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Lowell W. Lundberg

Lowell W. Lundberg

Aug 3, 2013

Lowell W. Lundberg, 85, of Fargo, died on August 3, 2013. Born in 1927 in Edmore, North Dakota, Lowell was raised in Grafton. Lowell served in the US Army, the North Dakota Army Reserve, and the North Dakota Air National Guard. He entered the military as soon as he was eligible and retired 32 years later as a Lieutenant Colonel....

Duwayne Francis Lein

Duwayne Francis Lein

Aug 1, 2013

DuWayne F. Lein was born in Fargo, ND, August 17, 1922. He graduated from Fargo Central High School in 1941. DuWayne enlisted in the Army and was a radio operator/technician. He served with the 36th Cavalry Reconnaissance Troop in the European-African-Middle Eastern Theatre. He was honorably discharged in 1945. DuWayne met Esther Howe at the Red Owl grocery store. They...

Joel Andrew Berge

Joel Andrew Berge

Aug 1, 2013

Joel A. Berge, of Fargo, ND, died Thursday, August 1, 2013 at the age of 25. Joel Andrew Berge was born March 18, 1988 to John and Nancy (Kohls) Berge in Fargo. He was raised in Fargo, and graduated from Fargo North High School in 2006. He worked as a finish and framing carpenter for several years. He enjoyed swimming,...

Kevin Paul Donabauer

Kevin Paul Donabauer

Jul 29, 2013

Kevin Donabauer, 62 of Harwood, ND, died Monday, July 29, 2013 at his home surrounded by his loved ones. Kevin Paul Donabauer was born on March 15, 1951, in St. Cloud, MN to Valentine and Lou Ann (Schwieters) Donabauer. He married Ruth Wittrock on May 8, 1971 in St. Augusta, MN. Together they made their home in Clearwater, MN, raising...

Wallace Hillerd Thune

Wallace Hillerd Thune

Jul 28, 2013

Wallace (Wally) Hillerd Thune, age 92, passed away July 28, 2013, at Sanford Hospital surrounded by his loving family. Wally was born June 14, 1921, in Binford, ND, to Knute and Annie (Hegland) Thune. Wally attended Binford schools. When Wally was 14 years old he was accidentally shot by a cousin and he spent six weeks in the hospital. He...

Ralph Harold Erdahl

Ralph Harold Erdahl

Jul 25, 2013

Ralph Harold Erdahl, 96, died Thursday, July 25, 2013, at the VA Palliative/Hospice Care Unit. Ralph was born in Fargo, February 28, 1917, and received his education in Fargo. He went on to work with his father in the construction business. He enlisted in the Navy, December, 1941. Being disabled in 1942, he served until being honorably discharged in 1944....

Duane J. Rogne

Duane J. Rogne

Jul 23, 2013

Duane John Rogne, 74, of Fargo, ND passed away on Tuesday, July 23, 2013 at Essentia Health. Duane was born on August 20, 1938 to John and Irene Rogne. After graduation from Kindred High School, he attended Wahpeton Science College. Duane and Carol have two sons, Jay and Dustin; and a grand-daughter, Nicolette. Duane was owner and manager of the...

Brenda Gay Goettle

Brenda Gay Goettle

Jul 22, 2013

Brenda (Stanley) Goettle, 46, of Comstock, MN, died July 22, 2013. Brenda Stanley was born May 19, 1967 in Seattle, WA to Robert and Cheryl (Fauskin) Stanley. She was raised in West Fargo, ND. Brenda married Raymond Goettle on April 6, 2001. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and friend. She loved to quilt and crochet blankets for the...

Joanne M. Lidstrand

Joanne M. Lidstrand

Jul 21, 2013

Joanne M. (Jo) Lidstrand, 85, resident of Fargo, died at her home Sunday, July 21, 2013. She was born January 24, 1928 in Jamestown, to LaVern and Mabel Lidstrand. She attended Franklin Grade School, where she was the champion marble shooter on the playground. She graduated in 1946 from Jamestown High School. She was a proud member of the VFW...

Louie Eugene Johnson

Louie Eugene Johnson

Jul 19, 2013

Lowell “Louie” Johnson, 72 years old, died Friday, July 19, 2013, surrounded by his loving family and friends, after a brief but courageous battle with a very aggressive lung cancer. He was born December 27, 1940, in Minneapolis, MN, the second of five brothers, to Osten and Esther (Olson) Johnsen (“Ma and Pa”). He spent his younger years growing up...

