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GriefShare sessions are at 6:30-8:30 June 6-August 29th in the Conference Room at Faith Journey Lutheran church. 127 2nd Ave E in West Fargo, ND. Please call Pastor Kramer @701-282-3309 or Bonnie @ 701-318-0949 for more information. (It is open to anyone regardless of religion and life path)
Marvin Francis Leidal, 84, passed away peacefully on July 2, 2022, at the Sanford Hospice House in Fargo, ND. His final days were spent surrounded by family and friends whose lives he had touched in so many ways.
Marvin was born on March 8, 1938 in Hunter, ND, to Walter and Lucille (Fralish) Leidal. He grew up on a farm and attended school in Hunter. In the first grade, he met Janice Kauth, and they spent a lot of time together playing the card game, Canasta. By...
Marvin Francis Leidal, 84, passed away peacefully on July 2, 2022, at the Sanford Hospice House in Fargo, ND. His final days were spent surrounded by family and friends whose lives he...
Lorraine Martin, 71, of Fargo, ND, passed away on Wednesday, June 29, 2022, in her home.
Lorraine Ruth Harris was born on March 10, 1951 in Moorhead, MN, to Harold and Lorna (Nugent) Harris. She grew up in Leonard, ND, where she graduated from high school.
She earned a nursing degree from NDSCS in Wahpeton, ND and interned in Hayward, WI, where she met Chester Martin. They were married on December 29, 1972.
In 1978, they...
Lorraine Martin, 71, of Fargo, ND, passed away on Wednesday, June 29, 2022, in her home.
Lorraine Ruth Harris was born on March 10, 1951 in Moorhead, MN, to Harold and...
Gerald “Jerry” Emery, 70, West Fargo, ND, passed away on Tuesday, June 28, 2022, in his home.
Gerald Arthur Emery was born March 6, 1952, to Marvin and Carol (Kvern) Emery. He grew up in West Fargo and graduated from West Fargo High School in 1970. He furthered his education at Concordia College, Moorhead, MN, with a major in Business Administration and minors in French and Russian. He was a long-time employee at Northern States Power (Xcel Energy). He retired from Xcel...
Gerald “Jerry” Emery, 70, West Fargo, ND, passed away on Tuesday, June 28, 2022, in his home.
Gerald Arthur Emery was born March 6, 1952, to Marvin and Carol (Kvern) Emery. He grew up...
Danny Christ Schatz - dedicated husband, father, grandfather, uncle, brother and friend - 74, of Fargo, North Dakota passed away on June 27, 2022 after a courageous multi-year battle with pancreatic cancer.
Danny was born to Christ and Geraldine Schatz in Bergan, North Dakota on November 30th, 1947. Danny graduated from Bergan High School in 1965 then briefly attended NDSU before enrolling in the United States Marine Corp. Upon returning from Viet Nam Danny worked at Krebsbachs and then...
Danny Christ Schatz - dedicated husband, father, grandfather, uncle, brother and friend - 74, of Fargo, North Dakota passed away on June 27, 2022 after a courageous multi-year battle with...
Lyda (Punky) Gayle Nelson, 74, of West Fargo, ND passed away on Saturday, June 25, 2022, at her home under the care Hospice of the Red River Valley.
Punky, daughter of Lloyd and Jenness Kragnes, was born on October 23, 1947, in Fargo, ND. She grew up in rural Argusville and graduated from Argusville High School in 1965.
Punky married Larry Nelson on June 3, 1966, and had just celebrated their 56th wedding anniversary. They lived in Hunter until moving into West Fargo in 2005. Punky worked...
Lyda (Punky) Gayle Nelson, 74, of West Fargo, ND passed away on Saturday, June 25, 2022, at her home under the care Hospice of the Red River Valley.
Punky, daughter of Lloyd and Jenness Kragnes,...
William "Bill" Bartels, age 71, of Fargo, ND, formerly St. Louis, Missouri, died Friday, June 24, 2022, in Touchmark at Harwood Groves, Fargo.
Bill was born in Granite City, Illinois on August 14, 1950 to Marilyn Carr and William D Bartels. He spent his early years living in the Philippines and attended Brent School. He returned to the states and attended Westminster College and graduated from Southern Illinois University- Edwardsville. He worked for the National...
William "Bill" Bartels, age 71, of Fargo, ND, formerly St. Louis, Missouri, died Friday, June 24, 2022, in Touchmark at Harwood Groves, Fargo.
Bill was born in Granite City, Illinois on...
Ross E. Turner, 96, West Fargo, ND passed away on Sunday, June 19, 2022 at Sheyenne Crossings, West Fargo under the care of Ethos Hospice.
Ross Turner was born in Emerson, Manitoba on May 21, 1926. Ross was married to Joyce Gott of St. Paul MN July 23, 1949 for 58 years. Ross was a WWII veteran and after being honorably discharged was the owner of service stations in Pembina and Joliette, ND, until joining Motor Coach Industries in 1962 and retiring in 1992. Ross and Joyce...
Ross E. Turner, 96, West Fargo, ND passed away on Sunday, June 19, 2022 at Sheyenne Crossings, West Fargo under the care of Ethos Hospice.
Ross Turner was born in Emerson, Manitoba on May 21,...
Dean W. Saewert, 71, of Casselton, ND passed away on June 15, 2022. Dean was born to parents Gordon and Lorna (Lantz) Saewert November 28, 1950.
Dean, the third born of five children, grew up on the family farm in Chaffee and attended Goshen Moravian School and then to Chaffee High school, from where he graduated in 1968. He attended Wahpeton State school of Science for a year before making the decision to enlist in the Air Force on July 2,...
Dean W. Saewert, 71, of Casselton, ND passed away on June 15, 2022. Dean was born to parents Gordon and Lorna (Lantz) Saewert November 28, 1950.
Dean, the...
Dolores (Bertsch) Rohde, 93, of Fargo, formerly of Leonard, ND, died Thursday, June 9, 2022, at New Perspective Senior Living in West Fargo with family by her side.
Dolores was born June 15, 1928, in Robinson, ND, to Jacob and Nellie Bertsch and was the big sister to her brother, Junior. Dolores married the love of her life, Henry (Hank) Rohde on September 22, 1947, in Moorhead, MN. They were blessed with 3 children: Eric, Mark, and...
Dolores (Bertsch) Rohde, 93, of Fargo, formerly of Leonard, ND, died Thursday, June 9, 2022, at New Perspective Senior Living in West Fargo with family by her side.
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James “Jim” Iwen, 66, Casselton, ND, died on Thursday, June 9, 2022, at Mercy Hospital in Valley City, ND.
James “Jim” Iwen, was born on January 26, 1956, to Grace Tkachyk and Bernard Iwen in Poplar, MT. Jim grew up in Wolf Point, MT. He worked on the family dairy farm and later worked for the family grocery store. Jim graduated from Wolf Point High School.
James and Dee Ann had met at his brother and her sister’s wedding in 1982. Jim and Dee Ann later got...
James “Jim” Iwen, 66, Casselton, ND, died on Thursday, June 9, 2022, at Mercy Hospital in Valley City, ND.
James “Jim” Iwen, was born on January 26, 1956, to Grace Tkachyk...
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