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Noel Tollefson
Feb 20, 2008
Noel Tollefson, 63, of Fargo, ND, died Wednesday, February 20, 2008, peacefully at MeritCare Palliative Care Unit, Fargo. Noel Lee Tollefson was born December 25, 1944, in Kansas City, Missouri, son of Melvin John and Lucile (Schaaf) Tollefson. He attended high school in Wakefield, MI. He attended the University of Minnesota-Duluth, where he received a Bachelor of Science Degree in...
Richard Jacobson
Feb 19, 2008
Richard “Jake” Jacobson, 81, Fargo, ND, passed away on Tuesday, February 19, 2008, in Golden Living Center, Moorhead, MN, under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Jake was born August 12, 1926, to Carl and Gladyce (Bauer) Jacobson in Fargo, North Dakota, and was a lifetime resident of Fargo. Jake and Ardis Anderson were married June 18,...
Rudy Stock
Feb 9, 2008
Rudolph (Rudy “The Painter, Jake) G. Stock, 74, of Fargo, ND, died Saturday, February 9, 2008, peacefully at Rosewood on Broadway, Fargo, following a courageous year long battle with A.L.L. In his final days, as during his life, he was surrounded and comforted by the love of family and friends. Rudy was born December 29, 1933, the only child of...
Harold Honl
Feb 5, 2008
Harold “Butch” Honl was born March 25, 1936, to Joseph and Anna (Hejtmanek) Honl near Lidgerwood, ND. He graduated from Lidgerwood High School in 1954. He enlisted in the US Army in 1955, and served 10 years stateside and overseas. On July 2, 1959, he married Janice Strege in Lidgerwood, ND. They moved to Fargo in 1967. Harold graduated from...
Willis Cochran
Feb 2, 2008
Willis E Cochran, 88, of Fargo, ND, formerly of Page, ND, died Saturday, February 2, 2008, at the VA Hospital in Fargo, ND. Willis Cochran was born on March 7, 1919, in Kempton, ND, the son of William and Mary Lois Cochran. Willis moved to Page, when he was five and attended school there. On May 20, 1941, Willis married...
Avis Arntson
Jan 28, 2008
Avis Arntson, 70, of Fargo, ND, died peacefully on Monday, January 28, 2008, at Bethany Homes, Fargo. Avis Marie Arntson was born on August 20, 1937, to Neuman and Esther (Kellerman) Arntson in Lisbon, ND. She started grade school in the Owego School and then attended in Sheldon, ND, where she also graduated from high school in 1955. She attended...
Mark Foss
Jan 25, 2008
Mark B. Foss, 80, of Fargo, ND, died Friday, January 25, 2008, at MeritCare Palliative Care Unit, Fargo, North Dakota. A retired civil and structural engineer, Mark was born on November 18, 1927, at the Swedish American Hospital in Minneapolis, MN, to Magnus Oliver Foss, Sr. and Ethel Leona Bergmann Foss. He grew up in Fergus Falls, MN, where he...
Harvey Vreugdenhil
Jan 24, 2008
Harvey Vreugdenhil, 63, of Fargo, ND, died Thursday, January 24, 2008, at Innovis Health, Fargo. Harvey Gene Vreugdenhil was born September 20, 1944, at Alton, Iowa, son of Edward and Marie (DenHartog) Vreugdenhil. He grew up on the family farm and attended school in Alton. Harvey received his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Iowa in Ames in...
Gerald Poitra
Jan 24, 2008
Gerald Roy Poitra, 37, of West Fargo, ND, died January 24th at MeritCare Hospital. Gerald was born November 2, 1970 in Fargo, ND to Gerald A. and Wanda Poitra. He attended school in West Fargo, ND and was active in football, wrestling, and track and field. After graduating from West Fargo High School he made a child hood dream come...
Eunice Hjelmstad
Jan 23, 2008
Eunice Hjelmstad, 69, of Fargo, ND, died Wednesday, January 23, 2008, at Rosewood on Broadway, Fargo. Eunice Delphine Goughnour was born June 24, 1938, in Portland, North Dakota, daughter of William and Jennie (Braaten) Goughnour. She attended school in Hatton. Eunice married Ron Hjelmstad in 1958, in Hatton. Eunice was multi-talented. She held many jobs throughout her life including being...
