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Edna Carpenter

Edna Carpenter

Feb 12, 2011

Edna Carpenter, 81, of Moorhead, MN, died Saturday, February 12, 2011 at Essentia Health, Fargo, ND. Edna was born October 9, 1929 in rural Cavalier, ND to Clarence and Emma (Steile) Otterson. She graduated from Oak Grove High School in Fargo, ND. She was a bookkeeper at Concordia College. She is survived by her husband, Floyd; daughter, Cathy (Gary) Breyer,...

Harold Foley

Harold Foley

Feb 12, 2011

Harold P. Foley, 72, of Fargo, died Saturday, February 12, 2011 at Sanford Palliative Care Unit, Fargo, ND. Harold was born December 30, 1938, the son of Palmer and Borghild (Engerholm) Foley of DeLamere, ND. He was baptized and confirmed at Immanuel Lutheran Church, rural Delamere. He graduated from DeLamere High School in 1956. Harold graduated from Valley City State...

Alma Stenslie

Alma Stenslie

Feb 7, 2011

Alma Stenslie, 88, of Detroit Lakes, MN, died Monday, February 7, 2011, at Emmanuel Nursing Home, Detroit Lakes, MN. Alma was born June 8, 1922, near Bottineau, North Dakota to Anund and Othilia Torgerson. On July 28, 1942, she married Carl Stenslie of McVille, North Dakota. They lived in Grand Forks, Bottineau and Fargo/Moorhead, retiring in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, in...

Palmer Peterson

Palmer Peterson

Feb 4, 2011

Palmer Peterson, 90, of Fargo, ND, died Friday, February 4, 2011, at Sanford Health, Fargo. Palmer William Peterson was born December 2, 1920, son of Ole and Hilda (Kind) Peterson, in Walcott, North Dakota, where he attended school. He moved to Fargo in 1939. He married Thelma Hannestad in 1942. She died in 1967. He married Elsie Mickelson in 1977....

Jeffrey Mohr

Jeffrey Mohr

Feb 4, 2011

Jeffrey Mohr, 54, of Fargo, died February 4, 2011 at Triumph Hospital in Fargo, ND. Jeffrey was born May 3, 1956 to Charles and Maxine (Dalton) Mohr in Valley City, ND. He is survived by his wife, Kirsten; children, Shawn, Catherine and Tessa Mohr; sisters, Bonnie Duggen, Fargo, ND, Virginia (John) Svenningson, Valley City, ND, Patty (Tom) Busche, Fargo, ND,...

Carol Lutes

Carol Lutes

Feb 4, 2011

Carol J. Lutes, 80, of Fargo, ND, died Friday, February 4, 2011, at Essentia Health, Fargo, surrounded by her loving family. Carol Jean Betcher was born February 5, 1930, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, daughter of Clarence and Beatrice (Halvorson) Betcher. She grew up in Bejou/Mahnomen, Minnesota and graduated from high school in 1948. She moved to Bremerton, Washington, after graduating from...

Donald Johnson

Donald Johnson

Feb 3, 2011

Donald A. Johnson, 58, of Horace, ND, died Thursday, February 3, 2011, at Sanford Health, Fargo. Don was born on July 17, 1952, along with his twin brother, Ron, in Elgin, ND. He grew up on the ranch north of Keldron, SD and attended the Knoke Country School for grades 1-8. He attended high school in Lemmon, SD and graduated...

Robert Lewis

Robert Lewis

Feb 1, 2011

Robert J. Lewis, 57, of Fargo, ND, died Tuesday, February 1, 2011, at Rosewood on Broadway, Fargo. Robert “Bob” Jerome Lewis was born October 4, 1953, in Fargo, North Dakota, to Rollo and Cora (Winjum) Lewis. Bob grew up in Fargo and attended Opportunity School until the age of 13, and Harbor School in Moorhead, Minnesota, for 30 years. Bob...

Lester Trnka

Lester Trnka

Jan 28, 2011

Lester J. Trnka, 76, of Fargo, ND, passed away Friday, January 28, 2011 at Rosewood on Broadway in Fargo. Les Trnka was born on June 15, 1934 at Beaulieu, MN. He was the youngest of 8 born to Joseph and Ethel (Busse) Trnka. He grew up on the family farm until moving to Mahnomen with his parents in 1946 and...

Kirsten Rommesmo

Kirsten Rommesmo

Jan 18, 2011

Kirsten Marie Rommesmo, 80, of Fargo, ND died peacefully at her home Tuesday, January 19th, 2011 under the care of her family, Hospice of the Red River Valley, and the wonderful caregivers from The Doves. Kirsten was born on July 23, 1930 in Orkanger, Norway. At the end of World War II and the Nazi occupation of Norway, she moved...