John Nelson Dabill

John Nelson Dabill

Jul 18, 2013

John Dabill, 88, of Fargo North Dakota passed away on Thursday, July 18 at Sanford hospital in South Fargo surrounded by family and friends. John was born on Febuary 28, 1925 in Pine River, MN, the sixth of nine children born to True and Harriet Dabill . John served in the Army in Korea, returning to Fargo to study at...

Gary Allen Ness

Gary Allen Ness

Jul 17, 2013

Gary A. Ness, 70 of Fargo passed away suddenly July 17th at his home in Fargo. Gary was a 1960 graduate of Fargo High School and a 1964 graduate of NDSU. He was a lifetime teacher and coach, teaching at Kimball High School from 1967-1999. Gary loved running and biking. He was an avid slalom and trick water skier who...

Lloyd G. Susag

Lloyd G. Susag

Jul 15, 2013

Lloyd George Susag was born April 14, 1919 in Rutland, North Dakota, to Sigvart and Mabel (Hoflen) Susag. He married Beulah Donaldson and together raised eight children. Lloyd was a farmer and worked in Agricultural Real Estate. He was active in his community, enjoyed telling stories, singing, and was most proud of his children. Lloyd was able to celebrate a...

Richard H. Charbonneau

Richard H. Charbonneau

Jul 13, 2013

Richard Charbonneau, 46, of West Fargo, ND, passed away on Saturday, July 13, 2013, at Essentia St. Mary’s, Detroit Lakes, MN. Richard Heath Charbonneau was born June 28, 1967 in Belcourt, ND. He grew up going to West Fargo schools and was an avid wrestler. He remained a strong supporter of the sport as he coached and attended matches throughout...

Warren O. Wenzel

Warren O. Wenzel

Jul 13, 2013

Warren Wenzel was born March 5, 1935 in Eureka, SD. He grew up in Austin, MN, and graduated from Austin High School in 1953. He attended Austin Junior College, graduating in 1955. That same year, Warren married Joanne Guyette in Austin. They raised 3 children together. Warren was a member of the National Guard, and also worked in sales. Warren...

Timothy Paul Seitz

Timothy Paul Seitz

Jul 12, 2013

Timothy Paul “Tim” Seitz, 47, Fargo, formerly Jamestown, ND, died Friday, July 12, 2013 in his home under the care of his family and Hospice of the Red River Valley after a courageous battle with cancer. Tim was born January 24, 1966, to Henry and Viola “Vi” (Weispfenning) Seitz. He attended St. John’s Academy in Jamestown and graduated from Jamestown...

Michael Paul Jones

Michael Paul Jones

Jul 9, 2013

Michael Paul Jones, 56, of Fargo, ND, died peacefully at Sanford Palliative Care in Fargo, surrounded by his family. Mike was born August 26, 1956 to John T. “Casey” and Katharine (Bristol) Jones in Fargo, ND. He attended Fargo South High School, and graduated from Shanley High School. He attended college at both Regis College and UND, and was an...

Cora J. Kruse

Cora J. Kruse

Jul 7, 2013

Cora Kruse, 90, of Fargo, ND, died Sunday, July 7, 2013 at her home in Fargo. Cora Jeanette Hagen was born June 3, 1923 to Knute and Bertha (Eckre) Hagen. She grew up in various parts of North Dakota. On October 28, 1942, she married Clarence E. “Casey” Kruse in Mooreton, ND. They farmed and raised their six children north...

Jean Mason Guy

Jean Mason Guy

Jul 5, 2013

Jean Guy, 90, of West Fargo, ND, died Friday, July 5, 2013, at Sanford Health in Fargo. Elizabeth “Jean” Mason was born September 8, 1922, in Fort Yates, North Dakota, daughter of Sidney and Clara (Bond) Mason. Her family farmed on the Standing Rock Indian Reservation. Not long after Jean’s birth, her family moved to Chaffee, North Dakota and then...

Emery J. Roy

Emery J. Roy

Jul 5, 2013

Emery Joseph Roy was born on September 9, 1921, in St. John, ND. He was the younger of two children born to Finley and Agnes Roy. Emery graduated from high school in St. John in 1938. During World War II he served in Europe as a radio operator in General George Patton's Third Army. Following the war he attended Jamestown...

