In Our Care
Phyllis J. Pickar
Aug 17, 2007
Phyllis Jeanne Andrews, the daughter of Robert and Anne (Thomas) Andrews, was born October 12, 1930 in Benson, MN. She grew up in the Foxhome, MN, area, and graduated from high school in Morris, MN in 1947. Phyllis attended nursing school in Minneapolis, MN. In 1948, she was married to Dwight Marshall. They lived in Fergus Falls, MN, where Phyllis...
David Kramer
Aug 15, 2007
David Kenneth Kramer, the son of David E. and Beverly (Bakken) Kramer, was born in Melrose Park, IL, on March 9, 1969. The family lived in St. Paul, MN, and Anoka, MN, before coming to Moorhead, MN, in 1976. David received his education in Moorhead, where he graduated from high school in 1987. David proudly served in the US Marine...
Raymond J. Steinbach
Aug 13, 2007
Raymond James Steinbach, the son of Frank and Martha (Pashke) Steinbach, was born March 24, 1922, in Perham, MN. He grew up and received his education in the Perham area. As a young man, he served in a CCC camp in northern Minnesota, and worked for farmers in the Arthur, ND, area. On June 25, 1943, Ray was married to...
Helene E. Barry
Aug 11, 2007
Helene Elaine Otterberg Barry, recently of the Eventide Lutheran Home in Moorhead, MN, died August 11, 2007, at eighty-four years of age. Born to Fred and Ida Otterberg on March 20, 1923, in Lemmon SD, Helene spent her childhood in Verona, Englevale, Elliott, and Lisbon, ND. She graduated from high school in Elliott. Helene later attended Valley City Teacher's College...
Candace Rickert
Aug 3, 2007
Click here to view video tribute for Candy Candace "Candy" M. Rickert, 44, died peacefully in her sleep at her lake home in Detroit Lakes, MN, on August 3, 2007. Candy Marie Hatfield was born on September 18, 1962, in Ada, MN. She grew up in Moorhead, MN, and graduated from Moorhead High School. On February 14, 1981, Candy married...
Joyce V. Hoff
Aug 2, 2007
Joyce Violet Hoff, 74, Hendrum, MN, passed away after a short battle with cancer on Thursday, August 2, 2007, in Bethany Homes, Fargo, ND. Joyce was born December 18, 1932, the daughter of William and Aveline Speers. She grew up on a farm near Moorhead, MN, and graduated from Moorhead High. After high school she attended Interstate Business College and...
DeVon M. Schloesser
Aug 2, 2007
DeVon M. Schloesser of Barnesville, MN, died in her home in Barnesville, on Thursday, August 2, 2007, at the age of 44. DeVon Michelle Schloesser, the daughter of Orville and Elsie (Schnitzer) Schloesser, was born June 21, 1962 in Moorhead, MN. She grew up and received her education in Moorhead. In 1977, she moved with her family to Barnesville, where...
James M. Ledeman
Jul 18, 2007
James M. Ledeman was born April 7, 1941, to Lawrence and Bernice (Omlid) Ledeman, in Fargo, ND. Jim was raised in Fargo, where he received his education and continued to make his home. Jim worked as a cab driver in the Fargo-Moorhead area for a number of years. He worked for Doyle Cab Company. Jim died Wednesday, July 18, 2007,...
George A. Johanson
Jul 12, 2007
George A. Johanson, 87, Moorhead, MN, died Thursday, July 12, 2007, in Innovis Health, Fargo, ND. George Andrew Johanson was born December 31, 1919, in Ulen, MN, to Gustav and Marie (Anderson) Johansen. He was raised on a farm south of Moorhead and received his education in the Moorhead schools. George then served in the US Navy and upon his...
Ada J. Edmonds
Jul 6, 2007
Ada J. Edmonds, age 91, of Moorhead, Minn., died Friday, July 6, 2007, at MeritCare Hospital in Fargo, N.D. Ada Josephine Thomson was born Dec. 9, 1915, to Arnt and Alma (Ydstie) Thomson in Hillsboro, N.D. She attended school there and was valedictorian of Hillsboro High School's class of 1932. She graduated from Moorhead State Teachers College in 1934 and...
