In Our Care
Mae Dew
Jul 8, 2012
Click to view the Video Tribute for Mae Willie Mae Mayo was born August 24, 1916, in Preston, MS, to Alonzo and Jesse (McBrayer) Mayo. She was raised in Preston where she graduated from high school. Mae moved to Detroit, MI, where she worked for Federal Department Store and Awrey's Bakery. It was there she met and fell in love...
L. Adele Smouse
Jul 8, 2012
Adele Smouse died on Sunday. July 8, 2012 in The Gathering Hospice Center at Boutwell's Landing in Oak Park Heights, MN, at the age of 91. Laura Adele Zink, daughter of Peter and Ruth (Murphy) Zink, was born March 5, 1921, in Melville, ND. She attended school in Melville, and completed her nursing education at St. Alexis Hospital, now University...
LaVonne Aasen
Jul 6, 2012
Click to view the Video Tribute for LaVonne LaVonne Irene Aasen, 83, Grandin, ND, died Friday, July 6, 2012, at Sanford Health, in Fargo, ND. LaVonne was born June 15, 1929 to Ole and Mathilda (Omodt) Ostern in Spring Grove, MN. She grew up in Spring Grove and graduated from Spring Grove Public School. LaVonne worked at the Spring Grove...
Virginia Johnk
Jul 4, 2012
Virginia M. Johnk, 85, Lowell, Indiana, formerly of Fargo, ND, passed away July 4, 2012, in Indiana. Virginia is survived by two children, Ronald Johnk, Winston-Salem, NC, and Nancy Bursac, Lowell, Indiana; four grandchildren, Scott Bursac, Michelle Bursac, Lauren Bursac and Ryan (Angela) Bursac; two great-grandchildren, Anja and Logan; four siblings, Irene Charlson, Eloda (Jim) Altringer, Leonard Christianson, and Floyd...
Andrew Lund
Jul 4, 2012
Andrew Melvin Lund, the son of Ingvold and Anna Lund, was born on May 30, 1935, in Wahpeton, ND. He was raised by foster parents, in Wolverton, MN, where he graduated from high school in 1952. He attended and graduated from Wahpeton (ND) State School of Science in 1954. In 1958, Andrew enlisted in the US Marine Corps. While serving...
Robert Vanlaningham
Jul 3, 2012
Robert Earl Vanlaningham was born June 22, 1947, in Atlanta, GA, to Earl and Louise (Childress) Vanlaningham. Robert was raised in Atlanta where he graduated from high school. Robert entered the United States Air Force right after graduation, and served four years, primarily in Thailand. He married Diane Purdy, and they made their home in Georgia. They lived in Florida...
Lois Akers
Jul 2, 2012
Click to view the Video Tribute for Lois Lois M. Akers, 87, Fargo, ND, died Monday, July 2, 2012, in Bethany Retirement Living, Fargo. Lois Mae Nelson, daughter of George and Alma (Bjerken) Nelson, was born August 3, 1924, in Fargo. She grew up in Moorhead, MN, and graduated from Moorhead High School in 1942. While in school, Lois was...
Donald Mestery, MD
Jul 1, 2012
Donald Stephen Mestery, M.D., 63, Moorhead, MN, died peacefully on Sunday, July 1, 2012, at Sanford Health, with his family by his side. Don was born May 5, 1949, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, to Stephen and Dorothy (Schepp) Mestery. On June 1, 1974, Don married June McLaughlin, at Fort Garry, Manitoba. Don graduated from The University of Manitoba Medical School,...
Alice Andreasen
Jun 30, 2012
Alice V. Andreasen, 101, of Moorhead, MN, passed away quietly on June 30, 2012, in Eventide Lutheran Home, Moorhead. Alice was born August 26, 1910, to Thor and Ingeborg Hoivik, in St. Paul, MN. Following graduation from Mechanic Arts High School in St. Paul, she attended The Lutheran Bible Institute in Minneapolis, MN, where she met her future husband, Jacob...
Mary Johnson
Jun 26, 2012
Click to view the Video Tribute for Mary Mary F. Johnson of Moorhead, MN, died Tuesday, June 26, 2012, in Elim Rehab and Care Center, Fargo, ND, at the age of 79. Mary Francis Smyth, daughter of James and Mary Elizabeth (Collins) Smyth, was born in Armagh, Northern Ireland, on June 4, 1933. She grew up and received her education...
