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Frances Gaare

Frances Gaare

Mar 10, 2007

Frances Gaare, 87, formerly of Fargo, N.D., passed away Saturday, March 10, 2007, in Tucson, Arizona. Frances was born August 26, 1919, in Hendrum, MN. She graduated from Moorhead State, in Education. Frances married Kenneth Gaare on August 5, 1942, in Alamogordo, NM. She taught school in various locations, while her husband was in the military, retiring after teaching in...

Duane Pownell

Duane Pownell

Mar 9, 2007

Duane Russell Pownell, 68, Dolan Springs, Arizona, formerly of Fargo, ND, died Friday, March 9, 2007, at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Hot Springs, AR. He was traveling through the city. Duane was born to Russell and Gertrude (Spiesz) Pownell January 1, 1939, in Fargo, North Dakota. He grew up and went to school in Fargo. He loved being “On the...

Robert Stewart

Robert Stewart

Mar 8, 2007

Robert E. Stewart, 83, of Fargo, ND, died Thursday, March 8, 2007, at Rosewood on Broadway, Fargo, ND. Robert Ellis Stewart was born December 11, 1923, in Kirksville, Missouri, to Frank and Mary (Aitken) Stewart. He lived in various places in the Midwest and served in the U.S. Navy from 1943 – 1946. On March 15, 1946, Bob married Virginia...

Dorothy Minnis

Dorothy Minnis

Mar 8, 2007

Dorothy Ellen Minnis, 77, of San Diego, CA, formerly of Fargo, ND, passed away on Thursday, March 8, 2007, under the compassionate, loving and dignified care of Serenity Assisted Living in Dilworth, MN, which she considered her home. On September 9, 1929, as the Great Depression came crashing down upon the world, a newborn child came crashing onto the scene...

Bruce Meyer

Bruce Meyer

Mar 6, 2007

Bruce Allen Meyer, 55, of Atlanta, GA, formerly of Fargo, ND, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 6, 2007. Bruce was a beloved husband, devoted father and cherished brother, son and friend, who enjoyed the outdoors, sporting events and spending time with family and friends. He was a caring, loving and generous person. Bruce worked in the hospitality industry for...

Vernon Solien

Vernon Solien

Mar 5, 2007

Vernon Solien, 81 of Fargo died Monday, March 5, 2007 at Innovis Hospital, Fargo, ND. Vernon was born May 18, 1925 to Otto and Mabel (Ellefson) Solien in Syre, MN. He graduated from Twin Valley High School in 1943. Vernon enlisted in the Navy, March 27, 1944, but was transferred to the Marines and took boot training at San Diego....

Roger Williams

Roger Williams

Mar 2, 2007

Bill Rogers, 85, Fargo died Friday, March 2, 2007 at Elim Home, Fargo. William was born March 18, 1921 to Otto and Milla (Fossen) Rogers in Twin Valley, MN. He attended school in the Twin Valley area and worked on the family farm. He entered the Navy in 1942. In 1946 he married Mildred Zahn. He owned a blacksmith shop...

Charles Leatherbury

Charles Leatherbury

Feb 28, 2007

Charles O. Leatherbury, 75, died Wednesday, February 28, 2007, at Villa Maria, Fargo, ND. Charles was born July 18, 1931, in Deale, Maryland, to Frank R. and Mattie V. (Riley) Leatherbury. He graduated from high school in 1948, in Annapolis, Maryland. He then went to work for his father at the harbor division of the B&O Railroad in Baltimore, Maryland....

Clifford Carlson

Clifford Carlson

Feb 26, 2007

Clifford Duane “Dewey” Carlson died February 26, 2007 in Bethany Homes. He was born in Fargo, ND on July 21, 1928, to Clifford Ordean and Hazel (Gordon) Carlson. He graduated from Fargo Central High School in 1946, after which he attended NDAC, where he was a member of the ROTC. On May 29, 1948, he married Virginia M. Loomis of...

Dorothy Andersen

Dorothy Andersen

Feb 25, 2007

Dorothy E. Andersen, 85 of Fargo, ND, died Sunday, February 25, 2007, at SCCI Hospital, Fargo, ND. Dorothy E. Mundy was born April 13, 1921, in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, to Myrtle and Jack Mundy. They moved to Fargo, North Dakota, while she was young. She attended Fargo schools and worked various jobs. She married Edwin Stensrud in 1940. They lived...

