In Our Care
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...
Levina A. White
May 6, 2012
Levina A. Albrecht White, was born July 22, 1922, to Edwin and Alma Albrecht in Barnesville, MN. She attended Barnesville High School. Levina then moved to Illinois in 1941 and worked in several wartime factories. She met Charles White in Elgin, IL, and they were married October 24, 1943. Levina and Charles moved to St. Paul, MN, in 1945, and...
Anna Klein
May 5, 2012
Anna Klein was received into the arms of her heavenly Father on May 5, 2012. Anna was born to William and Bertha Fercho in Napoleon, ND, on August 16, 1928. The family moved to Mandan, ND, in 1934. Anna married William Mercer, and moved to Iowa, where they had two children. She later married Ben Schlecht and they had seven...
Esther Grimstad
May 5, 2012
Esther Cornelia Bekker was born on September 2, 1916, in Chicago, IL, and died at age 95 on May 5, 2012, in Fargo, ND. She was the first of four children born to Dutch immigrant parents, Gerard and Katy Bekker. At age seven, Esther and her family moved to Everett, WA. She graduated from Everett High School and worked at...
Ingvald Hagen
May 4, 2012
Ingvald Hagen, 89, Moorhead, MN, died Friday, May 4, 2012, at Essentia Health, Fargo, ND. Ingvald was born July 23, 1922, in Tioga, ND, to Ansten and Oline Hagen. He was raised in the Tioga area where he attended country school. As a young man, Ingvald worked for area farmers and eventually traveled around the country working at various farms....
Beverly D. Johnson
May 4, 2012
Beverly (Nickel) Johnson, 72, Dilworth, MN, died Friday, May 4, 2012, in her home. Beverly was born December 6, 1939 in Minot, ND, to Edward and Rhoda (Burris) Nickel. Beverly attended school in Minot and later married Jim Blore. Together they had five children. Later she moved to Dilworth, MN, where she married Jim Johnson on October 12, 1984. Beverly...
Kevork "George" Kevorkian
May 2, 2012
George Kevorkian, age 75, Fargo, ND, died May 2, 2012, at Essentia Hospital. George was born February 20, 1937, to Artin and Verkin (Demerjian) Kevorkian, Latakia, Syria. He emigrated to the U.S. in 1957, and graduated from Geneva College (PA), 1962, in Engineering. He is survived by his wife, Barbara Kevorkian, Fargo; his former wife, Linda Groen, Sabin, MN; 5...
Grayson Mark Pavola
May 1, 2012
Grayson Mark Pavola, infant son of Steve Pavola and Miranda Hanson was born and died on May 1, 2012, at Sanford Health, Fargo, ND. Though his life was short he touched the hearts of so many and will be greatly missed. He is survived by his parents; grandparents, Tom (Linda) Pavola, Glyndon, MN, Susan Hanson, Dilworth, MN, and James Hanson,...
Heidi Nolywaika
Apr 28, 2012
Heidi Crist Nolywaika, age 60, of Fargo, ND, died Saturday, April 28, 2012, in Essentia Health, Fargo. Heidi Maria Crist was born March 2, 1952, in Mainz, Germany, to Wilbur and Maria Crist. She celebrated her first birthday in the middle of the ocean, while on the way to America. The family lived in several small towns in Minnesota, before...
Mary Harrill
Apr 27, 2012
Mary Harrill, 60, of Corpus Christi, TX, passed away a year ago on, April 27, 2011, in San Antonio, TX. Mary was born June 17, 1950, in Fargo, ND, to Edwin E. and Ruth (Borseth) Swanson. She was a 1969 graduate of Fargo North High School. Mary worked at the Hector International Airport Cafe and as an Office Manager at...
Irene Fischer
Apr 27, 2012
Irene Fischer, age 89, of Fargo, ND, passed away on April 24, 2012, in Villa Maria, Fargo. Irene Diede was born March 27, 1923, in Artas, SD, to Henry and Martha Diede. She attended country school and worked on the family farm until marriage in April of 1948 to George Fischer, Jr. They farmed in Java, SD, from 1948 to...
Vern Kroshus
Apr 26, 2012
Vern "Ole" R. Kroshus, 82, longtime Moorhead, MN, resident and businessman, died Thursday, April 26, 2012, at the Sanford Health Palliative Care Unit, Fargo, ND. Vern "Ole" Robert Kroshus was born in rural Perley, MN, on March 23, 1930, to Martin and Olga (Wiig) Kroshus. He attended school in Borup, MN, where he graduated from high school. On April 15,...
Ruth Fossum
Apr 25, 2012
Ruth N. Fossum, age 89, died Wednesday in Bethany Retirement Living, Fargo, ND. Ruth Naomi Fossum was born on October 25, 1922, to Minnick and Gussty Fossum. She grew up in the Maxbass, ND, area and attended school there. She received her Bachelor's degree in education at Minot State Teacher's College, and did post-graduate study in organ and piano at...
Melissa L. Lucht
Apr 25, 2012
Melissa Le Anna Lucht was born May 25, 1974, to Karen (Kronquist) and Randy Lucht in St. Cloud, MN. As an infant and young child, Melissa lived in St. Cloud, Detroit, Lakes, and Ivanhoe, MN. In October of 1976, Melissa and her family moved to rural Hawley, MN. Melissa loved growing up on a small farmstead. She spent much of...