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Collection: FND001 - SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 03416
Title: Melvin Aljoe
Date: 1929 - 2006
Creator:
Inscription/Marks: 12/25/1929
Summary: Melvin Aljoe, 76, Ypsilanti, ND, died Thursday, August 10, 2006 at Medcenter One Hospital, Bismarck, ND. Funeral services were held Monday, August 14, 2006 at Montpelier Lutheran Church Reverend Norm Winkelman officiating. Burial was in Highland Home Cemetery, Jamestown, ND. Melvin James Aljoe was born December 25, 1929 on the family farm in Corwin Township, near Ypsilanti, ND, the son of John and Marie (Janz) Aljoe. He was raised on the family farm and attended the Corwin Township School. Melvin was baptized into the Lutheran Church on October 22, 1937 and confirmed on December 14, 1952. He worked on the family farm until he and his brother, LeRoy, bought their own farm, also in Corwin Township, near Ypsilanti, ND, where they have lived and raised grains and cattle until the present. Melvin also served in the United States Marines for a short time. Melvin was a member of Montpelier Lutheran Church, where he served on the church council, other committees and served as head usher for many years. He was also member of the Jamestown American Legion Post. Melvin enjoyed life on the farm, especially his cattle. He enjoyed ice fishing, watching baseball games, playing cards and visiting with family and friends and the months he used to spend with relatives in South Dakota. Survivors include 3 brothers: LeRoy, Ypsilanti, ND, Darrell (Cristal) Roscoe, TX, Everrett (Vangie) Bismarck, ND; a sister, Dorothy (Dennis) Hendrickson, Montpelie, ND; 3 nieces, 5 nephews; several great nieces and nephews and 2 aunts, Agnes Berge, Jamestown, ND and Florence Janz, El Cajon, CA. He was preceded in death by his parents and 2 brothers, Wesley, in infancy and Raymond in 1995.
Red ID: FND_I_61936 Image ID: 514145 Image Notes: FND001 03416

Collection: FND001 Digitized Images from Collection
Title: SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Date: -

Summary: The North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program is sponsored by the North Dakota Funeral Directors Association. The life stories of deceased North Dakotans are featured in an archvied collection. Current partners in the project are Eastgate Funeral & Cremation Services, Bismarck Evans Funeral Homes, Carrington and New Rockford Everson-Coughlin Funeral Home, Williston Fulkerson Funeral Home, Tioga Fulkerson Funeral Home, Watford City Fulkerson Stevenson Funeral Home, Williston Nero Funeral Home, Bottineau Parkway Funeral Service, Bismarck Springan Stevenson Funeral Home, Stanley Stevenson Funeral Home, Dickinson These funeral homes provide recent obituaries to the Foundation, where staff and volunteers format, edit and archive each memorial. The memorials are posted, and copies are sent to the family for their input and approval. The listing currently features more than 13,000 memorials, and is constantly updated as new memorials and histories are received.

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