Hildegard Burt
Jan 21, 2008
Hildegard Burt, 79, of Fargo, ND, died Monday, January 21, 2008 at Waterford at Harwood Groves, Fargo, ND. Hildegard is survived by her son Michael (Pastor Marsha) Burt, Halstad, MN; and granddaughter Charlene (Jason) Ramler, Minneapolis, MN. She was preceded in death by her husband, Richard Burt. Memorial Service: Monday, January 28, 2008, at 1:00 PM, at Waterford at Harwood...
Frances Zinck
Jan 20, 2008
Frances Elaine (McCommon) Zinck, 80 years old of Fargo, ND died January 20, 2008 at ManorCare, Fargo, North Dakota after a long battle with cancer. Frances (Fran) was born to the parents Martha and Guy McCommon July 19, 1927 in Jamestown, ND, one of 12 children. She attended Jamestown Public School and graduated in 1945. She married Howard George Zinck,...
Ethel Rahn
Jan 18, 2008
Ethel Evelyn Rahn, 81, of Fargo, died Friday, January 18, 2008 at Rosewood on Broadway in Fargo, ND, where she had been a resident since December of 2004. Ethel Mayfield was born January 4, 1927 in Frazee, MN to James and Margaret (Maxwell) Mayfield. She was raised and educated in Frazee. She married Delvin Rahn in 1948 and to this...
Joyce Burley
Jan 18, 2008
Joyce E. Burley, 84, of Fargo died January 18, 2008 at Bethany Homes, Fargo, ND. Joyce Tvedt was born December 16, 1923 in Newfolden, MN where she grew up and attended school. She moved to Fargo in 1949 where she was employed as a bookkeeper at the Fargo Book Store and Fargo Insurance until 1956 when she married Delos Burley....
Harry Weisenberger
Jan 17, 2008
Harry Weisenberger, 66, died January 17, 2008 in Fargo, North Dakota. Harry was born October 3, 1941 in Halliday, North Dakota, a son of Emil and Lydia Weisenberger. His family moved to Stanley, North Dakota where he attended school and graduated in 1959. Following high school, he attended Minot State College where he received a two-year Standard Degree and began...
Mauel Rodriguez
Jan 16, 2008
Manuel Rodriguez, 75, of Fargo, ND, died Wednesday, January 16, 2008, at ManorCare, Fargo. Manuel Rodriguez was born March 6th, in Crystal City, Texas, son of Mateo and Consueleo (Lomas) Rodriguez. He grew up in his hometown and worked as a farmer for Bill Gates until 1948. In January 1949, he enlisted in the U.S. Army, where he became a...
Judith Streed
Jan 16, 2008
Judith Arlene Streed, 82, formerly of West Fargo, ND, passed away January 16, 2008, at Bethany Homes, Fargo, ND. Judith Arlene Tovaas was born to Julius Nilcolai and Clara Eleanor (Thorpe) Tovaas December 28, 1925, in Haley, South Dakota, in Harding County. She was the ninth of 12 children, being the last surviving. She attended Vessey School until the 8th...
Dirk Leedahl
Jan 15, 2008
Dirk J. Leedahl, 52, of Fargo, ND, died Tuesday, January 15, 2008, at his home in Fargo. He is survived by three daughters, Bryanne (John) Gould, London, England; Brittany Leedahl, Denver, CO; and Kelsey Leedahl, West Fargo, ND; granddaughters, Tamzyn and Neve Gould; three sisters, Cindy Williams, Tammy (Jamie) Robinson and Tracey (Dan) Burton. A family service will be held...
Jewel Roningen
Jan 7, 2008
Jewel E. Roningen, 85, of Fargo, ND, died Monday, January 7, 2008, at Innovis Health, Fargo. Jewel Edgar Roningen was born January 15, 1922, in Pelican Rapids, Minnesota, son of James and Effie (Holt) Roningen. He attended school in Pelican Rapids and went on to college at North Dakota State University, where he played football. He graduated in 1943. Jewel...
Thomas Cleven
Jan 5, 2008
Thomas Cleven, 80, (formerly of Fargo, ND) died Saturday, January 5, 2008, in Austin, Texas, from complications of heart surgery. Thomas A. Cleven was born on March 28, 1927, in Fargo, ND. The family moved to the Galesburg-Hunter, North Dakota, area when he was one year old. Tom attended school in that area. Tom and his family lived in Mayville,...
