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Marcella M. Folden
Aug 15, 2009
Marcella M. Folden, age 86, of Hawley, MN, died Saturday, August 15, 2009, in MeritCare Hospital, Fargo, ND.Marcella Mary Koenig was born on October 3, 1922 to Frank and Emma Liberty Koenig on the family farm in Moorhead, MN. She grew up and attended school in Moorhead. On July 12, 1941 she married Adolph Folden in Moorhead, together they had...
Mae Weaver
Aug 14, 2009
Mae Weaver, 90, died Friday, August 14, 2009 in the Palliative Care Unit of MeritCare Hospital, Fargo. Elise Mae Hansen was born May 20, 1919 in Hawley Township, MN to Soren and Anne Mickleson Hansen. She was raised there and attended country school through the 8th grade. She enjoyed playing guitar and piano, and singing for amateur night for Peterson...
Donald E. Schneeweis
Aug 11, 2009
Donald "Don" E. Schneeweis, age 66, of Moorhead, MN, died Tuesday, August 11, 2009, in MeritCare's Palliative Care Unit, Fargo, ND.Donald Eugene Schneeweis was born on January 8, 1943 to Victor and Joyce Hoff Schneeweis in Grand Forks, ND. He grew up and attended school in Grand Forks, graduation from Grand Forks Central High School in 1961. On September 1,...
Eleanor Riley
Aug 6, 2009
Eleanor was born on January 4, 1919 in Park Rapids, Minnesota, the daughter of William & Blanche Parks. She was raised in Park Rapids and Motley, graduated from Motley High School in Motley, Minnesota. She married Harry Riley in 1935 and they went on to have two children, Kenneth and Sandy. Eleanor was a great homemaker, lovely baker, and enjoyed...
Elmer W. Barwin
Aug 6, 2009
Elmer was born May 14, 1928, to Fred and Pauline Wallman Barwin in Ortonville, MN. He grew up and attended school in Ortonville, graduating from high school in 1947. After high school Elmer enlisted in the National Guard and was activated in January of 1951. He served until November of 1952 when he moved back to Ortonville and later to...
Betty A. Storbakken-Smith
Aug 6, 2009
Betty A. Storbakken-Smith, 73, Fargo, ND, died on Thursday, August 6, 2009, in her home under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley.Betty Ann Ekren was born on August 13, 1935, in Thompson, ND, to Oscar and Tillie Sannes Ekren. She grew up and attended school in Grand Forks, ND. She married Eugene M. Storbakken on October 9,...
Stanley R. Glawe
Aug 5, 2009
Stanley was born October 13, 1930, to Walter and Margaret McKenzie Glawe on the family farm near Vergas, MN. He grew up there, helping on the farm, attending rural country school and later Frazee High School. After high school he continued farming until enlisting in the U.S. Army in November of 1953. He served until 1955 when he returned to...
Madelyn C. Christianson
Aug 3, 2009
Madelyn Christianson, 85, loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, died Monday, August 3rd, 2009 at her home in Fargo surrounded by her loving children. Madelyn was born October 6, 1923, to William and Lucille Daley on the family farm south of Cogswell, North Dakota where she grew up with three sisters and two brothers all whom remained close throughout the years....
Ruth B. Peterson
Jul 31, 2009
Ruth Peterson, age 88, of Fargo, ND, died Friday July 31, 2009, in Elim Care Center, Fargo, ND.Ruth B. Burks was born on September 18, 1920 in Warrensburg, MO to Talitha Browning and James Burks. She married William Carey in 1938 and moved to Washington state. Together they had three children. She later moved to Fargo. She married Clifford Peterson...
Richard “Wencho” Martinez
Jul 30, 2009
Richard, also known by many as Ricardo, Rick or Wencho, came to the Fargo-Moorhead area in the summer of 1965, with his family to work in the sugar beet fields. He continued to do so every summer, staying in the area permanently in 1973. He worked for Burlington Northern Railroad and constructions jobs, most recently with Opatril Concrete Construction of...
