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Lucille Peterson
LOMA, N.D. -- Lucille Peterson, 69, Belview and Redwood Falls, Minn., formerly of Loma, died
Saturday, Nov. 28, 1998, in Rice Memorial Hospital, Willmar, Minn.
Lucille Rose Eng was born May 8, 1929, the daughter of Henry and Pearl (Laurier) Eng, in Loma. She graduated from high school in Grafton, N.D., in 1947. She married Carl Peterson on Sept. 4, 1950, in Grafton. They lived in North Dakota and South Dakota, settling in Belview in 1969. She was a housewife and a substitute teacher and managed Eastview Apartments in Belview. Carl Peterson died Oct. 11, 1995.
She is survived by children, Thomas (Lindi), Kandiyohi, Minn., Patti (Tim) Berger, Badger, Minn., Mary Jo "Dodie" (Rick) Schaaf, Benson, Minn., and Jackie Widmer and Ann Bavier, both of Redwood Falls; 13 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; brothers, Gene (Phyllis) and Ron (Marlene) both of Grafton, and John (Mary), Forest Lake, Minn.; and sisters, Audrey (Jarl) Pederson, Grand Forks, Kaye (Jim) Trouba, Jamestown, and Mary (Arlis) Bischoff, Grafton.
She was preceded in death by her parents; a brother, Larry; and a sister, Fran Barrington.
Services: Were held in Seaforth, Minn. (Nelson, Redwood Falls).
Glenn E. Mosher
CROOKSTON -- Glenn E. Mosher, 82, Crookston, formerly of Beltrami, Minn., died Wednesday, Dec. 2, 1998, in Riverview Hospital, Crookston.
Glenn Eugene Mosher was born Oct. 11, 1916, the son of Bert and Elizabeth (Barth) Mosher, in Eagle Grove, Iowa. He attended school in Iowa and Minnesota. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He received the Purple Heart medal and was discharged in 1945. He returned to the area. He married Gladys Poole in 1946. He managed Glenn's Inn in Beltrami before purchasing a farm in Beltrami. They retired and moved to Crookston. He worked for Ewing Construction, American Crystal Sugar Co., Wylee Trucking, in the Babbitt, Minn., iron mines, and for the Polk County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service, planting trees. He entered Villa St. Vincent Nursing Home, Crookston, in 1990.
He is survived by his wife; a son, Mark (Sandy), Crookston; daughters, Phylis (Irving) Broden, Beltrami, Bonnie (Kim) Palmer and Suzie (Randy) Coauette, both of Crookston, and Brenda Pallas, Lubeck, Texas; 12 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and a brother, Earl, Crookston.
He was preceded in death by a son, Dean; a sister, Gladys, and brothers, Richard, Kevin and Daniel "Doc".
Services: 10: 30 a.m. Friday, Trinity Lutheran Church, Beltrami.
Visitation: 5 to 8 p.m. today, with a 7: 30 p.m. prayer service, Stenshoel-Houske Funeral Home, Crookston, and one hour before services in the church.
Burial: Fairview Cemetery, Beltrami.
Military Rites: Crookston Veterans Council.
Kay V. Anderson
OBERON, N.D. -- Kay V. Anderson, 70, Glasglow, Mont., formerly of Oberon, died of heart failure Monday, Nov. 30, 1998, in Benefis East Medical Center, Great Falls, Mont..
Kay Vera Rapson was born March 1, 1928, the daughter of Robert and Annie (Vallier) Rapson, in Devils Lake. She lived in Oberon, where she attended school. She lived in North Dakota until moving in 1960 to Glasglow and Nashua, Mont. She worked for Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital, Glasglow, and Valley View Nursing Home, before moving to Grand Rapids, Minn., in 1974. She returned to Glasglow in 1987. She resided in Billings, Mont., from 1990 to 1998. She returned to Glasglow in August 1998. She married Darrell Anderson on Oct. 24, 1946, in New Rockford, N.D. He died in 1967.
She is survived by a son, Einar, Glasglow; a daughter, Darlene Otten, Glasglow; four grandchildren; and sisters, Ramona Mckibbon, Mesa, Ariz., and Rene Odden, Grand Rapids.
She was preceded in death by a brother, George.
Services: 10 a.m. Friday, Presbyterian Cemetery, Minnewaukan, N.D.
Visitation: 7 to 9 p.m. today, Nelson Funeral Home, Minnewaukan.
Burial: Presbyterian Cemetery.
Ernest Torfin
PARK RIVER, N.D. -- Ernest Torfin, 90, Park River, died Monday, Dec. 1, 1998, in Good Samaritan Center, Park River.
