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Doris M. Eidem
Aug 30, 2012
Doris EidemDoris Eidem, 94 of Felton, MN passed away on Thursday, August 30, 2012 at Essentia Health, Fargo, ND.Doris was born June 6, 1918, on the family farm to William and Lillian Borgen. She was baptized and confirmed at Landstad Lutheran Church rural Perley, MN. In 1936, she graduated from Felton High School.Doris was the eldest of eleven children. Her...
Larry Olson
Aug 26, 2012
Larry Noel Olson was born April 24, 1941, in Fargo, ND to E. Estelle Andrews and Roland V. Olson. His grandparents were Edwin L. and Agnes Doran Olson and Ed and Amy Swenseid Andrews. Most of Larry's early years were spent as a farm kid in the Hawley and Lake Park, MN area. As a small child, Larry was ever...
Phyllis N. Layton
Aug 25, 2012
Phyllis Wilson was born on March 16, 1931, in Moorhead, MN, to Julius and Pearl Dehn Wilson. She grew up and attended school there, graduating from the Moorhead State Campus School. Phyllis married Ben Layton on June 5, 1971, in Hawley, MN, and they farmed south of Hawley before moving into Hawley in 1978. She worked as telephone operator for...
Raymond B. Grefsrud
Aug 25, 2012
Raymond Bernard Grefsrud was born on December 1, 1918 to Gust and Martina Bratlien Grefsrud. He was born and raised in the Rollag, MN area. He was baptized and confirmed at Parke Lutheran Church, rural Rollag. He attended school at District No. 109 in rural Clay County, MN through grade 8. Due to the onset of the Depression, he then...
Viola Gruhl
Aug 25, 2012
Evelyn Viola Gruhl, 91, passed to her heavenly home on Saturday, August 25, 2012, in Moorhead, Minnesota. Visitation will be on Tuesday, August 28 from 5-7 pm, with prayer service at 7 at Wright Funeral Home in Hawley. The funeral will be 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, August 29 at Hegland Lutheran Church, rural Hawley, Minnesota. Evelyn Viola Engen was born...
Helen M. Hedelund
Aug 23, 2012
Helen M. Hedelund was born February 25, 1918, in Northwood, IA, and died Thursday, August 23, 2012, in Eventide Lutheran Home, Moorhead, MN, at the age of 94. The daughter of Bertha and Ray E. Bogenrief, she moved to Moorhead at the age of two. She attended Moorhead Public Schools and graduated from Concordia College in 1939. She taught Home...
Richard E. Arvidson
Aug 20, 2012
Richard was born February 22, 1941, in Deadwood, SD, to Erving and Genevieve Heckel Arvidson. He grew up in Spring Lake Park, MN, where he attended and graduated from high school. On April 16, 1977, he married Patricia Crandall in Akeley, MN. Over the years, Richard worked at Walters Sanitation, Justers Steel, Honeywell, and Wyatts Ready Mix before moving to...
Stephen A. ’Steve’ Savary
Aug 20, 2012
Stephen Allan Savary, age 61 of Moorhead, Minnesota died August 20, 2012. Born May 8, 1951, in Sioux City, Iowa, Steve was proud to be the son of Sylvester and Louise Bell Savary. He adored his much older brother Gary, and was always thrilled to tag along on Gary's spontaneous adventures. Their times as a family at their cabin by...
Donald R. Harsh
Aug 15, 2012
Donald was born in Osakis, MN, April 14, 1927, as a twin, to Howard and Elizabeth L. House Harsh. Don graduated from school in Osakis and enlisted in the United States Army at Fort Snelling, with his twin brother. They were trained and worked in the finance office in Paris, France with the 137th Finance Division. He was discharged in...
Arvid E. Bjorem
Aug 14, 2012
Arvid Earl Bjorem was born October 16, 1937 in Ada, MN, to Earl and Bernice Bjorem. He grew tired and went to be with our Lord on August 14, 2012.Arvid married Shirley Klimek in Moorhead, MN, on February 11, 1956. He was proud to belong to the Bricklayer's Union and worked for many construction companies in the Fargo-Moorhead area. He...
