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Max M. Heiberg

Max M. Heiberg

Jul 3, 2011

Max M. Heiberg, age 74, of Hawley, MN, died, Sunday, July 3, 2011, in Essentia Health, Fargo, ND.Max Mitchell Heiberg was born on April 6, 1937 to Alfred and Maymie Depuis Heiberg in rural Fosston, MN. He grew up and attended school in Hawley, graduating from Hawley High School in 1957. Max enlisted in the United States Army in 1957,...

Ruth E. Malakowsky

Ruth E. Malakowsky

Jul 3, 2011

Ruth E. Malakowsky, age 98, of Hitterdal, MN, died Sunday, July 3, 2011, in Cozy Country Living, under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley.Ruth Elvira Lofgren was born on August 26, 1912 to Gust and Sarah Walstrom Lofgren in rural Hitterdal, MN. She grew up and attended school in Hitterdal, graduating as Valedictorian in 1931. On July...

Eunice Schramm

Eunice Schramm

Jul 3, 2011

Eunice Charlotte Schramm, 94, died in the arms of her daughter, Barb, at Essentia Hospital on Sunday, July 3, 2011 at 6:00 p.m.Eunice was born on August 21, 1916, in the small North Dakota town of Milton to Edwin C. and Amy E. Swendseid Andrews. She was the oldest of three daughters. Because she and her sisters, Rosemary and Estelle,...

Devaughn A. Kolke

Devaughn A. Kolke

Jul 2, 2011

DeVaughn was born October 3, 1935, near Hitterdal, MN, the daughter of Perry and Gladys Lundberg Bakke. She graduated from Hitterdal High School in 1953. After graduation, she worked at Elmer's Café in Hitterdal, and as a bookkeeper at the Farmers and Merchants Bank in Fargo. She married Erling Kolke on March 30, 1956, at Salem Lutheran Church in Hitterdal....

Hazel Regier

Hazel Regier

Jul 2, 2011

Hazel was born to Claude and Jesse Sanford on May 4, 1916 and raised near Ulen, Minnesota. She gave her life to the Lord at the early age of four during a children's club. She attended a one room school until eighth grade and went on the Ulen High school from which she graduated in 1933. She spent many years...

Thomas L. Doyea

Thomas L. Doyea

Jul 1, 2011

Thomas L. Doyea, age 79, of Dilworth, MN, died Friday, July 1, 2011, in Triumph Hospital, Fargo, ND.Thomas Louis Doyea was born on October 25, 1931 to Paul and Isabelle Olson Doyea in Plummer, MN. He grew up and attended school in Plummer, graduating from Plummer High School in 1949. Tom then attended Dakota Business College in Fargo for one...

Beverly A. Johnson

Beverly A. Johnson

Jun 28, 2011

Beverly was born May 14, 1935, in Tyler, MN, to Theodore Presby and Edna Presby Feldman. She grew up in Minneapolis, attended school and graduated from Roosevelt High School in 1953. After high school she worked at the John Deere Company in Minneapolis where she met Alan Johnson. They were married in Minneapolis on November 27, 1954. Together they lived...

Kevin Michael John

Kevin Michael John

Jun 27, 2011

Kevin Michael John of Moorhead, MN, passed into the Spirit World on Monday, June 27, 2011, after a long fight with cancer. He is a member of Spirit Lake Nation and his Indian name is Wechapi Duta Red Star.Kevin was born on January 4, 1985, in Fargo, ND, to Mary T. John. He touched many lives in the short time...

Edward R. Lammers

Edward R. Lammers

Jun 27, 2011

Edward was born on July 1, 1929, in Sabin, MN, to Eddie and Gina Erickson Lammers. He grew up in the Sabin, Barnesville area and attended country school there. He was baptized on July 2, 1930. He married Leone Erickson on July 26, 1958, in Fergus Falls, MN. They made their home in Barnesville. He worked for the Midland Fertilizer...

Richard “Dick” Campbell

Richard “Dick” Campbell

Jun 25, 2011

Richard "Dick" Campbell, 81, of Moorhead, MN died Saturday, June 25, 2011 in Sanford Health's Palliative Care Unit from a long struggle with Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma and Acute Leukemia. Dick was born on March 2, 1930 in Bismarck, ND to Carl and Freida Mueller Campbell. Dick grew up and attended school in Bismarck, graduating from Bismarck High in 1949. He joined...

