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Cameron J. Schlafmann

Cameron J. Schlafmann

Mar 3, 2011

Cameron was born September 28, 1989 to the very proud parents Leon and Lori Lelm Schlafmann. Cameron is the youngest of three children, he was baptized, confirmed and a member of Lysne Lutheran Church. He attended Hawley Public Schools and graduated in 2008. After high school he moved to Duluth where he attended Lake Superior College and enrolled in the...

James O'Rourke

James O'Rourke

Mar 3, 2011

James H. O'Rourke, 77, Moorhead, MN, died on Thursday, March 3, 2011, in Sanford Health, Fargo, ND.Jim was born on July 20, 1933, in Osnabrock, ND, to Joseph M. and Mildred E. Gustafson Rourke. He grew up and attended school in Osnabrock and graduated from the Langdon, ND, High School. He attended Concordia College in Moorhead, MN, graduating in 1956...

Irma Gidmark

Irma Gidmark

Mar 2, 2011

Irma Gidmark, Moorhead, Minnesota, rejoiced beautifully in eternity on March 2, two days after 99th birthday, at home with her children and a grandson.Irma was born in 1912 in St. Cloud, Minnesota, the second child of Henry and Emilie Witte, devout Christians devoted to their family. She graduated in 1929 from St. Cloud Tech High School and eventually from St....

Ryan D. ’Rocky’ Lau

Ryan D. ’Rocky’ Lau

Mar 1, 2011

Ryan "Rocky" Lau, 49, Ada, MN, died on Tuesday, March 1, at the Veteran's Affairs Regional Medical Center, Fargo, ND.Rocky was born September 6, 1961 in Hennepin County, MN, the son of Lyle E. "Bud" Lau Jr. and Ruth Adair Giese Lau. He grew up and attended school in Moorhead, MN. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy and served on...

Paul J. Olson

Paul J. Olson

Mar 1, 2011

Paul Jerome was born on April 29, 1923 to John and Emma Lindstrom Olson in Lake Park, MN. Paul grew-up in Lake Park, MN where he graduated from Lake Park High School. After graduation he served in the Army 78th Signal Corp Inf. in Europe. He returned to Lake Park where he farmed. Paul married Lyla Seydel on June 30,...

Henry G. ’Hank’ Boman

Henry G. ’Hank’ Boman

Feb 28, 2011

Henry "Hank" George Boman was born on October 8, 1924 in Adams, ND, to Oscar and Thelma Egar Boman. When Hank was a young boy, the family moved to rural Lake Park, MN. He graduated from Lake Park High School. Hank was a farmer and all around repairman known as "Mr. Fix-it". He worked at Vigen Hardware doing various jobs....

Arne Jacobson

Arne Jacobson

Feb 27, 2011

Arne Jacobson, 76, of Lake Park, Minnesota, died Sunday, February 27, 2011, in his home, under the loving care of family and Hospice of the Red River Valley. Arne was born July 10, 1934, in Gary, Minnesota, to Jacob and Sophie Hofstad Jacobson. He loved the peace and quiet of home, deer hunting and most of all his family. He...

E. Robert ’Bob’ Olson

E. Robert ’Bob’ Olson

Feb 21, 2011

Emil Robert Olson "Bob", age 71, of Moorhead, Minnesota died at Eventide on Monday, February 21, 2011. Bob was born on December 27, 1939, to Emil and Esther Olson, Moorhead. Bob attended grade school at Clearview, rural Moorhead, and High School at Moorhead State Teachers College Campus School.Bob married Donna Bemis on March 25, 1961. Bob lived in Moorhead or...

Mary L. Berg

Mary L. Berg

Feb 21, 2011

Mary L. Berg, 70, of Hawley, MN, died peacefully surrounded by loved ones on Monday, February 21, 2011, in Sunnyside Care Center, Lake Park, MN, after a 23 year battle with cancer. Mary Louise Revier was born February 3, 1941, in Franklin, MN, to Gabriel and Eunice Diekmeier Revier. When Mary was young her family moved to a farm northwest...

Pauline B. Simonson

Pauline B. Simonson

Feb 21, 2011

Pauline B. Simonson, age 54, of Moorhead, MN, died Monday, February 21, 2011, in Sanford Health, Fargo, ND.Pauline Beth Anderson was born on May 3, 1956, to Milton and Helen Moe Anderson in Moorhead, MN. Pauline grew up and attended school in Hitterdal, MN, graduating from Ulen-Hitterdal High School in 1975. On July 21, 1989, Pauline married Tim Simonson in...

