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Manuel Rodriguez

Manuel 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

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

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

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

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,...

Victor Simonson

Victor Simonson

Jan 3, 2008

J. Victor Simonson, a long time Argusville, resident died, Thursday, January 3, 2008, in Anoka, MN. Vic was born September 29, 1911 in Aneta, ND. He married Judy Tosse, at Bergen Lutheran church on June 23, 1943. They farmed for 54 years near Argusville, where they raised their family. Vic graduated from Aneta high school in 1930 and earned a...

Wayne Strand

Wayne Strand

Jan 1, 2008

Wayne Strand, 81, of Fargo, ND, died on Tuesday, January 1, 2008 at MeritCare Palliative Care Unit, Fargo, ND. Wayne was born on June 29, 1926, near Sheldon, ND to Peter and Minnie (Johnson) Strand. He worked on the family farm and later earned a degree in drafting from Wahpeton State School of Science. He moved to Fargo, where he...

Margaret Schweitzer

Margaret Schweitzer

Jan 1, 2008

Margaret M. Schweitzer(Arechigo), 67, of Moorhead, MN, died Tuesday, January 1, 2008 at the Meritcare Palliative Care Unit, Fargo, ND. Margaret provided day care at Dream Catchers Daycare for 10 years. She made the beautiful dream catcher that is on the side of the daycare, which is how it got its name. She had also been making them for friends...

Ladonna Oscarson

Ladonna Oscarson

Dec 31, 2007

LaDonna Oscarson, 80, of Fargo, ND, died Monday, December 31, 2007, at her home. LaDonna is survived by her two sons, Dennis Oscarson, Moorhead, MN; and DuWayne (Maggie) Oscarson, Ponca City, OK.; three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Funeral Service: Thursday, January 3, 2008, at 2:00 P.M. at Hanson-Runsvold Funeral Home, Fargo, ND. Visitation: One hour prior to the service at...

Lloyd Erickson

Lloyd Erickson

Dec 31, 2007

Lloyd L Erickson died of cancer on Monday, December 31, 2007 at age 83 in Elim Care Center, Fargo. Lloyd and his wife, Virginia, recently celebrated their 61st wedding anniversary on December 20. Raised in Valley City, ND, Lloyd went on to serve in the United States Army in World War II in both the European and Pacific theaters. In...

Marjorie Holt

Marjorie Holt

Dec 28, 2007

Marjorie M. Holt Obituary Marjorie M. Holt, 84, of Fargo, ND, died Friday, December 28, 2007, at MeritCare Palliative Care Unit, Fargo, ND. Marjorie Leeland was born September 2, 1923, in Porter, MN, to Sidney and Caroline (Knutson) Leeland. She grew up in Porter and attended schools in the area, graduating from high school in Canby, MN. She entered the...

Melvina Dahley

Melvina Dahley

Dec 28, 2007

Melvina Dahley was born July 29, 1924. She passed away Dec. 28, 2007 at Rosewood Nursing Home. Melvina Timm was born to Arnold and Alma Timm in Berlin, ND growing up with her sister (Joyce Jones) and two brothers (Charles Timm, and Derald Timm (Lois), St. Joseph. In her junior year of high school her family moved to Fargo. Mel...

George Lilleberg

George Lilleberg

Dec 25, 2007

George Lilleberg, Obituary George Lilleberg, 96, of Fargo, ND, died Tuesday, December 25, 2007, at the Evergreens in Fargo. George Miles Lilleberg was born November 24, 1911, in Cummings, North Dakota, son of Arthur and Ida (Waslien) Lilleberg. He grew up in Cummings and graduated from Hillsboro High School. George attended Concordia College in Moorhead, MN. George married Vivian Howard...

Daryl Anderson

Daryl Anderson

Dec 23, 2007

Daryl L. Anderson, 68, passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 23, 2007, after a long struggle with Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma at the MeritCare Hospital in Fargo, ND. He will be sadly missed by all those who dearly loved him. Born August 31, 1939, in Strandquist, Minnesota, to Myrtle (Hartje) and Clarence Anderson (deceased), he grew-up with sister, Mavis (Coen), in St....

