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Joyce L. Benson
Mar 6, 2012
Joyce Lorraine Benson, 87, of Fargo, ND died on Tuesday, March 6, 2012, under palliative care, at Sanford Health. Joyce was born on October 26, 1924, in Harwood, ND to Marie and Olenus Johnson. She grew up in Harwood and graduated from Moorhead State College High School. Joyce married Elvin Benson, Jr. on March 12, 1943 and after Elvin's service...
Kurt M. Wied
Mar 6, 2012
Rev. Kurt Milton Wied died Monday, March 5, 2012 surrounded by his family.Kurt was born on January 15, 1945 to Milton and Florence Wied in Minneapolis, MN. He graduated from the University of Minnesota in 1967, and Luther Seminary in 1971. Kurt married Mary Knudsvig in 1967. They served parishes in LaPorte, MN 1971-1976; Wadena, MN 1976-1983; Schwäbisch Hall, Germany...
Myron H. Klaudt
Mar 6, 2012
Myron was born August 28, 1929, to Henry and Katherine Reiger Klaudt in Ashley, ND. He attended school in Ashley through elementary. In 1941, the family moved to Bismarck, ND, where Myron graduated from high school. He graduated from the School of Banking, University of Wisconsin, Madison. He married Violet Hochhalter on September 5, 1948. Myron was employed with 1st...
Lisa Miller
Mar 2, 2012
Lisa V. Miller, 49, of Dilworth, MN lost her battle with cancer on Friday, March 2, 2012 in her home, with family by her side and under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Lisa Vonne Thoreson was born on March 27, 1962 in Minneapolis, MN to Gene and Beverly Skare Thoreson. She grew up in Minneapolis, MN...
Christopher L. Speer
Mar 1, 2012
Christopher "Chris" L. Speer, 49, of Lake Park, MN, died Thursday, March 1, 2012 in Golden Living Center, Battle Lake, MN. Chris was born on July 31, 1962, in Moorhead, MN to Bruce Speer and Mary Hilde. He grew up in Lake Park, where he graduated from Lake Park High School. He worked various carpentry jobs, mostly laying carpet. He...
Ronald K. Mcconnell
Feb 28, 2012
Ronald K. McConnell, 43, Moorhead, MN, died on February 28, 2012, in his home in Moorhead.Ronald was born on January 12, 1969, in Hamilton, Ohio, to Roy McConnell and Diana Nelson. He attended grade school in Harvey, ND, and graduated from Job Corps in Ogden, Utah. He joined the U.S. Navy on January 27, 1987, served in the Gulf War...
Janet Harstad
Feb 27, 2012
Janet Harstad, outstanding mother, grandmother, wife and sister, died on Monday, February 27, 2012 in Elim Care Center, Fargo, ND. She was born on May 6, 1934 to Justin and Evelyn Sandbeck. Janet was the oldest of six children. She grew up and went to school in Fargo, ND. She was a homemaker who loved her family gatherings, gardening and...
Thomas R. Legler
Feb 25, 2012
Thomas Richard Legler was born October 3, 1944, to Lawrence and Joyce Legler, in Hawley, where he grew up and later graduated from high school. He married his wife, Shirley, on August 21, 1987. Together they lived in Hawley and later bought the Riverside Inn where he enjoyed spending time with the Patrons that he loved dearly. After selling Riverside,...
Evelit A. Jegtvig
Feb 24, 2012
Evelit was born October 6, 1925 to Charles and Elizabeth Benshoof. She grew up and attended school in Glyndon, MN. On November 2, 1941, she married Alden Jegtvig of Hawley, MN. Through the years, she worked as a bookkeeper for Red Owl Stores and later worked as a dental assistant until she decided to stay home and be a homemaker....
Joanne M. Anderson
Feb 21, 2012
Joanne M. Anderson, 79, Golden Valley, MN, died on Tuesday, February 21, 2012, in Essentia Health, Brainerd, MN.Joanne Marie Idso was born on March 22, 1932, in Fargo, ND, to Russell and Josephine Kingman Idso. She was baptized in the Absaraka Methodist Church, Absaraka, ND. She grew up and attended school in Casselton, ND, graduating from Casselton High School. She...
