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Korwyn “Koke” See

Korwyn “Koke” See

Apr 7, 2006

Korwyn "Koke" See, 91, Dilworth, MN, died on Friday, April 7, 2006, in Elim Home, Fargo, ND.Korwyn Delaney was born on April 10, 1914, in Dickenson, ND, to Charles and Effie Merry Delaney. After attending college and obtaining a teaching certificate, she taught in various North Dakota country schools. She later moved to Fargo, ND, and attended beauty school. She...

Olina B. Onstad

Olina B. Onstad

Apr 7, 2006

Olina Onstad, 100, Eventide Lutheran Home, Moorhead, MN, died on Friday, April 7, 2006 in the nursing home.Olina B. Trontvet was born on September 24, 1905, in Thief River Falls, MN, to Paul and Sarah Eiel Trontvet. She graduated from the Lake Mills, Iowa High school. Olina married Pastor Carl Opsahl in 1926, in Lake Mills, Iowa. They lived in...

Pearl Pliska

Pearl Pliska

Apr 6, 2006

Pearl Pliska was born March 8, 1920 in Hallock, Minnesota. Pearl was raised on a farm and very active in the Catholic Church. She truly enjoyed her garden and flowers and her work in the community. She was preceded in death by her husband Frank. Pearl is survived by two daughters Mary Jones Ray, Covington, WA and Betty Zima, Kent...

Walter O. Anderson

Walter O. Anderson

Apr 5, 2006

Walter O. Anderson, 79, of Moorhead, MN, died Wednesday, April 5, 2006, in Valley Baptist Medical Center, Harlington, TX. Walter Orin Anderson was born on January 28, 1927 in Erskine, MN to Daniel and Olga Clausen Anderson. He grew up and attended school in Erskine, graduation from Erskine High School in 1944. Walter joined the US Navy on January 25,...

Mildred L. Houge

Mildred L. Houge

Apr 4, 2006

Mildred L. Houge, 86, Hendrum, MN, died on Tuesday, April 4, 2006, in Eventide Lutheran Home, Moorhead, MN.Mildred L. Lere was born on February 21, 1920, in Benson corner, ND, to Louis and Marie Sandness Lere. She grew up and attended school there. Mildred worked various jobs and met her husband while working as a cook for a road crew...

Lynsey M. Escarcega-Licon

Lynsey M. Escarcega-Licon

Apr 2, 2006

Lynsey was born August 12, 1982 at Moorhead, Minnesota to Mark Larson and Rhonda Rolland Olson. Lynsey was baptized and confirmed at Hawley Lutheran Church. She grew up and attended school in Hawley, then attended school and graduated from Osseo High School. She attended the Minnesota School of Business in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota. Lynsey married Aldo Escarcega-Licon on December 23,...

Stanley V. Gunderson

Stanley V. Gunderson

Apr 1, 2006

Stanley V. Gunderson, 98, of Hawley, MN, died Saturday, April 1, 2006 in Emmanuel Nursing Home, Detroit Lakes, MN.Stanley Vincent Gunderson was born in Hawley, MN to Gilbert and Mabel Mitchell Gunderson on September 1, 1907. He moved with his parents to Hitterdal, graduating in 1925. He attended NDSU for one year. He married Mabel Knudson on November 17, 1935...

Robert A. ’Bob’ Fogel

Robert A. ’Bob’ Fogel

Apr 1, 2006

Robert "Bob" was born December 22, 1953 in Fargo, ND to Willard and Eleanor Fogel. He grew up in Moorhead and attended public schools. While in high school Bob was very interested in photography, taking many of the pictures for the 1969, 1970, and 1971 yearbooks. He also had a simmer job working for the Parks Department checking for Dutch...

Martin T. Moe

Martin T. Moe

Mar 30, 2006

Martin Theodore Moe passed away March 30, 2006, at the Elim Care Center in Fargo. He was born August 8, 1926, to Selma Lillehaugen Moe and Martin A. Moe of Michigan, ND. He grew up on a farm in Dahlen Township, ND and was baptized and confirmed in Sarnia Lutheran Church.Martin attended Dahlen Public School, graduating from high school in...

James C. Johnson

James C. Johnson

Mar 28, 2006

James Clarence Johnson was born July 24, 1909, in Voltaire, North Dakota to Martin and Hilda Johnson. James was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith and attended school there until the completion of the 8th grade. On September 15, 1940, he married Myrtle Buges in Voltaire. The couple resided on a farm and later moved to Moorhead. Over the...

