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Frances Irene Nelson

Frances Irene Nelson

Jan 20, 2014

Frances Irene Nelson, age 92, of Fargo, North Dakota, died peacefully on January 20, 2014, due to respiratory complications from pneumonia at Sharp Memorial Hospital in San Diego, California. Born February 7, 1921 to Ida and Ferdinand Wayne in Geneva, Minnesota, Frances was the youngest of 12 siblings. As a child, Frances attended schools in Geneva and Ellendale, Minnesota and...

George Doffin

George Doffin

Jan 19, 2014

George Doffin was born May 6, 1918 to John and Mary Doffin, in St. Paul, Minnesota. George was educated largely in Romania and returned to the States while in high school. After school he took a job with National Cash Register in Mankato, Minnesota, and after some years there he was named to manage the NCR branch in Fargo, where...

Steven Lloyd Madaus

Steven Lloyd Madaus

Jan 19, 2014

Steven Lloyd Madaus, 63, of Fargo, ND, passed away peacefully January 19, 2014 after a strong 18 year battle with Parkinson Disease, surrounded by his family. Steven was born in Rice Lake, WI July 9, 1950 to Lloyd and Florence Madaus. Steven graduated from Rice Lake, Wisconsin and received his diploma. Steven was happily married to Lynn Madaus and they...

Daniel Lee Lamb

Daniel Lee Lamb

Jan 16, 2014

Daniel Lee Lamb, 46, of Fargo, ND, died suddenly and unexpectedly on Thursday, January 16, 2014 at Essentia Health in Fargo. Dan was born in Fargo on July 22, 1967, the youngest child of Dr. Donald and Mary (Wright) Lamb. He graduated from Fargo South High School, after which he attended NDSU where he graduated with a business degree. The...

Curtis Henry Bryce Halverson

Curtis Henry Bryce Halverson

Jan 15, 2014

Curtis H.B. Halverson went to be with our Lord on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2014. He passed away peacefully at Rosewood on Broadway in Fargo. He leaves his family wife, Norma; sons, Alan and Paul (Katy) and grandchildren Jay and Casey, and many extended family members. Dad was born on 3/3/1929 and raised in Northwood, ND. He went to Mayville, ND...

Mildred Olive Christopherson

Mildred Olive Christopherson

Jan 14, 2014

Mildred Christopherson, 95, of Fargo, ND, died Tuesday, January 14, 2014 at Bethany on University, Fargo. Mildred Olive Christopherson, daughter of Oscar and Minnie (Stoa) Christopherson, was born May 24, 1918 at Carpio, ND. She graduated from Carpio High School, The Lutheran Bible Institute and College of Commerce, both in Minneapolis, and continued education at Northwestern University, Chicago Campus. Her...

Henry "Don" Donald Stockman

Henry "Don" Donald Stockman

Jan 14, 2014

Henry Donald “Don” Stockman of Fargo, passed away on January 14, 2014, at home under the care of Hospice. Don was born in Grenora, ND on September 28, 1931 to Francis and Lorraine (McLean) Stockman. He grew up in Williston, ND, graduating with the class of 1949. After attending one year of college in Colorado, he joined the US Marine...

R.F. "Tod" Gunkelman

R.F. "Tod" Gunkelman

Jan 12, 2014

Ralph Frank “Tod” Gunkelman, Jr. died at Bethany on University in Fargo, North Dakota on Sunday, January 12, 2014, surrounded by his loving family and in the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley following complications from a head injury sustained in 2008. Ralph Frank Gunkelman, Jr. was born in Fargo, ND on July 22, 1923, the fifth oldest...

Bruce Thomas Simmons

Bruce Thomas Simmons

Jan 12, 2014

Bruce T. Simmons, 58, of Kindred, ND, died Sunday, January 12, 2014 at his home in Kindred. Bruce Thomas Simmons was born October 4, 1955 in Fargo, ND to Thomas and Doris (Weston) Simmons. He attended school in Kindred, after which he worked on the family farm. He enjoyed playing records of country western singers, watching the Wheel of Fortune,...

Jennifer Marie Troxel

Jennifer Marie Troxel

Jan 10, 2014

Jennifer Troxel, 24, of Fargo, ND, died Friday, January 10, 2014 at her home in Fargo.

