In Our Care
LaVerne "Lu" Engelstad
Oct 16, 2014
"God saw she was getting tired and a cure was not to be. So He put His arms around her and whispered ‘Come to Me.' With tearful eyes we watched her suffer and saw her fade away, although we loved her dearly, we could not make her stay. A golden heart stopped beating; hardworking hands now rest. God broke our...
Sandra R. Skjaret
Oct 15, 2014
Sandra Rae (Gunkel) Skjaret, 73, Fargo, ND, died Wednesday, October 15, 2014, in Sanford Health Palliative Care Unit, Fargo. Sandra Gunkel was born September 16, 1941, the oldest of four daughters of Harland and Evelyn Gunkel in Dilworth, MN. She grew up and attended school in Dilworth, graduating in 1959. In 1967, she was united in marriage to Roger Skjaret....
Clifford Poach
Oct 13, 2014
Clifford H. Poach, 83, of Barnesville, MN, died Monday, October 13, 2014, in Clayco Care Center in Barnesville. Clifford Harold Poach was born January 11, 1931, the ninth of eleven children of Albert and Inga (Tweet) Poach, in Tower City, ND. He grew up in a rural home outside of Glyndon, MN, where he graduated from high school. It was...
Ronald Nicklay
Oct 11, 2014
Ronald Joseph Nicklay, 75, Moorhead, Minn., died Saturday, October 11, 2014, in Sanford Health, Fargo. Ron was born in Barnesville, MN, on March 23, 1939, to Fred and Lena (Watrin) Nicklay. Ron was the seventh child of eight and fourth son. He was baptized and confirmed at Assumption Catholic Church in Barnesville. He attended the Assumption Catholic School for the...
David W. Rick
Oct 10, 2014
David William Rick, 75, died Friday, October 10, 2014, with his wife, Bev, by his side, in Fargo ND. David was born July 2, 1939, in Breckenridge, MN. He was the son of Harold Frederick Rick and Alice Matilda Neuman Rick. David graduated from Breckenridge High School in 1957, and attended NDSCS in Wahpeton, ND, for Electrical Technology in 1958....
Carol D. Wateland
Oct 5, 2014
Carol was born March 18, 1950, in Jamestown, ND, and passed on October 5, 2014, in Moorhead, MN. She had made her home in Fargo, ND, where she was a legal secretary with the Nilles Law Firm. She is survived by her mother, Amanda Gomke, West Fargo, ND; three sisters, Linda Wagenmann, Moorhead, Brenda Norquist, Eagle, NE, and Steph Gomke,...
Tara Schlagel
Oct 3, 2014
Tara C. Schlagel, 16, of Fargo, ND, died Friday, October 3, 2014, in Sanford Health, Fargo. Tara Caitlinn Schlagel was born December 16, 1997, the daughter of Scott and Camille (Lougheed) Schlagel in Shakopee, MN. As a young girl she moved with her family to Thief River Falls, MN. She later moved to Fargo where she was currently a junior...
Daniel F. Siedschlag
Sep 29, 2014
Daniel Frank Siedschlag, 52, of rural Moorhead, MN, passed away at home from natural causes September 29, 2014. Daniel, eldest son of Richard and Erma (Strand) Siedschlag and beloved brother, was born February 22, 1962 at the General Leonard Wood Army and Community Hospital, Fort Leonard Wood, MO. Daniel graduated from Moorhead High School. He enjoyed fishing and deer hunting,...
Virginia "Ginny" Swenson
Sep 28, 2014
Virginia "Ginny" L. Swenson, 78, of Moorhead, MN, died Sunday, September 28, 2014, in her home. Virginia Leah Wood was born April 27, 1936, the daughter of George and Olith (Vaughan) Wood, in Whittemore, MI. She lived on her grandfather's farm near Whittemore until the age of 2, when her father purchased a farm near Tawas City, MI. She was...
Albert Mudgett
Sep 27, 2014
Albert Gordon Mudgett was born March 16, 1919, in Mountain Iron, MN, to Thomas and Emma (Hansen) Mudgett. Albert entered the US Army in July of 1942 and was honorably discharged in November of 1945. On Thanksgiving Day in 1946, he married Gladys K. Lindvall, and they made their home in Minneapolis, MN. Albert graduated with a degree in Industrial...
