In Our Care
Allen Christopherson
Jun 1, 2004
Allen "Chris" J. Christopherson, 66, Dilworth, MN, died Tuesday, June 1, 2004, in MeritCare Hospital, Fargo, ND. Allen "Chris" Jay Christopherson was born May 23, 1938, to Lester and Grace (Enger) Christopherson in Hendrum, MN, where he grew up and received his education. After graduation, Allen entered the US Navy and served for four years. On December 22, 1956, he...
Harold Holm
May 30, 2004
O. Harold Holm, Moorhead, MN, died Sunday, May 30, 2004, at Innovis Health, Fargo, ND, at the age of 85. Obert Harold Holm was born July 24, 1918, near Halstad, MN, to Clarence and Ida (Aalgaard) Holm. Harold was baptized and confirmed at Augustana Lutheran Church, rural Halstad. He attended Foss School, also rural Halstad. Harold was united in marriage...
Erven Lauinger
May 29, 2004
Erven J. Lauinger, age 74, of Fargo, ND, died on Saturday, May 29, 2004, at Villa Maria in Fargo Erven John Lauinger, the son of Ben and Barbara Lauinger, was born July 22, 1929, in Strasburg, ND, where he grew up and received his education. He worked on the family farm until the Korean War. Erven served his country in...
Nellie E. Miller
May 28, 2004
Nellie E. Miller, age 93, of Fargo, ND, died on Friday, May 28, 2004, at Villa Maria in Fargo. Nellie Ernestine Offerdahl, the daughter of Edward and Theresa (Smith) Offerdahl, was born in Borup, MN, on August 10, 1910. She grew up and received her education in Borup, where she graduated from high school. Nellie then attended Normal School, and...
Leona M. Mertes
May 26, 2004
Leona M. Mertes, 92, Moorhead, MN, died Wednesday, May 26, 2004, in Eventide Lutheran Home, Moorhead. Leona Marie Homan was born August 21, 1911, in Yellow Medicine County, near, St. Leo, MN, to Charles and Cecelia (Schmitt) Homan. Leona was raised in St. Leo where she received her education. Leona married Jacob N. Mertes, May 24, 1934, in St. Leo...
Norman Langseth
May 24, 2004
Norman C. Langseth, age 91, rural Glyndon, MN, died at his home on Monday, May 24, 2004. Norman Clifford Langseth, the son of C. Martin and Martha (Seter) Langseth, was born at rural Glyndon, MN, on August 11, 1912. He grew up and received his education in the Glyndon area. Norman was baptized and confirmed at Glyndon Lutheran Church. On...
Lloyd R. Hanson
May 20, 2004
Lloyd R. Hanson, age 88, of Moorhead, MN, died Thursday, May 20, 2004, at Eventide Lutheran Home in Moorhead. Lloyd R. Hanson, the son of Alvin and Clara (Edmunds) Hanson, was born at Shelly, MN, on May 2, 1916. He grew up in Shelly and graduated from Climax (MN) high school in 1934. As a young man he worked as...
Paul Maassel
May 19, 2004
Paul Frederick Maassel was born on July 2, 1922 in New Underwood, SD. He was the son of Rev. George and Clara (Schroeder) Maassel. At the time Paul's father was Circuit Rider in western South Dakota. Later the family moved to Sherwood, OH, and then Napoleon (Freedom Township), OH. Paul attended St. John's Lutheran School until 1936 and Concordia High...
Raymond C. Erickson
May 19, 2004
Raymond C. Erickson, 77, Dilworth, MN, died Wednesday, May 19, 2004, in Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Fargo, ND, surrounded by his loved ones. He has found peace after a long struggle with emphysema. Ray was born September 22, 1926, to Conrad and Mabel (Sather) Erickson, in Clearbrook, MN, where he grew up and attended school. He served in the army...
Arnold O. Mjones
May 18, 2004
Arnold Ordean Mjones was born December 14, 1923, to Ole and Anna (Kragnes) Mjones, on a farm near Hendrum, MN, where he was raised and attended school. In the summer of 1944, he entered the military service and served as an infantryman in General George Pattons 3rd Army in WW II. Arnold was discharged from the service in 1946 and...
