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Esther M. Gerig

Esther M. Gerig

Nov 22, 2010

Esther M. Gerig, 75, of Fargo, ND, died Monday, November 22, 2010, at Bethany Retirement Living, in Fargo, under the care of their incredible staff and Hospice of the Red River Valley. She will be dearly missed by family and friends who loved her very much. Esther Marie Shambach was born February 27, 1935, at Brinsmade, ND, daughter of Shiloh...

Adeline H. Eide

Adeline H. Eide

Nov 20, 2010

Adeline Eide, age 90, Eventide Catered Living, Moorhead, MN, died Saturday, November 20, 2010, in Sanford Hospital, Fargo, ND. Adeline H. Jacobson was born March 1, 1920, in Ulen, MN, to Soren and Anna (Larson) Jacobson. She married Norman Eide on December 27, 1941, and together they moved to Moorhead in 1947 following WWII. Adeline and Norman moved to Omaha,...

Dorothy "Dodi" Barnett

Dorothy "Dodi" Barnett

Nov 16, 2010

More than four years after being diagnosed with Small cell lymphoma cancer, Dorothy 'Dodi' Lea Barnett, 53, died November 16, 2010, with her husband by her side in Pensacola, Florida. She lived her life with faith, love, energy, courage and determination. She believed and practiced that we are stronger than any problem encountered or disappointment life may bring. She was...

Lawrence Gigler

Lawrence Gigler

Nov 15, 2010

Lawrence E. Gigler, age 88, died Monday, Nov. 15, 2010, in Golden Living Center - Otter Tail Lake, Battle Lake, MN. Lawrence Elmer Gigler, the son of Frank and Martha (Duenow) Gigler, was born in Ada, MN, on December 23, 1921. He grew up and received his education in the Ada area, where he worked on farms. On February 11,...

Stephen P. Kline

Stephen P. Kline

Nov 11, 2010

Stephen Patrick Kline, 69, passed away November 11, 2010, at Triumph Hospital, Fargo, ND. Steve was born March 17, 1941, in Mason City, IA, to Daisy (Rutherford) and Joseph Kline. He married Eleanor Haedt May 26, 1962, at St. Mary's Cathedral, Fargo. Together they had four children (two sets of twins). Steve grew up as the youngest of six children...

Richard "Dick" Olek

Richard "Dick" Olek

Nov 6, 2010

Richard "Dick" Harold Olek was born October 25, 1910, in Forbes, ND, to Julius and Amileye "Molly" (Schultz) Olek. Dick attended school through the third grade and then left his home in North Dakota, at ten years of age, with two of his brothers. They worked various jobs on area farms from North Dakota to Indiana. He then rode the...

Benjamin Roth

Benjamin Roth

Nov 3, 2010

Benjamin Roth, age 90, was called Home to heaven on Wednesday, November 3, 2010. He was born on January 7, 1920, in Kulm, ND, (McIntosh County), the fifth of eight children to Henry and Lydia (Breitling) Roth. Both were descendents of Russia. Benjamin attended eight years of schooling in Wishek ND. At the age of 16 he was sent out...

James Sax

James Sax

Oct 31, 2010

James "Jim" G. Sax, 85, Moorhead, MN, died Sunday, October 31, 2010. James George Sax was born February 6, 1925, to Jacob and Loretta (Rooney) Sax in Brooklyn, NY, where he grew up and received his education. Jim was drafted into the Army and upon his honorable discharge, he returned to Brooklyn where he worked for Northwest Airlines. It was...

Signe J. Bourcy

Signe J. Bourcy

Oct 27, 2010

Click here to view the Video Tribute Signe J. Bourcy, 94, Moorhead, MN, died Wednesday, October 27, 2010, in Eventide Lutheran Home, Moorhead. Signe Josephine Engquist was born November 20, 1915, to Alvin and Hilda (Olson) Engquist in Herman, MN, where she grew up and received her education. On October 4, 1933, Signe married Wayne Bourcy in Donnelly, MN, where...

Francis " Frank" A. Wieser

Francis " Frank" A. Wieser

Oct 26, 2010

Francis "Frank" A. Wieser, 55, Fargo, ND, died Tuesday, October 26, 2010 in his home, Fargo. He is survived by his mother, Genrose Wieser; and five sisters, Mary (Ron) Geiser, Sharon (Curt) Jorschumb, Barb (Dennis) Richards, Shelly (Bill) Kleindl, and Kris (Roger) Merriam. A private family service will be held.

