Urho Hill
Aug 17, 2003
Urho Woodrow Hill was born September 17, 1912, at Plummer, MN, the son of Gjalmer and Marie (Maki) Hill. He grew up in rural Plummer, on the family farm and attended country school. He went into farming with his father. In 1931, Urho was united in marriage to Marion Berg. The couple made their home Northeast of Plummer, MN....
Louise Duquette
Aug 16, 2003
. Louise A. Duquette was born on December 14, 1920 in Drayton, North Dakota, the daughter of Ernest and Dellina (Chounard) Duquette. She attended Country School in Drayton. She helped area farmers in her young years, shocking corn and harvesting. Louise moved to Grand Forks in 1947, where she worked for Eddys Bakery and Blacks Bakery. She also worked...
Gladyce Thorson
Aug 12, 2003
Gladyce Evelyn Roberts was born on May 25, 1920 in Frederick, Oklahoma, the daughter of Herbert and Hazel (Smith) Roberts. She attended school and was raised in the Baptist Faith. Gladyce raised her four brothers after her mother passed away. She worked in various places and moved to Albuquerque where she met George Thorson. In July of 1947 she...
Elvira Taggart
Aug 11, 2003
Elvira Anna Sophia Hallin was born to Swedish immigrant parents, Hans and Selma (Erickson) Hallin, on September 19, 1906 in Vega Township of Marshall County, Minnesota. She attended school in Vega Township and later worked at the Warren Hospital and the Veterans Hospital in Minneapolis, Minnesota. On June 15, 1931, she married Lester Taggart. They lived in the Thief...
Aldon Johnson
Aug 9, 2003
Aldon Jerrol Johnson was born on April 24, 1923 in Esther Township, near Oslo, MN, the son of Andrew Julius and Melva Jane (Braden) Johnson. He was born and raised ten miles northeast of East Grand Forks. At the age of fourteen years, Aldon obtained his first job working for Art Flynn, driving tractor. A few years later he...
Clarence Nelson
Aug 7, 2003
Clarence was born October 26, 1908 in Star Township, Red Lake County, MN and was baptized Ole Clarence Johnson. His father died shortly before his birth and following the marriage of his mother, Gurty Vatne Johnson, to Ole Nelson, he became known as Clarence Nelson. When he was eight years old, his mother and younger sister died in a...
Dianna Lysne
Aug 5, 2003
Dianna Lynn Lysne was born on July 25, 1945 to Ernest M. and Nadine (Lundquist) Nelson in Thief River Falls. She grew up and attended school in Newfolden, graduating from Marshall County Central in 1962. She then went on to attend the Northland Community and Technical College in Thief River Falls. She was united in marriage to Sherman Stanley...
Walter Czeh
Aug 5, 2003
Walter Czeh was born on June 10, 1910 to Peter Frank and Nellie Katherine (Deal) Czeh in Campbell, MN. At an early age the family moved to the Gatzke, MN area where Walter grew up and attended country school. He worked with his dad on the farm and cutting timber. Walter was united in marriage to Linnea A. Westberg...
Clifford Homstad
Aug 5, 2003
Clifford Francis Homstad was born September 29, 1915 in rural Hallock, MN son of Elias and Annie (Johnson) Homstad. He grew up in rural Hallock and attended Riverside School Dist. #29 and graduated from the Agricultural College in Crookston, MN in 1935. He worked in California and Washington and returned home for a time before entering the United States...
Morris Swenson
Aug 2, 2003
Morris Duane Swenson was born December 1, 1934 at Argyle, MN the son of Carl M. and Olga (Skadsem) Swenson. He was baptized at the Alma Church. He grew up and attended country school in Marshall County and finished school in Thief River Falls, MN. He worked on farms in North Dakota. Morris served during the Korean War. He...
June Bugge
Aug 1, 2003
June Lyla Lund was born on November 8, 1920 in Divide County, Wildrose, ND daughter of the late Oscar and Margaret (Zelmar) Lund. She was baptized and confirmed at Glenwood Lutheran Church in Crosby, ND. June attended school and grew to adulthood in Wildrose, ND. She then moved to Thief River Falls, MN where she worked at Mercy Hospital....
Lester Brown
Jul 30, 2003
Lester Brown was born on June 6, 1925 in Poplar River Township, Red Lake County, Minnesota, the son of Chris and Mary (Stahl) Brown, where he was raised and attended county school District #14 near Brooks, MN. He never married and lived on the farm with his parents, two miles south of Brooks. On June 22, 1977 his father...
Bertha Blackberg
Jul 30, 2003
Bertha Oline Banken was born on May 14, 1909 on the family farm in East Park Township, Marshall County to the late Ole and Birget (Jevne) Banken. She grew up and attended country school there. Bertha was united in marriage to Hjalmer Carl Blackberg on April 20, 1926 at Strandquist, MN. The couple farmed in New Maine Township, Marshall...
Annabelle Nelson
Jul 26, 2003
Annabelle Victoria Johnson was born on May 4, 1927 in Middle River Village, the daughter of Victor and Stella (Gram) Johnson. She was baptized and confirmed into the Lutheran Faith at Our Saviors Lutheran Church. She attended White Ford Township School and grew to adulthood on the Family Farm near Thief Lake. Annabelle was united in marriage to Kenneth...
Loren Borsheim
Jul 26, 2003
Loren Austin Borsheim was born July 8, 1930, at Barnesville, MN, the son of Art B. and Dagney (Johnson) Borsheim. He grew up in Barnesville and was baptized and confirmed at the Our Saviors Lutheran Church in Barnesville. He then moved with the family to Thief River Falls, MN, where he graduated from Lincoln High School in 1948. He...
Selma Knutson
Jul 26, 2003
Selma Clara Beiswenger was born on October 26, 1909 at home in Smiley Township, Pennington County, MN, the daughter of Carl and Clara (Leibert) Beiswenger. She was baptized on February 27, 1910 at St. John Lutheran Church in Thief River Falls by Reverend Seltz and confirmed at St. John Lutheran Church in 1923. She attended Hummer Elementary School in...
Pamela Dehaan
Jul 24, 2003
Pamela June Rondorf was born June 21, 1959 in Red Lake Falls daughter of William and Burnelle (Peterson) Rondorf. Pam was baptized at St. John Lutheran Church in Red Lake Falls, she was confirmed and received into the Catholic Faith in 1989. She was raised and educated in Thief River Falls graduating from Lincoln High School in Thief River...
Corene Naeseth
Jul 23, 2003
Corene Adele Bottem was born March 12, 1938 at Holt, MN daughter of Melvin and Mildred (Hall) Bottem. She was raised in the Rosewood area and attended the Rosebank Country School. She also attended Lincoln High School in Thief River Falls, She was united in marriage to Erwin Swede Olson on July 20, 1955 in Rosewood. To this union...
Lauretta Fournier
Jul 21, 2003
Lauretta Fournier, 92, died Thursday, July 17, 2003 at Hillcrest Nursing Home, Red Lake Falls, MN. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 AM, Monday, July 21, 2003 at St. Josephs Catholic Church, Red Lake Falls, MN, with Father Tim Bushy presiding. Burial will be at St. Peters Cemetery, Gentilly, MN. Visitation will be one hour prior to services...
Inga Kezar
Jul 19, 2003
Inga Dorothea Moen was born February 24, 1917, in Spruce Valley Township, MN, the daughter of Andrew K. and Alida (Iverson) Moen. She grew up and attended Spruce Valley School and Middle River High School. She met her husband to be while working on a farm near Warren, MN. On March 2, 1935, Inga was united in marriage to...