Ernest Torfin was born May 30, 1908, the son of Albert and Ada (Linendoll) Torfin, in Aneta, N.D., where he graduated from high school. He married Mildred Wilson on Sept. 16, 1933, in Jamestown. They lived in Devils Lake before moving in 1950 to Ely, Minn., where they co-owned the National Bakery with his brother, Clinton. They moved in 1956 to Park River, where they operated Ernie's Bakery until 1969. Mildred Torfin died March 19, 1994.
He is survived by daughters, Marilyn Koshak, Aurora, Minn., Erma (Jim) Bohar, Jordan, Minn., Jeannie Larson, Shakopee, Minn., and Linda (Mike) Herzog, Phoenix; a son, Bruce (Lynne), Park River; 17 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; a great-great-grandchild; a brother, Clinton (Wanda), Bemidji; and a sister, Marvel Martin, Mitchell, S.D.
He was preceded in death by a son, Arthur; a granddaughter; a great-great-grandson; a sister, Phyllis; and a brother, Curtis.
Services: 2 p.m. Friday, Our Saviour's Lutheran Church, Park River.
Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. today, Henriksen-Overbye Funeral Home, Park River, and one hour before services in the church.
Burial: Memorial Park Cemetery.
Louise Moilanen
BROCKET, N.D. -- Louise Moilanen, 82, Brocket, died Tuesday, Dec. 1, 1998, in Lakota Good Samaritan Center, Lakota, N.D.
Louise C. Sundeen was born Jan. 21, 1916, the daughter of John and Anna (Bakken) Sundeen, in Brocket, where she attended school. She graduated from Lakota (N.D.) High School in 1933. She married Art Anderson in 1938. They lived in Montana before returning to Brocket in 1944. She married Albert Moilanen on Nov. 4, 1954, in Brocket. They lived in Brocket, where she worked for Brocket Mercantile, was postmaster and was a teacher's aide. She worked for Miller's Shopping Center on the Prairie and later as a bookkeeper for Brocket Oil Co.
She is survived by her husband; a daughter, Kristy (Paul) Tronson, Doyon, N.D.; sons, Gene (Marilyn), Grafton, and Neil (Patricia), Lakota; seven grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and a sister, Magda Jerijarvi, Mountain View, Calif.
She was preceded in death by sisters, Olga Simons, Agnes Bjorn, Dagny Severtson; and brothers, Olaf, Louis, James, Victor, Fred and Nils.
Services: 10 a.m. Saturday, United Lutheran Church, Brocket.
Visitation: 1 to 9 p.m. Friday, with a 7: 30 p.m. prayer service, Aaker Funeral Home, Lakota, and one hour before services in the church.
Burial: Hoff Cemetery, Brocket.
Kenneth Marquart
LAKOTA, N.D. -- Kenneth Marquart, 57, Lakota, died Tuesday, Dec. 1, 1998, in Community Hospital, McVille, N.D.
Kenneth A. Marquart was born Feb. 20, 1941, the son of Julius and Fredella (Ver Steeg) Marquart, in Hancock, Minn. He moved with his parents to Lakota, N.D., in 1944. He lived on the family farm until moving to Lakota in 1980.
He is survived by his mother, of Lakota; a brother, Irving (Gladys), Lakota, and a sister, Norma Kuck, Lakota.
He was preceded in death by his father; sisters, Arlene Clauson and Idella Ludtke; and a brother, Robert.
Services: 2 p.m. Friday, United Church of Christ, Lakota.
Visitation: 1 to 9 p.m. today, with a 7 p.m. prayer service, Aaker Funeral Home, Lakota, and one hour before services in the church.
Burial: Lakota Cemetery.
Elizabeth Mann
DEVILS LAKE -- Elizabeth Mann, 97, Devils Lake, died Tuesday, Dec. 1, 1998, in Heartland Care Center, Devils Lake.
Elizabeth Steffen was born March 7, 1901, the daughter of Ludwig and Marion (Burckhard) Steffen, in LaMoure, N.D. She attended school in Orrin, N.D. She moved in 1916 to Devils Lake and later to Milwaukee. She returned to Devils Lake. She married William Mann on Oct. 23, 1944, in Devils Lake. He died May 20, 1984. She worked at Majestic Cleaners, retiring in 1962 but continued to work part-time.
She is survived by a sister-in-law, Frances Steffen, Devils Lake.
She was preceded in death by six brothers; and three sisters.
Services: 10 a.m. Saturday, St. Joseph's Parish Center Chapel, Devils Lake.
Visitation: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday, with a 7: 30 p.m. prayer service, and 8: 30 a.m. to 9: 30 a.m. Saturday, Gilbertson Funeral Home, Devils Lake.