Timothy E. Cartwright

Timothy E. Cartwright

Feb 20, 2011

Timothy E. Cartwright, 73, of Hawley, MN, passed away on Sunday, February 20, 2011, at Essentia Hospital, Fargo, ND. Tim was born May 24, 1937, in Kentford, England, to Edward and Grace Reynolds Cartwright. He grew up and attended school in Reading, England. On June 15, 1974, he married Suzanne Arnold in Douai Abbey, Woolhampton, England. Tim worked for Oxford...

Robert A. Asleson

Robert A. Asleson

Feb 18, 2011

Robert A. Asleson, 87, of Hawley, passed away on February 18, 2011 in the Veteran's Hospital, Fargo, under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Robert was born in Ulen, where he graduated from Ulen High School in 1942. He entered the Navy in the same year. After six years, he returned home in 1949 and married Gloria...

Pearl S. Melbye

Pearl S. Melbye

Feb 15, 2011

Pearl Sylvia was born July 14, 1915 in Hitterdal, Minnesota, to Nels and Minnie Olson Eide. She grew up and attended school in Hitterdal, graduating from Hitterdal High School in 1933. She then attended Moorhead State Teachers College from 1934 until 1936. Following her schooling, she taught from 1936 until 1937 near Ulen, MN, Keene Township country school from 1937...

Christina A. ’Chris’ Milburn

Christina A. ’Chris’ Milburn

Feb 14, 2011

Christina "Chris" Alice Milburn was born on April 9, 1957 in Springfield, IL to Everett and Daisy Yates Milburn. The family moved to Minneapolis, MN and later to Dilworth, MN; where Chris graduated from Dilworth High School in 1975. Chris continued to live in Dilworth while working in food services with various companies throughout the years, including the Evergreens. Most...

Stanley A. Sorum

Stanley A. Sorum

Feb 12, 2011

Stanley Sorum, 79, of Hawley, MN, died Saturday, February 12, 2011, at the Veteran's Affairs Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN. Stanley was born May 11, 1931, to Syvert and Alma Anderson Sorum in Pelican Rapids, MN. Stanley grew up in Hawley, attended school and graduated in 1949. He enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps in 1951 and served until 1954. Stanley...

Sally Ann Kamstra

Sally Ann Kamstra

Feb 9, 2011

Sally was born on June 24, 1972 to Wes and Bev Kamstra and grew up in Lake Park, Minnesota. She was the youngest of four children and graduated from Lake Park High School in 1991. Following high school, Sally attended college in Brainerd, Minnesota then moved to Moorhead and worked at the Olive Garden in Fargo for the past 15...

Mae Koester Ellingson

Mae Koester Ellingson

Feb 7, 2011

Mae was born on May 24, 1915, to Ole and Helma Thortvedt, at their home Northeast of Dilworth, MN. She graduated from Moorhead State Teachers College and then taught in Thief River Falls and Wolverton, MN. On September 4, 1938, she married Kenneth Koester. Together they made their home and farmed near Glyndon. She also worked with Grosz Studio for...

Edna C. Petermann

Edna C. Petermann

Feb 7, 2011

Edna C. Petermann, 98 of Hawley, MN died Monday February 7, 2011, in Hawley Senior Living, Hawley, MN, with her family by her side.Edna Carrie Swenson was born March 19, 1912, six miles west of Sliver Lake, just south of Hawley. She attended country school near her home until 6th grade. She worked at home until September 14, 1932 when...

Adeline E. Bakken

Adeline E. Bakken

Feb 6, 2011

Adeline E. Bakken, age 101, of Moorhead, MN, formerly of Hawley, MN, died Sunday, February 6, 2011, in Essentia Health, Fargo, ND.Adeline E. Halverson Bakken was the third in a family of eight, born to Peter and Sofia Halverson on a farm south of Audubon, MN, on March 21, 1909. She attended school in Audubon. After one year of teacher...

Barry Hanson

Barry Hanson

Feb 3, 2011

Barry was born June 7, 1959, in Moorhead, Minnesota, to Elden and Helen Tatley Hanson. He grew up and attended school in Hawley. He then moved to Nevada where he worked various jobs. Barry married Janet "Samantha" McCleary in New Mexico, and following their marriage, resided in Surprise, Arizona. She died in 2000. He moved to Peoria, Arizona, where he...