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Donovon Nelson

Donovon Nelson

Feb 19, 2011

Donovon Nelson passed away peacefully on Saturday, February 19 at the age of 88 at home with his wife by his side and under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. The son of Nelmer and Hilda (Danielson) Nelson, Donovon was born on December 5, 1922 in Moorhead. He graduated from Moorhead High School in 1940 and Moorhead...

Signa Nelson

Signa Nelson

Feb 18, 2011

Signa Christina Nelson passed away peacefully at Sanford Medical Center, Fargo, ND, on Friday, February 18, 2011, with her daughter, Elaine, at her side at the age of 100 years and 4 months. Signa was born October 19, 1910 on the family farm in Rush Lake Township, Pierce County to Anton (Bjerkehagen) and Martha (Solberg) Johnson. She attended the Rush...

Frances Monge

Frances Monge

Feb 17, 2011

Frances Monge, 95, of Fargo, ND, died Thursday, February 17, 2011, at Sanford Palliative Care, Fargo. Frances A. Toohey was born November 8, 1915, in Hunter, North Dakota, daughter of Harry and Esther (Brase) Toohey. She came to Fargo as an infant and resided there ever since except for two years in Thief River Falls, Minnesota, 1948 – 1950. Frances...

Lyle Swor

Lyle Swor

Feb 17, 2011

Lyle Elias Swor was born October 14, 1927, in Duluth, Minn., to Sam and Emma Swor. He died February 17, 2011, at Triumph Hospital, Fargo, of natural causes. Lyle grew up in Duluth, graduating from Duluth Central High School in 1945. He enlisted in the Navy after graduation, serving in World War II and the Korean War. He graduated from...

Howard Thon

Howard Thon

Feb 16, 2011

Howard M. Thon passed away peacefully at Essentia Hospital on Wednesday, February 16, 2011. Born April 5, 1920 in Kermit, ND to Julius and Angelina (Hemphill) Thon, Howard was the youngest of five siblings. He graduated from Crosby High School in 1938 and began a two-plus year tour in the Civilian Conservation Corps as a surveyor in Medicine Lake, Montana....

Zorey Deutsch

Zorey Deutsch

Feb 16, 2011

Zorey Deutsch, 84, of Fargo, ND, died Wednesday, February 16, 2011, at Sanford Hospital, Fargo. Zorey Predovich was born August 11, 1926, at Lawrence Lake, Minnesota, daughter of Jack and Sylvia (Schustrich) Predovich. Zorey married Henry Deutsch December 28, 1968, in Sisseton, South Dakota. They settled in Fargo, North Dakota, where she worked for Quality Bakery for 30 years, retiring...

Delores "Dodie" Greenwood

Delores "Dodie" Greenwood

Feb 15, 2011

Delores Ione Greenwood Gudmundson died Tuesday, February 15, 2011, in the Jamestown Hospital, Jamestown, ND. Dodie was born December 10, 1928, in Crystal, North Dakota, daughter of Rueben and Eva (Onstad) Greenwood. She graduated from Crystal High School and married Marvin Gudmundson in 1947. The couple resided in Gardar, ND; Pisek, ND; Hallock, MN; and Kidder, SD. The couple lived...

Donald "Don" Napper

Donald "Don" Napper

Feb 14, 2011

Donald “Don” Napper, 82, of Fargo, ND, died Monday, February 14, 2011, under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley at Edgewood Vista. Donald Frank Napper was born on April 28, 1928 in Grafton, ND to Rueben and Isabel (Kerr) Napper. He lived in Grafton and graduated from Grafton High School in 1946. Upon graduation, he served in...

Gerald Anderson

Gerald Anderson

Feb 12, 2011

Gerald Anderson, 83, Fargo, ND died peacefully on Saturday February 12th, 2011 at Elim Care Center in Fargo. Gerald Orville Anderson was born March 25th, 1927 in Fort Ransom, ND to Onie (Guttormson) Anderson and Hilmar Anderson. He was confirmed at Standing Rock Lutheran Church and graduated from Fort Ransom High School in 1945. Gerry joined the United States Navy...

Edna Carpenter

Edna Carpenter

Feb 12, 2011

Edna Carpenter, 81, of Moorhead, MN, died Saturday, February 12, 2011 at Essentia Health, Fargo, ND. Edna was born October 9, 1929 in rural Cavalier, ND to Clarence and Emma (Steile) Otterson. She graduated from Oak Grove High School in Fargo, ND. She was a bookkeeper at Concordia College. She is survived by her husband, Floyd; daughter, Cathy (Gary) Breyer,...

