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Dr. John Jeffrey Keating, age 83, of Fargo, ND, passed away peacefully at the Touchmark care facility on October 12, 2022. In his final years, he battled Parkinson’s. Just like other challenges in his life he faced this one with strength, grace, and gratitude. He was a kind patient who grew to draw the admiration of the caring Touchmark and Hospice of the Red River Valley staff due to his gracious manners. Many of the nurses called him “Dr. John or Dr. Keating”, as he often considered their care for him as office visits. ....
Ruth S. Jacobson Ruth Jacobson (nee Skinsnes), a long time resident of Kenyon, died on Wednesday, July 7, 2021 at her assisted living home in Edina, MN. Born in China, made of Norwegian parts. That was how Ruth liked to describe herself. Those two heritages were lifelong influences for her. Ruth Solveig Skinsnes, named by her older brother who had scarlet fever, was born April 14, 1924 in Sinyang, China. Her parents were medical missionaries who arrived in China in 1915. She had two older siblings, Olaf and Phoebe. Growing up in China in the midst of poverty, wars and disease, her childhood experiences were far different than most of ours. Sister Hilda, a Lutheran Deaconess, helped deliver her and provide education in her early years. Later schooling occurred at boarding schools, which entailed long periods of time away from her parents. She learned self reliance, which served her well throughout her life. Forced out of China by war in the late 1930s, she fini ....
Eleanor Abell Owen, an artist, teacher and curator who collected art and antique American furniture, dies baltimoresun.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from baltimoresun.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.