Burial: St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery.
Thomas J. Hoffarth
Thomas J. Hoffarth, 57, Route 2, died Tuesday, Dec. 1, 1998, in Altru Hospital.
Thomas Joseph Hoffarth was born Nov. 8, 1941, the son of Otto and Rosina (Kroetsch) Hoffarth, in Langdon, N.D., where he graduated from high school in 1958. He attended State School of Science, Wahpeton, N.D., earning a degree in air handling systems. He joined the U.S. Army on Jan. 8, 1964. He returned to Grand Forks and worked for Hastings Heating and Sheetmetal and currently for J.R. Simplot Co. He married Shirley Goihl on May 16, 1970, in Grand Forks.
He is survived by his wife; daughters, Vicky (Mike) Jensen, Thief River Falls, and Judy (Jeremy) Anderson, Grand Forks; two grandchildren; his mother; sisters, Rosemary (Howard) Groven, Portland, N.D., Sandra (Jack) Croce, Lake Forest, Calif., Mary Ellen (Michael) Stephens, Elizabethtown, Pa., and Pat (Bruce) Burckhard, Devils Lake; and brothers, Jerome (Martha), Awen, Wis., Lloyd (Joan), Lakota, N.D., Gary (Bonnie), Wildamar, Calif., Francis (Marion) and Ronald (Kristen), both of Langdon, and Glen (Elaine), Grand Forks.
He was preceded in death by his father; and a sister, Luella.
Services: 1: 30 p.m. Friday, St. Michael's Catholic Church, Grand Forks.
Visitation: 5 to 7: 30 p.m. today, with a 7: 30 p.m. prayer service, Gregory J. Norman Funeral Chapel, S. Washington St.
Burial: Calvary Cemetery.
Military Rites: Members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3817, East Grand Forks. Memorials are suggested to St. Michael's Foundation.
Dillon Ray Byzewski
BELCOURT, N.D. -- Dillon Ray Byzewski, 2 months old, died Dec. 10, 1998, at home.
Dillon Ray Byzewski was born Oct. 10, 1998, the son of Ray Jr. and Twila (Myers) Byzewski, in Belcourt.
He is survived by his parents; sisters, Shayleen Myers, Bismarck, and Kayla Gust, Grand Forks; a brother, Matthew Gust, Grand Forks; grandparents, Joy and Steve Myers, Dunseith, N.D., and Marilynn and James One Feather, Bismarck; and great-grandparents, Steve and Ann Myers, Belcourt, Theodore Byzewski, Manvel, N.D., and Melvin and Germaine Eagle, Bullhead, S.D.
He was preceded in death by great-grandparents, Alice and Jerome LaRocque, Ray Byzewski Sr., Josephine Byzewski and Beatrice Eagle.
Services: Were held in Dunseith.
Burial: St. Louis Cemetery, Dunseith.
Brian Frovarp
Brian Frovarp, infant son of Arnie and Katherine (Loomis) Frovarp, 5233 Circle Drive S., died Tuesday, Dec. 22, 1998, in Altru Hospital.
He is survived by his parents; grandparents, Arnold and Karen Frovarp, Grand Forks, and Mike and Lori Loomis, Miles City, Mont.; great-grandparents, Clara Murphy Ebert, Grand Forks, Dean and Joanne Young, Bozeman, Mont., Glenn and Dorothy Frovarp, Yelm, Wash., Rose and Ed Dorothy, Forsyth, Mont., Marguerite Bickel, Miles City, and Dean and Rachel Loomis, Billings, Mont.; and great-great-grandparents, Mable and Paul Loomis Dobin, Miles City, and Ted and Anna Kountz, Terry, Mont.
Services: 2 p.m. Saturday, Sunnywood Cemetery, Grand Forks (Norman, Columbia Road).
Violet M. Klingbeil
BEMIDJI -- Violet M. Klingbeil, 77, Bemidji, died Tuesday, Dec. 22, 1998, in North Country Regional Hospital, Bemidji.
Violet Myrtle Klingbeil was born April 16, 1921, the daughter of Frank and Mary (Gessell) Klingbeil, in Trail, Minn. The family moved to Pinewood, Minn., where she attended school. She worked in Bemidji as a bakers assistant. She moved away from Bemidji until her return in 1966.
She is survived by a sister, Emma Jewell, Pinewood.
She was preceded in death by brothers, William, John, Frank, Walter and Carl; and sisters, Ella, Ruby and Martha.
Services: 10 a.m. Saturday, Olson-Schwartz Funeral Home, Bemidji.
Visitation: One hour before services in the church.
Burial: Pinewood Dodge Cemetery, Buzzle Township, Beltrami County, Minn.