Noel Tollefson
Feb 20, 2008
Noel Tollefson, 63, of Fargo, ND, died Wednesday, February 20, 2008, peacefully at MeritCare Palliative Care Unit, Fargo. Noel Lee Tollefson was born December 25, 1944, in Kansas City, Missouri, son of Melvin John and Lucile (Schaaf) Tollefson. He attended high school in Wakefield, MI. He attended the University of Minnesota-Duluth, where he received a Bachelor of Science Degree in...
Richard Jacobson
Feb 19, 2008
Richard “Jake” Jacobson, 81, Fargo, ND, passed away on Tuesday, February 19, 2008, in Golden Living Center, Moorhead, MN, under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Jake was born August 12, 1926, to Carl and Gladyce (Bauer) Jacobson in Fargo, North Dakota, and was a lifetime resident of Fargo. Jake and Ardis Anderson were married June 18,...
Rudy Stock
Feb 9, 2008
Rudolph (Rudy “The Painter, Jake) G. Stock, 74, of Fargo, ND, died Saturday, February 9, 2008, peacefully at Rosewood on Broadway, Fargo, following a courageous year long battle with A.L.L. In his final days, as during his life, he was surrounded and comforted by the love of family and friends. Rudy was born December 29, 1933, the only child of...
Harold Honl
Feb 5, 2008
Harold “Butch” Honl was born March 25, 1936, to Joseph and Anna (Hejtmanek) Honl near Lidgerwood, ND. He graduated from Lidgerwood High School in 1954. He enlisted in the US Army in 1955, and served 10 years stateside and overseas. On July 2, 1959, he married Janice Strege in Lidgerwood, ND. They moved to Fargo in 1967. Harold graduated from...
Willis Cochran
Feb 2, 2008
Willis E Cochran, 88, of Fargo, ND, formerly of Page, ND, died Saturday, February 2, 2008, at the VA Hospital in Fargo, ND. Willis Cochran was born on March 7, 1919, in Kempton, ND, the son of William and Mary Lois Cochran. Willis moved to Page, when he was five and attended school there. On May 20, 1941, Willis married...
Avis Arntson
Jan 28, 2008
Avis Arntson, 70, of Fargo, ND, died peacefully on Monday, January 28, 2008, at Bethany Homes, Fargo. Avis Marie Arntson was born on August 20, 1937, to Neuman and Esther (Kellerman) Arntson in Lisbon, ND. She started grade school in the Owego School and then attended in Sheldon, ND, where she also graduated from high school in 1955. She attended...
Mark Foss
Jan 25, 2008
Mark B. Foss, 80, of Fargo, ND, died Friday, January 25, 2008, at MeritCare Palliative Care Unit, Fargo, North Dakota. A retired civil and structural engineer, Mark was born on November 18, 1927, at the Swedish American Hospital in Minneapolis, MN, to Magnus Oliver Foss, Sr. and Ethel Leona Bergmann Foss. He grew up in Fergus Falls, MN, where he...
Harvey Vreugdenhil
Jan 24, 2008
Harvey Vreugdenhil, 63, of Fargo, ND, died Thursday, January 24, 2008, at Innovis Health, Fargo. Harvey Gene Vreugdenhil was born September 20, 1944, at Alton, Iowa, son of Edward and Marie (DenHartog) Vreugdenhil. He grew up on the family farm and attended school in Alton. Harvey received his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Iowa in Ames in...
Gerald Poitra
Jan 24, 2008
Gerald Roy Poitra, 37, of West Fargo, ND, died January 24th at MeritCare Hospital. Gerald was born November 2, 1970 in Fargo, ND to Gerald A. and Wanda Poitra. He attended school in West Fargo, ND and was active in football, wrestling, and track and field. After graduating from West Fargo High School he made a child hood dream come...
Eunice Hjelmstad
Jan 23, 2008
Eunice Hjelmstad, 69, of Fargo, ND, died Wednesday, January 23, 2008, at Rosewood on Broadway, Fargo. Eunice Delphine Goughnour was born June 24, 1938, in Portland, North Dakota, daughter of William and Jennie (Braaten) Goughnour. She attended school in Hatton. Eunice married Ron Hjelmstad in 1958, in Hatton. Eunice was multi-talented. She held many jobs throughout her life including being...