Philomena Schneider

Philomena Schneider

Jan 17, 2011

Philomena Schneider, 88, of Fargo, ND, died Monday, January 17, 2011 at Bethany Retirement Center, Fargo. Philomena Riehl was born January 16, 1923, in Raleigh, North Dakota, daughter of Adolf and Appolonia (Schreiner) Riehl. She grew up in Raleigh and graduated from high school in Elgin, North Dakota in 1941. Her family moved to Bismarck, North Dakota, and she attended...

John Sve

John Sve

Jan 16, 2011

John Arthur Sve , 87, of Fargo, ND, passed away on Sunday, January 16, 2011, at Elim Care Center. John was born June 9, 1923 in Fordville, ND, to Ole and Annette (Johnson) Sve. On May 9, 1947, he married Lulu Pfannsmith and they made their home in Grand Forks. John began working for Western Auto Parts in Grand Forks...

Karen Klimek

Karen Klimek

Jan 14, 2011

Karen Klimek, 67, of Moorhead, MN, passed away Friday, January 14, 2011, in her home after a long battle with cancer with her family by her side. Karen was born November 20, 1943, to Harry and Mildred Meyer of Fargo, ND. She married Marvin Klimek on November 19, 1966. She is survived by her husband, Marvin; Moorhead, MN; sons, Rick...

Donald "Don" Overmoe

Donald "Don" Overmoe

Jan 13, 2011

Donald “Don” Overmoe, 66, of Fargo, ND, died Thursday, January 13, 2011 at his home in Fargo. Donald was born June 21, 1944 to Tilman and Josephine (Kjesbo) Overmoe in Hillsboro, ND. He graduated from Hillsboro High School and then joined the Navy. He is survived by his son, Travis Overmoe, Rochester, WA; daughter, Stephanie (Jeff) Downs, Burnsville, MN and...

Oscar Holsen

Oscar Holsen

Jan 13, 2011

Oscar M. Holsen, 90, of Moorhead, MN, died Thursday, January 13, 2011, at the Veterans Administrative Medical Center, Fargo, ND. Oscar Melvin Holsen was born September 29, 1920, to Rasmus and Magnhild (Anderson) Holsen in Moorhead, Minnesota. He graduated from Moorhead High School. After graduation, he joined the U.S. Army, serving in World War II for four years and nine...

Amanda Gronvold

Amanda Gronvold

Jan 9, 2011

Amanda E. Gronvold, 94, of Fargo, ND (formerly of Gardner, ND) peacefully died Sunday, January 9, 2011 at Rosewood on Broadway, Fargo, surrounded by her family. Amanda Thingvold was born March 6, 1916, to Elvin and Elsie (Peterson) Thingvold at Columbus, ND. She grew up on the family farm attending school in Leaf Mountain Township. She moved to Rugby, ND,...

Vera Kvale

Vera Kvale

Jan 6, 2011

Vera Kvale, 98, of Fargo, ND, died Thursday, January 6, 2011, at Villa Maria, Fargo, ND. Vera Iverson was born July 2, 1912, in Brooton, Minnesota, daughter of Helmer and Laura (Ostvolden) Iverson. She came, as an infant, to McLean County, where her parents homesteaded in the Roseglen, North Dakota, area. She graduated from Makoti High School and attended Minot...

Greg Heinrich

Greg Heinrich

Jan 5, 2011

Greg A. Heinrich, 47 of Fargo died Wednesday, January 5, 2011 at Essentia Health, Fargo, ND. Memorial Service: Friday, January 14, 2011, 2:00 PM at Hanson-Runsvold Funeral Home, Fargo, ND.

Carson Reid

Carson Reid

Jan 4, 2011

Carson Huston Reid, our precious little angel was taken to be with God on Tuesday January 4th, 2011. Carson was brought into this world with little expectations and very high hopes on October 23rd, 2009. In the 14 months Carson was here he did so much. He taught so many valuable life lessons to so many people. Carson showed us...

Donald Smith

Donald Smith

Jan 4, 2011

Donald Henry Smith, 86, of Fargo, ND, died Tuesday, January 4, 2011, in Essentia Health, Fargo. Donald Henry Smith was born March 5, 1924, in Omaha, Nebraska, son of Raymond and Eva (Wigington) Smith. He moved, with his family to Fargo, at the age of five. Don graduated from Moorhead Central High School in 1942. Don served in the North...