C. Norman Engstrom

C. Norman Engstrom

Feb 23, 2007

Norm Engstrom was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on March 9th 1926, and ended his life journey Friday, February 23rd 2007. His parents were Francis Ellen (Parker) and Carl Oscar Engstrom. In his youth, Norm was a Star Boy Scout and a multi-year track letterman at Robinsdale, Minnesota High School graduating in June of 1943. He was active in several theatrical...

Mary Froling

Mary Froling

Feb 20, 2007

Mary N. Froling, 88, of Fargo, ND, died Tuesday, February 20, 2007, at Elim Care Center, Fargo. Mary Naomi Froling was born September 25, 1918, at Fargo, North Dakota, daughter of Roy and Nona (Outran) Froling. The Froling family was life long residents of the Dakotas. Mary attended Agassiz and graduated from Central High School in 1936. She graduated from...

Steve Lienhart

Steve Lienhart

Feb 17, 2007

Steven Lienhart, 56, of Fargo, ND, died Saturday, February 17, 2007, at his home in Fargo. Steven Verne Lienhart was born August 1, 1950, in Fargo, North Dakota, son of Harold and Nettie (Kreie) Lienhart. He graduated from Fargo South High School. Steve moved to Montana and worked as a Certified Nursing Assistant. He married Rosella Witschen June 23, 1991,...

Gerald Loge

Gerald Loge

Feb 15, 2007

Gerald (Gerry) Wayne Loge, 82, of Fargo, ND, died Thursday, February 15, 2007, in the Palliative Care Unit of MeritCare Hospital in Fargo. Gerry was born on the Loge Homestead in Cooperstown, ND on August 15, 1924. His parents were Hans and Christie (Vasfaret) Loge. He spent most of his early years in the Cooperstown area and attended school there....

Gerald Loge

Gerald Loge

Feb 15, 2007

Gerald (Gerry) Wayne Loge, 82, of Fargo, ND, died Thursday, February 15, 2007, in the Palliative Care Unit of MeritCare Hospital in Fargo. Gerry was born on the Loge Homestead in Cooperstown, ND on August 15, 1924. His parents were Hans and Christie (Vasfaret) Loge. He spent most of his early years in the Cooperstown area and attended school there....

Martin Hector

Martin Hector

Feb 14, 2007

Martin S. Hector, 40, died in his home Wednesday, February 14, 2007. Martin was born July 19, 1966. He lived most of his life in Fargo. He graduated from High School and attended Edison College (Florida), Moorhead Technical College, and North Dakota State University. He was a founder and President of Precision Grooving Systems, Inc., a North Dakota company that...

Viola Peterson

Viola Peterson

Feb 14, 2007

Viola “Vi” Peterson, 92, of Lake Park, MN, (formerly of Fargo, ND), died Wednesday, February 14, 2007, at Sunnyside Care Center, Lake Park, MN. Viola “Vi” Schuler was born June 24, 1914, on the family farm near Washburn, North Dakota, daughter of John and Rosina (Schatz) Schuler. She attended country school. Vi helped on the family farm and worked in...

Hulda Rott

Hulda Rott

Feb 13, 2007

Hulda Rott, 98, of Fargo, ND, died Tuesday, February 13, 2007, at Bethany Homes, Fargo, ND. Hulda Dobler was born May 27, 1908, at Ashley, North Dakota, daughter of George and Magdalene Dobler. She attended school in Ashley. Hulda married Sam Rott December 1, 1929, in Ashley. They lived in West Fargo and moved to Fargo in 1957. Hulda spent...

Hulda Rott

Hulda Rott

Feb 13, 2007

Hulda Rott, 98, of Fargo, ND, died Tuesday, February 13, 2007, at Bethany Homes, Fargo, ND. Hulda Dobler was born May 27, 1908, at Ashley, North Dakota, daughter of George and Magdalene Dobler. She attended school in Ashley. Hulda married Sam Rott December 1, 1929, in Ashley. They lived in West Fargo and moved to Fargo in 1957. Hulda spent...

Paula Parmer

Paula Parmer

Feb 10, 2007

Paula Parmer, 56, of Fargo, passed away Feb. 10, 2007, at SCCI Hospital in Fargo, N.D., after a long illness. She was surrounded by her family. Paula Sue Rusness was born Aug. 22, 1950, in Fargo. She attended Fargo Public Schools and graduated from Fargo South High School in 1968. She attended nursing school and graduated in 1971. On June...

