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Jeanette E. Knutson

Jeanette E. Knutson

Nov 4, 2007

Jeanette E. Kuehl Knutson, 84, Moorhead, MN, died on Sunday, November 4, 2007, in MeritCare Hospital, Fargo, ND.Jeanette E. Kuehl was born on May 9, 1923, near Sabin, MN. She was the 2nd child born to a family of 6 to Johnnie and Francis Kuehl. Jeanette was baptized and confirmed in the Trinity Lutheran Church at Sabin. She attended twelve...

Elsie Bexell Gale

Elsie Bexell Gale

Nov 2, 2007

Elsie Bergman Bexell Gale, 88, died on Friday, November 2, 2007, in Innovis Hospital, Fargo, ND. She was born in Sweden on September 30, 1919 to Henry and Elin Bergman, and came to the United States in 1926. She attended school in Clearbrook, MN.She married Arthur Bexell in October 1942. He died on February 18, 1969. Over the years they...

Judith L. Peterson

Judith L. Peterson

Nov 1, 2007

Judith L. Peterson, 57, Moorhead, MN, died Thursday, November 1, 2007, at her home in Moorhead.Judy was born on May 19, 1950 to Wilbert Krabbenhoft and Betty Krabbenhoft Grinaker. She grew up near Glyndon, MN, where she attended school. She later attended Moorhead State University and then transferred to St. Cloud State University where she received her degree in business...

Joseph J. Cummings

Joseph J. Cummings

Oct 31, 2007

Joseph J. Cummings, 91, Moorhead, MN, died on Wednesday, October 31, 2007, in Eventide Lutheran Home, Moorhead.Joseph was born on March 15, 1916, in Grand Forks, ND. He lived in Fargo, ND until age 11, spent his early teen years in Michigan and then graduated from high school at Perham, MN. As an eleven year old in Fargo, he held...

Sylvester T. ’Chi Gaa Biig Ii Ga Bo’ Shingobe

Sylvester T. ’Chi Gaa Biig Ii Ga Bo’ Shingobe

Oct 30, 2007

Sylvester Thomas Shingobe, 71, of St. Catherine's Living Center Wahpeton, ND, died on Tuesday, October 30, 2007, at St. Frances Healthcare Campus, Breckenridge, MN. Sylvester Thomas Shingobe was born on October 25, 1936 in Mahnomen County, near Mahnomen, MN, the son of Thomas J. and Mary Hutchinson Shingobe. He grew up in Mahnomen County where he attended country school and...

Ronald T. Zimmerman

Ronald T. Zimmerman

Oct 29, 2007

Ronald T. Zimmerman, 93, Eventide Lutheran Home, Moorhead, MN, died there on Monday, October 29, 2007.Ronald was born on January 2, 1914, in Elizabeth, MN, to Harry and LaVina Wissbrod Zimmerman. He grew up and attended school in Burke County, North Dakota. He married Ruth Lindblom on August 7, 1938, in Kent, WA. They lived in California and North Dakota...

Earl C. Ingebretsen

Earl C. Ingebretsen

Oct 25, 2007

Earl C. Ingebretsen, age 89, of Felton Minnesota, died Thursday at Innovis Hospital, Fargo North Dakota.Earl Chesley Ingebretsen was born on July 7, 1918, in Moland Township, Clay County, Minnesota to Ole and Susanna Carlson Ingebretsen. He attended school at Averill, Dist 22 East of Morken Township, and Felton. On June 3, 1942, he entered the United States Army and...

Diane M. Reed

Diane M. Reed

Oct 24, 2007

Diane M. Reed, age 42, of Ulen, MN, died October 24, 2007, in Ulen, MN.Diane Marie Reed was born on April 17, 1965 to Wallace and Gloria Nelson Reed in Moorhead, MN. She grew up, attended school and graduated from Moorhead High School. She later attended Moorhead Technical School to become an electrician. Diane enjoyed her cats, cooking, crafts, yard...

Ronald R. Perkins

Ronald R. Perkins

Oct 23, 2007

Ronald was born March 20, 1923, to Fred and Nina Quam Perkins in his home in Spring Prairie Township, Clay County, MN. He grew up and attended school there until he started work with Northern Pacific Railroad. In 1942 he joined the U.S. Navy was stationed in Kodiak, AK, where he served until 1945. He then moved back and continued...