Sigmund Oland

Sigmund Oland

Oct 26, 2010

Click here to view the Video Tribute Sigmund Oland, 82, Dilworth, MN, passed away Tuesday, October 26, 2010, at Rosewood on Broadway, Fargo, ND. Sig was born in Hanks, ND, on May 19, 1928. The family moved to Hibbing, MN, in 1938. After high school, Sig enlisted in the US Army and served in Korea. He was honorably discharged in...

Oscar Sehlke

Oscar Sehlke

Oct 24, 2010

Oscar Sehlke, Mentor, MN, 80, passed away quietly in his sleep at Sanford Health Palliative Care Unit in Fargo, ND, on October 24, 2010. Oscar was born to Oscar Julius Sehlke and Maria Martha Dannhaus on September 7, 1930, in Brenham, TX. He had one sibling, Roy Wilson Sehlke, and they were raised in the Brenham area. Oscar joined the...

Arnold E. Landa

Arnold E. Landa

Oct 22, 2010

Arnold E. Landa, 76, Moorhead, MN, died Friday, October 22, 2010, in the Golden Living Center, Moorhead. Arnold Emil Landa was born on the family farm near Werner, ND, to Thor and Olga (Mjolhus) Landa. Around the age of 8, the family moved to a farm near Hitterdal, MN, then Hawley, MN, where he attended school. Arnold worked as a...

Reuben B. Korsmo

Reuben B. Korsmo

Oct 16, 2010

Reuben B. Korsmo, 90, Mayville, ND, died Saturday, October 16, 2010, in Luther Memorial Home, Mayville, ND. Reuben Benjamin Korsmo was born on May 27, 1920, to George and Evelyn (Bilden) Korsmo, on the family farm in rural Northwood, ND. He was raised on the farm and attended rural school. He graduated from Northwood High School in 1939 and attended...

Mary M. Manke

Mary M. Manke

Oct 16, 2010

Mary Maxine Manke, 88, West Fargo, ND, died Saturday, Oct. 16, 2010, in Eventide Lutheran Home, Moorhead, MN. Mary Maxine Grzybowski was born July 12, 1922, in Mecosta, MI, where she grew up and attended school. She moved to Grand Rapids, MI, after high school, and worked in a furniture factory, which was converted to make airplanes for World War...

Beverly J. Walden

Beverly J. Walden

Oct 12, 2010

Beverly Walden, 83, Fargo, ND, died Tuesday, October 12, 2010, in Villa Maria, Fargo. Beverly June Nolan, the daughter of Clyde and Cecelia (Olsen) Nolan, was born in Fargo, ND, on June 30, 1927. She grew up and received her education in Moorhead, MN, where she graduated from Moorhead High School. Beverly was a life-long resident of the Fargo-Moorhead area....

Norman Granlund

Norman Granlund

Oct 10, 2010

Click here to view the Video Tribute for Norman Norman E. Granlund, 83, Moorhead, MN, died Sunday, October 10, 2010, in Eventide Lutheran Home, Moorhead. Norman Ellsworth Granlund, the son of Reuben and Minnie (Linder) Granlund, was born on March 8, 1927, outside of Nelson, MN. He grew up, received his education and worked on the family farm. He enlisted...

Daniel J. Vasquez

Daniel J. Vasquez

Oct 10, 2010

Click here to view the Video Tribute Daniel J. Vasquez, 64, Moorhead, MN, died Sunday, October 10, 2010, in the VA Medical Center, Fargo, ND. Daniel John Vasquez was born on July 28, 1946, in Fargo, to Joseph and Minnie (Perez) Vasquez. He graduated from Fargo Central High School in 1964. Dan proudly served in the US Marine Corps from...

David E. Larson

David E. Larson

Oct 7, 2010

David E. Larson, Moorhead, MN, died Thursday, October 7, 2010, in Triumph Hospital, Fargo, ND. David Earl Larson was born and raised in Pelican Rapids, MN. He attended Pelican Rapids High School and shortly after high school joined the Army. He was proud to be a member of the 101st Airborne Division. David married Norma Kiser and they lived in...

Harris Kuehl

Harris Kuehl

Oct 7, 2010

Click here to view the Video Tribute for Harris Harris L. Kuehl, 90, Moorhead, MN, formerly of Sabin, MN, died Thursday, October 7, 2010, in Eventide Lutheran Home, Moorhead. Harris Leland Kuehl was born on September 6, 1920, to Henning and Dora (Lass) Kuehl on the family farm in Elmwood Township, MN. He was raised on the farm and attended...