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Dianne M. Ramirez

Dianne M. Ramirez

May 26, 2007

Dianne M. Holmes was born November 28, 1944 in Moorhead, MN to Lester and Rose Wirth Holmes. She graduated from Moorhead High School with honors and graduated as an Accountant Summa Cum Laude from Husson College in Maine. Dianne loved beautiful things and loved collecting small antiques with her friends and teaching her grandsons the fine art of looking for...

Roland K. Vik

Roland K. Vik

May 25, 2007

Roland K. Vik, 74, of Park Rapids, MN, passed away on Friday, May 25, 2007 at Villa Maria in Fargo.Roland was born June 30, 1932, in White Oak Township near Akeley, MN to Reuben and Mildred Vik. He graduated from Park Rapids High School in 1950, with honors. He enlisted to serve his country in the U.S. Army during the...

Pearl A. Nyquist

Pearl A. Nyquist

May 25, 2007

Pearl Nyquist, 93, Moorhead, MN, died on Friday, May 25, 2007 in Elim Nursing Home, Fargo, ND.Pearl Annetta Weidmann was born to Mary and Alfred Weidmann on May 4, 1914 in Kansas City, Kansas. She attended school there and graduated from Wyandotte High School. In 1931 she married Walter Nyquist in Lawrence Kansas. They moved to Moorhead in 1932. She...

Yvonne G. Harmon

Yvonne G. Harmon

May 24, 2007

Yvonne was born on October 14, 1916 in Kansas City, MO to Bertha and Alva Gaylord. After completing high school in Lincoln, NE, Yvonne attended Nebraska Wesleyan University for two years and continued her undergraduate studies at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln graduating with a degree in Education. Yvonne continued her education at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, earning...

Sylvester T. ’Butch’ Thesing

Sylvester T. ’Butch’ Thesing

May 21, 2007

Sylvester T. "Butch" Thesing, 68, of Moorhead, MN, died Monday, May 21, 2007, in MeritCare Hospital, Fargo, ND.Butch Thesing was born on December 8, 1938 to John and Cecelia Geise Thesing in Todd County, MN. He grew up and attended school in Wadena, MN. Butch joined the United States Army when he was 16, serving in Lebanon. Butch was a...

Jason A. Schumann

Jason A. Schumann

May 19, 2007

Jason, known by many as "Tuba", was born January 7, 1984 at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, in Tucson, AZ, to Jim and Candie Glisson Schumann. He moved to Hawley in 1999, and graduated from Hawley High School in 2002. Following high school he enlisted in the U.S. Army, and was stationed at Ft. Polk, LA. He currently was on his...

Evelyn Sandbeck

Evelyn Sandbeck

May 14, 2007

Evelyn Sandbeck, 92, of Fargo, ND, died Monday, May 14, 2007, in Innovis Health Systems, Fargo, ND, surrounded by her loving family.Evelyn Sandbeck was born on November 6, 1914 to Almound and Karen Johnson, in rural Thief River Falls, MN. She grew up and attended school until the eighth grade in a one room school house in rural Thief River...

James M. Murray

James M. Murray

May 13, 2007

James M. Murray, 63, died Sunday, May 13 at MeritCare Hospital in Fargo, ND with his family at his side.Jim was born August 27, 1943 in Osnabruck, ND to Lloyd and Ila Murray. He grew up in Fargo, ND and graduated from Central High School in 1961. In 1963, he joined the Air Force, serving with distinction as a communication...

Georgia A. Wells

Georgia A. Wells

May 10, 2007

Georgia was born on October 17, 1946 to Frederick and Jean Frissell Wells in Fargo, ND. She grew up and attended school in Fargo, Graduating from Central high school. After high school she attended Moorhead State University before moving to New York City. She later moved back to Fargo where she made her home.She will be dearly missed by family...

Warren F. Curfman

Warren F. Curfman

May 6, 2007

Warren was born May 11, 1921 in Moorhead, MN to Frederick E. and Cora Wheeler Curfman. He grew up and attended school in Enderlin, ND, before moving to Moorhead in the late 1930's. Warren served in the U.S. Navy from 1942 – 1946. On March 10, 1948 he married Shirley Svendsen in Moorhead, MN. Warren started working for Glendenning Motorway...