Travis Olson
Jul 3, 2007
Trav Olson, 78, died unexpectedly at his home in Hendrum, MN on July 3, 2007. Travis Bruce Olson was born December 31, 1928, in Ada, MN, to Theodore E. and Berthine (Gysland) Olson, the second of three children. The family moved to Shevlin, MN, where Trav spent his entire childhood. He was confirmed in the Lutheran faith in the Clearwater...
Edna Mattson
Jul 1, 2007
Edna J. Mattson, 89, Aberdeen, SD, formerly of Moorhead, MN, died Sunday, July 1, 2007, in Bethesda Home, Aberdeen. Edna "Edie" Jeanette Christiansen was born November 7, 1917, in Vining, MN, to Anton and Caroline Christiansen. She was raised in the Argusville, ND, area where she attended school. On November 8, 1938, Edie married James O. Mattson in Sisseton, SD....
T. Loraine Holmberg
Jun 30, 2007
T. Loraine Flagstad, the daughter of Olaf and Onnie (Kvalheim) Flagstad, was born January 9, 1915, in Duluth, MN. Her father, a Lutheran minister, moved with his family to Newman Grove, NE, and later to Hillsboro, ND, where Loraine graduated from high school. She subsequently moved to Fargo, ND, where she worked until her marriage to M. K. Holmberg on...
Alice Peterson
Jun 28, 2007
Alice Peterson, 69, Hendrum, MN, died Thursday, June 28, 2007, in the Halstad Living Center, Halstad, MN, after a long courageous battle with cancer. Alice Carolyn Loe was born July 19, 1937, in Fargo, ND, to Alfred C. and Margaret (Finke) Loe. She was baptized and confirmed at Kirkebo Lutheran Church in Perley, MN. Alice attended Middleton School located near...
Ralph Hennebry Sr.
Jun 28, 2007
Ralph Andrew Hennebry was born on February 27, 1922, in Fargo, ND, to Thomas and Anna Hennebry, the second of four sons. He was raised in Fargo and graduated from Fargo Central High School. Ralph enlisted in the Army and served his country faithfully during WW II. After being discharged from the Army, he returned to Fargo and worked in...
Armandina Castanon
Jun 27, 2007
Armandina Castanon died Wednesday, June 27, 2007, at age seventy-six, under the care of Hospice, in San Antonio, TX, surrounded by her family. Armandina Rodriquez Morales was born January 6, 1931, to Moises Morales and Petra Rodriquez, on the ranch of San Vicente, Guerrero, Coahuila, Mexico. She grew up on the ranch and attended school up to the ninth grade....
Luella M. Jordahl
Jun 27, 2007
Click here to view the video tribute for Luella Luella M. Jordahl, 90, of Fargo, ND, passed away peacefully Wednesday, June 27, 2007, at Bethany Homes, Fargo. Luella Marie Gustavson was born on January 1, 1917, to John and Oline (Fureby) Gustavson, eight miles east of Barnesville, MN. She grew up on farms near Rollag, MN. Luella attended a one-room...
Thelma M. Harris
Jun 27, 2007
Thelma Harris, 88, Moorhead, MN, died Wednesday, June 27, 2007, in Emmanuel Nursing Home, Detroit Lakes, MN. Thelma Marie Brekke was born to Martin and Tillie Brekke on January 31, 1919, in Fisher, MN, where she grew up and graduated from Fisher High School. On December 1, 1939, she married Jack Harris in Fisher. They made their home in Fosston,...
Athena Briggs
Jun 26, 2007
Athena LaRae Briggs, the daughter of Virlyn and Delores (Krueger) Briggs, was born in Minneapolis, MN on June 1, 1964. She received her education in Fargo Public Schools and attended and later graduated from Dilworth Public Schools in Dilworth, MN. On March 22, 1986, she was united in marriage to Keith A. Briggs at Golden Ridge Lutheran Church in Fargo,...
LeRoy "Fritz" Schwager
Jun 19, 2007
Eli LeRoy Schwager, known as Fritz, was born August 18, 1926 in Casselton, North Dakota to Eli and Martha (Dittmer) Schwager. As a child, he moved with his family to Rushford, Minnesota, where he grew up and graduated from high school. During World War II, Fritz, served his country in the US Navy. He served in the Pacific theatre of...