In Our Care
William Sodnak
Jan 23, 2012
William "Bill" Elliot Sodnak was born August 8, 1956, in Greenbush, MN, to John and Betty (Aamodt) Sodnak. In 1956, the family moved to Moorhead, MN, where Bill attended school. He graduated from Moorhead High School and attended North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND, for a short time. In December of 1974, Bill began working at Duane's House of Pizza...
Genelle M. Cook
Jan 21, 2012
Genelle Marie Donovan was born July 19, 1916, at Watts Siding, in Dilworth, MN, to Grover and LuLu (Geiger) Donovan. The family moved to the Omaha and Schuyler, NE, areas when she was a young girl. The family returned to Moorhead, MN, where she graduated from high school. Genelle met Orville Frank Cook while in high school and they were...
James J. Radcliffe
Jan 20, 2012
James J Radcliffe, 81, Vergas MN, passed away peacefully into the hands of our Lord on Friday, January 20, 2012, at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Fargo, ND. James Joseph Radcliffe was born on June 10, 1930, in Fargo, ND to James and Ima (Johnson) Radcliffe. After serving in the U.S. Army, Jim spent his career in the grain business....
Richard "Dickie" Rott
Jan 19, 2012
Click to view the Video Tribute for Dickie Richard "Dickie" Leslie Rott was born September 26, 1949, to Leslie and Gertrude (Cooper) Rott, in Jamestown, ND. He was the eldest of six children. Dickie graduated from Moorhead (MN) High School in 1968 and worked in many retail stores in the Fargo-Moorhead area. He relocated to Minneapolis, MN, where he began...
Ralph M. Bakkila
Jan 17, 2012
Click to view the Video Tribute for Ski. Ralph Martin "Ski" Bakkila was born on August 31, 1951, to Elmer and Faye (Brinkman) Bakkila in Fargo, ND. He grew up in Fargo and attended school there. As a teenager, Ski, worked several jobs. After high school, he enlisted in the US Army where he served in Vietnam. Upon his return...
Mary H. King Osterfield
Jan 15, 2012
Mary Henrietta King was born July 22, 1911, to John and Margaret (McCormack) King, in Belfast, Northern Ireland, where she was raised and received her early education. Mary's love of music began at an early age. She was six years of age when she began piano lessons and nine years of age when she began violin lessons. At eleven years...
Roger Balgaard
Jan 11, 2012
Roger DuWayne Balgaard, the son of Melvin and Gladys (Bergen) Balgaard, was born April 3, 1936, in Evansville, MN. He grew up and received his education in Evansville, where he graduated from high school in 1954, and then went on to attend Wapheton State School of Science in Wapheton, ND. He also served his country in the US Army for...
John E. Rodenkirck Jr.
Jan 9, 2012
John E. Rodenkirck Jr., 88, West Fargo, ND, died Monday, January 9, 2012, in Sanford Health Palliative Care Unit, Fargo, ND. John Earl Rodenkirck Jr. was born April 1, 1923, in Moorhead, MN, to John Sr. and Seline (Nelson) Rodenkirck. He attended school in Fargo. In World War II, he enlisted in the Army Air Force and was stationed in...
Harlan "Bud" Matson
Jan 5, 2012
Harlan "Bud" Eli Matson, 83, Moorhead, MN, died Thursday, January 5, 2012, at Sanford Health, Fargo, ND. Harlan is survived by his wife, Vivian, Moorhead; children, Bruce (Marcia) Matson, Moorhead, Melinda (William) Hamm, Elizabethtown, KY, Diana (Mark) Jacobson, Detroit Lakes, MN, Brenda (Steve) Aaser, League City, TX, Dale Matson, West Fargo, ND, and Lee (Ruthie) Matson, Walled Lake, MI; seven...
Edith M. VanderMeulen
Jan 3, 2012
Edith May VanderMeulen was born June 21, 1925, in Cicero, NY, to Rector and Edith (Morrill) Place. The family moved to Flint, MI, when Edith was a young girl. Edith graduated from Flint Northern High School and attended University of Michigan at Ann Arbor for two years. She was united in marriage to Richard A. VanderMeulen on August 24, 1947,...
