Obituaries

Aug 3, 2004

Ronald A. Random, 63, Kulm, ND, died August 3, 2004 at Meritcare Hospital, Fargo.Ronald Random was born March 31, 1941 to Lloyd and Mamie Fischer Random. He attended Killdeer High School and served in the Army as a medic from February 1960 to April 1962.He worked and managed numerous grain elevators starting in 1963 until his retirement in 2003. Ron...

Jul 30, 2004

Jerome Meier, 56, Moorhead Healthcare Center, Moorhead, MN, died on Friday, July 30, 2004, in the nursing home.Jerome Otto Meier was born on April 30, 1948, in Marshall, MN, to Marvin C.H. and Marion A. Marquardt Meier. He grew up and attended school in Vesta and Park Rapids, MN. He worked as a trucker, mechanic and carpenter. He had lived...

Jul 30, 2004

Evelyn Langlie, 95, Eventide Lutheran Home, Moorhead, MN, died on Friday, July 30, 2004, in the nursing home.Evelyn was born on December 7, 1908, near Kragnes, MN, to Charles and Annie Boulton Gilbery. She grew up and attended school at Oak Mound school near Kragnes, MN, and also in Glyndon, MN. Evelyn married Walter Langlie on January 20, 1926, in...

Jul 28, 2004

Calley Genevieve Grondahl died Wednesday, July 28, 2004, at Innovis Hospital in Fargo, ND, at the age of 75, surrounded by family and friends.Calley was born April 20, 1929 in Buffalo, ND, to Clarence and Evelyn Harrington Johnson. Calley attended high school in Buffalo, where she graduated in 1947. After high school, Calley attended business college in Fargo, then went...

Jul 27, 2004

Gale Clarke Stenerson, 78, of Moorhead, died Tuesday, July 27, 2004, at Eventide Nursing Home in Moorhead MN.Gale was born to Ingemund and Emily Ostby Stenerson in Fargo, ND on April 4, 1926. Gale grew up and attended school in Moorhead, MN, graduating from Moorhead High School in1944. After Gale graduated from high school, he joined the U.S. Navy from...

Jul 25, 2004

Jean Larson was born March 19, 1950 in Clay County, Minnesota, to Victor and Vera Hanson Larson. She lived with her family in Ulen area, and then moved to Hawley with her family in 1956, graduating from Hawley High School in 1968, then graduated from Moorhead Technical College. On December 6, 1969 she was married to Ted Simmons at Hawley...

Jul 24, 2004

Shaaron Dee Tommerdahl, age 64, of Felton, MN died Saturday, July 24, 2004 peacefully surrounded by her family at her home under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Shaaron was born April 15, 1940 in Brookings, SD, the daughter of Elmer and Delia Rentschler Johnson. She attended country school in Volga, SD and highschool in Brookings, SD....

Jul 22, 2004

Harry O. Jegtvig, 90, of Moorhead, Minnesota, died Thursday, July 22, 2004, at Moorhead Health Care Center in Moorhead, Minnesota.Harry O. Jegtvig was born November 30, 1913, at rural Hawley, Minnesota, to Edward and Annie Omberg Jegtvig. He was baptized and confirmed at Hegland Lutheran Church near Hawley. He grew up and attended school in Hawley. Harry was married to...

Jul 21, 2004

Forrest V. Riedberger, of Hawley, Minnesota, died Wednesday, July 21, 2004, at Emmanuel Nursing Home in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, at the age of 86.Forrest Vance Dit Riedberger was born at Hawley, Minnesota on August 12, 1917 to Leonard and Laura Getman Riedberger. He grew up and attended school in Hawley, graduating from Hawley High School in 1936. Forrest was married...

Jul 21, 2004

Robert was born on September 10, 1933 in Rock Island, IL to Earl and Gretchen Lindburg. He grew up in Southwest Iowa and attended school in Coal Valley, IL. Robert lived in numerous places including; Coal Valley, IL, Rock Island, IL, Belcourt, ND, and in South Dakota. Robert received his Bachelors of Arts from Augustana College in 1955. He also...

Jul 14, 2004

Ron Wertman, 45, 401 Rensvold Boulevard, Moorhead, MN, died on Wednesday, July 14, 2004, in Moorhead, MN.Ron was born on March 15, 1959, in Ankara, Turkey. He grew up in various communities as his family traveled with the U.S. Air Force. He graduated from high school in Minot, ND. Ron married Lisa Boehm on July 8, 1983, in Minot, ND....

Jul 13, 2004

Alois J. Knauf passed away July 13, 2004 at the Villa Maria Nursing Home, where he had been a resident for six years. Alois Joseph Knauf was born in Moorhead, MN on July 15, 1912 to Matthew and Laura Baldwin Knauf. Alois grew up in Moorhead. He graduated from Moorhead High School, where he excelled in "Spud Athletics". Alois married...

Jul 13, 2004

Thelma Strand Wegner, 88, died of cancer under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley on July 13, 2004. She was born November 8, 1915 near Thief River Falls, MN. At age four she moved with her family to a farm near Ada where she grew up and attended school. After graduation from high school she earned a...

Jul 9, 2004

Delbert Allen Boyle Sr., 96, died on June 9, 2004 at Eventide Nursing Home, Moorhead, MN. Delbert was born April 20, 1908 to Frank C. and Myrtle Crompton-Krueger Boyle in Wetonka, SD.Delbert grew up and worked in the Wetonka, SD area. He married Isabel McAllen on September 21, 1925 in Ipswitch, SD. They farmed in the Wetonka area until they...

Jul 8, 2004

Hazel Cowden, 98, of Dilworth, died Thursday, July 8, 2004 in Bethany Homes, Fargo under Hospice Care.Hazel was born on January 21, 1906 in Fosston, MN to Olie and Amanda Olson. She grew up and attended school in Fargo, ND. She was married to William Cowden on April 28, 1937 in Detroit Lakes, MN. They made their home in Dilworth,...

Jul 1, 2004

Jun 29, 2004

Carl was the son of Carl Kooren, Sr. and Elizabeth Metz Kooren. He was born in South Heart, North Dakota in 1932. He lived and went to school in South Heart until he joined the Army where he spent the majority of those 12 years in France. He retired from the Army as a Staff Sergeant at which time he...

Jun 21, 2004

Gotfred Berg was born October 17, 1914 at rural Lake Park, Minnesota to Carl and Hilda Lundstrom Berg. He attended rural school in District #10, near Lake Park, Minnesota. He married Gladys Skave June 24, 1937 at Lake Park, Minnesota. Following their marriage they farmed near Lake Park until 1963, then moved into Lake Park. He worked as a meat...

Jun 21, 2004

Lila B. Carlson, 90, of Hitterdal, Minnesota, died Monday, June 21, 2004, at MeritCare Hospital in Fargo, North Dakota.Lila Selseth was born September 27, 1913, on the farm in Atlanta Township, near Hitterdal, Minnesota, to Andrew and Anna Thomasgaard Selseth, who were from Hornindal, Norway. She attended rural country school in Atlanta Township. She married Erne Carlson on March 11,...

Jun 16, 2004