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Karen Oren

Karen Oren

Jan 4, 2009

Karen L. Oren, 61 of Ewa Beach, Honolulu, Hawaii, formerly of Fargo, died January 4, 2009 in Hawaii after a lengthy battle with cancer. Karen was born October 8, 1947 to Deane and Agnes (Murphy) Davis in Fargo, ND. She attended Golden Ridge and Fargo Central. She married Bob Oren December 31, 1989. As of December 28, 2008 she had...

James Crowe

James Crowe

Jan 2, 2009

James Crowe, 87, of Fargo, ND, died Friday, February 6, 2009, at his home in Fargo under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. James William Crowe, son of George and Georgia Crowe, was born January 2, 1922, in Fargo, ND. James attended Central High School and graduated from Kemper Military School in Boonville, Missouri, achieving the rank...

John Siemieniewski

John Siemieniewski

Jan 2, 2009

John Siemieniewski, 46, of Fargo, ND died on Friday, January 2, 2009. He had a heart attack while doing what he loved, pheasant hunting with his dog Suzi. John was born December 18, 1962 in Hankinson, ND to Walter and Mary Ann (Morth) Siemieniewski. He spent his childhood on a farm south of Cayuga, ND. He graduated from Wahpeton High...

Henry Highness

Henry Highness

Dec 30, 2008

Henry G. Highness, 87, of Fargo, ND, died Tuesday, December 30, 2008, at Bethany Homes, Fargo. Henry George Highness was born March 8, 1921, in Ft. Ransom, North Dakota, son of Alfred and Emma (Carlblom) Highness. Henry was the second to the youngest of ten children. He grew up and attended schools in Ft. Ransom. He served his country in...

Joanne Tollefson

Joanne Tollefson

Dec 29, 2008

JoAnne Faith Tollefson, 77, of Fargo, died Thursday, December 25, 2008 at her home. JoAnne Faith Fisher was born to John and Faith (McDonald) on September 28, 1931. She graduated from West High School in Minneapolis. After graduating she went to work for the Federal Reserve Bank in Minneapolis, MN until 1951. She married James O. Tollefson in 1951 and...

Iris Cummings

Iris Cummings

Dec 29, 2008

Iris Marie Cummings, 76, Fargo, ND, passed away Monday, December 29, 2008, at her home. Iris Ross was born on April 9, 1932, the daughter of Frank and Celesta Ross in Fargo, ND. She was raised and educated in Fargo, graduating first from Central High School, and then Dakota Business College. After school, she worked briefly at a Fargo law...

Bertha Bauske

Bertha Bauske

Dec 27, 2008

Bertha Bauske, 101 of Fargo, died Saturday, December 27, 2008 at Elim Care Center, Fargo, ND. Bertha was born April 23, 1907 near Streeter, ND to Gotlieb and Elizabeth (Schatz) Klundt. She attended school in the Streeter area. She married Alonzo Bauske on June 12, 1926 in Jamestown, ND. They farmed near Streeter until 1932 when they moved to LaMoure,...

Muriel Craig

Muriel Craig

Dec 26, 2008

Muriel Craig, 86, formerly of Fargo, North Dakota, died at Big Sky Care Center in Helena, Montana, on Friday, December 26, 2008. Muriel Larson was born August 9, 1922, to Nora (Nelson) and Carl O. Larson of Bisbee, North Dakota. She married William L. Craig on May 5, 1945, in Denver, Colorado. Father, mother and husband preceded her in death...

Branten Garwood

Branten Garwood

Dec 24, 2008

Branten A. Garwood, 27, of Moorhead died Wednesday, December 24, 2008 at his home. Branten Garwood, 27, Moorhead, MN, died Wednesday, December 24, 2008 at his home. Branten was born on December 6, 1981 in Sheridan, WY to Dale and Diane (Boucher) Garwood. They moved to Moorhead in 1985. Branten attended Moorhead Public Schools Kindergarten through 7th grade. The family...

Lloyd Ulland

Lloyd Ulland

Dec 22, 2008

Lloyd Ulland, 81, of Fargo, ND, died Monday, December 22, 2008, at MeritCare Palliative Care, Fargo, ND. Lloyd Rudolph Ulland was born Novemer 7, 1927, near Buxton, North Dakota, son of Martin and Sophie (Johnson) Ulland. He grew up and attended rural schools there. He farmed with his parents. Lloyd was in active duty in the U.S. Army during the...

