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Mildred Miller-Thompson

Mildred Miller-Thompson

Sep 5, 2009

Mildred Miller-Thompson, age 80, resident of Fargo , ND , formerly Devils Lake , ND passed away Saturday, September 5, 2009 at MeritCare Hospital in Fargo , ND .

Mildred was born in Latona Township near Adams , ND on November 11, 1928 . She was the daughter of Joseph and Emma (Mottle) Vitek. She attended school...

Jackson Iver Lundeby

Jackson Iver Lundeby

Sep 4, 2009

Baby Jackson Iver Lundeby passed away peacefully in the arms of his family on September 4, 2009 at the MeritCare Hospital in Fargo , ND .

Jackson is survived by his parents Brandon & Erin (Paulsen) Lundeby of Tolna, ND, his maternal grandparents Steven & Laurie Paulsen of Horace, ND, his paternal grandparents Fred & Leah Lundeby...

Evelyn J. Gutting

Evelyn J. Gutting

Aug 12, 2009

Evelyn J. Gutting, age 93, resident of McVille, ND, formerly of Tolna, ND, died Wednesday, August 12, 2009 at the Nelson County Health System Care Center in McVille.

Evelyn June Tiegen was born June 23, 1916 at Kulm, ND, the daughter of Eric and Magdalena (Guthmuller) Tiegen. She was raised and attended school there until her family...

Alexander M. Curry

Alexander M. Curry

Aug 7, 2009

Alexander M. Curry, age 93, resident of Sharon, ND, died Friday, August 7, 2009 at the Aneta Parkview Health Center in Aneta, ND.

Alexander McKay Curry was born September 5, 1915 on his parents farm near Sharon, ND, the son of James and Margaret (Maver) Curry. He grew up on the family farm, attending and graduating from...

Joanne Brekke

Joanne Brekke

Aug 3, 2009

Joanne Brekke, age 79, resident of Cooperstown, ND passed away Monday, August 3, 2009 at the Cooperstown Medical Center.

Joanne was born June 19, 1930 in Cooperstown, ND the daughter of Adolph and Edna (Johnson) Olson. She attended country school before graduating Cooperstown High School in 1948. She married Sanford Brekke on August 4, 1951 at Hannaford,...

Alfred C. Eggermont

Alfred C. Eggermont

Jul 15, 2009

Alfred C. Eggermont, 69, resident of Detroit Lakes and Audubon , MN , formerly Valley City and Binford , ND passed away Wednesday, July 15, 2009 at St. Mary's Innovis Health in Detroit Lakes . Alfred was born May 22, 1940 at Binford , ND the son of Christ and Irene (Young) Eggermont. He attended school at Addie Township...

Lloyd M. Johnson

Lloyd M. Johnson

Jul 12, 2009

Lloyd M. Johnson, age 75, resident of Lakota, ND, died Sunday, July 12, 2009 at his home in Lakota.

Lloyd was born May 13, 1934 on his grandparent's farm in Center Township of Nelson County, ND to Ole and Clara (Nelson) Johnson. Lloyd was raised in McVille, ND, and attended school there through the 10 th grade....

Carla M. Carlson

Carla M. Carlson

Jul 11, 2009

Carla M. Carlson, age 54, resident of rural Finley, ND, died Saturday, July 11, 2009 at the Cooperstown Medical Center Nursing Home in Cooperstown.

Carla Marie Mikkelson was born April 19, 1955 at Devils Lake, ND, the daughter of Vince and Ardys (Pulst) Mikkelson. She was raised on her parents farm near Starkweather, ND, and graduated from...

Lila R. Hermanson

Lila R. Hermanson

Jul 11, 2009

Lila R. Hermanson, age 86, resident of McVille, ND, died Saturday, July 11, 2009 at the Nelson County Health System Hospital in McVille.

Lila Ruth Anderson was born October 22, 1922 near Tolna, ND, the daughter of Carl Adolph and Bella (Ensrud) Anderson. She was raised on her parents farm near Tolna and attended the township school...

Donald Solberg

Donald Solberg

Jul 3, 2009

Donald Solberg, 78, of Lakota, ND passed away Friday morning, July 3, 2009 at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks.

