FARGO, N.D. (AP Apr 24, 2013) – Funeral services have been scheduled for a TV anchorman whose broadcast career in the Red River Valley of eastern North Dakota and northwestern Minnesota spanned more than four decades.

Marv Bossart died Tuesday, April 23, 2013.  He was 79 and had battled Parkinson’s disease for several years. Boulger Funeral Home says his funeral is 11 a.m. Saturday at Nativity Catholic Church in Fargo.

Bossart retired 13 years ago after a 42-year career with WDAY-TV in Fargo. He also taught for many years at what is now Minnesota State University Moorhead.

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