Obituaries
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Lorraine Reinke
Jan 13, 2009
Lorraine L. Reinke left this earth to be with her Savior, Jesus Christ, on January 13, 2009. Lorraine Lili Kuehl was born February 15, 1933, to August and Esther (Bladow) Kuehl in Hankinson, ND. She attended public and Lutheran parochial schools in Hankinson and in 1951, enrolled at the North Dakota State School of Science in Wahpeton, ND. After graduation,...
Elaine Mahowald
Jan 11, 2009
Elaine Mahowald, 68, Gardner, ND died on Sunday, January 11, 2009 at the Hillsboro Medical Center, under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Elaine Lois Jorgenson was born on January 21, 1940, the first child of Lesley and Eleanor (Salberg) Jorgenson at Valley City, ND. She grew up and attended school in the Kathryn, ND area. She...
Margaret Haugrud
Jan 10, 2009
Margaret Haugrud, 101, of Fargo, ND, died Saturday, January 10, 2009 at Bethany Homes, Fargo. Margaret Elsie Graeber was born December 22, 1907, in Tripoli, Wisconsin, daughter of Henry and Elsie (Kring) Graeber. She graduated from Tri-county High School in Tripoli, while living in Ladysmith, Wisconsin. She graduated from Anchor Hospital Nursing School in St. Paul, Minnesota. Margaret married Dr....
Milton Thorstad
Jan 7, 2009
Milton Thorstad, 84, of Moorhead, MN, died Wednesday, January 7, 2009, at his home under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Milton Sylvester Thorstad was born September 29, 1924, in Hatton, ND, to Melvin and Selma (Foss) Thorstad. He graduated from Clifford, North Dakota Public High School. He was in the U.S. Army-Artillery Division in WWII. Milton...
Karen Oren
Jan 4, 2009
Karen L. Oren, 61 of Ewa Beach, Honolulu, Hawaii, formerly of Fargo, died January 4, 2009 in Hawaii after a lengthy battle with cancer. Karen was born October 8, 1947 to Deane and Agnes (Murphy) Davis in Fargo, ND. She attended Golden Ridge and Fargo Central. She married Bob Oren December 31, 1989. As of December 28, 2008 she had...
James Crowe
Jan 2, 2009
James Crowe, 87, of Fargo, ND, died Friday, February 6, 2009, at his home in Fargo under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. James William Crowe, son of George and Georgia Crowe, was born January 2, 1922, in Fargo, ND. James attended Central High School and graduated from Kemper Military School in Boonville, Missouri, achieving the rank...
John Siemieniewski
Jan 2, 2009
John Siemieniewski, 46, of Fargo, ND died on Friday, January 2, 2009. He had a heart attack while doing what he loved, pheasant hunting with his dog Suzi. John was born December 18, 1962 in Hankinson, ND to Walter and Mary Ann (Morth) Siemieniewski. He spent his childhood on a farm south of Cayuga, ND. He graduated from Wahpeton High...
Henry Highness
Dec 30, 2008
Henry G. Highness, 87, of Fargo, ND, died Tuesday, December 30, 2008, at Bethany Homes, Fargo. Henry George Highness was born March 8, 1921, in Ft. Ransom, North Dakota, son of Alfred and Emma (Carlblom) Highness. Henry was the second to the youngest of ten children. He grew up and attended schools in Ft. Ransom. He served his country in...
Joanne Tollefson
Dec 29, 2008
JoAnne Faith Tollefson, 77, of Fargo, died Thursday, December 25, 2008 at her home. JoAnne Faith Fisher was born to John and Faith (McDonald) on September 28, 1931. She graduated from West High School in Minneapolis. After graduating she went to work for the Federal Reserve Bank in Minneapolis, MN until 1951. She married James O. Tollefson in 1951 and...
Iris Cummings
Dec 29, 2008
Iris Marie Cummings, 76, Fargo, ND, passed away Monday, December 29, 2008, at her home. Iris Ross was born on April 9, 1932, the daughter of Frank and Celesta Ross in Fargo, ND. She was raised and educated in Fargo, graduating first from Central High School, and then Dakota Business College. After school, she worked briefly at a Fargo law...
