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Fern Lorraine Aplin

Fern Lorraine Aplin

Oct 20, 2015

Fern L. Aplin, West Fargo, ND, died October 20, 2015 at the age of 87 years old. She passed away peacefully at Sanford Hospital, surrounded by her family. Fern grew up around the Bowdon and Fessenden, ND area; later moving with her family to New Rockford, ND in 1944. She married in 1952 and moved to Fargo, ND in 1954....

Patricia Sue Gordon

Patricia Sue Gordon

Oct 20, 2015

Patricia Sue Gordon, 58, of Fargo, ND left this world peacefully at her home on Tuesday, October 20, 2015 surrounded by family and friends. She was under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley and many loved ones. Patti was born on March 26, 1957 to James and Barbara (Nelson) Dawson in Fargo, ND. She grew up in...

Paul Gerald Pierson

Paul Gerald Pierson

Oct 20, 2015

Paul Gerald Pierson was born February 18, 1955 in Carrington, ND to Gerald and Harriet (Neil) Pierson. He grew up in Carrington and West Fargo, ND. He graduated from West Fargo High School in 1973. Paul enlisted in the US Navy and served for 4 years. He earned an Associate’s Degree from the North Dakota State College of Science (NDSCS)...

Betty Mae Galloway

Betty Mae Galloway

Oct 16, 2015

Betty Mae Galloway (Rude), age 79, of Moorhead, MN died October 16, 2015, at her home. Betty was born July 7th, 1936 in Colgan, ND to LeRoy and Mable Rude. She graduated from high school in Crosby, ND, and furthered her education at UND, with a Major in Business Education and Minor in Distributive Education (Marketing). She was married to...

Alan Leroy Brelje

Alan Leroy Brelje

Oct 9, 2015

Alan Brelje, 53, of Fargo, ND, died unexpectedly of natural causes at home on Friday, October 9, 2015. Alan LeRoy Brelje was born January 19, 1962 to LeRoy and Elvera (Dahlke) Brelje in Glencoe, MN. He graduated from Glencoe High School in 1980, and from Alexandria Technical College in 1982. Alan married Janice Oelfke on May 7, 1983 in Glencoe,...

Coral Irene Trochmann

Coral Irene Trochmann

Oct 8, 2015

By God’s plan and gracious design, Coral Irene was born on November 10, 1925 in Cathay, North Dakota, to Edward and Annie (Reddig) Edinger. Her parents received Coral as a precious gift from God and brought her to Holy Baptism at the Baptist Church in Cathay. She continued to grow in faith and lived a life of quiet testimony. She...

Marley V. Swanson

Marley V. Swanson

Oct 5, 2015

Marley V. Swanson, 97 of Fargo, died Monday, October 5, 2015 at Sheyenne Crossings in West Fargo. Marley Swanson was born September 20, 1918 in Valley City, ND to parents Victor and Etta Swanson. He grew up in Valley City, where he also graduated from high school. Mr. Swanson had a great love for learning and taught school in Sanborn,...

Taylor Robert Jackson

Taylor Robert Jackson

Oct 4, 2015

Taylor Jackson, 26, of Fargo, ND, died unexpectedly of natural causes and gained his angel wings on Sunday, October 4, 2015 at his home in Fargo, ND. We find comfort in knowing he is now with his father, Mark. Taylor Robert Jackson was born June 27, 1989 in Fargo, ND to Mark and Sharon Jackson. He grew up in West...

Renee  Ann Alsop

Renee Ann Alsop

Oct 3, 2015

Renée Ann (Paulson) Alsop, 65, of Fargo, ND and Detroit Lakes, MN died Saturday, October 3, 2015 of an aneurysm. Renée Ann was born November 4, 1949 in Aberdeen, SD and spent several years in Fullerton and then moved to Jamestown, ND. In 1955 the Paulson family moved to Fargo, where Marie started as a District Manager for Avon and...

Marilyn Janell Harris

Marilyn Janell Harris

Sep 30, 2015

Marilyn Janell (Bahe) Harris was born October 25, 1932 in Georgeville, MN to Edward and Alvina (Helmstetter) Bahe. She attended area schools and graduated from Moorhead High, Moorhead, MN. She married Bruce Harris in Perley, MN in 1950. Marilyn was a homemaker and thoroughly enjoyed being a mother and grandmother. She also enjoyed crossword puzzles, gardening and embroidery. Marilyn died...

