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Fred J. Meyer
Feb 11, 2005
Fred Meyer, 88, of Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, formerly of Hawley, died Friday, February 11, 2005, at Emmanuel Nursing Home, in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota. Fred Meyer was born October 9, 1916, in Highland Grove Township, Clay County, Minnesota, to Wilhelm F. and Anna K. Plantenberg Meyer. He grew up and attended school in Hitterdal, graduating from Hitterdal High School. Fred married...
Vernon E. Oberg
Feb 10, 2005
Vernon E. Oberg, 78, Moorhead, MN, died on February 10, 2005, in his home under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley, following a long battle with cancer.Vernon was born on October 4, 1926, in Fargo, ND, to Gudmund and Myrtle Grinde Oberg. He was raised near Kragnes and graduated from Moorhead High School in 1945. He served...
Clifford N. Bjorndahl
Feb 10, 2005
Clifford N. Bjorndahl, 92, of Hawley, Minnesota, died Thursday, February 10, 2005, at the Viking Manor Nursing Home in Ulen, Minnesota.Clifford Norman Bjorndahl was born February 3, 1913, at Skree Township, Clay County, Minnesota, to Ole and Julia Hanson Bjorndahl. He attended rural country school at District #37, near Hawley, Minnesota. He farmed south of Hawley until moving into Hawley...
Lyle W. Lord
Feb 9, 2005
Lyle W. Lord, 88, of Frazee, Minnesota, formerly of Lake Park, Minnesota, died Wednesday, February 9, 2005, at Innovis Hospital in Fargo, North Dakota.Lyle William Lord was born in Lake Park, MN to Jay W. and Laura Ryder Lord on February 6, 1917. He was a farmer all his life and lived on the home place near Lake Park. Lyle...
Mary G. Dosland
Feb 8, 2005
Mary Gertrude Dosland was born November 3, 1909 in Memphis, TN. She died February 8th, 2005 in MeritCare Hospital, Fargo. She was the daughter of Martha Kyle Key and Job Lynn Key. They moved to Port Arthur, TX when she was eight years old.. She married Ralph H. Palmer and they lived in Port Arthur, they had two children. They...
John E. Nansen
Feb 8, 2005
John Edgar Nansen was born on December 6, 1939, near Winger, MN, to Edgar and Agnes Lind Nansen. He grew up and attended school there, graduating from Erskine High School in 1957. He entered the U.S. Army and served in Seattle, Washington. He was discharged in 1961, and continued to serve in the Army Reserve. Upon his discharge, he returned...
Martin H. Tonn
Feb 8, 2005
Martin was born on April 11, 1921 to William and Dora Tonn. He grew up and attended school in Davenport, Iowa. Following high school he obtained his B.A. and Master's degree from the State University of Iowa, Ames, Iowa. He also obtained his PhD from the University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa.Martin served in the US Army and was stationed...
Jean I. Swenson
Feb 7, 2005
Jean I. Swenson, 63, 3083 22nd Street South, Fargo, ND, died on Monday, February 7, 2005, in MeritCare Hospital, Fargo, ND. She passed away surrounded by her family after a courageous battle with cancer.Jean Irene Buchholz was born on January 17, 1942, in Moorhead, MN, to Albert and Irene Prieb Buchholz. She grew up and attended school in Christine, ND,...
Joseph Pfau
Feb 3, 2005
Joseph Pfau, 82, of Moorhead, died Thursday, February 3, 2005, in MeritCare Hospital, Fargo.Joseph was born on July 20, 1922 to Andrew and Regina Ahmann Pfau in Dilworth, MN. He grew up and attended school in Dilworth. He served in the Army during WWII. He worked for Burlington Northern Railroad, American Crystal Sugar and BF Nelson Roofing until his retirement...
Merriam L. Moen
Feb 3, 2005
Merriam L. Moen, 84, of Moorhead died on February 3, 2005 at Villa Maria, Fargo, ND under Hospice care. Merriam was born on December 4, 1920 in Dalton, MN. He grew up and attended school in Dalton. He worked for the CCC Civilian Conservation Core and for local farmers in the Dalton area. He was drafted into the army in...
