In Our Care

Donna Mae Carlson

Donna Mae Carlson

Jan 29, 2012

Donna Mae Carlson, 86, of Fargo, ND, passed away on Sunday, January 29, 2012, at her home, after a one week bout with cancer. Donna and her twin sister were born on October 17, 1925, in Barrett, MN, to Joseph and Eldora (Lund) Thompson. Her mother died in childbirth and Donna went to live with Hans and Martha Johnson in...

Robert Loe

Robert Loe

Jan 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...

Helen King

Helen King

Jan 26, 2012

Helen Rose King died on Thursday, January 26, 2012, at The Cottages in Detroit Lakes, MN, at the age of 93. She was born December 1, 1918, to Herman and Katherine (Krump) Heitkamp at Mooreton, ND. In 1919, they moved to Barney, ND where Helen attended grade school. She graduated from Wahpeton High School in 1936. Helen graduated from the...

Constance "Connie" Kuehl

Constance "Connie" Kuehl

Jan 25, 2012

Click to view the Video Tribute for Connie Constance "Connie" Janet Johnson was born December 20, 1931, in Fargo, ND, to Wayne and Irene (Enos) Johnson. Connie was raised in Fargo where she received her education. Connie worked at Grants Department Store in Fargo. She was united in marriage to Clifford H. Kuehl on June 14, 1952, in Fargo, and...

Colleen R. Polka

Colleen R. Polka

Jan 25, 2012

Click to view the Video Tribute for Colleen Colleen R. (Keck) Polka, 86, of Moorhead, died Wednesday, January 25, 2012, at Eventide Lutheran Home, Moorhead. Colleen was born November 24, 1925, in Doyon, ND, to Erick and Anna (Steen) Keck. She grew up in Doyon graduating from high school there in 1943. Following graduation, she attended North Dakota Agricultural College...

Lawrence E. Frimanslund

Lawrence E. Frimanslund

Jan 24, 2012

Lawrence "Larry" E. Frimanslund, 97, passed on peacefully January 24, 2012 surrounded by family and friends at Sheyenne Crossing Care Center, West Fargo, ND. He was deeply loved and will be greatly missed. Larry was born July 9, 1914 in Moorhead, MN to Louis and Lena (Egge) Frimanslund. He married Ruth Pauline Paulson August 19, 1942 while stationed in Spartanburg,...

Ann Olson

Ann Olson

Jan 23, 2012

Ann Marie Olson was born August 1, 1962, in Fargo, ND, to Gordon and Delsie (Berg) Olson. She was raised in the Fargo-Moorhead, MN, area where she attended school. Ann worked for a long time at the Super 8 in Moorhead. Recently, she worked in the donation center at the Salvation Army. Ann died on Sunday, January 22, 2012, in...

William Sodnak

William Sodnak

Jan 23, 2012

William "Bill" Elliot Sodnak was born August 8, 1956, in Greenbush, MN, to John and Betty (Aamodt) Sodnak. In 1956, the family moved to Moorhead, MN, where Bill attended school. He graduated from Moorhead High School and attended North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND, for a short time. In December of 1974, Bill began working at Duane's House of Pizza...

Genelle M. Cook

Genelle M. Cook

Jan 21, 2012

Genelle Marie Donovan was born July 19, 1916, at Watts Siding, in Dilworth, MN, to Grover and LuLu (Geiger) Donovan. The family moved to the Omaha and Schuyler, NE, areas when she was a young girl. The family returned to Moorhead, MN, where she graduated from high school. Genelle met Orville Frank Cook while in high school and they were...

James J. Radcliffe

James J. Radcliffe

Jan 20, 2012

James J Radcliffe, 81, Vergas MN, passed away peacefully into the hands of our Lord on Friday, January 20, 2012, at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Fargo, ND. James Joseph Radcliffe was born on June 10, 1930, in Fargo, ND to James and Ima (Johnson) Radcliffe. After serving in the U.S. Army, Jim spent his career in the grain business....

Richard "Dickie" Rott

Richard "Dickie" Rott

Jan 19, 2012

Click to view the Video Tribute for Dickie Richard "Dickie" Leslie Rott was born September 26, 1949, to Leslie and Gertrude (Cooper) Rott, in Jamestown, ND. He was the eldest of six children. Dickie graduated from Moorhead (MN) High School in 1968 and worked in many retail stores in the Fargo-Moorhead area. He relocated to Minneapolis, MN, where he began...

