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Hafner, age 58 of Fargo, ND and formerly of Valley City, ND died March 12, 2015 at Elim Nursing Home in Fargo.  A Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 11 AM Monday, March 16, 2015 at St. Catherine’s Catholic Church in Valley City, ND with Msgr. Dennis Skonseng, celebrant.  Visitation will be from 5 PM until 7 PM Sunday at the Lerud-Schuldt Funeral Home in Valley City with a Prayer Service starting at 7 PM.  Interment will be in St. Catherine’s Cemetery later in the spring.

Jerome Michael Hafner was born Nov. 30, 1956 at Valley City, ND, the son of Frank and Esther (Sondag) Hafner.  He grew up in Valley City and attended school there.  He later was a client at the Open Door Center in Valley City before moving to Fargo in 1996.  At Fargo he was involved with the Education Training Center program.  In 2012 he became a resident at Elim Nursing Home.

In his younger years Jerome loved to ride his bike around Valley City–especially those trips to the DQ.  He spent lots of time going through newspapers–front to back–and would sometimes pretend to be a newscaster.  Another hobby was playing his drums.  He also had 3 special friends: Lori at ETC and Bob and Kenny at Fraser Ltd.

Jerome is survived by a brother, Francis (Joyce) Hafner, Valley City, ND; 3 sisters, Pat (Bill) Thomas, Moorhead, MN, Rita Hafner, Cicero, IN, and Madonna (Lynn) Hildebrant, Conde, SD; and numerous nieces and nephews.  He was preceded in death by his parents.

An online guest book is available at lerudschuldt.com.