In Our Care

Cecilia Lugo

Cecilia Lugo

Oct 31, 2012

Cecilia Maria Lopez was born Nov. 22, 1928, in Monterrey, Mexico. On May 15, 1945, she married Antonio Lugo. They lived in Ohio and Iowa, prior to coming to the Glyndon, MN, area, where they lived and worked. Antonio died on August 21, 2003. For the past few years, Cecilia has been a resident of Golden Living Center in Moorhead....

Elizabeth "Bette" Schmidt

Elizabeth "Bette" Schmidt

Oct 29, 2012

Elizabeth Selma Klein was born September 1, 1922, in Leader, Saskatchewan, Canada, to Henry and Molly (Dorn) Klein. When Bette was two years of age, the family moved to Englevale, ND, where she was raised and attended school. Bette moved to Fargo, ND, in 1940, where she graduated from cosmetology school. She worked at Dee's Beauty Salon as well as...

Dennis Whitman

Dennis Whitman

Oct 28, 2012

Dennis M. Whitman, 65, of Waterville, MN, formerly of Moorhead, MN, died Sunday, October 28, 2012, at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester, MN. Dennis Michael Whitman was born, December 1, 1946, in Aneta, ND, the son of Delos and Mildred (Kulseth) Whitman. He was raised there and graduated from Aneta High School in 1964. He then attended the North Dakota...

V. Jean Rodenkirck

V. Jean Rodenkirck

Oct 28, 2012

Viola Jean Rodenkirck was born August 2, 1918, to Irving and Bertha (Ewald) Marston in Pierpont, SD. She and her family later lived in Howard, SD, where she graduated from school in 1936. After Jean graduated, she studied cosmetology in Omaha, NE. She ran her own beauty shop in Hayti, SD. Jean later became an executive secretary for the Mobil...

Robert Loe

Robert Loe

Oct 26, 2012

Robert "Bob" Loe, 65, completed his Earthly journey on October 26, 2012, surrounded by family and close friends, in his long anticipated and newly finished "man cave." Bob was born on November 20, 1946, in Fargo, ND, to Alfred and Margaret (Finke) Loe. Bob grew up on the Loe Farm near Perley, MN, and graduated from Hendrum (MN) High School...

Kathryn Kennedy

Kathryn Kennedy

Oct 25, 2012

Kathryn Mary Kennedy, 76, of Moorhead, MN, died October 25, 2012, at Sanford Hospital in Fargo, ND, with family and friends by her side. Kathryn was born February 28, 1936, to Edward and Hulda (Brandt) Fitzgerald. She grew up in Sabin, MN, and graduated from Moorhead High School. Kathryn married Fred Wilson Kennedy, Jr., on November 24, 1956, at St....

Kenadey Faye Jensen

Kenadey Faye Jensen

Oct 24, 2012

Kenadey Faye Jensen, was born August 11, 2010, to Matthew and Meagan (Mertz) Jensen. Kenadey went to heaven sometime during the early morning hours of Wednesday, October 24, 2012, from her home in Sabin, Minnesota. Believing in the truth of the Gospel of Jesus Christ and God's promises, we are confident that Kenadey is with Jesus, and that we will...

Robert D. Broderick

Robert D. Broderick

Oct 23, 2012

Robert Dennis Broderick was born September 17, 1948, in Williston, ND, to Eugene and Ruth (Evans) Broderick. The family moved to Fargo, ND, then to Moorhead, MN, where he graduated from high school in 1966. Bob attended Moorhead State University for a short time before entering the US Navy in 1968. Following his discharge in 1974, he returned to the...

Gertrude Rott

Gertrude Rott

Oct 22, 2012

Click to view the Video Tribute for Gertrude Gertrude P. Rott, of Moorhead, MN, went to see the Lord, Monday, October 22, 2012, at Sanford Palliative Care in Fargo, ND, surrounded by her family, at the age of 84. Gertrude Cooper was born August 2, 1928 in Windsor, ND, the youngest of five daughters to Fred and Augusta Cooper. She...

Loretta Chisholm

Loretta Chisholm

Oct 22, 2012

Click to view the Video Tribute for Loretta Loretta Marie Chisholm, 80, passed away in her Moorhead, MN, home on Monday, October 22, 2012, under the care of her daughters and Hospice. She was born July 5, 1932, on a farm near Beltrami, MN, to Francis and Amelia (Archambault) Ricard. At the age of seven, speaking French and English, she...

