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Olen Kraus
Olen Kraus, 73, 2614 Olive St., died
Wednesday, Feb. 11, 1998, at home.
Olen Kraus was born April 7, 1924, the son of George and Mae (Schweppenheiser) Kraus, in Berwick, Pa. He attended school in Nescopeck, Pa. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He attended Penn State University and received his bachelor's degree. He married Violet Cragle on April 26, 1946, in Bloomsberg, Pa. He attended Michigan State University and received his master's degree, and in 1956, his doctorate. He began working at the University of South Dakota as a professor of physics and was chairman of the Physics Department from 1962 to 1967. He came to UND in 1967. He was a professor of physics, chairman of the physics department from 1967 to 1974, associate dean of the College of Arts and Science from 1975 to 1991, and coordinator of the Honors Program from 1971 to 1973 and again from 1984 to 1985. He retired in 1991.
He is survived by his wife; daughters, Amy (Hardin Aasand) Kraus, Dickinson, N.D., and Stepanie (Bruce) Morrison, St. Louis; and a grandson.
He was preceded in death by a brother, Jack.
Services: 2 p.m. Saturday, Norman Funeral Home, Columbia Road.
Visitation: One hour before services in the church.
Burial: North Dakota Veterans Cemetery, Mandan, N.D.
Clifford M. Larson
NORTHWOOD, N.D. -- Clifford M. Larson, 91, formerly of Buffalo, N.D., died Tuesday, Sept. 8, 1998, in Northwood Deaconess Health Care Center, where he had lived since 1995.
Clifford M. Larson was born Dec. 19, 1906, the son of Hans and Hannah (Kringler) Larson, in Buffalo. He farmed his entire life near Buffalo. He retired in 1984. He moved to Fordville, N.D., in 1993.
He is survived by a sister, Loraine Dryburgh, Park River, N.D.
He was preceded in death by brothers, Delbert and Howard.
Services: 1 p.m. Friday, Buffalo Lutheran Church.
Visitation: Two hours before services in the church.
Burial: Buffalo City Cemetery (Stennes, East Grand Forks).
Elmer Hilson
CANDO, N.D. -- Elmer Hilson, 86, Cando, died Monday, Sept. 7, 1998, in Towner County Medical Center, Cando.
Elmer G. Hilson was born Feb. 25, 1912, the son of Jene and Anna (Loken) Hilson, in Baker, N.D., where he attended school. He joined the U.S. Army and served from 1941 to 1945. He returned to North Dakota and worked for farmers in the Baker area. He married Helen Lavendure on Sept. 8, 1955, in Knox, N.D. They lived in Cando, where he worked for the Jorde Potato Co. until retiring in the early 1980s. Helen Hilson died Nov. 21, 1997.
He is survived by a brother, Afton, Dallas; and sisters, Bernice Wolf, Rugby, N.D., and Iris McBroom, Kerville, Texas.
He was preceded in death by six brothers, and a sister.
Services: 1 p.m. today, Dunnigan-Dix Funeral Home, Cando.
Visitation: 9 a.m. until time of services today in the funeral home.
Burial: St. Petri Lutheran Cemetery, York, N.D.
Laura McLean
LANGDON, N.D. -- Laura McLean, 97, Bismarck, formerly of Langdon, died Tuesday, Sept. 8, 1998, in Baptist Care Home, Bismarck.
Laura McFarlane was born July 12, 1901, the daughter of Alexander and Laura (Dunford) McFarlane, in Harvey Township, Cavalier County, N.D., where she attended school. She worked with Marie Mathieu learning dressmaking. She later was self-employed in Devils Lake as a dressmaker. She worked as a domestic in Bismarck.
She is survived by sisters, Elsie Sussex, Hatton, N.D., and Ada McDonald and Bessie Field, both of Langdon; and a brother, John (Ann), Langdon.
She was preceded in death by a sister, Emily McFarlane; and brothers, Harvey and Robert.
Services: 10 a.m. Saturday, Brooks Funeral Home, Langdon.
