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Thelma "Tula" Henrikson

Thelma "Tula" Henrikson

Sep 18, 2014

Thelma (Tula) Henrikson, Fargo, ND passed away on Thursday September 18, 2014 at the age of…well let’s just say she was “in her nineties.” She died with her family, friends, and Hospice lovingly tending to her at Bethany Homes. With the help of some really wonderful nurses she spent the last six weeks of her life resting comfortably after a...

Hugh "Wally" Geraghty

Hugh "Wally" Geraghty

Sep 17, 2014

Wally Geraghty (85) a resident of Fargo, ND was born on April 7, 1929 in Spokane Washington to Hugh and Pauline Geraghty. He moved to Fargo, ND from Spokane in 1941. He attended Fargo Central High School and after high school, enlisted in the U.S. Air force. He spent four years at Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada. These four...

Louise Erma Richter

Louise Erma Richter

Sep 16, 2014

Louise Erma Richter (85) a resident of Touchmark at Harwood Groves in Fargo, ND, was born February 12, 1929 in Dickey County, North Dakota to Gustav and Christine (Oster) Richter. She was baptized at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Monango, ND and confirmed at Peace Lutheran Church, Merricourt, ND. She grew up and enjoyed life on the family farm near Monango....

William Patrick Olander

William Patrick Olander

Sep 15, 2014

William Olander, 43, of Horace, ND passed away Monday, September 15, 2014 after a battle with esophageal cancer. Bill was born on October 29, 1970 in Fargo, ND where he was raised. He graduated from Fargo South High School and then joined the Marine Corps. He married his high school sweetheart on January 11, 1991 and they moved to Beaufort,...

Thomas Edward Plunkett

Thomas Edward Plunkett

Sep 15, 2014

Thomas E. Plunkett, 43, of Fargo, ND, died Monday, September 15, 2014 at his home in Fargo. Thomas loved talking to his children and spending time with Angela gaming on the computer. He enjoyed to ride his 1949 pinhead Harley-Davidson cross country for charities, and also helping people by fixing their computers, tv's and game boxes. He enjoyed working with...

Phyllis Ann Ostbye

Phyllis Ann Ostbye

Sep 14, 2014

Phyllis A. Ostbye, 69, of Fargo, ND, died Sunday, September 14, 2014 at her home in Fargo. Phyllis Ann Brummond was born August 10, 1945 to Ervin and Leone (Snyder) Brummond in Truman, MN. When Phyllis was young, the family moved to the Bemidji area. They moved many times throughout the years, with Phyllis attending school for the longest period...

John Anthony Oevering

John Anthony Oevering

Sep 13, 2014

John Oevering, 27, of Fargo, ND, died Saturday, September 13, 2014 at his home in Fargo.

Elaine Bankers Kempel

Elaine Bankers Kempel

Sep 7, 2014

Elaine Bankers Kempel, 91, of Fargo North Dakota died September 7, 2014. She passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her family. She was born February 28, 1923 in Lisbon North Dakota. She married her wartime sweetheart, Donald Bankers, in 1946 and moved to Fargo to start their life together. They raised four sons in Fargo: Jim, Bob, Kim, and...

Velma C. Thompson

Velma C. Thompson

Sep 6, 2014

Velma Thompson, 91, of Fargo, died September 6, 2014, at Bethany on 42nd where she had lived for the past year. Vilma Karolina Rieger was born on November 30, 1922 in Java, South Dakota to Katie and Adolph Rieger. She was very proud of the fact that she started 1st grade at the age of 4, and she graduated from...

Mary Rose Labrasca

Mary Rose Labrasca

Sep 5, 2014

Mary Rose “Pinky” LaBrasca, 67, of Fargo, ND, passed away on September 5, 2014 at Essentia Health of Fargo. Mary Rose McCluhan was born on November 2, 1946 in Lincoln, NE to Neil Richard and Angela (Camarda) McCluhan. She was raised as a young girl in Sioux City, IA and graduated from Bishop Heelan High School in 1964. She attended...