Dennis Clark Willits

Dennis Clark Willits

Jan 10, 2014

Dennis C. Willits, 74, of West Fargo, died Friday, January 10, 2014 at Bethany Retirement Living, Fargo, ND. A memorial service will be held in June in Billings, Montana. Please check back for service details.

Marcia Lynn Dorsey

Marcia Lynn Dorsey

Jan 9, 2014

Marcia Dorsey, 71, Moorhead, MN, died Thursday, Jan. 9, 2014, in her home surrounded by her family. Marcia Lynn Opland was born Nov. 4, 1942, in Niagara Falls, NY, to Stephen and Ruth Opland. She grew up in Canton, Hurley and Redfield, SD, where she graduated from high school. She studied nursing at Presentation College, Aberdeen, SD. She married Jon...

Viola Margaret Brown

Viola Margaret Brown

Jan 8, 2014

Viola Brown, Moorhead, died Wednesday, January 8, 2014 on her 82nd birthday, at Arbor Park Living Center in Moorhead, MN. Viola was born January 8, 1932, in Rolette, ND. She graduated from Rolette High School in 1950. On August 28, 1954, she married Lloyd Brown in Moorhead, MN. She is survived by her daughter Valerie (Bruce) Renshaw, son Edward (Kathy)...

Donna E. Hoff

Donna E. Hoff

Jan 6, 2014

Our mother, grandmother and friend, Donna Erickson Hoff, passed away Monday, January 6, 2014 at Elim Care Center in Fargo, ND. Donna was born November 21, 1922 in Twin Valley, MN. She went through high school in Twin Valley, MN and attended New York Hair Dressing School in Fargo, ND. After graduating, she decided that being a beautician and standing...

Beatrice Elaine Kartenson

Beatrice Elaine Kartenson

Jan 5, 2014

Bea Kartenson, 86, passed away on January 5th, 2014, at her home in Fargo, North Dakota. Beatrice Elaine Jones was born on July 22nd, 1927 to Frank and Grace (Gold) Jones at St. John's Hospital in Fargo, and graduated from Fargo Central High School in 1945. Bea met Gordon Kartenson in the fall of 1945 when they were both attending...

Ronald E. Hoffman

Ronald E. Hoffman

Jan 5, 2014

Ronald Eugene Hoffman, age 66, was birthed into heaven on Sunday morning, January 5th, 2014 at Villa Maria, Fargo, North Dakota. Ron was born on July 27, 1947, in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota. At age 5 he moved to Moorhead, Minnesota. Ron was involved in scouting, was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, enjoyed graphic arts, and he loved cars as...

Dorothy Cecelia Nash

Dorothy Cecelia Nash

Jan 4, 2014

Dorothy Nash, 91, of Fargo, ND, died Saturday, January 4, 2014 at Bethany on University, Fargo. Dorothy Cecelia Wendlick was born February 8, 1922 to Elmer and Clara (Anderson) Wendlick in Riverside Township in Steele County, ND. She graduated from Finley High School in Finley, ND in 1940, and then attended business college in Detroit Lakes, MN. Dorothy married Roy...

Edna Stella Anderson

Edna Stella Anderson

Jan 3, 2014

Edna Anderson, 95, of Fargo, ND, died Friday, January 3, 2014 at Sanford Health Palliative Care, Fargo. Edna Stella Galow was born on August 14, 1918 in Bisbee, ND to Adolph and Lydia (Gottschalk) Galow. She attended school in Perth and Bisbee and graduated from Bisbee High School in 1935. Edna married Haakon T. Anderson on October 5, 1939 at...

Carl J. Salthammer

Carl J. Salthammer

Jan 1, 2014

Carl J. Salthammer, 82 of Fargo, died Wednesday, January 1, 2014 at Sanford Health in Fargo. Carl was born April 23, 1931 to parents Mabel and Adolph Salthammer in Barnes County, ND. He attended school in Skandia Township and worked at his parents’ farm until enlisting in the US Army, where he served as a Corporal with honors in Germany...

Ralph J. Christlieb

Ralph J. Christlieb

Dec 31, 2013

Ralph John Christlieb, born March 27, 1936 in Osage, MN, passed away on December 31, 2013 at the age of 77 in his home in Hitterdahl, MN . Ralph was the son of Clarence and Elizabeth (Jesionowski) Christlieb of Park Rapids, MN. Ralph was born in Osage, MN and moved to Fargo as a child. He met and married Marlyn...