Helmut E.O. ’Hallie’ Behrens
Feb 20, 2012
Helmut Hallie Behrens went home to the Lord on Monday, February 20, 2012 at Eventide Nursing Home, Moorhead, MN.He was born in Glyndon, MN on June 17, 1919 to John and Erna Beaman Behrens, the youngest of four children. He attended school in Glyndon, graduating from Glyndon High School. He served four years in the US Army during WWII. He...
Frank E. Longtine
Feb 13, 2012
Frank E. Longtine, 74, of Lake Park, MN died February 13, 2012 at the Veteran's Medical Center in Fargo, ND. Frank was born on February 18, 1937 in Lake Park, MN to Walter and Margaret Proctor Longtine and grew up on a farm in rural Lake Park. He joined the Navy in 1954 and married Rochelle Gold on March 21,...
Florence Peterson
Feb 12, 2012
Florence Peterson, 91, Moorhead, MN, died on Sunday, February 12, 2012, in Eventide Lutheran Home, Moorhead, MN.Florence Kirchmeier was born on May 12, 1920, to George and Anna Pagel Kirchmeier in rural Ada, MN. Growing up on the family farm, she attended a rural school in Green Meadow Township, Norman County, MN. Florence married Glenn Peterson on July 20, 1946,...
Lance F. Krabbenhoft
Feb 12, 2012
Lance Fredric Krabbenhoft was born on August 23, 1945 in Fargo, ND to Leonard and Dorothy Krabbenhoft Krabbenhoft. He was baptized and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church, Sabin, MN. Lance grew up in Glyndon, MN where he graduated from Glyndon High School. He then graduated from Dakota Business College. Lance married Judy Ronningen; during their marriage they lived in Fargo-Moorhead...
Billy F. Murphy
Feb 10, 2012
Billy Forest Murphy was born in Wapanucka, Oklahoma on August 2nd, 1931 to Amelia and Forrest Murphy. Billy died peacefully on Friday, February 10, 2012, surrounded by his family and under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley.Bill enlisted in the United States Army on September 21, 1946 and successfully completed Medical Field Service School at Fort Sam...
Jay E. Malakowsky
Feb 9, 2012
Jay was born on December 24, 1919, in Denaud, Florida, to Otto and Christina Eppler Malakowsky. He was the eleventh child in his family. At the age of nine they moved to Hawley, MN, where he attended District 107 country school, and later graduated from Hitterdal High School in 1938. He then attended NDSU, farmed with his father and even...
Joseph T. ’Joe’ Bolger
Feb 9, 2012
Joseph Thomas Bolger, 45, of Lexington, Kentucky, passed away on Thursday, February 9th, 2012, at Sanford Health in Fargo, after a short but valiant fight with cancer. Joe was born on August 24th, 1966, to Lowell and Priscilla Bolger. He grew up in Moorhead, graduating from Moorhead High School in 1985. He attended Minnesota State University in Moorhead where he...
Marylou Pender
Feb 9, 2012
MaryLou was born March 15, 1927 to Arthur and Betty Stender Ernst in rural Sabin, MN. Growing up, MaryLou worked on her family farm remembering the long hours of weeding in the onion fields and pulling weeds mustard from the fields with her many brothers and sisters. She picked potatoes in the fall and cut potatoes in the spring for...
Merlin L. Church
Feb 5, 2012
Merlin L. Church, 56, of Glyndon, MN, died Sunday, February 5, 2012 in Sanford Health, Fargo, ND. Merlin was born on February 16, 1955 in Breckenridge, MN to Elmer and Joann Neubauer Church. They later moved to the Glyndon, MN area, where he attended school. In 1981 he married Julie Moore. Merlin and Julie lived in Moorhead, Hillsboro, West Fargo...
Sigrid Fox
Feb 5, 2012
Sigrid A. Fox, 77, wife of John R. Fox of Moorhead, MN, died February 5, 2012 at Touchmark Home, Fargo, ND. Private memorial service will be held at a later date in Fergus Falls, MN. Sigrid was preceded in death by her brother, Rev. E. Duane Tollefson. She is survived by her son, Richard Fox, Hastings, MN, daughter, Molly Daniel...
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