Harold Foley

Harold Foley

Feb 12, 2011

Harold P. Foley, 72, of Fargo, died Saturday, February 12, 2011 at Sanford Palliative Care Unit, Fargo, ND. Harold was born December 30, 1938, the son of Palmer and Borghild (Engerholm) Foley of DeLamere, ND. He was baptized and confirmed at Immanuel Lutheran Church, rural Delamere. He graduated from DeLamere High School in 1956. Harold graduated from Valley City State...

Alma Stenslie

Alma Stenslie

Feb 7, 2011

Alma Stenslie, 88, of Detroit Lakes, MN, died Monday, February 7, 2011, at Emmanuel Nursing Home, Detroit Lakes, MN. Alma was born June 8, 1922, near Bottineau, North Dakota to Anund and Othilia Torgerson. On July 28, 1942, she married Carl Stenslie of McVille, North Dakota. They lived in Grand Forks, Bottineau and Fargo/Moorhead, retiring in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, in...

Palmer Peterson

Palmer Peterson

Feb 4, 2011

Palmer Peterson, 90, of Fargo, ND, died Friday, February 4, 2011, at Sanford Health, Fargo. Palmer William Peterson was born December 2, 1920, son of Ole and Hilda (Kind) Peterson, in Walcott, North Dakota, where he attended school. He moved to Fargo in 1939. He married Thelma Hannestad in 1942. She died in 1967. He married Elsie Mickelson in 1977....

Jeffrey Mohr

Jeffrey Mohr

Feb 4, 2011

Jeffrey Mohr, 54, of Fargo, died February 4, 2011 at Triumph Hospital in Fargo, ND. Jeffrey was born May 3, 1956 to Charles and Maxine (Dalton) Mohr in Valley City, ND. He is survived by his wife, Kirsten; children, Shawn, Catherine and Tessa Mohr; sisters, Bonnie Duggen, Fargo, ND, Virginia (John) Svenningson, Valley City, ND, Patty (Tom) Busche, Fargo, ND,...

Carol Lutes

Carol Lutes

Feb 4, 2011

Carol J. Lutes, 80, of Fargo, ND, died Friday, February 4, 2011, at Essentia Health, Fargo, surrounded by her loving family. Carol Jean Betcher was born February 5, 1930, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, daughter of Clarence and Beatrice (Halvorson) Betcher. She grew up in Bejou/Mahnomen, Minnesota and graduated from high school in 1948. She moved to Bremerton, Washington, after graduating from...

Donald Johnson

Donald Johnson

Feb 3, 2011

Donald A. Johnson, 58, of Horace, ND, died Thursday, February 3, 2011, at Sanford Health, Fargo. Don was born on July 17, 1952, along with his twin brother, Ron, in Elgin, ND. He grew up on the ranch north of Keldron, SD and attended the Knoke Country School for grades 1-8. He attended high school in Lemmon, SD and graduated...

Robert Lewis

Robert Lewis

Feb 1, 2011

Robert J. Lewis, 57, of Fargo, ND, died Tuesday, February 1, 2011, at Rosewood on Broadway, Fargo. Robert “Bob” Jerome Lewis was born October 4, 1953, in Fargo, North Dakota, to Rollo and Cora (Winjum) Lewis. Bob grew up in Fargo and attended Opportunity School until the age of 13, and Harbor School in Moorhead, Minnesota, for 30 years. Bob...

Lester Trnka

Lester Trnka

Jan 28, 2011

Lester J. Trnka, 76, of Fargo, ND, passed away Friday, January 28, 2011 at Rosewood on Broadway in Fargo. Les Trnka was born on June 15, 1934 at Beaulieu, MN. He was the youngest of 8 born to Joseph and Ethel (Busse) Trnka. He grew up on the family farm until moving to Mahnomen with his parents in 1946 and...

Kirsten Rommesmo

Kirsten Rommesmo

Jan 18, 2011

Kirsten Marie Rommesmo, 80, of Fargo, ND died peacefully at her home Tuesday, January 19th, 2011 under the care of her family, Hospice of the Red River Valley, and the wonderful caregivers from The Doves. Kirsten was born on July 23, 1930 in Orkanger, Norway. At the end of World War II and the Nazi occupation of Norway, she moved...

Philomena Schneider

Philomena Schneider

Jan 17, 2011

Philomena Schneider, 88, of Fargo, ND, died Monday, January 17, 2011 at Bethany Retirement Center, Fargo. Philomena Riehl was born January 16, 1923, in Raleigh, North Dakota, daughter of Adolf and Appolonia (Schreiner) Riehl. She grew up in Raleigh and graduated from high school in Elgin, North Dakota in 1941. Her family moved to Bismarck, North Dakota, and she attended...

