In Our Care

Harold N. Svobodny

Harold N. Svobodny

Jun 11, 2006

Harold Norman Svobodny was born on November 2, 1916 to Frank and Hazel (Coffman) Svobodyny in Graceville, MN. When he was ten, the family moved to Fargo, ND, where Harold attended school. He then worked for American Cleaners, Moorhead. In 1942, Harold enlisted in the Army Air Force, serving during WWII in New Guinea, Philippines, Okinawa, and Australia. Upon his...

Gerald Bullock

Gerald Bullock

Jun 10, 2006

Gerald D. Bullock, age 70 of Moorhead, Minnesota died Saturday, June 10, 2006 in Meritcare Hospital in Fargo, North Dakota. Gerald (Jake) Bullock was born July 18, 1935 in Moorhead to Clarence and Edith (Beckwith) Bullock. He served his country in the Army National Guard unit of Moorhead from 1957 to 1965. On January 21, 1961, he married Linda Haug...

Donald "Bart" Bartness

Donald "Bart" Bartness

Jun 10, 2006

Donald "Bart" G. Bartness, 74, Dilworth, MN, died Saturday, June 10, 2006, in Villa Maria, Fargo, ND. Donald Gene Bartness was born July 24, 1931, in Minneapolis, MN, to Tilman and Alma (Dahlen) Bartness. He was raised in Hitterdal, MN, and Moorhead, MN. The family moved to Dilworth where he graduated from high school in 1949. "Bart" as he was...

Lily M. Grafsgaard

Lily M. Grafsgaard

Jun 7, 2006

Lily Marie Grafsgaard, 82, Moorhead, MN, died June 7, 2006. Lily Haugen was born November 7, 1923, in McHenry, ND, and was the daughter of Rev. Thomas and Bendina Haugen. She lived with her parents in several communities in North Dakota and Minnesota. While living near Tolna, ND, she graduated from the rural school in Forde Township and from high...

DiAnn Schwarting Thompson

DiAnn Schwarting Thompson

Jun 6, 2006

DiAnn Schwarting Thompson, 48, Moorhead, MN, died Tuesday, June 6, 2006, in her home. DiAnn Lyn Monson was born May 31, 1958, in Ada, MN, to Herbert and Frances (Thornton) Monson. She was raised in Bismarck, ND, where she graduated from high school in 1976. She was married to Cary Murschel and later to Dwight Schwarting. DiAnn attended Mary College...

Julian A. Tollerude

Julian A. Tollerude

Jun 6, 2006

Julian A. Tollerude, 92, Moorhead, MN, died Tuesday, June 6, 2006, in Eventide Lutheran Home, Moorhead. Julian Albert Tollerude was born February 18, 1914, to Hjalmer and Maria (Halvorson) Tollerud, in Norwegian Grove Township near Fergus Falls, MN. He attended country school there up until the 8th grade when he began to help on the family farm. In February of...

Justin N. Astrup

Justin N. Astrup

Jun 3, 2006

Justin Nicolai Astrup was born August 1, 1917, in Dagmar, MT, to Peter Moller and Emma Marie (Halvorson) Astrup Sr. The family moved to Grenora, ND, and Medicine Lake, MT, before settling in Williston, ND, where Justin graduated from high school. The family then moved to rural Dilworth, MN, and Justin attended one year of college at Concordia College, Moorhead,...

Lyall A. Elstad

Lyall A. Elstad

Jun 1, 2006

Lyall A. Elstad, Moorhead, MN, died Thursday, June 1, 2006, in MeritCare Palliative Care Unit, Fargo, ND, at the age of 76. Lyall Athelyn Bailey, daughter of William and Libby (Pearson) Bailey, was born January 13, 1930, in Little Falls, MN. The family left Little Falls in 1942, moving to Perham, MN, and later to Milwaukee, WI. In 1945 they...

Sister Carmen Rodriguez

Sister Carmen Rodriguez

May 31, 2006

Sister Carmen C. Rodriguez, 80, Moorhead, MN, died Wednesday, May 31, 2006, in MeritCare Hospital, Fargo, ND. Carmen C. Rodriguez was born in Madrid, Spain, on May 8, 1926, to Francisco and Teresa (Crespo) Rodriguez. She came to the United States in 1956 when the Missionary Sisters of Jesus was founded in Corpus Christi, TX. She later moved to Brownsville,...

Bernice Meline

Bernice Meline

May 30, 2006

Bernice Meline, 88, wife of Albert Meline of rural Hendrum, MN, passed away in the early morning of May 30, 2006 at the Halstad Living Center, Halstad, MN. She had been in failing health for the past several years and finally succumbed to strokes and the infirmities of age. Bernice was born the third child of Sigurd and Clara (Jenson)...

