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Warren Opperman died on November 6, 2022 at Touchmark at Harwood Groves in Fargo, ND.

Warren Opperman died on November 7, 2022 at Touchmark at Harwood Groves in Harwood, ND. Warren was born on August 7, 1926, in Fargo, North Dakota, the only child of Daniel and Louise Opperman. He attended Horace Mann Elementary School and graduated from Fargo Central High School. Immediately after graduation, Warren joined the Navy and served in World War II. He was the last surviving member of the original crew (“plank owner”) of the USS Fred T. Berry. He loved to reminisce about his navy d...

Marjorie Opperman Marjorie Louise Opperman was born July 28, 1927, to William and Mildred Sebens in Milnor, ND. She was the next to youngest of seven children. Marge died peacefully with family members at her home in Touchmark, Fargo, on April 11, 2021, age 93. The Sebens family moved to Fargo in 1939, and Marge graduated from Fargo (Central) High in 1944. It was there that she met her husband of 70 years, Warren Opperman. After earning a Bachelor of Science degree from North Dakota Agr...

Forum carrier Now let’s switch to the days when The Forum was delivered by carriers. Many of you had that job, and will identify with what Timothy Klontz, Fargo, writes. “I was asked to be a substitute carrier for the afternoon edition of The Forum. “We carriers rode our bikes to the alley by The Forum and waited for the press run to start. “There was a window between the pressroom and where we received the papers, and there was a steel table there. We called out our route number and ...