In Our Care

Ellen M. Maassel

Ellen M. Maassel

May 1, 2011

Our Savior Jesus Christ has destroyed death and brought life and immortality to light through the Gospel. We remember with thanksgiving what God has done through His servant, Ellen Marie. Ellen Marie Alberg was given life by her Creator on June 12, 1930, in Warwick, ND. She was the daughter of Elmer and Marie (Walde) Alberg. She was baptized and...

Floyd S. Marshall

Floyd S. Marshall

May 1, 2011

Floyd S. Marshall, 71, Moorhead, MN, died Sunday, May 1, 2011, at Essentia Health, Fargo, ND. Floyd Solomon Marshall was born to Mckinley and Clarina (Brown) Marshall in Frierson, Louisiana on February 10, 1940. He was raised in Frierson and graduated from Second Ward High School. He attended college at Grambling University and then transferred to the University of Minnesota,...

Delores E. Anderson

Delores E. Anderson

Apr 30, 2011

Delores E. Anderson, 79, West Fargo, ND, died Saturday, April 30, 2011, in Sanford Health, Fargo, ND. Delores Ethel Dickman, the daughter of Richard and Iris (Kilbury) Dickman was born February 21, 1932, on the family farm near Staples, MN. She grew up and received her education in the Staples area. On June 14, 1950, Delores married Gale Anderson in...

Alta I. Lee

Alta I. Lee

Apr 30, 2011

Alta Ingeborg (Olson) Lee, age 95, of Fargo, ND, died peacefully, surrounded by family on April 30, 2011. Alta, one of 14 children of Martin and Selma Olson, was born July 23, l915, at home and grew up on the Olson homestead seven miles south of Geneseo, ND. She attended Woodlake School. On August 16, 1934, she married the love...

Donald M. Pederson

Donald M. Pederson

Apr 27, 2011

Click here to view the Video Tribute for Don Donald Pederson, Moorhead, MN, loving husband, beloved father, grandfather, uncle, and brother-in-law, passed away peacefully Wednesday, April 27, 2011, at the age of eighty-eight. Donald Meyer Pederson, son of Alfred and Nanna (Meyer) Pederson, was born in Argyle, MN, on May 14, 1922. When he was three years of age, the...

Bernice A. Legler

Bernice A. Legler

Apr 24, 2011

Bernice Agnes Brazel was born September 20, 1915, in Glenwood, MN, to Courtiney and Mathilda Brazel. The family moved to Enderlin, ND, in 1923, where she was raised and graduated from high school. The family moved to Valley City, ND, in 1934, and she attended Valley City State College for two years. She worked at various jobs during that time....

Maxine Elliott

Maxine Elliott

Apr 24, 2011

Maxine Elliott, 93, Fargo, ND, died Sunday, April 24, 2011, in Sanford Health, Fargo, surrounded by her family. J. Maxine Waters, the daughter of Oscar and Stacy (Dillavau) Waters, was born in Lanesboro, Iowa, on November 6, 1917. She grew up and received her education in Iowa. On December 7, 1935, Maxine married Alden Seymour. Alden and Maxine had a...

Danny Offerdahl

Danny Offerdahl

Apr 19, 2011

Click to view the Video Tribute for Danny Danny M. Offerdahl, 58, Moorhead, MN, died Tuesday, April 19, 2011, at his home under the care of his loving family with support from hospice staff. Danny was born in Northwood, ND, on March 9, 1953, to Chester and Olive (Ovrid) Offerdahl. He was raised on a farm near Northwood, and graduated...

Pearl H. Altenbernd

Pearl H. Altenbernd

Apr 18, 2011

Pearl H. Altenbernd, 83, Sabin, MN, died Monday, April 18, 2011, in Eventide Lutheran Home, Moorhead, MN. Pearl is survived by two sons, Carl (Joan) Altenbernd, and Robert 'Butch' (Kris) Altenbernd; and a sister, Delores. A private family service has been held.

Elaine E. Houglum

Elaine E. Houglum

Apr 18, 2011

Elaine E. Houglum, 83, Moorhead, MN, passed away peacefully on Monday, April 18, 2011, in the Sanford Palliative Care Unit, Fargo. Elaine Ellen Wegner was born on October 1, 1927, to Ervin and Claretta (Bell) Wegner in Perley, MN. She was baptized and confirmed in Kirkebo Lutheran Church, Perley. Elaine was raised in Perley and graduated from Borup High School...