Neil Richard Roscoe

Neil Richard Roscoe

Sep 30, 2015

Neil Richard Roscoe, Sr., died September 30, 2015 at Villa Maria under the care of family and Hospice of the Red River Valley. Neil was born August 21, 1935 to John and Dorothy Roscoe, of Montpelier, ND at Jamestown Hospital. The family later moved to Dickey, ND where Neil attended school and graduated high school in 1952. He graduated Ellendale...

Barbara Jean Monson

Barbara Jean Monson

Sep 27, 2015

Barbara Jean Monson was born September 18, 1962 in Fargo, ND to Clarence and JoAnne (Svare) Monson. She attended school in Moorhead, MN and Hillcrest High School in Fergus Falls, MN. She graduated from Moorhead High School, Moorhead, MN. Barbara worked various jobs in the service industry in the Fargo/Moorhead area. For the past 8 years, she worked at the...

Evelyn Hegvick

Evelyn Hegvick

Sep 27, 2015

Hazel “Evelyn” (Stenslie) Hegvick went home to be with her Lord on Sunday, September 27, 2015 at the age of 94. The third of five children, Evelyn was born on December 27, 1920 to Bereth “Pauline” and Peder “Oscar” Stenslie near Pekin, North Dakota. She attended elementary and high school in Pekin, graduating in 1938. Always determined, Evelyn worked her...

Odell A. Johnson

Odell A. Johnson

Sep 20, 2015

Odell A. Johnson, 83 of Fargo, died Sunday, September 20, 2015 at Sanford Health in Fargo. Odell was born on March 10, 1932 to parents Adolph and Beatrice (Ostenson) Johnson. He was born and raised in Barrett, MN. He also attended school in Barrett, graduating in 1950. Odell went on to attend Concordia College in Moorhead, MN and graduated in...

Joyce Y. Schlenker

Joyce Y. Schlenker

Sep 18, 2015

Joyce Y. (Harstad) Schlenker, 75, of Fargo, died Friday, September 18, 2015, at Elim Care Center from her bout with Alzheimer’s Disease. Joyce was born in December, 1939, in Jamestown, ND, to Arthur and Audrey (Sodawasser) Harstad. She graduated from Jamestown High School in 1957 and married Leland (Pete) Schlenker the following year. After starting their family, Joyce and Pete...

Roy "Pete" Conrad Pedersen

Roy "Pete" Conrad Pedersen

Sep 16, 2015

Roy C. Pedersen, 98, Moorhead, MN, formerly of Fargo, ND, died Wednesday, September 16, 2015 at Arbor Park Assisted Living in Moorhead. A private burial was held. Read more about Roy here: http://www.wday.com/news/3841532-wday-broadcaster-and-fargo-city-commissioner-roy-c-pedersen-dies-98 http://www.inforum.com/news/3841629-roy-pete-pedersen-mr-bison-dies-age-98

Marcus G. Evenson

Marcus G. Evenson

Sep 15, 2015

Marcus “Mac” Evenson passed away on Tuesday, Sept.15, at Sanford Palliative Care surrounded by family. Mac was born April 3, 1922 at home on the farm in rural Mayville, ND to Even and Liv (Sveinsen) Evenson. He grew up on the family farm and graduated from Mayville High School in 1940. In September 1942, he enlisted in the Army and...

Gerald R. Ausmus

Gerald R. Ausmus

Sep 14, 2015

Gerald (Jerry) Ralph Ausmus, 67 of Baudette, MN died on September 14, 2015 in Fargo, ND. Gerald was born on October 12, 1947 in Pine City, MN. He graduated from Pine City high school in 1965 and attended the University of Minnesota and graduated with an agriculture and teaching degree. He taught in Hawley, MN where he met his wife...

Georgia "Gigi" Hellerud

Georgia "Gigi" Hellerud

Sep 11, 2015

Georgia “Gigi” Gayle Hellerud, 65, of Fargo, died Friday, September 11, 2015 at Manor Care Health Services, Fargo, ND. Georgia “Gigi” Gayle Hellerud was born January 23, 1950, to Joe and Eleanor (Heyerdahl) Jordan in Fargo, ND. She grew up and graduated high school in Fargo. She attended beauty school and worked as a beautician and in home fire restoration...

Lyle Gordon Paulson

Lyle Gordon Paulson

Sep 8, 2015

Lyle Paulson, 79, of Fargo, ND, passed away peacefully in his home on Tuesday, September 8, 2015. Lyle was born in Carrington, ND on May 27, 1936 to Alvin & Pearl (Wobbema) Paulson. Lyle attended Carrington High School and was very active in Band, Boys Glee Club, and Choir. He also sang in a quartet, and that same year, Lyle...

