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Wallace Redmann

Wallace Redmann

Jan 22, 2007

Wallace Redmann, 80, Fargo, ND, died Monday, January 22, 2007, at Rosewood on Broadway, Fargo. Wallace Rodney Redmann was born to William A. and Ruth (Grefsrud) Redmann in Rothsay, Minnesota, on September 9, 1926. In November 1932, Ruth passed. Wallace and his sister, DeLaine, were raised by their father and then by Othelia Brandhagen, beginning in 1934. William and Othelia...

Stephen Jasch

Stephen Jasch

Jan 22, 2007

Pastor Stephen R. Jasch, 54, of Grinnell, Iowa, died January 22, 2007, at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City. Funeral services for Pastor Jasch will be held 11:00 a.m. Friday, January 26, at St. John’s Lutheran Church with the Rev. Dr. Philip L. Hougen, Bishop of the Southeast Iowa Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America,...

Mildred Johnson

Mildred Johnson

Jan 21, 2007

Mildred Voelpel Johnson, 91, of Fargo, ND, died Sunday, January 21, 2007, in the Palliative Care Unit at MeritCare Hospital in Fargo, under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. A long-time resident of north Fargo, Millie had moved into the Fairmont in Moorhead, MN, in mid-October. Shortly after moving, she was diagnosed with bladder cancer. Millie was...

Al K. Simpson

Al K. Simpson

Jan 21, 2007

Al K. Simpson, 85, of Fargo, ND, passed away Sunday, January 21, 2007, at SCCI Hospital, under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Al was born April 3, 1921, to William and Luella (King) Simpson in Frazee, MN. He grew up on a farm in Steele County, ND, and attended high school in Sharon, ND, graduating in...

Curtis Rust

Curtis Rust

Jan 21, 2007

Curtis V. Rust, 71, of Fargo, ND, died Sunday, January 21, 2007, at MeritCare Hospital, Fargo, ND. Curtis V. Rust was born on August 17, 1935, at Fargo, ND, the son of Clarence and Marie (Jordahl) Rust. He grew up in Harwood and attended Oak Grove Lutheran High School. Curt attended Augsburg College in Minneapolis, MN. He joined the United...

Shirley Fritz

Shirley Fritz

Jan 17, 2007

Shirley M. (Hornstein) Fritz, 82, of Fargo, ND, died Wednesday, January 17, 2007, at MeritCare Palliative Care, Fargo, ND. Shirley was born in Gary, SD, November 4, 1924, to Mr. and Mrs. George H. Hornstein. At a very early age, she moved to Lake Cochrane, SD, where her parents owned and operated a resort. She graduated from Gary High School...

Joyce Lewis

Joyce Lewis

Jan 17, 2007

Joyce A. Lewis, 70, of Fargo, ND, died Wednesday, January 17, 2007, at Innovis Hospital, Fargo, ND. Joyce was born May 22, 1936 in Devils Lake, ND, to Syver and Myrtle (Elverud) Paulson. On December 4, 1953, she married E. Wayne Lewis in Moorhead, MN. After E. Wayne returned from the military, they made their home in Fargo, where they...

Sarah Rosenberg

Sarah Rosenberg

Jan 13, 2007

Sarah Rosenberg, 73, of Fargo, died Saturday, January 13, 2007 at her home. Sarah Greenberg, daughter of Art and Geraldine (Skinner) Greenberg was born February 27, 1933 at Grand Forks, ND. She graduated from Central High School in Grand Forks and attended the University of North Dakota. Sarah worked for her family’s farming and roofing businesses. She married Max Rosenberg...

Edward Nesemeier

Edward Nesemeier

Jan 10, 2007

Edward “Fred” Nesemeier, 59, of Fargo, ND, died Wednesday, January 10, 2007, at MeritCare Palliative Care, Fargo, ND. Fred fought a courageous battle of Ocular Melanoma, surrounded by his family and friends. Edward Fred Nesemeier born June 8, 1947, at Fargo, North Dakota, son of Edward and Vivvian (Malstrom) Nesemeier. After graduating from high school, he began farming in the...

Arnold Benesh

Arnold Benesh

Jan 9, 2007

Arnold C. Benesh, 83, of Fargo, ND, died Tuesday, January 9, 2007, at Elim Care Center, Fargo, ND. Arnold Clarence Benesh was born April 15, 1923, at Ada, Minnesota, son of John and Clara (Durling) Benesh. He graduated from school in Ada. Arnold married Elizabeth Dittmer on September 19, 1943. They farmed near Ada for 29 years. Arnold continued to...