Steven Scott

Steven Scott

Dec 22, 2007

Steven Lynn Scott was born in Denver, Colorado, on March 30, 1953, and died on December 22, 2007 at his home in West Fargo after a long illness. He graduated from Red River High School in Grand Forks in 1972, and was employed by General Nutrition in Fargo for some years, and then worked on maintenance crews at NDSU as...

Darrell Otto

Darrell Otto

Dec 22, 2007

Darrell Otto, 82, of Fargo died Saturday, December 22, 2007 at Elim Nursing Home, Fargo, ND. Darrell John Otto was born April 29, 1925 to John Darrell Otto and Ella (Hulbert) Otto. He grew up in Juanita, ND where he graduated from high school in 1943. He farmed with his father near Juanita, where he later raised his family. Darrell...

Robert Bruun

Robert Bruun

Dec 22, 2007

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Jana Christian

Jana Christian

Dec 18, 2007

Jana Christian, 62, of Harwood, ND, passed away on Tuesday, December 18, 2007, at Villa Maria, Fargo, ND, from complications of Alzheimer’s disease. Jana Marie Olson was born June 1, 1945, at Bemidji, Minnesota, daughter of Sigurd and Bertha (Sande) Olson. She graduated from Moorhead High School in 1963. Jana married Gary Christian, DVM, February 13, 1965, in Fargo, North...

Anton Kania

Anton Kania

Dec 16, 2007

Anton Kania, 76, of Fargo, ND, died Sunday, December 16, 2007, at his home in Fargo, under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Anton William Kania was born August 22, 1931, in Courtenay, North Dakota, son of Anton Edward and Elsie (Voight) Kania. He served in Korea as a Sgt. First Class and was awarded the Bronze...

Mark Paulson

Mark Paulson

Dec 14, 2007

Mark John Paulson, 46 of Fargo died in a snowmobile accident December 14, 2007 near Fargo, ND. Mark was born September 1, 1961 in Fargo, ND to Jesse and Marion (Leach) Paulson. He attended and graduated from Fargo South High School in 1980. He worked at MeritCare in material services for fifteen years and for the past ten years S...

Manuel Rodriguez

Manuel 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

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

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

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

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,...

Victor Simonson

Victor Simonson

Jan 3, 2008

J. Victor Simonson, a long time Argusville, resident died, Thursday, January 3, 2008, in Anoka, MN. Vic was born September 29, 1911 in Aneta, ND. He married Judy Tosse, at Bergen Lutheran church on June 23, 1943. They farmed for 54 years near Argusville, where they raised their family. Vic graduated from Aneta high school in 1930 and earned a...

Wayne Strand

Wayne Strand

Jan 1, 2008

Wayne Strand, 81, of Fargo, ND, died on Tuesday, January 1, 2008 at MeritCare Palliative Care Unit, Fargo, ND. Wayne was born on June 29, 1926, near Sheldon, ND to Peter and Minnie (Johnson) Strand. He worked on the family farm and later earned a degree in drafting from Wahpeton State School of Science. He moved to Fargo, where he...

Margaret Schweitzer

Margaret Schweitzer

Jan 1, 2008

Margaret M. Schweitzer(Arechigo), 67, of Moorhead, MN, died Tuesday, January 1, 2008 at the Meritcare Palliative Care Unit, Fargo, ND. Margaret provided day care at Dream Catchers Daycare for 10 years. She made the beautiful dream catcher that is on the side of the daycare, which is how it got its name. She had also been making them for friends...

Ladonna Oscarson

Ladonna Oscarson

Dec 31, 2007

LaDonna Oscarson, 80, of Fargo, ND, died Monday, December 31, 2007, at her home. LaDonna is survived by her two sons, Dennis Oscarson, Moorhead, MN; and DuWayne (Maggie) Oscarson, Ponca City, OK.; three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Funeral Service: Thursday, January 3, 2008, at 2:00 P.M. at Hanson-Runsvold Funeral Home, Fargo, ND. Visitation: One hour prior to the service at...

Lloyd Erickson

Lloyd Erickson

Dec 31, 2007

Lloyd L Erickson died of cancer on Monday, December 31, 2007 at age 83 in Elim Care Center, Fargo. Lloyd and his wife, Virginia, recently celebrated their 61st wedding anniversary on December 20. Raised in Valley City, ND, Lloyd went on to serve in the United States Army in World War II in both the European and Pacific theaters. In...

