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Helen V. Olson

Helen V. Olson

Jun 12, 2012

Helen Olson, 94, of Fargo, ND, died Tuesday, June 12, 2012, at her home under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Helen Vera Schmidt was born August 16, 1917, in Wheaton, Minnesota, daughter of Frank and Alvina (Berneking) Schmidt. She attended school at Mohall, North Dakota. After high school, she graduated from Miller Vocational School in Minneapolis,...

Mary A. Wateland

Mary A. Wateland

Jun 10, 2012

Mary Wateland, 66, of Fargo, ND, died Sunday, June 10, 2012, at Rosewood on Broadway, Fargo. Mary Ann Langlie was born September 6, 1945, in Fargo, North Dakota, daughter of Arthur and Esther (Tryhus) Langlie. She attended elementary and junior high at Grace Lutheran School and graduated from Fargo High School. She married Robert Peterson in 1967 and they moved...

Donald Busch

Donald Busch

Jun 10, 2012

Donald E. Busch, a resident of Fargo, ND, passed away at Essentia Health in Fargo on June 10th, 2012. Don was born in Algoma, WI, to Erich and Estelle Busch on July 31st, 1930. He was raised in North Dakota, attending schools in Sentinel Butte, New Salem, and graduated from Beach High School in 1948. He attended North Dakota State...

William Anderson

William Anderson

Jun 8, 2012

William “Bill” Anderson, 57, of Fargo, ND, died Friday June 8, 2012, in his home after a 20 month battle with cancer. Bill was surrounded by his loving family under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. He was the epitome of courage and inspiration with his positive determination to beat cancer. Bill was born October 4, 1954...

Carolyn Hedley

Carolyn Hedley

Jun 8, 2012

Carolyn Prince Hedley, 91, of Fargo, ND, died Friday, June 8, 2012, at Rosewood on Broadway under the care of Hospice. Carolyn was born in McWhorter, West Virginia, the oldest of five children. She was a home birth born to a warm and loving family. The valedictorian of her high school class, she was the first in her family to...

Jane Barnstuble

Jane Barnstuble

Jun 7, 2012

Jane Barnstuble, 63, of Fargo, died Thursday, June 7, 2012 at Northwest Medical Center, Bentonville, AR. She was visiting her oldest son and his family when she suffered an unexpected heart attack on May 29 and never recovered from surgery. Laura Jane Burks was born February 23, 1949 to Paul and Ruby (Cobb) Burks in Cornith, MS, the second of...

Earle Lean

Earle Lean

Jun 6, 2012

Earle James Lean, 77, Fargo, died Wednesday, June 6, 2012, at Sanford Health Center. Earle James Lean was born on May 16, 1935 to Ed and Jennie (Dahler) Lean on a farm northeast of Kindred, ND. He attended Kindred school system and graduated in 1953. From there, he entered the Army on January 19, 1954 and was discharged on January...

Lori Luthi

Lori Luthi

Jun 6, 2012

Lori Lee (Becker) Luthi, 53, Moorhead, MN passed away peacefully Wednesday, June 6, 2012 in Sanford Hospital in Fargo. She was surrounded by her family as she went to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Lori was born March 16, 1959, in Bismarck, ND, to Lee and Donna Becker. She grew up in Fargo and graduated from Fargo...

Charmelle R. Olson

Charmelle R. Olson

Jun 2, 2012

Charmelle Olson, 62, of Woodbury, MN (formerly Fargo, ND) died June 2, 2012, at United Hospital in St. Paul, MN. Charmelle (Zinck) Olson was born July 15, 1949, in Jamestown, ND, to Frances and Howard Zinck. On May 26, 1972, she married Glenn Olson in Fargo. For over 40 years, they shared a life, currently residing in Woodbury, MN. After...

Brian Keller

Brian Keller

Jun 1, 2012

Brian P. Keller, 31, of Gwinner, ND, formerly of Colorado Springs, CO, died Friday, June 1, 2012 in Sanford Health, Fargo, ND. Services will be held at a later date in Colorado Springs, CO.

