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William D. ’Bill’ Hitchen
Dec 20, 2011
William "Bill" Dewey Hitchen, 87, of Moorhead, MN passed away on December 20, 2011, with his loving family by his side. He was the son of Henry Hitchen and Irene Edeline. He was born in Sanborn, ND on November 17, 1924. He then moved to Fargo, ND where he attended school and joined the United States Army. Bill served in...
Lois M. Wallene
Dec 19, 2011
Lois M. Wallene, 81, of Moorhead, MN, died Monday, December 19, 2011 in Eventide Lutheran Home, Moorhead, MN.
Waldo E. Hatledal
Dec 18, 2011
Waldo was born December 28, 1922, to Andrew and Clara Ingebretsen Hatledal, in Moland Township, near Glyndon, MN. He grew up on the family farm located on the Buffalo River and completed the 8th grade at Riverside School northeast of Moorhead. Waldo helped his mother on the farm at an early age. His father died when Waldo was eight. The...
Carl “Gilmore” Karevold
Dec 17, 2011
Gilmore was born in Fosston, MN, on April 27, 1930, to Andrew and Pearl Sondreal Karevold. He grew up near Fosston, attended country school and later graduated from the AC Agricultural College in Crookston, MN, where he met LuElla Brekke. They were married on June 9, 1951. Gilmore entered the U.S. Air Force in October of 1951 and served four...
Gordon D. Olson
Dec 16, 2011
Gordon D. Olson, age 89 of Hawley, MN, died Friday, December 16, 2011, in Essentia Health, Fargo, ND, with his family by his side.Gordon Duane Olson was born on June 28, 1922 to Andrew T. and Dinah Grani Olson in Hawley, MN. He grew up and attended country school south of Solem Lutheran Church. Gordon worked on the family farm...
Crystal D. Boswell
Dec 15, 2011
Crystal was born January 8, 1979 to Frank Boswell and Traci Dovenmuehler in Fargo, North Dakota. She grew up and attended school in Moorhead before moving to Lake Park in 1995. She worked as a dietician at Sunnyside Care Center in Lake Park for nine years. Crystal was a caregiver at heart. She thoroughly enjoyed the company of others, especially...
James A. ’Jim’ Haugstad
Dec 13, 2011
James "Jim" A. Haugstad, age 80, of Moorhead, MN, died Tuesday, December 13, 2011, in his home under the care of his family and Hospice of the Red River Valley.James A. Haugstad was born on July 1, 1931 in Trail County, ND to Albert and Mabel Amundson Haugstad. He grew up and attended school in Climax, MN, graduating from high...
Victor G. Smith
Dec 8, 2011
Victor Gilmer Smith, 92, of West Fargo, ND, formerly of Galesburg, ND went home to be with the Jesus on December 8, 2011, at Sheyenne Crossing Care Center, West Fargo, ND. Victor was born on April 22, 1919, to parents Tena Groven and Carl Smith. He was baptized May 25, 1919, at Elm River Lutheran Church, Galesburg, ND, and was...
Gary W. Olsby
Dec 1, 2011
Gary was born in Valley City, ND, on October 16, 1937 to Manley and Pauline Serba Olsby. During school years, the family moved to Redfield, SD, later returning to Valley City in 1954, where Gary graduated from high school. He entered the Armed Service in October 1956, attending Hospital Corp School at Bainbridge, Maryland, Marine Corp. recruit depot for one...
Kent G. Knutson
Nov 29, 2011
Kent G. Knutson, 81, of Moorhead, MN, went to meet God face to face on Tuesday, November 29, 2011. He passed away at home in the care of family and Hospice of the Red River Valley. Kent was born in Fargo, ND, to Otto and Anna Frigstad Knutson. He grew up in Moorhead, attended school and graduated from Moorhead High...
