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Jolene K. Stabnow

Jolene K. Stabnow

Sep 6, 2007

Jolene Kay Stabnow "went home" to her maker peacefully Thursday, September 6, 2007 at the age of 74, with Hospice, Clergy and family present in Dilworth. She entered this world on May 1, 1933 to Ralph and Inez (Hersgard) Peterson in Rutland, ND where Jolene grew up and attended school. During the depression, her father, a WWI veteran died from...

Rafael E. Moyano Jr.

Rafael E. Moyano Jr.

Sep 3, 2007

R.E. Moyano, 81, died Monday, September 3, 2007 in Eventide, Moorhead, MN. R.E. Moyano was born January 17, 1926 on his grandparents' farmstead outside of Augusta Springs, VA to Rafael E. and Mildred (Reese) Moyano. His childhood was spent in several locations: the Virginia farmstead, as well as Baltimore, MD; Columbus, OH; Detroit, MI; Washington, D.C. and Lima, OH. He...

Bernice Norman

Bernice Norman

Sep 3, 2007

C. Bernice Hovelsrud was born June 1, 1927, to Julius and Annie (Hovelson) Hovelsrud in rural Hawley, MN where she grew up and received her education. On April 21, 1951, Bernice married Marvin Norman in Hawley, where they made their home. They later lived in Lake Park, MN, Dilworth, MN, Moorhead, MN, and Iowa before returning to Moorhead in 1975....

Richard G. Tweeton

Richard G. Tweeton

Aug 30, 2007

Richard George Tweeton was born in Pelican Rapids, MN, to George and Emeline (Herzog) Tweeton on November 15, 1927. He attended rural school near his home and worked on the farm until entering the U.S. Army, in 1946. He spent most of his tour in Japan until his honorable discharge in March of 1947. Richard spent a few more years...

Staff Sgt. Andrew Paul Nelson

Staff Sgt. Andrew Paul Nelson

Aug 29, 2007

Click here to view the video tribute for Andrew Staff Sgt. Andrew Paul Nelson, age 22, of Moorhead, MN, died Wednesday, Aug. 29, while serving with the United States Army 82nd Airborne Division in Iraq. He was serving his third tour of duty in Iraq. He also served one tour in Afghanistan. Andrew was born April 27, 1985, to Daniel...

Margarita Sanchez

Margarita Sanchez

Aug 22, 2007

Margarita C. Sanchez was born on December 18, 1950 in Crystal City, Texas, to the late Simon and Regina Sanchez. She was the youngest of six children. She was a graduate of Crystal City High School in 1970, and later attended SouthWest Texas Junior College in Uvalde, Texas. Margarita worked for the Crystal City Independent School District for over 27...

Viola J. Davis

Viola J. Davis

Aug 17, 2007

click here to view the video tribute for Viola Viola June Davis was born in Ada, MN, on May 2, 1928, to Raymond and Minnie (Pagel) Ford. She grew up on the family farm near Ada and attended school. On June 22, 1946, she was married to Norman T. Davis in Bemidji, MN. They lived in Bemidji and Dilworth, MN,...

Phyllis J. Pickar

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...