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• Obituary: 2 Nov 1994

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Obituary:
Fargo Forum, 11/2/1994
Ruth E. Mickelson, 2114 10th Street North, Fargo, died October 31, 1994 in a Fargo nursing home. The funeral will be Thursday at 1 pm at the Church of the Holy Spirit. The prayer service will be Wednesday at 7 pm with visitation from 5 - 8 pm Wednesday in the church and one hour before the service Thursday in the church. Interment will be in Holy Cross Cemetery.
Ruth E. Hinschberger was born January 9, 1928 in Sanborn, ND where she grew up on a farm. She graduated from Valley City High School and attended Interstate Business College.
Ruth and Donald J. Mickelson were married in Fargo on July 7, 1951. They lived in Minneapolis for a short time then returned to Fargo.
Ruth was an active member of Sweet Adelines and sang with the "Humbugs." She was active at Shanley High School and the Shanley Quarterback Club, especially during the period that her six children attended Shanley. She was the first woman inducted into the Shanley Quarterback Hall of Fame.
Ruth is survived by six children, [HID:]Dan (Kim), Fargo, Deb Dubord, Fargo, Kevin (Colette), Bismarck, ND, Thomas (Lori), Rochester, MN, Todd (Peggy), Albuquerque, NM and Rick, Rochester;[:HID] 9 grandchildren, [HID:]Nickolas, Sara, Casey, Nathan, Scot, David, Joshua, Melissa and Thomas[:HID], 2 brothers, [HID:]Clyde (Esther) Hinschberger, Graham, WA, Gordon (Eddy) Hinschberger, Roseburg, OR,[:HID]2 sisters[HID:]Harriet (Duane) Lee, Sleepy Eye, MN and Arlene (Lloyd) Peterson of Middleton, WI[HID]. She was preceded in death by her husband, Donald, on October 23, 1993 and her son David, in 1955.

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Ruth married Donald Jerome MICKELSON on 7 Jul 1951 in Fargo, Cass, ND. Donald (son of Ingvold Bong Bernard MICKELSON and Gladys Mary CRAWFORD) was born on 14 Aug 1927 in Buffalo, Cass, ND; died on 23 Oct 1993 in Fargo, Cass, ND; was buried on 26 Oct 1993 in Holy Cross Cemetery, Fargo, Cass, ND. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]