Assistant Professor of Education Emerita Elizabeth “Betty” Bergford, 99, died Friday, October 2, 2009 in Mesa, AZ. Graveside service, Thursday, October 22, 2009, Riverside Cemetery-Moorhead. Betty taught at MSUM in the Education Department until her retirement in 1974. Wright Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.
Robert Thorwaldsen, MSUM Building Services Manager (retired 1989), passed away September 27, 2009, at age 88 at the Lincoln Park Assisted Living, Detroit Lakes. Private Family Graveside Services will be held later in October at the Oak Grove Cemetery, Detroit Lakes. West-Kjos Funeral Home, Detroit Lakes, has been entrusted with the services.
Roland G. “Rollie” Holsen, father of David Holsen (Management Analyst Supervisor, Building Services), passed away September 26, 2009, at age 92 in MeritCare’s Palliative Care Unit, Fargo. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, September 29, from 4-6 p.m., at the Wright Funeral Home, Moorhead. The funeral service will be held on Wednesday, September 30, at 1:00 p.m. at the Trinity Lutheran Church, Moorhead.
Bernard Gill, 1980 Head Librarian Emeritus, passed away September 25, 2009, at age 88 in the Hillsboro Medical Center Nursing Home. The memorial service will be held Tuesday, September 29 at 3:00 p.m. at the Gill-Hovde Family Farm, near Hillsboro. http://www.mnstate.edu/acadaff/ http://www.mnstate.edu/acadaff/
Lou Larson, Intermediate Clerk Stenographer (retired 1975), and Dorothy Skjaret, Clerk Stenographer II (retired 1987). Click link to read more.