Byron Bergee

Byron Bergee

Oct 20, 2012

Byron Keith Bergee was born August 31, 1921, in Halstad, MN, to Arthur and Minnie Bergee. He grew up and attended school in Halstad. On October 4, 1941, he was united in marriage to Eleanor Jeannette Trom in Halstad. They continued to live in Halstad raising their two sons, Eugene and Gale, and one daughter, Sherry. In 1969 they moved...

Dorothy Balzum Stock

Dorothy Balzum Stock

Oct 20, 2012

Dorothy H. Balzum Stock, age 79, of Fargo, ND, formerly of Moorhead, MN, died Saturday, October 20, 2012, at Essentia Health, Fargo. Dorothy Helen Kappes, the daughter of William and Rose (Platt) Kappes, was born September 5, 1933, in Borup, MN, where she grew up and received her education. On November 7, 1950, she was united in marriage to Arvid...

Genevieve Sunde

Genevieve Sunde

Oct 16, 2012

Click to view the Video Tribute for Genevieve Genevieve Patricia Marie Papenfuss was born March 17, 1921, to Frank and LaBerta (Tully) Papenfuss, in Bowesmont, ND. Genevieve was raised in the Bowesmont area and attended school at Cavalier, ND. She graduated from high school in St. Thomas, ND, in 1939. Genevieve lived in East Grand Forks, MN, where she worked...

Frank Matejka

Frank Matejka

Oct 12, 2012

Frank Matejka, 86, of Fargo, ND, formerly of Breckenridge, MN, died Friday, October 12, 2012, at his home in Fargo. Frank J. Matejka was born October 28, 1925, in Breckenridge, the son of Frank A. and Mary (Cerny) Matejka. After graduating from high school in Breckenridge in 1943, Frank went to work the Great Northern Railroad. In December of 1943...

Muriel Motschenbacher

Muriel Motschenbacher

Oct 12, 2012

Muriel J. Motschenbacher, age 86, Moorhead, MN, died Friday, October 12, 2012, in Eventide Lutheran Home, Moorhead. Muriel June LaGrow, daughter of Wilfred and Hilda (Sanders) LaGrow, was born in Felton, MN, on July 25, 1926. She grew up and received her education in Felton, where she graduated from high school in 1944. Muriel also attended Interstate Business College in...

Vincent Tougas

Vincent Tougas

Oct 5, 2012

Vincent Tougas, 84, of Moorhead, MN, died Friday, October 5, 2012, at the Eventide Lutheran Home in Moorhead. Vincent Meddy Tougas was born on February 2, 1928, in Cass County, Fargo, North Dakota, the son of Meddy and Hilma (Halliday) Tougas. He was raised in the Pelican Rapids, MN area, graduating from Pelican Rapids High School. Vince served in the...

Leo Gall

Leo Gall

Oct 5, 2012

Leo Gall was born September 22, 1922, in Logan County, ND, to Edward and Pauline (Stockburger) Gall. Leo was raised in that area and graduated from high school in Burnstad, ND. Leo was united in marriage to Bella Gilbertson on July 6, 1947, in Pelican Rapids, MN, and they made their home in Wishek, ND, and later in Pelican Rapids....

LaVonne Engelking

LaVonne Engelking

Oct 4, 2012

LaVonne "Bonnie" Engelking, 76, of Moorhead, MN, died Thursday, October 4, 2012, in her home. LaVonne Ann Miller was born July 25, 1936, in Detroit Lakes, MN. She spent her early childhood in Ulen, MN, moving to Moorhead at the age of seven. On August 7, 1951 she was united in marriage to Roy Frank Engelking in Moorhead. They established...

Betty Oesterle

Betty Oesterle

Oct 4, 2012

A more complete obituary will be available in the near future. Please check back, thank you. Services: Monday, October 8, 2012, at 2 PM, in the chapel of Bethany on 42nd, Fargo, and Friday, October 12, 2012, in Fargo Baptist Church, Fargo.

Loren W. Schuck

Loren W. Schuck

Oct 4, 2012

Loren William Schuck was born May 12, 1947, in Fargo, ND, to Loren and Ruth Shuck. Loren was raised in the Fargo-Moorhead area. Loren worked many years for Crane Johnson Lumber Company and Branick Industries, both Fargo. While extremely proud of the hard work he accomplished throughout his life, Loren also enjoyed his well-earned retirement. Whether sitting on a bus...