Nella C. Ross

Nella C. Ross

Sep 5, 2014

Nella C. Ross, 102, Fargo, ND, died Friday, September 5, 2014 in Rosewood on Broadway, Fargo, ND. Nella Christine Vik was born on January 16, 1912, on a farm 10 miles south of Akeley, MN, to Christius and Mary (Bruflodt) Vik. She was baptized and confirmed at St. John’s Lutheran Church located across the cornfield from the farm. She went...

Diane Lynn Lahren

Diane Lynn Lahren

Sep 5, 2014

Diane Lahren (Rheault) 53, of Austin, TX, formerly of Fargo, ND, died Friday, September 5, 2014 at the Brackenridge Hospital in Austin. Diane Lynn Rheault was born March 4, 1961 in Moorhead, MN to Donald and Patricia (Woodruff) Rheault. She grew up in Horace, attending school in West Fargo and graduating from high school in 1979. Diane enjoyed music, animals,...

Gladys Evelda Waltz

Gladys Evelda Waltz

Sep 5, 2014

Gladys Waltz, 96, of Fargo, ND, died Friday, September 5, 2014 at Sanford Health, Fargo. Gladys was born to Emmanuel and Elene (Jacobson) Nelson, February 2, 1918 near Ada, MN, where she was raised on a farm. Gladys attended school and graduated from High School in Ada, MN. She moved to Fargo and graduated from the New York Hairdressing Academy....

William "Bill" Joseph Adkins

William "Bill" Joseph Adkins

Sep 4, 2014

William J. “Bill” Adkins, 84, Fargo, ND, died Thursday, September 4, 2014. Bill was born February 11, 1930 in Bismarck, ND to Walter and Christine Adkins. He grew up in Breckenridge, MN where he graduated high school. He attended the State School of Science in Wahpeton graduating in 1947. He married JoAnne Roseth in 1950 in Breckenridge, and they moved...

Frieda Burkhardt

Frieda Burkhardt

Sep 3, 2014

Frieda Burkhardt, 91, of Fargo, ND, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, September 3, 2014 at Villa Maria in Fargo. Frieda Schlittenhardt was born July 7, 1923 in Ukraine to Johannes and Katharina (Bechtold) Schlittenhardt. On November 26, 1949, she married Oskar Burkhardt in West Germany. In 1952, they immigrated to the United States with their two children....

Beverly Mae Holm

Beverly Mae Holm

Sep 2, 2014

Beverly Mae Holm, 88, of Fargo, ND, died Tuesday, September 2, 2014 at Bethany on University, under the care of Hospice. Beverly was born April 16, 1926 to Carl and Agnes (Lorenson) Larson in Fargo, North Dakota. She was one of ten children and attended Fargo Central High School. While in Chicago, before the end of World War II, she...

Marvin John Swan

Marvin John Swan

Aug 30, 2014

Marvin John Swan was born November 4, 1930, to parents John and Annie Swan in Beach, ND. He graduated from Beach High School and the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks. He was a member of the Lambda Chi Fraternity. Marvin married Phyllis Renee Thompson on October 5, 1958, in Oakes, ND. They made their home in Fargo and...

Robert Lamar Ford

Robert Lamar Ford

Aug 29, 2014

Bob was born to Joseph and Margaret Ford, and raised in Hagerstown, MD. He entered the US Navy in September 1945 at the age of 17, spending most of his career with the pacific fleet. His military service sent him to Japan, China, the Philippines, Australia, Hawaii, California and numerous places in between. He retired after 20 years of honorable...

Carol J, Menzies

Carol J, Menzies

Aug 28, 2014

Carol Menzies (Thacker) was born on June 1, 1940, the daughter of George and Irene Thacker, in Grafton, ND. She grew up in Hamilton, ND and attended UND. She married Arnold Menzies on October 20, 1962, and they farmed in Hamilton until 1990, when Arnold passed away. Her years working were spent at Hillman’s Jewelry in Cavalier, ND and Wimmer’s...

Terry R. Grothe

Terry R. Grothe

Aug 26, 2014

Terry R. Grothe, 67, of Fargo, died Tuesday, August 26, 2014 at her home in Fargo. A full obituary will be posted soon.