Lois A. Bangsberg
Feb 2, 2005
Lois A. Bangsberg, 80, of Moorhead, died on Wednesday, February 2, 2005, under Hospice Care in MeritCare Hospital, Fargo, ND. Lois was born on August 5, 1924 in LaCrosse, WI to Fred and Martha Kowalke. She grew up and attended school in LaCrosse. She married Paul "Bill" Bangsberg on July 6, 1943 in Aurora, IL. They moved back to LaCrosse...
Alice O. Oliver
Feb 1, 2005
Alice O. Oliver of Moorhead died February 1, 2005 at Eventide Lutheran Home, Moorhead, MN. Alice Larson was born in Johnsonburg, PA October 30, 1914 to Sam and Elsa Larson. A graduate of Grove City College, Grove City, PA. She had the challenging opportunity to begin her teaching career in a country school prior to teaching English in the Johnsonburg...
Nona A. Geldreich
Jan 29, 2005
Nona A. Geldreich was born on May 9, 1933, in Cromwell Township, near Hawley, MN, to Arnt and Nettie Nelson Aune. She grew up and attended country school there, and then attended high school in Glyndon, MN, graduating in 1951. She married David Norman on December 1, 1951, at Hawley, MN, and they had three children, Linda Sonius, Fargo, ND,...
Walter G. Wesley
Jan 26, 2005
Walter G. Wesley was born on October 12, 1938, in Fort Worth, TX, to Walter and Thelma Oliver Wesley. He grew up and attended school in Fort Worth, graduating from Arlington Heights High School in 1957. He attended Texas Christian University in Forth Worth, graduating in 1961 with a B.S. in physics. He obtained his P.H.D. in physics in 1970...
Dorothy L. Ford
Jan 25, 2005
Dorothy L. Ford, 78, of Fargo, died Tuesday, January 25, 2005, at SCCI Hospital in Fargo.Dorothy was born March 30, 1926 in Prosper, ND to John and Annie Maxwell Heger. On January 8, 1944 Dorothy married Ervin Ford in Fargo. She worked for Pepsi Bottling Company until her retirement. She is survived by three sons;, Edwin Kathy Ford, Hillsboro, ND,...
Gladys I. Crosgrove
Jan 25, 2005
Gladys I. Olson was born on June 27, 1919, in Halstad, MN, to Albert K. and Stina Anderson Olson. She grew up and attended school in Halstad, MN. Gladys worked as a riveter for Boeing Corporation in Seattle, WA, for two years and then returned to Fargo, ND, where she worked as a clerk in a pharmacy for several years....
Dean L. Smith
Jan 23, 2005
Dean L. Smith was born on May 27, 1937 at Pelican Rapids, Minnesota, to Garner and Isabelle Severson Smith. Dean spent his childhood to young adult years at Cormorant Village, where he attended country school for eight years and then to Pelican Rapids High School, graduating in 1955. Following his graduation he moved to Florida where he worked at a...
Donald T. Worth
Jan 20, 2005
Worth, Donald Traverse "Don", age 86.Of Kalamazoo, Michigan.Passed away peacefully on January 20, 2005, at the Manorcare Nursing Home in Fargo, North Dakota, after residing there briefly. Don was born in Kalamazoo on August 23, 1918, to Lefa Taylor Worth and Mark Lane Worth, both Kalamazoo College professors. His paternal grandfather, Earl N. Worth, served as principal of Kalamazoo Central...
Julia K. Olson
Jan 19, 2005
Julia K. Olson, 100, died Wednesday, January 19, 2005 at MHCC, Moorhead, MN. Julia Klokseth was born February 16, 1904 near Glyndon, MN where she grew up and attended school. On November 28, 1923 she married Lawrence W. Olson in Moorhead and they farmed until 1966. He died in 1977. She was active in her church, 4-H, was a school...
Beverly A. Rogers
Jan 18, 2005
Beverly A. Rogers, 76, of Moorhead, MN died Tuesday, January 18, 2005, in MeritCare Hospital, Fargo, ND.Beverly Olson was born the 1st of March, 1928 in Battle Lake, Minnesota to Rudolph Pete and Irene Olson. She was fun-loving and smart and had a bit of a wild streak, too. She loved to go dancing at Balmoral, a dancehall on Ottertail...
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