Bertha Bauske
Dec 27, 2008
Bertha Bauske, 101 of Fargo, died Saturday, December 27, 2008 at Elim Care Center, Fargo, ND. Bertha was born April 23, 1907 near Streeter, ND to Gotlieb and Elizabeth (Schatz) Klundt. She attended school in the Streeter area. She married Alonzo Bauske on June 12, 1926 in Jamestown, ND. They farmed near Streeter until 1932 when they moved to LaMoure,...
Muriel Craig
Dec 26, 2008
Muriel Craig, 86, formerly of Fargo, North Dakota, died at Big Sky Care Center in Helena, Montana, on Friday, December 26, 2008. Muriel Larson was born August 9, 1922, to Nora (Nelson) and Carl O. Larson of Bisbee, North Dakota. She married William L. Craig on May 5, 1945, in Denver, Colorado. Father, mother and husband preceded her in death...
Branten Garwood
Dec 24, 2008
Branten A. Garwood, 27, of Moorhead died Wednesday, December 24, 2008 at his home. Branten Garwood, 27, Moorhead, MN, died Wednesday, December 24, 2008 at his home. Branten was born on December 6, 1981 in Sheridan, WY to Dale and Diane (Boucher) Garwood. They moved to Moorhead in 1985. Branten attended Moorhead Public Schools Kindergarten through 7th grade. The family...
Lloyd Ulland
Dec 22, 2008
Lloyd Ulland, 81, of Fargo, ND, died Monday, December 22, 2008, at MeritCare Palliative Care, Fargo, ND. Lloyd Rudolph Ulland was born Novemer 7, 1927, near Buxton, North Dakota, son of Martin and Sophie (Johnson) Ulland. He grew up and attended rural schools there. He farmed with his parents. Lloyd was in active duty in the U.S. Army during the...
Philip Mac Millan
Dec 21, 2008
Philip G. Mac Millan, 90, of Fargo, ND, died Sunday, December 21, 2008, at his home under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Philip G. Mac Millan was born to Catherine (Stuart) and Archie Mac Millan on October 4, 1918, at McVille, North Dakota. He attended grade school in Grand Forks and McVille. He graduated from McVille...
Lillian Cassidy
Dec 15, 2008
Lillian Cassidy, 91, of Fargo, ND, died Monday, December 15, 2008, at Bethany Homes, Fargo, ND. Lillian Emma Perleberg was born January 17, 1917, in rural Buchanan, North Dakota, daughter of Robert and Emilia (Buetow) Perleberg. She attended rural Buchanan schools. She worked in Fargo until her marriage to John Cassidy on February 1, 1942, in Seattle, Washington. They lived...
Robert Gilmour
Dec 14, 2008
Bob Gilmour, 81, passed away at his Fargo home Sunday, Dec. 14 with his wife, Margaret, by his side. Bob dedicated his life to his wife of 54 years, their six children and nine grandchildren. Family always came first for Bob but his love for newspapering and Sioux sports -- especially hockey -- were close seconds. He lived most of...
Sherry Arneson
Dec 14, 2008
Sherry Arneson, 46, of Fargo, died Sunday, December 14, 2008, at Villa Maria, Fargo, ND. Sherry A. Arneson was born on July 29, 1962 in St. Paul, MN. to Ernest and Elaine (Jorgenson) Arneson. She was baptized on July 31, 1962, in River View Hospital, St. Paul, MN. Sherry lived with cerebral palsy all her life. She lived at Friendship...
Gene Payne
Dec 14, 2008
Gene Payne, 84, of Fargo, died Sunday, December 14, 2008 at his home under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Eugene “Gene” Andrew Payne was born on July 1, 1924 in Argusville, ND to Leonard and Beulah (Buzick) Payne. He attended schools in the area and graduated from Argusville High School. Gene married Betty Hlebechuk on July...
Gladys Kurtz
Dec 9, 2008
Gladys Kurtz, 78, of Fargo, ND, died Tuesday, December 9, 2008, at MeritCare Hospital in Fargo, ND. Gladys was born July 5, 1930, in Detroit, Michigan, the daughter of William and Theresa (Fried) Rogers. She was a graduate of Jamestown High School. After graduation, she worked for Central Motors as a bookkeeper. On July 15, 1951, she married Elmer Kurtz...
