Mildred Hong

Mildred Hong

Mildred Hong, Hallock, MN, formerly of Fargo, ND, passed away in MeritCare's Palliative Care Center, Fargo, ND, Friday, November 6, 2009, after a brief illness.

Mildred was born June 27, 1919, in Yankton, SD, to Carl E. Miller and Minnie (Johnson) Miller. Following high school, Mildred attended Business College in Mitchell, SD, where she met the love of her life, Percy Hong. They married in 1940.

Percy's employment with Dakota Sash & Door Co. brought the couple to Fargo, their home for many years. Mildred and Percy were charter members of Edgewood United Methodist in Fargo.

After Percy's death in 1995, Mildred continued living in Fargo. In 2008, she moved to The Tamarac, in Stephen, MN. In July, 2009, she moved to Kittson Memorial Nursing Home in Hallock, MN.

Mildred is survived by daughters Cindy Clow (Allen), Lancaster, MN, Barbara Richardson (Mont), Woodland Hills, CA; son Jon, Big Spring, TX; son-in-law Dale McCright; eight grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren, three sisters-in-law, three brothers-in-law, and numerous nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Percy; twin daughters, Jane Ann and Joan Ann; daughter, Janet Hong McCright; daughter-in-law, Brenda Fairfax Hong; and brother, Carl E. Miller Jr.

Memorials may go to MeritCare Palliative Center, Fargo, ND.

The Memorial Service was Sunday, November 8, 2009, at Edgewood United Methodist Church, Fargo.

(Hanson-Runsvold Funeral Home, Fargo)

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