Jonella "Jonell" Domek
Jan 2, 2012
Jonella Jean Larson was born October 27, 1928, in McHenry, ND, to Jens and Adella Larson. She was the youngest of three children and was raised and educated in New Rockford, ND. After she graduated from high school, Jonella attended North Dakota State University (formerly North Dakota Agricultural College), in Fargo, ND, where she met Donald "Don" Domek, who was...
Zachary J. Cole
Jan 1, 2012
Zachary J. Cole, age 23, Bozeman, MT, formerly of Moorhead, MN, died in an auto accident near Bozeman on Sunday. Zachary, the son of Jerome and Deborah (Olson) Cole was born in Fargo, ND, on August 14, 1988. Zach was baptized on Oct. 9, 1988, and he confirmed his faith on April 25, 2004. Zach grew up in Moorhead, where...
Ruth E. Wohlwend
Dec 27, 2011
Ruth Evelyn Otterburn was born August 27, 1916, to Miles and Gertrude (Gardner) Otterburn, on the family farmstead near Lidgerwood, ND. She graduated from Lidgerwood High School and from Valley City (ND) Teachers College. After graduation, Ruth taught school in Dexter Township, ND, and in LaVerne, ND. On June 14, 1947, Ruth married Robert Wohlwend Sr. in Fargo, ND. They...
Georgie Godel
Dec 22, 2011
Georgie E. Godel, age 76, died Thursday, December 22, 2011, in Eventide Lutheran Home, Moorhead, MN, where she had been a resident for the last month. Georgie Evangeline Hamilton, the daughter of Douglas and Georgie Joy (Taylor) Hamilton, was born February 22, 1935, in Crookston, MN. She grew up in Spokane, WA, California, and in Crookston, where she graduated from...
Richard A. VanderMeulen Sr.
Dec 18, 2011
Richard Alfred VanderMeulen Sr. was married for 64 loving years, served his country in WWII and Korea, and raised a deeply devoted and caring family. Dick was born October 9, 1925, in Ann Arbor, MI, to Alfred and Violet (Love) VanderMeulen. He was raised in Flint, MI, and where he graduated from Flint Central High School. After he graduated, Dick...
Milton G. Anderson
Dec 15, 2011
Click to view the Video Tribute for Milton. Milton Anderson, age 84, of Fargo, ND, died Thursday, Dec. 15, 2011, in his home in Touchmark at Harwood Groves, Fargo. Milton Gerome Anderson, the son of Garfield and Mabel (Lere) Anderson, was born February 19, 1927, in LaMoure, ND, where he grew up and went to school. After his high school...
John McDonough
Dec 14, 2011
John Thomas McDonough was born June 30, 1934,in Minneapolis, MN. The family moved to Moorhead, MN, and John graduated from Shanley High School, Fargo, ND. After high school, John enrolled in film school in Hollywood, CA. He attended for a year before he was drafted into the US Army. While serving he met his wife to be, Theodora Hellwig. They...
Dax Curtis Hove
Dec 12, 2011
Dax Curtis Hove was reunited with Jesus on December 12, 2011. He was born July 29, 2011. During his short four and a half months here on earth he touched many lives. Dax's life was a brief and beautiful gift and he was loved deeply by family and friends. Dax is the son of Nicholas and Katie Hove of Moorhead,...
Donald W. Bjornstad
Dec 11, 2011
Donald W. Bjornstad, 90, Moorhead, MN, died Sunday, December 11, 2011, in his home in Moorhead. Donald William Bjornstad was born April 7, 1921, in Canby, MN, to Martin and Elma (Berendt) Bjornstad. The family moved to Marietta, MN, where he graduated from high school in 1939. Donald then joined the Civil Conservation Corp. and served in the U.S. Army...
Jeanne M. Edenstrom
Dec 10, 2011
Jeanne Marian Edenstrom was born January 22, 1928, in Wolverton, MN, to Robert and Caroline "Lena" (Johnson) Edenstrom. Jeanne was raised in the Wolverton area where she graduated from high school. Jeanne worked at Moorhead Daily News for three years and the Fargo Clinic. Jeanne worked in the business office at St. Luke's Hospital, Fargo, ND, for thirty-five years. She...
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