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Kenneth Fiemann

Kenneth Fiemann

Oct 23, 2009

Kenneth E. Fiemann, 79, Moorhead, MN, died Friday, October 23, 2009, in Rosewood on Broadway, Fargo, ND, following a long courageous battle with Parkinsons. Ken was born February 16, 1930 in Crookston, MN, the son of Martin and Melva (Mickelson) Fiemann. He graduated from Moorhead High School in 1948. After high school he worked for Kiefer Chevrolet in Moorhead and...

Wallace Rasmussen

Wallace Rasmussen

Oct 22, 2009

Wallace Rasmussen, 89, rural Lake Park, MN, formerly of Moorhead, MN died Thursday, Oct. 22, 2009, in St. Mary's Hospital, Detroit Lakes, MN. Wallace Eugene Rasmussen, son of Peter and Alpha (Carlson) Rasmussen, was born Dec. 27, 1919 in Fergus Falls, MN. He grew up in Fergus Falls, and in Fargo, ND. During WW II, he served his country in...

John "Steve" Dwyer

John "Steve" Dwyer

Oct 21, 2009

John "Steve" Dwyer, 60, Fargo, ND, died Wednesday, October 21, 2009, in MeritCare Medical Center, Fargo. He is survived by a son, John (Joleen) Dwyer; two brothers, Peter (Cheryl) Dwyer and Joe (Lyn) Dwyer; and a sister, Edith (Richard) Knutson. Visitation: Today, Friday, October 23, 2009 from 5 - 7 PM in Korsmo Funeral Chapel, Moorhead, MN. Funeral: Today, Friday,...

Genevieve K. Maier

Genevieve K. Maier

Oct 20, 2009

Genevieve K. Maier, age 85, Dilworth, MN, died at her home in Dilworth on Tuesday, October 20, 2009, under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Genevieve Katherine Jackson, daughter of William and Catherine (Barclay) Jackson, was born February 4, 1924 in Grand Forks, ND, where she grew up and received her education. In 1942, Genevieve married James...

Ordella E. Eastvold

Ordella E. Eastvold

Oct 19, 2009

Click to view the video tribute for Ordella Ordella Elaine Heiraas Eastvold died on Monday, October 19, 2009, at her Glyndon, MN home, at the age of eighty-nine. Ordella was born on January 18, 1920, in the home of her parents, Carl and Inga Heiraas on the family farm in Hagen Township, Clay Co. MN. There she grew up in...

Mary C. Cook

Mary C. Cook

Oct 18, 2009

Mary C. Cook, 89, Moorhead, MN, died Sunday, Oct. 18, 2009 in The Evergreens, Moorhead. Mary Cecilia Reddy, daughter of Clarence and Anne (Goodheart) Reddy, was born June 21, 1920, in Graceville, MN. She grew up in the Barry, MN, area, and attended school in Graceville. On Feb. 8, 1938, Mary married Virgil Cook, at Dumont, MN. They lived in...

Dean H. Bagne

Dean H. Bagne

Oct 17, 2009

Click to view the video tribute for Dean Dean Hugh Bagne was born September 9, 1926, to Oscar and Matilda (Skime) Bagne, in Gonvick, MN. Dean was baptized in October of 1926, in Gonvick, and confirmed in faith in May of 1940, at Grace Lutheran Church, in Erskine, MN. Dean graduated from Erskine High School in 1943, where he excelled...

Percy "Pete" Idso

Percy "Pete" Idso

Oct 16, 2009

Percy "Pete" T. Idso, age 88, Fargo, ND, was born to Ingham and Geraldine (Helland) Idso on the P.J. Helland farm east of Amenia, ND. He attended school in Amenia and graduated from Wahpeton School of Science in 1942. Percy enlisted in the military the same year, becoming a soldier in the Army. His three and a half years in...

Ernest A. Hagel

Ernest A. Hagel

Oct 11, 2009

Ernest A. Hagel, 96, Moorhead, MN, died Sunday, Oct. 11, 2009, in Eventide Lutheran Home, Moorhead. Ernest Alexander Hagel, the son of Henry and Marie (Strobel) Hagel, was born Oct. 2, 1913, near Wishek, ND. He attended school in Ashley, ND, and graduated from high school in 1933. Ernest married Elsie Kaseman in 1935. They lived in Michigan and in...

John C. McDonald Sr.

John C. McDonald Sr.

Oct 8, 2009

John C. McDonald Sr., 86, Moorhead, MN, died Thursday, October 8, 2009, in MeritCare, Fargo, ND under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. John Curtis McDonald Sr. was born on March 19, 1923, to John T. and Catherine (Horan) McDonald on the family farm near Hawley, MN. He graduated from Hawley High School in 1941. After graduation,...