Dolores M. Hangaard

Dolores M. Hangaard

Oct 22, 2007

Dolores was born March 17, 1930, in Wimbledon, ND, to Einar and Helen Altringer Peterson. She grew up and attended school in Wimbledon. In high school she was the starting center for the Wimbledon Wildcats Girls Basketball team of 1948 that got to the finals of the Barnes County State Tournament. On June 6, 1953, she married Kermit Hangaard. Kermit...

Verna H. Halverson

Verna H. Halverson

Oct 21, 2007

Verna was born April 13, 1919 in Climax, MN. She grew up in Climax and Lake Park, MN, before moving to Detroit Lakes, MN. In 1939 she married Leonard Halverson in Detroit Lakes and together they started a family. They soon moved to Moorhead where Verna worked for the Rex Caf? for many years. She moved to Minneapolis when Leonard...

Hazel M. Krabbenhoft

Hazel M. Krabbenhoft

Oct 20, 2007

Hazel Marie Krabbenhoft, 79, died on Saturday, October 20, 2007, after a courageous battle with cancer. Hazel was born on October 10, 1928, to Melvin and Hattie Johnson, in Bejou, MN. She attended school in Bejou and graduated from Mahnomen High School. She briefly attended business college in Fargo, before joining the office of Northwestern Bell Telephone Company now Quest,...

Kurt E. Gigstad

Kurt E. Gigstad

Oct 17, 2007

Kurt Errol Gigstad, 58, died unexpectedly on October 17, 2007, at Meritcare Hospital. Kurt was born July 11, 1949, in Winona, MN, to Marian and Klemens Gigstad. Kurt graduated from Lincoln High School in Thief River Falls, MN, in 1967. He graduated from Southwest State University in Marshall, MN, with a BA in social studies. On June 16, 1973 he...

Helen R. Johnson

Helen R. Johnson

Oct 16, 2007

Helen Ruth Johnson was born on March 31, 1923 to Robert D. Jones and Bernice Case Jones in Milbank, SD where she grew up. She graduated from Macalester College in St. Paul, MN. After graduation she worked for the Girl Scouts of America as a District Director. She married Douglas M. Johnson in Milbank, SD on June 19, 1948. Douglas...

Norma E. Kronbeck

Norma E. Kronbeck

Oct 15, 2007

Norma E. Kronbeck, 92, of Hawley, Minnesota, died Monday, October 15, 2007, in MeritCare's Palliative Care Unit, Fargo, North Dakota. Norma was born September 11, 1915, near Hawley, Minnesota, to Anton and Emma Gunderson Anderson. She grew up and attended rural country school near Hawley. Norma married Walter Kronbeck on March 18, 1939, in Moorhead, Minnesota. Following their marriage they...

Brady Curtis Johnson

Brady Curtis Johnson

Oct 15, 2007

Brady Curtis Johnson, 5 months old, of Lake Park, MN, became an angel on Monday, October 15, 2007, in his home in rural Lake Park, MN.Brady Curtis Johnson was born on May 1, 2007 to Justin and Allisa Anderson Johnson in MeritCare Hospital, Fargo, ND. Brady was a very happy baby who smiled all the time. He enjoyed jumping and...

Ruth M. Gausen

Ruth M. Gausen

Oct 14, 2007

A memorial service will be held at a later date.

Craig L. Kotte

Craig L. Kotte

Oct 12, 2007

Craig L. Kotte, AKA "Commander", "Mud Duck","Mud Hen", "The Great White Hunter","Craigery", "Owl Mystic # 950", and "Gentle Giant", died Friday, October 12, 2007 in Meritcare Hospital ICU, Fargo, ND, at the age of 58, after suffering a brief illness. He was encircled by his family, friends and Pastor Wade at the time of his death. Craig was born February...

Carol A. Emery

Carol A. Emery

Oct 11, 2007

Carol Ann Emery, 71, of Walker, MN died Thursday October 11, 2007. She was born August 11, 1936 in Ames, IA to Kenneth and Ila Wells. She graduated from Ames High School and attended Iowa State University, graduating in 1957 with a degree in Home Economics and Child Development. In 1958, Carol was united in marriage to Jim Groth, Jr....

Earl O. Clefisch

Earl O. Clefisch

Oct 10, 2007

Earl O. Clefisch, age 89, of Moorhead, MN, died Wednesday, October 10, 2007, in Eventide Lutheran Home, Moorhead, MN.Earl Otto Clefisch was born on June 24, 1918 near Garber, Iowa to Henry and Anna Kregel Clefisch. He was baptized on July 21, 1918, and confirmed on August 14, 1932 at Immanuel Lutheran Church, Elkport, Iowa. On February 14, 1942, he...