Joann Rhinhart

Joann Rhinhart

Jan 8, 2007

Joann C. Rhinhart, 66, of Moorhead, MN, (formerly of Northfield, MN) died Monday, January 8, 2007, at Golden Living Center, Moorhead, MN. Joann Carol Rhinhart was born February 13, 1940, in Moorhead, Minnesota, daughter of O. Joseph and Leola (Bernsdorf) Rhinhart. She lived with her parents in Georgetown, Minnesota, before moving to Fargo, North Dakota. Joann was educated in Fargo...

Ole Orseth

Ole Orseth

Jan 7, 2007

Ole Orseth, 88, died Sunday, January 7, 2007, in Riverview Place, Fargo. Ole Orseth was born January 21, 1918, on a farm south of Mapes, North Dakota. He married Vivian Boostrom October 16, 1943, in Lakota, North Dakota. They lived near Lakota where Ole spent his life farming. They retired to Fargo in 1998. He is survived by his wife...

Lorraine Curfman

Lorraine Curfman

Jan 6, 2007

Lorraine (LaRayne) Lucille Paulson was born on the Edmund’s Place farm near Hendrum, MN, on December 30, 1923, to Paul and Julia (Rude) Paulson. She was the third of nine children. Around 1940, the family moved to Uncle Julius Rude’s farm in the hollow north of Twin Valley. She told how the train that came by there had a conductor...

Clifton Overvold

Clifton Overvold

Jan 4, 2007

Clifton L. Overvold, beloved husband, inspirational father and grandfather, and influential entrepreneur, passed away January 4th, 2007. Born on August 8th, 1935, in Fargo, ND, Cliff spent most of his life there graduating from Fargo Central High School in 1953. After high school, Cliff found himself in the Military, of which he volunteered for, and served his time for his...

Ellsworth Severson

Ellsworth Severson

Jan 4, 2007

E. N. “Swede” Severson, 73, of Fargo, ND, died Thursday, January 4, 2007, at Innovis Hospital, Fargo, ND. Ellsworth Noel Severson was born September 23, 1933, at Mayville, North Dakota, son of Edwin and Elsie (Rudebek) Severson. Swede grew up on the family farm near Whitman, North Dakota. He served in the U.S. Army as an MP at Fort Knox,...

John West

John West

Jan 4, 2007

John D. West Sr., 82, of Fargo, ND, died Thursday, January 4, 2007, at his home under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. John Donald West Sr. was born October 17, 1924, at Brownton, Minnesota, son of Donald and Olga (Boehlert) West. He graduated from Fargo Central High School in May 1943. He served in the US...

Maureen Boe

Maureen Boe

Jan 3, 2007

In loving memory, Maureen Boe, 84, of Titusville, Florida, died on Wednesday, January 3, 2007, in Fargo, North Dakota. Maureen was born on April 12, 1922, in Floris, Iowa. She relocated with her family to Esmond, ND, where she spent her childhood, and later attended the North Dakota State School of Science in Wahpeton. She lived with her husband and...

Jack Weaver

Jack Weaver

Jan 3, 2007

Jack Phillip Weaver was born October 8, 1927, in Council Bluffs, Iowa, to John Clarence Weaver and Katherine Elizabeth (Kilian) Weaver. He grew up in Winona, Minnesota, where he graduated from Winona High School. Jack served in the navy during World War II, then graduated from Creighton University of Omaha, Nebraska. Jack and Dorothy Mary Klages were united in marriage...

James Ployhar

James Ployhar

Jan 2, 2007

James D. Ployhar, 80, died Tuesday, January 2, 2007, in his Fargo home. He was born September 22, 1926, in Valley City to Helga and Roy Ployhar. He graduated from Valley City High School and served in the Army in the Philippines before returning to continue his education, earning a B.S. from Valley City State University and an M.A. from...

Laura Haarstick

Laura Haarstick

Jan 2, 2007

Laura Haarstick, 86, of rural Erhard, Minnesota, died Tuesday, January 2, 2007, at the Broen Memorial Home in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, after a long struggle with Parkinson’s disease. Laura Drechsel was born December 16, 1920, to Otto and Bessie (Grant) Drechsel in Friberg Township, Minnesota. She was baptized at her grandmother’s home and confirmed at Tonseth Lutheran Church. Laura attended...

