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James A. Chloupek
James Albert Chloupek was born July 3, 1935, in Fargo, ND, to Raymond and Bernadette (Weber) Chloupek. He was raised in Dilworth, MN, where he graduated from high school in 1953.
Jim attended Moorhead (MN) State University and then entered the US Army on April 24, 1958. Following his discharge on April 22, 1960, he returned to the area and worked for the Northern Pacific Railway. He began as a fireman but later moved to switchman and brakeman.
Jim was married
to Donna Perkins in Dilworth, on June 30, 1966, and they made their home in Dilworth. Due to health concerns, Jim retired in 1990, and they continued to enjoy summers at their cabin on Lake Ida.
With his family by his side, Jim died Thursday, March 17, 2005, in MeritCare Palliative Care Unit, Fargo, at sixty-nine years of age. Memorials may be directed to Hospice of the Red River Valley.
Jim is survived by his wife, Donna, Dilworth; three children, Joseph (Carol), Fort Lauderdale, FL, Timothy “Tig” (Beth), Dilworth, and Heide (Gary) Delorme, Casselton, ND; eight grandchildren; two brothers, John (Carolyn), Phoenix, AZ, and Phil “Butch” (Sue), Moorhead; and three sisters, Margaret McGough, Glendale, AZ, Mary Wright, Fargo, and Suzie Wilson, Dilworth.
In addition to his parents, Jim was preceded in death by two sisters, Catherine and Irene.
A gathering of friends will be Sunday, March 20, 2005, from 5 – 8 PM, in Korsmo Funeral Chapel, Moorhead. A memorial service will be Monday, March 21, 2005, at 10 AM, in the Korsmo Chapel. Inurnment will be in St. Joseph’s Catholic cemetery, Moorhead.
Franklin Charon
Franklin Delano Charon, the son of Thomas and Mattie (Frovarp) Charon, was born February 20, 1937, on the family farm near Park River, ND. Frank grew up and received his education in the Park River area, where he graduated from high school in 1954.
On June 7, 1954, Frank was united in marriage to his high school sweetheart, Lila Ferguson, in Warren, MN. Following their marriage, they made their home in Grand Forks, ND. In 1959, they moved to Fargo, ND. Frank and Lila enjoyed square dancing together and cherished the friendships they made.
Frank lived out his Christian faith in his life and work. He truly cared about people and could not refuse a request for help. Frank worked as a printing press repairman, for many years as a self-employed electrician, and he operated a steel building construction company.
Frank died Saturday, July 16, 2005, at his home in Fargo, at the age of 68. He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers and a sister.
Family was important to Frank. He never tired of driving the boat so his kids could water ski. He also enjoyed deer hunting with his sons. He honored his grandchildren, and he tried to attend games or events that they where involved in. He is survived by his wife, Lila; four children, Janel (Steve) Rozek, Fridley, MN, and Gayle (Paul) Brant, Frank (Ranae) Charon Jr., and Greg (Tanya) Charon, all of Fargo; eleven grandchildren, Eric and Brian Rozek, Angela, Jordan and Adam Brant, Franklin III, Thea and Casey Charon, Benjamin, Mariah and Arianna Charon; brother, Harlan (Violet) Charon, Hallock, MN; and sister, Marion (Orvis) Ronnie, Rapid City, SD.
Visitation: Wednesday, from 5 PM until 7 PM, Korsmo Funeral Chapel, Moorhead
Prayer service: Wednesday at 7 PM, Korsmo Funeral Chapel, Moorhead
Funeral service: Thursday, July 21, 2005, at 10:30 AM, Bethel Evangelical Free Church, Fargo
Burial: Sunset Memorial Gardens, Fargo
Gladys L. Carlson
Gladys L. Carlson, age 91, Fargo, ND, died Monday, June 6, 2005, at Bethany Homes, Fargo.
Gladys Lila Myra Carlson, daughter of Andrew G. and Gertrude (Berg) Carlson, was born December 1, 1913, at Larimore, ND. She grew up and received her education in Larimore, where she graduated from high school in 1933.
