All Obituaries

Fred Hillen, 75, Fargo, ND died on Monday, March 18, 2019 at Bethany Retirement Living in Fargo. Frederick Arthur Hillen was born on Nov. 20, 1943 in Highland Park, MI to Elmer and Ruth (Holycross) Hillen.  He attended high school in Warren, MI and at age 17 enlisted in the US Air Force.  He served in the Air Force from 1961 to 1965.  On June 25, 1965, Fred married Peggy Thomas in Harvey, ND.  They lived in Fessenden, ND and Jamestown, ND where he worked for Mellands...

Debra A. Nelson, 45, of West Fargo, passed away Monday, March 18, 2019, at Sanford Medical Center in Fargo.  Deb was born March 11, 1974, in Bowling Green, Ohio, the daughter of  Richard and Patricia (Burling) Kline.  She attended school in Napoleon, OH,  graduating in 1992 and then attended paralegal college.  Deb married Chris Nelson, November 22, 2002 in Fargo.  The couple lived in West Fargo where she was employed out of her home.  She enjoyed...

Harvey Forderer, 77, of Fargo, passed away Sunday, March 17, 2019, at his home in Fargo.  Harvey was born October 7, 1941 at Linton, ND, the son of Edward and Freida (Thurn) Forderer.  He attended rural school and worked for area farmers.  Harvey later moved to Minneapolis, working various jobs and was a manager of a warehouse.  Minneapolis is where he met Lois Conrad.  They were married on June 28, 1969 in Page. They lived a short time in Minneapolis, Wahpeton and...

Glenmore Gust, 81, Alice, ND died on Saturday, March 16, 2019 at Elim Care Center, Fargo, ND. Glenmore was born June 6, 1937 Embden, ND to Richard and Grace (Jahke) Gust. He attended school at Embden and then helped on the family farm for several years. In 1955, he enlisted in the US Army and spent two years in France. He then returned to farm with his father. Glenmore married Laynette M. Mueller on April 23, 1976 in Fargo. They lived moved into Alice and he continued to farm until 2013....

Lucile Albert passed away March 17, 2019, at the age of 97.  Lucile Emma Brix was born at Wheatland, ND to Hans Adolph and Lydia (Baldaun) Brix April 10, 1921.  She grew up on a farm near Buffalo, ND and married Walter Albert January 19, 1939 at Moorhead, MN.  They farmed near Erie, ND all their lives.  They had four children, Katherine, Maxine, Gene, and Florence.  Walter died May 29, 1983.  Lucile continued to live on the farm.  Lucile belonged to the...

Devoted son, husband, father, grandpa, brother, uncle and friend, Roger Warren Langseth passed away on March 14, 2019 at Sanford Hospital in Fargo, ND. Roger was born on August 25, 1949 to Gordon and Ione Langseth. Roger grew up on the family farm near Amenia, ND. Learning the love of farming from his dad and his grandpa Hans, at a young age he was driving tractor and trucks and helping with fieldwork whenever and however he could. He attended Amenia Elementary School, Oak Grove Lutheran...

Curtis “Curt” Punton of Absaraka, ND passed away Sunday March 10th at Sanford Hospital in Fargo with his Daughter and Grandson by his side. He was born April 10th 1929 to Fern Anderson And William Punton in Ayr, ND. Curt met the love of his life, Nellie Punton, in 1954 and were married on August 13th 1956. They spent over 50 years together in Fargo and Absaraka. Curt and Nellie were rarely apart and enjoyed many adventures together. They are happily reunited in peace. Curt grew...

Larry Lee McQuade, 74, of West Fargo, ND passed away on Thursday, March 7th, 2019 at Essentia Hospital with his family by his side. Larry was born to Clarence “Mac” and Olive “Minge” (Towner) McQuade on November 19th, 1944 in Breckenridge, MN. Larry graduated from Breckenridge High School in 1962, where he was involved in football, basketball, theatre, and choir. After graduation, he then attended MSUM and also enlisted in the North Dakota ARMY National Guard. In...

James Jerome Mitchell of Erie, ND passed away Thursday March 7th at Eventide in Fargo with his wife Darline by his side.  He was born October 28, 1930 on a farm in Erie to parents, Paul and Clara (Larson) Mitchell. James met the love of his life at a church youth convention in Portland, Oregon in 1954. In 1955, they married in Medford, OR.  They lived their life on the farm in Erie, ND where they raised their family. James loved his family, farming, golfing and sharing stories...

JoAnn Paulson, 83 of Fargo, passed away on Wednesday, March 6, 2019 at Edgewood Vista in Fargo. JoAnn was born on February 2, 1936 in rural Ransom County, ND to Andrew and Clara (Anderson) Sandvig. She attended rural grade school and graduated from high school in Sheldon, ND in 1954. Following high school she worked for Fischer Motor Company in Casselton, ND for 2 years. She married Richard Paulson in 1956 in Casselton and they moved to Fargo, ND. JoAnn worked for Blue Cross Blue Shield of...