Donald Jerome MICKELSON

1927 - 1993  (66 years)

• Birth	14 Aug 1927	Buffalo, Cass, ND   [1]
  Obituary	25 Oct 1993  [1]
  	Fargo Forum The funeral for Donald J. Mickelson, 66, 2114 10th St. N., Fargo will be at 1 Tuesday in the Church of the Holy Spirit, Fargo, with burial in Holy Cross Cemetery, Fargo. Visitation will be from 5:30 to 8 today, with a prayer service at 7 , in the church. He died Saturday, Oct. 23, 1993. Mr, Mickelson was born Aug. 14, 1927 in Buffalo, ND. He grew up in Fargo and graduated in 1945 from Sacred Heart Academy. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1945 to 1947. He attended Portland (Ore.) State University. He graduated with a degree in mechanical engineering in 1950 from North Dakota State University. He worked for General Electric in Minneapolis for a short time. He married Ruth Hinschberger July 7, 1951, in Fargo. He worked for A. H. Bennett Co. in Fargo for 26 years. He co-founded Roughrider Supply, Fargo in 1975 and worked there until retiring in 1984. He worked as a consultant for Building Sprinkler, Fargo from 1984 -1992. He is survived by his wife; five sons,[HID:]Kevin (Colette), Bismarck, ND, Thomas (Lori), Rochester, Minn., Todd (Peggy), St. Paul, and Dan (Kim) and Rick, both Fargo;[:HID] a daughter[HID:]Deb Dubord, Fargo[:HID]; a sister,[HID:]Dorothy (David) McCracken, Des Moines, Iowa;[:HID]and nine grandchildren.
  Death	23 Oct 1993	Fargo, Cass, ND   [1]
  Burial	26 Oct 1993	Holy Cross Cemetery, Fargo, Cass, ND   [1]
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  Father	Ingvold Bong Bernard MICKELSON,   b. 22 Jul 1894, Helgeland, NORWAY d. Jun 1971, Fargo, Cass, ND (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Gladys Mary CRAWFORD,   b. Abt 1904, IL
  Family ID	F4040	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ruth Evelyn HINSCHBERGER,   b. 9 Jan 1928, Sanborn, Barnes, ND d. 31 Oct 1994, Fargo, Cass, ND (Age 66 years)
  Marriage	7 Jul 1951	Fargo, Cass, ND   [1, 2, 3]
  Children	1. Living   2. David Jerome MICKELSON,   b. 26 Feb 1955, Clay Co., MN d. 3 Mar 1955, Clay Co., MN (Age 0 years)   3. Deb MICKELSON   4. Kevin MICKELSON   5. Thomas MICKELSON   6. Living   7. Living
  Family ID	F3806	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 14 Aug 1927 - Buffalo, Cass, ND Marriage - 7 Jul 1951 - Fargo, Cass, ND Death - 23 Oct 1993 - Fargo, Cass, ND Burial - 26 Oct 1993 - Holy Cross Cemetery, Fargo, Cass, ND  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S478] Donald Mickelson Obituary, 478. [S100] MN Department of Health, Ancestry Minnesota Birth Index, 100. [S479] Ruth Mickelson Obituary, 479.