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Adele Bopp

Adele Bopp

Mar 30, 2010

Adele R. Bopp, 94, of Moorhead, MN, died Tuesday, March 30, 2010, at Eventide Lutheran Home, Moorhead. Adele Ruby Bopp was born on February 1, 1916, in Newark, NJ, daughter of Dominick and Jennie (Woerner) Poliseo. She attended school in Scotch Plains and went on to graduate from Union Junior College in Roselle, NJ. Adele married Carl Bopp on November...

Kiel Stieglitz

Kiel Stieglitz

Mar 29, 2010

Kiel Robert Stieglitz, age 27, died Saturday, May 29, 2010, at Regions Hospital, St. Paul, Minnesota, from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident. Kiel was born in Devils Lake, North Dakota, on April 20, 1983, to Robert and Bette (Johanson) Stieglitz. That same year, he and his family moved to Fargo. He attended Hawthorne, Agassiz, Discovery, and graduated from Fargo...

Mary Thorstad

Mary Thorstad

Mar 27, 2010

Mary Elizabeth Thorstad, 74, Fargo, ND, died on Saturday, March 27, 2010, at Meritcare Hospital, Fargo ND. Mary Elizabeth Davis was born to parents Earl L. and Anna (Hemmerling) Davis of Page, ND, on October 1, 1935. She attended Page Public School and graduated from Page High School in 1953. She attended Jamestown College and graduated with a Two Year...

Curt Larson

Curt Larson

Mar 26, 2010

Curt J. Larson, age 53, of Oregon, WI, (formerly of Fargo, ND) passed away on Friday, March 26, 2010, at University of Wisconsin Hospital, Madison, WI. He was born on July 1, 1956, in Fargo, ND, the son of Louis and Joyce (Bye) Larson. He married Jill Cadwell on Aug. 27, 1983, in Fargo, ND. They moved to Oregon in...

John Fredrick

John Fredrick

Mar 26, 2010

John Fredrick, 70, of Fargo, ND, died Friday, March 26, 2010, at MeritCare Hospital, Fargo. John David Fredrick was born October 18, 1939, in Kathryn, North Dakota, the only son of Walter and Hazel (Olson) Fredrick. He grew up in a large family with six sisters. After graduating from high school in Valley City, ND, he served in the U.S....

Ronald Engel

Ronald Engel

Mar 24, 2010

Ronald E. Engel, 58 of Fargo, died Wednesday, March 24, 2010 at MeritCare Hospital, Fargo, ND. Memorial Service: Tuesday, March 30, 2010, 10:00 AM at Olivet Lutheran Church, Fargo, ND. Visitation: One hour prior to services at the church. Burial: Sunset Memorial Gardens, Fargo, ND.

Nhon Thien Ngo

Nhon Thien Ngo

Mar 24, 2010

Nhon Thien Ngo, 39 of Fargo, died Monday, March 24, 2010 at her home in Fargo. Funeral Service: Saturday, May 29, 2010, 5:00 PM at Hanson-Runsvold Funeral Home, Fargo, ND. Visitation: Saturday, from Noon - 7:00 PM at Hanson-Runsvold Funeral Home.

Dorothy Grothe

Dorothy Grothe

Mar 23, 2010

Dorothy M. Grothe, 98, of Fargo, ND, died Tuesday, March 23, 2010, at Elim Care Center, Fargo. Dorothy Mabelle Chard was born August 14, 1911, at Rolla, North Dakota, daughter of Fredrick and Mabelle (Kyle) Chard. She graduated from Fargo Central High School. Dorothy attended North Dakota State University, Fargo, with a major in music. Dorothy married Herman J. Grothe...

William Bakken

William Bakken

Mar 23, 2010

William A. “Bill” Bakken, 86, passed away on March 23, 2010, at Mt. Olivet Careview Home in Minneapolis, MN. William was preceded in death by his wife of 43 years, Mary Jean; daughter, Kathryn Bakken-Erikson; grandson, Shane Pollock; siblings, Marian Christianson, Joseph Bakken; and parents. Bill was born on November 20, 1923, to Maurice and Mable Bakken in Crookston, MN....

Dale Boss

Dale Boss

Mar 20, 2010

Dale Boss, 70, of Fargo, ND, died Saturday, March 20, 2010, at his home under the care of his family and Hospice of the Red River Valley. Dale Howard Boss was born March 23, 1939, in Jamestown, North Dakota, son of Jesse and Mildred (Hagel) Boss. He graduated from high school in Minot, North Dakota. Dale served in the U.S....

