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Martin L. Soeth (obituary)

The Forum
Published June 24, 2005


Martin L. Soeth, 67, Moorhead, died Wednesday, June 22, 2005, in his home.

Mr. Soeth was born Jan. 7, 1938, in Minneapolis. He grew up and attended school in Moorhead. He attended Minnesota State University Moorhead and North Dakota State College of Science, Wahpeton. He worked for Wright Awning Co. from 1955 to 1985. He then worked for the Moorhead Fire Department, where he retired as chief in 2004. He also worked for Minnesota State Community and Technical College, Moorhead. On April 6, 1963, he married Sylvia Empting in Dilworth. They lived in Moorhead and on Big Pine Lake near Perham, Minn.

He is survived by his wife; a son, Lee (Melanie), Moorhead; three daughters, Lynn (Michael) Day, Lizabeth (Michael) Letness, Lara Soeth, all Moorhead; a brother, Jack (Janet), Burlington, Wis.; two sisters, Chell Anderson, Iron River, Mich., Stephanie (Roger) Hendrickson, Walcott, N.D.; and six grandchildren.

Visitation: Sunday from 4 to 8 and Monday from 9 to 12:30 in Wright Funeral Home, Moorhead.

Funeral: Monday at 1:30 in Trinity Lutheran Church, Moorhead.

Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Moorhead.

Online: www.wrightfuneral.com

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