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John F. Jacobs
Aug 3, 2011
John Francis Jacobs, 72, Fargo, ND, passed away Wednesday, August 3, 2011, at ManorCare Health Services, Fargo. He was born in Halstad, MN, to the late Francis Henry and Idah K. (Johnson Zittelman) Jacobs, and his family moved to Fargo at an early age. He graduated from Central High School. John married Carol Ackerson on August 20, 1966. They made...
Douglas H. Sillers
Aug 1, 2011
Douglas Hugh Sillers was born in Calvin, ND, on February 9, 1915, to Archie and Mabel (Tuthill) Sillers. He graduated from high school in Calvin and from Concordia College, Moorhead. On August 2, 1941, he married Margaret Baller. Douglas taught history and coached basketball in Menagha, MN, from 1939-41 and was a field man for the Federal Land Bank in...
Laurie Jean Axtman
Jul 27, 2011
Laurie Jean Axtman, Moorhead, MN, died at the age of 53 on Wednesday, July 27, 2011. Laurie, the daughter of Adam and Margaret Axtman, was born in Rugby, ND, on July 5, 1958. She grew up on the family farm near Silva, ND. Laurie attended country school in Silva for two years, Little Flower School for six years, and graduated...
Norma Jean Oberg
Jul 26, 2011
Norma Jean Oberg, age 83, Dilworth, MN, died Tuesday, July 26, 2011, in Golden Living Center, Moorhead, MN. Norma Jean Fischer, the daughter of George and Helen (Barclay) Fischer was born July 29, 1927, in Moorhead. She grew up and received her education in Georgetown, MN. On April 10, 1947, Norma Jean married James L. Oberg. Following their marriage they...
Margaret Coronado
Jul 24, 2011
Margaret Lopez Coronado, age eighty-eight, beloved wife of Raymond, passed away July 24, 2011 in Niles, IL. Margaret was born May 27, 1923, in Pittsburg, OK, to Sabino and Leocadia Lopez. Margaret grew up in Moorhead, MN, but was a longtime Chicago, IL, resident. Besides her husband, Raymond, Margaret is survived by her brother, John Lopez, and her sister Natalie...
Walter C. Vorgert
Jul 24, 2011
Walter "Walt" C. Vorgert, 88, Dilworth, MN, died Sunday, July 24, 2011, at Bethany Retirement Living, Fargo, ND. Walter Charles Vorgert, son of Herman J. and Anna (Lehner) Vorgert was born on March 17, 1923, at the family farm in St. Anthony, MN. He attended school through 8th grade and worked in farming until age 18, at which time he...
Thomas J. Bosch
Jul 18, 2011
Thomas Joseph Bosch was born September 14, 1955, in Bismarck, ND, to Markus and Theresia (Fischer) Bosch. Tom was raised in the Linton, ND, area, and attended grade school in Winchester, ND. He graduated from Linton High School in 1973. Tom worked for Super Valu and Nodak, both in Linton, until he moved to Fargo, ND, in 1978. He worked...
Dr. Arnold D. Alstad
Jul 18, 2011
Dr. Arnold D. "Dave" Alstad passed away peacefully July 18, 2011, surrounded by his family, after a year-long battle with cancer. Born April 6, 1936, in Eau Claire, WI, to Arnold and Kathryn (Dauffenbach) Alstad, Dave grew up in Jackson, MN. He graduated from the University of Minnesota as a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, and in 1960, he volunteered for...
Paula Redmond
Jul 11, 2011
Paula Z. Redmond, 54, Moorhead, MN, died in her home in Moorhead, on July 11, 2011. Paula Zane Hendrickson, daughter of Jim and Christine (Spillane) Hendrickson, was born September 21, 1956 in Booneville, Indiana. She grew up in Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana. Paula served her country in the US Air Force. She later married George "Ken" Higgins and lived in...
Norma V. Ellingson
Jul 6, 2011
Norma Retrum, daughter of Nelvin and Magda (Ostby) Retrum, was born September 26, 1930, in Swift County, Minnesota. She attended a rural school through 8th grade and then Benson High School, graduating in 1948. During high school, she worked as a nurse's aide at the Swift County Hospital which influenced her decision to become a nurse. She attended Swedish Hospital...