Visitation: 2 to 5 p.m. Friday and one hour before services in the funeral home.
Burial: Harvey Center Cemetery, Langdon.
Laddie Pesek
LAWTON, N.D. -- Laddie Pesek, 76, Lawton, died Monday, Sept. 7, 1998, in Mercy Hospital, Devils Lake.
Laddie Joseph Pesek was born Jan. 30, 1922, the son of Joseph and Mary (Balek) Pesek, in Lawton. He married Dorothy Skalicky on July 18, 1944, in Lawton. They farmed in the Lawton area from 1945 to 1978. They moved in 1960 into Lawton, where they owned and operated the Lawton Cafe. Dorothy Pesek died May 22, 1973. He worked for Lawton Bar and as a part-time rural mail carrier. He was a lifelong musician from 1938 to 1998, playing in area bands including Harmony Pals, Bennie Pesek Band, Myron Pecka Band, and Pecka Band.
He is survived by sons, Duane (Louise), Devils Lake, Don (Lorna), Fargo, and Jim (LaRae), Lakota, N.D.; daughters, Kathy Langton and Kristie Pesek, both of Fargo, and Geri (Dale) Newgard, Edmore, N.D.; nine grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; sisters, Rose Marie (Laddie) Pecka, Lawton, Mary Lou (Norris) Bjorge, Lakota, and Katay (Larry) Long, International Falls, Minn.; and brothers, Joey (Katherine), Lawton, and Herman (Lillian), Cascade, Mont.
He was preceded in death by two grandsons; sisters, Alice Paul and Agnes Bina; and a brother, Bennie.
Services: 10: 30 a.m. Friday, St. Catherine's Catholic Church-Lomice, Lawton.
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: St. Catherine's Catholic Cemetery.
John D. Odegard
John D. Odegard, 57, 1002 Reeves Drive, died Sunday, Sept. 27, 1998, at home.
John Douglas Odegard was born Sept. 12, 1941, the son of Truman and Clara (Peterson) Odegard, in Minot, where he graduated form high school. He graduated from UND. He was the founder and dean of the John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences at UND. He married Diane Rosedale on June 27, 1964, in Minot.
He is survived by his wife; a son, John (Paula) Jr., Wichita, Kansas; a daughter, Stephanie Odegard, Minneapolis; his mother, Minot; a brother, James (Cari), Grand Forks; and a sister, Joann (Lyle) Samuelson, Minot.
He was preceded in death by his father.
Services: 1 p.m. Thursday, St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Grand Forks.
Visitation: 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, with a 6: 30 p.m. prayer service, in Amundson Funeral Home.
Burial: Memorial Park Cemetery, Grand Forks. Memorials are suggested to the National Kidney Cancer Association or to St. Paul's Episcopal Church.
Willie Senum
THIEF RIVER FALLS -- Willie Senum, 75, Thief River Falls, died Friday, Sept. 25, 1998, in MeritCare Hospital, Fargo.
Willie Senum was born Feb. 19, 1923, the son of Gunder and Hattie (Klockman) Senum, in Germantown, Minn. He grew up and attended school in Agder Township, Marshall County, Minn. He worked the family farm and was self-employed in farming and selling machinery parts and machinery. He married Lila Amy Limesand on July 28, 1957, in Thief River Falls. They lived on the farm except when he worked construction of the runways at Grand Forks Airbase and worked in California for some winters. He also worked for Peterson-Biddick Co., Charlie's Tire Service and the turkey processing plant.
He is survived by his wife; sons, Gary (Marita) and Steven, Thief River Falls; his father, Portland, Ore.; sisters, Dorothy (Ainsworth) Wehus, Candy, Ore., Violet (Leonard) Bonk and Alsace Potter, both of Estacaba, Ore., and Mae Senum, Maryville, Wash.; a brother, Gunder (Sandy), Phoenix; and a sister-in-law, Donna Senum, Thief River Falls.
He was preceded in death by a daughter, Cynthia Senum; his mother; and a brother, Edwin.