Bruce H. Carlson
Jul 27, 2009
Bruce H. Carlson, 55, Fargo, ND, died on July 27, 2009, in his lake home on Little Pine Lake near Perham, MN.Bruce Hilding Carlson was born on September 26, 1953, in Fargo, ND, to Hilding and Grace Hillbrand Carlson. He grew up and attended school in Comstock and Barnesville, MN, graduating from Barnesville High School in 1971. He attended and...
Ryan D. Leister
Jul 26, 2009
Ryan Daniel Leister, 32, of Fargo, North Dakota, died on Sunday, July 26, 2009, in St. Mary's Regional Health Center, Detroit Lakes, Minnesota. Ryan was born October 12, 1976 in, Detroit Lakes, MN, to Daniel and Diane Hagen Leister. He grew up, attending school in Hawley and graduating in 1995. Following high school, Ryan attended the University of North Dakota...
James A. ’Jim’ Stein
Jul 25, 2009
James A. Stein, age 69, of Fargo, ND, passed away on Saturday, July 25, 2009, in Manor Care Health Systems, Fargo, ND.James Arnold Stein was born on October 9, 1939 in Fargo, ND to Jacob and Anna Loe Stein. He graduated from Moorhead High School in 1958. He served in the North Dakota Air National Guard in Fargo for six...
Bernard B. ’Bernie’ Ellsworth
Jul 24, 2009
Bernard B. "Bernie" Ellsworth, age 74, loving husband, father and grandfather of Waskish, MN passed away peacefully on July 24, 2009, in the V.A. Medical Center, Fargo, ND. Bernard was one of eight children, born to Lester and Evelyn Jackson Ellsworth on December 12, 1934 in International Falls, Minnesota.He served in the US Army with the Tk Co 60th Infantry...
Dorothy B. Foss
Jul 19, 2009
Dorothy Bernice Edwards Foss, 94, of Moorhead, passed away on Sunday, July 19, 2009 at the Eventide Lutheran Home, Moorhead, MN. Dorothy was born in Dilworth, MN on April 17, 1915, to William and Cora Friday Edwards and was the youngest of seven children. She grew up in Moorhead where she graduated from Moorhead High School. She worked for the...
Inez Pearson
Jul 19, 2009
Inez was born April 24, 1928, on the family farm, northeast of Hawley, MN, to Albert and Hilda Anderson Johnson. She attended rural country school through the 8th grade, and then graduated from Hitterdal High School. She then attended Business College in Fargo. Following college she worked for Minneapolis Moline in Fargo for fifteen years. In 1964, Inez married Lloyd...
Lorraine A. Bohnsack
Jul 15, 2009
Lorraine Hedin was born on February 16, 1929 in Twin Valley, MN to Oscar and Leona Bjorem Hedin. She grew up in Twin Valley, graduating from Twin Valley High School. She attended Dakota Business College in Fargo. On January 18, 1953 she married Kenneth Bohnsack in Twin Valley. They made their home in Moorhead, where Lorraine was a homemaker. She...
Michael A. Saulsbury
Jul 15, 2009
Michael was born August 19, 1950, to Lawrence and Myrtle Hains Saulsbury in Breckenridge, MN. He lived various places growing up while following his father in the U.S. Army. Michael graduated from Fargo South High School. In 1970, he married Marilyn Walker in Fargo and they made their home in Moorhead. He worked for a few years at Silverline before...
Lester E. Hanson
Jul 7, 2009
Lester E. Hanson, 83, of Moorhead, MN, passed away on Tuesday, July 7, 2009, in Bethany Homes, Fargo, ND. Lester was born July 31, 1925, to Henry and Mary Syverson Hanson in Ulen, MN. He grew up on the family farm and attended school in Ulen. Following high school, he worked at Flom Creamery. In 1956, he began work at...
Helen R. Cermak
Jul 7, 2009
Helen R. Cermak, 64, Moorhead, died Tuesday in Eventide Lutheran Home, Moorhead, MN. Helen Cermak was a beloved wife, mother, friend, teacher, and woman. She will be remembered for her gifts as an artist and her deep compassion and love for her family and friends. Helen lived a life full of joy and shared herself openly and honestly with every...
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