Frances Irene Nelson

Frances Irene Nelson

Jan 20, 2014

Frances Irene Nelson, age 92, of Fargo, North Dakota, died peacefully on January 20, 2014, due to respiratory complications from pneumonia at Sharp Memorial Hospital in San Diego, California. Born February 7, 1921 to Ida and Ferdinand Wayne in Geneva, Minnesota, Frances was the youngest of 12 siblings. As a child, Frances attended schools in Geneva and Ellendale, Minnesota and...

George Doffin

George Doffin

Jan 19, 2014

George Doffin was born May 6, 1918 to John and Mary Doffin, in St. Paul, Minnesota. George was educated largely in Romania and returned to the States while in high school. After school he took a job with National Cash Register in Mankato, Minnesota, and after some years there he was named to manage the NCR branch in Fargo, where...

Steven Lloyd Madaus

Steven Lloyd Madaus

Jan 19, 2014

Steven Lloyd Madaus, 63, of Fargo, ND, passed away peacefully January 19, 2014 after a strong 18 year battle with Parkinson Disease, surrounded by his family. Steven was born in Rice Lake, WI July 9, 1950 to Lloyd and Florence Madaus. Steven graduated from Rice Lake, Wisconsin and received his diploma. Steven was happily married to Lynn Madaus and they...

Daniel Lee Lamb

Daniel Lee Lamb

Jan 16, 2014

Daniel Lee Lamb, 46, of Fargo, ND, died suddenly and unexpectedly on Thursday, January 16, 2014 at Essentia Health in Fargo. Dan was born in Fargo on July 22, 1967, the youngest child of Dr. Donald and Mary (Wright) Lamb. He graduated from Fargo South High School, after which he attended NDSU where he graduated with a business degree. The...

Curtis Henry Bryce Halverson

Curtis Henry Bryce Halverson

Jan 15, 2014

Curtis H.B. Halverson went to be with our Lord on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2014. He passed away peacefully at Rosewood on Broadway in Fargo. He leaves his family wife, Norma; sons, Alan and Paul (Katy) and grandchildren Jay and Casey, and many extended family members. Dad was born on 3/3/1929 and raised in Northwood, ND. He went to Mayville, ND...

Mildred Olive Christopherson

Mildred Olive Christopherson

Jan 14, 2014

Mildred Christopherson, 95, of Fargo, ND, died Tuesday, January 14, 2014 at Bethany on University, Fargo. Mildred Olive Christopherson, daughter of Oscar and Minnie (Stoa) Christopherson, was born May 24, 1918 at Carpio, ND. She graduated from Carpio High School, The Lutheran Bible Institute and College of Commerce, both in Minneapolis, and continued education at Northwestern University, Chicago Campus. Her...

Henry "Don" Donald Stockman

Henry "Don" Donald Stockman

Jan 14, 2014

Henry Donald “Don” Stockman of Fargo, passed away on January 14, 2014, at home under the care of Hospice. Don was born in Grenora, ND on September 28, 1931 to Francis and Lorraine (McLean) Stockman. He grew up in Williston, ND, graduating with the class of 1949. After attending one year of college in Colorado, he joined the US Marine...

R.F. "Tod" Gunkelman

R.F. "Tod" Gunkelman

Jan 12, 2014

Ralph Frank “Tod” Gunkelman, Jr. died at Bethany on University in Fargo, North Dakota on Sunday, January 12, 2014, surrounded by his loving family and in the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley following complications from a head injury sustained in 2008. Ralph Frank Gunkelman, Jr. was born in Fargo, ND on July 22, 1923, the fifth oldest...

Bruce Thomas Simmons

Bruce Thomas Simmons

Jan 12, 2014

Bruce T. Simmons, 58, of Kindred, ND, died Sunday, January 12, 2014 at his home in Kindred. Bruce Thomas Simmons was born October 4, 1955 in Fargo, ND to Thomas and Doris (Weston) Simmons. He attended school in Kindred, after which he worked on the family farm. He enjoyed playing records of country western singers, watching the Wheel of Fortune,...

Jennifer Marie Troxel

Jennifer Marie Troxel

Jan 10, 2014

Jennifer Troxel, 24, of Fargo, ND, died Friday, January 10, 2014 at her home in Fargo.