Marie Assmus

Marie Assmus

May 31, 2012

Marie Sophie Assmus (Matzner), age 90 of Fargo, North Dakota died on Thursday, May 31, 2012. Marie had moved to Fargo in January 2009 from South Dakota. Marie was born on April 3, 1922, the daughter of Benjamin and Sophie (Tschirley) Matzner. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Paul Lutheran Church. Marie married Helmuth Assmus on September 10, 1947...

Violet Fisk

Violet Fisk

May 31, 2012

Violet Fisk, 89, of Mankato, Minnesota (formerly of Marshall, MN and Fargo, ND) died May 31, 2012 at Keystone Communities of Mankato. Violet Lorraine Pearson was born January 25, 1923, in Arthur, North Dakota; daughter of Paul and Hulda (Svenson) Pearson. She graduated from high school in Arthur and attained an Associate Teaching Degree from Moorhead State University. Violet married...

Udell Mehl

Udell Mehl

May 27, 2012

Udell Eide Mehl, 86, of Fargo, ND, died unexpectedly on Sunday, May 27, 2012 at Douglas County Hospital in Alexandria, MN surrounded by her family. Udell Irene Mehl, daughter of Cornelius and Bertha Eide, was born July 29, 1925, the third of five children. Udell was baptized, confirmed, and married in the Bellview Lutheran Church, Howard, SD. Udell grew up...

George Radtke

George Radtke

May 25, 2012

George A. Radtke was born on February 22, 1920, to Albert and Louise (Hiepler) Radtke in Madison, MN. His father was killed in a runaway accident during threshing time when George was 6 years old and he moved with his mother to Ellendale, ND, in 1926. He completed his elementary and high school education there, graduating in 1939. George moved...

Frances Evans Peterson

Frances Evans Peterson

May 21, 2012

Frances J. Evans (Peterson) Obituary Frances passed away at the Kansas City Hospice House in Kansas City MO on May 21, 2012. Frances had resided at Rose Estates Assisted Living in Overland Park, KS for the last three years. She was born in Hillsboro, ND on December 20, 1918 to Minnie and Michael Sullivan. She was the oldest of nine...

Arthur Cofell

Arthur Cofell

May 21, 2012

Arthur Cofell, 84, of West Fargo, ND, died Monday, May 21, 2012, in his home under the care of Hospice surrounded by his family. Arthur was born January 3, 1928, to parents Floyd and Elizabeth Cofell in Montpelier, ND. After graduating from high school in Montpelier, he joined the US Air Force. Upon his discharge from the military, Arthur went...

Russell Hanson

Russell Hanson

May 21, 2012

Russell Gordon Hanson was born on March 16, 1923 to Henry and Ida (Gilbertson) Hanson in Fargo, ND. Russell passed away Monday, May 21, 2012 at the age of 89 years in Fargo, ND. Russell grew up and attended school in Argusville and graduated in 1941. He helped with the family farm. After graduating, he and several friends went to...

Joyce Peterson

Joyce Peterson

May 16, 2012

Joyce D. Peterson, 79, of Walcott, ND, died Wednesday, May 16, 2012 at Essentia Health, Fargo, ND. Memorial Service will be held on Friday, May 25, 2012, at 2:00pm at the Richland Lutheran Church in Walcott. Visitation will take place one hour prior to the service at the church. Burial will follow at the Richland Lutheran Cemetery, Walcott, ND.

Avis Kent

Avis Kent

May 16, 2012

Avis Kent, 67, Fargo, formerly of Sawyer, died Wednesday May 16th, 2012. She was born on October 7, 1944, in Minot, the daughter of Clarence O. and Dorothy (Holden). She was raised on the family farm near Tagus. She grew up enjoying riding horses and playing with her late cousin Marsha. She attended Tagus grade school and graduated from Berthold...

Dylan Romaine

Dylan Romaine

May 15, 2012

Dylan Jerome Romaine, 8 months of age, died Tuesday, May 15, 2012, at Sanford Health, Fargo. Baby Dylan was born September 9, 2011, in Fargo, North Dakota, to his parents, Aaron and Patricia “Tricia” (Stene) Romaine. Dylan was so surrounded by fluid in Mommy’s belly that we always called him our swimmer. That may be why he surprised us two...

