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Cecilia J. Leverson
Cecilia J. Leverson, 91, Fargo, died Friday, July 5th at ManorCare in Fargo.
Cecilia J. Gunderson, daughter of Christian and Mathilda (Anderson) Gunderson, was born on July 27, 1910 at Fargo, where she grew up and was educated. She was united in marriage with Luther Marvin Leverson on March 27, 1932 in Moorhead, MN. They made their home in Fargo. She began working as a telephone operator for Northwestern Bell Telephone in October of 1928 and retired in July of 1975. Her husband, Luther, died in 1971.
For years after she retired, her favorite pastime was reading many books a week and working the crossword puzzle in the Fargo Forum everyday and she was very good at it. After her eyesight was gone, she kept her mind active by learning all the Presidents of the United States alphabetically and the capitals of every state.
She is survived by three sons and two daughters: Janice Kay Stoffel of Fargo, Bruce Leverson (Kay) of Fargo, Susan Syverson of Fargo, David Leverson (Cecelia) of Fargo and Thomas Leverson (Virginia) of Fargo, a sister: Ruth Rohrenbach of Spokane, WA, nineteen grandchildren and twenty three great grandchildren.
Visitation: 5 to 7 PM, Tuesday at Hanson-Runsvold, Fargo and for one hour before services at the church.
Funeral: 10 AM, Wednesday at First Lutheran Church, Fargo.
Burial: Sunset Memorial Gardens, Fargo.
Edith Josephine Lien
Edith Josephine Lien, 88, Fargo, passed away Friday, August 2, 2002 in Villa Maria, Fargo.
Edith Josephine Amsbaugh, known as Edie, was born on April 25, 1914 in St. Andrews Hospital, Bottineau, ND. She grew up and attended elementary and high school in Bottineau. Edith also attended two years at Bottineau School of Forestry. Edith married
Leonard B. (Swede) Lien on September 17, 1934 at Minot, ND. They made their home in Bottineau for many years, where Edith was very active in Homemakers, Quilting Club and Degree of Honor (Masonic). Edith and her family moved to Bismarck, where she worked for the State Highway Patrol Department. After five years in Bismarck, they moved back to Bottineau for seven years and then to Fargo in 1949, where they lived until the present. In Fargo, Edith was an officer and very active member of the Cat Club. She raised and showed Persian Cats for many years, winning many awards. Edith loved to play her piano and sing in a local women’s chorus.
In the process of a very full life, Edith and Leonard raised four children who survive: Cheryl (Ronald) Berglund, Detroit Lakes, MN, Bruce (Karen) Lien, Moorhead, MN, Kent (Nancy) Lien, Bismarck, ND, and Kevin Lien, Fargo, ND. Nine Grandchildren, eighteen great grandchildren, and five great great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Leonard, on September 21, 2001 and two grandchildren.
Visitation: One hour before services at the funeral home.
Funeral: 2:00 PM, Wednesday, August 7th at Hanson-Runsvold Funeral Home, Fargo.
Burial: 10:00 AM, Thursday, August 8th at Oak Creek cemetery, Bottineau, ND.
Betty Litten
Betty B. Litten, 87, of Fargo, ND, died Friday, June 14, 2002 at MeritCare Hospital in Fargo.
Mary Elizabeth Baillie was born April 30, 1915 in Hunter, North Dakota, the daughter of Dr. W.F. and Gertrude Baillie.
She moved to Fargo with her family in 1923, where she graduated from high school and attended NDSU. Betty graduated from Stephens College in Columbia, Mo. before graduating from Carlton College in Northfield, MN. On June 28, 1941 she married
C. Warner Litten in Fargo,ND.
Her involvement with a number of civic groups provided opportunities for her contribution to cultural pluralism in Fargo and throughout the state. As a member of the Junior League, she helped found the Opportunity School for Handicapped Children. Her role in the First Presbyterian Church as an Elder enabled her to work for and with the families of the Mission Church at Fort Totten. The families there have always meant a great deal to her. As State President for Church Women United, she helped secure a large sum of money for the United Tribes Trade School of Bismarck. The money was used for work with Native American women on the campus for their schooling, social activities, child care, and occupational aids. When her husband served in the North Dakota legislature, she did volunteer work with the Native American inmates at the State prison. She also helped start a group called Project Bridge whose purpose was to bridge relations between Native Americans and Non-Native Americans in the Fargo-Moorhead area. The results of her efforts were changes in the curriculum taught about Native Americans in North Dakota and the development of an in-service workshop for teachers in the Fargo Public Schools stressing sensitivity and positive attitudes. She has written grants to secure funding for Native American Centers, clinics, and projects. In recent years, she assisted with the Native American auction to raise scholarship funds for Native American students. "She Walks in a Sacred Manner" was a special Native American name given to her by the Chief at Ft. Totten. Betty was primarily responsible for the construction of the Bdecan Presbyterian Church on the Reservation.