Paul Hogendorn

Paul Hogendorn

Mar 19, 2010

Paul “Cliff” Hogendorn, 84, of Fargo, died Friday, March 19, 2010 at Villa Maria, Fargo, ND. Paul Clifford Hogendorn was born July 10, 1925 at Leigh, NE, to John and Elsie (Glandt) Hogendorn. He lived on the farm and attended Glandt School before serving in the US Army in 1950. He served in Korea and Japan until 1952, and then...

Albert Walen

Albert Walen

Mar 19, 2010

Albert Lewis Walen, 78, passed away peacefully on Friday, March 19, 2010, at MeritCare Hospital Palliative Care Unit, Fargo, ND, with his loving wife and children at his side. Albert was born October 3, 1931, on the farmstead of his parents, Henry and Ellen (Westvig) Walen near Glenfield, ND. He was baptized and confirmed at Glenfield Lutheran Church. Albert graduated...

Loriena Graf

Loriena Graf

Mar 12, 2010

Loriena Graf, 81 of Fargo, died peacefully Friday, March 12, 2010 at her home under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley and in the company of friends. Loreina was born May 12, 1928 in rural Streeter, ND. She was Peter and Bertha (Dammel) Graf’s only child. She graduated Salutatorian from Medina High School in 1946 and in...

R. D. "Dick" Knutson

R. D. "Dick" Knutson

Mar 12, 2010

Richard David Knutson 65, of Fargo, ND, died Friday, March 12, 2010 at the University of California, San Diego, Medical Center, San Diego, CA. Richard David Knutson was born in Long Beach, California on September 11, 1944. When he was one year old, his family moved to Fargo, North Dakota. Dick attended Horace Mann Elementary, Ben Franklin Junior High and...

Geneva Westland

Geneva Westland

Mar 11, 2010

Geneva Westland, 99, of Fargo, ND, died Thursday, March 11, 2010, at Elim Care Center, Fargo. Geneva Braaten was born February 10, 1911, at Golden Lake Township, Portland, ND, daughter of John and Anne (Skogbraten) Braaten. Her parents immigrated from Valdres, Norway in the late 1800’s. She attended school at Portland until eighth grade. She worked as a housekeeper during...

Michael Edwardson

Michael Edwardson

Mar 6, 2010

Michael Norman Edwardson was born March 20, 1964, in Fargo, North Dakota, to Norman and Jensine (Overmoe) Edwardson. He grew up in Fargo, attending Fargo Public Schools until he graduated from Fargo South High School in 1982. Upon graduation, he joined the U.S. Army for a short time before transferring to the Air Force, where he served until 1992. In...

Dorothy Hector

Dorothy Hector

Mar 1, 2010

Dorothy Hector, 91, of Fargo, ND, died Monday, March 1, 2010, at Bethany Retirement Living, Fargo. Dorothy was born December 28 1918, in Fargo, ND, to Fred and Margaret (Sewall) Hector. She attended Fargo Central High School, and a college preparatory school on the East Coast. She attended Pine Manor Junior college and Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX, graduating with...

Doris Doyle

Doris Doyle

Feb 28, 2010

Doris Doyle, 82, of Fargo, ND, passed away Sunday, February 28, 2010, in her home surrounded by family and under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Doris Erickson was born March 18, 1927, in Paradise Montana, to Gustav and Ada Erickson. She grew up in Kalispell, Montana, where she met and married her husband of 63 years,...

Helen Tollefson

Helen Tollefson

Feb 28, 2010

Helen Bergette Schansberg was born October 25, 1916, to Haakon and Hannah (Ness) Schansberg of Blair, WI, and died Sunday, February 28, 2010 at the Elim Care Facility in Fargo. Helen graduated from Blair High School and then attended the Gale Institute in Galesville, WI. She worked as a bookkeeper at Nicolas Clothing in Minneapolis. On October 15, 1939, she...

Todd Foss

Todd Foss

Feb 25, 2010

Todd Foss, 55, of Fargo, ND, died Thursday, February 25, 2010, in Fargo. Todd was born January 23, 1955, in Fargo, North Dakota, to G. Alan and Janet (Schwer) Foss. He graduated from Fargo South in 1973. Todd attended University of North Dakota receiving an accounting degree in 1976 and a law degree in 1979. While in college, he was...

