In Our Care
Gertrude Pederson
Dec 25, 2003
Gertrude I. Pederson, age 85, Fargo, ND, died on Thursday, Dec. 25, 2003, at MeritCare Hospital, Fargo. Gertrude Irene Kibler, the daughter of Florentine M. and Emma (Moengen) Kibler, was born at Mayville, ND, on June 17, 1918. She grew up and received her education in Mayville. She graduated from high school and also received her teaching certificate from Mayville...
Tyler Eggen
Dec 19, 2003
Tyler M. Eggen, 83, Fargo, ND, formerly of Dilworth, MN, died Friday, December 19, 2003, in the Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Fargo. Tyler Milford Eggen was born May 19, 1920, to Engebret and Mary (Mennis) Eggen in Litchville, ND, where he grew up and graduated from high school. Tyler served in the US Army during WWII from 1944 to 1946....
Lozier "Bonnie" Bonawitz
Dec 19, 2003
Lozier Earl Bonawitz, known as Bonnie, was born August 29, 1925, to Raymond and Agnes (Nelson) Bonawitz in Greenbush, MN. The family moved when he was an infant to the Fargo-Moorhead area where he grew up and received his education. During WWII, he served in the US Navy from 1943 to 1946 and was stationed in the South Pacific. After...
Donald Clukey
Dec 19, 2003
Donald Joseph Clukey, the son of Irvin and Eleanora (LaChapelle) Clukey, was born February 13, 1934, at White Earth, MN. He grew up and received his education in the White Earth-Waubun, MN, area. On Feb. 3, 1954, Donald was united in marriage to Genevieve Sloan, at White Earth. They lived in White Earth and later in Detroit Lakes, MN. Donald...
Ernest Rehder
Dec 15, 2003
Ernest H. Rehder, 90, Moorhead, MN, died Monday, December 15, 2003, in the VA Medical Center, Fargo, ND. Ernest Henry Rehder was born October 7, 1913, to Frank and Dora (Schmidt) Rehder, in Sabin, MN, where he grew up and attended school. Ernest served in the US Army during WWII from 1941 to 1945. On November 30, 1946, he married...
Mavis Falk
Dec 15, 2003
Mavis A. Falk, 72, Moorhead, MN, died Monday, December 15, 2003, in her home under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Mavis Adela Rhodes was born December 12, 1931, to Elmer and Cleo (Brandt) Rhodes, in Lawton, ND, where she was raised and graduated from high school. She then graduated from Mayville (ND) State Teachers College. On...
Marie Johansen
Dec 12, 2003
Marie Johansen was born January 25, 1915, in rural Moorhead, MN, to Gustav and Marie (Anderson) Johansen. Marie attended rural schools for her education and attended Moorhead Normal School. Marie worked as a housekeeper for a number of families in the Moorhead area but returned to help with the family farming operation south of Moorhead. She entered Moorhead Healthcare Center...
Donald Sturm
Dec 11, 2003
Donald E. Sturm, 68, Fargo, ND, died Thursday, December 11, 2003, at MeritCare Hospital, Fargo. Donald Edward Sturm, son of Edward and Lillian (Huseby) Sturm, was born in Ada, MN, on September 13, 1935. He attended grade school in Borup, MN, and later graduated from Ada High School. Donald worked for many years for several Fargo - Moorhead auto dealers...
Gertrude Carpenter
Dec 10, 2003
Gert was born December 20, 1916, to Odin and Gilla (Sabby) Swanson. She grew up on a farm near Hannaford, North Dakota, and attended school in Dover Township. Gert was united in marriage to Howard Carpenter on September 4, 1949, in Moorhead. Howard and Gert raised their family in Moorhead. After his death in 1999, Gert continued to live in...
Gladys Peterson
Dec 9, 2003
Gladys Marie Markegard was born December 16, 1917, in Moorhead, MN, to Alfred Ole and Jennie Othilia (Johnson) Markegard. She was baptized February 12, 1918. Gladys was raised in Moorhead where she attended high school. For a number of years, Gladys worked at Bill's Club, Moorhead, and as a housekeeper for the Herbert Goldberg family in Moorhead. On October 7,...