Frances Gaare

Frances Gaare

Mar 10, 2007

Frances Gaare, 87, formerly of Fargo, N.D., passed away Saturday, March 10, 2007, in Tucson, Arizona. Frances was born August 26, 1919, in Hendrum, MN. She graduated from Moorhead State, in Education. Frances married Kenneth Gaare on August 5, 1942, in Alamogordo, NM. She taught school in various locations, while her husband was in the military, retiring after teaching in...

Duane Pownell

Duane Pownell

Mar 9, 2007

Duane Russell Pownell, 68, Dolan Springs, Arizona, formerly of Fargo, ND, died Friday, March 9, 2007, at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Hot Springs, AR. He was traveling through the city. Duane was born to Russell and Gertrude (Spiesz) Pownell January 1, 1939, in Fargo, North Dakota. He grew up and went to school in Fargo. He loved being “On the...

Robert Stewart

Robert Stewart

Mar 8, 2007

Robert E. Stewart, 83, of Fargo, ND, died Thursday, March 8, 2007, at Rosewood on Broadway, Fargo, ND. Robert Ellis Stewart was born December 11, 1923, in Kirksville, Missouri, to Frank and Mary (Aitken) Stewart. He lived in various places in the Midwest and served in the U.S. Navy from 1943 – 1946. On March 15, 1946, Bob married Virginia...

Dorothy Minnis

Dorothy Minnis

Mar 8, 2007

Dorothy Ellen Minnis, 77, of San Diego, CA, formerly of Fargo, ND, passed away on Thursday, March 8, 2007, under the compassionate, loving and dignified care of Serenity Assisted Living in Dilworth, MN, which she considered her home. On September 9, 1929, as the Great Depression came crashing down upon the world, a newborn child came crashing onto the scene...

Bruce Meyer

Bruce Meyer

Mar 6, 2007

Bruce Allen Meyer, 55, of Atlanta, GA, formerly of Fargo, ND, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 6, 2007. Bruce was a beloved husband, devoted father and cherished brother, son and friend, who enjoyed the outdoors, sporting events and spending time with family and friends. He was a caring, loving and generous person. Bruce worked in the hospitality industry for...

Vernon Solien

Vernon Solien

Mar 5, 2007

Vernon Solien, 81 of Fargo died Monday, March 5, 2007 at Innovis Hospital, Fargo, ND. Vernon was born May 18, 1925 to Otto and Mabel (Ellefson) Solien in Syre, MN. He graduated from Twin Valley High School in 1943. Vernon enlisted in the Navy, March 27, 1944, but was transferred to the Marines and took boot training at San Diego....

Roger Williams

Roger Williams

Mar 2, 2007

Bill Rogers, 85, Fargo died Friday, March 2, 2007 at Elim Home, Fargo. William was born March 18, 1921 to Otto and Milla (Fossen) Rogers in Twin Valley, MN. He attended school in the Twin Valley area and worked on the family farm. He entered the Navy in 1942. In 1946 he married Mildred Zahn. He owned a blacksmith shop...

Charles Leatherbury

Charles Leatherbury

Feb 28, 2007

Charles O. Leatherbury, 75, died Wednesday, February 28, 2007, at Villa Maria, Fargo, ND. Charles was born July 18, 1931, in Deale, Maryland, to Frank R. and Mattie V. (Riley) Leatherbury. He graduated from high school in 1948, in Annapolis, Maryland. He then went to work for his father at the harbor division of the B&O Railroad in Baltimore, Maryland....

Clifford Carlson

Clifford Carlson

Feb 26, 2007

Clifford Duane “Dewey” Carlson died February 26, 2007 in Bethany Homes. He was born in Fargo, ND on July 21, 1928, to Clifford Ordean and Hazel (Gordon) Carlson. He graduated from Fargo Central High School in 1946, after which he attended NDAC, where he was a member of the ROTC. On May 29, 1948, he married Virginia M. Loomis of...

Dorothy Andersen

Dorothy Andersen

Feb 25, 2007

Dorothy E. Andersen, 85 of Fargo, ND, died Sunday, February 25, 2007, at SCCI Hospital, Fargo, ND. Dorothy E. Mundy was born April 13, 1921, in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, to Myrtle and Jack Mundy. They moved to Fargo, North Dakota, while she was young. She attended Fargo schools and worked various jobs. She married Edwin Stensrud in 1940. They lived...

