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Glennis M. Hamre
Funeral services for Glennis M. Hamre, 80, Leonard, N.D., were held on Tuesday, November 25, 2003 at First Lutheran Church, Enderlin. Reverend Leon Zavadil officiated. Mr. Hamre died Friday, November 21, 2003 at MeritCare Hospital, Fargo.
Glennis M. Hamre, son of Malfred and Anna (Ufer) Hamre was born on January 14, 1923 in rural Leonard. He attended country school in Watson township, attended Sheldon High School and graduated from Enderlin High School in 1940.
On February 20, 1949, he married Muriel Moen, in rural Fort Ransom. They farmed near Leonard. He was an active member of First Lutheran Church, 4-H leader and Cass County 4-H council member. He served on the Chaffee and Chaffee-Lynchburg Elevator Board, Leonard Oil Co. Board, was an ASCS Board member for 20 years and a charter member and director of the Enderlin Rural Fire Dept. for 26 years. He also donated time to the Red River Valley Fair Board, serving as president from 1995-1996. He was active in the organization of the Enderln quarterback Club.
He is survived by his wife, Muriel; one son, Jeff (Neva) Hamre, Leonard; three daughters, Diane (Harley) Horsager, Lakeville, Minn., Shelley (Brad) Zietz, Fargo, and Susan Hamre, St. Paul, Minn.; eight grandchildren; two step-grandchildren; and two step-great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a sister, Eleanor Utke.
Pallbearers for the funeral were Wally Billing, Willard Lee, Wayne Muilenburg, Wallace Hamre, Doug Trom, Lynn Utke, Russell Hamre, Brad Sveum, and Arne Bratland. Honorary pallbearers were his grandchildren.
Music was provided by organist Shirley Hanson and special music by Haley Hamre, Shelley (Hamre) Zietz, Paul Billing and Bobby Geske.
Interment at Enderlin Cemetery, Enderlin.
Armstrong Funeral Home, Enderlin, was in charge of arrangements.
Rosemary Brekke
Rosemary Brekke, (79) one of the area’s few remaining female WW II Veterans, died at her home in St. Peter; she had been under hospice care since early July. Services will be held Saturday; November 22, 2003, 10:30 a.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church in St. Peter. Visitation will be Friday at St. Peter Funeral Home-Klein Chapel from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. and continues one hour prior to services at the church on Saturday. Burial will be at Concordia Lutheran Cemetery, Milnor, N.D.
Rosemary was born December 16, 1923, in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England. She was one of six daughters of Clara Madalene Squires of Edgware, Middlesex, five of whom served in the Royal Air Force’s WAAF detachment. Rosemary was a wireless operator, part of the time in Whitehall at Winston Churchill’s war ministry where she intercepted German bomber codes. Her father, William Henry Peters of Birkenhead, was gassed while serving in France During WW I, and died when Rosemary was only five years old. Her mother then moved the family to London where she had relatives. Rosemary, often in poor health as a child, spent many years as a ward of the British welfare system. In recent years she wrote a memoir about her youth, For Care and Protection. On November 29, 1945, she was married to Cpl. Gerald Brekke of the U.S. 8th Air Force, on detached service with the U.S. Army newspaper, The Star and Stripes, at St. Laurence Whitchurch, Little Stanmore, London. It was at this church where Handel composed much of his music.
Rosemary attended Gustavus Adolphus College and in 1973 earned her B.A. degree in physical education. She was employed by the St. Peter School District for 15 years as a teacher’s aid, where her precise English speech was used to good advantage to help students who had problems with pronunciation. She loved music, and for more than 30 years sang soprano with her beloved Trinity Church Choir, leaving it only after poor health made it impossible for her to continue. She was a member of the Women's Auxiliary of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and a patron of several local charities.
She is survived by her husband, Dr. Gerald Brekke, emeritus professor, Gustavus Adolphus College, children-Wayne (Sandy) Brekke, Mankato; Susan (David) Benson, Aitkin; Sandra Brekke Georgacarakos, St. Peter; William (Jeanny) Brekke, Melissa (Gary) Speiss, Vancouver, Wash.; and John Brekke, Hermosa Beach, Calif. She requested that her five grandsons, Jesse Benson, Minneapolis, Nikolas and Alexander Georgacarakos, St. Peter, and Gerald and Anders Brekke, Mankato, served as pallbearers. She had seven granddaughters; Maren Leghari of Rahim Yar Khan, Pakiston; Celeste Benson, Madison, Wis.; Kjersti Brekke, Mendota Heights, Stephanie Klinder, Pemberton; Shelley Speiss, Rochester, N.Y.; and Christine and Angela Brekke of London, England; brother-in-law; Roger Brekke and wife, Sharon, Lisbon, N.D.; Norma Brekken, Karen, Dan, and Anna Krause, Milnor, N.D.; Grant, Peder and John Gulleson and families, Rutland, N.D. In England, she is survived by three sisters and their families; Mrs. Madge Cross of Wellingsbrough, North Hants; Mrs. Catherine Batten of Hemel Hempstead, Herts; and Mrs. Ivy Wilson of New Earswick, York.
Rosemary was preceded in death by her parents, two sisters, Marjorie Perry and Margaret Peters; and sister-in-law, Sonja Brekke Gulleson.
Rosemary’s greatest passions were her garden and her poetry. The St. Peter Herald once carried a story about the beautiful English garden she created at her home, a fitting tribute to her skill with flowers. She was deeply loved by her family and friends who respected her uniquely British sense of humor and her ingrained sense of fair play, which she taught to all her children. An amateur poet with several published poems, one of her most recent entitled, “The Sun”, concludes with what may be an apt epitaph:
When the day is over,
And the shadows begin to creep
The sun draws back the curtain
And lays us down to sleep.