Sidney “Sid” Schmid
Aug 12, 2012
Sidney "Sid" L. Schmid, age 57, of Moorhead, MN, passed away peacefully at his home on Sunday, August 12, 2012, under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley.Sidney Leo Schmid was born on August 13, 1954, to James and Betty Smith Schmid in Pipestone, MN. He grew up and attended school in Pipestone and Babbitt, MN as well...
Austin W. Wagar
Aug 10, 2012
Austin W. Wagar, 17, of Sabin, MN passed away Friday, August 10, 2012 in Sanford Health, Fargo, ND. Austin Wayne Wagar, son of Heath Wagar and Jamie Scott Olson, was born on July 10, 1995 in Twenty Nine Palms, CA. Austin attended Moorhead High School, where he participated in soccer. He loved attending school to interact with his classmates and...
Allen L. Erickson
Aug 10, 2012
Allen L. Erickson, age 80, of Lake Park, MN, died on Friday, August 10, 2012, in Oak Crossing, Detroit Lakes, MN. Allen L. Erickson was born on January 21, 1932, to Alex and Emma Solein Erickson in Gully, MN. He grew up and attended school in Gully until the 9th grade and graduated from Fosston High School in 1950. He...
Norman Scobey
Aug 8, 2012
Norman "Norm" O. Scobey, 87, of Moorhead, MN died Wednesday, August 8, 2012 in Golden Living Center, Moorhead, MN. Norman Oscar Scobey was born on May 17, 1925 in Minneapolis, MN to Oscar and Alma Helgeson Scobey. He grew up in Deronda, WI where he graduated from high school. Norm was a World War II veteran and served from 1943...
Lynn E. Oleson
Aug 7, 2012
Lynn E. Oleson, 79, of Moorhead, MN passed away Tuesday, August 7, 2012 with family by his side. Lynn was born in Hope, ND and graduated from Portland High School. He worked as a salesman for Northwest Beverage for 30 years. Lynn was a member of the American Legion and a friend of the VFW.Lynn is survived by his wife...
Aldrich C. Bloomquist
Aug 6, 2012
Aldrich "Al" C. Bloomquist, 91, of Moorhead, MN died Monday, August 6, 2012 in Eventide Lutheran Home, Moorhead, MN.Al was born on March 20, 1921 in Willmar, MN to Aldrich Albin Carl and Leola Hannah France Bloomquist. He was confirmed in Bethel Lutheran Church in Willmar. As a boy he became an Eagle Scout and began his lifelong hobby of...
Carole A. Westra
Aug 6, 2012
Carole A. Westra, 69, Park Rapids, MN, died on Monday, August 6, 2012, in Sanford Health, Fargo, ND.Carole Ann Raveling was born on November 13, 1942, in Valley City, ND, to Harold and Ethelyn Louden Raveling. She grew up and attended the Noltemeier rural school near Valley City. She graduated in 1964 from Valley City State College. Carole married James...
Eva B. Keller
Aug 6, 2012
Eva B. Keller, age 79, of Moorhead, MN, died Monday, August 6, 2012, in Eventide Lutheran Home, Moorhead, MN. Eva Barbara Roehrich was born on January 20, 1933, in Kintyre, ND. She grew up on the family farm and attended school in Kintyre. At a young age, she moved to St. Paul, MN, where she spent a couple of years...
Jacek M. Sciepura
Aug 4, 2012
Jacek Michal SciepuraBorn: October 6, 1970 – Died: August 4, 2012Jacek, 41, of Fargo, ND, died August 4, 2012, in his home under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Jacek was born in Jarowiec, Poland. He came to the U.S.A. in 1983 at the age of fourteen. Jacek was an entrepreneur and had his own business. He...
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