Adele Bopp

Adele Bopp

Mar 30, 2010

Adele R. Bopp, 94, of Moorhead, MN, died Tuesday, March 30, 2010, at Eventide Lutheran Home, Moorhead. Adele Ruby Bopp was born on February 1, 1916, in Newark, NJ, daughter of Dominick and Jennie (Woerner) Poliseo. She attended school in Scotch Plains and went on to graduate from Union Junior College in Roselle, NJ. Adele married Carl Bopp on November...

Kiel Stieglitz

Kiel Stieglitz

Mar 29, 2010

Kiel Robert Stieglitz, age 27, died Saturday, May 29, 2010, at Regions Hospital, St. Paul, Minnesota, from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident. Kiel was born in Devils Lake, North Dakota, on April 20, 1983, to Robert and Bette (Johanson) Stieglitz. That same year, he and his family moved to Fargo. He attended Hawthorne, Agassiz, Discovery, and graduated from Fargo...

Mary Thorstad

Mary Thorstad

Mar 27, 2010

Mary Elizabeth Thorstad, 74, Fargo, ND, died on Saturday, March 27, 2010, at Meritcare Hospital, Fargo ND. Mary Elizabeth Davis was born to parents Earl L. and Anna (Hemmerling) Davis of Page, ND, on October 1, 1935. She attended Page Public School and graduated from Page High School in 1953. She attended Jamestown College and graduated with a Two Year...

Curt Larson

Curt Larson

Mar 26, 2010

Curt J. Larson, age 53, of Oregon, WI, (formerly of Fargo, ND) passed away on Friday, March 26, 2010, at University of Wisconsin Hospital, Madison, WI. He was born on July 1, 1956, in Fargo, ND, the son of Louis and Joyce (Bye) Larson. He married Jill Cadwell on Aug. 27, 1983, in Fargo, ND. They moved to Oregon in...

John Fredrick

John Fredrick

Mar 26, 2010

John Fredrick, 70, of Fargo, ND, died Friday, March 26, 2010, at MeritCare Hospital, Fargo. John David Fredrick was born October 18, 1939, in Kathryn, North Dakota, the only son of Walter and Hazel (Olson) Fredrick. He grew up in a large family with six sisters. After graduating from high school in Valley City, ND, he served in the U.S....

Ronald Engel

Ronald Engel

Mar 24, 2010

Ronald E. Engel, 58 of Fargo, died Wednesday, March 24, 2010 at MeritCare Hospital, Fargo, ND. Memorial Service: Tuesday, March 30, 2010, 10:00 AM at Olivet Lutheran Church, Fargo, ND. Visitation: One hour prior to services at the church. Burial: Sunset Memorial Gardens, Fargo, ND.

Nhon Thien Ngo

Nhon Thien Ngo

Mar 24, 2010

Nhon Thien Ngo, 39 of Fargo, died Monday, March 24, 2010 at her home in Fargo. Funeral Service: Saturday, May 29, 2010, 5:00 PM at Hanson-Runsvold Funeral Home, Fargo, ND. Visitation: Saturday, from Noon - 7:00 PM at Hanson-Runsvold Funeral Home.

Dorothy Grothe

Dorothy Grothe

Mar 23, 2010

Dorothy M. Grothe, 98, of Fargo, ND, died Tuesday, March 23, 2010, at Elim Care Center, Fargo. Dorothy Mabelle Chard was born August 14, 1911, at Rolla, North Dakota, daughter of Fredrick and Mabelle (Kyle) Chard. She graduated from Fargo Central High School. Dorothy attended North Dakota State University, Fargo, with a major in music. Dorothy married Herman J. Grothe...

William Bakken

William Bakken

Mar 23, 2010

William A. “Bill” Bakken, 86, passed away on March 23, 2010, at Mt. Olivet Careview Home in Minneapolis, MN. William was preceded in death by his wife of 43 years, Mary Jean; daughter, Kathryn Bakken-Erikson; grandson, Shane Pollock; siblings, Marian Christianson, Joseph Bakken; and parents. Bill was born on November 20, 1923, to Maurice and Mable Bakken in Crookston, MN....

Dale Boss

Dale Boss

Mar 20, 2010

Dale Boss, 70, of Fargo, ND, died Saturday, March 20, 2010, at his home under the care of his family and Hospice of the Red River Valley. Dale Howard Boss was born March 23, 1939, in Jamestown, North Dakota, son of Jesse and Mildred (Hagel) Boss. He graduated from high school in Minot, North Dakota. Dale served in the U.S....