Shirley A. Curfman
Nov 28, 2011
Shirley A. Curfman, age 89, of Moorhead, MN, died Monday, November 28, 2011 in Sheyenne Crossings, West Fargo, ND under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley.Shirley Anita Svendsen was born on August 21, 1922 to Hartvig and Bertha Johnson Svendsen in Detroit Lakes, MN. She grew up and attended school in Lake Park, MN, graduating in 1940....
Dorothy A. Snare
Nov 28, 2011
Dorothy A. Snare, age 80, of Fargo, ND, died Monday, November 28, 2011, in her home in Fargo, ND.Dorothy Anne Jacobson was born on August 31, 1931 to Albert and Gertrude Bagus Jacobson in Hallock, MN. She grew up and attended school in Hallock. Dorothy married Kenneth Snare in 1949. Together they moved to Washington where they lived for a...
Elvera S. Frissell
Nov 27, 2011
Elvera Annetta Frissell, 94, died Sunday November 27, 2011, in the Palliative Care Unit at Sanford Hospital, Fargo, ND.Elvera, daughter of Nettie Bakken and Calmer Slorby, was born November 28, 1916, in Barnesville, MN. She grew up on a farm on Lake Lida in what is now Maplewood State Park. She moved to Bismarck where she attended high school, graduating...
Ned M. Henry
Nov 26, 2011
Ned M. Henry, 86, Audubon, MN, died on Saturday, November 26, 2011, in his home on Bluewater Bay near Audubon.Ned was born on May 4, 1925, in Downer, MN, to Lamont and Jessie Lamb Henry. He grew up and attended school there. At the age of seventeen, he joined the U.S. Navy and served on submarines in the Pacific theatre...
Richard Steidl
Nov 26, 2011
Richard James Steidl April 12, 1940 – November 26, 2011Richard was born and raised near Fingal, ND. He went into the service in 1958 where he achieved the rank of Staff Sargeant. He was discharged in 1964. From there he went to business college, and while working at Firestone in Fargo earned a four-year degree at NDSU for Electrical Engineering....
Charlotte E. Rix
Nov 25, 2011
Charlotte E. Rix, 66, Moorhead, MN, died on Friday, November 25, 2011, in Elim Care Center, Fargo, ND.Charlotte Baker was born on June 22, 1945, in Moorhead, MN, to Henry and Carrie Poppinga Baker. She grew up and attended school in Moorhead, graduating from Moorhead High School. She then attended business college in Fargo for two years. Charlotte married James...
Pearl M. Richards
Nov 23, 2011
Pearl M. RichardsPearl Matilda MacAulay Richards, 92, of Moorhead, Minnesota, formerly from Osoyoos, British Columbia, Canada, died November 23, 2011 at home with family in the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Born in Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada on March 30th, 1919, to the late Kenneth and Sarah MacLeod MacAulay. She is predeceased by husband John Reginald Richards;...
Wayne J. Geiss, Jr.
Nov 19, 2011
Wayne was born May 3, 1981 in Fargo, ND, to Wayne and Sally Fleck Geiss. He grew up and attended school in West Fargo, ND. Following his schooling he worked his first jobs at Hardee's and Pizza Hut. He then worked for Federal Machine in West Fargo, C & W Machine in Moorhead, and later Border States in Fargo. He...
Lester E. Yeager
Nov 12, 2011
Lester Yeager, 90, Felton, MN, died on Saturday, November 12, 2011, in Sanford Health, Fargo, ND.Lester was born on January 14, 1921, in Moorhead, MN, to Homer and Florence Breau Yeager. He grew up and attended school in Felton, MN. He started farming in Viding Township, Clay County, near Felton. In 1943, Lester joined the Elton Yeager family and farmed...
Neil E. Miller
Nov 11, 2011
Neil "Slick" Miller passed away on Friday November 11, 2011 at Eventide Lutheran Home in Moorhead, MN. Neil was born the third son of Harry and Effie Miller on March 28th, 1931 in Fargo, ND. Neil graduated from Moorhead High School in 1949. During high school Neil participated in football and basketball. The nick name "Slick" was given to Neil...
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