Gladys worked as an executive housekeeper for several wealthy and famous people in Los Angels, CA, including Bob Hope. She returned to North Dakota in 1980. Gladys lived in north Fargo, until she became a resident of Bethany Homes in Fargo in June of 2003.
Gladys never married
and there are no immediate survivors. She was preceded in death by her parents, a sister, Helen, and a brother, Clifford.
VISITATION: Sunday, 3 PM to 6 PM, Korsmo Funeral Chapel, Moorhead, MN, and one hour before the service in Larimore, ND.
THE FUNERAL: Monday, June 13, 2005, at 1 PM, First Church of the Nazarene, Larimore, ND.
INTERMENT: Bellevue cemetery, Larimore, ND.
Chase C. Brand
Chase Christopher Brand was born and died on Saturday, July 30, 2005, in MeritCare Hospital, Fargo, ND.
Chase is survived by his parents, Rachael Johnson and Bradley Brand, both of Moorhead, MN; grandparents, Scott Johnson, Dilworth, MN, Carol Dill, Moorhead, Clyde Brand, Harrison, MI, and Stacey Seifert, Laketon, IN; and great-grandparents, Connie (Jerome) Slager, Hawley, MN, Goldie Godden, Marion, MI, Gerald Bussell, Ionia, MI, and Patricia Ahall, Laketon.
Funeral Service: Thursday, August 4, 2005 at 1:30 PM, First Lutheran Church, Fargo, N.D.
Leeta L. Bode
Leeta Leone Davis Bode left this world for her heavenly home on Thursday, October 6, 2005. Leeta came into this world on July 27, 1904, in Hancock, WI, the tenth of eleven children born to Ernest and Florence (Kingsley) Davis. She was schooled in WI, and as a young woman attended Valley City State Teachers College. She then taught in rural central North Dakota schools for nine years, in the days when teachers arrived at dawn to fire up the potbellied stove, broke the sheet of ice on the common water bucket, taught all twelve grades, and swept the floors at the end of the day.
In her late twenties, Leeta met and married
Walter Bode in Valley City, ND. Shortly before they were married
on November 25, 1932, both Leeta and Walter came to know the personal saving grace of Jesus Christ. The couple’s first home was in Pillsbury, ND. They later moved into Valley City, where they raised their family. Following Walter’s retirement in 1961, the couple moved to Philomath, then Corvallis, then Eugene, all in Oregon. At the age of 62, Leeta and her 64-year-old sister, Edna McConoughey, hiked the 69-mile Oregon Skyline Trail and became a feature article in the local paper there. In 1984, when Walter’s health began to fail, the couple returned to the Midwest to be near family. When her husband of 54 years passed away in 1986, Leeta continued to live in their high-rise apartment in Moorhead, but left it often to travel extensively. Between 1980 and 1995, she enjoyed two trips to Russia as a short-term missionary, two trips to the Holy Land, two trips to her husband’s native Germany – one with Walter and one with great-granddaughter, Stephanie, with a side trip to Switzerland to vacation with granddaughter, Elizabeth, in the USAF in Germany, and a visit to Colombia, South America. On her 90th birthday, she toured the skies above Moorhead in a hot air balloon – an experience she had longed for since she first caught sight of one at the Wisconsin State Fair as a child. In 2002, when she was nearly 99, Leeta moved from her apartment into Eventide Assisted Living which was her home until she was three months past her 100th birthday, when the Viking Manor in Ulen became her home. Leeta was an active and enthusiastic woman, who was never bored with life, an avid reader with a sharp wit, always curious and always ready and willing for adventure. Now she is on the greatest adventure of all!