Lorraine Reinke
Jan 13, 2009
Lorraine L. Reinke left this earth to be with her Savior, Jesus Christ, on January 13, 2009. Lorraine Lili Kuehl was born February 15, 1933, to August and Esther (Bladow) Kuehl in Hankinson, ND. She attended public and Lutheran parochial schools in Hankinson and in 1951, enrolled at the North Dakota State School of Science in Wahpeton, ND. After graduation,...
Elaine Mahowald
Jan 11, 2009
Elaine Mahowald, 68, Gardner, ND died on Sunday, January 11, 2009 at the Hillsboro Medical Center, under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Elaine Lois Jorgenson was born on January 21, 1940, the first child of Lesley and Eleanor (Salberg) Jorgenson at Valley City, ND. She grew up and attended school in the Kathryn, ND area. She...
Margaret Haugrud
Jan 10, 2009
Margaret Haugrud, 101, of Fargo, ND, died Saturday, January 10, 2009 at Bethany Homes, Fargo. Margaret Elsie Graeber was born December 22, 1907, in Tripoli, Wisconsin, daughter of Henry and Elsie (Kring) Graeber. She graduated from Tri-county High School in Tripoli, while living in Ladysmith, Wisconsin. She graduated from Anchor Hospital Nursing School in St. Paul, Minnesota. Margaret married Dr....
Milton Thorstad
Jan 7, 2009
Milton Thorstad, 84, of Moorhead, MN, died Wednesday, January 7, 2009, at his home under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Milton Sylvester Thorstad was born September 29, 1924, in Hatton, ND, to Melvin and Selma (Foss) Thorstad. He graduated from Clifford, North Dakota Public High School. He was in the U.S. Army-Artillery Division in WWII. Milton...
Karen Oren
Jan 4, 2009
Karen L. Oren, 61 of Ewa Beach, Honolulu, Hawaii, formerly of Fargo, died January 4, 2009 in Hawaii after a lengthy battle with cancer. Karen was born October 8, 1947 to Deane and Agnes (Murphy) Davis in Fargo, ND. She attended Golden Ridge and Fargo Central. She married Bob Oren December 31, 1989. As of December 28, 2008 she had...
James Crowe
Jan 2, 2009
James Crowe, 87, of Fargo, ND, died Friday, February 6, 2009, at his home in Fargo under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. James William Crowe, son of George and Georgia Crowe, was born January 2, 1922, in Fargo, ND. James attended Central High School and graduated from Kemper Military School in Boonville, Missouri, achieving the rank...
John Siemieniewski
Jan 2, 2009
John Siemieniewski, 46, of Fargo, ND died on Friday, January 2, 2009. He had a heart attack while doing what he loved, pheasant hunting with his dog Suzi. John was born December 18, 1962 in Hankinson, ND to Walter and Mary Ann (Morth) Siemieniewski. He spent his childhood on a farm south of Cayuga, ND. He graduated from Wahpeton High...
Henry Highness
Dec 30, 2008
Henry G. Highness, 87, of Fargo, ND, died Tuesday, December 30, 2008, at Bethany Homes, Fargo. Henry George Highness was born March 8, 1921, in Ft. Ransom, North Dakota, son of Alfred and Emma (Carlblom) Highness. Henry was the second to the youngest of ten children. He grew up and attended schools in Ft. Ransom. He served his country in...
Joanne Tollefson
Dec 29, 2008
JoAnne Faith Tollefson, 77, of Fargo, died Thursday, December 25, 2008 at her home. JoAnne Faith Fisher was born to John and Faith (McDonald) on September 28, 1931. She graduated from West High School in Minneapolis. After graduating she went to work for the Federal Reserve Bank in Minneapolis, MN until 1951. She married James O. Tollefson in 1951 and...
Iris Cummings
Dec 29, 2008
Iris Marie Cummings, 76, Fargo, ND, passed away Monday, December 29, 2008, at her home. Iris Ross was born on April 9, 1932, the daughter of Frank and Celesta Ross in Fargo, ND. She was raised and educated in Fargo, graduating first from Central High School, and then Dakota Business College. After school, she worked briefly at a Fargo law...