Virginia L. Gwynn

Virginia L. Gwynn

Oct 7, 2009

Virginia L. Gwynn, 86, Pelican Rapids, MN, died Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009 in MeritCare Palliative Care in Fargo, ND. Virginia Lee Gasaway, daughter of Clyde and Esther (Koplau) Gasaway, was born August 9, 1923 in Dilworth, MN. She spent her early years in Chicago, IL. After her mother died, the family returned to Minnesota, and Virginia graduated from Moorhead (MN)...

Judith "Judy" Anderson

Judith "Judy" Anderson

Oct 6, 2009

Judith "Judy" A. Anderson, 61, Glyndon, MN, died Tuesday, October 6, 2009, in MeritCare Medical Center, Fargo, ND. Judith "Judy" Ann Dehn was born December 29, 1947, in Fargo, ND, to Harvey and Elsie (Wurzer) Dehn. As a young child, her family lived in many different cities in Minnesota and North Dakota because of her father's job. They lived on...

Ivan W. Ness

Ivan W. Ness

Oct 5, 2009

Ivan W. Ness, 83, Wolverton, MN, died Monday, October 5, 2009, in Eventide Lutheran Home, Moorhead, MN. Ivan William Ness was born July 10, 1926, to Ingman and Wilhemina (Johnson) Ness in Fargo, ND. He was raised on the family farmstead near Wolverton and graduated from Wolverton High School in 1943. After graduation, Ivan enlisted in the Marine Corps. Upon...

Edna A. Lian

Edna A. Lian

Oct 5, 2009

Edna Adeline Lian, 96, Fargo, ND, formerly Dilworth, MN, died Monday, Oct. 5, 2009, in Elim Care Center, Fargo. Edna Adeline Smith, the daughter of Faltin and Augusta (Johnson) Smith, was born December 30, 1912, near Caledonia, ND, where she grew up and received her education. On December 1, 1931, Edna was united in marriage to Sidney Lian, in Crookston,...

Jerome G. Shawstad

Jerome G. Shawstad

Oct 3, 2009

Jerome Glencoe Shawstad, age 66, died comfortably under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley, on Saturday afternoon, October 3, 2009 at the Evergreens Assisted Living in Fargo, ND. Jerome "Jerry" Shawstad, the son of Walter Shawstad and Anna (Martindale) Shawstad, was born September 5, 1943 in Halstad, MN. He graduated from high school in Barnesville, MN, and...

Lawrence Kunz

Lawrence Kunz

Oct 3, 2009

Lawrence Kunz, 82, of Moorhead, MN, passed away Saturday, October 3, 2009, at the VA Medical Center, Fargo, surrounded by his family. Lawrence Kunz was born September 5, 1927, in rural Heaton, ND, son of Charles and Anna (Osman) Kunz. He was the oldest of their eight children. He grew up and attended school in Sykeston, ND. He enlisted in...

John W. McManus

John W. McManus

Sep 29, 2009

John W. McManus, 81, Dilworth, MN, died Tuesday, September 29, 2009, at his home surrounded by his loving family and under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. John Walter McManus was born February 9, 1928, to Philip and Margaret (Dullea) McManus in Fargo, ND. He was raised in Dilworth and graduated from Dilworth High School. In 1946,...

Gordon W. Nelson

Gordon W. Nelson

Sep 29, 2009

Gordon W. "Oxie" Nelson died Tuesday, September 29, 2009, in the Palliative Care Unit at the Veteran's Medical Center, Fargo, ND. Gordon was born August 25, 1925, to Gustav and Clara (Christianson) Nelson. He grew up in Dilworth, MN, and graduated from Dilworth High School on June 4, 1943. Gordon enlisted in the Navy in 1943, and was discharged in...

Anna Edith Moll

Anna Edith Moll

Sep 25, 2009

Anna Edith Moll, 97, Moorhead, MN, died Friday, September 25, 2009, in Golden Living Center, Moorhead, where she had been a resident since 2002. Anna Edith Severson, the daughter of Sevie and Anna (Olson) Severson, was born in Westbrook, MN, on November 28, 1911. She grew up and received her education in the Lamberton, MN, where she graduated from high...

Inez G. Johnson

Inez G. Johnson

Sep 24, 2009

Inez Genevieve Lavander, the daughter of Andrew and Nora (Blomquist) Lavander, was born in Oxlip, MN, on July 3, 1914. She grew up and received her education in the Oxlip area. Inez attended teachers college and taught school in Taylors Falls, MN, and in Cambridge, MN. On June 11, 1939, Inez was married to Oscar V. "Occie" Johnson, in Isanti,...