Philip Mac Millan

Philip Mac Millan

Dec 21, 2008

Philip G. Mac Millan, 90, of Fargo, ND, died Sunday, December 21, 2008, at his home under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Philip G. Mac Millan was born to Catherine (Stuart) and Archie Mac Millan on October 4, 1918, at McVille, North Dakota. He attended grade school in Grand Forks and McVille. He graduated from McVille...

Lillian Cassidy

Lillian Cassidy

Dec 15, 2008

Lillian Cassidy, 91, of Fargo, ND, died Monday, December 15, 2008, at Bethany Homes, Fargo, ND. Lillian Emma Perleberg was born January 17, 1917, in rural Buchanan, North Dakota, daughter of Robert and Emilia (Buetow) Perleberg. She attended rural Buchanan schools. She worked in Fargo until her marriage to John Cassidy on February 1, 1942, in Seattle, Washington. They lived...

Robert Gilmour

Robert Gilmour

Dec 14, 2008

Bob Gilmour, 81, passed away at his Fargo home Sunday, Dec. 14 with his wife, Margaret, by his side. Bob dedicated his life to his wife of 54 years, their six children and nine grandchildren. Family always came first for Bob but his love for newspapering and Sioux sports -- especially hockey -- were close seconds. He lived most of...

Sherry Arneson

Sherry Arneson

Dec 14, 2008

Sherry Arneson, 46, of Fargo, died Sunday, December 14, 2008, at Villa Maria, Fargo, ND. Sherry A. Arneson was born on July 29, 1962 in St. Paul, MN. to Ernest and Elaine (Jorgenson) Arneson. She was baptized on July 31, 1962, in River View Hospital, St. Paul, MN. Sherry lived with cerebral palsy all her life. She lived at Friendship...

Gene Payne

Gene Payne

Dec 14, 2008

Gene Payne, 84, of Fargo, died Sunday, December 14, 2008 at his home under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Eugene “Gene” Andrew Payne was born on July 1, 1924 in Argusville, ND to Leonard and Beulah (Buzick) Payne. He attended schools in the area and graduated from Argusville High School. Gene married Betty Hlebechuk on July...

Gladys Kurtz

Gladys Kurtz

Dec 9, 2008

Gladys Kurtz, 78, of Fargo, ND, died Tuesday, December 9, 2008, at MeritCare Hospital in Fargo, ND. Gladys was born July 5, 1930, in Detroit, Michigan, the daughter of William and Theresa (Fried) Rogers. She was a graduate of Jamestown High School. After graduation, she worked for Central Motors as a bookkeeper. On July 15, 1951, she married Elmer Kurtz...

Wayne Grimm

Wayne Grimm

Dec 9, 2008

Wayne A. Grimm, formerly of Fargo, died on Tuesday, December 9, 2008, at Eventide in Moorhead, MN. He was born in Hurdsfield, ND, on May 18, 1917, the son of Roy and Pearl Grimm. After graduating from Hurdsfield High School, he attended college in Valley City for several years, and graduated in 1939 from the University of North Dakota with...

Joan Saul

Joan Saul

Dec 9, 2008

Joan Harriet Saul, 81, Fargo, ND, passed away Monday, December 9, 2008, at Golden Living Center, Moorhead, MN. Joan Harriet (Anderson) Saul was born on March 15, 1927, the daughter of Neva E. Hayden and Harry J. Anderson in Fargo, ND. She was raised and educated in Fargo. Joan married Donald Smith on August 22, 1943 in Fargo, ND. They...

Steven Scott

Steven Scott

Dec 9, 2008

Steven Rayfield Scott began his journey home on December 9, 2008, at his residence in Fargo, ND, at the age of 53. Steve was born January 20, 1955, in Des Moines, IA, to Helen Scott Thompson and Crawford Duke. He attended school in Des Moines and went on to complete Cisco Networking Training later in life. He found his passion...

Dorothy Spielman

Dorothy Spielman

Dec 8, 2008

Dorothy Jean Spielman, 82, passed away on Monday, December 8, 2008. She was born March 19, 1926, to Maurice and Lydia Swanberg in Sisseton, SD. Dorothy attended Sisseton public schools graduating early with honors. She obtained her Bachelors degree in Art and French from St. Olaf College in Northfield, MN, in 1947. Dorothy returned to Sisseton for a short time...

