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Marvin D. Lutz
Sep 25, 2004
Marvin D. Lutz, 44, Fargo, ND, died Saturday, September 25, 2004, in Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Fargo. Marvin David Lutz was born February 12, 1960, in Bighorn, MT, to Fred and Elaine (Meier) Lutz. The family moved to McMinnville, OR, and then to Zeeland, ND, in 1966. Marvin served in the US Army and had resided in Fargo for the...
Le Roy Johnston
Sep 21, 2004
Le Roy Darrell Johnston was born July 21, 1947, to Elmer and Lillie (Zemina) Johnston in Mitchell, SD, where he was raised and received his education. After high school, he attended Dakota Wesleyan College, Mitchell, for two years and then transferred to North Dakota State University, Fargo, where he graduated with a degree in architecture. Le Roy worked for many...
Dorothy D. Salter
Sep 20, 2004
Dorothy Dell Salter was born May 21, 1925, in Bismarck, ND, to Richard and Mabel (Funston) Salter. Dorothy was raised in Menoken, ND, where she graduated from high school in 1943. Dorothy received a bachelor's degree from Kletzing College, Oskaloosa, IA, and then taught for two years in Harvey, ND. Dorothy came to Moorhead, MN, in 1950, and taught at...
Bernice "Bea" Benscoter
Sep 20, 2004
Bernice "Bea" Benscoter, 83, Fargo, ND, died Monday, September 20, 2004, in the Villa Maria, Fargo. Bernice Bauer was born March 15, 1921, to Frank and Margaret (Flaherty) Bauer in Graceville, MN, where she grew up and received her education. Bernice married Arthur "Ben" Benscoter and they lived in the Minneapolis, MN, area and in Minot, ND. They eventually settled...
Shirley Amundson
Sep 19, 2004
Shirley C. Amundson, age 80, Charlotte, NC, formerly of Fargo, ND, died Sunday, Sept. 19, 2004, at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte. Shirley C. Opheim was born July 17, 1924, at Cyrus, MN. She grew up and received her education in a number of communities in the area and in Fargo, ND, where she graduated from Central High School in...
Rafael Gusman
Sep 15, 2004
Rafael Gusman, 72, Moorhead, MN, died Wednesday, September 15, 2004, in MeritCare Hospital Palliative Care Unit, Fargo, ND. Rafael Gusman was born July 18, 1932, in Mazatlan, Mexico, to Juan and Juana (Navarro) Salazar. Rafael spent much of his life working in the orchards and fields of Colorado, Oregon, Arizona and California. Rafael came to Moorhead in the middle 1960's....
Grant F. Herreid
Sep 14, 2004
Grant F. Herreid, 87, Fargo, ND, died Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2004 at MeritCare Hospital South, in Fargo. Grant Freeman Herreid was born May 14, 1917, in Fargo. In 1927, the family moved to Moorhead, MN, and Grant graduated from Moorhead High School in about 1935. He attended Moorhead State Teacher's College for one year, and then attended and graduated from...
Lena Paris
Sep 14, 2004
Lena Heitzmann, the daughter of Fred and Bertha (Hertzberg) Heitzmann, was born in McClusky, ND, on March 31, 1918. She grew up and received her education in the McClusky area, where she graduated from high school. Lena received her teacher's training at Minot (ND) State University and then taught school in rural McClusky. In 1945, Lena married David Paris and...
Clyde F. Slininger
Sep 10, 2004
Clyde F. Slininger, 87, Moorhead, MN, formerly of Dilworth, MN, died Friday, September 10, 2004, at his home under hospice care. Clyde Frances Slininger was born October 14, 1916, in Ada, MN, to Charles and Fannie (Hornby) Slininger. Clyde was raised in the Ada and Twin Valley, MN, area where he attended country schools for his education. On June 26,...
Mabel S. Guttormson
Sep 9, 2004
Mabel Signora Ringstad was born February 6, 1913, to Carl and Natalia (Anderson) Ringstad in rural Argusville, ND. She grew up on a farm in rural Argusville and attended country school. At the age of twenty, Mabel attended the Chicago Hairdressing College in Fargo, ND, and worked for four years as a hairdresser in Fargo. On October 20, 1937, she...
