (Gerhardt) Asplin, was born in Christie, WI, on January 27, 1922. He grew up and received his education in Wisconsin. In 1943, Hubert married Vivian Kinslow. In 1943 he also entered...
John G. Hovet
May 15, 2012
John G. Hovet, 82, Moorhead, MN, died Tuesday, May 15, 2012, in his Moorhead Manor apartment. A memorial service for John will be scheduled by Moorhead Manor in the future. Please call them for information. As an honorably discharged veteran of the United States Marine Corp, John will be buried at Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, MN.
Muriel W. Olson
May 15, 2012
Muriel Winnefred (Dawson) Olson was born December 22, 1939, in Moorhead MN, to Ralph and Gladys (Harson) Dawson. The family eventually moved to Dilworth, MN, where Muriel graduated from high school. After high school, Muriel married Lowell Olson on January 23, 1960. They lived in Dilworth and had a son, Dean, in 1960. They moved to California for a short...
Wilma Ambuehl
May 14, 2012
Wilma Bernice Ambuehl, age 86, of Moorhead, MN died Monday, May 14th, 2012 in her home. She was surrounded by her family while under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley of North Dakota. Wilma Bernice Moe was born on March 18, 1926 to Halvor and Esther (Boerger) Moe, in Thief River Falls, MN. She was raised in...
Thelma Buth
May 12, 2012
Thelma Sophia Aileen Anderson was born November 18, 1924, in rural New York Mills, MN, to Isaac and Olga (Johnson) Anderson. Her family later moved to Battle Lake, MN, where Thelma graduated from high school in 1942. After graduation, Thelma traveled to Minneapolis where she worked as a waitress. She then moved to Breckenridge, MN, where she met her future...
C. Wayne Kreps
May 10, 2012
Click to view the Video Tribute for Wayne Clarence Wayne Kreps was born May 24, 1923, in Moorhead, MN, to Clarence Sr. and Anna (Hanson) Kreps. Wayne was baptized and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church where he was a lifetime member, serving on the Church Council and various other committees, including Helping Hands and Camp Emmaus clean-up. Wayne was raised...
Arlene Tangen
May 8, 2012
Arlene N. Tangen, 83, Dilworth, MN, formerly of Moorhead, MN, and Hawley, MN, died Tuesday, May 8, 2012, at ManorCare, Fargo, ND. Arlene Norma Neubauer was born September 30, 1928, to Herman and Augusta (Boettcher) Neubauer in Mahnomen, MN. She was raised in Mahnomen and attended school there. On March 29, 1953, Arlene married Elling Tangen in Mahnomen and they...
Leslie Burkhardt
May 8, 2012
Leslie E. Burkhardt, 84, of Moorhead, MN, died Tuesday in his home surrounded by loving family and under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Leslie was born April 12, 1928, to Dorothy (Schelske) and Fred Burkhardt at Jamestown, ND. The family moved to the Woodworth area where he attended country school and helped on the family farm....
Craig Scheer
May 7, 2012
Craig A. Scheer, 43, Fargo, ND, died Monday, May 7, 2012, in an auto accident near McVille, ND. Craig, the son of William and Elaine (Erickson) Scheer, was born in Fargo on June 9, 1968. He grew up in Moorhead, and then in rural Hawley, MN. Craig graduated from Barnesville (MN) High School in 1986. Craig graduated cum laude from...