Monday, September 14, 2009

Pictures -2009-Miscellaneous

Christopher and Julie Bennes

Tate and Skyler Smith
Joe and Joy Johnson and friend on the left.


Pictures - 2009 - Hermodson

Warren and Mavis Hermodson with Pam and James Henning, Children Kayla and Ryan
Chris and Gail Rautmann


Chad Kjorlien, Amy Hermodson with Eric


Jason Peterson



Matthew and Megan Dimich, Don, Verna, and Joseph Fricke



Kia and Alexandra (Zan) Thrasher





Pictures - 2009 - Dyers


Ruthie (90th Birthday) and daughters Marsha Waind and Beverly Larson Jennifer Larson Roesler - Wedding

Meri and Michelle Dyer





Hannah and Lucy Dyer
Maurice Dyer Family




Pictures - 2009 - Bursheims

Stina Marie Breckenridge and Grandpa Myron Bursheim

Nat Bursheim


Mark Bursheim

Pictures - 2009 - Pearl and Bob Arras Family

Siene Allen - Nikki's daughter
Echo Dassinger

Darren, Echo, and Julie Dassinger


Nikki and Jaime Schielke
Bob & Ginny (Pearl) Arras - 50th Wedding Anniversary Party













Thursday, June 11, 2009

Life and Death, Again

Meri Lower Dyer, wife of Maurice Dyer (Ruthie's son) passed away June 9 in Elgin, Illinois. Besides her husband, she is survived by her daughter Michelle and son Michael (Jen) and granddaughters Hannah and Lucy Bea, born five days before on June 4. There will be visitation from 2-4 and service at 4 at Laird Funeral Home in Elgin on June 20.

My brother John has been very ill with acute respiratory failure. He left with a terrible head cold on April 21 for Albuquerque and a trip to the Southwest with Arlene, her brother and wife, and another couple. He was hospitalized in Santa Fe that night and then diagnosed with pulmonary fibrosis (which he didn't know he had), pneumonia, and altitude sickness (common in Santa Fe, he was told). The rest of the trip was canceled, he came home, and seemed to be okay with oxygen. However, after a few days, he relapsed, was hospitalized in Morris and then transferred by ambulance to Abbott in Mpls. He was in ICU there, virtually on life support, for almost a week. He had seven pumps of fluids and medicine, a feeding tube, a breathing tube, two catheters, two monitors, three doctors, and an ICU nurse. He evidently had contacted Valley Fever as well in Albuquerque, where he had had to wait four days for delivery of oxygen tanks that could be taken on a plane. Last Thursday we drove him to a nursing home in Alexandria for rehab, and he will be discharged from there tomorrow. He will have further rehab outpatient in Morris.

For further information on Valley Fever, go to http://phoenix.about.com/cs/health/a/valleyfever01.htm.

Saturday, May 16, 2009

Berdeen, Babies

Berdeen Nornes passed away on May 1 at Bethany Homes in Fargo at the age of 86. His wife Jill is also a resident of Bethany. He is survived by his four daughters Nancy Olson, Mary Stoltman, Barb Larson, and Dianne Myhrer, 9 grandchildren, and 21 great grandchildren.

He attended business school and worked for various companies in Thief River Falls, Minneapolis, and Fargo-Moorhead. He entered the army in 1943 and as part of the Army Air Corps, he flew over 150 combat missions over the hump into China and Burma hauling supplies to the front lines. They had no guns or ammunition so were subject to enemy fire on every mission. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and an air medal with two oak leaf clusters.

His funeral was held May 4 at St. John Lutheran Church in Fargo.

Two babies this spring

April 26, Zachary Pierce (4lbs., 13 oz.), son of Randy and Heather Shields Nornes. Grandparents are Bud and Joyce Nornes.

May 4, Stina Marie (9lbs., 4 oz.), daughter of Andy and Rachel Bursheim Breckenridge. Grandfather is Myron Bursheim.