Helen V. Olson

Helen V. Olson

Jun 12, 2012

Helen Olson, 94, of Fargo, ND, died Tuesday, June 12, 2012, at her home under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Helen Vera Schmidt was born August 16, 1917, in Wheaton, Minnesota, daughter of Frank and Alvina (Berneking) Schmidt. She attended school at Mohall, North Dakota. After high school, she graduated from Miller Vocational School in Minneapolis,...

Mary A. Wateland

Mary A. Wateland

Jun 10, 2012

Mary Wateland, 66, of Fargo, ND, died Sunday, June 10, 2012, at Rosewood on Broadway, Fargo. Mary Ann Langlie was born September 6, 1945, in Fargo, North Dakota, daughter of Arthur and Esther (Tryhus) Langlie. She attended elementary and junior high at Grace Lutheran School and graduated from Fargo High School. She married Robert Peterson in 1967 and they moved...

Donald Busch

Donald Busch

Jun 10, 2012

Donald E. Busch, a resident of Fargo, ND, passed away at Essentia Health in Fargo on June 10th, 2012. Don was born in Algoma, WI, to Erich and Estelle Busch on July 31st, 1930. He was raised in North Dakota, attending schools in Sentinel Butte, New Salem, and graduated from Beach High School in 1948. He attended North Dakota State...

William Anderson

William Anderson

Jun 8, 2012

William “Bill” Anderson, 57, of Fargo, ND, died Friday June 8, 2012, in his home after a 20 month battle with cancer. Bill was surrounded by his loving family under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. He was the epitome of courage and inspiration with his positive determination to beat cancer. Bill was born October 4, 1954...

Carolyn Hedley

Carolyn Hedley

Jun 8, 2012

Carolyn Prince Hedley, 91, of Fargo, ND, died Friday, June 8, 2012, at Rosewood on Broadway under the care of Hospice. Carolyn was born in McWhorter, West Virginia, the oldest of five children. She was a home birth born to a warm and loving family. The valedictorian of her high school class, she was the first in her family to...

Jane Barnstuble

Jane Barnstuble

Jun 7, 2012

Jane Barnstuble, 63, of Fargo, died Thursday, June 7, 2012 at Northwest Medical Center, Bentonville, AR. She was visiting her oldest son and his family when she suffered an unexpected heart attack on May 29 and never recovered from surgery. Laura Jane Burks was born February 23, 1949 to Paul and Ruby (Cobb) Burks in Cornith, MS, the second of...

Earle Lean

Earle Lean

Jun 6, 2012

Earle James Lean, 77, Fargo, died Wednesday, June 6, 2012, at Sanford Health Center. Earle James Lean was born on May 16, 1935 to Ed and Jennie (Dahler) Lean on a farm northeast of Kindred, ND. He attended Kindred school system and graduated in 1953. From there, he entered the Army on January 19, 1954 and was discharged on January...

Lori Luthi

Lori Luthi

Jun 6, 2012

Lori Lee (Becker) Luthi, 53, Moorhead, MN passed away peacefully Wednesday, June 6, 2012 in Sanford Hospital in Fargo. She was surrounded by her family as she went to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Lori was born March 16, 1959, in Bismarck, ND, to Lee and Donna Becker. She grew up in Fargo and graduated from Fargo...

Charmelle R. Olson

Charmelle R. Olson

Jun 2, 2012

Charmelle Olson, 62, of Woodbury, MN (formerly Fargo, ND) died June 2, 2012, at United Hospital in St. Paul, MN. Charmelle (Zinck) Olson was born July 15, 1949, in Jamestown, ND, to Frances and Howard Zinck. On May 26, 1972, she married Glenn Olson in Fargo. For over 40 years, they shared a life, currently residing in Woodbury, MN. After...

Brian Keller

Brian Keller

Jun 1, 2012

Brian P. Keller, 31, of Gwinner, ND, formerly of Colorado Springs, CO, died Friday, June 1, 2012 in Sanford Health, Fargo, ND. Services will be held at a later date in Colorado Springs, CO.