Karen Oren

Karen Oren

Jan 4, 2009

Karen L. Oren, 61 of Ewa Beach, Honolulu, Hawaii, formerly of Fargo, died January 4, 2009 in Hawaii after a lengthy battle with cancer. Karen was born October 8, 1947 to Deane and Agnes (Murphy) Davis in Fargo, ND. She attended Golden Ridge and Fargo Central. She married Bob Oren December 31, 1989. As of December 28, 2008 she had...

James Crowe

James Crowe

Jan 2, 2009

James Crowe, 87, of Fargo, ND, died Friday, February 6, 2009, at his home in Fargo under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. James William Crowe, son of George and Georgia Crowe, was born January 2, 1922, in Fargo, ND. James attended Central High School and graduated from Kemper Military School in Boonville, Missouri, achieving the rank...

John Siemieniewski

John Siemieniewski

Jan 2, 2009

John Siemieniewski, 46, of Fargo, ND died on Friday, January 2, 2009. He had a heart attack while doing what he loved, pheasant hunting with his dog Suzi. John was born December 18, 1962 in Hankinson, ND to Walter and Mary Ann (Morth) Siemieniewski. He spent his childhood on a farm south of Cayuga, ND. He graduated from Wahpeton High...

Henry Highness

Henry Highness

Dec 30, 2008

Henry G. Highness, 87, of Fargo, ND, died Tuesday, December 30, 2008, at Bethany Homes, Fargo. Henry George Highness was born March 8, 1921, in Ft. Ransom, North Dakota, son of Alfred and Emma (Carlblom) Highness. Henry was the second to the youngest of ten children. He grew up and attended schools in Ft. Ransom. He served his country in...

Joanne Tollefson

Joanne Tollefson

Dec 29, 2008

JoAnne Faith Tollefson, 77, of Fargo, died Thursday, December 25, 2008 at her home. JoAnne Faith Fisher was born to John and Faith (McDonald) on September 28, 1931. She graduated from West High School in Minneapolis. After graduating she went to work for the Federal Reserve Bank in Minneapolis, MN until 1951. She married James O. Tollefson in 1951 and...

Iris Cummings

Iris Cummings

Dec 29, 2008

Iris Marie Cummings, 76, Fargo, ND, passed away Monday, December 29, 2008, at her home. Iris Ross was born on April 9, 1932, the daughter of Frank and Celesta Ross in Fargo, ND. She was raised and educated in Fargo, graduating first from Central High School, and then Dakota Business College. After school, she worked briefly at a Fargo law...

Bertha Bauske

Bertha Bauske

Dec 27, 2008

Bertha Bauske, 101 of Fargo, died Saturday, December 27, 2008 at Elim Care Center, Fargo, ND. Bertha was born April 23, 1907 near Streeter, ND to Gotlieb and Elizabeth (Schatz) Klundt. She attended school in the Streeter area. She married Alonzo Bauske on June 12, 1926 in Jamestown, ND. They farmed near Streeter until 1932 when they moved to LaMoure,...

Muriel Craig

Muriel Craig

Dec 26, 2008

Muriel Craig, 86, formerly of Fargo, North Dakota, died at Big Sky Care Center in Helena, Montana, on Friday, December 26, 2008. Muriel Larson was born August 9, 1922, to Nora (Nelson) and Carl O. Larson of Bisbee, North Dakota. She married William L. Craig on May 5, 1945, in Denver, Colorado. Father, mother and husband preceded her in death...

Branten Garwood

Branten Garwood

Dec 24, 2008

Branten A. Garwood, 27, of Moorhead died Wednesday, December 24, 2008 at his home. Branten Garwood, 27, Moorhead, MN, died Wednesday, December 24, 2008 at his home. Branten was born on December 6, 1981 in Sheridan, WY to Dale and Diane (Boucher) Garwood. They moved to Moorhead in 1985. Branten attended Moorhead Public Schools Kindergarten through 7th grade. The family...

Lloyd Ulland

Lloyd Ulland

Dec 22, 2008

Lloyd Ulland, 81, of Fargo, ND, died Monday, December 22, 2008, at MeritCare Palliative Care, Fargo, ND. Lloyd Rudolph Ulland was born Novemer 7, 1927, near Buxton, North Dakota, son of Martin and Sophie (Johnson) Ulland. He grew up and attended rural schools there. He farmed with his parents. Lloyd was in active duty in the U.S. Army during the...