Donald was born July 7, 1930 in Lakota to Joseph and Oline Solberg. He attended Lakota schools and graduated from Lakota High School in 1948. He attended business school at NDSU and Toledo School of Business in Toledo...

Allen Niemi

Allen Niemi

Jul 3, 2009

Allen D. Niemi, 66, resident of Brocket, North Dakota passed away Friday, July 3, 2009 at his home in Brocket.

Allen was born October 20, 1942 in Lakota, ND the son of Edward and Ida (Muhonen) Niemi. He was baptized and confirmed in the Pelto Finnish Church, Missouri Synod. He grew up in the Brocket area and...

Esther M. Sandbeck

Esther M. Sandbeck

Jun 26, 2009

Esther (Colbert) Sandbeck, 98, of Aneta , N.D. and Parkwood Place in Grand Forks , N.D. , passed away on June 26, 2009 at the Merit Care Palliative Care Unit in Fargo , N.D.

Esther was born on Easter Sunday, April 16, 1911 , the daughter of Leo and Mary (Welling) Colbert of Aneta, N.D. Esther attended...

Mary L. Franzen

Mary L. Franzen

Jun 26, 2009

Mary L. Franzen was born March 27, 1931 and entered eternal rest June 26, 2009 at MeritCare, Fargo. Mary Lehman grew up near Lostwood , ND and moved to Lakota in 1949. She married Bernard Franzen August 27, 1949 . Mary and Bernard farmed and raised 10 children southeast of Lakota until retiring in 1981. Mary worked as a...

Anna S. Gjovik

Anna S. Gjovik

Jun 24, 2009

Anna S. Gjovik, age 93, resident of McVille, ND, formerly of Pekin, ND, died Wednesday, June 24, 2009 at the Nelson County Health System Care Center in McVille.

Anna Serena Knaben was born February 16, 1916 in Knaben, Norway, the daughter of Aanen and Dorothy Knaben. She attended school there and was hired as a bonded servant...

Mary H. Ensrude

Mary H. Ensrude

Jun 23, 2009

MARY'S STORY ... . A Life to remember

Mary Helen McKinney Ensrude, 83, Pekin , ND went home Tuesday, June 23 rd , 2009 at her earthly Pekin home.

Mary was born October 3, 1925 in rural Shellsburg, PA to Elmer and Rhoda (Miller) McKinney, the middle daughter. Her parents and both sisters, Lorraine Meyers...

Donald W. Bina

Donald W. Bina

Jun 23, 2009

Donald W. Bina, age 81, resident of Lakota, ND, died Tuesday, June 23, 2009 at Mercy Hospital in Devils Lake, ND.

Donald William Bina was born February 27, 1928 on his parents farm near Lawton, ND, the son of Frank P. and Marian (Paukert) Bina. He was raised on the farm and attended the Sauter Township School...

Raymond L. Savre

Raymond L. Savre

Jun 21, 2009

Raymond Lawrence Savre, 67, resident of Cooperstown, ND passed away Sunday, June 21, 2009 at his daughter's home in Bismarck , ND after a bout with cancer. Ray was born January 1, 1942 in Cooperstown, ND to Avery Brush "Moonie" and Frances (Fritz) Savre. He was raised in Cooperstown and attended Cooperstown Public Schools. He served in the US...

Johanna Kurtti

Johanna Kurtti

Jun 18, 2009

Mrs. Johanna Kurtti age 94 passed away to be with her Lord Thursday June 18, 2009 at Bethany Homes in Fargo , North Dakota . Johanna (Larson) Kurtti was born August 22, 1914 to Tom and Guri (Carlson) Larson in Binford , North Dakota . She grew up on a farm three miles West of Binford and attended school...

George L. Olson

George L. Olson

Jun 14, 2009

George L. Olson, 83, resident of McVille , ND passed away June 14, 2009 at the Nelson County Health System -Hospital in McVille.

George was born April 28, 1926 in McVille , ND the son of George Sr. and Lesa (Haugen) Olson. He grew up and was educated in McVille. He entered the United States Army on...

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