In Our Care
Jeanette V. Wigtil
Mar 27, 2007
Jeanette V. Wigtil, 91, Moorhead, MN, died March 27, 2007, in the Villa Maria, Fargo, ND, under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Jeanette Victoria Helgren was born to Arthur and Emma (Danielson) Helgren on March 29, 1915, in Parkers Prairie, MN. In 1919, she moved with her parents to a farm near Moorhead. She graduated from...
Mabel A. Jacobson
Mar 24, 2007
Mabel A. Jacobson, Moorhead, died Saturday, March 24, 2007, at Eventide Lutheran Home, Moorhead, at the age of 99. Mabel Alvida Lien, daughter of John and Maline (Heggen) was born September 11, 1907, in Harvey, ND, where she grew up and attended country school. In 1928, Mabel was united in marriage to Bernhard King. The couple had two daughters and...
Vivian M. Pixley
Mar 23, 2007
Vivian M. Pixley, age 86, of Moorhead, MN, died Friday, March 23, 2007, at Eventide Lutheran Home in Moorhead. Vivian May Sandie, the daughter of Chris and Lydia (Nichols) Sandie, was born at Moorhead, MN, on May 30, 1920. She grew up and received her education in Moorhead, where she graduated from high school in 1938. On July 27, 1940,...
Lloyd M. Bergeson
Mar 22, 2007
Click here to view Lloyd's memorial tribute Lloyd Maynard Bergeson was born January 1, 1928, in Willmar, MN, to Bendie and Gladys (Hagen) Bergeson. Lloyd grew up on a farm and attended school outside of Spicer. Lloyd loved to work. His first job was shoveling ice for Great Northern Railroad. At one point early in his adulthood he held three...
Dean B. Wiedmann
Mar 22, 2007
Dean Burdette Wiedmann, 59, of Detroit Lakes, MN, died peacefully at home on March 22, 2007, after a yearlong battle with cancer. Dean was born April 7, 1947, in Fargo, ND, to Otto and Leah Wiedmann. He graduated with a degree in Business Economics from North Dakota State University in 1969 and went on to serve a short term in...
Stella E. Larson
Mar 22, 2007
Stella E. Larson, 81, Moorhead, MN, died in her home on Thursday, March 22, 2007, under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Stella Edith Mosher, daughter of William and Florence (Hamlin) Mosher, was born April 23, 1925, in rural Wadena, MN, where she grew up and received her early education. In the early 1940's, Stella moved to...
Leonard Lackmann
Mar 20, 2007
Leonard Lackmann, age 84, of Moorhead, MN, died Tuesday, March 20, 2007, at MeritCare Hospital, Fargo, ND. Leonard Lackmann was born September 3, 1922 in Scottsbluff, NE. He grew up there, and in Hardin, MT. During World War II, Leonard served his country in the US Army Air Corps. After his discharge on December 7, 1945, Leonard made his home...
Cleo W. Johnson
Mar 20, 2007
Cleo W. Johnson, 89, Lake Park, MN, formerly of Moorhead, MN, died Tuesday, March 20, 2007, in Sunnyside Care Center, Lake Park. Cleo Winifred Johnson was born January 31, 1918, in Brownsville, MN. In 1929 the family moved to New Albin, IA and then to Lansing, IA. On November 25, 1937, Cleo married Hjalmer Peterson. He died in 1945. On...
Jeremy D. Anderson
Mar 17, 2007
Jeremy D. Anderson, age 28, of Round Rock, Texas, formerly of Kindred, ND, died Saturday, March 17, 2007, at Brackenridge Hospital in Austin, TX. Jeremy David Anderson was born in Fargo, ND, on September 27, 1978. He grew up in the Kindred area, where he graduated from high school in 1997. Jeremy attended and graduated from DeVry University in Kansas...
Dale A. Otterson
Mar 12, 2007
Dale Allen Otterson was born January 4, 1952, in Breckenridge, MN to Allen and Dolores (Edlund) Otterson. He received his education in Moorhead Public Schools and graduated in the class of 1971 of Moorhead High School. For many years, Dale had been employed by Northern Improvement of Fargo, ND. And for several years, Dale had been working at Culver's Restaurant....