Left behind to miss her, but waiting to see her again are her six children: David (Bonnie), Deloris Selland (Bryan), Hazel Hareland (Dr. Gary), Glenn (Pat), Arvid (Darlyne) and Ruthie Bode. She also leaves grandchildren: Ronald Bode, Rollin Bode, Chikita McGarrah (Tim), Aric Hareland, Judy Stinnett, James Berg, Vicky Jackson (Michael), Lori Beito (Kean), Lisa Vatnsdal, Todd Bode, Elizabeth Holen (Stacie Loegering), Julie Gates (Bryan), Dr. Niki Dietz, Lori Bode, Bradley Bode (Polly), Tami Stamos (David), and granddaughter-in-law, Chandra Hanke; and great-grandchildren, Stephanie, Joshua, Jamie, Brian, Garrett, Gavinn, Stephanie, Jillian, Judah, Ben, Sam, Grant, Chase, Matthew, Samantha, Matthew and Wesley. She leaves behind, for now, a host of family and friends who cherished her uniqueness and are comforted by knowing that she is in her heavenly home, reunited with Walter, her brothers and sisters, granddaughter, Gretchen Hareland, and grandson, Thad Holen. Special thanks from her family to the professional and compassionate caregivers of Viking Manor who became like another family to her. Bon Voyage, Mother!
Funeral: Monday, Oct. 10, 2005, at 10 AM, in Meadowridge Bible Chapel, West Fargo, ND.
Visitation: Sunday, Oct. 9, 2005, from 5 - 8 PM, with a prayer service at 8 PM, in Korsmo Funeral Chapel, Moorhead, MN.
Burial: Monday, Oct. 10, 2005, at 2:30 PM, in Memory Gardens, Valley City, ND.
Daniel L. Bjerke
Daniel Lee Bjerke was born April 14, 1948, to Clifford and Mildred (Warwick) Bjerke in Watertown, SD. He was raised on a farm near Lilly, SD, until the family moved to Moorhead when he was fourteen. Daniel graduated from Moorhead High School.
On September 23, 1966, he married
Suzanne Muchow and they made their home in Moorhead. Daniel worked as a delivery driver for the Fairmont Creamery, which was eventually sold to Cass Clay Creamery.
In June of 1981, Daniel married
Joni Bickle. He was currently working for Gateway Building Systems (formerly the Scott Moeller Company), Fargo, ND. Daniel died Monday, January 17, 2005, in his home, Moorhead, at the age of fifty-six.
Daniel enjoyed hunting and fishing. He loved to play horseshoes, bowl and watch sports. His greatest joy in life was his grandchildren.
Daniel is survived by a son, Travis (Rena), Sabin, MN; two daughters, Tami (Dave) Seifert, Erhard, MN, and Kristin Bjerke, Fargo; five grandchildren, Rhiannon, Tawni, Austin, Brooke, and Taylor; his parents, Clifford and Mildred Bjerke, Moorhead; a brother, Phillip (Lucy) Bjerke, Fulda, MN; three sisters, Joan (Wallace) Fegert, Battle Lake, MN, Phyllis (Jerry) Peterson, Polson, MT, and Alice Miller, Sioux Falls, SD; and a special friend, Judy Plienis. He was preceded in death by a son, Daniel Troy.
Visitation: Friday, Jan. 21, 2005, 6 -8 PM with Prayer Service at 7:30 PM, Korsmo Funeral Chapel, Moorhead
Funeral Service - Saturday, Jan. 22, 2005, at 10:30 AM, Our Savior's Lutheran Church, Moorhead
Interment: Moorhead Memorial Gardens
Doris E. Berg
Doris E. Berg, 86, Fargo, ND, died Tuesday, March 8, 2005, in MeritCare Hospital, Fargo.
Doris Evelyn Anderson was born August 25, 1918, in Walcott, ND, where she grew up and received her education. On October 22, 1935, Doris married
Clarence Berg in New Effington, SD, and they made their home in Walcott. In 1951, they moved to Fargo. Clarence died on October 20, 1962, and Doris continued to make her home in Fargo.