Ricky R. Larson
Sep 9, 2004
Ricky Ray Larson was born May 29, 1962, to Harvey and Sondra (Reich) Larson, in Aberdeen, SD, where he attended O.M. Tiffany Elementary School and Holgate Junior High. Rick graduated from Aberdeen Central High School in 1980. Rick owned and operated his own restaurant in Gettysburg, SD, for several years. He moved to Moorhead, MN, in 1987, where he worked...
Helen Hunter
Sep 8, 2004
Helen Annette Hunter, 92, joined her Lord early Wednesday morning, September 8th, at Deaconess Billings Clinic Hospital. Her fall and resulting broken hip was just one too many trials for her heart to endure after years of suffering from osteoporosis. What a blessing that "Little Helen" celebrated her 92nd birthday in glorious fashion just 4 days before. Helen was born...
Joyce Nesting
Sep 7, 2004
Joyce D. Nesting, 71, Moorhead, MN, died Tuesday, September 7, 2004, in MeritCare Hospital, Fargo, ND. Joyce Darlene Thompson was born March 11, 1933, to George and Clara (Larson) Thompson, in Moorhead where she grew up and graduated from high school in 1950. On September 30, 1955, she married Robert W. Nesting. They lived in Barney, ND, Lidgerwood, ND, and...
Cora E. Rensvold
Sep 4, 2004
Cora Emily Sundstad, the daughter of Einar and Clara (Gaare) Sundstad, was born on the family farm at Perley, MN, on March 19, 1910. She went to grade school near the farm and then moved to Perley where she attended high school. She worked at the Ohnstad store in Perley. On August 8, 1930, Cora was united in marriage to...
Milton F. Johnson
Sep 3, 2004
Milton Frederick Johnson was born November 17, 1921 as the second son of Anna I. (Finch) and Oliver Johnson. He and his brother (Oliver Jr. known as Bud) and their dog Trailer enjoyed their young years living at the eastern side of LaMoure. He learned to care for the livestock his parents raised - some chickens, geese, a cow or...
Clifford Cook
Aug 31, 2004
Clifford John Cook, 93, Moorhead, MN, died Tuesday, August 31, 2004, at MeritCare Hospital, Fargo, ND. He was a resident of Moorhead Health Care Center, Moorhead, for just under two years. Clifford John Cook, son of Walter and Jane (Lamb) Cook, was born March 11, 1911, in Baker, MN. On October 1, 1931. Clifford was united in marriage to Lucille...
Richard D. Gaffney
Aug 30, 2004
Richard D. Gaffney, 61, Moorhead, MN, died Monday, August 30, 2004, in his home. Richard Donald Gaffney was born January 4, 1943, in Valley City, ND, to Donald and Lucille (Sauer) Gaffney. The family moved to Fargo, ND, when he was very young and he attended St. Mary's Parochial School. Richard graduated from Fargo Central High School in 1962. Richard...
Eileen Dewey
Aug 30, 2004
Eileen C. Dewey (Muriel Eileen Crowley) was born January 20, 1918, to Thomas Bernard Crowley and Mary (Grue) Jammes of Hawley, MN. She had two half-brothers, Maurice "Smokey" and Clayton Jammes from her mother's previous marriage to James Jammes, who passed away. Her early years were spent on a farm northwest of Hawley. After her father's untimely death in 1927,...
Helena Nicholson
Aug 26, 2004
Lena K. Nicholson, age 94, of Moorhead, MN, died Thursday, Aug. 26, 2004, in Eventide Lutheran Home in Moorhead. Helena "Lena" K. Breems, the daughter of Martin and Helena Breems, was born March 30, 1910, in Prinsberg, MN, where she grew up and attended school. On August 30, 1941, Lena was united in marriage to Curtis Nicholson. Following their marriage,...
Laura Costello
Aug 24, 2004
Laura Maria Altobelli was born January 29, 1915, to Tony and Litizia (DiBrito) Altobelli, in Dilworth, MN, where she was raised. Laura attended St. Mary's Parochial School, Fargo, ND, through the eighth grade, and graduated from Dilworth High School in 1933. Laura worked in her father's grocery store, Altobelli's Grocery, in her younger years. Laura was united in marriage to...
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