Paul Hogendorn

Paul Hogendorn

Mar 19, 2010

Paul “Cliff” Hogendorn, 84, of Fargo, died Friday, March 19, 2010 at Villa Maria, Fargo, ND. Paul Clifford Hogendorn was born July 10, 1925 at Leigh, NE, to John and Elsie (Glandt) Hogendorn. He lived on the farm and attended Glandt School before serving in the US Army in 1950. He served in Korea and Japan until 1952, and then...

Albert Walen

Albert Walen

Mar 19, 2010

Albert Lewis Walen, 78, passed away peacefully on Friday, March 19, 2010, at MeritCare Hospital Palliative Care Unit, Fargo, ND, with his loving wife and children at his side. Albert was born October 3, 1931, on the farmstead of his parents, Henry and Ellen (Westvig) Walen near Glenfield, ND. He was baptized and confirmed at Glenfield Lutheran Church. Albert graduated...

Loriena Graf

Loriena Graf

Mar 12, 2010

Loriena Graf, 81 of Fargo, died peacefully Friday, March 12, 2010 at her home under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley and in the company of friends. Loreina was born May 12, 1928 in rural Streeter, ND. She was Peter and Bertha (Dammel) Graf’s only child. She graduated Salutatorian from Medina High School in 1946 and in...

R. D. "Dick" Knutson

R. D. "Dick" Knutson

Mar 12, 2010

Richard David Knutson 65, of Fargo, ND, died Friday, March 12, 2010 at the University of California, San Diego, Medical Center, San Diego, CA. Richard David Knutson was born in Long Beach, California on September 11, 1944. When he was one year old, his family moved to Fargo, North Dakota. Dick attended Horace Mann Elementary, Ben Franklin Junior High and...

Geneva Westland

Geneva Westland

Mar 11, 2010

Geneva Westland, 99, of Fargo, ND, died Thursday, March 11, 2010, at Elim Care Center, Fargo. Geneva Braaten was born February 10, 1911, at Golden Lake Township, Portland, ND, daughter of John and Anne (Skogbraten) Braaten. Her parents immigrated from Valdres, Norway in the late 1800’s. She attended school at Portland until eighth grade. She worked as a housekeeper during...

Michael Edwardson

Michael Edwardson

Mar 6, 2010

Michael Norman Edwardson was born March 20, 1964, in Fargo, North Dakota, to Norman and Jensine (Overmoe) Edwardson. He grew up in Fargo, attending Fargo Public Schools until he graduated from Fargo South High School in 1982. Upon graduation, he joined the U.S. Army for a short time before transferring to the Air Force, where he served until 1992. In...

Dorothy Hector

Dorothy Hector

Mar 1, 2010

Dorothy Hector, 91, of Fargo, ND, died Monday, March 1, 2010, at Bethany Retirement Living, Fargo. Dorothy was born December 28 1918, in Fargo, ND, to Fred and Margaret (Sewall) Hector. She attended Fargo Central High School, and a college preparatory school on the East Coast. She attended Pine Manor Junior college and Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX, graduating with...

Doris Doyle

Doris Doyle

Feb 28, 2010

Doris Doyle, 82, of Fargo, ND, passed away Sunday, February 28, 2010, in her home surrounded by family and under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Doris Erickson was born March 18, 1927, in Paradise Montana, to Gustav and Ada Erickson. She grew up in Kalispell, Montana, where she met and married her husband of 63 years,...

Helen Tollefson

Helen Tollefson

Feb 28, 2010

Helen Bergette Schansberg was born October 25, 1916, to Haakon and Hannah (Ness) Schansberg of Blair, WI, and died Sunday, February 28, 2010 at the Elim Care Facility in Fargo. Helen graduated from Blair High School and then attended the Gale Institute in Galesville, WI. She worked as a bookkeeper at Nicolas Clothing in Minneapolis. On October 15, 1939, she...

Todd Foss

Todd Foss

Feb 25, 2010

Todd Foss, 55, of Fargo, ND, died Thursday, February 25, 2010, in Fargo. Todd was born January 23, 1955, in Fargo, North Dakota, to G. Alan and Janet (Schwer) Foss. He graduated from Fargo South in 1973. Todd attended University of North Dakota receiving an accounting degree in 1976 and a law degree in 1979. While in college, he was...

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