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James A. Fobes

James A. Fobes

Apr 26, 2016

James Arthur Fobes was born February 8, 1934, in Moorhead, MN, to Joseph and Florence (Peterson) Fobes. Florence died shortly after Jim was born and Joe married Helen Langseth. Together, they raised their family in the Glyndon, MN, area where Jim received his education. Jim married Joanne Peterson on April 28, 1956, in Glyndon, where they made their home. He...

Helen Connors

Helen Connors

Apr 21, 2016

Helen Connors, 72, of Moorhead, MN, died Thursday, April 21, 2016, in Sanford Palliative Care, Fargo, ND. Helen Frantesl was born June 8, 1943, the daughter of Anton "Tony" and Anastasia (Pokorny) Frantesl, in Mahnomen, MN. She was raised on a farm near Mahnomen and graduated from Mahnomen High School in 1961. After high school, she move to St. Cloud...

Marcella J. MacLeod

Marcella J. MacLeod

Apr 19, 2016

Marcella Jean Soeby was born October 10, 1922, in Walhalla, ND, to Carl and Martha (Metelmann) Soeby. She was raised in Walhalla where she graduated from high school in 1940. She then received a degree from Wahpeton (ND) State School of Science in 1942. Marcella worked as a secretary for the US State Department in Washington, DC, until the end...

Donald Knickerbocker

Donald Knickerbocker

Apr 19, 2016

Donald Cushing Knickerbocker of Fargo, ND, formerly of Cortland, NY, passed away peacefully on April 19, 2016, at Riverview Place in Fargo, ND. He was 86. Don was born in Cincinnatus, NY, on April 14, 1930, to the late Edwin and Helen (Murray) Knickerbocker and grew up on the family dairy farm. Don graduated from Cincinnatus High School, Duke University,...

Lon "Lonnie" Green

Lon "Lonnie" Green

Apr 17, 2016

Lon "Lonnie" Green, 64, of Moorhead, MN, died April 17, 2016, in his home, under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley, due to complications from lung cancer. Lonnie was born February 14, 1952, (Valentine's Day), the son of Donald and Virginia (Scharrer) Emmons. He was later adopted by his stepfather, Bud Green, and grew up in Englewood,...

Karen Cooper

Karen Cooper

Apr 14, 2016

Karen Cooper passed away peacefully on April 14, 2016 in Moorhead, Minnesota surrounded by her family and under the care of Hospice, following a long battle with Parkinson's Disease. Karen Lee Kath, daughter of Richard and Lydia (Hasse) Kath, was born in Graceville, MN, on August 10th, 1943. She grew up on a farm near Nashua, MN, and she graduated...

Micah Eisenbeis

Micah Eisenbeis

Apr 13, 2016

Micah Jerry Eisenbeis, son of Brandon and Maria Eisenbeis, Fargo, ND, was born and died Wednesday, April 13, 2016, at Sanford Health, Fargo. Private family services were held. He is survived by his parents; brother, Kaden Seibold Leverington, at home in Fargo; grandparents, Jerry and Maxine Seibold, New Rockford, ND, Brad Eisenbeis, Moorhead, MN, and Sherry Kaip, Fargo; and great-grandparents,...

Roland Ferris

Roland Ferris

Apr 11, 2016

Roland W. Ferris, 88, of Moorhead, MN, formerly of Sabin, MN, passed into eternity on April 11, 2016, in Ecumen Evergreens, Moorhead. Roland William Ferris was born November 8, 1927, to William and Florence (Singer) Ferris, in Fargo, ND. He lived in Sabin and on the family farm near Sabin. He attended school in Sabin and in Moorhead. On May...

Gene Nicholsen

Gene Nicholsen

Apr 10, 2016

Gene R. Nicholsen of Moorhead, MN, died Sunday, April 10, 2016, at Sanford Health, Fargo, ND, surrounded by his family and friends. Gene Raymond Nicholsen was born June 14, 1938, on the farm in Bottineau County, ND, to Neivus and Frances (Watson) Nicholsen. He grew up in the Maxbass, ND, area and graduated from Maxbass High School in 1956. Gene...

Vyolette Diede

Vyolette Diede

Apr 7, 2016

Vyolette Diede, 97, of Fargo, ND, passed away quietly on April 7, 2016 at Elim Rehab and Care Center in Fargo. Vyolette Pauline Strobel was born March 28, 1919, to parents Gust and Pauline Strobel. She, along with seven siblings, grew up on a farm near Venturia, ND. After going through school and working various jobs, she was united in...

