In Our Care
Mina L. Dittes Whittenberg
Mar 3, 2005
Mina Mae (Dittes) Whittenberg, 87, Fargo, ND, died Thursday, March 3, 2005, in Innovis Health, Fargo. Mina Mae Waters was born May 17, 1917, on a family farm north of Robinson, ND, to William Henry and Elsie Elora (Wayne) Waters. Mina was the second of six children: one boy and five girls. Mina was raised in that area and graduated...
Wayne L. Allen
Mar 3, 2005
Wayne Lawrence Allen, the son of Hilmer and Viola Allen, was born at Crookston, MN, on July 29, 1931. He grew up and received his education in the Fertile-Beltrami, MN, area, where he graduated from high school. He attended Dakota Business College in Fargo, ND, for two years. Wayne served his country in the US Army. After his discharge he...
Virginia M. Dohm
Feb 27, 2005
Virginia M. Dohm, 76, Moorhead, MN, died Sunday, February 27, 2005, in MeritCare Hospital, Fargo, ND. Virginia Marcella Dohm was born April 13, 1928, in Benson, MN, where she was raised and attended school. Virginia was united in marriage to John Dohm, in Minneapolis, MN, and they made their home in Moorhead. Virginia worked in the business office of the...
Chester F. Eiken
Feb 27, 2005
Chester F. Eiken, 94, Moorhead, MN, died in his home, Sunday, February 27, 2005, under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Chester Francis Eiken, son of Nickalie and Sophia (Rugland) Eiken, was born December 16, 1910, in Portland, ND, where he grew up and graduated from high school. Chester was united in marriage to Valerie J. "Bobbie"...
Norman M. Eide
Feb 27, 2005
Norman M. Eide, Omaha, NE, formerly of Moorhead, MN, died Sunday, Feb. 27, 2005, in Omaha, at the age of 87. He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Adeline. Norman was born December 4, 1917, to Nels and Minnie Eide of Hitterdal MN. He attended Hitterdal schools and lived on the family farm. Norman married Adeline Jacobson of...
Georgine Lynnes Hanson
Feb 27, 2005
Georgine Constance Soma was born June 27, 1934, to Torger and Inga (Njaa) Soma in Cooperstown, ND, where she grew up and graduated from high school. She went on to attend Wahpeton (ND) State School of Science for one year. On June 4, 1955, Georgine married Earl Lynnes in Cooperstown and they made their home in Walcott, ND, where they...
Waldo "Wally" Morken
Feb 24, 2005
Waldo "Wally" Morken, Moorhead, MN, died peacefully in his home, under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley, on Thursday, February 24, 2005, at eighty-two years of age. Wally was born August 23, 1922, at Walcott, N.D., the son of John G. and Christine (Lokken) Morken. He attended Eagle School #5 near his home. After serving in the...
Ed Jensen
Feb 22, 2005
A memorial service for Ed H. Jensen of Moorhead, MN, will be held on Saturday, March 5, 2005, at 1:00 PM in Korsmo Funeral Chapel in Moorhead. Ed, known to his friends as "the jackhammer" was a truck driver who drove for Valley Dispatch. He died on February 22, 2005, at Methodist Hospital in St. Louis Park, MN, at the...
Wesley Swenson
Feb 22, 2005
Wesley Swenson, age 80, went to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2005, in Moorhead Healthcare Center under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Leon Wesley "Wes", the son of Charles and Ella Tillotson.was born in Olmsted County, MN on February 16, 1925. He was adopted by Jalmer and Margaret Swenson...
Laura Gail Grandbois
Feb 20, 2005
Laura Gail Hennemann was born July 7, 1946, to Robert and Lucille (Martell) Hennemann in Fargo, ND. She grew up in Moorhead, MN, and graduated from Moorhead High School and Interstate Business College. In 1968, Laura married Allen Grandbois and they made their home in Fargo. Laura was a busy homemaker and loving mother to their two daughters, Stacie and...