Fern Lorraine Aplin

Fern Lorraine Aplin

Oct 20, 2015

Fern L. Aplin, West Fargo, ND, died October 20, 2015 at the age of 87 years old. She passed away peacefully at Sanford Hospital, surrounded by her family. Fern grew up around the Bowdon and Fessenden, ND area; later moving with her family to New Rockford, ND in 1944. She married in 1952 and moved to Fargo, ND in 1954....

Patricia Sue Gordon

Patricia Sue Gordon

Oct 20, 2015

Patricia Sue Gordon, 58, of Fargo, ND left this world peacefully at her home on Tuesday, October 20, 2015 surrounded by family and friends. She was under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley and many loved ones. Patti was born on March 26, 1957 to James and Barbara (Nelson) Dawson in Fargo, ND. She grew up in...

Paul Gerald Pierson

Paul Gerald Pierson

Oct 20, 2015

Paul Gerald Pierson was born February 18, 1955 in Carrington, ND to Gerald and Harriet (Neil) Pierson. He grew up in Carrington and West Fargo, ND. He graduated from West Fargo High School in 1973. Paul enlisted in the US Navy and served for 4 years. He earned an Associate’s Degree from the North Dakota State College of Science (NDSCS)...

Betty Mae Galloway

Betty Mae Galloway

Oct 16, 2015

Betty Mae Galloway (Rude), age 79, of Moorhead, MN died October 16, 2015, at her home. Betty was born July 7th, 1936 in Colgan, ND to LeRoy and Mable Rude. She graduated from high school in Crosby, ND, and furthered her education at UND, with a Major in Business Education and Minor in Distributive Education (Marketing). She was married to...

Alan Leroy Brelje

Alan Leroy Brelje

Oct 9, 2015

Alan Brelje, 53, of Fargo, ND, died unexpectedly of natural causes at home on Friday, October 9, 2015. Alan LeRoy Brelje was born January 19, 1962 to LeRoy and Elvera (Dahlke) Brelje in Glencoe, MN. He graduated from Glencoe High School in 1980, and from Alexandria Technical College in 1982. Alan married Janice Oelfke on May 7, 1983 in Glencoe,...

Coral Irene Trochmann

Coral Irene Trochmann

Oct 8, 2015

By God’s plan and gracious design, Coral Irene was born on November 10, 1925 in Cathay, North Dakota, to Edward and Annie (Reddig) Edinger. Her parents received Coral as a precious gift from God and brought her to Holy Baptism at the Baptist Church in Cathay. She continued to grow in faith and lived a life of quiet testimony. She...

Marley V. Swanson

Marley V. Swanson

Oct 5, 2015

Marley V. Swanson, 97 of Fargo, died Monday, October 5, 2015 at Sheyenne Crossings in West Fargo. Marley Swanson was born September 20, 1918 in Valley City, ND to parents Victor and Etta Swanson. He grew up in Valley City, where he also graduated from high school. Mr. Swanson had a great love for learning and taught school in Sanborn,...

Taylor Robert Jackson

Taylor Robert Jackson

Oct 4, 2015

Taylor Jackson, 26, of Fargo, ND, died unexpectedly of natural causes and gained his angel wings on Sunday, October 4, 2015 at his home in Fargo, ND. We find comfort in knowing he is now with his father, Mark. Taylor Robert Jackson was born June 27, 1989 in Fargo, ND to Mark and Sharon Jackson. He grew up in West...

Renee  Ann Alsop

Renee Ann Alsop

Oct 3, 2015

Renée Ann (Paulson) Alsop, 65, of Fargo, ND and Detroit Lakes, MN died Saturday, October 3, 2015 of an aneurysm. Renée Ann was born November 4, 1949 in Aberdeen, SD and spent several years in Fullerton and then moved to Jamestown, ND. In 1955 the Paulson family moved to Fargo, where Marie started as a District Manager for Avon and...

Marilyn Janell Harris

Marilyn Janell Harris

Sep 30, 2015

Marilyn Janell (Bahe) Harris was born October 25, 1932 in Georgeville, MN to Edward and Alvina (Helmstetter) Bahe. She attended area schools and graduated from Moorhead High, Moorhead, MN. She married Bruce Harris in Perley, MN in 1950. Marilyn was a homemaker and thoroughly enjoyed being a mother and grandmother. She also enjoyed crossword puzzles, gardening and embroidery. Marilyn died...