Adeline M. Larson
Jul 4, 2011
Adeline M. Larson, 87, Moorhead, MN, died Monday, July 4, 2011, at her home in Moorhead. Adeline Marie Oscarson was born October 14, 1923, in Glyndon, MN, to Jacob and Ida (Wemstrom) Oscarson. She was raised in Moorhead and graduated from Moorhead High School in 1942. After graduation she worked for the Fairmont Creamery. On June 27, 1943, Adeline married...
Velaria H. Kath
Jul 4, 2011
Velaria Helen Heitkamp was born January 11, 1920, in Barney, ND, to Herman and Katherine (Krump) Heitkamp. Velaria graduated from high school at Wahpeton, ND, and Wahpeton State School of Science. Velaria was united in marriage to Victor Kath on October 18, 1948, in Breckenridge, MN, and they moved to Moorhead, MN, in 1952. She worked for First National Bank...
Geri L. Bartness
Jul 3, 2011
Geri L. Bartness, 76, Fargo, ND, formerly of Dilworth, MN, died Sunday, July 3, 2011, at the Villa Maria, Fargo. Geri L. Lewis was born July 8, 1934, in Moorhead, MN, to Richard and Doris (Rae) Lewis. She was raised in Dilworth and graduated from Dilworth High School in 1952. On June 17, 1953, Geri married Donald "Bart" Bartness in...
Mary Jane Pfau
Jul 3, 2011
Mary Jane Pfau, age 84, Fargo, ND, died Sunday, July 3, 2011 in Sanford Hospital, Fargo. Mary Jane Lee, the daughter of Clarence and Ellen (Weatherhead) Lee, was born in Fargo, on July 23, 1926. She grew up and received her education in Fargo-Moorhead area. In September of 1947, Mary Jane married Andrew Pfau. They made their home in the...
Christine J. Wald
Jul 2, 2011
Christine J. Wald, age 97, Moorhead, MN, died Saturday, July 2, 2011, in Golden Living Center in Moorhead. Christine Josephine Klein, daughter of John and Margaret (Lemer) Klein, was born at Karlsruhe, ND, on September 19, 1913. She grew up and received her education in the Karlsruhe area. Christine was married to Joseph Wald on November 21, 1934. They farmed...
Capt. Eric "Dirk" Ziegler
Jun 28, 2011
Eric "Dirk" Layne Ziegler was born December 4, 1980, in Minot, ND, to Lynn and Valorie Ziegler. He died while flying a training mission near Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada, on June 28, 2011. Eric grew up in West Fargo, ND. As a boy, he loved scouting, camping, and fishing with his grandpa. Eric was an avid sports enthusiast...
Gerald "Jerry" Peterson
Jun 24, 2011
Gerald R. Peterson, also known as Jerry, Pete, or Black Pete, 65, Moorhead, MN, died Friday, June 24, 2011. Jerry was born July 12, 1945, to Peter and Hannah (Hellikson) Peterson in Moorhead, where he lived all of his life and attended school. Jerry was self-employed in basement repair and painting. Jerry married Betty Larson in 1968 in Moorhead. He...
Mavis L. Holmberg
Jun 15, 2011
Mavis L. Holmberg, 88, Hillsboro, ND, formerly of Fargo, ND, died Wednesday, June 15, 2011, in the Hillsboro Nursing Home under the care of Hospice. Mavis Lenore Melhus was born May 5, 1923, in Minneapolis, MN, to Louis and Helen (Borgen) Melhus. She grew up in rural Blanchard, ND, and graduated from high school in Mayville, ND. Mavis married Donald...
John M. Jess Jr.
Jun 9, 2011
John Marks Jess was born February 15, 1929, in Fargo, ND, to John and Meta (Oelfke) Jess. John was raised in Fargo where he graduated from high school in 1947. John attended NDSU, Fargo, for one year before entering the US Navy in 1948. He served as an aerial photographer while in the Navy until his discharge in 1952. He...
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