Marjorie Holt

Marjorie Holt

Dec 28, 2007

Marjorie M. Holt Obituary Marjorie M. Holt, 84, of Fargo, ND, died Friday, December 28, 2007, at MeritCare Palliative Care Unit, Fargo, ND. Marjorie Leeland was born September 2, 1923, in Porter, MN, to Sidney and Caroline (Knutson) Leeland. She grew up in Porter and attended schools in the area, graduating from high school in Canby, MN. She entered the...

Melvina Dahley

Melvina Dahley

Dec 28, 2007

Melvina Dahley was born July 29, 1924. She passed away Dec. 28, 2007 at Rosewood Nursing Home. Melvina Timm was born to Arnold and Alma Timm in Berlin, ND growing up with her sister (Joyce Jones) and two brothers (Charles Timm, and Derald Timm (Lois), St. Joseph. In her junior year of high school her family moved to Fargo. Mel...

George Lilleberg

George Lilleberg

Dec 25, 2007

George Lilleberg, Obituary George Lilleberg, 96, of Fargo, ND, died Tuesday, December 25, 2007, at the Evergreens in Fargo. George Miles Lilleberg was born November 24, 1911, in Cummings, North Dakota, son of Arthur and Ida (Waslien) Lilleberg. He grew up in Cummings and graduated from Hillsboro High School. George attended Concordia College in Moorhead, MN. George married Vivian Howard...

Daryl Anderson

Daryl Anderson

Dec 23, 2007

Daryl L. Anderson, 68, passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 23, 2007, after a long struggle with Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma at the MeritCare Hospital in Fargo, ND. He will be sadly missed by all those who dearly loved him. Born August 31, 1939, in Strandquist, Minnesota, to Myrtle (Hartje) and Clarence Anderson (deceased), he grew-up with sister, Mavis (Coen), in St....

Steven Scott

Steven Scott

Dec 22, 2007

Steven Lynn Scott was born in Denver, Colorado, on March 30, 1953, and died on December 22, 2007 at his home in West Fargo after a long illness. He graduated from Red River High School in Grand Forks in 1972, and was employed by General Nutrition in Fargo for some years, and then worked on maintenance crews at NDSU as...

Darrell Otto

Darrell Otto

Dec 22, 2007

Darrell Otto, 82, of Fargo died Saturday, December 22, 2007 at Elim Nursing Home, Fargo, ND. Darrell John Otto was born April 29, 1925 to John Darrell Otto and Ella (Hulbert) Otto. He grew up in Juanita, ND where he graduated from high school in 1943. He farmed with his father near Juanita, where he later raised his family. Darrell...

Robert Bruun

Robert Bruun

Dec 22, 2007

No obituary found for this tribute.

Jana Christian

Jana Christian

Dec 18, 2007

Jana Christian, 62, of Harwood, ND, passed away on Tuesday, December 18, 2007, at Villa Maria, Fargo, ND, from complications of Alzheimer’s disease. Jana Marie Olson was born June 1, 1945, at Bemidji, Minnesota, daughter of Sigurd and Bertha (Sande) Olson. She graduated from Moorhead High School in 1963. Jana married Gary Christian, DVM, February 13, 1965, in Fargo, North...

Anton Kania

Anton Kania

Dec 16, 2007

Anton Kania, 76, of Fargo, ND, died Sunday, December 16, 2007, at his home in Fargo, under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Anton William Kania was born August 22, 1931, in Courtenay, North Dakota, son of Anton Edward and Elsie (Voight) Kania. He served in Korea as a Sgt. First Class and was awarded the Bronze...

Mark Paulson

Mark Paulson

Dec 14, 2007

Mark John Paulson, 46 of Fargo died in a snowmobile accident December 14, 2007 near Fargo, ND. Mark was born September 1, 1961 in Fargo, ND to Jesse and Marion (Leach) Paulson. He attended and graduated from Fargo South High School in 1980. He worked at MeritCare in material services for fifteen years and for the past ten years S...

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