In Our Care
Peggy A. Shafer
Jan 18, 2009
Peggy A. Shafer, 36, Moorhead, MN, died Sunday, January 18, 2009, in MeritCare Medical Center, Fargo, ND. Peggy Ann Koosmann was born January 24, 1972, in Appleton, MN, to Palmer and Barbara (Lentsch) Koosmann. The family moved to Crookston, MN, then Minneapolis, MN. They eventually moved back to Crookston in 1984, where Peggy graduated from Central High School. Peggy married...
Marie E. Hummel
Jan 17, 2009
Marie Hummel, age 93, Moorhead, MN, formerly of St. Paul, MN, died Saturday in a Fargo, ND, hospital. Marie Elizabeth McDougal, the daughter of Charles and Magdalena (Lahr) McDougal was born on June 12, 1915, in St. Paul. She grew up and received her education in St. Paul, where she graduated from Central High School. On November 11, 1946, Marie...
Thomas F. O'Brien
Jan 15, 2009
Thomas Francis O'Brien, 73, Thief River Falls, MN, died Thursday, January 15, 2009 in MeritCare Hospital, Fargo. No Services are planned.
Albert W. Gerlach
Jan 14, 2009
Albert William Gerlach, the son of George and Mary (Vaughan) Gerlach, was born March 17, 1940, in Fargo, where he grew up and received his education in Fargo. He graduated from Shanley High School in 1958 and attended NDSU. On Oct. 14, 1960, Albert married Sharon Sprenger in Fargo, where they made their home. The family moved to Bismarck, ND,...
Leona May Jacobson
Dec 27, 2008
Leona May Wolf, the daughter of Leo and Pauline (Oster) Wolf, was born in Hazen, ND, on April 26, 1931. She grew up and received her education in Hazen, and in Halliday, ND, where she graduated from high school in 1949. Leona received her teaching certificate from Dickinson (ND) State Teacher's College and then taught in a rural school near...
Lester G. "Hap" Rosenfeldt
Dec 20, 2008
Lester Rosenfeldt, known as Hap, age 69, Dilworth, MN, died Saturday, December 20, 2008, in Golden Living Center, Moorhead, MN. Lester Garry Rosenfeldt, the son of Lester and Grace (Motschenbacher) Rosenfeldt, was born in Moorhead on August 12, 1939. He grew up and received his education in Sabin, MN, and in Moorhead, where he graduated from high school. In October...
Hattie M. Strom
Dec 16, 2008
Hattie Strom, 94, Moorhead, MN, died Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2008, in Eventide Lutheran Home, Moorhead. Hattie Mae Broshears, the daughter of George and Stella (Howes) Broshears was born January 14, 1914 in Cynthiana, Indiana. As a young girl she moved with her family to Baker, MN, where she grew up. She received her schooling in Baker and in Barnesville, MN....
Harlan C. Olson
Dec 15, 2008
Click to view the video tribute for Harlan Harlan Curtis Olson was born May 10, 1928, in Colfax, ND, to Arthur and Lillian (Erickson) Olson. Harlan was raised in the Colfax and Abercrombie, ND, area. The family moved to Breckenridge, MN, where he graduated from high school. Harlan entered the Air Force in May of 1948 and served until May...
Jack R. Powers
Dec 13, 2008
Jack R. Powers, 78, Moorhead, MN, died Saturday, December 13, 2008, in Viking Manor Nursing Home, Ulen, MN. Jack Rupert Powers was born September 27, 1930, to Orin and Verna (McDonell) Powers in Lake City, MN, where he was raised and graduated from high school. After graduation, Jack attended Moorhead State University then enlisted in the Navy. While serving in...
Loraine I. Saarinen
Dec 12, 2008
Loraine Idella Wahouske, the daughter of Alice and Edward Wahouske, was born in Detroit Lakes, MN, on March 4, 1922. As a young girl, she grew up and received her education in rural Detroit Lakes. She was united in marriage there to George Saarinen. Following their marriage, Loraine and George lived near Detroit Lakes, MN, in Osage, MN, in Glyndon,...