Dennis Clark Willits

Dennis Clark Willits

Jan 10, 2014

Dennis C. Willits, 74, of West Fargo, died Friday, January 10, 2014 at Bethany Retirement Living, Fargo, ND. A memorial service will be held in June in Billings, Montana. Please check back for service details.

Marcia Lynn Dorsey

Marcia Lynn Dorsey

Jan 9, 2014

Marcia Dorsey, 71, Moorhead, MN, died Thursday, Jan. 9, 2014, in her home surrounded by her family. Marcia Lynn Opland was born Nov. 4, 1942, in Niagara Falls, NY, to Stephen and Ruth Opland. She grew up in Canton, Hurley and Redfield, SD, where she graduated from high school. She studied nursing at Presentation College, Aberdeen, SD. She married Jon...

Viola Margaret Brown

Viola Margaret Brown

Jan 8, 2014

Viola Brown, Moorhead, died Wednesday, January 8, 2014 on her 82nd birthday, at Arbor Park Living Center in Moorhead, MN. Viola was born January 8, 1932, in Rolette, ND. She graduated from Rolette High School in 1950. On August 28, 1954, she married Lloyd Brown in Moorhead, MN. She is survived by her daughter Valerie (Bruce) Renshaw, son Edward (Kathy)...

Donna E. Hoff

Donna E. Hoff

Jan 6, 2014

Our mother, grandmother and friend, Donna Erickson Hoff, passed away Monday, January 6, 2014 at Elim Care Center in Fargo, ND. Donna was born November 21, 1922 in Twin Valley, MN. She went through high school in Twin Valley, MN and attended New York Hair Dressing School in Fargo, ND. After graduating, she decided that being a beautician and standing...

Beatrice Elaine Kartenson

Beatrice Elaine Kartenson

Jan 5, 2014

Bea Kartenson, 86, passed away on January 5th, 2014, at her home in Fargo, North Dakota. Beatrice Elaine Jones was born on July 22nd, 1927 to Frank and Grace (Gold) Jones at St. John's Hospital in Fargo, and graduated from Fargo Central High School in 1945. Bea met Gordon Kartenson in the fall of 1945 when they were both attending...

Ronald E. Hoffman

Ronald E. Hoffman

Jan 5, 2014

Ronald Eugene Hoffman, age 66, was birthed into heaven on Sunday morning, January 5th, 2014 at Villa Maria, Fargo, North Dakota. Ron was born on July 27, 1947, in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota. At age 5 he moved to Moorhead, Minnesota. Ron was involved in scouting, was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, enjoyed graphic arts, and he loved cars as...

Dorothy Cecelia Nash

Dorothy Cecelia Nash

Jan 4, 2014

Dorothy Nash, 91, of Fargo, ND, died Saturday, January 4, 2014 at Bethany on University, Fargo. Dorothy Cecelia Wendlick was born February 8, 1922 to Elmer and Clara (Anderson) Wendlick in Riverside Township in Steele County, ND. She graduated from Finley High School in Finley, ND in 1940, and then attended business college in Detroit Lakes, MN. Dorothy married Roy...

Edna Stella Anderson

Edna Stella Anderson

Jan 3, 2014

Edna Anderson, 95, of Fargo, ND, died Friday, January 3, 2014 at Sanford Health Palliative Care, Fargo. Edna Stella Galow was born on August 14, 1918 in Bisbee, ND to Adolph and Lydia (Gottschalk) Galow. She attended school in Perth and Bisbee and graduated from Bisbee High School in 1935. Edna married Haakon T. Anderson on October 5, 1939 at...

Carl J. Salthammer

Carl J. Salthammer

Jan 1, 2014

Carl J. Salthammer, 82 of Fargo, died Wednesday, January 1, 2014 at Sanford Health in Fargo. Carl was born April 23, 1931 to parents Mabel and Adolph Salthammer in Barnes County, ND. He attended school in Skandia Township and worked at his parents’ farm until enlisting in the US Army, where he served as a Corporal with honors in Germany...

Ralph J. Christlieb

Ralph J. Christlieb

Dec 31, 2013

Ralph John Christlieb, born March 27, 1936 in Osage, MN, passed away on December 31, 2013 at the age of 77 in his home in Hitterdahl, MN . Ralph was the son of Clarence and Elizabeth (Jesionowski) Christlieb of Park Rapids, MN. Ralph was born in Osage, MN and moved to Fargo as a child. He met and married Marlyn...

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