Neil Richard Roscoe

Neil Richard Roscoe

Sep 30, 2015

Neil Richard Roscoe, Sr., died September 30, 2015 at Villa Maria under the care of family and Hospice of the Red River Valley. Neil was born August 21, 1935 to John and Dorothy Roscoe, of Montpelier, ND at Jamestown Hospital. The family later moved to Dickey, ND where Neil attended school and graduated high school in 1952. He graduated Ellendale...

Barbara Jean Monson

Barbara Jean Monson

Sep 27, 2015

Barbara Jean Monson was born September 18, 1962 in Fargo, ND to Clarence and JoAnne (Svare) Monson. She attended school in Moorhead, MN and Hillcrest High School in Fergus Falls, MN. She graduated from Moorhead High School, Moorhead, MN. Barbara worked various jobs in the service industry in the Fargo/Moorhead area. For the past 8 years, she worked at the...

Evelyn Hegvick

Evelyn Hegvick

Sep 27, 2015

Hazel “Evelyn” (Stenslie) Hegvick went home to be with her Lord on Sunday, September 27, 2015 at the age of 94. The third of five children, Evelyn was born on December 27, 1920 to Bereth “Pauline” and Peder “Oscar” Stenslie near Pekin, North Dakota. She attended elementary and high school in Pekin, graduating in 1938. Always determined, Evelyn worked her...

Odell A. Johnson

Odell A. Johnson

Sep 20, 2015

Odell A. Johnson, 83 of Fargo, died Sunday, September 20, 2015 at Sanford Health in Fargo. Odell was born on March 10, 1932 to parents Adolph and Beatrice (Ostenson) Johnson. He was born and raised in Barrett, MN. He also attended school in Barrett, graduating in 1950. Odell went on to attend Concordia College in Moorhead, MN and graduated in...

Joyce Y. Schlenker

Joyce Y. Schlenker

Sep 18, 2015

Joyce Y. (Harstad) Schlenker, 75, of Fargo, died Friday, September 18, 2015, at Elim Care Center from her bout with Alzheimer’s Disease. Joyce was born in December, 1939, in Jamestown, ND, to Arthur and Audrey (Sodawasser) Harstad. She graduated from Jamestown High School in 1957 and married Leland (Pete) Schlenker the following year. After starting their family, Joyce and Pete...

Roy "Pete" Conrad Pedersen

Roy "Pete" Conrad Pedersen

Sep 16, 2015

Roy C. Pedersen, 98, Moorhead, MN, formerly of Fargo, ND, died Wednesday, September 16, 2015 at Arbor Park Assisted Living in Moorhead. A private burial was held. Read more about Roy here: http://www.wday.com/news/3841532-wday-broadcaster-and-fargo-city-commissioner-roy-c-pedersen-dies-98 http://www.inforum.com/news/3841629-roy-pete-pedersen-mr-bison-dies-age-98

Marcus G. Evenson

Marcus G. Evenson

Sep 15, 2015

Marcus “Mac” Evenson passed away on Tuesday, Sept.15, at Sanford Palliative Care surrounded by family. Mac was born April 3, 1922 at home on the farm in rural Mayville, ND to Even and Liv (Sveinsen) Evenson. He grew up on the family farm and graduated from Mayville High School in 1940. In September 1942, he enlisted in the Army and...

Gerald R. Ausmus

Gerald R. Ausmus

Sep 14, 2015

Gerald (Jerry) Ralph Ausmus, 67 of Baudette, MN died on September 14, 2015 in Fargo, ND. Gerald was born on October 12, 1947 in Pine City, MN. He graduated from Pine City high school in 1965 and attended the University of Minnesota and graduated with an agriculture and teaching degree. He taught in Hawley, MN where he met his wife...

Georgia "Gigi" Hellerud

Georgia "Gigi" Hellerud

Sep 11, 2015

Georgia “Gigi” Gayle Hellerud, 65, of Fargo, died Friday, September 11, 2015 at Manor Care Health Services, Fargo, ND. Georgia “Gigi” Gayle Hellerud was born January 23, 1950, to Joe and Eleanor (Heyerdahl) Jordan in Fargo, ND. She grew up and graduated high school in Fargo. She attended beauty school and worked as a beautician and in home fire restoration...

Lyle Gordon Paulson

Lyle Gordon Paulson

Sep 8, 2015

Lyle Paulson, 79, of Fargo, ND, passed away peacefully in his home on Tuesday, September 8, 2015. Lyle was born in Carrington, ND on May 27, 1936 to Alvin & Pearl (Wobbema) Paulson. Lyle attended Carrington High School and was very active in Band, Boys Glee Club, and Choir. He also sang in a quartet, and that same year, Lyle...

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