Leona E. Synstegard

Leona E. Synstegard

May 6, 2007

Leona Evelyn Synstegard, 70, Dubuque, IA, died on Sunday, May 6, 2007 in Mercy Medical Center, Dubuque, IA.Leona was born on March 20, 1937 in Park River, North Dakota, to Rev. Leonard and Naomi Gunness Nypen. Leona attended schools in Dalton, Fergus Falls and Comstock, Minnesota, and graduated from high school at Oak Grove Lutheran High School, Fargo, North Dakota....

Gladys K. Schreiter

Gladys K. Schreiter

May 5, 2007

Gladys K. Schreiter, 90, of Lake Park, MN died Saturday, May 5, 2007, at Sunnyside Care Center, Lake Park.Gladys K. Schreiter was born on April 5, 1917 at Dauner, MN to Marcus and Emma Kelting Ullrich. She grew up in the Dauner area where she attended country schools. She was employed for several years at different clothing stores in Fargo,...

Eleanor E. Robideau

Eleanor E. Robideau

May 5, 2007

Eleanor E. Robideau, 91, Moorhead, MN, died on Saturday, May 5, 2007, in Innovis Hospital, Fargo, ND.Eleanor E. Hetzler was born on April 21, 1916, in Savage, MT, to Karl and Rose Bergeson Hetzler. She grew up in Fargo and Minot, ND, where she graduated from high school. Eleanor attended Interstate Business College in Fargo and then worked at Fargo...

Minnie M. Kirkhorn

Minnie M. Kirkhorn

May 4, 2007

Minnie Kirkhorn was born December 31, 1917 to parents Michael and Oleah Jorgenson in Wolverton, MN. She was raised in Wolverton and graduated from Wolverton High School in 1935. She married Clifton Kirkhorn in 1935 in Andover, SD. She had two sons, Jerry and Keith who live in Fairfield, MT. Minnie lived and worked in the Fargo Moorhead area and...

Joann S. Ulven

Joann S. Ulven

May 2, 2007

JoAnn was born May 4, 1944, in Detroit Lakes, MN, to Jerome and Dorothy Wisted Ulven. She grew up and attended school in Hawley, MN, graduating in 1962. She was employed as a nanny for Violet Skarpol and the Lake Harriet Group Home in Minneapolis. She worked as a bookkeeper for the Powers Hotel in Fargo. She then attended and...

James Prentice Williams

James Prentice Williams

Apr 26, 2007

James Prentice Williams, infant son of Michael Williams and Dawn Prentice, died on Thursday, April 26, 2007, at MeritCare Hospital, Fargo.James Prentice Williams was born on March 23, 2007, at Innovis Health Systems in Fargo, ND.He is survived by his parents, Michael Williams and Dawn Prentice of Moorhead, MN; three sisters, Tessa, Zoi, and Mya; grandparents, Dave and Shelly Prentice...

Michael J. Kelly

Michael J. Kelly

Apr 20, 2007

Michael was born April 19, 1925 in Grand Forks, ND to Loretta and William Kelly. He attended Sacred Heart School in East Grand Forks, MN, Aaker's Business College and the University of North Dakota. Michael worked as an Accountant for various companies and as the Business Manager of the Medical Center Rehabilitation Hospital in Grand Forks, ND. He was a...

Clarice Anderson

Clarice Anderson

Apr 15, 2007

Clarice was born July 26, 1919, near Baker, Montana, to Emil and Karen Marie Thorsvig Hanson. Shortly thereafter, the family returned to Hagen Township, near Ulen, Minnesota, where she grew up and received her education. On December 1, 1937, Clarice married Elmer Anderson, who also grew up in the Ulen area. In 1943, they moved to Bay City, Michigan, where...

Bonnie E. Johnson

Bonnie E. Johnson

Apr 13, 2007

Bonnie E. Johnson, 53, Rollag, MN, died on Friday, April 13, 2007, in MeritCare Hospital, Fargo, ND. Bonnie E. Tow was born on April 2, 1954, in Moorhead, MN, to Lawrence and Helen Haseldahl Tow. She grew up and attended school in Moorhead, graduating from Moorhead High School in 1972. She worked for Eddy's Cafe and Don's Car Wash. Bonnie...

Lois J. Sorenson

Lois J. Sorenson

Apr 11, 2007

Lois J. Sorenson, age 83, of Moorhead, MN, died Wednesday, April 11, 2007, in Eventide Lutheran Home, Moorhead, MN, surrounded by her loving family.Lois Jean Smith was born on July 11, 1923 to Fred Sr. and Mary Smith Sorenson in Grand Forks, ND. She grew up and attended school in Grand Forks and graduated from Grand Forks Central High School...