Thelma "Tula" Henrikson

Thelma "Tula" Henrikson

Sep 18, 2014

Thelma (Tula) Henrikson, Fargo, ND passed away on Thursday September 18, 2014 at the age of…well let’s just say she was “in her nineties.” She died with her family, friends, and Hospice lovingly tending to her at Bethany Homes. With the help of some really wonderful nurses she spent the last six weeks of her life resting comfortably after a...

Hugh "Wally" Geraghty

Hugh "Wally" Geraghty

Sep 17, 2014

Wally Geraghty (85) a resident of Fargo, ND was born on April 7, 1929 in Spokane Washington to Hugh and Pauline Geraghty. He moved to Fargo, ND from Spokane in 1941. He attended Fargo Central High School and after high school, enlisted in the U.S. Air force. He spent four years at Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada. These four...

Louise Erma Richter

Louise Erma Richter

Sep 16, 2014

Louise Erma Richter (85) a resident of Touchmark at Harwood Groves in Fargo, ND, was born February 12, 1929 in Dickey County, North Dakota to Gustav and Christine (Oster) Richter. She was baptized at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Monango, ND and confirmed at Peace Lutheran Church, Merricourt, ND. She grew up and enjoyed life on the family farm near Monango....

William Patrick Olander

William Patrick Olander

Sep 15, 2014

William Olander, 43, of Horace, ND passed away Monday, September 15, 2014 after a battle with esophageal cancer. Bill was born on October 29, 1970 in Fargo, ND where he was raised. He graduated from Fargo South High School and then joined the Marine Corps. He married his high school sweetheart on January 11, 1991 and they moved to Beaufort,...

Thomas Edward Plunkett

Thomas Edward Plunkett

Sep 15, 2014

Thomas E. Plunkett, 43, of Fargo, ND, died Monday, September 15, 2014 at his home in Fargo. Thomas loved talking to his children and spending time with Angela gaming on the computer. He enjoyed to ride his 1949 pinhead Harley-Davidson cross country for charities, and also helping people by fixing their computers, tv's and game boxes. He enjoyed working with...

Phyllis Ann Ostbye

Phyllis Ann Ostbye

Sep 14, 2014

Phyllis A. Ostbye, 69, of Fargo, ND, died Sunday, September 14, 2014 at her home in Fargo. Phyllis Ann Brummond was born August 10, 1945 to Ervin and Leone (Snyder) Brummond in Truman, MN. When Phyllis was young, the family moved to the Bemidji area. They moved many times throughout the years, with Phyllis attending school for the longest period...

John Anthony Oevering

John Anthony Oevering

Sep 13, 2014

John Oevering, 27, of Fargo, ND, died Saturday, September 13, 2014 at his home in Fargo.

Elaine Bankers Kempel

Elaine Bankers Kempel

Sep 7, 2014

Elaine Bankers Kempel, 91, of Fargo North Dakota died September 7, 2014. She passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her family. She was born February 28, 1923 in Lisbon North Dakota. She married her wartime sweetheart, Donald Bankers, in 1946 and moved to Fargo to start their life together. They raised four sons in Fargo: Jim, Bob, Kim, and...

Velma C. Thompson

Velma C. Thompson

Sep 6, 2014

Velma Thompson, 91, of Fargo, died September 6, 2014, at Bethany on 42nd where she had lived for the past year. Vilma Karolina Rieger was born on November 30, 1922 in Java, South Dakota to Katie and Adolph Rieger. She was very proud of the fact that she started 1st grade at the age of 4, and she graduated from...

Mary Rose Labrasca

Mary Rose Labrasca

Sep 5, 2014

Mary Rose “Pinky” LaBrasca, 67, of Fargo, ND, passed away on September 5, 2014 at Essentia Health of Fargo. Mary Rose McCluhan was born on November 2, 1946 in Lincoln, NE to Neil Richard and Angela (Camarda) McCluhan. She was raised as a young girl in Sioux City, IA and graduated from Bishop Heelan High School in 1964. She attended...

