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Curtis
Mjelde, 74
Fargo,
N.D. - Curtis LeVoy Mjelde, 74, of Beltrami,
died on Friday, October 25, 2002 at the Veteran's
Administration Hospital in Fargo, N.D.
Funeral
services were held on Tuesday, October 29 at the
Trinity Lutheran Church in Beltrami. Interment was
in Fairview Cemetery in rural Beltrami.
Curtis
LeVoy Mjelde was born on February 16, 1927, the son
of Norman and Marie (Sandem) Mjelde in Scandia
Township, Beltrami. He attended White Dove Rural
School before attending Beltrami High School.
Following his education, Curtis worked on the
family farm. On April 24, 1946, he was inducted
into the United States Army, serving as a guard
patrolman. He was honorable discharged on April 20,
1947 and returned to Neillsville.
On
November 18, 1948, Curtis was united in marriage to
Dorothy Grosfield in Shelly. The couple made their
home in Neillsville. In 1950, they moved to
Beltrami where he was employed at the LP Gas Plant.
He eventually became the manager of the plant. He
also worked for Bell Tone Hearing Aids with his
brother and managed the Co-Op Grocery store in
Beltrami. He retired in 1980. Following his
retirement, Curtis assisted the local farmers. He
was a member of the American Legion Post #626,
Beltrami Fire Department and Trinity Lutheran
Church. He was a past member of the Beltrami School
Board.
Survivors
include his wife, Dorothy of Beltrami; four sons,
Steve of Grand Forks, N.D., Tom (Pat) of Newfolden,
Joey (Becky) of Castro Valley, Calif. and Jim
(Julie) of Omaha, Neb.; ten grandchildren; eight
great-grandchildren; two brothers, Archie (Corrine)
of Silver Bay and Ira (Marjorie) of Erskine; one
sister, Nelda Thompson of Fargo, N.D.; and several
nieces, nephews and cousins.
Curtis
was preceded in death by his parents; a grandson;
one great-granddaughter; two brothers, Vernon and
Maurice; and one sister, Inez Marsh.
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