Carl E. Koste

Carl E. Koste

Apr 6, 2016

Carl E. Koste, 75, Perley, MN, died Wednesday, April 6, 2016, at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Fargo, ND, after a battle with cancer. Carl was born July 7, 1940, in Duluth, MN, to Carl A. and Mary (Kampsula) Koste. He grew up in New York Mills, MN, where he graduated from high school in 1958. In 1957, Carl married...

Oscar H. Kostad

Oscar H. Kostad

Apr 5, 2016

Oscar Kostad, 94, Fargo, ND, passed away April 5, 2016, at Essentia Health, Fargo. Oscar was born on the home farm, rural Flaxton, ND, September 25, 1921, the son of Frederick and Guri (Haugen) Kostad. He was baptized and confirmed in First Lutheran Church, Lignite, ND, and attended rural school in Dale Township. Oscar enlisted in the Civilian Conservation Corps...

Richard Berg

Richard Berg

Apr 5, 2016

Richard A. Berg, 57, Fargo, ND, died Tuesday, April 5, 2016 in Sanford Palliative Care, Fargo. Richard Arlen Berg, the son of Alvin and Glo (Grosfield) Berg, was born in Fargo, on January 14, 1959. He was a life-long Fargo resident. He graduated from Fargo North High in 1977. As a young man he worked at Shakey's Pizza and American...

Peter H. Jesten

Peter H. Jesten

Apr 3, 2016

Peter Hans Jesten, husband, father, son, and brother, died at the age of 61, on Sunday, April 3, 2016, in Essentia Health, Fargo, ND. Pete was born to George Jesten and Gloria Larson on March 22, 1955, in Moorhead, MN. When he graduated from Fargo North High, he enlisted in the Navy where he proudly served until his medical discharge....

Milton Madson

Milton Madson

Apr 3, 2016

Milton Leroy Madson, 79, of Fargo, ND, died Sunday, April 3, 2016, in Sanford Health, Fargo. Milton Leroy Madson, the son of Milton O. and Gladys (Schafer) Madson was born on the family farm near Gardner, ND, on August 8, 1936. He attended school in Noble Township, and in Hendrum, MN, where he graduated from high school in 1954. Leroy...

Steven Rendon

Steven Rendon

Apr 3, 2016

Steven Alan Rendon was born October 17, 1987, in Fargo, ND, to Alex and Alice (Flores) Rendon. Steven was raised in Moorhead, MN, where he graduated from high school. He attended Rasmussen College, Moorhead, for business management. As a young man, Steven worked at the Moorhead Salvation Army Thrift Store. He later worked for Bruce Offutt on his farm, and...

Sam "Swede" Frisco

Sam "Swede" Frisco

Apr 3, 2016

Sam "Swede" Frisco Jr., 85, of Dilworth, MN, passed away surrounded by his loving family on April 3, 2016, at Serentiy Assisted Living, under the care of Hospice. Swede was born in Moorhead, MN, September 19, 1930, to Sam and Lena (Oliver) Frisco. He grew up and attended school in Dilworth. After serving in the United States Navy, he returned...

Breanna Oliver

Breanna Oliver

Apr 1, 2016

Breanna J. Oliver, 26, of Grand Forks, ND, died Friday, April 1, 2016, in Mercy Medical Center, Sioux City, IA, as a result of an auto accident on I-29. Breanna was born April 12, 1989, in Fargo. On October 24, 2014, she was married to Steffan S. Oliver, formerly of Shawnee, OK, in Grand Forks.. They lived in Grand Forks...

Gary Hinschberger

Gary Hinschberger

Apr 1, 2016

Gary Hinschberger, 69, of Park River, ND, formerly of Moorhead MN, died Friday, April 1, 2016, in Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Fargo, ND. Gary was born in Fargo, ND, March 2, 1947, to Kermit and Evelyn (Denenny) Hinschberger. He grew up in Moorhead and graduated from Moorhead High School. Right after graduating, he entered the US Army, served in Viet...

Herman E. Holland

Herman E. Holland

Mar 25, 2016

Herman E. Holland, 78, of Moorhead, MN, died Friday, March 25, 2016, in Essentia Health, Fargo, ND. Herman Edgar Holland, the son of Herman W. and Marie (Narveson) Holland was born in Mayville, ND, on September 10, 1937. He grew up in Mayville. At the age of 13, he moved with his family to a farm near Moorhead, where he...