Jillayne B. Kuznia, age 66 of Grand Forks, peacefully passed on Wednesday, September 6, 2023 at Elim Nursing Home in Fargo surrounded by family. Jillayne B. Kuznia, a daughter of Donald and Caroll (Hartung) Bluhm, was born on May 5, 1957 in Wheaton, MN. The Bluhm family moved to Alexandria, MN in 1967 where Jill attended school and graduated from Alexandria High School in 1975. After graduation, Jill attended school at Moorhead Tech. Years later, she moved to Grand Forks and began working at Technology Applications Group as Office Manager. Her colleagues at TAG became a second family for Jill, and she greatly enjoyed her time until she retired in 2022 due to a cancer diagnosis.
This longtime Moorhead teacher graduated from a former consolidated school
In today s Neighbors column, Bob Lind hears from a man who made a big impact on junior high students in the region and also found time to work at Straus for several years. Written By: Bob Lind | ×
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Ken Welken, because he is a graduate of it.
Ken, who now lives in Fargo but spends winters in Arizona, sent his story to Neighbors after seeing the Green School column.
“I grew up on a farm about five miles from the school, which my dad also attended,” he writes. “I graduated from 8th grade there in 1961.