Marian A. Miller

Marian A. Miller

May 20, 2006

Marian A. (Leintz) Miller, 81, Grand Rapids, MN, died Saturday, May 20, 2006, at Evergreen Terrace, Grand Rapids, surrounded by her loving family. Marian was born June 28, 1924 in Lincoln Valley, ND, to Joseph and Hilda (Koepplin) Leintz. She graduated from high school in Anamoose, ND, and graduated from Interstate Business College in Fargo, ND. She lived and worked...

Julie Lerfald

Julie Lerfald

May 14, 2006

Julie A. Lerfald, 63, Moorhead, MN, died Sunday, May 14, 2006, in Eventide Lutheran Home, Moorhead. Julie Ann Markegard was born January 29, 1943, in Fargo, ND, to Herbert and Marcella (Chelgren) Markegard. She was raised in Moorhead, where she graduated from high school. Julie was married to Dennis Lerfald, November 6, 1964, in Moorhead, where they made their home....

Irene Blakesley

Irene Blakesley

May 10, 2006

Irene H. Blakesley, 86, Fargo, ND, died Wednesday, May 10, 2006, in Moorhead Health Care Center, Moorhead, MN. Irene Helen Hanna was born September 12, 1919, to William and Hazel (Margerum) Hanna in Monango, ND. She graduated from high school in Monango and from Valley City (ND) State College with a degree in education. Irene then taught elementary education in...

Samuel Joseph Doyle

Samuel Joseph Doyle

May 8, 2006

God called another little angel home. Samuel Joseph Doyle, the son of Lisa and James Doyle of Moorhead, MN, was born and died on May 8, 2006, in Minneapolis, MN. He was deeply loved and will be deeply missed. In addition to his parents, Samuel is survived by a brother, Matthew; a sister, Maria; grandparents, Linda Flores of Moorhead and...

Lucille A. Brown

Lucille A. Brown

May 5, 2006

Lucille 'Lucy' Augusta Zentgraf was born in Wahpeton, ND, on August 20, 1924, to Robert and Christine (Deede) Zentgraf. After high school, she took courses at a business school, worked in a bank for a while, and then joined the WAC Purple Heart Platoon in 1945. She met her husband Arthur (Art) Brown while she was a ward administration clerk...

Roald "Mike" Rasmus

Roald "Mike" Rasmus

May 4, 2006

Roald "Mike" Rasmus, 91, Moorhead, MN, died Thursday, May 4, 2006, in Moorhead HealthCare Center, Moorhead. Roald Wallace Rasmus, better known as Mike, son of Joe and Emma (Olson) Rasmus, was born in Fertile, MN, on October 25, 1914. He graduated from Fertile High School in 1932. He spent two years in the Civilian Conservation Corps in Brimson, MN, followed...

Roy M. Haug

Roy M. Haug

May 3, 2006

Roy M. Haug, 79 of Moorhead, MN, died Wednesday, May 3, 2006 at Eventide Nursing Home, Moorhead, MN. Roy was born March 19, 1927 in Hawley to Oscar and Martha (Heiberg) Haug. He attended school in rural Hawley and later attended Dakota Business College in Fargo, ND. Roy served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict from 1951 to...

Dorothy S. Krahn

Dorothy S. Krahn

May 1, 2006

Dorothy S. Krahn, 82, Moorhead, MN, died Monday, May 1, 2006, in MeritCare Palliative Care Unit, Fargo, ND. Dorothy Sigrid Johnson was born October 13, 1923, to Albert and Hilma (Franzen) Johnson, in St. Paul, MN, where she was raised and graduated from high school. Dorothy entered the US Navy in November of 1942 and served until March of 1946....

Alice Rolland

Alice Rolland

Apr 30, 2006

Alice M. Rolland, age 91, of Moorhead, MN, died at Eventide Lutheran Home in Moorhead on Sunday, April 30, 2006. Alice May Ernst, the daughter of Samuel and Keziah (Baker) Ernst was born in Gloucester, MA, on June 18, 1914. She grew up and received her education in Massachusetts, graduating from both high school in Gloucester and teachers college in...

Lenore M. Haggart

Lenore M. Haggart

Apr 30, 2006

Lenore M. (Stitz) Haggart was born January 12, 1924, in Redwood Falls, MN, to Leonard and Theresa (Matheson) Stitz. She grew up in the Wahpeton, ND, area and received her education in Wahpeton schools, graduating in the class of 1942. On July 31, 1948, Lenore was married to Donald Daniel Haggart in Moorhead, MN, following his return from the U.S....