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Gerald
Ness, 74
Fargo,
N.D. &endash; Gerald Ness, 74, died Wednesday,
July 3, 2002, in SCCI Hospital, Fargo,
N.D.
Gerald
Dean Ness was born 
April
1, 1928, to Helmer O. and Florinda (Melquist) Ness,
in Erskine. He was raised and attended school in
Thief River Falls. Gerald served aboard the USS
Taluga in the U.S. Navy during World War II.
Following his discharge, Gerald worked for many
years as a brakeman for the Great Northern Railway,
now Burlington Northern & Santa Fe, in North
Dakota and Minnesota. He married Beverly Peterson
March 1, 1972, in South Dakota, and they made their
home in Moorhead. Gerald was a member of the
Eagles, VFW Post 1223, and Trinity Lutheran Church,
all in Moorhead.
He
is survived by his wife, Beverly, Moorhead; three
daughters, Cathy (Skip) McGarvey, Devils Lake,
N.D., Patti (Mylon) Coauette, Crookston, and Luanne
Dean, Dodge City, Iowa; two sons, Mark (Catherine)
Ness and Bobbi Ness, both Chicago, Ill.; two
step-sons, Jim (Karen) Wainscott, Fargo, N.D., and
Ron Wainscott, San Francisco, Calif.; 13
grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and a
brother, Ron (Darlyne), Grand Forks, N.D.
Funeral
services were held on Saturday, July 6, at Trinity
Lutheran Church in Moorhead. Burial will be in
Evergreen Memorial Cemetery, Moorhead.
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