Melvin Nelson
Mar 9, 2007
Melvin A. Nelson, age 79, of Wolverton, MN, died Friday, March 9, 2007, at St. Catherine's Living Center in Wahpeton, ND. Melvin Arthur Nelson was born January 11, 1928 in Minneapolis, MN. He grew up and received his education in the Wolverton area. On July 28, 1950, he was united in marriage to Arlene Foss at rural Walcott, ND. Following...
Paul M. Severeid
Mar 8, 2007
Paul M. Severeid, 64, formerly of Fargo, ND, died Thursday, March 8, 2007, in the Halstad Living Center, Halstad, MN. Paul Melbourne Severeid was born November 26, 1942, in Willmar, MN. He lived in Willmar, Fairmont, MN, and Ortonville, MN, before moving to Portland, OR, where he graduated from high school. He then enlisted in the Navy. In 1963, Paul...
Todd A. Dahnke
Mar 2, 2007
Click here to view Todd's video tribute Todd A. Dahnke, 46, Moorhead, MN, died Friday, March 2, 2007, in MeritCare Hospital, Fargo, ND. Todd Alan Dahnke was born August 31, 1960, in Moorhead, to Roger and June (Bilden) Dahnke. Todd was raised in Moorhead where he graduated from high school in 1978. Todd worked as kitchen manager at Sher's Kitchen,...
Eunice E. Dickelman
Feb 28, 2007
Eunice E. Dickelman, 78, Moorhead, MN, formerly of Sabin, MN, died Wednesday, February 28, 2007, in MeritCare Hospital, Fargo, ND. Eunice Elaine Buth was born August 18, 1928, to Eddie and Elsie (Johnk) Buth in rural Sabin, where she grew up and attended country school. Eunice worked various jobs in the Sabin community until starting the Sabin Café in the...
Dorothy V. Nord
Feb 24, 2007
Dorothy V. Nord, age 90, of Moorhead, MN, died Saturday, Feb. 24, 2007, at Emmanuel Nursing Home in Detroit Lakes, MN. Dorothy V. Isaacson, the daughter of Isaac and Hilda (Salo) Isaacson, was born at Lake Nordin, SD, on March 3, 1916. She grew up and received her education in Minneapolis, MN. In 1933, she moved to Monroe, LA, to...
Greta R. Shawstad
Feb 18, 2007
Greta Ruth Shawstad, age 63, died Sunday, February 18, 2007, at her home in Moorhead, MN. Greta Ruth Magnuson, the daughter of Gustave and Renora (Mostrom) Magnuson, was born January 31, 1944, in Hendricks, MN. She grew up and received her education in Canby, MN, where she graduated from high school in 1962. Greta attended Moorhead State University in Moorhead,...
Hedvig A. Thompsen
Feb 17, 2007
Hedvig A. Thompsen, 84, Fargo, ND, formerly of Bemidji, MN, died Saturday, February 17, 2007, in MeritCare Hospital, Fargo. Hedvig Amelia Anderson was born June 21, 1922, in Petersburg, ND, to Thomas and Anna (Bergee) Anderson. She grew up in Perley, MN, and graduated from Borup (MN) High School. Hedvig then attended Concordia College, Moorhead, MN, graduating in 1944. On...
Marlys J. Weispfenning
Feb 17, 2007
Marlys Jean Koeppe was born June 24, 1928, to Fredrick and Nilda (Wrolstad) Koeppe, on the family farm in Minnesota Township, rural Claire City, SD. Marlys graduated from New Effington HS, in 1945, and attended Interstate Business College in Fargo, graduating in 1946. She worked for J.I. Case Co., Fargo, ND until 1950. On July 24, 1949, she married Marvin...
Harvey B. Brekke
Feb 14, 2007
Harvey Burton Brekke was born March 2, 1919, in Fargo, ND, to Henry and Louise (Giese) Brekke. He graduated from Dilworth (MN) High School where he played football, and from the Wahpeton (ND) State School of Science. On August 9, 1941, Harvey married Myrtle Hanson in Moorhead, MN. He was drafted into the US Army in 1942, serving until his...
Bob Sturdevant
Feb 13, 2007
Robert "Bob" Sturdevant, of Moorhead, MN, died Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2007, at MeritCare Hospital in Fargo, ND, at the age of 71. Robert Charles Sturdevant, the son of Virgil and Lucille (Achter) Sturdevant was born in Breckenridge, MN, on March 15, 1935. He grew up and received his education in Wahpeton, ND, where he graduated from high school in 1953....