Marie Assmus

Marie Assmus

May 31, 2012

Marie Sophie Assmus (Matzner), age 90 of Fargo, North Dakota died on Thursday, May 31, 2012. Marie had moved to Fargo in January 2009 from South Dakota. Marie was born on April 3, 1922, the daughter of Benjamin and Sophie (Tschirley) Matzner. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Paul Lutheran Church. Marie married Helmuth Assmus on September 10, 1947...

Violet Fisk

Violet Fisk

May 31, 2012

Violet Fisk, 89, of Mankato, Minnesota (formerly of Marshall, MN and Fargo, ND) died May 31, 2012 at Keystone Communities of Mankato. Violet Lorraine Pearson was born January 25, 1923, in Arthur, North Dakota; daughter of Paul and Hulda (Svenson) Pearson. She graduated from high school in Arthur and attained an Associate Teaching Degree from Moorhead State University. Violet married...

Udell Mehl

Udell Mehl

May 27, 2012

Udell Eide Mehl, 86, of Fargo, ND, died unexpectedly on Sunday, May 27, 2012 at Douglas County Hospital in Alexandria, MN surrounded by her family. Udell Irene Mehl, daughter of Cornelius and Bertha Eide, was born July 29, 1925, the third of five children. Udell was baptized, confirmed, and married in the Bellview Lutheran Church, Howard, SD. Udell grew up...

George Radtke

George Radtke

May 25, 2012

George A. Radtke was born on February 22, 1920, to Albert and Louise (Hiepler) Radtke in Madison, MN. His father was killed in a runaway accident during threshing time when George was 6 years old and he moved with his mother to Ellendale, ND, in 1926. He completed his elementary and high school education there, graduating in 1939. George moved...

Frances Evans Peterson

Frances Evans Peterson

May 21, 2012

Frances J. Evans (Peterson) Obituary Frances passed away at the Kansas City Hospice House in Kansas City MO on May 21, 2012. Frances had resided at Rose Estates Assisted Living in Overland Park, KS for the last three years. She was born in Hillsboro, ND on December 20, 1918 to Minnie and Michael Sullivan. She was the oldest of nine...

Arthur Cofell

Arthur Cofell

May 21, 2012

Arthur Cofell, 84, of West Fargo, ND, died Monday, May 21, 2012, in his home under the care of Hospice surrounded by his family. Arthur was born January 3, 1928, to parents Floyd and Elizabeth Cofell in Montpelier, ND. After graduating from high school in Montpelier, he joined the US Air Force. Upon his discharge from the military, Arthur went...

Russell Hanson

Russell Hanson

May 21, 2012

Russell Gordon Hanson was born on March 16, 1923 to Henry and Ida (Gilbertson) Hanson in Fargo, ND. Russell passed away Monday, May 21, 2012 at the age of 89 years in Fargo, ND. Russell grew up and attended school in Argusville and graduated in 1941. He helped with the family farm. After graduating, he and several friends went to...

Joyce Peterson

Joyce Peterson

May 16, 2012

Joyce D. Peterson, 79, of Walcott, ND, died Wednesday, May 16, 2012 at Essentia Health, Fargo, ND. Memorial Service will be held on Friday, May 25, 2012, at 2:00pm at the Richland Lutheran Church in Walcott. Visitation will take place one hour prior to the service at the church. Burial will follow at the Richland Lutheran Cemetery, Walcott, ND.

Avis Kent

Avis Kent

May 16, 2012

Avis Kent, 67, Fargo, formerly of Sawyer, died Wednesday May 16th, 2012. She was born on October 7, 1944, in Minot, the daughter of Clarence O. and Dorothy (Holden). She was raised on the family farm near Tagus. She grew up enjoying riding horses and playing with her late cousin Marsha. She attended Tagus grade school and graduated from Berthold...

Dylan Romaine

Dylan Romaine

May 15, 2012

Dylan Jerome Romaine, 8 months of age, died Tuesday, May 15, 2012, at Sanford Health, Fargo. Baby Dylan was born September 9, 2011, in Fargo, North Dakota, to his parents, Aaron and Patricia “Tricia” (Stene) Romaine. Dylan was so surrounded by fluid in Mommy’s belly that we always called him our swimmer. That may be why he surprised us two...

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