Doris is survived by a son, Alvin (Janice) Berg, Wenathcee, WA; three daughters, DeeAnn (Wally) Plante, Fargo, MaryAnn (Ray) Rodda, Carmel, IN, and MayBelle (Larry) Graves, Fargo; four brothers, Palmer (Mae) Anderson, Fargo, Jervis (Delores) Anderson, Lyle (Maxine) Anderson, and James (Fran) Anderson, all of South Bend, IN; three sisters, Marian Owen, Mansfield, OH, Arlene Nowak, Ft. Collins, CO, and Elaine Nicklaus, Fargo; nineteen grandchildren, and fifteen great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by two brothers, Alvin and Marvin; and four sisters, Myrtle, Hilma, MayBelle, and Lillian.
Visitation: Friday, March 11, 2005 from 7 – 9 PM, Korsmo Funeral Chapel, Moorhead, MN
Funeral Service: Saturday, March 12, 2005, at 2 PM, The Church of Jesus Christ Of Latter-day Saints, Fargo
Interment: Sunset Memorial Gardens, Fargo
Violet Baron
Violet “Sam” Baron, 77, Fargo, ND, died Wednesday, July 27, 2005, at MeritCare Hospital, Fargo, where for years she was a wonderful example of strength, courage, and faith in the Lord.
Violet was born to John and Christina (Hausauer) Wahl, June 16, 1928, in Lincoln Valley, ND, where she grew up and attended school. On August 12, 1947, she married
Raymond Baron. They made their home in Fargo. She enjoyed traveling, spending time with family and friends, and also being a member of Maranatha Free Lutheran Church, Glyndon, MN.
She will be deeply missed by her two daughters, Snookie (Duane) Langseth, Glyndon, MN, and Helen (Donald) Biesterfeld, Fargo; two grandchildren, Bradley (Charissa) Biesterfeld and Christina Biesterfeld; one great-grandson, Ashton Biesterfeld; two brothers, Jerry (Donna) Wahl, Dickinson, ND, and Robert (Deanna) Wahl, Bismarck, ND; four sisters, Adeline (Melvin) Almer, West Fargo, ND, Betty Wagner, Bismarck, Shirley (Elmer) Zimmerman, Powell, WY, and Beverly (Eugene) Amlesberg, Bismarck.
She was preceded in death by her husband, three brothers, and one sister.
Visitation: Sunday from 4 PM to 8 PM, with a prayer service at 7 PM, Maranatha Free Lutheran Church
Funeral: Monday, August 1, 2005, 11:00 AM, Maranatha Free Lutheran Church, Glyndon, MN
Burial: Tuesday, August 2, 2005, McClusky City cemetery, McClusky, ND
Sue Ann Barnhart
Sue Ann Barnhart, 54, of Fargo, ND, died Wednesday, June 8, 2005, in MeritCare Hospital, Fargo, as the result of a pedestrian-auto accident.
Sue Ann Gunhus, the daughter of Wallace and Edna (Thompson) Gunhus, was born April 27, 1951, in Grafton, ND. As a very young child, she moved with her family to Park River, ND, where she grew up and received her education. Sue graduated from high school in Park River in 1969, and from UND, Grand Forks, ND, in 1973.
Following her graduation from UND, she moved to Fargo, ND, and began work at St. Luke’s Hospital, now MeritCare, as a registered nurse. She worked for MeritCare for 32 years, most recently in their new facility on South University Drive.
On December 27, 1979, Sue was united in marriage to Tom Barnhart in Hoople, ND. Following their marriage, they made their home in Fargo.
Sue is survived by her husband, Tom; a son, Andrew, Fargo; two daughters, Jessica, Wheaton, IL, and Laura, Fargo; her parents, Edna and Wallace Gunhus, Moorhead, MN; three sisters, Judy (Art) Knudson, West Fargo, ND, Joan (Craig) Walstad, Longmont, CO, and Janet (Khalifa) Al-Rayes, Doha, Qatar; and two brothers, Don (Cathy) Gunhus, Fargo, and Bob (Janet) Gunhus, Longmont.
Visitation: Friday, from 4:30 PM until 7:00 PM, Korsmo Funeral Chapel, Moorhead.
Funeral service: Saturday, June 11, 2005, at 10:30 AM, Calvary Baptist Church, Fargo.
Burial: Saturday at 3:30 PM in Zion Lutheran cemetery, Hoople, ND.