Engel Bergseid

Engel Bergseid

Jun 22, 2011

Engel was born on July 16, 1923, at Rollag, MN, to Joseph and Ida Arntson Bergseid. He grew up and attended country school there and was baptized and confirmed in Rollag Lutheran Church. Engel served in the U.S. Marines, 5th Amtrac Battalion, Company C during WWII, serving on Tinian, Saipan, and Iwo Jima where he was injured and reported dead,...

Lawrence A. ’Larry’ Budish

Lawrence A. ’Larry’ Budish

Jun 19, 2011

i"Hurry home; There's so much to do. The light is on. I've been waiting here for you."/iLawrence A. Budish, age 68, died on Sunday, June 19, 2011 in Fargo, ND under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley.Born to Felix and Clara Penas Budish on January 21, 1943 in Park River, ND. He graduated from WCAS, and then...

Robert B. ’Rob’ Sundseth

Robert B. ’Rob’ Sundseth

Jun 19, 2011

Robert Bruce Sundseth "Rob", 63, of Halstad, MN, died Sunday, June 19, 2011 in Moorhead, MN. Rob was born on September 4, 1947 in Minneapolis, MN to John and Bernice "Bee" Bensen Sundseth. Rob grew up in Halstad, MN. After finishing school, he attended Minnesota Technical College in Moorhead, MN. Rob drove truck for Prairie Lines Trucking Company. He enjoyed...

Rosemary L. Anderson

Rosemary L. Anderson

Jun 19, 2011

Rosemary Varriano Anderson, 65, beloved mother and grandmother, died peacefully in her home on Sunday, June 19, 2011 after a long courageous battle with Pancreatic Cancer and Multiple Sclerosis. She was surrounded by the love of her family who gently handed her from their loving arms into the loving arms of God to a new and everlasting life. She was...

William S. ’Bill’ Koan

William S. ’Bill’ Koan

Jun 18, 2011

William S. "Bill" Koan, age 49, of Moorhead, MN, died Saturday, June 18, 2011, in Golden Living Center, Moorhead, MN.William Scott Koan was born on October 15, 1961 to Woodward Koan and Myrtle Culhane Cherry in Flint, Michigan. He grew up and attended school in Michigan until the age of 12 when the family moved to Texas. Later Bill moved...

Emma B. Gagnon

Emma B. Gagnon

Jun 17, 2011

Emma B. Gagnon, Fargo, North Dakota, formerly Sandstone, Minnesota, passed away June 17, 2011, at age 99 in Sanford Medical Center, Fargo.Emma Bertha Good was born April 2, 1912 to Emil and Frieda Willie Good in Finlayson, MN. She attended a one room country school through the eighth grade. Emma married Clifford John Gagnon on June 30, 1934 in Finlayson....

Robert W. Stevenson

Robert W. Stevenson

Jun 15, 2011

Robert W. Stevenson, 76, of Moorhead, MN died on Wednesday, June 15, 2011 in Sanford Health's Palliative Care Unit, Fargo, ND.Robert "Bob" Stevenson was born on July 7, 1934 in Viding Township on a farm West of Felton, MN, to Maurice and Alvina Kolle Stevenson. He attended country school thru 8th grade and graduated from Felton High School in 1953....

George R. Ward

George R. Ward

Jun 13, 2011

George was born April 1, 1926, at home in rural Glyndon, to George and Mary Flemming Ward. He grew up and attended school in Glyndon before he started working on the Railroad. In 1944, George entered the U.S. Army and served until 1946. George married Mary Ellen Jarvis in 1952 and they made their home in Glyndon and raised their...

Margaret O. Lomsdal

Margaret O. Lomsdal

Jun 8, 2011

Margaret was born October 26, 1932 to Anne Nelson and Earl Adams. She grew up and attended school in Moorhead, graduating from Moorhead High School in 1950. On February 27, 1953 she married her high school sweetheart, Douglas Lomsdal, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Moorhead, Minnesota. They made their home in Moorhead until 1984, when they moved to the lake....

Alan K. Swedberg

Alan K. Swedberg

Jun 8, 2011

Alan K. Swedberg, 70, of Vergas, MN, passed away on June 8, 2011, at Sanford Palliative Care. He was surrounded by his loving wife of almost 49 years and the rest of his family.Alan was born on December 18, 1940, in Aitkin, MN to Ed and Lorena Swedberg. He was raised in Malmo, MN, and the Twin Cities area. In...