William Johnson
Dec 3, 2003
William E. "Billy" Johnson, age 54, of Fargo, ND, died in rural Glyndon, MN, on Wednesday, Dec. 3. 2003. William Earl Johnson, known as Billy, was born on September 21, 1949, in Moorhead, MN. He was the son of Stanley and Vi (Dankert) Johnson. Billy grew up in Glascow, Montana, where he received his education. In 1966, Billy returned to...
Robert Volochenko
Dec 2, 2003
Robert "Bob" Dean Volochenko, 48, Moorhead, died Tuesday, December 2, 2003, in his home. Bob was born on July 13, 1955, to Henry and La Donna Volochenko in Minot, ND. As a small child, Bob moved with his family to Moorhead where he attended school, graduating from Moorhead High School in 1972. He then attended Moorhead Technical College receiving a...
Rose Hermann
Dec 2, 2003
Rose Marie Hermann was born July 19, 1924, to Leopold and Flora (Cossette) Brunelle, in Wild Rice, ND, where she was raised. Rose attended schools in that area and graduated from St. Joseph's Academy in St. Benedict, ND. On January 7, 1947, Rose married Andrew L. Hermann in Fargo, ND, and they made their home on their farm near Georgetown,...
Morris Johnson
Dec 2, 2003
Morris V. Johnson, 86, Fargo, ND, died Tuesday, December 2, 2003, in MeritCare Hospital, Fargo. Morris was born January 14, 1917, near Hawley, MN. He grew up in Fargo and graduated from Oak Grove Lutheran High School. He served with the 26th Infantry, 1st Division in World War II from 1942 - 1946, and took part in the liberation of...
Margaret Larson
Dec 2, 2003
Margaret I. Larson, age 92, died on Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2003, at Bethany Homes in Fargo, ND. Margaret Irene Larson was born at Perley, MN, on June 14, 1911. She grew up and received her education in the Perley-Hendrum, MN, area. She later attended Concordia College in Moorhead, MN. Margaret taught school for two years in Lancaster, MN. She lived...
Mary Weber
Nov 27, 2003
Mary Cecelita Brennan was born January 5, 1912, to Richard and Anna (Baldwin) Brennan, in Chatsworth, IL. The family moved to Moorhead, MN, in 1920, where Mary attended St Joseph's Catholic School and graduated from Moorhead High School. On July 17, 1939, Mary married Loren Johnson in Fergus Falls, MN. They made their home in Moorhead. Mary worked as a...
Viola Lampela
Nov 24, 2003
Viola Alvina Lampela (nee Efraimson), 85, Moorhead, MN, went to her heavenly home on her baptismal birthday, November 24. She was born in Perth, North Dakota, on September 21, 1918. She went to high school in Rolla, North Dakota, where she graduated valedictorian from Rolla High School. After high school she was a beauty operator in Rolla, spent time in...
Gladys Wicklund
Nov 17, 2003
Gladys Sylvia Amundson was born June 4, 1906, to Lewis and Gina (Erickson) Amundson, in Christine, ND, where she grew up and graduated from high school. In 1931, Gladys graduated from St. Lukes School of Nursing, Fargo, ND, and she worked as a RN at St. Lukes Hospital. On July 20, 1934, Gladys married Ernest Wicklund in Fargo and they...
Janet Murdock
Nov 13, 2003
Janet Barbara Poverud, the daughter of Irvin and Edna (Miller) Poverud, was born April 20, 1944, at Appleton, MN. She grew up and received her education in Holloway, MN, where she graduated from high school in 1962. In January of 1963, Janet married Joe Christopherson. They lived in Minneapolis, MN, and in Stockton, CA, before they made their home in...
Lester Edmunds
Nov 13, 2003
Lester V. Edmunds, age 83, of Moorhead, MN, formerly of Hendrum, MN, died Thursday, Nov. 13, 2003, at MeritCare Hospital, South University, Fargo, ND. Lester Vernon Edmunds, the son of Ed and Myrtle (Mathison) Edmunds was born at Gardner, Illinois, on January 5, 1920. As a very young child he moved with his family to the Hendrum area, where he...