Services: 1 p.m. Wednesday, Our Saviour's Free Lutheran Church, Thief River Falls.
Visitation: 4 to 8 p.m. today, Green Funeral Home, Thief River Falls, and one hour before services.
Burial: Bethlehem Cemetery, Agder Township.
Le Verne E. Veum
HOOPLE, N.D. -- Le Verne E. Veum, 74, Mesa, Ariz., formerly of Hoople, died Saturday, Sept. 26, 1998.
Le Verne Eugene Veum was born in Hoople, N.D. He owned a dealership.
He is survived by his wife, Le Vina; sons, Jeff, Mark and Chris; seven grandchildren; and brother, Maynard.
Services: 10 a.m. Wednesday, Victory Lutheran Church, Mesa.
Visitation: One hour before services in the church (Mesa, Mesa).
Gilbert Foss
HATTON, N.D. -- Gilbert Foss, 85, Hatton, died Sunday, Sept. 27, 1998, in Tri-County Nursing Home, Hatton., where he had lived since July 13, 1992.
Gilbert Foss was born April 20, 1913, the son of Lars and Andrea Foss, in Hatton, where he attended school. He was a farmer and farm laborer near Hatton.
He is survived by a brother, Lester, Hatton; sisters, Edna Nelson, Mahnomen, Minn., and Doris (Alexander) Amundson, Mounds View, Minn.
He was preceded in death by six brothers and three sisters.
Services: 2 p.m. Thursday, Bethany Lutheran Church, Hatton.
Visitation: 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Bilden Funeral Home, Hatton.
Burial: Bethany Cemetery.
Rodney S. 'Rod' Huffman
MINNEWAUKAN, N.D. -- Rodney S. "Rod" Huffman, 45, Minnewaukan, died Sunday, Nov. 29, 1998, in Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Minneapolis.
Rodney Sharon Huffman was born Aug. 21, 1953, the son of Earl and Claris (Dickinson) Huffman, in Devils Lake. He graduated from high school in Minnewaukan in 1973. He worked road construction with companies out of Lakota and Garrison, N.D. He returned to Minnewaukan in 1979, where he farmed and owned and operated Long Lake Dairy.
He is survived by his parents; brothers, Earl Jr. (Karen), St. Cloud, Richard (Terry), Crookston, Douglas (Char Downs), Glendive, Mont., and Dick, Minnewaukan; sisters, Deborah Jones, Placerville, Calif., and Nancy (Mike) Visman, Cameno, Calif.; and his fiancee, Connie Ambers, Minnewaukan.
He was preceded in death by a sister, Mary Annette Huffman.
Services: 2 p.m. Saturday, Trinity Free Lutheran Church, Minnewaukan.
Visitation: 2 to 8 p.m. today, with a 7: 30 p.m. prayer service, Nelson Funeral Home, Minnewaukan.
Burial: Minnewaukan Cemetery.
Clifford M. Bjerke
HOOPLE, N.D. -- Clifford M. Bjerke, 81, Hoople, died Tuesday, Dec. 1, 1998, in Wedgewood Manor, Cavalier, N.D.
Clifford M. Bjerke was born Aug. 30, 1917, the son of Carl and Marie (Martinson) Bjerke, in Hoople, where he attended school. He married Doris A. Nelson on July 3, 1940, in Crookston. They lived and farmed in Milton, N.D. and moved to Hoople in 1952. He worked for Dennis Folson Farm and later as custodian at the Hoople School and Brubakken Farms.
He is survived by his wife; daughter, Jolanda (John) Glendenning, Duluth, Minn., and Barbara (Dale) Brubakken, Hoople; six grandchildren; a great-grandchild; sisters, Hilda (Arvid) Gjerve, Grand Forks, and Louise Magnusson, of California.
He was preceded in death by five brothers; and five sisters.
Services: 9: 30 a.m. today, First Lutheran Church, Hoople.
Burial: Hoople City Cemetery (Tollefson, Grafton, N.D.).