Wallace Redmann

Wallace Redmann

Jan 22, 2007

Wallace Redmann, 80, Fargo, ND, died Monday, January 22, 2007, at Rosewood on Broadway, Fargo. Wallace Rodney Redmann was born to William A. and Ruth (Grefsrud) Redmann in Rothsay, Minnesota, on September 9, 1926. In November 1932, Ruth passed. Wallace and his sister, DeLaine, were raised by their father and then by Othelia Brandhagen, beginning in 1934. William and Othelia...

Stephen Jasch

Stephen Jasch

Jan 22, 2007

Pastor Stephen R. Jasch, 54, of Grinnell, Iowa, died January 22, 2007, at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City. Funeral services for Pastor Jasch will be held 11:00 a.m. Friday, January 26, at St. John’s Lutheran Church with the Rev. Dr. Philip L. Hougen, Bishop of the Southeast Iowa Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America,...

Mildred Johnson

Mildred Johnson

Jan 21, 2007

Mildred Voelpel Johnson, 91, of Fargo, ND, died Sunday, January 21, 2007, in the Palliative Care Unit at MeritCare Hospital in Fargo, under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. A long-time resident of north Fargo, Millie had moved into the Fairmont in Moorhead, MN, in mid-October. Shortly after moving, she was diagnosed with bladder cancer. Millie was...

Al K. Simpson

Al K. Simpson

Jan 21, 2007

Al K. Simpson, 85, of Fargo, ND, passed away Sunday, January 21, 2007, at SCCI Hospital, under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Al was born April 3, 1921, to William and Luella (King) Simpson in Frazee, MN. He grew up on a farm in Steele County, ND, and attended high school in Sharon, ND, graduating in...

Curtis Rust

Curtis Rust

Jan 21, 2007

Curtis V. Rust, 71, of Fargo, ND, died Sunday, January 21, 2007, at MeritCare Hospital, Fargo, ND. Curtis V. Rust was born on August 17, 1935, at Fargo, ND, the son of Clarence and Marie (Jordahl) Rust. He grew up in Harwood and attended Oak Grove Lutheran High School. Curt attended Augsburg College in Minneapolis, MN. He joined the United...

Shirley Fritz

Shirley Fritz

Jan 17, 2007

Shirley M. (Hornstein) Fritz, 82, of Fargo, ND, died Wednesday, January 17, 2007, at MeritCare Palliative Care, Fargo, ND. Shirley was born in Gary, SD, November 4, 1924, to Mr. and Mrs. George H. Hornstein. At a very early age, she moved to Lake Cochrane, SD, where her parents owned and operated a resort. She graduated from Gary High School...

Joyce Lewis

Joyce Lewis

Jan 17, 2007

Joyce A. Lewis, 70, of Fargo, ND, died Wednesday, January 17, 2007, at Innovis Hospital, Fargo, ND. Joyce was born May 22, 1936 in Devils Lake, ND, to Syver and Myrtle (Elverud) Paulson. On December 4, 1953, she married E. Wayne Lewis in Moorhead, MN. After E. Wayne returned from the military, they made their home in Fargo, where they...

Sarah Rosenberg

Sarah Rosenberg

Jan 13, 2007

Sarah Rosenberg, 73, of Fargo, died Saturday, January 13, 2007 at her home. Sarah Greenberg, daughter of Art and Geraldine (Skinner) Greenberg was born February 27, 1933 at Grand Forks, ND. She graduated from Central High School in Grand Forks and attended the University of North Dakota. Sarah worked for her family’s farming and roofing businesses. She married Max Rosenberg...

Edward Nesemeier

Edward Nesemeier

Jan 10, 2007

Edward “Fred” Nesemeier, 59, of Fargo, ND, died Wednesday, January 10, 2007, at MeritCare Palliative Care, Fargo, ND. Fred fought a courageous battle of Ocular Melanoma, surrounded by his family and friends. Edward Fred Nesemeier born June 8, 1947, at Fargo, North Dakota, son of Edward and Vivvian (Malstrom) Nesemeier. After graduating from high school, he began farming in the...

Arnold Benesh

Arnold Benesh

Jan 9, 2007

Arnold C. Benesh, 83, of Fargo, ND, died Tuesday, January 9, 2007, at Elim Care Center, Fargo, ND. Arnold Clarence Benesh was born April 15, 1923, at Ada, Minnesota, son of John and Clara (Durling) Benesh. He graduated from school in Ada. Arnold married Elizabeth Dittmer on September 19, 1943. They farmed near Ada for 29 years. Arnold continued to...