Lowell W. Lundberg

Lowell W. Lundberg

Aug 3, 2013

Lowell W. Lundberg, 85, of Fargo, died on August 3, 2013. Born in 1927 in Edmore, North Dakota, Lowell was raised in Grafton. Lowell served in the US Army, the North Dakota Army Reserve, and the North Dakota Air National Guard. He entered the military as soon as he was eligible and retired 32 years later as a Lieutenant Colonel....

Duwayne Francis Lein

Duwayne Francis Lein

Aug 1, 2013

DuWayne F. Lein was born in Fargo, ND, August 17, 1922. He graduated from Fargo Central High School in 1941. DuWayne enlisted in the Army and was a radio operator/technician. He served with the 36th Cavalry Reconnaissance Troop in the European-African-Middle Eastern Theatre. He was honorably discharged in 1945. DuWayne met Esther Howe at the Red Owl grocery store. They...

Joel Andrew Berge

Joel Andrew Berge

Aug 1, 2013

Joel A. Berge, of Fargo, ND, died Thursday, August 1, 2013 at the age of 25. Joel Andrew Berge was born March 18, 1988 to John and Nancy (Kohls) Berge in Fargo. He was raised in Fargo, and graduated from Fargo North High School in 2006. He worked as a finish and framing carpenter for several years. He enjoyed swimming,...

Kevin Paul Donabauer

Kevin Paul Donabauer

Jul 29, 2013

Kevin Donabauer, 62 of Harwood, ND, died Monday, July 29, 2013 at his home surrounded by his loved ones. Kevin Paul Donabauer was born on March 15, 1951, in St. Cloud, MN to Valentine and Lou Ann (Schwieters) Donabauer. He married Ruth Wittrock on May 8, 1971 in St. Augusta, MN. Together they made their home in Clearwater, MN, raising...

Wallace Hillerd Thune

Wallace Hillerd Thune

Jul 28, 2013

Wallace (Wally) Hillerd Thune, age 92, passed away July 28, 2013, at Sanford Hospital surrounded by his loving family. Wally was born June 14, 1921, in Binford, ND, to Knute and Annie (Hegland) Thune. Wally attended Binford schools. When Wally was 14 years old he was accidentally shot by a cousin and he spent six weeks in the hospital. He...

Ralph Harold Erdahl

Ralph Harold Erdahl

Jul 25, 2013

Ralph Harold Erdahl, 96, died Thursday, July 25, 2013, at the VA Palliative/Hospice Care Unit. Ralph was born in Fargo, February 28, 1917, and received his education in Fargo. He went on to work with his father in the construction business. He enlisted in the Navy, December, 1941. Being disabled in 1942, he served until being honorably discharged in 1944....

Duane J. Rogne

Duane J. Rogne

Jul 23, 2013

Duane John Rogne, 74, of Fargo, ND passed away on Tuesday, July 23, 2013 at Essentia Health. Duane was born on August 20, 1938 to John and Irene Rogne. After graduation from Kindred High School, he attended Wahpeton Science College. Duane and Carol have two sons, Jay and Dustin; and a grand-daughter, Nicolette. Duane was owner and manager of the...

Brenda Gay Goettle

Brenda Gay Goettle

Jul 22, 2013

Brenda (Stanley) Goettle, 46, of Comstock, MN, died July 22, 2013. Brenda Stanley was born May 19, 1967 in Seattle, WA to Robert and Cheryl (Fauskin) Stanley. She was raised in West Fargo, ND. Brenda married Raymond Goettle on April 6, 2001. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and friend. She loved to quilt and crochet blankets for the...

Joanne M. Lidstrand

Joanne M. Lidstrand

Jul 21, 2013

Joanne M. (Jo) Lidstrand, 85, resident of Fargo, died at her home Sunday, July 21, 2013. She was born January 24, 1928 in Jamestown, to LaVern and Mabel Lidstrand. She attended Franklin Grade School, where she was the champion marble shooter on the playground. She graduated in 1946 from Jamestown High School. She was a proud member of the VFW...

Louie Eugene Johnson

Louie Eugene Johnson

Jul 19, 2013

Lowell “Louie” Johnson, 72 years old, died Friday, July 19, 2013, surrounded by his loving family and friends, after a brief but courageous battle with a very aggressive lung cancer. He was born December 27, 1940, in Minneapolis, MN, the second of five brothers, to Osten and Esther (Olson) Johnsen (“Ma and Pa”). He spent his younger years growing up...