C. Norman Engstrom

C. Norman Engstrom

Feb 23, 2007

Norm Engstrom was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on March 9th 1926, and ended his life journey Friday, February 23rd 2007. His parents were Francis Ellen (Parker) and Carl Oscar Engstrom. In his youth, Norm was a Star Boy Scout and a multi-year track letterman at Robinsdale, Minnesota High School graduating in June of 1943. He was active in several theatrical...

Mary Froling

Mary Froling

Feb 20, 2007

Mary N. Froling, 88, of Fargo, ND, died Tuesday, February 20, 2007, at Elim Care Center, Fargo. Mary Naomi Froling was born September 25, 1918, at Fargo, North Dakota, daughter of Roy and Nona (Outran) Froling. The Froling family was life long residents of the Dakotas. Mary attended Agassiz and graduated from Central High School in 1936. She graduated from...

Steve Lienhart

Steve Lienhart

Feb 17, 2007

Steven Lienhart, 56, of Fargo, ND, died Saturday, February 17, 2007, at his home in Fargo. Steven Verne Lienhart was born August 1, 1950, in Fargo, North Dakota, son of Harold and Nettie (Kreie) Lienhart. He graduated from Fargo South High School. Steve moved to Montana and worked as a Certified Nursing Assistant. He married Rosella Witschen June 23, 1991,...

Gerald Loge

Gerald Loge

Feb 15, 2007

Gerald (Gerry) Wayne Loge, 82, of Fargo, ND, died Thursday, February 15, 2007, in the Palliative Care Unit of MeritCare Hospital in Fargo. Gerry was born on the Loge Homestead in Cooperstown, ND on August 15, 1924. His parents were Hans and Christie (Vasfaret) Loge. He spent most of his early years in the Cooperstown area and attended school there....

Gerald Loge

Gerald Loge

Feb 15, 2007

Gerald (Gerry) Wayne Loge, 82, of Fargo, ND, died Thursday, February 15, 2007, in the Palliative Care Unit of MeritCare Hospital in Fargo. Gerry was born on the Loge Homestead in Cooperstown, ND on August 15, 1924. His parents were Hans and Christie (Vasfaret) Loge. He spent most of his early years in the Cooperstown area and attended school there....

Martin Hector

Martin Hector

Feb 14, 2007

Martin S. Hector, 40, died in his home Wednesday, February 14, 2007. Martin was born July 19, 1966. He lived most of his life in Fargo. He graduated from High School and attended Edison College (Florida), Moorhead Technical College, and North Dakota State University. He was a founder and President of Precision Grooving Systems, Inc., a North Dakota company that...

Viola Peterson

Viola Peterson

Feb 14, 2007

Viola “Vi” Peterson, 92, of Lake Park, MN, (formerly of Fargo, ND), died Wednesday, February 14, 2007, at Sunnyside Care Center, Lake Park, MN. Viola “Vi” Schuler was born June 24, 1914, on the family farm near Washburn, North Dakota, daughter of John and Rosina (Schatz) Schuler. She attended country school. Vi helped on the family farm and worked in...

Hulda Rott

Hulda Rott

Feb 13, 2007

Hulda Rott, 98, of Fargo, ND, died Tuesday, February 13, 2007, at Bethany Homes, Fargo, ND. Hulda Dobler was born May 27, 1908, at Ashley, North Dakota, daughter of George and Magdalene Dobler. She attended school in Ashley. Hulda married Sam Rott December 1, 1929, in Ashley. They lived in West Fargo and moved to Fargo in 1957. Hulda spent...

Hulda Rott

Hulda Rott

Feb 13, 2007

Hulda Rott, 98, of Fargo, ND, died Tuesday, February 13, 2007, at Bethany Homes, Fargo, ND. Hulda Dobler was born May 27, 1908, at Ashley, North Dakota, daughter of George and Magdalene Dobler. She attended school in Ashley. Hulda married Sam Rott December 1, 1929, in Ashley. They lived in West Fargo and moved to Fargo in 1957. Hulda spent...

Paula Parmer

Paula Parmer

Feb 10, 2007

Paula Parmer, 56, of Fargo, passed away Feb. 10, 2007, at SCCI Hospital in Fargo, N.D., after a long illness. She was surrounded by her family. Paula Sue Rusness was born Aug. 22, 1950, in Fargo. She attended Fargo Public Schools and graduated from Fargo South High School in 1968. She attended nursing school and graduated in 1971. On June...

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