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Cecil Williams

Cecil Williams

Oct 25, 2008

Cecil A. Williams, Jr. 80, of Oceanside, CA, died Friday, October 24, 2008, at Las Villas De Carlsbad Nursing Home, Carlsbad, CA. Cecil was born August 11, 1928, in Fargo, ND son of Cecil A. and Helen S. (Sorenson) Williams, of Fargo, ND. He was a 1950 graduate of North Dakota State University. He served in the U.S. Army from...

Floris Bandvik

Floris Bandvik

Oct 24, 2008

Floris H. (Riebe) Bandvik, 96, of Fargo, ND, passed away Friday, October 24, 2008, at ManorCare Health Services, Fargo. Floris was born January 9, 1912 to Frank and Rose (Boyer) Riebe in Wilton, North Dakota. As a young woman she came to Fargo where she met and married John M. Bandvik on January 30, 1935. Floris is survived by three...

Sylvia Pritchett

Sylvia Pritchett

Oct 24, 2008

Sylvia (Sis) Pritchett left this world on October 24, 2008 at the age of 69 to join in heaven her husband, her two sons, her grandson and her parents. Sylvia Ann Sartwell was born May 19th, 1939 in Burlington, ND, a blessing to her parents Sena and George. In 1957, she married the love of her life, Raymond Wesley Pritchett....

Willis Bohlken

Willis Bohlken

Oct 23, 2008

Willis Bohlken, 86, of Fargo, ND, died Thursday, October 23, 2008, at Palliative Care Unit, Fargo, ND. Willis Dale Bohlken was born January 3, 1922, in rural Lisbon, North Dakota, son of Albert and Jesslyn (Colson) Bohlken. He graduated high School in 1939. Willis went to work for Bohlken Hardware in Lisbon. Willis married Blanche Hendrickson in 1943. He enlisted...

Lavern Anderson

Lavern Anderson

Oct 23, 2008

LaVern M. Anderson, 82, of Fargo, ND, died Thursday, October 23, 2008, at Elim Care Center, Fargo. LaVern Weisser was born December 15, 1925, to Frank and Amelia (Ebel) Weisser at Grand Forks, North Dakota. The family moved to Fargo when LaVern was a child. She graduated from Central High School. LaVern married Edwin R. Anderson October 12, 1947, at...

Dorothy Gronland

Dorothy Gronland

Oct 22, 2008

Dorothy Gronland, 82, Fargo, ND, died peacefully on Wednesday, October 22, 2008 at Eventide Lutheran Home, Moorhead, MN. Dorothy Elma Gronland (Howe) was born on March 24, 1926 in Fargo, ND. She attended high school at Fargo Central High School. She married Kermit Gronland in Fargo in 1941. For most of her life, she worked as a clerk at deLendrecies...

Marissa Ramirez

Marissa Ramirez

Oct 21, 2008

Marissa Ramirez was born and passed away October 21, 2008, at MeritCare Hospital, Fargo, ND. Marissa was named after her great-grandmother, Sylvia Morgan. Although our baby’s time here was short, we all love her. Marissa is survived by her parents, Cassie Holmstrom and Brannan Ramirez, both of Fargo, ND; maternal grandparents, Keith (Debbie Oines) Holmstrom, Detroit Lakes, MN; Cheryl (Ferd)...

Ellen Rogne

Ellen Rogne

Oct 21, 2008

Ellen J. Rogne, 80, of Fargo, ND, passed away Tuesday, October 21, 2008, in Fargo. Ellen Jeanette Quam was born March 4, 1928, to Elmer and Ingeborg (Horvick) Quam in Portland, ND. Ellen lived in Portland for six years before moving to Fargo, ND, where she graduated from Central High School in 1946. On June 12, 1949, Ellen was united...

Zoe Headland

Zoe Headland

Oct 20, 2008

Zoe Headland, 82, of Fargo, ND, died Monday, October 20, 2008, at Innovis Hospital, Fargo. Memorial Service: Thursday, October 23, 2008, at 2:00 PM, at Hanson-Runsvold Funeral Home, Fargo, ND. Visitation: One hour prior to the service. Burial: Salem Cemetery, Fargo, ND.

Lloyd Johnson

Lloyd Johnson

Oct 20, 2008

Lloyd Johnson, 80, of Fargo, ND, passed away with his family by his side, Monday, October 20, 2008, at MeritCare Hospital, Fargo, ND. Lloyd Allan Johnson was born July 14, 1928, in Lisbon, North Dakota, son of Leo and Astrid (Wyman) Johnson. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. Lloyd moved to Fargo in 1959 and worked...