Edna Carpenter

Edna Carpenter

Feb 12, 2011

Edna Carpenter, 81, of Moorhead, MN, died Saturday, February 12, 2011 at Essentia Health, Fargo, ND. Edna was born October 9, 1929 in rural Cavalier, ND to Clarence and Emma (Steile) Otterson. She graduated from Oak Grove High School in Fargo, ND. She was a bookkeeper at Concordia College. She is survived by her husband, Floyd; daughter, Cathy (Gary) Breyer,...

Harold Foley

Harold Foley

Feb 12, 2011

Harold P. Foley, 72, of Fargo, died Saturday, February 12, 2011 at Sanford Palliative Care Unit, Fargo, ND. Harold was born December 30, 1938, the son of Palmer and Borghild (Engerholm) Foley of DeLamere, ND. He was baptized and confirmed at Immanuel Lutheran Church, rural Delamere. He graduated from DeLamere High School in 1956. Harold graduated from Valley City State...

Alma Stenslie

Alma Stenslie

Feb 7, 2011

Alma Stenslie, 88, of Detroit Lakes, MN, died Monday, February 7, 2011, at Emmanuel Nursing Home, Detroit Lakes, MN. Alma was born June 8, 1922, near Bottineau, North Dakota to Anund and Othilia Torgerson. On July 28, 1942, she married Carl Stenslie of McVille, North Dakota. They lived in Grand Forks, Bottineau and Fargo/Moorhead, retiring in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, in...

Palmer Peterson

Palmer Peterson

Feb 4, 2011

Palmer Peterson, 90, of Fargo, ND, died Friday, February 4, 2011, at Sanford Health, Fargo. Palmer William Peterson was born December 2, 1920, son of Ole and Hilda (Kind) Peterson, in Walcott, North Dakota, where he attended school. He moved to Fargo in 1939. He married Thelma Hannestad in 1942. She died in 1967. He married Elsie Mickelson in 1977....

Jeffrey Mohr

Jeffrey Mohr

Feb 4, 2011

Jeffrey Mohr, 54, of Fargo, died February 4, 2011 at Triumph Hospital in Fargo, ND. Jeffrey was born May 3, 1956 to Charles and Maxine (Dalton) Mohr in Valley City, ND. He is survived by his wife, Kirsten; children, Shawn, Catherine and Tessa Mohr; sisters, Bonnie Duggen, Fargo, ND, Virginia (John) Svenningson, Valley City, ND, Patty (Tom) Busche, Fargo, ND,...

Carol Lutes

Carol Lutes

Feb 4, 2011

Carol J. Lutes, 80, of Fargo, ND, died Friday, February 4, 2011, at Essentia Health, Fargo, surrounded by her loving family. Carol Jean Betcher was born February 5, 1930, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, daughter of Clarence and Beatrice (Halvorson) Betcher. She grew up in Bejou/Mahnomen, Minnesota and graduated from high school in 1948. She moved to Bremerton, Washington, after graduating from...

Donald Johnson

Donald Johnson

Feb 3, 2011

Donald A. Johnson, 58, of Horace, ND, died Thursday, February 3, 2011, at Sanford Health, Fargo. Don was born on July 17, 1952, along with his twin brother, Ron, in Elgin, ND. He grew up on the ranch north of Keldron, SD and attended the Knoke Country School for grades 1-8. He attended high school in Lemmon, SD and graduated...

Robert Lewis

Robert Lewis

Feb 1, 2011

Robert J. Lewis, 57, of Fargo, ND, died Tuesday, February 1, 2011, at Rosewood on Broadway, Fargo. Robert “Bob” Jerome Lewis was born October 4, 1953, in Fargo, North Dakota, to Rollo and Cora (Winjum) Lewis. Bob grew up in Fargo and attended Opportunity School until the age of 13, and Harbor School in Moorhead, Minnesota, for 30 years. Bob...

Lester Trnka

Lester Trnka

Jan 28, 2011

Lester J. Trnka, 76, of Fargo, ND, passed away Friday, January 28, 2011 at Rosewood on Broadway in Fargo. Les Trnka was born on June 15, 1934 at Beaulieu, MN. He was the youngest of 8 born to Joseph and Ethel (Busse) Trnka. He grew up on the family farm until moving to Mahnomen with his parents in 1946 and...

Kirsten Rommesmo

Kirsten Rommesmo

Jan 18, 2011

Kirsten Marie Rommesmo, 80, of Fargo, ND died peacefully at her home Tuesday, January 19th, 2011 under the care of her family, Hospice of the Red River Valley, and the wonderful caregivers from The Doves. Kirsten was born on July 23, 1930 in Orkanger, Norway. At the end of World War II and the Nazi occupation of Norway, she moved...

