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Morris Muller
July 15, 1914-Oct. 17, 2002
WILLISTON, N.D. - Morris Pierre Muller, 88, of Fargo, formerly of Williston and Grenora, died Thursday, Oct. 17, 2002, at Bethany Homes in Fargo.
A funeral mass will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 22, at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Williston. Father John Guthrie will officiate and interment will follow at Riverview Cemetery in Williston.
Morris Pierre Muller was born July 15, 1914, the son of Pierre and Catherine (Laux) Muller, on the family farm in Sheridan County, Montana. He grew up there and attended Lincoln County School in Montana. He farmed and ranched with his family on the North Dakota and Montana line.
Morris was united in marriage with Stephanie Argalas on June 2, 1952, in Bruce, Wis. After their wedding, they moved to a farm 15 miles southwest of Grenora. Morris farmed with his wife on the land his parents homesteaded. They raised Hereford cattle initially and later Baldy and Angus.
He also worked for Johnson Knutson Livestock for three years, at Conlin Furniture for five years and at B and B Drug Store for three years. He retired in 1973, and moved to Cameron, Wis., and lived there until his wife died in 1993.
He lived in Fargo for a short time and then returned to the Williston area until 1996, when he moved back to Fargo.
Morris was a member of St. Boniface Catholic Church in Grenora for many years and St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Williston. He enjoyed pinochle, whist and fishing.
He is survived by his daughter, Mary Sue Sorenson of Fargo; his son, James of West Fargo; four grandchildren, Jason, Allison and Andrea Muller, all of West Fargo and Hannah Sorenson of Fargo.
Morris was preceded in death by 10 brothers and sisters.
Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday, with a prayer service at 7 p.m., at the Fulkerson Funeral Home in Williston.
Palmer Skaare
ALAMO, N.D. - Palmer Skaare, 90, a longtime Alamo resident, passed away Thursday, Jan. 9, 2003, at the Bethel Lutheran Home in Williston.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Jan. 13, at Calvary Lutheran Church in Alamo. The Rev. Carol Weist will officiate and interment will follow at the Alamo Cemetery.
Friends may call from 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday at the Everson Funeral Home in Williston and for an hour before services Monday at the church in Alamo.
Susan Dorsett
May 30, 1948-Sept. 26, 2003
CASPER, Wyo. - Susan Lynn (Soine) Dorsett, 55, a lifelong resident, formerly of Williston, passed away Sept. 26, 2003, in Casper.
Memorial services were celebrated Wednesday, Oct. 1. Father Tom Johnson officiated at the memorial service and interment followed at Highland Park Cemetery.
Susan Soine was born May 30, 1948, in Minot, N.D., the second of three daughters of Leslie O. and Marion E. (Zavalney) Soine. Susan graduated from Natrona County High School in 1966. She attended the University of Wyoming graduating in 1970 with a degree in business administration (finance).
While at the University of Wyoming she met and married Donn H. Dorsett. They have two daughters Pauline Michelle Dorsett and Amy Elizabeth Dorsett.
Susan is survived by her husband of 33 years Donn Dorsett of Casper; daughters Pauline (Pauli) of Casper and Amy of Portland; her mother, Marion Soine of Casper; two sisters, Leslie A. Soine, MD of Grand Forks, N.D., and Alison Kay McManus of Sheridan; two close cousins in Debbie Umphlett of Casper and Diane O'Keefe of Laramie; and a close aunt of Kathleen (Zavalney) Flynn of Williston.
Susan also is survived by numerous aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews.
MeriDee Johnson
WILLISTON, N.D. - MeriDee Johnson, 54, of Williston, died Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2002, at Trinity Medical Center in Minot.
Funeral service arrangements will be announced by the Fulkerson Funeral Home of Williston.
Helen Nevland
Aug. 26, 1911-Feb. 4, 2002
CARRINGTON, N.D. - Helen Nevland, 90, of Carrington, passed away Monday, Feb. 4, 2002, at Golden Acres Manor in Carrington.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Feb. 8, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Carrington. The Rev. Gordon Berntson will officiate and interment will follow at the Carrington Cemetery.
Helen Datrus was born Aug. 26, 1911, in Foster County, the daughter of George and Alma (Posey) Harding. She was raised and attended school at Juanita.
On May 9, 1946, Helen was united in marriage with Fred Nevland at Juanita. In 1952, they moved to Carrington. Fred died Sept. 27, 1980.
Helen cooked at Holy Family Nursing Home in Carrington for many years. She retired when she was 83 years old.
In 1997, Helen moved to Williston. In August, 2001, she moved to Golden Acres Manor in Carrington. Helen was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church and the V.F.W. Auxiliary in Carrington. She loved sewing and doing crafts.
Helen is survived by her daughter, Marilyn Suckut and her husband, Gary, of Rapid City, S.D.; two sons: Mark of Williston and Virgil and his wife, Chris, of Las Animas, Colo.; nine grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; four brothers: Carl of Carrington, Teddy and his wife, Sophie, of White Salmon, Wash., Joe and his wife, Joanne, of Worthington, Minn., and Cyrus of Fargo; four sisters: Pearl Rude and her husband, Alvin, of Devils Lake, Gladys House and Harriet Randklev, both of Portland, Ore., and Delta Parson of New Rockford; and many nieces and nephew.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Fred; her parents; three sisters: Emma, Violet and Rosie; and two brothers: Gerald and Clifford.