Merle Kirkhorn
Feb 20, 2005
Merle Alden Richard Kirkhorn was born June 4, 1926, to Morris and Cordella (Hendrickson) Kirkhorn in rural Rustad, MN, where he grew up. He received his education at Comstock (MN) High School. Merle worked on the family farm until joining the National Guard. On November 12, 1952, Merle married Beverly Ann Eva Gess in Moorhead, MN, and they made their...
Dorothy Van Zante
Feb 20, 2005
Our special Dorothy, a woman of valor, a wife, mother, grandma, and best friend, went home to be with the Lord on February 20, 2005, in Fargo, ND, at the age of seventy-five. Dorothy Hamre was born June 27, 1929, in Leonard, ND. She grew up in Leonard and Enderlin, ND, through her Sophomore year in high school. The family...
Leslie J. Jenkins
Feb 19, 2005
Leslie J. Jenkins, 59, Fargo, ND, died Saturday, February 19, 2005, in MeritCare Hospital, Fargo. Leslie James Jenkins was born June 14, 1945, in Wheaton, MN, to Bernard and Ellen (Yoder) Jenkins. Leslie was raised in the Wheaton and Detroit Lakes, MN, areas. The family moved to the West Fargo, ND, area when he was a teenager and he graduated...
Kim M. Johnson
Feb 15, 2005
Kim Michelle (Susag) Johnson made a peaceful passage to be with Jesus on Tuesday, February 15, 2005 after fighting breast cancer since June of 2004. Kim resided in Fargo for the last few years, and previously lived in Walhalla, ND. Kim was predeceased by her loving grandparents, Jennie and Lester Tonder and Vernie and Syg Susag. She is survived by...
Howard R. Wilson
Feb 14, 2005
Howard R. Wilson, 90, Dilworth, MN, died Monday, February 14, 2005, in Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Fargo, ND. Howard Rudolph Wilson was born February 14, 1915, in Oriska, ND, to Charles and Barbara "Abby" (Courville) Wilson. Howard was raised and educated in Dilworth. Howard entered the US Army on February 19, 1941, and served with the 39th Field Artillery Battalion...
George E. Tchouban
Feb 12, 2005
George E. Tchouban, 89, Moorhead, MN, died Saturday, February 12, 2005, in Moorhead HealthCare Center, Moorhead, with his loving wife by his side. George Edward Tchouban was born September 16, 1915, in Janesville, WI. He was adopted as an infant by Chris and Bessie Tchouban and was raised in the Park Rapids, MN, and Nevis, MN, areas. George farmed in...
Grace C. Wolsky
Feb 12, 2005
Our mother Grace C. Wolsky, 72, Moorhead, MN, passed away on February 12, 2005, at her home in Sharp View, Moorhead, under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Grace Carmen Olsen, the daughter of George and Cora (Peterson) Olsen was born March 3, 1932, in Benson, MN. A wonderful person and loved by many, she shared the...
Agnes Graf
Feb 10, 2005
Agnes Hoffart was born December 11, 1921, in Hazen, ND, to Jacob and Margaret (Usselman) Hoffart. She grew up on a farm in Mercer County and attended country school there. As a young woman, Agnes worked as a housekeeper for area farmers. Agnes moved to Bismarck, ND, and worked as a waitress at the Patterson Hotel where she met her...
Donabell Joy Qualey
Feb 8, 2005
Donabell Joy Qualey, 67, Fargo, ND, died on Tuesday, February 8, 2005, in Rosewood on Broadway, Fargo. She passed away surrounded by her children after a long and courageous battle with cancer. The memorial service will be held at 2 pm on Saturday, February 19, 2005, in First Lutheran Church, Fargo. Donabell Joy Qualey was born on August 14, 1937,...
Herbert L. Johnson
Feb 8, 2005
Herbert L. Johnson, 86, of Medford, WI, formerly of Moorhead, MN, went to be with his Lord on Tuesday, February 8, 2005, at Country Gardens Assisted Living Center, in Medford. Herbert Lennart Johnson was born August 3, 1918, to Emil and Esther (Lindberg) Johnson, in Bridgeport, CT. Herbert was raised in Stratford, CT, where he graduated from high school. He...