Betty was a charter member and past president of Chapter AE of P.E.O.. She had many other interests including Fortnightly study group, Town Hall Lecture Series, Salvation Army, YWCA, and Gamma Phi Beta Sorority, but the closest to her heart was her unconditional love for her family and friends.
She is survived by her husband of 61 years, C. Warner Litten, and four children: Jeanie (Diederik) Lagerwerff, Kathy (Steve) McConahey, Chip (Betty) Litten and Mary (Rolin) Sayler: and one brother Glenn H. (Shirley) Baillie. Betty had eight grandchildren: David, Michael, Heather, Ben, Charlie, John Henry, Jordan, Briana and one great-grandson, Samuel.
A Memorial service will be held on Saturday, June 22, at 11 AM at the First Presbyterian Church in Fargo.
The family prefers memorials to be sent to the First Presbyterian Church, Box 327, Fargo ND 58107or the Fargo YWCA, 3100 12th Ave. N. Fargo,ND 58102 .
Audrey Longie
Audrey O. Longie dies at 72, a life long resident of Fargo, ND, died at her home.
Audrey was born February 10, 1929 to Howard and Orda Smith. She attended school in Fargo, and then worked as a day care provider until retiring.
She was a member of the Fargo Church of God.
She married
Donald James Longie on March 10, 1961. From a previous marriage she had four wonderful children which are Tom (Lori) Arechigo of Fargo, ND, John (Kathy) Arechigo of Fargo, ND, Susan (Tim) Arneson of Fargo, ND, and Deb (David) Asplin of Moorhead, MN and eleven beautiful grandchildren. She is also survived by one brother, Howard Smith of Moorhead, MN, and one sister Arlene Sandy of Fargo, ND.
Audrey was preceded in death by her parents, Howard and Ordetta Smith, and one brother, Donald Smith.
Anna Lundstrom
Anna I. Lundstrom, 93, of Fargo, ND, died Thursday, January 24, 2002, in MeritCare Hospital, Fargo, ND.
Anna I . Persson was born July 7, 1908 in Skane Sweden, the daughter of Sven and Victoria (Erlandson) Persson. In 1922 she immigrated to the United States with her family to Jamestown, ND where she graduated from high school in 1927. After high school Anna received her Registered Nursing degree at Medical Center Nursing School in Bismarck, ND, graduating in 1930. Anna worked at the school until 1934 as a surgical support nurse.
On July 3, 1935 Anna married
Elof Lundstrom at Elim Lutheran Church in Fargo, ND. She worked for St. Luke’s Hospital for 30 years before retiring in 1978. He died in 1991. Anna was a member of Elim Lutheran Church where she served her faith fully.
She is preceded in death by her husband Elof, and her parents.
She is survived by two sons, James (Jeanne) of Dilworth, MN, Paul (Linda) of Flagstaff, AZ; one brother Einar Persson of Skane Sweden; 10 grandchildren, and 12 great-grandchildren.
Funeral: Monday at 10 AM at Elim Lutheran Church, Fargo, ND.
Visitation: Sunday from 2-4 PM with a prayer service at 4 PM at Hanson-Runsvold Funeral Home, Fargo, ND.
Burial: Riverside cemetery, Fargo, ND.
D. Edna McKinnon
D. Edna McKinnon, 89, died Thursday, November 21, 2002, at Eventide Lutheran Home, Moorhead, MN.
Dorothy Edna Warner, daughter of James Edward Warner and Mary Esther (English) Warner, was born May 24, 1913 in Mapleton, ND. She graduated from Mapleton High School in 1931. Edna attended Minnesota State University Moorhead, where she received her teaching degree in 1933.
Edna married
Kenneth Alvin McKinnon on June 25, 1938 in a garden ceremony on the family farm near Mapleton, ND. They lived in Wahpeton and Bismarck before moving to Fargo in 1942. Edna had a love for basketball which she played from the 8th grade until she graduated from MSUM. She enjoyed playing golf and bridge and gardening. Edna was a member of the Order of Eastern Star and a 50 year member of the First Presbyterian Church of Fargo. She was a wonderful wife, mother and grandmother, who will be greatly missed by her family and all who knew her.