Diane L. Schaffer
May 18, 2004
Diane Lynn Olson was born December 14, 1954, in Fargo, ND, to Wallace and Darlene (Svare) Olson. She was raised in Fargo and graduated from Fargo South High School in 1973. Diane was married to Glenn Schaffer, June 16, 1973, in Fargo, and they made their home in Colorado Springs, CO. While there, Diane worked in a healthcare recovery center....
Noretta K. Roche
May 17, 2004
Noretta K. Roche, 94, Fargo, ND, died Monday, May 17, 2004, in Innovis Health, Fargo. Noretta Katherine Block was born February 6, 1910, near Nicollet, MN, to Louis and Margaret (Latour) Block. Noretta was raised on the family farm near Cleveland, MN, where she graduated from high school. Noretta was married to Ernest Levi Roche, November 18, 1931, in Milwaukee,...
Theodora McDonough
May 16, 2004
Theodora "Teddy" McDonough, 66, Moorhead, MN, died Sunday, May 16, 2004, at 2:45 AM in the Intensive Care Unit of Innovis Health, Fargo, ND, of complications arising from a long bout with emphysema. Teddy was born September 6, 1937, in Niagara Falls, NY. She was the only daughter of Fred and Muriel Hellwig. She attended Niagara Falls High School and...
Richard Olson
May 15, 2004
Richard L. Olson, 64, West Fargo, ND, died Saturday, May 15, 2004, at MeritCare Hospital, Fargo, ND, surrounded by his family. Richard LeRoy Olson, son of Thorson and Alma B. (Edstrom) Olson, was born January 8, 1940, at St. Luke's Hospital, Fargo. The youngest of six children, Richard was baptized and confirmed at Faith Lutheran Church in West Fargo. He...
Rita Wagner
May 13, 2004
Rita L. Wagner, age 79, of Moorhead, MN, died Thursday, May 13, 2004, at Eventide Lutheran Home in Moorhead. Rita Lucy Zins was born May 29, 1924, in Red Lake Falls, MN, to loving Christian parents, Joseph and Mary (Weinhandl) Zins. She grew up and received her education in Red Lake Falls. She was joined in marriage to Donavon Joseph...
Irene Cook
May 13, 2004
Irene R. Cook, 90, of Moorhead, Minnesota, died Thursday, May 13, 2004, at MeritCare Hospital, Fargo, ND. Irene, daughter of Ewald and Dorothea Klug, was born August 28, 1913, in Leaf Valley, MN. She was baptized at Ebenezer Lutheran Church, moving with her parents to Sabin, MN, at the age of six. She was confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church, Sabin,...
Beatrice Bruckner
May 11, 2004
Beatrice Clarice Ulland was born April 26, 1919, to Edward and Julia (Fiskum) Ulland, in Mayville, ND. She grew up in Fargo, ND, and graduated from Fargo Central High School. On March 30, 1940, she married Adolph J. Bruckner in Moorhead, MN, where they made their home. Beatrice worked as a nursing assistant at Dakota Hospital, Fargo. Adolph died on...
Loraine Monson
May 11, 2004
Loraine Vendella Redding was born on November 8, 1901, to Leonard and Minnie Redding of Lamberton, MN, the second of their four children. She died peacefully on Monday, May 11, 2004, at Eventide Lutheran Home in Moorhead, MN, at the age of 102. Loraine grew up in Lamberton, MN, and graduated as class valedictorian from Lamberton High School in 1919....
Marsha Melroe
May 10, 2004
Marsha M. Melroe, 50, Phoenix, AZ, formerly Fargo, ND, died May 10, 2004, in her home. Marsha Marie (Miller) Melroe, the daughter of Glenn and Rosie (Lemke) Miller, was born on October 29, 1953, in Moorhead, MN. She grew up on a farm near Baker, MN. Marsha was baptized June 29, 1954, at Our Savior's Lutheran Church, Barnesville, MN, by...
Arthur Brown
May 2, 2004
Arthur Robert Brown was born March 21, 1922, in Wenatchee, WA, to Arthur Rudolph Brown and Elsie (Mead) Brown. In school, he ran track and was involved in caddying for his father. He joined the Army shortly after Pearl Harbor and missed graduating from high school by five months. He was wounded while serving with the 90th Infantry in Czechoslovakia....
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