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Elmer M. Bjerke

Elmer M. Bjerke

Jan 12, 2006

Elmer M. Bjerke, age 94, Moorhead, MN, died Thursday, Jan. 12, 2006, at Otter Tail Nursing Home, rural Battle Lake, MN. Elmer Melvin Bjerke, the son of Lars and Maren (Olson) Bjerke, was born in rural Hatton, ND, on April 1, 1911. He grew up and received his education in the Hatton area. On April 1, 1934, Elmer was married...

Judith M. Swenson

Judith M. Swenson

Jan 8, 2006

Judith Marcella Walstrom, was born in Highland Grove Township near Hitterdal, Minnesota on July 17, 1919 to Sven O. and Emma C. (Bergquist) Walstrom. Her education was received in area schools. On December 22, 1945, Judith was united in marriage to Willmar C. Swenson in Moorhead, Minnesota. They made their home in Moorhead all of their married life and raised...

Beatrice "Pat" Erickson

Beatrice "Pat" Erickson

Jan 8, 2006

Beatrice "Pat" J. Jacob was born January 14, 1936, in Ellisville, MO, to Theodore and Tracy (Buth) Jacob. The family moved to the Downer-Glyndon, MN, area when she was very young. As a young woman, Pat worked for Armour's and Prudential, both in Fargo. Pat was united in marriage to Donald Eugene Erickson, on February 20, 1959, in Fargo, where...

Gladys E. Sannes

Gladys E. Sannes

Jan 7, 2006

Gladys Sannes, 89, went home to be with the Lord 7 January 2006. She was born in Tuttle, North Dakota. She was the fifth of eight children. Her parents, Hans and Kari Sathre were Norwegian immigrants. They homesteaded and raised cattle in the Tuttle area. She graduated from Tuttle High School in 1935 and went on to attend Chicago Hairdressing...

Meredith A. Wangrud

Meredith A. Wangrud

Jan 7, 2006

Meredith A. Wangrud, 68, Fargo, ND, died Saturday, January 7, 2006, in MeritcareHospital, Fargo. Meredith Ann Holm was born September 29, 1937 in Fargo, the daughter of William and Daisy (Lamb) Holm. She grew up in Fargo and graduated from Fargo Central. On May 4, 1963, she married Donald Wangrud, in Fargo, where the couple made their home. She worked...

Jean D. Anderson

Jean D. Anderson

Jan 4, 2006

Jean Delores Moen was born July 19, 1926, in Moorhead, MN, the daughter of Carl and Mathilda (Kjorven) Moen. The family lived in a number of areas during the depression years, including Fargo, ND, Fort Ransom, ND, Audubon, MN, and Seattle, WA. Her parents owned and operated a restaurant in Audubon, where Jean graduated from high school. She received a...

A. Donald Nicolson

A. Donald Nicolson

Jan 1, 2006

Don Nicolson was born on August 10, 1921 in Birtle, Manitoba, Canada and grew up in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air Force, serving as a WWII fighter pilot in North Africa. It was there he met and married his wife of 53 years, Norma Stowe, on April 14, 1944. The couple returned to Winnipeg and Don...

Ethel G. Anderson

Ethel G. Anderson

Dec 27, 2005

Ethel Anderson, 90, Dilworth, MN, died Tuesday, December 27, 2005, in MeritCare Hospital, Fargo, ND. Ethel Gertrude Anderson was born January 13, 1915, at Brainerd, MN, the daughter of Joseph and Mary Ann (Liners) Lyonais. She attended St. Francis Catholic grade school and graduated from Brainerd High School in 1932. She married Donald E. Anderson September 7, 1935, in Brainerd,...

George M. Sebestl

George M. Sebestl

Dec 27, 2005

George Mark Sebestl was born April 25, 1922, in North Dakota, near Georgetown, MN, to Rudolph and Mary (Stasch) Sebestl. He was the youngest of six children. George attended grade school in Georgetown and graduated from high school in Hendrum, MN. After graduation, George continued his life of farming on the family farm near Argusville, ND. He farmed with his...

Inez Eppler

Inez Eppler

Dec 22, 2005

Inez Eppler, age 85, of Fargo, ND, died Thursday, Dec. 22, 2005, at Elim Care Center in Fargo Inez G. Sandeen was born Oct. 27, 1920 near Hawley, MN, where she grew up and attended school. On Feb. 5, 1946, she married Alvin Eppler, and they had three children, Gary, Cheryl and Ronald. They lived in Moorhead, MN, where she...