Nella C. Ross

Nella C. Ross

Sep 5, 2014

Nella C. Ross, 102, Fargo, ND, died Friday, September 5, 2014 in Rosewood on Broadway, Fargo, ND. Nella Christine Vik was born on January 16, 1912, on a farm 10 miles south of Akeley, MN, to Christius and Mary (Bruflodt) Vik. She was baptized and confirmed at St. John’s Lutheran Church located across the cornfield from the farm. She went...

Diane Lynn Lahren

Diane Lynn Lahren

Sep 5, 2014

Diane Lahren (Rheault) 53, of Austin, TX, formerly of Fargo, ND, died Friday, September 5, 2014 at the Brackenridge Hospital in Austin. Diane Lynn Rheault was born March 4, 1961 in Moorhead, MN to Donald and Patricia (Woodruff) Rheault. She grew up in Horace, attending school in West Fargo and graduating from high school in 1979. Diane enjoyed music, animals,...

Gladys Evelda Waltz

Gladys Evelda Waltz

Sep 5, 2014

Gladys Waltz, 96, of Fargo, ND, died Friday, September 5, 2014 at Sanford Health, Fargo. Gladys was born to Emmanuel and Elene (Jacobson) Nelson, February 2, 1918 near Ada, MN, where she was raised on a farm. Gladys attended school and graduated from High School in Ada, MN. She moved to Fargo and graduated from the New York Hairdressing Academy....

William "Bill" Joseph Adkins

William "Bill" Joseph Adkins

Sep 4, 2014

William J. “Bill” Adkins, 84, Fargo, ND, died Thursday, September 4, 2014. Bill was born February 11, 1930 in Bismarck, ND to Walter and Christine Adkins. He grew up in Breckenridge, MN where he graduated high school. He attended the State School of Science in Wahpeton graduating in 1947. He married JoAnne Roseth in 1950 in Breckenridge, and they moved...

Frieda Burkhardt

Frieda Burkhardt

Sep 3, 2014

Frieda Burkhardt, 91, of Fargo, ND, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, September 3, 2014 at Villa Maria in Fargo. Frieda Schlittenhardt was born July 7, 1923 in Ukraine to Johannes and Katharina (Bechtold) Schlittenhardt. On November 26, 1949, she married Oskar Burkhardt in West Germany. In 1952, they immigrated to the United States with their two children....

Beverly Mae Holm

Beverly Mae Holm

Sep 2, 2014

Beverly Mae Holm, 88, of Fargo, ND, died Tuesday, September 2, 2014 at Bethany on University, under the care of Hospice. Beverly was born April 16, 1926 to Carl and Agnes (Lorenson) Larson in Fargo, North Dakota. She was one of ten children and attended Fargo Central High School. While in Chicago, before the end of World War II, she...

Marvin John Swan

Marvin John Swan

Aug 30, 2014

Marvin John Swan was born November 4, 1930, to parents John and Annie Swan in Beach, ND. He graduated from Beach High School and the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks. He was a member of the Lambda Chi Fraternity. Marvin married Phyllis Renee Thompson on October 5, 1958, in Oakes, ND. They made their home in Fargo and...

Robert Lamar Ford

Robert Lamar Ford

Aug 29, 2014

Bob was born to Joseph and Margaret Ford, and raised in Hagerstown, MD. He entered the US Navy in September 1945 at the age of 17, spending most of his career with the pacific fleet. His military service sent him to Japan, China, the Philippines, Australia, Hawaii, California and numerous places in between. He retired after 20 years of honorable...

Carol J, Menzies

Carol J, Menzies

Aug 28, 2014

Carol Menzies (Thacker) was born on June 1, 1940, the daughter of George and Irene Thacker, in Grafton, ND. She grew up in Hamilton, ND and attended UND. She married Arnold Menzies on October 20, 1962, and they farmed in Hamilton until 1990, when Arnold passed away. Her years working were spent at Hillman’s Jewelry in Cavalier, ND and Wimmer’s...

Terry R. Grothe

Terry R. Grothe

Aug 26, 2014

Terry R. Grothe, 67, of Fargo, died Tuesday, August 26, 2014 at her home in Fargo. A full obituary will be posted soon.

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