Donovon Nelson

Donovon Nelson

Feb 19, 2011

Donovon Nelson passed away peacefully on Saturday, February 19 at the age of 88 at home with his wife by his side and under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. The son of Nelmer and Hilda (Danielson) Nelson, Donovon was born on December 5, 1922 in Moorhead. He graduated from Moorhead High School in 1940 and Moorhead...

Signa Nelson

Signa Nelson

Feb 18, 2011

Signa Christina Nelson passed away peacefully at Sanford Medical Center, Fargo, ND, on Friday, February 18, 2011, with her daughter, Elaine, at her side at the age of 100 years and 4 months. Signa was born October 19, 1910 on the family farm in Rush Lake Township, Pierce County to Anton (Bjerkehagen) and Martha (Solberg) Johnson. She attended the Rush...

Frances Monge

Frances Monge

Feb 17, 2011

Frances Monge, 95, of Fargo, ND, died Thursday, February 17, 2011, at Sanford Palliative Care, Fargo. Frances A. Toohey was born November 8, 1915, in Hunter, North Dakota, daughter of Harry and Esther (Brase) Toohey. She came to Fargo as an infant and resided there ever since except for two years in Thief River Falls, Minnesota, 1948 – 1950. Frances...

Lyle Swor

Lyle Swor

Feb 17, 2011

Lyle Elias Swor was born October 14, 1927, in Duluth, Minn., to Sam and Emma Swor. He died February 17, 2011, at Triumph Hospital, Fargo, of natural causes. Lyle grew up in Duluth, graduating from Duluth Central High School in 1945. He enlisted in the Navy after graduation, serving in World War II and the Korean War. He graduated from...

Howard Thon

Howard Thon

Feb 16, 2011

Howard M. Thon passed away peacefully at Essentia Hospital on Wednesday, February 16, 2011. Born April 5, 1920 in Kermit, ND to Julius and Angelina (Hemphill) Thon, Howard was the youngest of five siblings. He graduated from Crosby High School in 1938 and began a two-plus year tour in the Civilian Conservation Corps as a surveyor in Medicine Lake, Montana....

Zorey Deutsch

Zorey Deutsch

Feb 16, 2011

Zorey Deutsch, 84, of Fargo, ND, died Wednesday, February 16, 2011, at Sanford Hospital, Fargo. Zorey Predovich was born August 11, 1926, at Lawrence Lake, Minnesota, daughter of Jack and Sylvia (Schustrich) Predovich. Zorey married Henry Deutsch December 28, 1968, in Sisseton, South Dakota. They settled in Fargo, North Dakota, where she worked for Quality Bakery for 30 years, retiring...

Delores "Dodie" Greenwood

Delores "Dodie" Greenwood

Feb 15, 2011

Delores Ione Greenwood Gudmundson died Tuesday, February 15, 2011, in the Jamestown Hospital, Jamestown, ND. Dodie was born December 10, 1928, in Crystal, North Dakota, daughter of Rueben and Eva (Onstad) Greenwood. She graduated from Crystal High School and married Marvin Gudmundson in 1947. The couple resided in Gardar, ND; Pisek, ND; Hallock, MN; and Kidder, SD. The couple lived...

Donald "Don" Napper

Donald "Don" Napper

Feb 14, 2011

Donald “Don” Napper, 82, of Fargo, ND, died Monday, February 14, 2011, under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley at Edgewood Vista. Donald Frank Napper was born on April 28, 1928 in Grafton, ND to Rueben and Isabel (Kerr) Napper. He lived in Grafton and graduated from Grafton High School in 1946. Upon graduation, he served in...

Gerald Anderson

Gerald Anderson

Feb 12, 2011

Gerald Anderson, 83, Fargo, ND died peacefully on Saturday February 12th, 2011 at Elim Care Center in Fargo. Gerald Orville Anderson was born March 25th, 1927 in Fort Ransom, ND to Onie (Guttormson) Anderson and Hilmar Anderson. He was confirmed at Standing Rock Lutheran Church and graduated from Fort Ransom High School in 1945. Gerry joined the United States Navy...

Edna Carpenter

Edna Carpenter

Feb 12, 2011

Edna Carpenter, 81, of Moorhead, MN, died Saturday, February 12, 2011 at Essentia Health, Fargo, ND. Edna was born October 9, 1929 in rural Cavalier, ND to Clarence and Emma (Steile) Otterson. She graduated from Oak Grove High School in Fargo, ND. She was a bookkeeper at Concordia College. She is survived by her husband, Floyd; daughter, Cathy (Gary) Breyer,...