Philomena Schneider

Philomena Schneider

Jan 17, 2011

Philomena Schneider, 88, of Fargo, ND, died Monday, January 17, 2011 at Bethany Retirement Center, Fargo. Philomena Riehl was born January 16, 1923, in Raleigh, North Dakota, daughter of Adolf and Appolonia (Schreiner) Riehl. She grew up in Raleigh and graduated from high school in Elgin, North Dakota in 1941. Her family moved to Bismarck, North Dakota, and she attended...

John Sve

John Sve

Jan 16, 2011

John Arthur Sve , 87, of Fargo, ND, passed away on Sunday, January 16, 2011, at Elim Care Center. John was born June 9, 1923 in Fordville, ND, to Ole and Annette (Johnson) Sve. On May 9, 1947, he married Lulu Pfannsmith and they made their home in Grand Forks. John began working for Western Auto Parts in Grand Forks...

Karen Klimek

Karen Klimek

Jan 14, 2011

Karen Klimek, 67, of Moorhead, MN, passed away Friday, January 14, 2011, in her home after a long battle with cancer with her family by her side. Karen was born November 20, 1943, to Harry and Mildred Meyer of Fargo, ND. She married Marvin Klimek on November 19, 1966. She is survived by her husband, Marvin; Moorhead, MN; sons, Rick...

Donald "Don" Overmoe

Donald "Don" Overmoe

Jan 13, 2011

Donald “Don” Overmoe, 66, of Fargo, ND, died Thursday, January 13, 2011 at his home in Fargo. Donald was born June 21, 1944 to Tilman and Josephine (Kjesbo) Overmoe in Hillsboro, ND. He graduated from Hillsboro High School and then joined the Navy. He is survived by his son, Travis Overmoe, Rochester, WA; daughter, Stephanie (Jeff) Downs, Burnsville, MN and...

Oscar Holsen

Oscar Holsen

Jan 13, 2011

Oscar M. Holsen, 90, of Moorhead, MN, died Thursday, January 13, 2011, at the Veterans Administrative Medical Center, Fargo, ND. Oscar Melvin Holsen was born September 29, 1920, to Rasmus and Magnhild (Anderson) Holsen in Moorhead, Minnesota. He graduated from Moorhead High School. After graduation, he joined the U.S. Army, serving in World War II for four years and nine...

Amanda Gronvold

Amanda Gronvold

Jan 9, 2011

Amanda E. Gronvold, 94, of Fargo, ND (formerly of Gardner, ND) peacefully died Sunday, January 9, 2011 at Rosewood on Broadway, Fargo, surrounded by her family. Amanda Thingvold was born March 6, 1916, to Elvin and Elsie (Peterson) Thingvold at Columbus, ND. She grew up on the family farm attending school in Leaf Mountain Township. She moved to Rugby, ND,...

Vera Kvale

Vera Kvale

Jan 6, 2011

Vera Kvale, 98, of Fargo, ND, died Thursday, January 6, 2011, at Villa Maria, Fargo, ND. Vera Iverson was born July 2, 1912, in Brooton, Minnesota, daughter of Helmer and Laura (Ostvolden) Iverson. She came, as an infant, to McLean County, where her parents homesteaded in the Roseglen, North Dakota, area. She graduated from Makoti High School and attended Minot...

Greg Heinrich

Greg Heinrich

Jan 5, 2011

Greg A. Heinrich, 47 of Fargo died Wednesday, January 5, 2011 at Essentia Health, Fargo, ND. Memorial Service: Friday, January 14, 2011, 2:00 PM at Hanson-Runsvold Funeral Home, Fargo, ND.

Carson Reid

Carson Reid

Jan 4, 2011

Carson Huston Reid, our precious little angel was taken to be with God on Tuesday January 4th, 2011. Carson was brought into this world with little expectations and very high hopes on October 23rd, 2009. In the 14 months Carson was here he did so much. He taught so many valuable life lessons to so many people. Carson showed us...

Donald Smith

Donald Smith

Jan 4, 2011

Donald Henry Smith, 86, of Fargo, ND, died Tuesday, January 4, 2011, in Essentia Health, Fargo. Donald Henry Smith was born March 5, 1924, in Omaha, Nebraska, son of Raymond and Eva (Wigington) Smith. He moved, with his family to Fargo, at the age of five. Don graduated from Moorhead Central High School in 1942. Don served in the North...

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