Philip Mac Millan

Philip Mac Millan

Dec 21, 2008

Philip G. Mac Millan, 90, of Fargo, ND, died Sunday, December 21, 2008, at his home under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Philip G. Mac Millan was born to Catherine (Stuart) and Archie Mac Millan on October 4, 1918, at McVille, North Dakota. He attended grade school in Grand Forks and McVille. He graduated from McVille...

Lillian Cassidy

Lillian Cassidy

Dec 15, 2008

Lillian Cassidy, 91, of Fargo, ND, died Monday, December 15, 2008, at Bethany Homes, Fargo, ND. Lillian Emma Perleberg was born January 17, 1917, in rural Buchanan, North Dakota, daughter of Robert and Emilia (Buetow) Perleberg. She attended rural Buchanan schools. She worked in Fargo until her marriage to John Cassidy on February 1, 1942, in Seattle, Washington. They lived...

Robert Gilmour

Robert Gilmour

Dec 14, 2008

Bob Gilmour, 81, passed away at his Fargo home Sunday, Dec. 14 with his wife, Margaret, by his side. Bob dedicated his life to his wife of 54 years, their six children and nine grandchildren. Family always came first for Bob but his love for newspapering and Sioux sports -- especially hockey -- were close seconds. He lived most of...

Sherry Arneson

Sherry Arneson

Dec 14, 2008

Sherry Arneson, 46, of Fargo, died Sunday, December 14, 2008, at Villa Maria, Fargo, ND. Sherry A. Arneson was born on July 29, 1962 in St. Paul, MN. to Ernest and Elaine (Jorgenson) Arneson. She was baptized on July 31, 1962, in River View Hospital, St. Paul, MN. Sherry lived with cerebral palsy all her life. She lived at Friendship...

Gene Payne

Gene Payne

Dec 14, 2008

Gene Payne, 84, of Fargo, died Sunday, December 14, 2008 at his home under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Eugene “Gene” Andrew Payne was born on July 1, 1924 in Argusville, ND to Leonard and Beulah (Buzick) Payne. He attended schools in the area and graduated from Argusville High School. Gene married Betty Hlebechuk on July...

Gladys Kurtz

Gladys Kurtz

Dec 9, 2008

Gladys Kurtz, 78, of Fargo, ND, died Tuesday, December 9, 2008, at MeritCare Hospital in Fargo, ND. Gladys was born July 5, 1930, in Detroit, Michigan, the daughter of William and Theresa (Fried) Rogers. She was a graduate of Jamestown High School. After graduation, she worked for Central Motors as a bookkeeper. On July 15, 1951, she married Elmer Kurtz...

Wayne Grimm

Wayne Grimm

Dec 9, 2008

Wayne A. Grimm, formerly of Fargo, died on Tuesday, December 9, 2008, at Eventide in Moorhead, MN. He was born in Hurdsfield, ND, on May 18, 1917, the son of Roy and Pearl Grimm. After graduating from Hurdsfield High School, he attended college in Valley City for several years, and graduated in 1939 from the University of North Dakota with...

Joan Saul

Joan Saul

Dec 9, 2008

Joan Harriet Saul, 81, Fargo, ND, passed away Monday, December 9, 2008, at Golden Living Center, Moorhead, MN. Joan Harriet (Anderson) Saul was born on March 15, 1927, the daughter of Neva E. Hayden and Harry J. Anderson in Fargo, ND. She was raised and educated in Fargo. Joan married Donald Smith on August 22, 1943 in Fargo, ND. They...

Steven Scott

Steven Scott

Dec 9, 2008

Steven Rayfield Scott began his journey home on December 9, 2008, at his residence in Fargo, ND, at the age of 53. Steve was born January 20, 1955, in Des Moines, IA, to Helen Scott Thompson and Crawford Duke. He attended school in Des Moines and went on to complete Cisco Networking Training later in life. He found his passion...

Dorothy Spielman

Dorothy Spielman

Dec 8, 2008

Dorothy Jean Spielman, 82, passed away on Monday, December 8, 2008. She was born March 19, 1926, to Maurice and Lydia Swanberg in Sisseton, SD. Dorothy attended Sisseton public schools graduating early with honors. She obtained her Bachelors degree in Art and French from St. Olaf College in Northfield, MN, in 1947. Dorothy returned to Sisseton for a short time...

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