Edna is survived by her husband, Kenneth, who resides at Eventide; two sons, James (Nancy) McKinnon, Alanson, MI; Kent (Jan) McKinnon, Cedar Rapids, IA; one daughter, Merry Haakenson, Fargo, ND; eleven grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, James and Mary Warner, and three brothers, John "Jack" Warner, Harry "Bud" Warner and Donald "Sonny" Warner.
Memorials are preferred to Eventide Lutheran Home, Moorhead, MN.
Funeral: Tuesday, November 26, 2002 at 2:00 P.M., at Eventide Lutheran Home Chapel, Moorhead, MN.
Visitation: One hour prior to the service.
Burial: Riverside cemetery, Fargo, ND.
Ann Beach Muller
"Nothing is as strong as gentleness…"
This quote hangs on a wall in our family home, and its truth has been known to us many times over in the life of our wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend, Ann Beach Muller who died at the age of 79 on February 21, 2002.
Ann Beach was born in Tuxedo Park, NY on June 5, 1922 to Charles A. and Janet Jefferson Beach. She grew up in Monroe, NY and graduated from Monroe High School. She married
John Edward Muller on July 7, 1946. They made their home in Monroe for 28 years, Cold Spring, NY for 8 years and Newburgh, NY for 15 years before moving to Fargo in 1997.
Ann is survived by her husband, John; two sons, Michael, Cold Spring, NY, and Timothy (Cathy), Walden, NY; two daughters, Joni (Steve) Carman, Edgewater, MD, Mary (Greg) Leff, Waubun, MN; a sister, Mildred Budd, Middletown, NY; sister-in-law, Gertrude Baron, Fargo; six grandchildren, six great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews, and an extended family that includes Jack Kithcart, Fargo and Thomas Reilly, Riva, MD. She was preceded in death by her beloved sisters, Esther Dearborn, Mt. Airy, NC and Shirley (David) Kaplan, Leesburg, FL.
Memorial Service: Private family service on Sunday, February 24, 2002.
Edward John Neill
Edward John Neill, DDS, 72, Fargo, died Tuesday, August 6th at Innovis Hospital, Fargo.
Edward John Neill, son of John Neill and Ruth Quilan, was born on July 4, 1930 in Elmwood Park, Illinois. He grew up and was educated in Chicago, IL. He attended college in Walla Walla, WA and took additional courses in London, England and Dallas, TX. He served in the US Army as a medic in Korea from 1952 to 1958 and as a dentist from 1960 to 1966. He practiced dentistry in San Jose, CA, following graduation and later in Eureka, CA. He corresponded with Cristina Fajardo in Colombia and on May 5, 1985, they were united in marriage in the Evangelical Church in Bogota, Columbia. They made their home in the Northwest Territories; High Level, Alberta; Edmonton, Alberta; Tracy, CA; Fresno, CA; and South Lake Tahoe, CA. In 1994, they moved to Fargo, where he worked with Dr. Wilson and in 1995, he took over the dental practice of Dr. John Percy. He worked in family dentistry and specialized in the treatment of TMJ.
He was well known for his giving spirit and generosity. He had an encouraging quality that brought out the best in others.
He is survived by: His Wife, Cristina and Two Sons, David and Teddy of Fargo; and a Sister, Margaret Alexander, of Cove, Arkansas.
He was preceded in death by a brother, David and his parents.
Visitation: 5 to 7 PM, Thursday, August 8th at Hanson-Runsvold, Fargo.
Prayer Service: 7 PM, Thursday at Hanson-Runsvold.
Funeral: 11 AM, Friday, August 9th at Bethel Evangelical Free Church, Fargo.
Burial: North Dakota Veterans cemetery, Mandan, ND.
Alvin Nitschke
Alvin Nitschke, 80, of Fargo, died Wednesday, May 15, 2002, at his home in Fargo.
Alvin was born on February 4, 1922 in Ashley, ND, the son of Edward and Christina (Sperle) Nitschke. During his working career, he worked as a general laborer in Minneapolis, MN, Seattle and Spokane, WA, and various farms in the Ashley and Oaks area. He retired in Fargo in 1987, where he lived until the time of his death.
Alvin was preceded in death by his parents, Edward and Christina Nitschke; and two brothers, Elmer and Eddie Nitschke.
Alvin is survived by two brothers; Matt (Esther) Nitschke of West Fargo, ND, and Arthur (Verna) Nitschke of Fargo, ND; a sister, Ida (Albert) Treftz, of Aberdeen, SD; and many nieces and nephews.
Visitation: One hour before services at Hanson-Runsvold.
Funeral: 2 PM, Saturday, May 18th, 2002 at Hanson-Runsvold, Fargo.
Burial: Sunset Memorial Gardens, Fargo.