Marvel Brodsho

Marvel Brodsho

Oct 18, 2008

Marvel Brodsho, 76, Fargo, died Saturday, October 18, 2008 at Meritcare Palliative Care, Fargo, after a long battle with cancer. Marvel Heiden was born February 11, 1932 in Bismarck, ND to Herman and Clara (Nelson) Heiden. She lived on the family farm north of Tappen, ND until age 8. The family moved to a farm south of West Fargo. She...

Hudson Bruggeman

Hudson Bruggeman

Oct 15, 2008

Hudson Jack Bruggeman, son of Shaun and Penny Jo (Jevne) Bruggeman, was born and died peacefully Wednesday, October 15, 2008, at Innovis Hospital, Fargo, ND. Hudson Jack is survived by his sisters, Haley and Ceely Mae; a brother, Sutton Dennis; grandparents, Dennis and Carol Jevne; Keith and Cathy Bruggeman; great-grandma, Kate Simonson; great-auntie, Elinor Gilbertson; Uncle, Ken (Michelle) Jevne; Auntie...

Michael Pederson

Michael Pederson

Oct 15, 2008

Michael Pederson, 53, of West Jordan, Utah (formerly of Moorhead, Minnesota) died unexpectedly Wednesday, October 15, 2008, in Aurora, Colorado. He was born July 7, 1955, in Fargo, North Dakota, to Earl and Norma (Tinjum) Pederson. He graduated from Moorhead High School and later Moorhead Area Vocational Technical School. Mike joined the United States Army in 1973, and served as...

Arlene Molland

Arlene Molland

Oct 14, 2008

Arlene Molland, 71, of Fargo, ND, passed away on Tuesday, October 14, 2008 at Triumph Hospital, Fargo. Arlene Mae Weiss was born August 15, 1937, to Elmer and Pauline (Gunsch) Weiss on their farm home near Zap, North Dakota. She was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith. She grew up near Zap, and graduated from Zap High School. After...

Alma Trautman

Alma Trautman

Oct 14, 2008

Alma B. Trautman, 93, of Moorhead, Minnesota, died Tuesday, October 14, 2008, at Eventide Lutheran Home, Moorhead. Alma Ackerman was born January 10, 1915, to David and Rose (Wohl) Ackerman in Linton, North Dakota. Alma attended public schools in Linton, ND. Alma married Jacob Weber on June 12, 1937. They were married until his death in 1970. She lived in...

James Vraa

James Vraa

Oct 7, 2008

James Vraa, 61, of Fargo, ND, died Tuesday, October 7, 2008, at MeritCare Hospital. James LeRoy Vraa was born on December 24, 1946, in Fargo, to Clifford and Gladys (Smith) Vraa. He grew up in Fargo and graduated from Fargo Central High School in 1964. He married Cheri Zarling on April 30, 1966. James worked for Bergstrom and Crow Furniture...

Ethel Olson

Ethel Olson

Oct 5, 2008

Ethel Olson, 92, of Moorhead, Minnesota, died Sunday, October 5, 2008, at Eventide Lutheran Home, Moorhead, MN. Ethel Bernice Olson, the tenth of twelve children of Nels and Thea (King) Olson, was born December 20, 1915, on the farm near Page, North Dakota. Ethel moved to Fargo, with the family, in the early 1920’s. After going through Fargo’s school system,...

Bruce Zaeske

Bruce Zaeske

Oct 1, 2008

Bruce Allen Zaeske, 45, of Fargo, ND, died unexpectedly Wednesday, October 1, 2008, at MeritCare Hospital, Fargo. Bruce was born December 13, 1962, to Allen and Charleen (Dauner) Zaeske in Fargo, North Dakota. He graduated from Fargo North High School and attended Minnesota State University-Moorhead and North Dakota State University. He married Lana Klein, his true love, on Friday, September...

Irvin Holman

Irvin Holman

Sep 29, 2008

Irvin Carlisle Holman was born July 6, 1925, in rural Hatton, North Dakota, to Albert and Laura (Moen) Holmen. He attended a one-room grade school in Garfield Township and graduated from Hatton High School in 1943. He worked his way through NDAC, alternately farming in the Hatton area and living at the Sigma Phi Delta house, near campus. He earned...

Karsten Hordvik

Karsten Hordvik

Sep 29, 2008

Karsten Hordvik, 77, of Fargo, ND, died Monday, September 29, 2008, at his home in Fargo, surrounded by his family, under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Karsten was born in Bergen, Norway, April 24, 1931, son of Ingvald and Jenny (Kalvik) Hordvik. He immigrated to the United States, with his wife and son, in 1960. He...