Friends may call until 5 p.m. today and from 9 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Thursday at the Evans Funeral Home in Carrington.
Lydia Pfeifer
May 13, 1919-April 9, 2002
TIOGA, N.D. - Lydia Pfeifer, 82, of Tioga, died Tuesday, April 9, 2002, at the Tioga Nursing Home.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Monday, April 15, at the First Lutheran Church in Tioga. The Rev. Chris Montgomery will officiate and interment will follow at the United Cemetery in Tioga. A family service will be held at 7 p.m. Sunday at the Fulkerson Funeral Home Chapel in Tioga.
Lydia was born May 13, 1919, at Lincoln Valley, south of Anamoose, the daughter of Rudolph and Christine (Helm) Eisenbeisz. She attended Berlin School No. 3 in Sheridan County near Martin. As a young lady, she remained on the family farm. She was united in marriage with Gerhardt "Gary" Pfeifer on March 9, 1941.
She began working at the Tioga Hospital as a nurse's aid in 1961, and retired June 30, 1989, after 28 years of service. She is remembered by dozens of former and present aids and nurses, many of whom she helped train to believe in her philosophy to give the best possible care to her patients. She did her job to the best of her ability, often beyond what was required of a hospital employee.
Lydia was a life-long member of First Lutheran Church in Tioga, where she also had Sunday school and ladies aid affiliations, the Tioga Hospital Auxiliaries, education and volunteer groups and the Tioga Women's Bowling League for 30-plus years. She also believed in the Red Cross blood donation program, when she kept as a faithful regiment, donating every time the team came to Tioga.
She loved her family and was a friend to all who knew her. Everyone was always greeted with a smile. Homemade buns, bread, German Kuchen, and great food were some of the things she was noted for. She loved to crochet delicate doilies and afghans for her grandchildren and embroidered stacks of dish towels and pillow cases.
Lydia was very interested in her German heritage, discovering eight first cousins in Germany, whom she visited twice and entertained them on their visits to North Dakota. Her family genealogy tracings are recorded in her many notebooks. Clippings from newspapers, magazines and family achievements are secured in dozens of dated scrapbooks that were very special to her. Whomever comes to the house can spend hours recognizing acquaintances, times and places.
Many of the special things in their home are yellow and fragile with age: Books, poems, pictures, incidents recorded, mother's and grandmother's special letters and writings, jewelry and personal keepsakes and mementos. She especially enjoyed keeping tack of distant friends and relatives with her upbeat letter correspondence. Lydia and Gary played countless hours of pinochle with friends and relatives over the years.
She is survived by her husband, Gary, of Tioga; two sons, Jerome G. and his wife, Kathy, and Timothy R. and his wife, Mary, all of Phoenix; three daughters, Janene C. Halverson and her husband, Richard, of Williston, Jolene M. Luvaas and her husband, Caroll of Minot and Cynthia G. Krueger and her husband, Curtis, of Max; 13 grandchildren, Bryan Halverson of Valley City, JD Halverson and his wife, Angelia, of Lafayette, La., Jeremy Pfeifer and his wife, Angelia, and John Pfeifer, both of Phoenix, Paul Pfeifer and his wife, Jennifer of Shepardsville, Ky., Donna Bye and her husband, Rolan and Deanne Luvaas, both of Minot, Casey Almer, Mitchell Almer and his wife, Brandy, and Mark Almer, all of Tioga, Calvin Krueger and Ethan Krueger, both of Bismarck and Hope Krueger of Fargo; eight great-grandchildren; and a brother, John Eisenbeisz of Denver.
Preceding her in death were her parents; two sons, Ronald G. at three months, in 1943, and Jeffrey C. at 21 years in 1968; two sisters, Christine Adam and Leona Eisenbeisz; and two brothers, Alfred and Reinhold Eisenbeisz.
Friends may call from 1 to 7 p.m. Sunday at the Fulkerson Funeral Home in Tioga and for an hour before services Monday at the church.
Thomas Sorenson
Oct. 27, 1962-April 19, 2002
WILLISTON, N.D. - Thomas Nathan Sorenson, 39, formerly of Williston, died from complications of diabetes, April 19, 2002.
A memorial service will be held Thursday, May 2, at Lutheran Brethren Fellowship Church. Pastor Al Esken will officiate. Cremation has taken place and interment will be at Riverview Cemetery prior to the service.
Tom was born on Oct. 27, 1962, in Williston to Chester and Tracy (Pelzl) Sorenson. He was raised in Williston and attended area schools. As a young man he enjoyed the atmosphere and excitement of regional stock car races and was part of a pit crew. In his free time he enjoyed riding his motorcycle out on the open road, bird watching, gardening and cooking.
There were many people in Tom's life that were very near and dear to his heart. Among those special people was Sara Vandehoven of Carrington. Other survivors include his father, Chester Sorenson, stepmother Anna Sorenson, his sister, Susan Bjelkevig, stepbrother Bruce Conway, all of Williston; stepbrother Merle Conway of Orlando, Fla.; his loving companion, Carley Wright of Post Falls, Idaho; his nieces, Brooke Bjelkevig of Portland, Ore. and Brittany Bjelkevig of Williston; and his nephew, Lane Bjelkevig of Williston.
Preceding him in death were his mother, Tracy Sorenson, and his paternal and maternal grandparents.
Fulkerson Funeral Home of Williston is in charge of arrangements.