Justin Kinzler
Sep 23, 2014
Justin Aron Kinzler, 30, departed this earthly world on September 23, 2014, as a result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident near Wheatland, Wyoming. Justin was born on May 24, 1984, to Larry and Susan (Chruscielski) Kinzler in Fargo, ND. Justin spent his early childhood in Fargo before his family moved to Glyndon, MN, in 1994, where he attended...
Fern L. Rehn
Sep 23, 2014
Fern L. Rehn, 93, of Fargo, ND, died Tuesday, September 23, 2014, in Elim Rehab and Care Center, Fargo. Fern Louise Rehn was born May 15, 1921, the daughter of August W. and Frieda C. (Ekstrand) Rehn, in Fargo. She was raised in Fargo and graduated from Fargo Central High School in the class of 1939. Fern then worked for...
Helen Johnk
Sep 22, 2014
Helen Margaret Krabbenhoft, daughter of Hans and Leafy (Moore) Krabbenhoft, was born March 8, 1916, in Sabin, MN, where she grew up. She graduated from high school in Barnesville, MN. On September 18, 1938, Helen was married to Leland Johnk, at Sabin. They lived in Moorhead and Sabin, and in Fairmont, ND, Hebron, ND, and Williston, ND. In Williston, Helen...
Richard N. Johnson
Sep 20, 2014
Richard Norman Johnson, 66, died Saturday, September 20, 2014, at University of Minnesota Medical Center from complications following heart transplant surgery. He was at peace and surrounded by family. Richard was born on November 5, 1947, in Fargo, ND, to Ruby and Rudolph Johnson. Richard received a Computer Science Degree from Minnesota State University in 1986 and went on to...
Alice Stene
Sep 19, 2014
Alice Evelyn Egerdahl was born November 11, 1931, near LaMoure, ND, to Haakon and Nina (Lind) Egerdahl. The family moved to Duluth, MN, where she received her education. Alice married Lloyd Stene on October 26, 1951, at Duluth, and they lived and farmed near Hendrum, MN, for many years. They moved to Moorhead, MN, in 2006, and to Dilworth, MN,...
Margaret Fay Goodno
Sep 18, 2014
Margaret "Fay" (Wipperling) Goodno, 86, died Thursday, September 18, 2014, in her home in Woodbury, MN. Fay was born April 10, 1928, in New Rockford, ND, to Fred and Freda (Thaden) Wipperling. She lived on the family farm near Brantford, ND, until the death of her mother in 1932. She lived the next three years with the family of her...
Beatrice M. Giere
Sep 13, 2014
Beatrice Muriel Johnson was born to Peter and Anna (Houglum) Johnson, on November 24, 1914, in Hitterdal, MN, where she was raised and graduated from high school. Beatrice and her family were active in Salem Lutheran Church, Hitterdal, where she often sang for Sunday services. Beatrice married Maurice Giere on June 15, 1935, in Hawley Lutheran Church, Hawley, MN, where...
Marcella J. Smith
Sep 12, 2014
Marcella J. Smith, 88, of Moorhead, MN, died Friday, September 12, 2014, in Essentia Health in Fargo, ND. Marcella Jane Gilbertson was born August 25, 1926, the daughter of Cornelius and Amanda (Stole) Gilbertson, in Bethesda Hospital in Crookston, MN, where she was baptized. She was raised on a farm near Halstad, MN. Marcella was confirmed at West Marsh River...
James V. Johnson
Sep 10, 2014
James V. "Jim" Johnson, 92, of Moorhead, MN, entered eternal rest on Wednesday, September 10, 2014, in Golden Living Center, Moorhead, under the care of hospice. James Victor Hughes Johnson was born November 25, 1921, the son of Claus and Priscilla (Jones) Johnson, in Ada, MN. He attended and graduated from high school in Glyndon, MN. After graduation he attended...
Howard Geng
Sep 2, 2014
Howard R. Geng, 100, of Moorhead, MN, died Tuesday, September 2, 2014, in Eventide on Eighth in Moorhead. Howard Reuben Geng was born April 20, 1914, the son of William and Catherine (Eichler) Geng, in Fort Collins, CO. He was raised in Windsor, CO, where he graduated from high school. After high school he worked as a caretaker for a...
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