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Royal Diede

Royal Diede

Jul 19, 2006

Royal Diede was born to Henry and Bertha (Naasz) Diede on December 18, 1917, in Artas, South Dakota. He was raised on a farm near Artas where he attended a country school and completed a 6th grade education. On December 18, 1942, (his birthday!) he married Vyolette Strobel. They farmed near Eureka, SD, for the first ten years of their...

James E. Kost

James E. Kost

Jul 18, 2006

James "Jim" E. Kost, 48, Moorhead, MN, died Tuesday, July 18, 2006, in his home. James Edward Kost was born March 7, 1958, to Kenneth and Jane (Dew) Kost in Glenwood, MN, where he grew up and graduated from high school. After graduation he attended Pipestone (MN) Technical College. James then returned to Glenwood and worked at the Super Valu...

Paul F. Willman

Paul F. Willman

Jul 16, 2006

Paul F. Willman, 89, Fargo, ND, died Sunday, July 16, 2006, in MeritCare Hospital, Fargo, ND. Paul Frederick Willman was born November 24, 1916, to John and Elizabeth "Lizzy" (Klockman) Willman, in Oriska, ND. The family moved to Jamestown, ND, in 1923, where Paul graduated from high school in 1936. Paul began driving for Greyhound Bus Lines in 1940 and...

Therese "Tracy" Lower

Therese "Tracy" Lower

Jul 15, 2006

Therese (Tracy) Lower, age 98, of Moorhead, MN, died Saturday, July 15, 2006, at Villa Maria in Fargo, ND. Therese E. (Tracy) Offerdahl was born October 6, 1907, to parents Edward and Theresa Offerdahl of Borup, MN. She was the fourth of nine children. Tracy received her elementary education in rural Norman County and graduated from Ada (MN) High School...

Faye Bakkila

Faye Bakkila

Jul 10, 2006

Faye Bakkila, age 89, of Moorhead, MN, died Monday, July 10, 2006, in the Moorhead Health Care Center. Faye was born February 11, 1917, to Henry and Elizabeth Brinkman. She grew up on the family farm at Danzig, ND, (rural Ashley, ND). In 1934, she moved to Fargo, ND, where she met Elmer Bakkila and they were married September 24,...

Charles L. Hanson

Charles L. Hanson

Jul 10, 2006

Charles Lindahl Hanson was born March 3, 1953, in Thief River Falls, MN, to Dorothy and Kermit Hanson. He was baptized and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church and graduated from Lincoln High School and Northland Community College in Thief River Falls. Charles lived in the shadow of schizophrenia, but he never complained about his disability or requested special treatment. Charles...

Shirley Sukut Sundahl

Shirley Sukut Sundahl

Jun 24, 2006

SHIRLEY SUKUT SUNDAHL, 67, Fargo, ND, died Saturday, June 24, 2006, in Villa Maria, Fargo. Shirley Sukut was born December 23, 1938, in Fargo, to Henry and Ellen (Anderson) Sukut. She was raised in Fargo where she graduated from high school. Over the years, Shirley lived in Jamestown, ND, and in Arthur, ND. She entered Villa Maria, Fargo, in September...

Hector Huard

Hector Huard

Jun 23, 2006

Hector Huard, 92, Moorhead, died Friday, June 23, 2006, in ManorCare, Fargo. Mr. Huard was born April 20, 1914, in Bathgate, N.D. He worked for Churchill Chemical Co., Galesburg, Ill. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II. On Oct. 3, 1945, he married Evelyn Gullickson. They lived in Grand Forks, N.D., and Detroit Lakes, Minn. Mrs. Huard...

Chester "Chet" Ingebretson

Chester "Chet" Ingebretson

Jun 22, 2006

Chester Merlin Ingebretson was born September 28, 1915, in Ulen, MN, to Peter and Mabel (Lovaas) Ingebretson, and was raised on the family farm. Chet attended grade school at a local school in Becker County and then his first year of high school in Twin Valley, MN. Chet attended Northwest School of Agriculture, in Crookston, MN, for three years. He...

Florence M. Ferris

Florence M. Ferris

Jun 21, 2006

Florence Margaret Ferris, 100 years and 5 months, Moorhead, MN, died Wednesday, June 21, 2006, in Moorhead, at the home of her daughter, Kathleen. Florence was born January 19, 1906, in Pana, IL, to John and Cecelia (Waterson) Singer. Florence moved, with her parents and nine brothers and sisters, to a farm south of Moorhead when she was six years...

Albert Knutson

Albert Knutson

Jun 21, 2006

Albert Knutson, age 91, of Moorhead, MN, died Wednesday, June 21, 2006 at Innovis Health in Fargo, ND. Albert Knutson, the son of Thomas and Inga Knutson, was born March 15, 1915 at Slayton, MN. He grew up and received his education in the Rothsay, MN area. As a young man, he worked for the Great Northern Railway in Rothsay...

Evelyn McCann

Evelyn McCann

Jun 18, 2006

Evelyn McCann, age 92, of Moorhead, MN, died Sunday, June 18, 2006, at Eventide Lutheran Home in Moorhead. Evelyn Olson, the daughter of Henry and Agnes (Kollin) Olson, was born July 17, 1913, in Buxton, ND. She grew up and received her education in Buxton and in Gardner, ND, where she graduated from high school. Evie attended Moorhead State Teachers...

Nicholas F. Heisler

Nicholas F. Heisler

Jun 17, 2006

Nicholas F. Heisler, 72, Moorhead, MN, died Saturday, June 17, 2006, in MeritCare Hospital, Fargo, ND. Nicholas Francis Heisler was born March 11, 1934, in Fargo. He was raised in Sabin, MN, and graduated from Moorhead State Campus High School. After graduation, Nicholas enlisted in the Army, serving for four years. Upon discharge, he returned to Sabin. On July 9,...

Harold L. Routson

Harold L. Routson

Jun 15, 2006

Harold L. Routson, known as "Hal", age 62, of Fargo, ND, died Thursday, June 15, 2006, at Innovis Health in Fargo. Harold Lee Routson was born April 14, 1944, at Fredericktown, MO. Harold grew up at Eden Valley, MN, and in Hector, MN, where he graduated from high school in 1962. He then attended Oregon Bible College in Oregon, Illinois....

Bertha M. Hogstad

Bertha M. Hogstad

Jun 14, 2006

Bertha M. Hogstad, age 92, Fargo, ND died on Wednesday, June 14, 2006 at Elim Rehab and Care Center, Fargo. Bertha Marie Hogstad was born May 30, 1914 at rural Moorhead, MN. She was the daughter of Ole and Annie (Grimstvedt) Hogstad. She moved with her family to Fargo, where she grew up and received her education. She graduated from...

Gregory M. Beach

Gregory M. Beach

Jun 13, 2006

Gregory Mark Beach, age 53, died June 13, 2006, under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley at Innovis Health in Fargo, ND. Having been diagnosed with diabetes at the age of 11 months, Greg fought a long and courageous battle against diabetes and its complications. Greg was born January 18, 1953, in Alexandria, MN, to Harland and...

Dean Cameron

Dean Cameron

Jun 12, 2006

Dean Carlyle Cameron, age 83, Moorhead, MN, died peacefully June 12, 2006, at Innovis Health, Fargo, ND. Born in Pierpont, SD, son of William and Minnie (Johnson) was born September 24, 1922. He grew up in Pierpont and graduated from Pierpont High School in 1940. In the fall of 1940 he moved to Flint, Michigan, where he worked with his...

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...