Harold Foley

Harold Foley

Feb 12, 2011

Harold P. Foley, 72, of Fargo, died Saturday, February 12, 2011 at Sanford Palliative Care Unit, Fargo, ND. Harold was born December 30, 1938, the son of Palmer and Borghild (Engerholm) Foley of DeLamere, ND. He was baptized and confirmed at Immanuel Lutheran Church, rural Delamere. He graduated from DeLamere High School in 1956. Harold graduated from Valley City State...

Alma Stenslie

Alma Stenslie

Feb 7, 2011

Alma Stenslie, 88, of Detroit Lakes, MN, died Monday, February 7, 2011, at Emmanuel Nursing Home, Detroit Lakes, MN. Alma was born June 8, 1922, near Bottineau, North Dakota to Anund and Othilia Torgerson. On July 28, 1942, she married Carl Stenslie of McVille, North Dakota. They lived in Grand Forks, Bottineau and Fargo/Moorhead, retiring in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, in...

Palmer Peterson

Palmer Peterson

Feb 4, 2011

Palmer Peterson, 90, of Fargo, ND, died Friday, February 4, 2011, at Sanford Health, Fargo. Palmer William Peterson was born December 2, 1920, son of Ole and Hilda (Kind) Peterson, in Walcott, North Dakota, where he attended school. He moved to Fargo in 1939. He married Thelma Hannestad in 1942. She died in 1967. He married Elsie Mickelson in 1977....

Jeffrey Mohr

Jeffrey Mohr

Feb 4, 2011

Jeffrey Mohr, 54, of Fargo, died February 4, 2011 at Triumph Hospital in Fargo, ND. Jeffrey was born May 3, 1956 to Charles and Maxine (Dalton) Mohr in Valley City, ND. He is survived by his wife, Kirsten; children, Shawn, Catherine and Tessa Mohr; sisters, Bonnie Duggen, Fargo, ND, Virginia (John) Svenningson, Valley City, ND, Patty (Tom) Busche, Fargo, ND,...

Carol Lutes

Carol Lutes

Feb 4, 2011

Carol J. Lutes, 80, of Fargo, ND, died Friday, February 4, 2011, at Essentia Health, Fargo, surrounded by her loving family. Carol Jean Betcher was born February 5, 1930, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, daughter of Clarence and Beatrice (Halvorson) Betcher. She grew up in Bejou/Mahnomen, Minnesota and graduated from high school in 1948. She moved to Bremerton, Washington, after graduating from...

Donald Johnson

Donald Johnson

Feb 3, 2011

Donald A. Johnson, 58, of Horace, ND, died Thursday, February 3, 2011, at Sanford Health, Fargo. Don was born on July 17, 1952, along with his twin brother, Ron, in Elgin, ND. He grew up on the ranch north of Keldron, SD and attended the Knoke Country School for grades 1-8. He attended high school in Lemmon, SD and graduated...

Robert Lewis

Robert Lewis

Feb 1, 2011

Robert J. Lewis, 57, of Fargo, ND, died Tuesday, February 1, 2011, at Rosewood on Broadway, Fargo. Robert “Bob” Jerome Lewis was born October 4, 1953, in Fargo, North Dakota, to Rollo and Cora (Winjum) Lewis. Bob grew up in Fargo and attended Opportunity School until the age of 13, and Harbor School in Moorhead, Minnesota, for 30 years. Bob...

Lester Trnka

Lester Trnka

Jan 28, 2011

Lester J. Trnka, 76, of Fargo, ND, passed away Friday, January 28, 2011 at Rosewood on Broadway in Fargo. Les Trnka was born on June 15, 1934 at Beaulieu, MN. He was the youngest of 8 born to Joseph and Ethel (Busse) Trnka. He grew up on the family farm until moving to Mahnomen with his parents in 1946 and...

Kirsten Rommesmo

Kirsten Rommesmo

Jan 18, 2011

Kirsten Marie Rommesmo, 80, of Fargo, ND died peacefully at her home Tuesday, January 19th, 2011 under the care of her family, Hospice of the Red River Valley, and the wonderful caregivers from The Doves. Kirsten was born on July 23, 1930 in Orkanger, Norway. At the end of World War II and the Nazi occupation of Norway, she moved...

Philomena Schneider

Philomena Schneider

Jan 17, 2011

Philomena Schneider, 88, of Fargo, ND, died Monday, January 17, 2011 at Bethany Retirement Center, Fargo. Philomena Riehl was born January 16, 1923, in Raleigh, North Dakota, daughter of Adolf and Appolonia (Schreiner) Riehl. She grew up in Raleigh and graduated from high school in Elgin, North Dakota in 1941. Her family moved to Bismarck, North Dakota, and she attended...

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