Hildegard Burt
Jan 21, 2008
Hildegard Burt, 79, of Fargo, ND, died Monday, January 21, 2008 at Waterford at Harwood Groves, Fargo, ND. Hildegard is survived by her son Michael (Pastor Marsha) Burt, Halstad, MN; and granddaughter Charlene (Jason) Ramler, Minneapolis, MN. She was preceded in death by her husband, Richard Burt. Memorial Service: Monday, January 28, 2008, at 1:00 PM, at Waterford at Harwood...
Frances Zinck
Jan 20, 2008
Frances Elaine (McCommon) Zinck, 80 years old of Fargo, ND died January 20, 2008 at ManorCare, Fargo, North Dakota after a long battle with cancer. Frances (Fran) was born to the parents Martha and Guy McCommon July 19, 1927 in Jamestown, ND, one of 12 children. She attended Jamestown Public School and graduated in 1945. She married Howard George Zinck,...
Ethel Rahn
Jan 18, 2008
Ethel Evelyn Rahn, 81, of Fargo, died Friday, January 18, 2008 at Rosewood on Broadway in Fargo, ND, where she had been a resident since December of 2004. Ethel Mayfield was born January 4, 1927 in Frazee, MN to James and Margaret (Maxwell) Mayfield. She was raised and educated in Frazee. She married Delvin Rahn in 1948 and to this...
Joyce Burley
Jan 18, 2008
Joyce E. Burley, 84, of Fargo died January 18, 2008 at Bethany Homes, Fargo, ND. Joyce Tvedt was born December 16, 1923 in Newfolden, MN where she grew up and attended school. She moved to Fargo in 1949 where she was employed as a bookkeeper at the Fargo Book Store and Fargo Insurance until 1956 when she married Delos Burley....
Harry Weisenberger
Jan 17, 2008
Harry Weisenberger, 66, died January 17, 2008 in Fargo, North Dakota. Harry was born October 3, 1941 in Halliday, North Dakota, a son of Emil and Lydia Weisenberger. His family moved to Stanley, North Dakota where he attended school and graduated in 1959. Following high school, he attended Minot State College where he received a two-year Standard Degree and began...
Mauel Rodriguez
Jan 16, 2008
Manuel Rodriguez, 75, of Fargo, ND, died Wednesday, January 16, 2008, at ManorCare, Fargo. Manuel Rodriguez was born March 6th, in Crystal City, Texas, son of Mateo and Consueleo (Lomas) Rodriguez. He grew up in his hometown and worked as a farmer for Bill Gates until 1948. In January 1949, he enlisted in the U.S. Army, where he became a...
Judith Streed
Jan 16, 2008
Judith Arlene Streed, 82, formerly of West Fargo, ND, passed away January 16, 2008, at Bethany Homes, Fargo, ND. Judith Arlene Tovaas was born to Julius Nilcolai and Clara Eleanor (Thorpe) Tovaas December 28, 1925, in Haley, South Dakota, in Harding County. She was the ninth of 12 children, being the last surviving. She attended Vessey School until the 8th...
Dirk Leedahl
Jan 15, 2008
Dirk J. Leedahl, 52, of Fargo, ND, died Tuesday, January 15, 2008, at his home in Fargo. He is survived by three daughters, Bryanne (John) Gould, London, England; Brittany Leedahl, Denver, CO; and Kelsey Leedahl, West Fargo, ND; granddaughters, Tamzyn and Neve Gould; three sisters, Cindy Williams, Tammy (Jamie) Robinson and Tracey (Dan) Burton. A family service will be held...
Jewel Roningen
Jan 7, 2008
Jewel E. Roningen, 85, of Fargo, ND, died Monday, January 7, 2008, at Innovis Health, Fargo. Jewel Edgar Roningen was born January 15, 1922, in Pelican Rapids, Minnesota, son of James and Effie (Holt) Roningen. He attended school in Pelican Rapids and went on to college at North Dakota State University, where he played football. He graduated in 1943. Jewel...
Thomas Cleven
Jan 5, 2008
Thomas Cleven, 80, (formerly of Fargo, ND) died Saturday, January 5, 2008, in Austin, Texas, from complications of heart surgery. Thomas A. Cleven was born on March 28, 1927, in Fargo, ND. The family moved to the Galesburg-Hunter, North Dakota, area when he was one year old. Tom attended school in that area. Tom and his family lived in Mayville,...
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