Cecil Williams

Cecil Williams

Oct 25, 2008

Cecil A. Williams, Jr. 80, of Oceanside, CA, died Friday, October 24, 2008, at Las Villas De Carlsbad Nursing Home, Carlsbad, CA. Cecil was born August 11, 1928, in Fargo, ND son of Cecil A. and Helen S. (Sorenson) Williams, of Fargo, ND. He was a 1950 graduate of North Dakota State University. He served in the U.S. Army from...

Floris Bandvik

Floris Bandvik

Oct 24, 2008

Floris H. (Riebe) Bandvik, 96, of Fargo, ND, passed away Friday, October 24, 2008, at ManorCare Health Services, Fargo. Floris was born January 9, 1912 to Frank and Rose (Boyer) Riebe in Wilton, North Dakota. As a young woman she came to Fargo where she met and married John M. Bandvik on January 30, 1935. Floris is survived by three...

Sylvia Pritchett

Sylvia Pritchett

Oct 24, 2008

Sylvia (Sis) Pritchett left this world on October 24, 2008 at the age of 69 to join in heaven her husband, her two sons, her grandson and her parents. Sylvia Ann Sartwell was born May 19th, 1939 in Burlington, ND, a blessing to her parents Sena and George. In 1957, she married the love of her life, Raymond Wesley Pritchett....

Willis Bohlken

Willis Bohlken

Oct 23, 2008

Willis Bohlken, 86, of Fargo, ND, died Thursday, October 23, 2008, at Palliative Care Unit, Fargo, ND. Willis Dale Bohlken was born January 3, 1922, in rural Lisbon, North Dakota, son of Albert and Jesslyn (Colson) Bohlken. He graduated high School in 1939. Willis went to work for Bohlken Hardware in Lisbon. Willis married Blanche Hendrickson in 1943. He enlisted...

Lavern Anderson

Lavern Anderson

Oct 23, 2008

LaVern M. Anderson, 82, of Fargo, ND, died Thursday, October 23, 2008, at Elim Care Center, Fargo. LaVern Weisser was born December 15, 1925, to Frank and Amelia (Ebel) Weisser at Grand Forks, North Dakota. The family moved to Fargo when LaVern was a child. She graduated from Central High School. LaVern married Edwin R. Anderson October 12, 1947, at...

Dorothy Gronland

Dorothy Gronland

Oct 22, 2008

Dorothy Gronland, 82, Fargo, ND, died peacefully on Wednesday, October 22, 2008 at Eventide Lutheran Home, Moorhead, MN. Dorothy Elma Gronland (Howe) was born on March 24, 1926 in Fargo, ND. She attended high school at Fargo Central High School. She married Kermit Gronland in Fargo in 1941. For most of her life, she worked as a clerk at deLendrecies...

Marissa Ramirez

Marissa Ramirez

Oct 21, 2008

Marissa Ramirez was born and passed away October 21, 2008, at MeritCare Hospital, Fargo, ND. Marissa was named after her great-grandmother, Sylvia Morgan. Although our baby’s time here was short, we all love her. Marissa is survived by her parents, Cassie Holmstrom and Brannan Ramirez, both of Fargo, ND; maternal grandparents, Keith (Debbie Oines) Holmstrom, Detroit Lakes, MN; Cheryl (Ferd)...

Ellen Rogne

Ellen Rogne

Oct 21, 2008

Ellen J. Rogne, 80, of Fargo, ND, passed away Tuesday, October 21, 2008, in Fargo. Ellen Jeanette Quam was born March 4, 1928, to Elmer and Ingeborg (Horvick) Quam in Portland, ND. Ellen lived in Portland for six years before moving to Fargo, ND, where she graduated from Central High School in 1946. On June 12, 1949, Ellen was united...

Zoe Headland

Zoe Headland

Oct 20, 2008

Zoe Headland, 82, of Fargo, ND, died Monday, October 20, 2008, at Innovis Hospital, Fargo. Memorial Service: Thursday, October 23, 2008, at 2:00 PM, at Hanson-Runsvold Funeral Home, Fargo, ND. Visitation: One hour prior to the service. Burial: Salem Cemetery, Fargo, ND.

Lloyd Johnson

Lloyd Johnson

Oct 20, 2008

Lloyd Johnson, 80, of Fargo, ND, passed away with his family by his side, Monday, October 20, 2008, at MeritCare Hospital, Fargo, ND. Lloyd Allan Johnson was born July 14, 1928, in Lisbon, North Dakota, son of Leo and Astrid (Wyman) Johnson. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. Lloyd moved to Fargo in 1959 and worked...