Richard O. Nordtvedt

Richard O. Nordtvedt

Mar 28, 2006

Richard O. Nordtvedt, age 51 of Fargo, ND, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 28, 2006 in Elim Nursing Home, Fargo, ND. Richard was born in Mayville, ND on February 24, 1955 and lived there until moving to Cooperstown at about the age of 4. He and his family lived there for the next several years. Richard joined the Army...

Diane M. Osmundson

Diane M. Osmundson

Mar 26, 2006

Diane Osmundson, 76, Moorhead, MN, died on Sunday, March 26, 2006, in her home under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley.Diane Marie Wasfaret was born on August 8, 1929, in Twin Valley, MN, to Gilman and Myrtle Dalby Wasfaret. She grew up and attended school in Felton, MN, and then attended Interstate Business College in Fargo, ND....

Orvis A. Gunderson

Orvis A. Gunderson

Mar 26, 2006

Orvis A. Gunderson, 83, Moorhead, MN, died on Sunday, March 26, 2006, in his home under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Orvis A. Gunderson was born on December 1, 1922, in a log cabin in Moland Township near Glyndon, MN, to Almer and Amanda Olson Gunderson. He grew up and attended rural school there, and graduated...

Delores R. Salzwedel

Delores R. Salzwedel

Mar 24, 2006

Delores Salzwedel, 74, Fargo, ND, died on Friday, March 24, 2006, in MeritCare Hospital, Fargo, ND.Delores R. Fraedrich was born on March 18, 1932, on the Freitag farm, near Enderlin, ND, to Theodore and Emma Freitag Fraedrich. She grew up and attended school there, graduating from Enderlin High School in 1951. Delores married Donald Salzwedel on May 29, 1955, in...

Dorothy Morken

Dorothy Morken

Mar 16, 2006

Dorothy Morken, 85, of Fargo, died Thursday, March 16, 2006, at Bethany Homes in Fargo, ND. Dorothy nee Wittliff was born on April 4, 1920 in Enderlin, North Dakota to Julius and Pauline Bier Wittliff. She grew up and attended school in Fargo. She married Robert Morken on February 18, 1943 in San Diego, CA, where Robert was stationed during...

Robert J. ’Bob’ Loeffler

Robert J. ’Bob’ Loeffler

Mar 16, 2006

Robert J. "Bob" Loeffler, age 83, of Moorhead, died Thursday, March 16, 2006, in Innovis Hospital, Fargo, ND. Bob was born October 20, 1922 in Worcester, MA to Elvira and Guy Loeffler. He attended elementary and high schools in Worcester and went on to receive his Bachelor of Science from Syracuse University in Syracuse, NY. He pursued his doctorate at...

Albert N. Raney

Albert N. Raney

Mar 13, 2006

Albert Neil Raney, 76, passed away March 13, 2006, in the MeritCare Palliative Care Unit in Fargo, ND, after a courageous two year battle with cancer.Albert was born on February 4, 1930, to Edwin and Virginia Raney in Palo Alto, CA. He grew up and attended country school near Drayton, ND and graduated from Drayton High School in 1948. He...

Mary Erickson

Mary Erickson

Mar 11, 2006

Mary was born January 1, 1917 at her home farm south of Lake Park, to Carl and Selma Bengtson Bjerke. She attended rural school near Lake Park. She married Melvin Erickson November 12, 1938 at Lake Park. Following their marriage they farmed until the early 1950's when they moved to Lake Park. Mary was employed at the lefse factory and...

Doris Gold

Doris Gold

Mar 10, 2006

Doris Gold Nee Weisenbach passed away on March 10, 2006, at Elim Nursing Home following a brief illness. She was born in Cleveland, OH on December 9, 1922, to Paul and Suzanna Weisenbach. Her mother introduced her to the piano at an early age, igniting a life-long passion for music. Doris earned a Bachelor's degree in music from the Cleveland...

Lloyd E. Lidbeck

Lloyd E. Lidbeck

Mar 8, 2006

Lloyd Lidbeck of Moorhead, MN died March 8, 2006 while surrounded by family. He fought a courageous battle with lung cancer. Lloyd was born in Bird Island, MN, May 11, 1926 to Hugo and Mary Johnson Lidbeck. Lloyd married Dorothy Forsyth in 1945. Lloyd served in the Army in 1946 and went to Korea. He was honorably discharged in 1947....