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• Obituary: 25 Oct 1993

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Obituary:
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.

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Donald married Ruth Evelyn HINSCHBERGER on 7 Jul 1951 in Fargo, Cass, ND. Ruth (daughter of Frank Pius HINSCHBERGER and Ethel Jeanette ALDEN) was born on 9 Jan 1928 in Sanborn, Barnes, ND; died on 31 Oct 1994 in Fargo, Cass, ND; was buried on 3 Nov 1994 in Holy Cross Cemetery, Fargo, Cass, ND. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]