Roger W. Greeley

Roger W. Greeley

Dec 22, 2005

Video Tribute Roger W. Greeley, age 56, Moorhead, MN died December 22, 2005, at his home in Moorhead, under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley, after a difficult battle with cancer. Roger W. Greeley was born July 2, 1949, in Omaha, NE, to Warren and Elaine Greeley. He and his brother, Mark, attended school there until in...

Maggie Bossart

Maggie Bossart

Dec 21, 2005

Maggie Bossart, 91, Eventide Lutheran Home, Moorhead, Minnesota, died Wednesday, December 21, 2005, at Eventide. Maggie Bossart was born May 20, 1914, in Danzig, ND, to Jakob and Marie (Neuhardt) Klein. She was raised in the Ashley, ND, area where she received her education. Maggie was married to Fred Martin Bossart, in April of 1938, in Fargo, ND, where they...

Helen M. Arnseth

Helen M. Arnseth

Dec 19, 2005

Helen M. Arnseth, age 87, of Moorhead, MN, died Monday, Dec. 19, 2005, at Eventide Lutheran Home in Moorhead. Helen Mirion Geiger was born on January 11, 1918 in Fargo, North Dakota. She grew up and received her education in Fargo, and in Moorhead, where she graduated from high school. On June 4, 1938, Helen married Norman Arnseth. They lived...

LeRoy M. Norling

LeRoy M. Norling

Dec 19, 2005

LeRoy M. Norling, 65, Georgetown, MN, died Monday, December 19, 2005, in MeritCare Hospital, Fargo, ND. LeRoy Merlin Norling was born August 11, 1940, in Grantsburg, WI, to Wilbur and Beverly (Nelson) Norling. LeRoy was raised and received his education in Grantsburg. LeRoy farmed in the Grantsburg area and then owned and operated his own cabinetry business. LeRoy moved to...

John L. Fernholz

John L. Fernholz

Dec 17, 2005

John L. Fernholz, 48, Fargo, ND, died Saturday, December 17, 2005, in his home. John Louis Fernholz, son of William and Eunice (Matter) Fernholz, was born September 16, 1957, in Minneapolis, MN. He grew up and graduated from high school in Detroit Lakes, MN, and later from Moorhead State University (MN) with a degree in business administration. John was united...

Arlene I. Haberle

Arlene I. Haberle

Dec 17, 2005

Arlene I. Haberle, 82, Moorhead, MN, died Saturday, December 17, 2005, at Johnson Elder Care House, Fargo, ND. Arlene I. Haberle was born January 3, 1923, to Ingvald and Effie (Haarstad) Grefsrud, near Pelican Rapids, MN. Arlene was raised in Pelican Rapids where she graduated from high school. Arlene attended Lee's Beauty College in St. Paul, MN, and worked in...

Thomas H. Novak

Thomas H. Novak

Dec 16, 2005

Thomas H. Novak died on Friday, December 16, 2005, at MeritCare Hospital in Fargo, at the age of 54. The son of Sylvester "Bud" and Janet (Brodina) Novak, he was born in Fargo, ND, on June 12, 1951. Tom grew up and received his education in Fargo, where he graduated from Shanley High School in 1969 and NDSU in 1974....

Lois J. Bergeson

Lois J. Bergeson

Dec 15, 2005

Video Tribute Lois Jean Shelley was born December 2, 1925, in Willmar, MN, to George and Irene (Hoard) Shelley. Lois grew up in Willmar where she graduated from high school. After high school, Lois worked in a bakery where she met her future husband, Lloyd Bergeson. Lloyd often recalled "I met my Sweetie in a sweet shop." On April 10,...

Myrtle C. Johnson

Myrtle C. Johnson

Dec 14, 2005

Myrtle C. Johnson, 89, of Glyndon, died Wednesday, December 14, 2005, at Sunnyside Care Center, rural Lake Park, MN. Myrtle Christine Versdahl, daughter of Herman and Anna (Ekre) Versdahl, was born August 28, 1916, in rural Wyndmere, ND, where she grew up and received her education. After working for a few years at the Sears and Robuck Store in Fargo,...

Dorothy Carey

Dorothy Carey

Dec 13, 2005

Dorothy Carey, age 86, Moorhead, MN, died early Tuesday, December 13, 2004 at her home in Moorhead, the result of a house fire. Dorothy Bertha Grettum was born February 12, 1919 in Ulen, MN, the daughter of Henry and Bessie Grettum. She attended several different schools in the area and graduated from Dilworth (MN) High School in 1936. After graduating...

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