Deeply religious, she read regularly from the family Bible, a gift from her mother-in-law. One of her favorite selections was the 46th Psalm, which reads, in part:
“God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble...
The Lord of hosts is with us,
The God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah”
Memorials are preferred the the St. Peter Area Friends of Hospice.
Charley G. Peterson
Funeral services for Charley G. Peterson, 72, Fargo, were held on Saturday, February 7, 2004 in West Funeral Home Chapel, West Fargo. Mr. Peterson died Wednesday, February 4, 2004 in his home under the care of Hospice.
Charley G. Peterson was born on February 9, 1931 near Enderlin. He was raised and attended rural schools in the Enderlin and Lisbon area. Charley worked on the family farm until serving in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict from 1951 to 1954.
On October 6, 1954, he married Magdaline Morth at Fingal. They lived in Fargo until moving to Horace, where they lived for 18 years until moving back to Fargo. Charley was employed in Fargo at Fargo Tank Co., Concrete Sectional, Acme Welding, Hart Motor Express, Midwest Motor Express and Thom Linen until retiring.
He is survived by his wife Maggie, Fargo; four sons, Larry (Mary) Peterson, Willmar, Minn., Stanley (Judy) Peterson, Shafer, Minn., Arnie (Tamie) Peterson, West Fargo, Art (Mary) Peterson, West Fargo; one daughter, Deb (David) Soland, Moorhead; 15 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by by a granddaughter and several brothers and sisters.
Interment at Sunset Memorial Gardens, Fargo.
West Funeral Home, West Fargo, was in charge of arrangements.
Melba E. Quast
Funeral services for Melba E. Quast, 93, Parkside Lutheran Home, Lisbon, former Minneapolis, Minn. and Brampton, N.D. area resident, were held on Friday, February 6, 2004 at the Price Funeral Chapel, Forman, N.D. Reverend Steve Olson officiated. Mrs. Quast died Saturday, January 31, 2004 at Parkside Lutheran Home, Lisbon.
Melba E. Naffziger, daughter of August and Bertha (Shnider) Naffziger was born on November 17, 1910 at Deer Creek, Ill. At the age of 10, she moved with her family to the Dickey County, North Dakota area, where she completed her education. She worked for many years sewing fur coats, first for Hank’s Fur Store in Fargo, and later for Schlemp’s Fur Store in Minneapolis. She also spent a short time working in Washington state. She retired in the mid 1970s and continued to make her home in Minneapolis. In her retirement Melba would spend time on the family farm west of Brampton. Later, she and her sister Emagene, stayed on the farm with their brother, Milo, to assist him until his death in 1999. After his death, she an Emagene remained on the farm. In January of 2002 she moved to Parkside in Lisbon.
She is survived by her sister, Emagene Naffziger, Brampton, N.D.; two grandsons; and five great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, three brothers and a son, Robert, who died in 1999.
Pallbearers for the funeral were Greg Quast, Jeff Quast, Harrison Quast, Harvey Dawson, Michael Willprecht and Roy Hilderbrandt.
Music was provided by organist Deloris Hassebroek and soloist Henry Hassebroek.
Interment at Sargent Cemetery, Cogswell.
Price Funeral Chapel, Forman was in charge of arrangements.
Gordon E. Hagen
Funeral services for Gordon E. Hagen, 89, Fargo, were held on Thursday, February 5, 2004 at Olivet Lutheran Church, Fargo. Mr. Hagen died Saturday, January 31, 2004 at Innovis Hospital, Fargo under hospice care.
Gordon E. Hagen, son of Einar and Gena Hagen was born on September 2, 1914 in Walcott. Gordon served his country as a First Sergeant in World War II in the Philippine Islands, New Guinea and Luzon. He received numerous decorations and citations for his courageous service and leadership.
Upon his return from service, Gordon married Kathleen Otterson and farmed for several years in the Walcott area. The couple moved to Fargo in 1956. Gordon worked for the Fargo Foundry, Needham Packing and Metropolitan Savings and Loan. Gordon and Kathleen were active members of Olivet Lutheran Church.
He is survived by his wife, Kathleen, Fargo; son, Doug (Beret) Hagen, Minnetonka, Minn.; two sisters Luvern (Dick) Hutchinson, Hillsboro and Myrtle Larkin, Dallas, Texas; one brother, Art Hagen, McLeod and two grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, four brothers and two infant children.
Interment at Sunset Memorial Gardens, Fargo.
Hanson-Runsvold Funeral Home, Fargo, was in charge of arrangements.
Luella Lindvold
Funeral services for Luella Lindvold, 84, Valley City, formerly Nome, N.D., were held on Monday, February 2, 2004 at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Kathryn, N.D. Reverend Bradley Edin officiated. Mrs. Lindvold died Wednesday, January 28, 2004 at the Sheyenne Care Center in Valley City.
Gertrude Luella Larson, daughter of Martin and Amy (Overn) Larson was born on October 27, 1919 in Kathryn. She attended Sand Prairie School near Kathryn. After her schooling she helped on many area farms.
On November 28, 1941, she married Ernest Lindvold in Fargo. They made their home and farmed near Nome. He died August 5, 1993. Luella entered the Sheyenne Care Center in Valley City on July 11, 2003. She was a member of Waldheim Lutheran Church, rural Kathryn where she was active in Ladies Aid and had been a Sunday School teacher.
She is survived by one son, Warren Lindvold, Nome; one daughter, LuAnn (Donavon) Janssen, Boulder, Colo.; three grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, her parents, a brother and two sisters.
Interment at Waldheim Cemetery, rural Kathryn.
Oliver-Nathan Funeral Chapel, Valley City, was in charge of arrangements.
