Fall 2011
Memorials
1932
Marie (Elton) Reitan, 101, Lake Oswego, Ore., in May.
1934
Alice (Brenden) Serkland, 99, Fargo, N.D., in April.
1935
Corneilia (Reitan) Backman, 96, Osage, Iowa, in January.
1936
Margaret (Haugseth) Fjelstad, 94, Northfield, Minn., in March.
1937
Gordon Gilbertson, 95, Tacoma, Wash., in June.
1939
Douglas Sillers, 96, Fargo, N.D., in August; he is survived by his wife, Margaret.
1941
Ora (Brademeyer) Schmidt, 92, Grand Forks, N.D., in August.
1945
Pearl (Oien) Anderson, 87, Fargo, N.D., in September; she is survived by her husband, Milton. Mabel (Madland) Nelson, 88, Brainerd, Minn., in November 2010; she is survived by her husband, George.
1946
Lucille (Starr) Tunheim, 88, Pelican Rapids, Minn., in August.
1948
L. David Brown, 85, Littleton, Colo., in April; he is survived by his wife, Virginia.
1949
Marjorie (Olstad) Anderson, 83, Clifford, N.D., in February. Robert Anderson, 85, Moorhead, in March; he is survived by his wife, Selma (Berge) ’47. Arthur Brandvold, 87, Mesa, Ariz., in September; he is survived by his wife, Signe (Storstad) ‘45. Donald Pederson, 88, Moorhead, in April; he is survived by his wife, Betty Lou. Shirley (Olson) Quigley, 84, Fergus Falls, Minn., in February. Barbara (Fevig) Salveson, 83, Black River Falls, Wis., in September.
1950
Cecile (Swenson) Eklund, 81, White Bear Lake, Minn., in June; she is survived by her husband, Norman. Sylvan Eliason, 82, Bloomington, Minn., in July; he is survived by his wife, Lorraine. S. Luther Simonson, 82, Madison, Wis., in May; he is survived by his wife, Audrey.
1951
David Asp, 90, Prior Lake, Minn., in June; he is survived by his wife, Ardis. Joyce (Elmquist) Eidbo, 81, Moorhead, in August 2010; she is survived by her husband, Paul ‘49. Ingemar Larson, 82, Rock Island, Ill., in March; he is survived by his wife, Kay. Clifton Stalheim, 84, Albuquerque, N.M., in April; he is survived by his wife, Barbara (Loy) ‘50.
1952
August Berg, 80, Bloomington, Minn., in September; he is survived by his wife, Ileen. Betty Brecto, 84, Crookston, Minn., in April.
1953
Grace (Mathre) Flaten, 81, St. Paul, Minn., in July; she is survived by her husband, Donald. Palmer Gedde, 79, Yuma, Ariz., in November 2010; he is survived by his wife, Beverly (Sanden) ‘50.
1954
Fern (Tollefson) Groethe, 80, Sauk Rapids, Minn., in July. Donald Kerlin, 79, Mayville, N.D., in July; he is survived by his wife, Rosina.
1955
Perry Larson, 78, Robbinsdale, Minn., in October; he is survived by his wife, Beverly (Huesman) ‘56.
1956
Alvin Okeson, 78, Palmer, Alaska, in October; he is survived by his wife, Gloria.
1957
Donna (Sponheim) Polanchek, 75, Great Falls, Mont., in February.
1958
Belva (Sederstrom) Tjosvold, 78, Granite Falls, Minn., in July; she is survived by her husband, Roger.
1959
Carolyn (Lindskog) Engebretson, 73, Rochert, Minn., in June.
1960
Ursl (Von Dumreicher) Gohner, 78, Begglinweg, Germany, in March; she is survived by her husband, Eberhard. Alfred Melting, 72, Bemidji, Minn., in August; he is survived by his wife, Gail. Richard Smith, 73, Hackensack, Minn., in July; he is survived by his wife, June (Skavang).
1961
Earl Spong, 71, Spokane, Wash., in August.
1963
Darrell Peterson, 69, International Falls, Minn., in January; he is survived by his wife, Judy.
1964
Harold “Hal” Kildahl, 70, Cedar Park, Texas, in September.
1965
Sally (Swenson) Thompson, 67, Plymouth, Minn., in December.
1967
Duane Anderson, 78, Hope, N.D., in September; he is survived by his wife, Janice.
1970
John Whiting, 62, Waukesha, Wis., in August; he is survived by his wife, Mary Olen.
1973
Judy (Shepley) Lykins, 59, Nisswa, Minn., in May; she is survived by her husband, Roger.
1976
Rick Fairbanks, 56, Ashland, Wis., in February; he is survived by his wife, Angela. Maureen Gast-Marol, 55, Evanston, Ill., in April 2010; she is survived by her husband, Ralph. Rodney Rosaaen, 56, Rochester, Minn., in July.
1978
Karen (Tollefson) Roemer, 55, Bad Vilbel, Germany, in August; she is survived by her husband, Albrecht. Loren Undseth, 54, Sebeka, Minn., in June.
1979
Steven Hartmann, 55, Eden Prairie, Minn., in June; he is survived by his wife, Cindy.
1981
Lynnda (Johnson) Nelson, 52, Harwood, N.D., in September; she is survived by her husband, Rod.
1983
David Arnott, 49, Bozeman and Moccasin, Mont., in December. Russell Quiring, 51, Cortez, Colo., in May. Thomas Reidberger, 50, Pagosa Springs, Colo., in September; he is survived by his wife, Carolyn.
1986
John Kloster, 47, Breezy Point, Minn., in August; he is survived by his wife, Deneen (Blackley) ’87.
1991
Steven Spletstoser, 42, Lee’s Summit, Mo., in April; he is survived by his wife, Ann (Herfindahl) ’93.
1994
Tonia Sorenson, 38, Hopkins, Minn., in April. Erik Tjersland, 42, Mount Vernon, Wash., in March.
1999
Debra (Burditt) Hildahl, 34, Spokane, Wash., in May; she is survived by her husband, Jon.