Kenleigh Donna Bloch
Dec 11, 2008
Kenleigh Donna Bloch, infant daughter of Dean and Kimberly Bloch, was born on December 11th, 2008, and received her angel's wings. Kenleigh is survived by her parents, Dean and Kimberly; her two big brothers, Braeden and Brysen; grandparents, David and Jewel Nordick, Dent MN, and Werner "Tex" and Carol Bloch, Albany, MN; and her special aunts, uncles and cousins. Kenleigh...
Lillian E. Willms
Dec 11, 2008
Click to view the video tribute for Lillian Lillian Evangeline Tollefsrud was born October 20, 1917, in Ulen, MN, to Ole B. Hendrickson Tollefsrud and Anna (Hogenson) Tollefsrud. She married Benjamin J. Willms on March 7, 1942, in Ulen. Lillian moved quietly into the light on Thursday, December 11, 2008, at MeritCare Palliative Care Unit, Fargo, ND. Lillian and B.J....
John L. Kelly
Dec 10, 2008
John Leslie Kelly, child of God and lifelong musician, died from complications following surgery at MeritCare Hospital in Fargo, ND on December 10, 2008, at fifty-six years of age. John was born on April 30, 1952, in Oakland, CA, to Joyce (Sundeen) Kelly and Jerry Kelly. As a child, he lived in Lakota and Grand Forks, ND and Minneapolis, Coon...
Harold V. Hanson
Dec 5, 2008
Harold Vernon Hanson was born in Dilworth, MN, on June 10, 1926, to Harold and Olga (Hoaby) Hanson. He grew up in the Dilworth area where he attended school. He served his country in World War II as a machinist in the U. S. Navy. His tour of duty extended to the Asiatic theater and he received an honorable discharge....
Mae Whyte
Dec 5, 2008
Click to view the video tribute for Mae Mae Rypkema was born September 15, 1922 to Reimer and Dena Rypkema. She graduated from Hinckley (MN) High School in 1939, followed by a year of Normal School teacher's training. She taught country school southwest of Hinckley. Mae married Bob Whyte (her high school sweet heart) on May 26, 1944. They lived...
Anita C.E. Gohl
Dec 4, 2008
Click to view the video tribute for Anita Anita Catherina Elise Timmerman Gohl was born in Seitwende, Germany on April 26, 1921, and went to be with the Lord on Thursday, December 4, 2008 at her home in Moorhead, MN. Anita came to the United States in September of 1923 with her parents, William and Emma (Freudenthal) Timmerman. They resided...
Joseph E. Barbee
Dec 1, 2008
Joseph "Joe" E. Barbee, 53, Moorhead, MN, died Monday, December 1, 2008, in MeritCare Medical Center, Fargo, ND, surrounded by his family. Joe Edward Barbee was born December 26, 1954, in DeRidder, LA, and raised by his mother Ella Barbee. As a young boy, Joe loved to play baseball with his brothers. On August 21, 1976, Joe married Nancy Messerschmidt...
Daniel S. Glumich
Nov 30, 2008
Click to view the video tribute for Dan Daniel Steven Glumich was born August 1, 1950, in Tacoma, WA, the son of Steven and Naomi (Bown) Glumich. Dan was raised in St. Paul, MN, also near Bismarck, ND, and Moorhead, MN. Dan graduated from Moorhead High School in 1968, and then attended Moorhead State University. He served in the US...
Dr. John Spur
Nov 16, 2008
John Spur, MD, FACS, 89, died Sunday, November 16, 2008, at his home in Fargo, ND. John Spur was born, raised and educated in Krapje, Slovenia. His parents were devout Christians. He was in the last half year of medical school at the University of Ljubljana, Slovenia, when he was arrested and interred by the Germans in a civilian concentration...
Timothy J. McFarland
Nov 16, 2008
Tim McFarland was welcomed into the arms of his Lord and Savior on November 16, 2008, after a short and courageous battle with cancer. He was 43 years young. Timothy Jay McFarland was born March 9, 1965, to Don and Bernita McFarland. He graduated Armour High School in 1983. Tim continued his education at the University of South Dakota, where...