Marvel Brodsho

Marvel Brodsho

Oct 18, 2008

Marvel Brodsho, 76, Fargo, died Saturday, October 18, 2008 at Meritcare Palliative Care, Fargo, after a long battle with cancer. Marvel Heiden was born February 11, 1932 in Bismarck, ND to Herman and Clara (Nelson) Heiden. She lived on the family farm north of Tappen, ND until age 8. The family moved to a farm south of West Fargo. She...

Hudson Bruggeman

Hudson Bruggeman

Oct 15, 2008

Hudson Jack Bruggeman, son of Shaun and Penny Jo (Jevne) Bruggeman, was born and died peacefully Wednesday, October 15, 2008, at Innovis Hospital, Fargo, ND. Hudson Jack is survived by his sisters, Haley and Ceely Mae; a brother, Sutton Dennis; grandparents, Dennis and Carol Jevne; Keith and Cathy Bruggeman; great-grandma, Kate Simonson; great-auntie, Elinor Gilbertson; Uncle, Ken (Michelle) Jevne; Auntie...

Michael Pederson

Michael Pederson

Oct 15, 2008

Michael Pederson, 53, of West Jordan, Utah (formerly of Moorhead, Minnesota) died unexpectedly Wednesday, October 15, 2008, in Aurora, Colorado. He was born July 7, 1955, in Fargo, North Dakota, to Earl and Norma (Tinjum) Pederson. He graduated from Moorhead High School and later Moorhead Area Vocational Technical School. Mike joined the United States Army in 1973, and served as...

Arlene Molland

Arlene Molland

Oct 14, 2008

Arlene Molland, 71, of Fargo, ND, passed away on Tuesday, October 14, 2008 at Triumph Hospital, Fargo. Arlene Mae Weiss was born August 15, 1937, to Elmer and Pauline (Gunsch) Weiss on their farm home near Zap, North Dakota. She was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith. She grew up near Zap, and graduated from Zap High School. After...

Alma Trautman

Alma Trautman

Oct 14, 2008

Alma B. Trautman, 93, of Moorhead, Minnesota, died Tuesday, October 14, 2008, at Eventide Lutheran Home, Moorhead. Alma Ackerman was born January 10, 1915, to David and Rose (Wohl) Ackerman in Linton, North Dakota. Alma attended public schools in Linton, ND. Alma married Jacob Weber on June 12, 1937. They were married until his death in 1970. She lived in...

James Vraa

James Vraa

Oct 7, 2008

James Vraa, 61, of Fargo, ND, died Tuesday, October 7, 2008, at MeritCare Hospital. James LeRoy Vraa was born on December 24, 1946, in Fargo, to Clifford and Gladys (Smith) Vraa. He grew up in Fargo and graduated from Fargo Central High School in 1964. He married Cheri Zarling on April 30, 1966. James worked for Bergstrom and Crow Furniture...

Ethel Olson

Ethel Olson

Oct 5, 2008

Ethel Olson, 92, of Moorhead, Minnesota, died Sunday, October 5, 2008, at Eventide Lutheran Home, Moorhead, MN. Ethel Bernice Olson, the tenth of twelve children of Nels and Thea (King) Olson, was born December 20, 1915, on the farm near Page, North Dakota. Ethel moved to Fargo, with the family, in the early 1920’s. After going through Fargo’s school system,...

Bruce Zaeske

Bruce Zaeske

Oct 1, 2008

Bruce Allen Zaeske, 45, of Fargo, ND, died unexpectedly Wednesday, October 1, 2008, at MeritCare Hospital, Fargo. Bruce was born December 13, 1962, to Allen and Charleen (Dauner) Zaeske in Fargo, North Dakota. He graduated from Fargo North High School and attended Minnesota State University-Moorhead and North Dakota State University. He married Lana Klein, his true love, on Friday, September...

Irvin Holman

Irvin Holman

Sep 29, 2008

Irvin Carlisle Holman was born July 6, 1925, in rural Hatton, North Dakota, to Albert and Laura (Moen) Holmen. He attended a one-room grade school in Garfield Township and graduated from Hatton High School in 1943. He worked his way through NDAC, alternately farming in the Hatton area and living at the Sigma Phi Delta house, near campus. He earned...

Karsten Hordvik

Karsten Hordvik

Sep 29, 2008

Karsten Hordvik, 77, of Fargo, ND, died Monday, September 29, 2008, at his home in Fargo, surrounded by his family, under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Karsten was born in Bergen, Norway, April 24, 1931, son of Ingvald and Jenny (Kalvik) Hordvik. He immigrated to the United States, with his wife and son, in 1960. He...

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