Bertha Bauske
Dec 27, 2008
Bertha Bauske, 101 of Fargo, died Saturday, December 27, 2008 at Elim Care Center, Fargo, ND. Bertha was born April 23, 1907 near Streeter, ND to Gotlieb and Elizabeth (Schatz) Klundt. She attended school in the Streeter area. She married Alonzo Bauske on June 12, 1926 in Jamestown, ND. They farmed near Streeter until 1932 when they moved to LaMoure,...
Muriel Craig
Dec 26, 2008
Muriel Craig, 86, formerly of Fargo, North Dakota, died at Big Sky Care Center in Helena, Montana, on Friday, December 26, 2008. Muriel Larson was born August 9, 1922, to Nora (Nelson) and Carl O. Larson of Bisbee, North Dakota. She married William L. Craig on May 5, 1945, in Denver, Colorado. Father, mother and husband preceded her in death...
Branten Garwood
Dec 24, 2008
Branten A. Garwood, 27, of Moorhead died Wednesday, December 24, 2008 at his home. Branten Garwood, 27, Moorhead, MN, died Wednesday, December 24, 2008 at his home. Branten was born on December 6, 1981 in Sheridan, WY to Dale and Diane (Boucher) Garwood. They moved to Moorhead in 1985. Branten attended Moorhead Public Schools Kindergarten through 7th grade. The family...
Lloyd Ulland
Dec 22, 2008
Lloyd Ulland, 81, of Fargo, ND, died Monday, December 22, 2008, at MeritCare Palliative Care, Fargo, ND. Lloyd Rudolph Ulland was born Novemer 7, 1927, near Buxton, North Dakota, son of Martin and Sophie (Johnson) Ulland. He grew up and attended rural schools there. He farmed with his parents. Lloyd was in active duty in the U.S. Army during the...
Philip Mac Millan
Dec 21, 2008
Philip G. Mac Millan, 90, of Fargo, ND, died Sunday, December 21, 2008, at his home under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Philip G. Mac Millan was born to Catherine (Stuart) and Archie Mac Millan on October 4, 1918, at McVille, North Dakota. He attended grade school in Grand Forks and McVille. He graduated from McVille...
Lillian Cassidy
Dec 15, 2008
Lillian Cassidy, 91, of Fargo, ND, died Monday, December 15, 2008, at Bethany Homes, Fargo, ND. Lillian Emma Perleberg was born January 17, 1917, in rural Buchanan, North Dakota, daughter of Robert and Emilia (Buetow) Perleberg. She attended rural Buchanan schools. She worked in Fargo until her marriage to John Cassidy on February 1, 1942, in Seattle, Washington. They lived...
Robert Gilmour
Dec 14, 2008
Bob Gilmour, 81, passed away at his Fargo home Sunday, Dec. 14 with his wife, Margaret, by his side. Bob dedicated his life to his wife of 54 years, their six children and nine grandchildren. Family always came first for Bob but his love for newspapering and Sioux sports -- especially hockey -- were close seconds. He lived most of...
Sherry Arneson
Dec 14, 2008
Sherry Arneson, 46, of Fargo, died Sunday, December 14, 2008, at Villa Maria, Fargo, ND. Sherry A. Arneson was born on July 29, 1962 in St. Paul, MN. to Ernest and Elaine (Jorgenson) Arneson. She was baptized on July 31, 1962, in River View Hospital, St. Paul, MN. Sherry lived with cerebral palsy all her life. She lived at Friendship...
Gene Payne
Dec 14, 2008
Gene Payne, 84, of Fargo, died Sunday, December 14, 2008 at his home under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Eugene “Gene” Andrew Payne was born on July 1, 1924 in Argusville, ND to Leonard and Beulah (Buzick) Payne. He attended schools in the area and graduated from Argusville High School. Gene married Betty Hlebechuk on July...
Gladys Kurtz
Dec 9, 2008
Gladys Kurtz, 78, of Fargo, ND, died Tuesday, December 9, 2008, at MeritCare Hospital in Fargo, ND. Gladys was born July 5, 1930, in Detroit, Michigan, the daughter of William and Theresa (Fried) Rogers. She was a graduate of Jamestown High School. After graduation, she worked for Central Motors as a bookkeeper. On July 15, 1951, she married Elmer Kurtz...
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