Leo D. Weber
Jun 25, 2012
Click to view the Video Tribute for Leo Leo Dominic Weber was born February 7, 1916, in Pearl Lake, MN, to George and Anna (Court) Weber. In 1919, the family moved to Ada, MN. Leo's mother passed away in 1931. Due to the strain of the depression, Leo lived with and worked for the Carl Christianson family following his mother's...
Anthony Eberhardt
Jun 24, 2012
Click to view the Video Tribute for Tony Anthony Jerome "Tony" Eberhardt, 82, Moorhead, MN, died Sunday, June 24, 2012, in Essentia Health, Fargo, ND. Tony was born December 4, 1929, to Arthur and Marie (Kunze) Eberhardt in the family home in Juanita, ND, where Tony grew up and received his education. Tony married his childhood friend and sweetheart, Gloria...
Arnold Tranby
Jun 14, 2012
Click to view the Video Tribute for Arnold Arnold Tranby, 93, died Thursday, June 14, 2012, in his home in Moorhead, MN, under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley, and his family. He was born May 28, 1919, on a farm near Winger, MN, to Carl Einar and Hannah (Salveson) Tranby. Arnold received his education in Erskine...
Margaret L. Wolf
Jun 12, 2012
Margaret Laurene Wolf, 92, formerly of Moorhead, MN, passed away Tuesday, June 12, 2012, in Rosemount, MN. Margaret was born August 12, 1919, in Windom, MN, to William and Anna (Olson) Koep. She was united in marriage to Jacob Wolf on December 11, 1943, in Windom. They lived in several places before settling in the Fargo, ND, - Moorhead area...
David A. Thompson
Jun 11, 2012
David Aaron Thompson was born March 13, 1953, in Fargo, ND, to Julian and Mildred (Lawrence) Thompson. David was raised in Moorhead, MN, where he graduated from high school. He worked at the Elks Club in downtown Fargo, for many years. He also worked for the City of Moorhead Parks and Recreation Department, taking care of Memorial Park. David enjoyed...
Dorothy Kippels
Jun 9, 2012
Dorothy Kippels, 97, passed away peacefully surrounded by family at PioneerCare in Fergus Falls, MN, on June 9, 2012. Dorothy Ann Bogan was born July 26, 1914 to George and Irene (Treacy) Bogan in Ardoch, ND, where she grew up and attended school through 8th grade. She then attended boarding school at St. James Academy in Grand Forks, ND, and...
L. Adele Smouse
Jun 8, 2012
Adele Smouse died on Sunday. July 8, 2012 in The Gathering Hospice Center at Boutwell's Landing in Oak Park Heights, MN, at the age of 91. Laura Adele Zink, daughter of Peter and Ruth (Murphy) Zink, was born March 5, 1921, in Melville, ND. She attended school in Melville, and completed her nursing education at St. Alexis Hospital, now University...
Rebecca Mjelde-Smeltzer
Jun 6, 2012
Rebecca "Becky" Mjelde was born March 12, 1959, in Seattle, WA, to Vernon and Norma (Torgerson) Mjelde. The family moved to Moorhead, MN, when "Becky" was two years of age. She graduated from Oak Grove Lutheran High School, Fargo, ND, in 1978, and then received a legal secretary degree from Interstate Business College, in Fargo. "Becky" married Clayton Smeltzer on...
Sidney Fremo
Jun 2, 2012
Sidney Russell Fremo, age 44, was found dead on Saturday, June 2, 2012, in his home in Cloquet, MN. Sidney was born in St. Boniface, Manitoba, Canada, on December 16, 1967. He grew up and received his education in the Moorhead, MN, area. As a young man, he lived and worked in a number of communities including, Madison, WI, Chicago,...
Esther I. Tostrude
May 31, 2012
Esther Isabell Tostrude, 93, Moorhead,MN, passed away May 31, 2012, at Sanford Palliative Care Unit in Fargo,ND. Esther was born May 6, 1919, to Charles and Gina Tosterud of Park Rapids MN. She attended school at Park Rapids and Nevis, MN. Esther worked numerous jobs in restaurant, banking and retail, but her most important job was that...
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