Ralph M. Bakkila

Ralph M. Bakkila

Jan 17, 2012

Click to view the Video Tribute for Ski. Ralph Martin "Ski" Bakkila was born on August 31, 1951, to Elmer and Faye (Brinkman) Bakkila in Fargo, ND. He grew up in Fargo and attended school there. As a teenager, Ski, worked several jobs. After high school, he enlisted in the US Army where he served in Vietnam. Upon his return...

Mary H. King Osterfield

Mary H. King Osterfield

Jan 15, 2012

Mary Henrietta King was born July 22, 1911, to John and Margaret (McCormack) King, in Belfast, Northern Ireland, where she was raised and received her early education. Mary's love of music began at an early age. She was six years of age when she began piano lessons and nine years of age when she began violin lessons. At eleven years...

Roger Balgaard

Roger Balgaard

Jan 11, 2012

Roger DuWayne Balgaard, the son of Melvin and Gladys (Bergen) Balgaard, was born April 3, 1936, in Evansville, MN. He grew up and received his education in Evansville, where he graduated from high school in 1954, and then went on to attend Wapheton State School of Science in Wapheton, ND. He also served his country in the US Army for...

John E. Rodenkirck Jr.

John E. Rodenkirck Jr.

Jan 9, 2012

John E. Rodenkirck Jr., 88, West Fargo, ND, died Monday, January 9, 2012, in Sanford Health Palliative Care Unit, Fargo, ND. John Earl Rodenkirck Jr. was born April 1, 1923, in Moorhead, MN, to John Sr. and Seline (Nelson) Rodenkirck. He attended school in Fargo. In World War II, he enlisted in the Army Air Force and was stationed in...

Harlan "Bud" Matson

Harlan "Bud" Matson

Jan 5, 2012

Harlan "Bud" Eli Matson, 83, Moorhead, MN, died Thursday, January 5, 2012, at Sanford Health, Fargo, ND. Harlan is survived by his wife, Vivian, Moorhead; children, Bruce (Marcia) Matson, Moorhead, Melinda (William) Hamm, Elizabethtown, KY, Diana (Mark) Jacobson, Detroit Lakes, MN, Brenda (Steve) Aaser, League City, TX, Dale Matson, West Fargo, ND, and Lee (Ruthie) Matson, Walled Lake, MI; seven...

Edith M. VanderMeulen

Edith M. VanderMeulen

Jan 3, 2012

Edith May VanderMeulen was born June 21, 1925, in Cicero, NY, to Rector and Edith (Morrill) Place. The family moved to Flint, MI, when Edith was a young girl. Edith graduated from Flint Northern High School and attended University of Michigan at Ann Arbor for two years. She was united in marriage to Richard A. VanderMeulen on August 24, 1947,...

Jonella "Jonell" Domek

Jonella "Jonell" Domek

Jan 2, 2012

Jonella Jean Larson was born October 27, 1928, in McHenry, ND, to Jens and Adella Larson. She was the youngest of three children and was raised and educated in New Rockford, ND. After she graduated from high school, Jonella attended North Dakota State University (formerly North Dakota Agricultural College), in Fargo, ND, where she met Donald "Don" Domek, who was...

Zachary J. Cole

Zachary J. Cole

Jan 1, 2012

Zachary J. Cole, age 23, Bozeman, MT, formerly of Moorhead, MN, died in an auto accident near Bozeman on Sunday. Zachary, the son of Jerome and Deborah (Olson) Cole was born in Fargo, ND, on August 14, 1988. Zach was baptized on Oct. 9, 1988, and he confirmed his faith on April 25, 2004. Zach grew up in Moorhead, where...

Ruth E. Wohlwend

Ruth E. Wohlwend

Dec 27, 2011

Ruth Evelyn Otterburn was born August 27, 1916, to Miles and Gertrude (Gardner) Otterburn, on the family farmstead near Lidgerwood, ND. She graduated from Lidgerwood High School and from Valley City (ND) Teachers College. After graduation, Ruth taught school in Dexter Township, ND, and in LaVerne, ND. On June 14, 1947, Ruth married Robert Wohlwend Sr. in Fargo, ND. They...