John Nelson Dabill

John Nelson Dabill

Jul 18, 2013

John Dabill, 88, of Fargo North Dakota passed away on Thursday, July 18 at Sanford hospital in South Fargo surrounded by family and friends. John was born on Febuary 28, 1925 in Pine River, MN, the sixth of nine children born to True and Harriet Dabill . John served in the Army in Korea, returning to Fargo to study at...

Gary Allen Ness

Gary Allen Ness

Jul 17, 2013

Gary A. Ness, 70 of Fargo passed away suddenly July 17th at his home in Fargo. Gary was a 1960 graduate of Fargo High School and a 1964 graduate of NDSU. He was a lifetime teacher and coach, teaching at Kimball High School from 1967-1999. Gary loved running and biking. He was an avid slalom and trick water skier who...

Lloyd G. Susag

Lloyd G. Susag

Jul 15, 2013

Lloyd George Susag was born April 14, 1919 in Rutland, North Dakota, to Sigvart and Mabel (Hoflen) Susag. He married Beulah Donaldson and together raised eight children. Lloyd was a farmer and worked in Agricultural Real Estate. He was active in his community, enjoyed telling stories, singing, and was most proud of his children. Lloyd was able to celebrate a...

Richard H. Charbonneau

Richard H. Charbonneau

Jul 13, 2013

Richard Charbonneau, 46, of West Fargo, ND, passed away on Saturday, July 13, 2013, at Essentia St. Mary’s, Detroit Lakes, MN. Richard Heath Charbonneau was born June 28, 1967 in Belcourt, ND. He grew up going to West Fargo schools and was an avid wrestler. He remained a strong supporter of the sport as he coached and attended matches throughout...

Warren O. Wenzel

Warren O. Wenzel

Jul 13, 2013

Warren Wenzel was born March 5, 1935 in Eureka, SD. He grew up in Austin, MN, and graduated from Austin High School in 1953. He attended Austin Junior College, graduating in 1955. That same year, Warren married Joanne Guyette in Austin. They raised 3 children together. Warren was a member of the National Guard, and also worked in sales. Warren...

Timothy Paul Seitz

Timothy Paul Seitz

Jul 12, 2013

Timothy Paul “Tim” Seitz, 47, Fargo, formerly Jamestown, ND, died Friday, July 12, 2013 in his home under the care of his family and Hospice of the Red River Valley after a courageous battle with cancer. Tim was born January 24, 1966, to Henry and Viola “Vi” (Weispfenning) Seitz. He attended St. John’s Academy in Jamestown and graduated from Jamestown...

Michael Paul Jones

Michael Paul Jones

Jul 9, 2013

Michael Paul Jones, 56, of Fargo, ND, died peacefully at Sanford Palliative Care in Fargo, surrounded by his family. Mike was born August 26, 1956 to John T. “Casey” and Katharine (Bristol) Jones in Fargo, ND. He attended Fargo South High School, and graduated from Shanley High School. He attended college at both Regis College and UND, and was an...

Cora J. Kruse

Cora J. Kruse

Jul 7, 2013

Cora Kruse, 90, of Fargo, ND, died Sunday, July 7, 2013 at her home in Fargo. Cora Jeanette Hagen was born June 3, 1923 to Knute and Bertha (Eckre) Hagen. She grew up in various parts of North Dakota. On October 28, 1942, she married Clarence E. “Casey” Kruse in Mooreton, ND. They farmed and raised their six children north...

Jean Mason Guy

Jean Mason Guy

Jul 5, 2013

Jean Guy, 90, of West Fargo, ND, died Friday, July 5, 2013, at Sanford Health in Fargo. Elizabeth “Jean” Mason was born September 8, 1922, in Fort Yates, North Dakota, daughter of Sidney and Clara (Bond) Mason. Her family farmed on the Standing Rock Indian Reservation. Not long after Jean’s birth, her family moved to Chaffee, North Dakota and then...

Emery J. Roy

Emery J. Roy

Jul 5, 2013

Emery Joseph Roy was born on September 9, 1921, in St. John, ND. He was the younger of two children born to Finley and Agnes Roy. Emery graduated from high school in St. John in 1938. During World War II he served in Europe as a radio operator in General George Patton's Third Army. Following the war he attended Jamestown...

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