05/09/2008 Donald A. Ness, 84, of Ada, MN, passed away peacefully Monday, May 5, 2008, at MeritCare Palliative Care Center, Fargo, ND. Donald was born February 25, 1924, at Ada, the son of Lloyd and Neva (Gibbons) Ness.
05/09/2008 Kathryn Stenso Miller, age 49, of Maple Plain, MN, died unexpectedly on April 24, 2008. Survived by husband of 25 years, Rick; daughters, Eli, Paula, and Grete Miller; parents, Charles Stenso and Dianne Stenso; brother, Cal Stenso-Velo (SuzAnn); sister, Kristy Stenso; parents-inlaw, Jerrold and Mary Miller; brothers-in-law, Dirk (Joan), Mark (Alison), Kurt (Lynne) and Cris (Sheryl) Miller and sister-in-law Susan (David) Goerg.
05/09/2008 Mayo Manfred Swenson was born on January 27, 1924, in Sheyenne, North Dakota, to Fred and Signe (Peterson) Swenson. Mayo spoke Swedish until he entered Plainview country school near their farm and showed early promise as a singer by winning a regional talent contest with his rendition of “Oh, Danny Boy.”
05/09/2008 Curnal W. Ferguson, 88, of Grafton and former Drayton area farmer and businessman passed away early Wednesday morning, May 7, 2008 at the Lutheran Sunset Home in Grafton. He was born on the family farm in St. Andrew Township of Walsh County on April 8, 1920, the son of Curnal and Lillian (McEwen) Ferguson.
05/09/2008 Beatrice C. Stillwell, 100, Fargo, ND, died Wednesday, May 7, 2008 in the Elim Care Center, Fargo. Beatrice Cora Stillwell was born on May 17, 1907, to Orin Wesley and Mable (Lamb) Stillwell in Rhinelander, WI.
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Roberta A. Deutsch, 83, Fargo, died Thursday in Bethany Homes, Fargo. (Boulger, Fargo)
Rhoda J. Hansen, 79, Fargo, died Thursday in Villa Maria Nursing Home, Fargo. (Wright, Moorhead)
Harry A. Kosieracki, 90, Cape Coral, Fla., formerly Web-ster, N.D., died Tuesday in Lee Memorial Hospital, Fort Meyers, Fla. Visitation will be Monday from 2 to 8, with a time of re-membrance and sharing at 7, in Gilbertson Funeral Home, Devils Lake, N.D., and Tuesday from 9 to 10, followed by the funeral at 10, in St. Joseph Catholic Church, Devils Lake.
Seth Larson, 62, Northwood, N.D., died Thursday in North-wood Deaconess Health Center. (Bilden, Northwood)
Norman A. Refsland, 82, Vergas, Minn., died Thursday in St. Mary’s Innovis Health, Detroit Lakes, Minn. (David-Donehower, Detroit Lakes)
Eugene Tester, 69, Fergus Falls, Minn., died Wednesday in his home. Visitation will be Saturday from noon to 1:30, followed by a memorial service at 1:30, in Federated Church, Fergus Falls. (Olson, Fergus Falls)
Norris Ystaas, 87, Sheyenne, N.D., died Thursday in Lutheran Home of the Good Shepherd, New Rockford, N.D. Visitation will be Sunday from noon to 7, with a prayer service at 7, in Evans Funeral Home, New Rockford. The funeral will be Monday at 11 in First Lutheran Church, Sheyenne.
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