Joann Rhinhart

Joann Rhinhart

Jan 8, 2007

Joann C. Rhinhart, 66, of Moorhead, MN, (formerly of Northfield, MN) died Monday, January 8, 2007, at Golden Living Center, Moorhead, MN. Joann Carol Rhinhart was born February 13, 1940, in Moorhead, Minnesota, daughter of O. Joseph and Leola (Bernsdorf) Rhinhart. She lived with her parents in Georgetown, Minnesota, before moving to Fargo, North Dakota. Joann was educated in Fargo...

Ole Orseth

Ole Orseth

Jan 7, 2007

Ole Orseth, 88, died Sunday, January 7, 2007, in Riverview Place, Fargo. Ole Orseth was born January 21, 1918, on a farm south of Mapes, North Dakota. He married Vivian Boostrom October 16, 1943, in Lakota, North Dakota. They lived near Lakota where Ole spent his life farming. They retired to Fargo in 1998. He is survived by his wife...

Lorraine Curfman

Lorraine Curfman

Jan 6, 2007

Lorraine (LaRayne) Lucille Paulson was born on the Edmund’s Place farm near Hendrum, MN, on December 30, 1923, to Paul and Julia (Rude) Paulson. She was the third of nine children. Around 1940, the family moved to Uncle Julius Rude’s farm in the hollow north of Twin Valley. She told how the train that came by there had a conductor...

Clifton Overvold

Clifton Overvold

Jan 4, 2007

Clifton L. Overvold, beloved husband, inspirational father and grandfather, and influential entrepreneur, passed away January 4th, 2007. Born on August 8th, 1935, in Fargo, ND, Cliff spent most of his life there graduating from Fargo Central High School in 1953. After high school, Cliff found himself in the Military, of which he volunteered for, and served his time for his...

Ellsworth Severson

Ellsworth Severson

Jan 4, 2007

E. N. “Swede” Severson, 73, of Fargo, ND, died Thursday, January 4, 2007, at Innovis Hospital, Fargo, ND. Ellsworth Noel Severson was born September 23, 1933, at Mayville, North Dakota, son of Edwin and Elsie (Rudebek) Severson. Swede grew up on the family farm near Whitman, North Dakota. He served in the U.S. Army as an MP at Fort Knox,...

John West

John West

Jan 4, 2007

John D. West Sr., 82, of Fargo, ND, died Thursday, January 4, 2007, at his home under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. John Donald West Sr. was born October 17, 1924, at Brownton, Minnesota, son of Donald and Olga (Boehlert) West. He graduated from Fargo Central High School in May 1943. He served in the US...

Maureen Boe

Maureen Boe

Jan 3, 2007

In loving memory, Maureen Boe, 84, of Titusville, Florida, died on Wednesday, January 3, 2007, in Fargo, North Dakota. Maureen was born on April 12, 1922, in Floris, Iowa. She relocated with her family to Esmond, ND, where she spent her childhood, and later attended the North Dakota State School of Science in Wahpeton. She lived with her husband and...

Jack Weaver

Jack Weaver

Jan 3, 2007

Jack Phillip Weaver was born October 8, 1927, in Council Bluffs, Iowa, to John Clarence Weaver and Katherine Elizabeth (Kilian) Weaver. He grew up in Winona, Minnesota, where he graduated from Winona High School. Jack served in the navy during World War II, then graduated from Creighton University of Omaha, Nebraska. Jack and Dorothy Mary Klages were united in marriage...

James Ployhar

James Ployhar

Jan 2, 2007

James D. Ployhar, 80, died Tuesday, January 2, 2007, in his Fargo home. He was born September 22, 1926, in Valley City to Helga and Roy Ployhar. He graduated from Valley City High School and served in the Army in the Philippines before returning to continue his education, earning a B.S. from Valley City State University and an M.A. from...

Laura Haarstick

Laura Haarstick

Jan 2, 2007

Laura Haarstick, 86, of rural Erhard, Minnesota, died Tuesday, January 2, 2007, at the Broen Memorial Home in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, after a long struggle with Parkinson’s disease. Laura Drechsel was born December 16, 1920, to Otto and Bessie (Grant) Drechsel in Friberg Township, Minnesota. She was baptized at her grandmother’s home and confirmed at Tonseth Lutheran Church. Laura attended...

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