Korinne Smith

Korinne Smith

Apr 16, 2011

Click to view the Video Tribute for Korinne Korinne Smith, 82, Grand Forks, ND, died Saturday in Altru Hospital, Grand Forks, surrounded by her family. Korinne Leatrice Korsmo, the daughter of George and Evelyn (Bilden) Korsmo, was born in Northwood, ND, on October 9, 1928. She grew up and received her education in Northwood, and was married there on July...

Palmer "Pete" Johnson

Palmer "Pete" Johnson

Apr 16, 2011

Palmer "Pete" Johnson, 67, died Saturday, April 16, 2011, in his home in Show Low, AZ, having lost his fight against cancer. Pete, the son of Elmer and Lillian (Gunderson) Johnson was born February 11, 1944, in Hawley, MN. He grew up and received his education in the Hitterdal, MN, area, where he graduated from high school in 1962. Pete...

Daytyn Vilas-Otto Hart

Daytyn Vilas-Otto Hart

Apr 15, 2011

Daytyn Vilas-Otto Hart, Dilworth, MN, was born on August 1, 2005, to Angela and Desi Hart. He died on Friday, April 15, 2011, at Arnold Palmer Children's Hospital, Orlando, FL, on his Make a Wish trip. Daytyn enjoyed swimming, music, baseball, playing drums, and riding horses. Most of all he loved being with his parents. Daytyn was born with multiple...

Judy A. Strong

Judy A. Strong

Apr 15, 2011

Click to view the video tribute. Judy A. Strong, 69, Moorhead, MN, died Friday, April 15, 2011, in Sanford Health, Fargo, ND. Judith Ann Strong was born on June 19, 1941, to Philip and Hilda Strong in Cooperstown, New York. She grew up in Van Hornesville, New York and graduated from high school there as valedictorian. She was involved with...

Roger A. Bjorklund

Roger A. Bjorklund

Apr 11, 2011

Click here to view the Video Tribute for Roger Roger A. Bjorklund, 67, Moorhead, MN, died Monday, April 11, 2011, at the Fargo VA Medical Center, Fargo, ND. Roger Allen Bjorklund was born December 20, 1943, to Carl and Minnie (Holecek) Bjorklund in Breckenridge, MN. He graduated from Breckenridge High School and Minnesota State University, Moorhead. In 1966, Roger enlisted...

Grace Myers

Grace Myers

Apr 11, 2011

Grace Myers, 90, Moorhead, MN, died Monday, April 11, 2011, in Sanford Palliative Care, Fargo, ND. Grace Evangeline Sletvold, the daughter of Fredrick and Ida (Nelson) Sletvold, was born June 2, 1920, in Oakes, ND. She grew up and received her education in Oakes, where she graduated from high school. Grace attended the Eitel Hospital School of Nursing in Minneapolis,...

Darlyne C. Christianson

Darlyne C. Christianson

Apr 10, 2011

Darlyne Christianson, 78, Moorhead, MN, died Sunday, April 10, 2011, at Serenity Assisted Living, in Dilworth, MN. Darlyne Carolyn Larson was born July 31, 1932, at Warren, MN, to Adolph and Ruth (Ranstrom) Larson. Darlyne attended rural schools and graduated from Warren (MN) High School. She worked at PKM Electric Co-op in Warren. Darlyne married Kermit Christianson on October 12,...

Arne Garness

Arne Garness

Apr 9, 2011

Arne Garness, 83, Moorhead, MN, died Saturday, April 9, 2011, in Sanford Health, Fargo, ND. Arne Hartwick Garness, the son of Svale A. and Christiana (Jacobson) Garness, was born at rural Borup, MN, on February 6, 1928. He grew up in the Borup-Ada, MN, area, and graduated from Ada High School in 1946. Arne served his country in the US...

Leona Jereszek

Leona Jereszek

Apr 5, 2011

Leona Frances Kukowski was born November 6, 1918, in Beach, ND, to A. P. and Martha (Slominski) Kukowski. The family moved to the Georgetown, MN, area in 1921, and Leona graduated from high school in Moorhead, MN. Leona married John Jereszek in 1938, in Georgetown. After three years, they moved to a farm near Felton, MN, which remains in the...

Steven Swaser

Steven Swaser

Apr 5, 2011

Steven Dennis Swaser was born December 24, 1946, in Minneapolis, MN, to Alois and Verna (Lennartson) Swaser. Steven was an Eagle Scout and served in the US Army. He married Karen on October 2, 1977, in Sioux Falls, SD. They made their home in Moorhead. Steven was a safety consultant for the O.E.C.S. of the Dakotas. Steven was an active...